Chapter II
FYI

Early in the 21st Century, THE TYRELL

CORPORATION advanced Robot evolution

into the NEXUS phase - a being virtually

identical to a human - known as a Replicant

The NEXUS 6 Replicants were superior

in strength and agility, and at least equal

in intelligence, to the genetic engineers

who created them.

Replicants were used Off-world as

slave labour, in the hazardous exploration and

colonization of other planets.

After a bloody mutiny by a NEXUS 6

combat team in an Off-world colony,

Replicants were declared illegal

on earth - under penalty of death.

Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER

UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon

detection, any trespassing Replicant

This was not called execution.

It was called retirement.