Matrix who is the one

After a confession and a kiss from Trinity , Neo reawakens in the Matrix, his powers enabled, and easily defeats the agents. Neo attacks Agent Smith , apparently destroying him from within.

With Neo now having accepted his true nature, The Oracle proceeds with the next phase of her duty; she informs Neo that saving humanity as The One entails reaching the Source , which is the center of programming power for the Machines and where the Matrix receives its programming. Neo and the Architect talk about The One's Function.

Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the Matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision.

During his meeting with the Architect , Neo learns a surprising truth about the Matrix. The Matrix is much older than the humans of Zion think. The Architect explains that, in addition to two unstable versions of the Matrix, there have been five iterations, or cycles, of the Matrix. In each stable iteration, an incarnation of The One has appeared. Neo is the sixth One to appear in the sixth Matrix iteration in which the trilogy takes place.

In each iteration, The One is guided by the Oracle and then the Keymaker to a holding room of sorts where The One gains an audience with the Architect. The Architect explains the origin and history of The One to them as well as their purpose, after which he presents The One a choice: enter the door leading to the Source to reload the Matrix by reinserting the Prime Program, or return to the Matrix. The One is subtly blackmailed by the Architect to enter the Source door by being informed that Zion is going to be destroyed, as happens approximately every years, [1] and therefore, if The One enters the Source door, they may pick twenty-three humans from within the Matrix to rebuild and repopulate Zion, thus saving humanity from extinction.

If The One fails to enter the door to the Source, the Architect warns that the humans inside the Matrix will die when the Matrix destabilises and, alongside the destruction of Zion, will effectively render the entire human race extinct.

Neo then deduces one of two things from this discovery: either no one told him the truth of The One's and humanity's fate, or nobody knows, because The One never returns to inform humanity of the truth of the destruction and rebuilding cycle every century. However, the Oracle during Neo's iteration as The One has decided to end the cycle.

She does this by subtly altering The One's pre-conditioned attachment to humanity, necessary for the "Messiah" purpose, by focusing this attachment on a particular individual instead, with the goal of ensuring The One physically travels to the Source and meets with the Machines personally to foster peace. The Architect, upon explaining Neo's background and purpose as The One, also acknowledges the altered attachment of The One to humanity by revealing to Neo that Trinity entered the Matrix to ensure he would meet the Architect, despite Neo requesting her not to in order to try and save her from death as he had foreseen, and comments on how "interesting" it is to watch Neo's reaction.

When Neo chooses to rescue Trinity rather than humanity in general, the Architect, as representative of the Machines, shows a hint of desperation over the possible failure of the plan to reset and stabilize the Matrix. He then reattempts to convince Neo to choose the Source door. But he died too. Neo or Agent Smith is not the one. The One is unnamed in The Matrix Trilogy. Now who is Agent Smith? For controlling that, he also has some super power.

Then he goes rogue, like a rogue program, and need to be terminated. Neo kills him but his super power enables him to return back. Who is Neo? Neo is the sixth incarnation of The one , who died long ago. But as you said,. But how? Neo is linked to Agent Smith. So, if anyone can achieve that superpower which allows Smith to run around, it is only Neo.

However, in the sequels, Smith is revealed to have been linked to Neo, which enabled him to resist being sent to the system source where destroyed programs are permanently deleted. So, is Neo the One? In a way, yes. He is the only one with access to Smith's power, so he must be brought into the system. This link and this link provide beautiful explanations and analogies, especially the first one.

Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Who is the "One" in The Matrix?

Some interesting ideas, no? I wonder if any will manifest in The Matrix 4 in some way. Will writer and director Lana Wachowski have noted any of the game's goings-on? It's an exciting prospect isn't it? Chamberlain, however, is as in the dark as the rest of us.

He watched the Matrix 4 trailer like everyone else, puzzling over what it might mean. From what we see in this first Matrix 4 trailer, that all seems to have been wiped out, with a time-jump too since Neo and Trinity are older.

Chamberlain would go on to work on The Matrix Online until Paul Chadwick's plotlines all wrapped up in March , and after that, Chamberlain was the sole remaining designer. They'd led me on some merry chases in that simulation," he adds with a smile. But it's fun to reminisce about the good times," he says. And I encourage you to do the same if you ever spent any time with the game. I'm sure he'd appreciate it. We will have to wait and see. But for now, and forever more, it remains a reminder of the heady crossover ambition we sometimes see in games.

And though these projects might not work out, they remain remnants of an industry which pushes boundaries, and the memory of them lives long in the minds of those who touched them. You made games a bit more interesting.

And for that, I thank you. We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers - not for algorithms. You can help! Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission.

Read our policy. Jump to comments Senior Staff Writer Clert. Bertie is senior staff writer and Eurogamer's Poland-and-dragons correspondent. He's part of the furniture here, a friendly chair, and reports on all kinds of things, the stranger the better. GTA Trilogy has removed some cheats for technical reasons. Feature Battlefield's ongoing identity crisis could be what saves it this year.

YouTube will now hide the dislike count on videos. Dead by Daylight streamers are being DDoS attacked. Xbox's brilliant live quiz game 1 vs. Empire of Sin's free Precinct update and first paid expansion arrive next week. Twitch is now on Switch. Ubisoft confirms January release date for Rainbow Six Extraction. Premium only Off-topic: Getting off the familiar fantasy merry-go-round, and loving it.

Premium only The Eurogamer Podcast: how racing games defined one of our finest. Supporters only Letter from the Editor: Feast and famine. The 10 most popular stories of the day, delivered at 5pm UK time. Never miss a thing. Watch on YouTube. Will you support Eurogamer?

Support us. Jump to comments 58 Games in this article Enter The Matrix. GTA Trilogy has removed some cheats for technical reasons Some fans also disappointed with changes in art style. Feature Battlefield's ongoing identity crisis could be what saves it this year Or how Portal looks to be the best part of 's package.