If K had turned out to be Deckard’s kid, it not only would have been a little contrived and pat, but it also would have undermined the film’s thematic thrust that humanity is defined by action, not origins. While there are bigger storylines happening around K-the fight to upend the world order by having replicants recognized as equal to humans, the Wallace corporation trying to find Deckard’s child for their own ends, Deckard’s reunification with his daughter-his story still packs a wallop as it’s a Pinocchio tale where the replicant finds a way to be a real boy.įor Blade Runner 2049, discovering humanity is not a matter of destiny or even parentage, which is good. K decides to help Deckard and reunite him with Ana, thus making his own determination to help something larger than himself. For K, realizing he’s not a replicant but a hybrid or next stage evolution is traumatic. For a human, realizing he or she might be a replicant would be traumatizing. When he realizes that his memories might be real and not implants, his calm resolve shatters, and Villeneuve turns the revelation on its head. He dutifully follows orders, “retires” older model replicants, and then goes home to his holographic girlfriend, Joi ( Ana de Armas).Įventually, K’s investigation leads him to believe that the memories he thought were implants were actually real and that he’s the lost son of replicant Rachel ( Sean Young) and the possibly-a-replicant Rick Deckard ( Harrison Ford). He’s called “Skinner” and “Skinjob” by his peers and neighbors, and despite being an outcast, he seems fairly at peace with his existence. He’s a newer model replicant that always obeys, and what’s more, K knows he’s a replicant. His full “name” is KD9-3.7, and he’s a replicant. Image via Alcon Entertainment / Warner Bros.Ī major reveal that’s been kept out of the marketing and (if critics acquiesced to director Denis Villeneuve’s request) reviews is that while Ryan Gosling’s character has officially been referred to as “K”, that’s a nickname.
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