Gaff
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Gaff is a mysterious, origami-folding police officer in the film "Blade Runner" who shadows Rick Deckard and hints at deeper knowledge of the story’s events and characters.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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police officer ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blade Runner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blade Runner: The Final Cut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rick Deckard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
replicants ⓘ |
| basedOn | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (loosely, as part of adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationStyle | uses origami as symbolic messages ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
David Peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hampton Fancher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueCharacteristic | speaks in mixed languages (Cityspeak) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Blade Runner universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
neo-noir
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Blade Runner (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageAbility | speaks Cityspeak ⓘ |
| loyalty | Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
hints at deeper knowledge of events
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raises questions about Deckard’s nature ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cryptic behavior
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folds origami figures ⓘ mysterious demeanor ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Edward James Olmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prop |
origami chicken
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origami man ⓘ origami unicorn ⓘ |
| rank | police officer (exact rank unspecified) ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
monitors Rick Deckard
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shadows Rick Deckard ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| species | human (implied, not explicitly confirmed) ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
ambiguity of identity
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moral ambiguity in law enforcement ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2019 (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
distinctive clothing style
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uses a cane ⓘ |
| worksFor | Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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