Obviously there are parallels to Apartheid and all sorts of things.' So in a sense he is saving Deckard for something, to pass on the information that what the makers are doing is wrong-either the answer is not to make them at all, or deal with them as human beings. But also in a way, because he wants a kind of death watch, where he knows he is going, dying. 'It was an endorsement in a way, that is almost more human than human, in that he can demonstrate a very human quality at a time when the roles are reversed and Deckard may have been delighted to blow his head off,' Ridley Scott explained. 'But Roy Batty takes the humane route.

What else could possibly match up against Los Angeles' four most dangerous on-the-loose androids? Either Deckard's just one hard dude, or he's a replicant himself-perhaps even a more advanced Nexus 7? Given the fact that Nexus 6 replicants are significantly stronger than their creators and can crush human skulls like overripe cantaloupe, it's astounding that Deckard could survive Pris' attempt at decapitation and de-nose-ification-unless, of course, he's a replicant. All in all, Deckard remains largely unscathed during his successful Nexus 6 manhunt. He then has his fingers dislocated by Roy, but rather easily relocates them and still manages to climb on buildings. Later, Deckard ends up in a thigh-clamp headlock courtesy of Pris, who tried and failed to break his neck and rip off his nose. Then he gets slammed around by Leon, who tosses him through a windshield. First, Deckard gets roughed up and choked out by Zhora, the first replicant he retires, but is still able to chase her down.

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