History Characters / BladeRunnerBladeRunnersAndLAPD

* PragmaticHero: His methods are questionable, but he takes no pleasure in killing and feels genuine remorse for his targets.

!!!'''Played By:''' Morgan Paull

* CoolGuns: Which is both futuristically devastating and old-school looking.

* CoolGuns: He still uses his old [[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/(Blade_Runner)_-_LAPD_2019_Blaster LAPD blaster]].

* CoolGuns: He uses what appears to be a [[http://www.figures.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSCN8700.jpg modernized version]] of the LAPD blaster.

* BornLucky: His luck continues in ''2049'', where K saves his life multiple times. [[spoiler:And he is ultimately being able to reunite with his daughter.]]

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/HarrisonFord
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/RichardDarbois (European French)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner'' | ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->''"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/JoseLuccioni (European French, ''2049'')
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner'' | ''[[Film/BladeRunnerShorts Black Out 2022]]'' | ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->''"Lófaszt! Nehogy már! Te vagy a Blade, Blade Runner!"''[[note]]"Horsedick! No way! You're the Blade, Blade Runner.[[/note]]

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MEmmetWalsh
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner''

-->''"Stop right where you are! You know the score pal! If you're not a cop, you're little people."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Morgan Paull
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner''

-->''"You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down."''

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RyanGosling
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/AlexisVictor (European French)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/BladeRunner2049''

-->'''K:''' ''"I've never retired something that was born."''\\

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

-->''"If this gets out, we've bought ourselves a war!"''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/WoodHarris

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

* MultiEthnicName: His first name, revealed in promotional materials to ''Blade Runner 2049'', is a Spanish one, while his surname is presumably English.

* TragicDream: His belief that he is [[spoiler:Rick and Rachael's son]] motivates him throughout, and it utterly breaks him when [[spoiler:he learns that he isn't.]]

* TheUnchosenOne: After finding a link in his memories, he believes that he is [[spoiler:the Replicant child of Rick Deckard and Rachael Tyrell that he's been [[HiredToHuntYourself searching for.]]]] But as it turns out [[spoiler:he's just a regular Replicant, and the memories he had that supposedly proved he was the real child belonged to the woman who makes memories for ''all'' Nexus-9 Replicants.]] In the end, though, it just [[IJustWantToBeSpecial drives his decision]] [[GrowBeyondTheirProgramming to be more than just a machine]] by fighting for Rick Deckard, [[spoiler:even though Deckard is ''not'' his father, laying down [[HeroicSacrifice his own life]]]] in the process.

** There's also Joseph from the Book of Genesis, who was a son of a woman named Rach(a)el]]. [[spoiler:Joe K isn't, but for a few minutes he believes he might be.]]

* MeaningfulName: Combining his common name with Joi's nickname for him gives you Joe K, as in Josef K from Creator/FranzKafka's ''The Trial.''
** Joe also as in [[spoiler:average Joe as to say there isn't anything inherently special about him]].
** Joe is the short form of Joseph, referring to [[spoiler:Joseph from the Book of Genesis, who was a son of a woman named Rach(a)el]]. [[spoiler:He isn't.]]
*** Also going off of how Joe is short for Joseph it also can be in reference to [[spoiler:St. Joseph due to St. Joseph's role as a protector of Jesus and his wife Mary the mother of Jesus, considering K/Joe ends up becoming the protector of a miracle baby that is seen as a sort of messiah and that child's parent]].

* ActionSurvivor: While Deckard has the definite reputation of an in-universe MemeticBadass, he shows monumental difficulty in his fights against the replicants. A JustifiedTrope, as they are top of the line, highly advanced cyborgs with three designed for military use, while Deckard has drinking problems and is tired of his job by the time they meet. Not to mention, Deckard's reputation [[spoiler:may just be implanted memories]].[[note]]Which has the effect of turning his ability as a Blade Runner into a bit of an InformedAbility, as if he actually ''is'' a replicant himself, he should be just as capable as they are - there's no way a replicant Blade Runner would have some sort of "keep your abilities within human norms" inhibitor, the whole point is for him to be equally capable.[[/note]]

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The original movie implies that he ''might'' be a Replicant as one of its central themes. There's plenty of evidence either way. And the sequel [[TheUnReveal does little to]] [[RiddleForTheAges actually resolve said mystery]], yet see below for ''2049'' entry.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Gaff's ethnicity is...unclear. He's played by a Hispanic actor, has a MultiEthnicName, and has [[CreepyBlueEyes very intense]] bright blue eyes. Given that his first language seems to be Cityspeak and LA is supposed to be a massive melting pot, it makes sense that he'd have multiple ethnicities in his bloodline.

