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Roy Batty
Blade Runner character
First appearanceNovel:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
Film:
Blade Runner (1982)
Last appearanceNovel:
The Edge of Human (1995)
Film:
Blade Runner (1982)
Created byPhilip K. Dick
Portrayed byRutger Hauer
In-universe information
SpeciesReplicant
GenderMale
OccupationSlave; leader of Replicant rebellion
Affiliation
  • Eldon Tyrell (creator; deceased)
  • J.F. Sebastian (designer; deceased)
  • Pris Stratton (partner; retired)
  • Zhora Salome (partner; retired)
  • Leon Kowalski (partner; retired)

Roy Batty is a fictional character created by author Philip K. Dick from his 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The novel was adapted by director Ridley Scott for his 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner in which the role was portrayed by Dutch actor Rutger Hauer. The character is depicted as a Nexus-6 series Replicant - a bioengineered being used for slave labour off-world. Batty leads a group of rogue Replicants who are beginning to expire, and seek more life from their creator - Eldon Tyrell.

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Category:Literary characters introduced in 1968 Category:Fictional androids Category:Male film villains Category:Science fiction film characters Category:Action film villains Category:Fictional artificial intelligences Category:Fiction about memory erasure and alteration Category:Fictional slaves