The character was the villain of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 sci-fi novel, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, as well as the 1982 Scott film upon which it was loosely inspired. Batty was a synthetic ...

Blade Runner has many great quotes, but its most powerful for all sci-fi fans comes from Rutger Hauer's most famous moment.

Blade Runner's ambiguous ending continues to spark debate among Ridley Scott and sci-fi fans. Was Deckard a replicant?

After wowing us with the Krautrock-indebted electronic pop nugget that was May’s “Dancing Light,” Grumbling Fur have returned with a video for “The Ballad of Roy Batty.” The English duo comprises ...

Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor best known for his turn as the replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner, died last Friday at his home in the Netherlands, the actor’s agent, Steve Kenis, confirmed to Rolling ...

Today is Roy Batty's birthday. Or, rather, today is Roy Batty's date of inception. The character made famous in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner — which came out in 1982 — was the miscreant gang leader of ...

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…” Actually, Roy, you’re about to see things we wouldn’t believe. Because as it turns out, today is the day you are going to be born. Happy Incept Day! I’m ...

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 Tannhäuser Gate. All ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Well, listen. Christopher Lloyd and souped-up Deloreans are great and ...