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Character Role Analysis

Rick Deckard and Roy Batty

Deckard and Batty are protagonist and antagonist, respectively, but they also have broader, foil-like differences. Deckard hunts and kill replicants; Roy tries to save replicants. Deckard is brown-haired; Roy is blond. Deckard is helping the Tyrell Corporation; Roy is working against it. Deckard tries to kill Roy at the end; Roy shows Deckard mercy. So they're a wacky, mismatched pair—though they're both tough, generally violent guys, which kind of dims the contrast.