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Rachael Rosen is the 18 year old niece of Eldon Rosen, of Rosen Association. She is described as having a heavy mass of dark hair, and "...because of her diminutive breasts her body assumed a lank, almost childlike stance. But her great eyes, with their elaborate lashes, could only be those of a grown woman; there the resemblance to adolescence ended...Rachael had been modeled on the Celtic type of build, anachronistic and attractive." 1

As in the movie, Rachael is selected to test the Voigt-Kampff scale which reveals she is an android. Deckard is attracted to her. But that is as far as the similarities go between the Rachael Rosen of the book and the Rachael Tyrell in the movie.

Rachael Rosen persuaded Deckard to have sex, only later to reveal that she had done the same with nine other bounty hunters in order to stop them from bounty hunting. Deckard threatened to retire her but then opted to let her live, rationalizing that she only has two years of life remaining.

Movie

When we first meet Rachel, she appears to be a fairly high-ranking member of the Tyrell Corporation staff; Tyrell's personal assistant. She also appears very human. However, it soon becomes clear that she is not what she appears, or even what she believes herself to be. She has implanted memories of Tyrell's niece and is led to believe that she is human.

When Deckard is sent to Tyrell's to try out the Voigt-Kampff test on the new Nexus-6 models, Eldon Tyrell submitted Rachael to try it.

The news that she is actually a replicant has a very bad effect on her. However, Deckard takes an interest in her, and feels sorry for her after she finds out that her memories are false. It soon becomes clear that Rachel actually has an emotional connection with him too since he took her in when she had nowhere else to go.

Game

Replicant

Movie/Game

"A genetically engineered creature composed entirely of organic substance. Animal replicants (animoids) were developed first for use as pets and beasts of burden after most real animals became extinct. Later, humanoid replicants were created for military purposes and for the exploration and colonization of space. The Tyrell Corp. recently introduced the Nexus 6, the supreme replicant -- much stronger and faster than, and virtually indistinguishable from, real human beings. Earth law forbids replicants on the planet, except in the huge industrial complex where they are created. The law does not consider replicants human and therefore accords them no rights nor protection."
-Taken from the 1982 Presskit Defintion of a Replicant

"LOS ANGELES,NOVEMBER, 2019

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 labor, 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 Replicants.

This was not called execution.
It was called retirement."
-As presented in the opening of the movie Blade Runner

The major factor differentiating a Nexus 6 from humans is their lack of empathy. As a result, a Replicant can only be detected by its lack of emotional responses and empathy to questions posed in the Voight-Kampff test.

A derogatory term for Replicant is "skin-job."

Resch, Phil

Book

Phil Resch is a bounty hunter in the book DADoES. He is introduced to Deckard in Chapter Ten, when Deckard is brought to the 'andy' Hall of Justice on Mission Street by a "harness bull". Resch hadn't realized it, but he had been working with androids for three years. Resch is not an android.

He is described as being a tall, fleshless man with hard-etched features, wearing horn-rim glasses and a fuzzy Vandyke beard.

Resch and Deckard debate amongst one another over whether they are androids are not. They both have tests they give to one another. Deckard uses the Voigt-Kampff test, whilst Resch uses his Boneli Reflex-Arc Test.

Resch and Deckard hunt down Luba Luft together. Deckard comes to the conclusion that Resch is a good bounty hunter. Deckard starts to doubt his own abilities. They part ways after Resch retired Luba Luft.

Runciter

Game

Merchant of Runciter's Animals. The opening of the game starts at Runciter's Animals with a cinematic feature setting the tone, "30 counts of animal murder and one count of aggravated assault." Ray McCoy is called to the crime scene and has the opportuninty to find clues and interview Runciter.

Lucy Devlin was employed at Runciter's.

Runciter is seen only at Runciter's Animals.

FYI
The name Runciter was a character from the PKD book "UBIK", Glen Runciter (However the charaters do not share similar traits nor profession.).

Warren Burton does the voice of Runciter.