Character Relationship Map: Blade Runner 2049

Characters

• Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) — supporting

  Former blade runner who hunts replicants in the original film

• Joi (played by Ana de Armas) — supporting

  K's holographic AI companion in Blade Runner 2049

• Sapper Morton (played by Dave Bautista) — supporting

  A replicant who K retires in Blade Runner 2049

• Luv (played by Sylvia Hoeks) — supporting

  Wallace Corporation's enforcer and replicant assistant

• Dr. Ana Stelline (played by Carla Juri) — supporting

  A memory designer who creates memories for replicants

• Mariette (played by Mackenzie Davis) — supporting

  A replicant prostitute who helps K in Blade Runner 2049

• Niander Wallace (played by Jared Leto) — supporting

  The blind CEO of Wallace Corporation in Blade Runner 2049

• Freysa (played by Hiam Abbass) — supporting

  Leader of the replicant resistance movement

• Replicant (played by Sallie Harmsen) — minor

  A synthetic human bio-engineered for labor

• Rachael (played by Sean Young) — minor

  A replicant who believes she is human in the original film

Key Relationships

• Luv → Rick Deckard (Conflict Captor)
• Dr. Ana Stelline → Freysa (Alliance Ally)
• Joi → Replicant (Meta AI Companion)
• Mariette → Replicant (Social Fellow Replicant)
• Freysa → Replicant (Power Leader)
• Luv → Sapper Morton (Social Fellow Enforcer)
• Rick Deckard → Replicant (Narrative Hunter)
• Sapper Morton → Replicant (Social Fellow Replicant)
• Luv → Mariette (Conflict Rival)
• Dr. Ana Stelline → Replicant (Professional Memory Designer)
• Joi → Rick Deckard (Narrative Indirect Ally)
• Freysa → Rachael (Alliance Ally)
• Replicant → Niander Wallace (Professional Laborer)
• Niander Wallace → Rick Deckard (Conflict Manipulator)
• Freysa → Rick Deckard (Conflict Adversary)

Story Analysis

A replicant uncovers his unique origins, leading to a confrontation with corporate forces and a final sacrifice for replicant freedom.

Plot Progression

1. The Buried Secret
2. The Memory Quest
3. The Vegas Confrontation
4. The Final Sacrifice