ASH MEETS HER MOST DANGEROUS FOE YET: LUV, NIANDER WALLACE'S 'FIRST ANGEL' - YEARS BEFORE SHE MENACES DETECTIVE K IN BLADE RUNNER 2049. A figure from Ash's distant past drags the disgraced and battle - weary ex - Blade Runner back into action. This places Ash squarely in the crosshairs of Luv, the lethal Nexus 9 first seen in Blade Runner 2049.