Replicant also refers to a chess engine: see Replicant (chess).

For the 2001 film see Replicant (film).

A replicant is a bioengineered or biorobotic being created in the film Blade Runner. The Nexus series – genetically designed by the Tyrell Corporation – are virtually identical to an adult human, but have superior strength, agility, and variable intelligence depending on the model. 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 test. A derogatory term for replicant is "skin-job."

Origin

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Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? which inspired Blade Runner used the term android (andy), but director Ridley Scott wanted a new term that did not have preconceptions. As David Peoples was rewriting the screenplay he consulted his daughter who was involved in microbiology and biochemistry. She suggested the term "replicating" which is the process of duplicating cells for cloning. From that Peoples came up with "replicant" and inserted it into Hampton Fancher's screenplay.

As for the Tyrell Corporation, it's probably an homage to the 1974 fictional television series The Night Stalker, where the "Mr R.I.N.G." episode features a violent genetic-mechanical hybrid android that develops a survival instinct. To avoid deactivation, the android escapes and collects artifacts and possessions, attempting to become more "human". The manufacturer of the android is the "Tyrell Institute."

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Are you a replicant? Animated ink-blots may help sort bots out from humans: http://bit.ly/4vOB1E
JStevenYork (J. Steven York) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:46:56 -0000
Are you a replicant? Animated ink-blots may help sort bots out from humans: http://bit.ly/4vOB1E
Every time you start a new game, it decides who of the cast is or isn't a replicant – including the main character – affecting the story.
ultrabrilliant (Andy Kelly) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:10:38 -0000
Every time you start a new game, it decides who of the cast is or isn't a replicant – including the main character – affecting the story.
Akkurat sett Bladerunner final cut på blu-ray. Fantastisk bra bildekvalitet. Deckard er nå helt tydelig replicant....
AllanHagerup (Allan Hagerup) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:07:27 -0000
Akkurat sett Bladerunner final cut på blu-ray. Fantastisk bra bildekvalitet. Deckard er nå helt tydelig replicant....
@candrews It means Deckard is a replicant.
monkeyrotica (monkeyrotica) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:48 -0000
@candrews It means Deckard is a replicant.
#unseenprequel to Bladerunner: "The Replicant," police chief lobbies for permission to use replicants to hunt rogue replicants
DokHolocaust (Dok Holocaust) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:22 -0000
#unseenprequel to Bladerunner: "The Replicant," police chief lobbies for permission to use replicants to hunt rogue replicants
Building A Better Replicant #unseenprequels
brlittle (B) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:24:53 -0000
Building A Better Replicant #unseenprequels

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