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{{Film Continuity}}
It is mentioned by [[Bryant]], there are six replicants loose on Earth. It is also mentioned that one of the replicants got 'fried'.
 
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In [[2019]], a '''group of six [[Nexus-6]] [[replicant]]s''' illegally landed on [[Earth]] in a hijacked shuttle, seeking to extend their lifespans. Four of these replicants – [[Leon Kowalski]], [[Zhora]], [[Pris]], and [[Roy Batty]] – were assigned for [[retire]]ment by [[Rick Deckard]].
   
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==Events==
* '''[[Roy Batty]]''' - Is a commando and suggested by Bryant to be the leader of the escaped group.
 
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In late October or early November [[2019]], the replicants killed twenty-three people in the [[Off-world colonies]], then hijacked a shuttle, killing its crew and passengers before traveling to Earth. Two weeks later, they attempted to break into the [[Tyrell Corporation]] headquarters in [[Los Angeles]].{{ref|br}} One{{ref|brus}}{{ref|brint}}{{ref|brdc}} or two{{ref|brwp}}{{ref|brfc}} of them were fried by an electrical field during the attempted break-in.{{ref|br}}
* '''[[Leon]]''' - A soldier and manual laborer.
 
* '''[[Zhora]]''' - A sex worker retrained as an assassin.
 
* '''[[Pris]]''' - A 'basic pleasure model'.
 
* '''[[Hodge]]''' - The replicant who got 'fried'.<ref>http://www.brmovie.com/FAQs/BR_FAQ_SixthRep.htm</ref>
 
   
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[[Zhora]] &ndash; a replicant trained for an Off-world kick murder squad &ndash; managed to find employment as a dancer at a bar owned by [[Taffey Lewis]] while [[Leon Kowalski]] &ndash; a replicant that worked as an ammunition loader &ndash; was hired by the Tyrell Corporation as a waste disposal engineer and lived at the [[Yukon Hotel]] on [[Hunterwasser]] street.{{ref|br}}
As a result, five replicants are still alive. Deckard is asked to look after Roy, Leon, Zhora and Pris who appears in the movie. Whether there are really six replicants or just five, are still debated among fans.
 
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[[File:Leon with Holden.png|thumb|left|Leon being tested by Holden]]
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[[Blade Runner]] [[Dave Holden]] was assigned to subject new Tyrell Corporation employees to the [[Voight-Kampff test]] to find the replicants. Leon was interviewed by Holden. He became violent during the test, shooting Holden.{{ref|br}}
   
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Following this, Captain [[Harry Bryant]] summoned [[Rick Deckard]] out of his retirement to [[retire|eliminate]] the replicants, and to be supervised by [[Gaff]].{{ref|br}}
==The sixth replicant==
 
After 'retiring' Zhora, Deckard is informed by Bryant that Rachael hasn't returned to Tyrell Corporation and also needed to be 'retired'. This may be suggestive of Rachael's involvement with the other renegades.
 
   
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[[Roy Batty]] &ndash; a self-sufficient combat model, the leader of the group &ndash; and Leon found [[Hannibal Chew]], designer of replicant eyes, and learned that they could reach [[Eldon Tyrell]], through [[J.F. Sebastian]]. [[Pris]] &ndash; a basic pleasure model &ndash; befriended Sebastian.{{ref|br}}
According to Ridley Scott, Deckard is a replicant. However, the question is he among the six escaped replicants or another "harmless" replicant like Rachael? Speculation by fans suggest that Deckard himself may be one of the six escaped replicants. He is supposedly reprogrammed and had false memory implants. A few arguments support this:
 
   
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Deckard and Gaff traveled to the hotel room where they recovered a photo of Zhora and a snake scale, which Deckard used to track her down to Taffey Lewis' bar. He attempted to deceive her, but she grew suspicious and attacked him before fleeing. However, Deckard managed to retire her.{{ref|br}}
* Roy Batty calls him by name, suggesting he knows him.
 
