We never find out. In both films, seconds before Rick and Rachael step into the elevator, Deckard spots a tiny origami unicorn outside his apartment. For example, earlier in the film, Gaff whipped up a paper chicken to imply Deckard was a coward.
But then again, who does? It also implies that Deckard and Rachael should get out of town before less sympathetic blade runners decide to pay a house call.
But why does Gaff leave a unicorn of all things? Well, unicorns are magical creatures that stand apart from their real-world equestrian cousins.
Of course, everything changes when you watch the Final Cut, all thanks to a rather unusual dream sequence. Earlier in the film, we see Deckard sitting at a piano, nursing a drink while pecking at the keys, and suddenly, he imagines a lone unicorn galloping through a forest glen. What does the unicorn signify? We know that Rachael is definitely a replicant, and the "happy ending" — later removed by Ridley Scott for his Director's Cut — adds that she is "special" and not constrained by the four-year life span of every other Nexus 6.
Tyrell had told me Rachael was special: no termination date. I didn't know how long we'd have together. Who does? Which perhaps leans toward Deckard being human though is inconclusive. Ridley Scott has said several times that he believes Deckard definitely IS a replicant, while Harrison Ford, in the original movie at least, felt that Deckard was human. Earlier, Deckard has dreamed of a unicorn and this papery gift implies that his dreams are implants which Gaff can access.
Scott's Final Cut embellished this theme. As those who have seen it will know and if you haven't, go! Get out of this article right away! Blade Runner is very much a sequel.
However, this does not necessarily mean the conclusions we can draw from this instalment retroactively affect the original. Does Blade Runner confirm whether or not Deckard is a replicant? Well no, not exactly. But here's the evidence. The ageing factor. Deckard has aged. This does not however, mean he is human. Evidence that new model replicants can age comes from Hiam Abbass's Freysa, the leader of the replicant resistance. A year-old photo of her with Rachael's baby shows that Freysa has visibly aged.
Replicant Sapper Morton Dave Bautista also wear glasses, indicating a deterioration likely to have come with age there'd be no reason to add a sight defect to a replicant. Deckard is also able to be beaten up by Luv, but Luv is a newer model and younger — if replicants age and deteriorate, this isn't a indication that he's definitely human.
Of course, this does not mean Deckard is a replicant. It just means he could be. What about the baby? The original film drops tantalising clues Deckard might be a replicant. He isn't blessed with superhuman strength like the other replicants, but he is shown with glowing eyes, a visual cue identifying androids. Most significantly, his partner Gaff presents him with an origami unicorn, suggesting his dreams of such a beast could actually be fake implanted memories.
The teasing continues in "". For example, Gaff tells K that Deckard is "retired" -- the euphemism for killing a replicant. The question is most directly addressed in the new film when Deckard is brought before industrialist Niander Wallace, played by Jared Leto. Wallace now heads the production of replicants, having bought the Tyrell Corporation that first created them. Wallace knows Deckard fathered the first child born of a replicant, which is a world-changing paradigm shift in replicant -- and human -- evolution.
Wallace then asks if it occurred to Deckard he might have been "designed" specifically to fall for the replicant named Rachael to create "a perfect specimen". That use of the word "designed" sounds like a pretty strong hint Wallace believes Deckard is a replicant. There's clearly something unique about Rachael for her to bear a child. But what's special about Deckard? If he is a replicant, it's unlikely he's the very first replicant to have sex with another one.
More importantly, if he was artificially created, you have to wonder how his creator -- presumably Tyrell -- manipulated events to bring Deckard and Rachael together.
Unless … this is a world in which memories can be manipulated and even implanted. Did the events of the first film actually take place at all, or are they fake memories implanted in Deckard as backstory to motivate him to love and protect Rachael? Maybe "Blade Runner" didn't actually happen the way we saw it. Now, let's flip it around. If Deckard is a human, he certainly isn't the first to have sex with a replicant.
Replicants like the original film's Pris are specifically manufactured as "pleasure models", and in "" we see replicant brothels. Yes, it's fair to say replicant sex is rife.
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