Replicants (Blade Runner)
Replicants are bio-engineered machines that feature in the movie Blade Runner.
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History
Replicants were highly advanced organic robots that were created by humanity. Their development came about in the early part of the 21st Century when the Tyrell Corporation made a breakthrough in advanced robotic design when they created the NEXUS phase with these creations being virtually indistinguishable from humans. The Replicants were sent Off-World where they were used as slave labour, to conduct hazardous exploration and to aid in the colonization of other planets. During this time, a munity erupted from a NEXUS 6 combat team on an Off-World colony with this leading to Replicants being declared illegal on Earth under penalty of death. To enforce this law, special police squads were formed that were known as Blade Runner Units that had orders to kill any trespassing Replicant on detection with these being termed as retiring the units.
In 2022, an EMP was detonated on Earth leading to the events of the Blackout that caused havoc on the planet. A great deal of destruction impacted the world with digital records were lost. By the next year, all production of Replicants were prohibited leading to the collapse of the Tyrell Corporation. In 2025, a new company emerged named as Wallace Corp headed by Niander Wallace that solved the global food crisis and becomes a massive power. It took over the assets of Tyrell and generated a new line of Replicants leading to prohibition over their creation being repealed by 2030.
Overview
A particular line of robotic evolution was the NEXUS phase that were virtually identical to humans. Among these, the NEXUS 6 series were superior in strength, and agility to humans with them being at least equal in intelligence to the genetic engineers that created them.
Members
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- Roy Batty :
Appearances
- Blade Runner:
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