Hepcat Hermit Hero Profile: Rick Deckard

Oh, he is definitely a Hepcat Hermit, and a hero to us all. He's so misanthropic that not only does he not like humans, he doesn't even like people who just resemble humans.

This cat digs electronics. He's in his groovy pad playing with his photo look-arounder-in thing on a regular basis.

In some ways he has a Hepcat Hermit fantasy job, as most of us have fantasized at one time or another of having a job where he we get to chase people and shoot at them. Very few of us actually have a job like that, though some do (see Fox Mulder). But that's actually only a small part of his job. Most of his job is sitting in front of a machine and asking people weird questions, similar to the clerical type of jobs many of us have.

The fact that he is shown getting his meals out puts him on the fence, since Hepcat Hermits usually like to eat at home, often even eschewing the use of plates in favour of just eating something over the sink. However, the fact that he gets the food at an outdoor kiosk, does not look up as he eats, and hates to be disturbed puts him solidly back on our side. The fact that he pretends to not understand a language just in order to not have to talk to someone is what makes him a true idol to the Hepcat Hermits.

He has an active fantasy life, as do we all. He sees unicorns. Sure, why not?

He drives an old beater while other people whip around in flying cars. Most Hepcat Hermits, if they have a vehicle, have old beaters. Very few have an expensive new car, as that would obviously cut into the comic buying budget. Almost all of us like vintage cars in some capacity.

He is usually neat and groomed. He is shown washing up. He looks good and is well put together. He falls asleep on his couch. All qualities and activities valued and enjoyed by the discerning Hepcat Hermit.

He likes music. He is of the Hepcat Hermit subset who play their own music (see Squidward) rather than listen to records. He also has a favourite blanket he covers himself with as he wanders around his groovy pad. Most Hepcat Hermits have some way of being cozy while enjoying the great indoors. For some it's a sweater, a hoody, or a blanket. Some of us might have ordered a Snuggie, but in general Hepcat Hermits don't order Snuggies, even if they do enjoy the commercial.

He hates to have people over at his groovy pad. And when he does, it's a sexy sultry person who is not actually a person at all, but rather a manufactured perfect woman. All Hepcat Hermits would open their habitually locked doors to any type of sexy woman who was agreeable company and who shared some of their individual interests, in this case piano playing and not getting killed.

But what really puts Rick Deckard over the top, and makes him one of our greatest heroes, is that he lives in the future. That's where we all live, in our minds, because we are visionaries. Our minds are not confined to one era. But this cat actually, literally, lives in the future. He's a true Hepcat Hermit Hero with full honours from the Dementia Squad.