Character Relationship Map: Blade Runner

Characters

• Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) — protagonist

  Former blade runner who appears in the sequel

• Batty (played by Rutger Hauer) — supporting

  Leader of the fugitive replicants in the original film

• Rachael (played by Sean Young) — supporting

  Nexus-6 replicant with implanted memories who becomes Deckard's ally and love interest.

• Gaff (played by Edward James Olmos) — supporting

  LAPD officer who monitors Deckard and communicates through cryptic origami figures.

• Bryant (played by M. Emmet Walsh) — supporting

  Deckard's former superior officer in the original film

• Pris (played by Daryl Hannah) — supporting

  One of the fugitive replicants in the original film

• Sebastian (played by William Sanderson) — supporting

  A genetic designer who helps the replicants in the original film

• Leon (played by Brion James) — supporting

  One of the fugitive replicants in the original film

• Tyrell (played by Joe Turkel) — supporting

  CEO of the Tyrell Corporation in the original film

• Zhora (played by Joanna Cassidy) — supporting

  One of the fugitive replicants in the original film

Key Relationships

• Pris → Sebastian (Alliance Manipulator And Target)
• Deckard → Rachael (Romantic Love Interest And Ally)
• Tyrell → Rachael (Professional Employer And Assistant)
• Bryant → Tyrell (Professional Corporate Liaison)
• Deckard → Batty (Conflict Hunter And Target)
• Deckard → Pris (Conflict Hunter And Target)
• Deckard → Zhora (Conflict Hunter And Target)
• Deckard → Leon (Conflict Hunter And Target)
• Gaff → Deckard (Professional Colleague)
• Bryant → Deckard (Professional Former Supervisor)

Story Analysis

A detective hunts rogue androids while questioning his own humanity and the nature of life.

Plot Progression

1. The Assignment
2. The Hunt Begins
3. Convergence and Betrayal
4. The Final Confrontation