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* AmbiguouslyHuman: it's never made fully clear if she's human or a Replicant. Although some of her dialog confirms she's at least pretending to be human so she's probably not a modern model if she is a Replicant.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrysonBaugus (English), Creator/MakotoFurukawa (Japanese)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Film/BladeRunnerShorts Black Out 2022]]''

-->''"I get it. Humans are selfish, stupid liars. But replicants are different, so pure, so perfect, never betrays. More human than human..."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BenedictWong, Creator/NedDennehy, Creator/AniaMarson, Creator/AdeSapara
!!!'''Appear in:''' ''[[Film/BladeRunnerShorts 2036: Nexus Dawn]]''

-->''"The prohibition of Replicant technology is not subject to debate."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AnaDeArmas
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->''"Your story isn't over yet. There's still a page left."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Carla Juri
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->''"There's a little of every artist in their work."''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->''"Oh I see, you don't like real girls."''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', ''Anime/BladeRunnerBlackLotus''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's barefoot in her glass cage, as wearing shoes does seem superfluous in a completely sterile place.

* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:She was saying "I love y..." to K when Luv [[KickTheDog crushed her emitter]].]]

* AmbiguousSituation: Has she become advanced enough to truly feel human emotions, as heavily implied, or are the ones we see her display in the film simply part of her programming (which, after all, functions to make her seem "real")?

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:She's the most lovable character in ''2049'', and she gets destroyed out of pure KickTheDog.]]

** To Niander Wallace. They're business partners, both of whom never leave their rooms and appear only twice in the film, but Wallace is an unsettlingly robotic male human who acts as the BigBad of the film, while Ana is a warm and compassionate female [[spoiler:child of a Replicant mother and AmbiguouslyHuman father and the LivingMacGuffin of the film.]] Wallace is blind but otherwise healthy and uses technology to see and spy on others, while Ana is an IllGirl with good vision who uses technology to create visions ''for'' others. Their surroundings contrast as well, Ana's surroundings are [[LightIsGood blindingly white]], not particularly large or expensive looking, and entirely made up of curves, while Wallace wears [[DarkIsEvil all black]] and lives in an [[ConspicuousConsumption absurdly audacious]] EvilTowerOfOminousness [[EvilIsNotWellLit with heavily shadowed lighting]] and nothing but straight lines and angles. Wallace's home has a lot of large rooms and water running through it, while Ana's home is one room with snow falling outside.

* IllGirl: She has an extreme immunodeficiency that confines her to sterile environments. [[spoiler:Well, in theory, at least. Freysa implies to K it is nothing but a cover story to keep her contained and away from any genetic analysis that might reveal her parentage, until the time is right to bring her out as the figurehead of their new Replicant rebellion. She seems to believe it herself though.]]

* SpottingTheThread: For K when he realizes that Joi [[spoiler:may have been catering to him when she enthusiastically told him that his name is "Joe", as he hears a giant advertisement Joi call him by the same name, downing on him that his special moment with his beloved Joi wasn't so special after all.]]

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CarlaJuri

* FakeMemories: She creates them to make Replicants more "human".

** To Niander Wallace. They're business partners, both of whom never leave their rooms and appear only twice in the film, but Wallace is an unsettlingly robotic male human who acts as the BigBad of the film, while Ana is a warm and compassionate female [[spoiler: child of a Replicant mother and AmbiguouslyHuman father and the LivingMacGuffin of the film.]] Wallace is blind but otherwise healthy and uses technology to see and spy on others, while Ana is an IllGirl with good vision who uses technology to create visions ''for'' others. Their surroundings contrast as well, Ana's surroundings are [[LightIsGood blindingly white]], not particularly large or expensive looking, and entirely made up of curves, while Wallace wears [[DarkIsEvil all black]] and lives in an [[ConspicuousConsumption absurdly audacious]] EvilTowerOfOminousness [[EvilIsNotWellLit with heavily shadowed lighting]] and nothing but straight lines and angles. Wallace's home has a lot of large rooms and water running through it, while Ana's home is one room with snow falling outside.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: She gets visibly choked up when K describes his memories to her. [[spoiler: You might just think she's touched by how awful they are, but they're actually ''her'' memories specifically, and it's also possible she feels badly that they seem to be actively tormenting K.]]

* SafetyWorst: Her immunodeficiency became apparent at a young age, leading her parents to isolate her in sterility, a practice that has continued into adult life. [[spoiler: It is possible that this is just a cover to prevent people from getting near to her and learning that she's a replicant's child, though it's ''also'' possible it's just a side effect of her previously-impossible biology; the film naturally leaves this ambiguous]].

