Early in the 21st century, the MORRIGHAN Corporation advanced robot evolution into the FOMOR phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a Replicant.

The FOMOR-6 Replicants were superior in strength, agility, and at least equal in intelligence to the genetic engineers who created them.

Replicants were used off-world as slave labor in the hazardous exploration and colonization of other planets.

After a bloody mutiny by a FOMOR-6 combat team in the off-world colony of Colhen, Replicants were declared illegal on Tir-Na-Nog under penalty of death.

Special mercenaries, designated Blade Runners, are given full immunity and privilege to put down Replicants upon detection.

This was not execution.

This was retirement.