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[[Image:BladeRunner Roy Tyrell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Roy Batty, left, meets his 'maker,' Dr. Eldon Tyrell, in Tyrell's apartment. Batty, a Nexus-6 [[replicant]], was seeking more life from Tyrell, who engineered this model to have a short lifespan.]]
 
[[Image:BladeRunner Roy Tyrell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Roy Batty, left, meets his 'maker,' Dr. Eldon Tyrell, in Tyrell's apartment. Batty, a Nexus-6 [[replicant]], was seeking more life from Tyrell, who engineered this model to have a short lifespan.]]
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The '''Nexus-6''' were a series of [[replicant]]s developed by [[Eldon Tyrell]] and [[Tyrell Corporation|his genetic design team]] to be more human than all previous series.
   
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==History==
In [[Blade Runner]], the '''Nexus series''' of [[replicant]]s – genetically engineered by the Tyrell Corporation – are virtually identical to an adult human being, but have superior strength, agility, a wider temperature range tolerance, and variable intelligence depending on the model. The Nexus-6 series is said to have been made for superior strength and agility, for use in off-world mining colonies.
 
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The Nexus-6 was produced by [[2018]],{{ref|timeline}} when a group of combat model Nexus-6 replicants staged a mutiny in the [[Off-world colonies]]. This event prompted replicants as a whole to be prohibited on [[Earth]]. [[2019|The following year]], a group of Nexus-6 replicants led by [[Roy Batty]] hijacked a transport and went to Earth in search of a way to extend their lifespans.{{ref|br}}
   
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After the death of corporate head and founder [[Eldon Tyrell]] at the hands of Roy Batty in November 2019, the rest of the unused or unsold Nexus-6 replicants were allowed to expire in storage.{{ref|timeline}}
Because of their physical similarity to humans a replicant must be detected by its lack of emotional responses and empathy to questions posed in a [[Voight-Kampff machine]] test. A derogatory term for replicant is "skin-job" (in the original release, the Deckard voiceover explicitly states this--in the subsequent releases without the voiceover, the viewer must infer this).
 
   
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==Description==
As of [[2019]], the latest model of [[replicant]], almost indistinguishable from humans. In fact, the [[Tyrell Corporation]] advertises this model as "More human than human." If replicants are given memories (and thus think that they are indeed human), the VK test almost fails--Rachel was exposed on the very last question.
 
 
The Nexus series of replicants – genetically engineered by the [[Tyrell Corporation]]were virtually identical to a human being. Marketed as being "more human than human," the Nexus-6 had superior strength, agility, a wider temperature range tolerance, and variable intelligence depending on the model for use in [[Off-world colonies|Off-world mining colonies]].{{ref|br}}
   
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Because of their physical similarity to humans, a replicant could only be detected by anomalies in bodily responses to emotionally charged and sometimes disturbing questions during a [[Voight-Kampff test]].{{ref|br}}
In the film, the character [[Hannibal Chew|Chew]] is revealed as the Tyrell Corporation employee who designed the eyes for Nexus-6 replicants Roy and Leon. They both hunt him down and demand to know how to enter Tyrell's inner sanctum.
 
   
 
The Nexus-6 line had a limited lifespan, lasting just four years. Batty and the other replicants returned to Earth to seek more life, but Tyrell said he was unable to alter the genetic make-up of the series.{{ref|br}}
Roy Batty, perhaps the most perfect of this series, and the one who led the rebellion of replicants back to [[Earth]], said he had done "Questionable things." His creator, Tyrell, replied that he had done "extraodinary things."
 
   
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As opposed to [[Nexus-4]]s and [[Nexus-5]]s giving up when cornered, Nexus-6 replicants would fight to stay alive.{{ref|brvg}}
Like all replicants, they had a limited lifespan, the Nexus-6 being genetically designed to have a very short lifespan of just a few years. Batty and the other replicants returned to Earth to seek more life, but Tyrell said he was unable to alter the genetic make-up of the series.
 
   
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[[Hannibal Chew]] designed the eyes for Nexus-6 replicants [[Roy Batty]] and [[Leon Kowalski]].{{ref|br}}
As he sat dying with Deckard on a rooftop, Batty said of the uniqueness of the Nexus-6 Series and their ability to go where no humans had gone, and do things no human had done.
 
   
 
Batty was perhaps the most perfect of this series, and the one who led a rebellion of replicants back to [[Earth]] in search of a way to extend their lifespans. He said he had done "Questionable things." His creator, Tyrell, replied that he had done "extraordinary things." When informed that there was no way for him to live longer, Batty killed Tyrell.{{ref|br}}
:''"I've seen things you ''people'' wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion; I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the [[Tannhauser Gate]]. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain."''
 
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As he sat dying with Deckard on a rooftop, Batty said stated the uniqueness of the Nexus-6 series and their ability to go where no humans had gone, and do things no human had done.{{ref|br}}
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:''"I've seen things you ''people'' wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion; I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the [[Tannhäuser Gate]]. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain."''
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BladeRunner Roy Tyrell

Roy Batty, left, meets his 'maker,' Dr. Eldon Tyrell, in Tyrell's apartment. Batty, a Nexus-6 replicant, was seeking more life from Tyrell, who engineered this model to have a short lifespan.

The Nexus-6 were a series of replicants developed by Eldon Tyrell and his genetic design team to be more human than all previous series.

History

The Nexus-6 was produced by 2018,[1] when a group of combat model Nexus-6 replicants staged a mutiny in the Off-world colonies. This event prompted replicants as a whole to be prohibited on Earth. The following year, a group of Nexus-6 replicants led by Roy Batty hijacked a transport and went to Earth in search of a way to extend their lifespans.[2]

After the death of corporate head and founder Eldon Tyrell at the hands of Roy Batty in November 2019, the rest of the unused or unsold Nexus-6 replicants were allowed to expire in storage.[1]

Description

The Nexus series of replicants – genetically engineered by the Tyrell Corporation – were virtually identical to a human being. Marketed as being "more human than human," the Nexus-6 had superior strength, agility, a wider temperature range tolerance, and variable intelligence depending on the model for use in Off-world mining colonies.[2]

Because of their physical similarity to humans, a replicant could only be detected by anomalies in bodily responses to emotionally charged and sometimes disturbing questions during a Voight-Kampff test.[2]

The Nexus-6 line had a limited lifespan, lasting just four years. Batty and the other replicants returned to Earth to seek more life, but Tyrell said he was unable to alter the genetic make-up of the series.[2]

As opposed to Nexus-4s and Nexus-5s giving up when cornered, Nexus-6 replicants would fight to stay alive.[3]

Hannibal Chew designed the eyes for Nexus-6 replicants Roy Batty and Leon Kowalski.[2]

Batty was perhaps the most perfect of this series, and the one who led a rebellion of replicants back to Earth in search of a way to extend their lifespans. He said he had done "Questionable things." His creator, Tyrell, replied that he had done "extraordinary things." When informed that there was no way for him to live longer, Batty killed Tyrell.[2]

As he sat dying with Deckard on a rooftop, Batty said stated the uniqueness of the Nexus-6 series and their ability to go where no humans had gone, and do things no human had done.[2]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion; I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain."

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