Story & Timeline
17 entries in the The Matrix compendium.
The Machine WarThe war humanity lost to its own artificially intelligent creations, which left Earth a ruin and gave birth…Neo's Training and AwakeningFrom a prisoner of code to the master of reality.Neo's Deal with Deus Ex MachinaOne anomaly cancels out a virus, trading extinction for an armistice.Neo's SacrificeOne man's death births a future where code and flesh finally coexist.The Rise of NeoHe woke from the dream to break the chains of a world that never existed.The Battle for ZionThe final stand of humanity against an endless tide of steel and code.The Second RenaissanceThe story of how humanity lost its sun and built a prison for its mind.Fall of the Human CitiesHumanity's war against its creations ended in total subjugation and a scorched sky.Creation of the MatrixA simulated world built to keep humanity pacified while the machines harvest its bioelectric energy.Trinity's Helicopter RescueTrinity is a skilled computer programmer and hacker who escaped the Matrix and serves as first mate on…The Oracle's ProphecyA path of choices that defies fate to break the cycle of control.Trinity's Heart FailureIn The Matrix Reloaded, Trinity is shot by Agent Thompson inside the Matrix while falling off a building, and…Neo Saves TrinityA prophecy fulfilled through love, turning death into the birth of The One.The Animatrix: The Second RenaissanceThe history of the war between man and machine begins here.The Red Pill and Blue Pill ChoiceChoose the blue pill to end the dream, or take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.The Animatrix: ProgramIn a simulation, the only thing real is the choice to fight.The Animatrix: Final Flight of the OsirisA lone ship detects the machine excavation that threatens Zion's survival.
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