* InformedAbility: He's a Blade Runner, a police officer trained to find and kill Replicants trying to pass as humans, and the first name Deckard throws out when he suggests someone else to deal with the case. The moment he finds one (using a test designed specifically for the purpose), he's taken by surprise and gunned down by the suspect. But then again, if he'd been at it running the tests for a while, he may have gotten careless due to fatigue.

* ActionSurvivor: While Deckard has the definite reputation of an in-universe MemeticBadass, he shows monumental difficulty in his fights against the replicants. A JustifiedTrope, as they are top of the line, highly advanced cyborgs with three designed for military use, while Deckard has drinking problems and tired of his job by the time they meet. Not to mention, Deckard's reputation [[spoiler:may just be implanted memories]].[[note]]Which has the effect of turning his ability as a Blade Runner into a bit of an InformedAbility, as if he actually ''is'' a replicant himself, he should be just as capable as they are - there's no way a replicant Blade Runner would have some sort of "keep your abilities within human norms" inhibitor, the whole point is for him to be equally capable.[[/note]]

* InformedAbility: A partially justified example. Despite being described by Bryant as pretty much the ultimate Blade Runner, Deckard doesn't seem to be particularly competent nor proficient at his job. His two kills in the entire movie are women that he shot in the back, including one who was fleeing from him, and his fights with Leon and Roy involve him getting curbstomped until he's saved by factors outside of his control. Also, while he shows some investigating skills and guts, his behavior sometimes becomes quite unprofessional or even downright unstable, especially around Rachael. It's made clear that if Deckard was ever as good as Bryant says, alcoholism and burn out have diminished his capabilities, especially against the Replicants he has to track down and retire, who are smarter and stronger than the earlier models he had to deal with.

* InformedAbility: A partially justified example. Despite being described by Bryant as pretty much the ultimate Blade Runner, Deckard doesn't seem to be particularly competent nor proficient at his job. His two kills in the entire movie are women that he shot in the back, including one who was fleeing from him, and his fights with Leon and Roy involve him getting curbstomped until he's saved by factors outside of his control. Also, while he shows some investigating skills and guts, his behavior sometimes becomes quite unprofessional or even downright unstable, especially around Rachael. It's made clear that if Deckard was ever as good as Bryant says, alcoholism and burn out have diminished his capabilities, especially against the Replicants he has been sent to deal with, who are smarter and stronger than the earlier models he was used to dealing with.

* InformedAbility: Despite being described by Bryant as pretty much the ultimate Blade Runner, Deckard doesn't look particularly competent nor proficient, and much less a badass by any stretch of the term. His two kills in the entire movie are women that he shot in the back, including one who was fleeing from him, and his fights with Leon and Roy involve him getting curbstomped until Rachael saves him or his opponent discovers his humanity, respectively. Also, while he shows some investigating skills and guts, his behavior sometimes becomes quite unprofessional or even downright unstable, especially around Rachael.
** At least partially justified: Physically, there is no way for any human to match Roy's combat abilities. That's why he was built in the first place. Therefore, it does not reflect on Deckard. As for his mental abilities, Deckard is an alcoholic, which causes deterioration of mental abilities. He may have been better in the past.

A LAPD forensic officer.

--> '''K''': ''"I've never retired something that was born."''
--> '''Joshi''': ''"What does that mean?"''
--> '''K''': ''"To be born...Means you have a soul, I guess."''

-->'''Freysa''': [[spoiler:You imagined it was you? You did? You did! We all wish it was us. That's why we believe.]]