Replicants are androids designed to appear human. Considered only property by law, they are legally built and owned only by the Republic and Great Houses. Some Replicants have broken away from their programming and gained independence, becoming fugitives in the process. Political groups and private citizens are divided on the issue of Replicant rights. Some believe that they are sentient beings who deserve equality with humans, while others believe that free replicants are nothing more than malfunctioning machines. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.