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Blue is the most intelligent of her sisters, who belong to an already-intelligent animal species and a subspecies which was engineered specifically for its comprehension abilities. This makes Blue among the most intelligent animals alive, and she uses this brainpower to solve problems in her environment. Throughout her youth, she challenged her father-figure Owen Grady’s ability to keep her contained by making several escape attempts. She also learned to work with her sisters to collectively accomplish goals, which they demonstrated during the 2015 incident. The Internet meme "Philosoraptor" is a satirical representation of the Velociraptor and their implied intelligence

Brooks, Nicholas (June 15, 2022). "Jurassic World Dominion Cleverly Proved Blue Still Cared for Owen". CBR . Retrieved February 1, 2023. Lindert, Hattie (August 16, 2022). "Exclusive Jurassic World Dominion BTS clip introduces raptor Beta". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 1, 2023. Aside from her appearance in the Jurassic World films, Blue also appears as a major character in the animated show Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, [1] and also makes appearances in video games such as Jurassic World: The Game and Jurassic World Alive. She is the focus of a two-part virtual reality miniseries, titled Jurassic World: Blue. It was released for Oculus VR headsets as a Fallen Kingdom tie-in. It depicts Blue on Isla Nublar at the time of the volcanic eruption. [2] [3] [4] [5]After the release of Jurassic World, Blue became a fan-favorite character. [99] [89] Ian Cardona of Comic Book Resources described Blue as "the Jurassic Park franchise's most important character", beating out Owen Grady, Alan Grant, and Tyrannosaurus rex. He wrote, "We may have all started fearful of the Velociraptors, but now we all want one for a pet. And that's all because of Blue. She has become an essential part of Jurassic World, of its DNA and of its story". [99] Vary, Adam B. (July 27, 2001). "Jurassic Park III". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 28, 2023. Thompson, Amy (September 19, 2018). "How Jurassic Park Made Velociraptors the Most Beloved Dinosaur". Observer . Retrieved August 26, 2023. Browne, Malcolm W. (June 6, 1993). "Film; Visiting 'Jurassic Park' For Real". The New York Times . Retrieved June 6, 2021. Owen refers to Blue as his clever girl in the training video. He states, "Who's my clever girl? Yes, yes, it's you!" which is slightly similar in dialogue to Jurassic Park when Robert Muldoon is about to get killed by the Big One, he surprisingly remarks, "Clever girl."

Grady continued training the four raptors, teaching them more commands. By May 17, at which point Blue was one year old, he came to realize that their social dynamic was more complicated than InGen originally believed. He requested that his friend Barry Sembène be recruited onto the project. His overseer Vic Hoskins agreed, and Sembène was brought on board; he became a secondary caretaker to Blue and the other raptors. a b c Corliss, Richard (April 26, 1993). "Behind the Magic of Jurassic Park". Time. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008.For Jurassic Park III, new raptor vocals were created from bird sounds. [33] Audio recordings of penguins and toucans provided the vocals in Jurassic World. [82] The sound effects of the raptors moving around were created by sound editor Benny Burtt, who attached microphones to his shoelaces and tromped around Skywalker Ranch, the film's sound-recording facility. [83] [84] For Blue's operation in Fallen Kingdom, penguin noises were modified to create a purring sound. [85] Reception [ edit ] Since this disastrous first night in the wild, Blue’s experiences in nature have been a constant struggle to survive. Independence, which had always tempted her when in captivity, turned out to have costs she had not anticipated. For almost three years, she scraped by on the island, fighting for enough to eat and a space to live in safety.

In early 2022, at the age of nine or ten, she became a parent. Having been engineered with genes coding for parthenogenesis, she was able to produce a single female offspring without a mate. Her young would come to be known as Beta. When she realized she was gravid, Blue began nesting not far from Grady’s home in the Sierra Nevada mountains, using an abandoned International 3800 Carpenter Coach school bus that had been left in the woods decades ago. Here she built her nest from debris she gathered, and Beta hatched during the first few months of the year.Phillips, Ian (June 1, 2015). "The velociraptors in the 'Jurassic Park' movies are nothing like their real-life counterparts". Business Insider . Retrieved September 29, 2020. Ulatowski, Rachel (August 21, 2022). "How Jurassic World Dominion's SFX Team Brought Blue's Baby to Life". ScreenRant . Retrieved February 1, 2023. Northrup, Ryan (May 23, 2022). "Chris Pratt Explains Raptor Bond In Jurassic World Dominion". ScreenRant . Retrieved February 1, 2023.