* At the end Roy Batty save Deckard's life by grabbing his hand, suggesting Roy have developed empathy to Deckard as the last replicant.
 
   
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Shortly after, Leon attacked Deckard and prepared to kill him before being shot with Deckard's gun by the replicant [[Rachael]].{{ref|br}}
==The replicant that never was==
 
   
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Batty soon joined Pris in Sebastian's apartment at the [[Bradbury Apartments]], learning that Sebastian was playing a long-term chess game with Tyrell. Using this information, he had Sebastian take him to Tyrell.{{ref|br}}
One of the replicants are said to be known as '''[[Mary]]'''. Mary appeared in a early script and were even casted by [[Stacy Nelkin|Stacey Nelkin]]. The scene for this character were dropped due to budged restrains. At the time they decided to leave out the character, they already filmed the Bryant/Deckard scene telling about ''six replicants''. According to the script the story goes like this:
 
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[[File:SkullCrush.jpg|thumb|right|Batty killing Tyrell]]
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Batty confronted Tyrell, who concluded that he could not meet the replicants' request for more life. Batty then murdered both Tyrell and Sebastian before returning to the Bradbury Building.{{ref|br}}
   
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After being alerted to the deaths of Tyrell and Sebastian, Deckard arrived at the Bradbury Building, where he was ambushed by Pris. As she prepared to kill him, Deckard managed to retire her with two{{ref|brwp}}{{ref|brus}}{{ref|brdc}} or three{{ref|brint}}{{ref|brfc}} gunshots.{{ref|br}}
<blockquote>''Deckard kills Zhora and then spots Rachael looking on. He chases Rachael, only to be beaten up by Leon. After Rachael kills Leon, Deckard buys a bottle of Tsing Tao and has to warn her with a glance when Gaff approaches. Gaff takes him to Bryant, who tells him that there were "four to go" (Roy, Pris, Mary, and Rachael).''</blockquote>
 
   
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Batty then found Pris' body and briefly mourned her before confronting Deckard with a game of cat-and-mouse, eventually forcing Deckard onto the roof of the building, ultimately saving the Blade Runner's life from a fall. The replicant than calmly reflected upon his short, yet eventful life before expiring.{{ref|br}}
When they eliminated Mary from the script, they had a problem: Bryant should say that there were "three to go" (Roy, Pris, and Rachael). Instead of reshooting this scene, they moved it and the scene of Deckard buying Tsing Tao ahead of Leon's death, so that the "four to go" would be Roy, Pris, Leon (not Mary), and Rachael. They nearly got away with this, but are now a few problems:
 
   
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==Behind the scenes==
# When Deckard is talking to Bryant, he shows wounds from his fight with Leon, although he hasn't had the fight yet.
 
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In the original version of ''[[Blade Runner]]'', it is mentioned that ''one'' of the replicants got 'fried' instead of two. This meant that there was a missing fifth replicant that never appeared in the film. When [[Blade Runner versions|Director's Cut]] producer [[Michael Arick]] asked director [[Ridley Scott]] if he wanted to fix this mistake, Scott said to "leave it alone."{{ref|fn}}
# Since he now buys his bottle before he fights Leon, it should be there while he's chasing Rachael and fighting Leon (it's not). The bottle mysteriously reappears when he gets back to his apartment.
 
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This error was finally fixed in the [[Blade Runner versions|Final Cut]]. In this version, [[M. Emmet Walsh]] was brought in to dub over his previous "five replicants" line and say six, as well as stating that two of them got fried instead of one.
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The workprint had this line overdubbed to "four." The dub is clearly a studio executive. It was intended to be a place holder until they could rerecord it with M. Emmet Walsh. However, due to the creation of the voice-over and "Happy Ending" running the time to finish the film out, like many things, the line was never re-recorded. One of these five replicants is said to be [[Mary]]. Mary appeared in an early script and was even cast with [[Stacey Nelkin]]—who had screen-tested for Pris—in the role. The scenes for this character were dropped due to budget restraints. At the time the filmmakers decided to leave out the character, they had already filmed the Bryant/Deckard scene which states there were ''six replicants''. According to the script the story goes like this:
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<blockquote>''Deckard kills Zhora and then spots Rachael looking on. He chases Rachael, only to be beaten up by Leon. After Rachael kills Leon, Deckard buys a bottle of Tsing Tao and has to warn her with a glance when Gaff approaches. Gaff takes him to Bryant, who tells him that there were "four to go" (Roy, Pris, Mary, and Rachael).''</blockquote>
   
