K (Blade Runner)
K is a male film character who features in Blade Runner.
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Biography
KD6-3.7 was a male Nexus-9 Replicant that was created by the Wallace Corporation.
Officer K's task involving the search and 'retirement' of illegal Nexus-8 replicants led him to rural California, well beyond the city limits of Los Angeles, where rogue replicant Sapper Morton lived as a reclusive protein farmer. Following some brief questioning of Sapper by K, the two engaged in violent hand-to-hand combat inside the small farmhouse. After a vicious struggle, K managed to fend off Sapper and recover his gun. At gunpoint, Sapper told K that he had "Never seen a miracle." K fired twice shortly after, ultimately retiring Sapper. While sitting in his spinner, K's droid provided a reading of the ground beneath Sapper's tree, revealing a large crate buried underground. Back in Los Angeles, K entered the LAPD headquarters, where he was given an immediate post-traumatic Baseline Test. Later that night, K returned to his apartment, where he was accompanied by his girlfriend, the Wallace Corporation designed and produced DiJi, "Joi." K gifted Joi an emanator that was also of Wallace design with this being an 'anniversary present', allowing Joi to be portable, or in K's words, allowing her to "go anywhere in the world" unrestrained by the need of a home projector.
Shortly after, K was recalled to the LAPD headquarters by his superior, Lieutenant Joshi. In the forensics lab of the LAPD, K, Joshi, Officer Nandez, and lab technician Coco examined the skeletal remains obtained from inside the crate recovered from underneath Sapper's tree. The skeletal remains, carefully placed within the crate re-purposed as an ossuary, belonged to a woman tracing thirty years prior. Further examination of the remains revealed a narrow birth canal and a fractured ilium, which, in addition to cuts in the iliac crest, led to the conclusion that the cause of death was an emergency C-section. K's intuition led him to examine the remains closer and a serial number was discovered to be inscribed on the bone. At Joshi's office, K was informed about the gravity of the situation, and the necessity to maintain the discovery in secret, as the knowledge of a female replicant capable of procreating, something thought to be inconceivable, could spark a violent war between humans and replicants on Earth, as well as in the Off-world colonies. K was then tasked by Joshi with eliminating the child born from the replicant. K considered this for a moment, as he "never retired something that was born before," since "to be born is to have a soul," but then proceeded as ordered. Before he left, K was told by Joshi that he had been getting along fine without a soul.
K's search for the child led him to the Wallace Corporation's Earth Headquarters, where he requested information on the dead female replicant's serial number, providing a sample of DNA from a lock of hair found inside the ossuary. Inside Wallace's archives, K was informed by an employee that the serial number belonged to a pre-prohibition, standard issue, "unremarkable" replicant made by the Tyrell Corporation. Moments later, Luv introduced herself to K before leading him to memory data-bank containing decades-old memories. A small audio memory fragment of former LAPD Officer Rick Deckard's Voight-Kampff testing of the unknown female replicant was played. Later that day, K visited former LAPD officer Gaff at a retirement home. K questioned Gaff about Rick Deckard, asking of his whereabouts. Gaff responded he had no knowledge of this, mentioning Deckard was "nyugdijas," retired. While dining in Los Angeles that night outside of Bibi's Bar, K was approached by a prostitute named Mariette. Despite her best attempts, Mariette was unable to retrieve any substantial information from K, who denied her sexual advances. K returned to Sapper's protein farm to continue his investigation. Within Sapper's piano, K found a cigarette tin containing an old baby sock and a photograph of a woman holding a baby in her arms, with Sapper's tree also visible. Before leaving, K discovered the date "6.10.21" inscribed at the base of Sapper's tree. Deeply disturbed by this discovery, K proceeded to set Sapper's farmhouse afire.
Following the murder of Coco at the LAPD headquarters, Lieutenant Joshi visited K at his apartment. Joshi was greatly distressed since the remains of the replicant woman had been stolen, increasing the possibility of a leak to the general public and reminded K of the importance of finding the child and eliminating it. Moments later, K recounted an intimate memory of himself as a child. In the memory, K revealed, he was living in an orphanage where a group of children chased after him in order to get a wooden horse toy from him by force. K, determined to stop this from happening, hid the toy inside an abandoned furnace. He was then beaten by the children. K told Joshi that he considered such recounting as insignificant since memories such as the one recounted were implanted into replicants such as himself and thus held no real meaning. Joshi made a pass at K and, after being denied, ordered K to look into the DNA of the child at the LAPD the following day.
K continued his investigation at the LAPD Headquarters. Because of the Blackout, the majority of all electronic records were damaged or destroyed. Thus, K was forced to carry out the DNA analysis personally. Whilst doing this, Joi joined him in the DNA analysis room. The two had a private conversation in which Joi produced the wooden toy horse, which was referred to by K in his childhood memory. Joi revealed, however, that the date "6.10.21" was also carved on the base of the toy horse. The appearance of the same date on both the horse and Sapper's tree opened the possibility of K being connected to the investigation itself. K called this a "dangerous coincidence" while Joi tried to convince K that he may have been born, not made. K established the dangers that such truth may have. As a replicant, he could face persecution and unwanted examinations. The DNA analysis ultimately revealed the birth of two children, a boy and a girl. This was particularly strange since two individuals could not have identical DNA. The records revealed that the girl died at a young age due to a genetic disorder (Galatians Syndrome), while the boy was processed at the Morrillcole Orphanage in San Diego. K and Joi flew in his spinner past the Sepulveda Sea Wall and towards San Diego. K's spinner was attacked and brought down by a crude but effective harpoon that shut down his electronics, forcing his spinner to crash land. Scavengers cut open K's door, prepared to kill him and take his property, but he managed to kill four of the scavengers and ordered the others to stay back, only to view many more coming down from the trash hills. Suddenly, they all came under fire from missiles, one so close to K that it blew him back into his own spinner. Unbeknownst to K, Luv had been tracking him in hopes of K locating the child. She saved his life so that he could continue his search for the replicant child.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Despite his cool and collected demeanor, K could and would demonstrate that he was an experienced, hardened police officer capable of turning aggressive and contentious.
He thoroughly enjoyed listening to vocal jazz and standards, big band jazz and the like. K also indulged himself with bourbon upon returning from a hard day's work.
K's investigation pushed him to the limits, both emotionally and physically, yet ultimately he chose to act selflessly and courageously as he rescued Deckard from the Wallace Corporation, allowing Deckard to reunite with his daughter.
Powers and abilities
A Nexus-9 replicant model, Officer K was inherently obedient and devoted in his duty as a member of law enforcement in Los Angeles. He was predisposed to be truthful and loyal to his superiors.
Notes
- K was portrayed by actor Ryan Gosling where he featured in the Blade Runner universe.
Appearances
- Blade Runner 2049:
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