Is Niander Wallace a replicant?
Or some sort of modified human?
shareHe's blind ("flawed"), so I doubt he's a replicant.
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Nowhere was it suggested that he could be. No unicorn flashback scenes, etc. Ha.
shareWhile it would be fun to think Tyrel left a replicant to continue his work, I think you nailed it when you said he is flawed because he is blind, they probably made him blind on purpose just to show he is human and put a halt on the inevitable conversation.
Although to be honest, he didn't need to be blind, the man clearly has access to several flying cameras that send the images directly into his head, he could easily just make himself fake eyes that do the same thing, after all, they showed even in the first movie that designing eyes was pretty easy.
I am guessing he wanted to be/look blind, stay that way, to celebrate his humanity to a point.
I agree. His blindness seems to be some sort of badge of honor for him, so no one doubts his humanity.
shareI think he was modified to some extent, Luv gives him what looked like some sort of chip that slotted onto his neck
shareIn fact, Luv has several options (in a sleek, WOOD case BTW) to plug into Wallace. So, he's blind, but he can definitely see, perhaps in different ways, based on what he needs/wants.
I do not think he's a replicant, but I would not be shocked if he was.
The way the whole blade runner story is evolving, it seems less and less relevant if you are a replicant or not. To the point where it doesn't seem that important in the new movie.
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