 
When they eliminated Mary from the script, they had a problem: Bryant should say that there are "three to go" (Roy, Pris, and Rachael). Instead of reshooting this scene, they moved it and the scene of Deckard buying Tsing Tao ahead of Leon's death, so that the "four to go" would be Roy, Pris, Leon (not Mary), and Rachael. They nearly got away with this, but a few problems remained:
This problem is purely the result of Bryant telling Deckard, "I've got four skin jobs walking the streets" but only accounting for 1 of the remaining 2.
 
   
 
# When Deckard is talking to Bryant, he shows wounds from his fight with Leon, although he hasn't had the fight yet. This has been fixed in the Final Cut.
It is rumored that Ridley Scott had Bryants line changed with dubbing, but change his mind and left it with ''"...six replicants"''.
 
 
# Since he now buys his bottle before he fights Leon, it should be there while he's chasing Rachael and fighting Leon (it's not). The bottle mysteriously reappears when he gets back to his apartment. Considered a beloved flaw by Scott.
   
 
This problem is purely the result of Bryant telling Deckard, "I've got four skin jobs walking the streets" but only accounting for one of the remaining two.
==Conclusion==
 
   
 
It is rumored that during dubbing, Ridley Scott initially had Bryant's line changed, but then changed his mind and left it with "...six replicants".
You can choose to either believe Bryants comment, about ''six replicants'' being an error and there always were just five replicants. This adds up the equation. One is 'fried', and Deckard is looking for the last four. Rachael is just another ''harmles'' replicants who manage to escape Tyrell Corporation. End of story.
 
   
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The other replicant, [[Hodge]], was present in early scripts, but was cut before Mary.
<blockquote>'''''OR...'''''</blockquote>
 
   
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The unaccounted for [[sixth replicant]] is a major plot point in ''[[Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human]]''.
If you choose to believe there are ''six replicants'', there are possibilities that Deckard really is the sixth escaped replicant or '''Mary''' if you choose to include her character. Else, the sixth replicant is simply unknown.
 
   
 
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Film Continuity

In 2019, a group of six Nexus-6 replicants illegally landed on Earth in a hijacked shuttle, seeking to extend their lifespans. Four of these replicants – Leon Kowalski, Zhora, Pris, and Roy Batty – were assigned for retirement by Rick Deckard.

Events

In late October or early November 2019, the replicants killed twenty-three people in the Off-world colonies, then hijacked a shuttle, killing its crew and passengers before traveling to Earth. Two weeks later, they attempted to break into the Tyrell Corporation headquarters in Los Angeles.[1] One[2][3][4] or two[5][6] of them were fried by an electrical field during the attempted break-in.[1]

Zhora – a replicant trained for an Off-world kick murder squad – managed to find employment as a dancer at a bar owned by Taffey Lewis while Leon Kowalski – a replicant that worked as an ammunition loader – was hired by the Tyrell Corporation as a waste disposal engineer and lived at the Yukon Hotel on Hunterwasser street.[1]

Leon with Holden

Leon being tested by Holden

Blade Runner Dave Holden was assigned to subject new Tyrell Corporation employees to the Voight-Kampff test to find the replicants. Leon was interviewed by Holden. He became violent during the test, shooting Holden.[1]

Following this, Captain Harry Bryant summoned Rick Deckard out of his retirement to eliminate the replicants, and to be supervised by Gaff.[1]

Roy Batty – a self-sufficient combat model, the leader of the group – and Leon found Hannibal Chew, designer of replicant eyes, and learned that they could reach Eldon Tyrell, through J.F. Sebastian. Pris – a basic pleasure model – befriended Sebastian.[1]

