mjjking Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 ok my thinking is that harkness being an aandroid bears a strong resemblance to aRep or skin-job from blade runner. . .when the 223 pistol is finnished give him a unique one and call it a "Deckard custom". . .then find a way to stick some background on what and who hARKNESS REALLY WAS. . .maye in dr zimmers room. . .his old name was. . . . . . . . . . .duh duh duh: Roy Batty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FussyGit Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thats a good idea considering the whole Replicated Man quest is an obvious Blade Runner reference. :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furtim Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Although considering that Harkness is an android who used to capture other androids, that'd make him more Deckard than Batty. ;) (According to the Director's Cut, anyway, Deckard is supposed to be a replicant.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgwtf666 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 The Replicated Man quest pays tribute to at least three prominent science fiction works. The quest's name is a reference to the Ray Bradbury book The Illustrated Man, while the android's plotline -- a synthetic human seeking to integrate seamlessly with human society -- is reminiscent of Asimov's The Bicentennial Man. The Lone Wanderer's role here -- potentially capturing and returning a wayward synthetic human to its masters -- reminds an astute player of Philip K. %&$!'s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, a darker story far more widely known as the basis for the film Blade Runner. Zimmer's bodyguard is named Armitage, which is probably a reference to the Wintermute-controlled mercenary from William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer. Gibson's work is considered the archetypal cyberpunk novel, and is also the antecedent for the idea of "wired reflexes." Prior games (such as the early 1990s tabletop RPG Shadowrun and its computer-game spinoffs) have also referenced Gibson's cyberpunk world with borrowed concepts and character names. Just fun facts ;) i love the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjjking Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 ah right outa the Wiki article on the quest. . .i like to just start reading sometimes and i wont quit for two oer three hours "The Vault" rulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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