The horse, with the inscription "6.10. 21", establishes the connection between the dead female replicant who gave birth and died on 6.10. 21, and K himself, implying that the memories were not in fact "implanted" but are rather genuine after all.
Stelline was born on June 10, 2021, the daughter of former Blade Runner Rick Deckard and Rachael, a Nexus-7 replicant, making her the first replicant-born child. However, Rachael died as a result of Stelline's emergency caesarian-section birth.
6/10/21. These numbers are written on the tree at Sapper Morton's farm, next to where we know Rachael was buried, and on the wooden horse Deckard carved for his daughter. Blade Runner 2049 never quite tells us what the numbers mean, but it's a safe assumption that was the day Ana was born, and the day Rachael died.
KD6-3.7 ("K" for short) is a Nexus-9 replicant model created to obey and works as a "blade runner" for the LAPD, hunting down and "retiring" rogue older model replicants.
Whilst doing this, Joi joined him in the DNA analysis room. The two had a private conversation in which Joi produced the wooden toy horse, which was referred to by K in his childhood memory. Joi revealed, however, that the date "6.10. 21" was also carved on the base of the toy horse.
The horse, with the inscription "6.10. 21", establishes the connection between the dead female replicant who gave birth and died on 6.10. 21, and K himself, implying that the memories were not in fact "implanted" but are rather genuine after all.
This question is solved by Dr Ana Stelline (Carla Juri), whose work is to design the audio-visual memories implanted in the replicants' minds. She lets K know that the memory is, in fact, real.
The big twist in the final act of the movie is that K isn't the son of Deckard and Rachael at all, but just another cog in the machine that might lead to the child's discovery.
During the final fight with K, after subduing him, she smugly kissed him and retorted "I am the best one!", as if trying to prove her superiority over not just K, but all other replicants, further hinting at her deep-seated insecurities that she kept well-hidden.
Replicant KD6-3.7 was "born" sometime during the mid-late 2030's through Wallace Corporation and was implanted with false memories to keep him in bay before immediately putting him through intense training before finally becoming a Blade Runner for The Los Angeles Police Department.
David Dastmalchian is an American actor who appeared as Coco in Blade Runner 2049. He is also known for his roles in The Dark Knight and the Denis Villeneuve film Prisoners. He worked with Villeneuve again in his adaptation of Dune.
At the heart of the film, and of this discussion, is the character of K, a replicant who works as a Blade Runner for the LAPD. K's journey is one of self-discovery as he begins to question his own identity and place in the world.
Why Blade Runner 2049 Was a Critics-Favorite Sequel But a Box-Office Bomb. Much like the original, Blade Runner 2049 became a cult hit but failed to thrive financially due to pacing issues, murky stakes and zero fun factor.
Villeneuve uses yellow as a source of information and enlightenment for our hero, K. Anytime a major plot point gets revealed or a new twist happens, yellow is in the composition somehow.
Conclusion. In Blade Runner 2049, K is on a journey to discover if he has a soul like his human masters. He wants to be more than just a biological machine created to serve. K sees being born as a way to be more remarkable than other replicants.
When K was meeting with Ana and she confirms for him that the memory was real and that it happened, K shows his first bout of strong emotion in the movie by yelling god damn it and storming out.
Later at K's apartment, he informed Joi of his conclusion that his memory was indeed real. This overjoyed her, as she always believed him to be special, insisting that he now be called "Joe." Unsure, K sought further information and Joi suggested finding the one responsible for creating memories for replicants.
Deckard's eyes glow briefly in one scene, which was used in the film to subtly suggest his replicant identity. However, Ford denies this was an intentional effect and he may have caught some of the light intended to fall on Sean Young's eyes.
K started the movie believing he was made, with implanted memories. He then thought he was born, and that the memories were real. In fact, as revealed by the end of the movie, he was made and the memories were implants – but they were real, implanted memories from the actual daughter of Deckard and Rachael.
This is when she slices his eyes with her katana, permanently blinding him. While Elle manages to escape with her life and leave Los Angeles for parts unknown, her actions may have actually motivated Wallace Jr. to become the ruthless CEO he is in Blade Runner 2049.
She weeps when they suffer and is heartbroken when they die, but is incapable of acting to stop either. Like so many people who feel helpless in today's society, Luv is a prisoner to her programming. Luv's first very-human tears come as she witnesses a murder.
Replicants were sometimes referred to as "skinjobs" or "skinners," as they were indistinguishable from non-engineered humans, except for their empathetic abilities. These terms were considered slurs. Throughout the existence of replicants, various movements for and against their freedom were formed.
