replicant

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Also, the possibility of Deckard being a replicant is hinted at in some of the movie's dialogue; for instance, at one point Rachael asks Deckard if he's ever taken the [V-K Machine] test himself (Deckard dozes off, however, leaving the audience to ponder the question).

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  • Deckard must find one more escaped replicant, and along the way he encounters conspiracies and twists and surprises -- including his half-dead former partner Dave Holden and another Roy Batty -that will make the reader's head spin, raising numerous questions about what is and isn't human, and how to tell the difference. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 02 - February 1997
  • But like a really well-made replicant, it can fool you into thinking it's the real McCoy. —  FSF,July2005
  • "Is this testing whether I'm a replicant or a lesbian, Mr. Deckard?" —  Pink Raygun - News, Reviews and Interviews for Fangirls...and boys
  • They try to validate their pasts through photographs: one replicant, Leon, keeps a collection of pictures, while another, Rachael, uses a photograph of a mother and daughter to convince herself and others that she is a real person with a real past. —  PopPolitics.com
  • This woman is a bio-replicant machine designed by Karl Rove. —  Latest Articles
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  1. =F. répliquant =Spanish Portuguese Italian replicante, a replier, from Latin replican(t-)s, present participle of replicare, repeat, reply: see replicate, reply.
 

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