Michael Deckard

Michael Deckard is the former CEO of Cactus Water, a subsidiary of Petrochem. The character was introduced in the sourcebook.

Biography
Michael Deckard was a leading executive in Petrochem. Life was great for this ambitious exec until a project he was leading failed to produce satisfactory results. In desperation, he pitched the idea to sell ordinary tap water from Night City as premium homeopathic bottled water. Management was mighty impressed with this idea, so much so that Michael was placed as the head of the new Cactus Water company.

Michael would hire his own daughter Layla to act as the spokesperson for his new company. At first profits skyrocketed, but a new problem emerged in the form of Layla's new boyfriend Dillon Murphy. Michael feared that Layla's new boyfriend would indoctrinate her towards turning against her fathers "corporate monolith controlling modern life."

In response, Michael saw fit to task his son Roman Deckard, to find a way to forcefully breakup the couple. The plan went terribly wrong when Dillon Murphy killed Layla and then himself. Fearing that the subsequent investigation would lead the investigators to discovering the truth about Cactus Water, Michael decided to abandon his family and disappear. He managed to defect to Biotechnica and start a new life. Unfortunately for him, his son had other plans as he adopted the person of the Red Knight to exact revenge on his father and his company.