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| − | It is mentioned by [[Bryant]] that there are six replicants loose on Earth. In the original version, 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== |
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| − | In the "Final Cut" version however, the overdubbing states that "''two'' of them got fried". |
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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}} |
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| + | [[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.{{ref|br}} |
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| − | * '''[[Roy Batty]]''' - Is a commando and suggested by Bryant to be the leader of the escaped group. |
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| + | [[File:Leon with Holden.png|thumb|left|Leon being tested by Holden]] |
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| − | * '''[[Leon]]''' - A soldier and manual laborer. |
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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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| − | * '''[[Zhora]]''' - A sex worker retrained as an assassin. |
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| − | * '''[[Pris]]''' - A 'basic pleasure model'. |
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| − | * '''[[Hodge]]''' - The replicant who got 'fried'.<ref>http://www.brmovie.com/FAQs/BR_FAQ_SixthRep.htm</ref> |
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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}} |
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| − | As a result, five replicants are still alive. Deckard is asked to hunt down Roy, Leon, Zhora and Pris, all of whom appear in the movie. Whether there are really six replicants or just five, is still debated among fans. |
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| + | [[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.{{ref|br}} |
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| − | ==The sixth replicant== |
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| − | After 'retiring' Zhora, Deckard is informed by Bryant that Rachael hasn't returned to Tyrell Corporation and also needs to be 'retired'. This may be suggestive of Rachael's involvement with the other renegades. |
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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}} |
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| − | According to Ridley Scott, Deckard is a replicant. However, the question is whether Deckard was among the six escaped replicants, or was another "harmless" replicant like Rachael? Speculation by fans suggests that Deckard himself may be one of the six escaped replicants. He was supposedly reprogrammed and given memory implants. A few arguments support this: |
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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}} |
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| − | * Roy Batty calls him by name, suggesting he knows him. |
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| − | * At the film's climax, Roy Batty saves Deckard's life by grabbing his hand, suggesting Roy has developed a degree of empathy with Deckard as the last replicant. |
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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}} |
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| − | ==The replicant that never was== |
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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}} |
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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}} |
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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> |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| ⚫ | When they eliminated Mary from the script, they had a problem: Bryant should say that there are " |
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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}} |
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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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| − | You can choose either to believe Bryant's comment about ''six replicants'' being an error and that there were always just five replicants. One was 'fried', and Deckard is looking for the last four. In this scenario, Rachael is just another ''harmless'' replicant who manages to escape Tyrell Corporation. |
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| − | <blockquote>'''''OR...'''''</blockquote> |
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| − | If you choose to believe there are ''six replicants'', there are possibilities that Deckard is the sixth escaped replicant, or '''Mary''' is, if you choose to include her character. Otherwise, the sixth replicant is simply unknown. |
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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> |
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| ⚫ | 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: |
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| − | : '''''OR... the "real deal"...''''' |
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| − | In a 2000 interview, Ridley Scott stated that Deckard was the sixth Replicant. As can be seen in alternate footage available in the ''Blade Runner Collectors Set'', and judging by the origami unicorn left by [[Gaff]] (which references a dream Deckard has had involving a unicorn), Deckard is indeed a Replicant. However, he has obviously been part of the population for a considerable period of time within the Blade Runner universe before the events we see unfold. His history as a serving member of the police force and relationship to other officers cannot be explained away through "reprogramming". |
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| − | Rachael, then, is the sixth Replicant. She is the partner of the "fried" Replicant and has been captured at Tyrell Corporation, then had her lifetime of Tyrell's niece's memories installed, thus rendering her unaware of her former persona. A shadow of her former persona may be seen in the way she uses Deckard's pistol so accurately when shooting Leon (when she presents as a timid individual who wouldn't even know how to hold a gun). |
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| + | The other replicant, [[Hodge]], was present in early scripts, but was cut before Mary. |
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| − | Note that Scott did not write the screenplay: Hampton Fancher wrote the first several drafts, and David Peoples completed the final version. According to interviews with both writers, neither of them ever conceived of Deckard as being a Replicant. Scott directed the actors and oversaw the filming; as such, his comments on this subject cannot be taken as "gospel". |
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| + | The unaccounted for [[sixth replicant]] is a major plot point in ''[[Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human]]''. |
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| − | Now, don't you feel better? :) |
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Revision as of 06:38, 21 February 2020
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 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]
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:
- 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.
- 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
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Blade Runner – all versions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blade Runner – U.S. theatrical version
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blade Runner – international theatrical version
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blade Runner – Director's Cut
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blade Runner – workprint version
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blade Runner – The Final Cut
- ↑ Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner – Revised & Updated Edition