Nebuchadnezzar

The Nebuchadnezzar,The name Nebuchadnezzar is a Biblical reference to Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon, from the Book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar ('the Great') was famous for his conquests of Israel in Biblical times (specifically Judah and Jerusalem). He also built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the lost Seven Wonders of the World) for his wife. nicknamed the Neb, is the main hovercraft featured in the The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded. It is captained by Morpheus and is a second home to its crew which includes the protagonists Neo and Trinity.
==History==
The crew of the Nebuchadnezzar uses the hovercraft to search for Neo whom Morpheus believes to be The One. Upon the successful liberation of Neo, the Nebuchadnezzar then becomes his home before later having his own place with Trinity in Zion.
During an operation to rescue Morpheus from Agents of the system, the ship sustains heavy damage from Sentinels who were able to locate and invade the ship. Although equipped with a standard issue EMP which could have disabled the Sentinels while the ship was powered down, they were unable to immediately discharge the weapon owing to Neo still using the ship to access the Matrix. And oly after suffering the Sentinels piercing through the ship and wreaking havoc inside the hull was Neo able to safely exit the Matrix, allowing Trinity to activate the weapon and kill the Sentinels.
Now awakened as The One, Neo stays with the Nebuchadnezzar after its repair and continues to work under Morpheus to continue and free potentials from the Matrix. And while they were able to rescue more minds from the Matrix within a span of six months than the Resistance had within the past six years, the success came with tragedy as the ship's operator, Tank, gets killed during one of the operations. Within the same six months, Link then joins the Nebuchadnezzar crew and takes over as operator.
Shortly afterwards, the Neb works alongside the crews of both the Vigilant and the Logos and engages in a failed mission to end the Machine War by helping Neo, The One, reach the Source. But when the Prophecy is revealed to be a lie perpetuated by the enemy with the help of The Oracle, Neo opts to stop the deceptive cycle.
During their debriefing of these revelations, the Neb's proximity alert is set off by a handful of Sentinels who detect the ship and the crew. The Sentinels, wary of the EMP's effective range, then opt to launch guided Tow Bombs at the ship all the while keeping their distance.
With Neo quickly discerning that the ship was about to get hit by explosives, the crew immediately evacuate to safety. Morpheus, looking back just as his ship explodes, tearfully quotes King Nebuchadnezzar, 
==Nameplate==
The inscription on its core read "Mark III No. 11Mark 3:11 reads "Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and shouted, 'You are the Son of God!'" made in the USA year 2069."
==Weaponry==
The "Neb" contains far less armaments than some of the bigger hovercrafts like the Mjolnir and only carries a standard-issue EMP.
==External links==
*ClaviusBase.com, James H. Dargie was the Lead Hovercraft modeler for ESC studios on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. His site contains more concept art for the hovercrafts.
==References==
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