84. Roy Batty
Blade Runner
In the future (2019), replicants - visually indistinguishable from humans - are used for menial slave work and dangerous labor. Following a replicant uprising, Earth deems them illegal and specialist police called "blade runners" are trained to hunt down and exterminate (sorry, "retire") any escaped replicants. That's where Roy comes in.
The leader of the recently-escaped Nexus-6 replicants, Batty is a replicant with an A Physical Level (superhuman strength and endurance, and incredible speed) and an A Mental Level (a genius level intellect). Despite his incredible physical and mental abilites, Batty is still nothing more than a machine, being alive for only four years and learning to deal with developing emotions.
The man chasing him, semi-retired blade runner Rick Deckard, has retired many of his friends and followers. Deteriorating fast, Batty soon realizes that fleeing from retirement is usless, but still gives chase. Ultimately saving Deckard from a fall to his death, Batty proves he has finally developed empathy for humans and accepts his fate and passes away.
Roy Batty illustrates his creators' - the Tyrell Corporation- motto "More human than human" (later used for the best White Zombie song) and illustrates more humanity than the man who seeks to kill him.
Defining moment: His amazing final words: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain. Time... to die."
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