special bounty hunter working for the Los Angeles Police Department. His targets are artificially intelligent humanoid cyborgs called “Replicants.” In 2019, Replicants (or, the more derogatory term, “skinjobs”) have been banned from use on Earth. As Deckard explains, “Replicants are like any other machine. They’re either a benefit or a hazard. If they’re a benefit, it’s not my problem.”