Blade runner series#

In addition to 'Black Lotus' and the aforementioned shorts, a number of limited series comic books also exist in the 'Blade Runner' universe. We suspect it was actually Daniel Ocean and an idiot with a really bad cockney accent. So, how could the story portray such a steep decline into a catastrophic 'Mad Max' maelstrom of decay in just 30 years? A terrorist EMP detonationвЂ¦and Replicants are the prime suspects.

We knew that people were leaving Earth in droves for the off-world colonies, but if Los Angeles of all places was as cool as this, then other cities would be too, right? ThenвЂ¦suddenly, to fit in better with current thinking, somewhere along the line it all went wrong and the planet was thrown into utter chaos - usually environment-related - and why not, it's going to affect our future without a doubt, but we didn't know this back in 1981, so it was never even considered. if you like massive cities, tower blocks hundreds of stories high and a 'Neuromancer'-esque lifestyle. What's interesting to remember here is that the future in the original actually looked pretty cool. 'Black Lotus' world-building: San Diego is little more than a municipal waste processing planet for Los Angeles. There is no fresh food, and inhabitants survive on Wallace's genetically modified food products sold from vending machines at street markets. Humans, who were not well enough to leave for the off-world colonies are left behind. Los Angeles is even more uninhabitable than before and filled with poverty and sickness. A massive sea wall has been built to protect the city from the Pacific Ocean and San Diego is little more than a municipal waste processing plant. Wallace reintroduces a new line of 'perfected' Replicants, The Nexus 9.Д®arly 2040sвЂ¦The LAPD commits additional resources to bolster its existing Blade Runner unit, tasked with locating illegal Replicants and retiring them.Дў049 - When we return to Los Angeles, 30 years after the original movie, climate change has caused the sea level to rise dramatically. His company, the Wallace Corporation, expands across the globe and into the off-world colonies.Дў028 - Niander Wallace acquires the remains of the bankrupt Tyrell Corporation.Дў030s - Niander Wallace improves upon Tyrells' genetic engineering and memory implantation methods to make replicants obedient and controllable.Дў036 - Prohibition is repealed. Those that can, go into hiding.Дў025 - Idealistic scientist Niander Wallace pioneers advancements in genetically modified food and shares his patents for free, marking an end to a global crisis. Surviving Nexus 8 models are to be retired. Nexus 6 models are now all decommissioned due to their programmed 4-year lifespans. The governing authorities legislate an indefinite 'prohibition' on replicant production. The most popular blame Replicants.Дў023 - Replicant Prohibition. Theories spread as to the cause of the blackout, but none are proven. Finance and trade markets crash worldwide. Electronic data is corrupted or destroyed over most of the United States.

An EMP of unknown origin detonates somewhere in the West Coast. Unlike previous Nexus models, built with 4-year lifespans, the Nexus 8s have open-ended lifespans, as well as ocular implants for easy identification.Дў022 - The Blackout. The series of events (opens in new tab) within the 'Blade Runner' universe between the two movies unfolds as follows:Дў018 - After a bloody mutiny by a Nexus 6 combat team in an off-world colony, Replicants are declared illegal on Earth, under penalty of death.Дў019 - A prototype Replicant, Rachael, and Officer Rick Deckard, a Blade runner, escape Los Angeles together.Дў020 - After the death of founder Eldon Tyrell, the Tyrell Corporation rushes a new line of Nexus 8 Replicants onto the market for use off-world.