According to a new announcement today (July 25), Rutger Hauer, an actor and writer known for starring as Blade Runner replicant roy batty, died of illness at his home in the Netherlands on July 19 at the age of 75. His funeral took place on July 24.
Although Hal is best known for starring in films such as Blade Runner and Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow, he has also voiced video games. The more well-known is the 2017 game > Observer( >observer), in which he voices the protagonist, Detective Daniel Lazarsk, and appears on the cover of the game.
Hal contributed a face model to the protagonist of > Observer
The > Observer's game development company, the bloomer team, announced Hal's death on Twitter.
In addition, Hal voiced the villain Master Xehanort/マスター・ゼアノート) in the English version of Kingdom Hearts 3. As of the time of publication, Square Enix had not published official information on it.
Master Zeanos the Great Bald Head
Coincidentally, in Blade Runner, Hal's replicant roy also died in 2019 (time in the movie). On his deathbed, Roy left his last words: "I've seen things you wouldn't believe: battleships burning along the constellation orion, C-rays shining in the darkness at don'thauser's gate." These moments will fade with time, like tears in the rain. It's time... Dead. ”