Deckard and Gaff traveled to the hotel room where they recovered a photo of Zhora and a snake scale, which Deckard used to track her down to Taffey Lewis' bar. He attempted to deceive her, but she grew suspicious and attacked him before fleeing. However, Deckard managed to retire her.[1]

Shortly after, Leon attacked Deckard and prepared to kill him before being shot with Deckard's gun by the replicant Rachael.[1]

Batty soon joined Pris in Sebastian's apartment at the Bradbury Apartments, learning that Sebastian was playing a long-term chess game with Tyrell. Using this information, he had Sebastian take him to Tyrell.[1]

SkullCrush

Batty killing Tyrell

Batty confronted Tyrell, who concluded that he could not meet the replicants' request for more life. Batty then murdered both Tyrell and Sebastian before returning to the Bradbury Building.[1]

After being alerted to the deaths of Tyrell and Sebastian, Deckard arrived at the Bradbury Building, where he was ambushed by Pris. As she prepared to kill him, Deckard managed to retire her with two[5][2][4] or three[3][6] gunshots.[1]

Batty then found Pris' body and briefly mourned her before confronting Deckard with a game of cat-and-mouse, eventually forcing Deckard onto the roof of the building, ultimately saving the Blade Runner's life from a fall. The replicant than calmly reflected upon his short, yet eventful life before expiring.[1]

Behind the scenes

In the original version of Blade Runner, it is mentioned that one of the replicants got 'fried' instead of two. This meant that there was a missing fifth replicant that never appeared in the film. When Director's Cut producer Michael Arick asked director Ridley Scott if he wanted to fix this mistake, Scott said to "leave it alone."[7]

This error was finally fixed in the Final Cut. In this version, M. Emmet Walsh was brought in to dub over his previous "five replicants" line and say six, as well as stating that two of them got fried instead of one.

The workprint had this line overdubbed to "four." The dub is clearly a studio executive. It was intended to be a place holder until they could rerecord it with M. Emmet Walsh. However, due to the creation of the voice-over and "Happy Ending" running the time to finish the film out, like many things, the line was never re-recorded. One of these five replicants is said to be Mary. Mary appeared in an early script and was even cast with Stacey Nelkin—who had screen-tested for Pris—in the role. The scenes for this character were dropped due to budget restraints. At the time the filmmakers decided to leave out the character, they had already filmed the Bryant/Deckard scene which states there were six replicants. According to the script the story goes like this:

Deckard kills Zhora and then spots Rachael looking on. He chases Rachael, only to be beaten up by Leon. After Rachael kills Leon, Deckard buys a bottle of Tsing Tao and has to warn her with a glance when Gaff approaches. Gaff takes him to Bryant, who tells him that there were "four to go" (Roy, Pris, Mary, and Rachael).

When they eliminated Mary from the script, they had a problem: Bryant should say that there are "three to go" (Roy, Pris, and Rachael). Instead of reshooting this scene, they moved it and the scene of Deckard buying Tsing Tao ahead of Leon's death, so that the "four to go" would be Roy, Pris, Leon (not Mary), and Rachael. They nearly got away with this, but a few problems remained:

  1. When Deckard is talking to Bryant, he shows wounds from his fight with Leon, although he hasn't had the fight yet. This has been fixed in the Final Cut.
  2. Since he now buys his bottle before he fights Leon, it should be there while he's chasing Rachael and fighting Leon (it's not). The bottle mysteriously reappears when he gets back to his apartment. Considered a beloved flaw by Scott.

This problem is purely the result of Bryant telling Deckard, "I've got four skin jobs walking the streets" but only accounting for one of the remaining two.

It is rumored that during dubbing, Ridley Scott initially had Bryant's line changed, but then changed his mind and left it with "...six replicants".

The other replicant, Hodge, was present in early scripts, but was cut before Mary.

The unaccounted for sixth replicant is a major plot point in Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human.

References