* TransferableMemory: She conceives [[spoiler:(or recreates her own)]] memories for Replicants. [[spoiler: A recreation of her memory of hiding the wooden horse figure during her time in an orphanage ended up in K's mind, among other Replicants.]]

* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[spoiler: The memories she creates for new Replicants are partially based on her own. Including K’s.]]

* EnigmaticMinion: It's clear from the outset that there's more to her than meets the eye. [[spoiler:Then ultimately subverted when she turns out to be working for the good guys, or at least as close as someone in this setting can get to being considered "good".]]

** To Niander Wallace. They're business partners, both of whom never leave their rooms and appear only twice in the film, but Wallace is an unsettlingly robotic male human who acts as the BigBad of the film, while Ana is a warm and compassionate female [[spoiler: child of a Replicant mother and AmbiguouslyHuman father and the LivingMacGuffin of the film.]] Wallace is blind but otherwise healthy and uses technology to see and spy on others, while Ana is an IllGirl with good vision who uses technology to create visions ''for'' others. Their surroundings contrast as well, Ana's surroundings are [[LightIsGood blindingly white]], not particularly large or expensive looking, and entirely made up of curves, while Wallace wears [[DarkIsEvil all black]] and lives in an [[ConspicuousConsumption absurdly audacious]] EvilTowerOfOminousness [[EvilIsNotWellLit with heavily shadowed lighting]] and nothing but straight lines and angles.

* {{Qipao}}: One of her outfits, a romantic AI, is a colorful cheongsam--the world of Blade Runner was already established as a multicultural hodgepodge with certain Asian influences.

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

* NiceGirl: She's very friendly and soft-spoken towards K.

* RealityEnsues: For K when he realizes that Joi [[spoiler:may have been catering to him when she enthusiastically told him that his name is "Joe", as he hears a giant advertisement Joi call him by the same name, downing on him that his special moment with his beloved Joi wasn't so special after all.]]

** To Niander Wallace. They're business partners, both of whom never leave their rooms and appear only twice in the film, but Wallace is an unsettlingly robotic male human who acts as the BigBad of the film, while Ana is a warm and compassionate female [[spoiler: child of a Replicant mother and AmbiguouslyHuman father and the LivingMacGuffin of the film.]] Wallace is blind but otherwise healthy and uses technology to see and spy on others, while Ana is an IllGirl with good vision who uses technology to create visions ''for'' others. Their surroundings contrast as well, Ana's clothings are [[LightIsGood blindingly white]] and not particularly large or expensive looking, while Wallace wears [[DarkIsEvil all black]] and lives in an [[ConspicuousConsumption absurdly audacious]] EvilTowerOfOminousness [[EvilIsNotWellLit with heavily shadowed lighting.]]

* {{Foil}}: To J.F. Sebastian from the first film. Both are humans who develop romantic feelings with a female replicant and to whom their position is essential for the replicants plan. The difference is while Sebastian was being manipulated by Roy & Pris to help them get access to Dr. Tyrell and was later killed by Roy, Ren and Trixie's romance appears genuine and he is shown to be a willing accomplice in their plans.

* ThreeWaySex: Joi hires her for a "cybersex" romantic encounter with K, and doing this doesn't bother Joi at all. Joi superimposes herself on Mariette's body and synchronizes her moves with Mariette's to make K feel like he makes love to her.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bryson Baugus (English), Creator/MakotoFurukawa (Japanese)

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BenedictWong, Ned Dennehy, Ania Marson, Ade Sapara

!!!'''Played by:''' Carla Juri

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Barkhad Abdi

* {{Adorkable}}: Joi is a beautiful, idealized artificial woman, but also a slightly ''goofy'' artificial woman lacking in some of the more precise social skills, she giggles adorably like a child when experiencing rain for the first time, and she has a [[RunningGag bad habit]] of constantly interrupting K when he's having important conversations with [[ClingyJealousGirl other women.]]

[[folder:Dr. Ana Stelline]]

* MsFanservice: Being a prostitute, it's part of the job.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: [[spoiler: She is a human that is working with a replicant freedom movement]].
* NiceGirl: Yep.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He's happy to throw on a salesman act for K, but it's just an oily veneer stretched over his cruelty.
* OhCrap: When K flashes his badge, Cotton immediately begins panicking.

* WouldHurtAChild: He's a cruel taskmaster to hundreds of children he keeps enslaved.

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BarkhadAbdi

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MackenzieDavis