List of Matrix series characters
This is a list of characters from "The Matrix" franchise universe. Many of the characters listed here have names reflecting certain aspects of them, such as their status, personality, or role. Introduced in "The Matrix". Apoc. Apoc (played by Julian Arahanga) is a crew member of the "Nebuchadnezzar" in "The Matrix". Choi and DuJour. Choi (played by Marc Gray) is assumedly a bluepill who appears in the first movie buying illegal software from Neo, for which Choi pays $2,000 in cash. Choi, his latex-clad girlfriend DuJour (played by Ada Nicodemou), and several unnamed  and unspeaking friends arrive at Neo's door after he had been mysteriously told to "follow the white rabbit" through his computer. When Neo notices that Dujour has a tattoo of a white rabbit on the back of her left shoulder, he accepts their offer to go with them to a goth club, where he is approached by Trinity. Going to the club and subsequently waking up late for work the following day set the stage for the rest of the film, though Choi, Dujour, and their friends are never seen or alluded to again. Much of Choi's dialogue  foreshadows the rest of the film: "I know. This never happened. You don't exist", "You need to unplug", and "Hallelujah. You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ." These names would appear to be inspired by French language; "Choi" and "DuJour" resembles the French phrase ""Choix du jour"", meaning "Choice of the day". Cypher/Mr. Reagan. Mr. Reagan (a.k.a. Cypher), played by Joe Pantoliano is a central character in "The Matrix". In the film, he regrets being "unplugged" and entering the real world. He betrays the crew of the "Nebuchadnezzar", offering to give up Morpheus to the  Agents in exchange for being inserted back into the Matrix. In the climax of the film, after the visit to the Oracle, he exits the Matrix and murders members of the crew by "unplugging" them. As he is about to kill Neo and Trinity, Tank kills him. Dozer. Dozer (played by Anthony Ray Parker) is the pilot of the "Nebuchadnezzar." Mouse. Mouse (played by Matt Doran) is a crew member of the "Nebuchadnezzar". In the film, Mouse is the youngest crew member of the "Nebuchadnezzar" and the programmer of the virtual reality training simulation program. One of his stand-out  scenes occurs when he is discussing to Neo whether the "Nebuchadnezzar"’s food tastes like “Tastee Wheat” (a brand of cereal, posters of which can be briefly seen in the train stations shown in "The Matrix Revolutions"), and adds to the theme of subjective reality by suggesting that the flavor associated with both is not the ‘true’ flavor, but the Machines’ error. He is the creator of the program "Woman in the Red Dress", which is used as a distraction in part of Neo’s training. He is a very eager young man, excited to see the possibility that Neo  could be the one to end the war. He also offers "Woman in the Red Dress" in a private session to Neo saying, “To deny our impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human”. Mouse is the first victim of Cypher’s betrayal of the crew. As Agent-led SWAT team members storm the building used by Neo and the others as an entry/exit point, Mouse attempts to stop their initial approach wielding dual automatic shotguns (custom made for the film), but is killed by the police. Neo. Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known  as The One, an anagram for "Neo") is the protagonist of the "Matrix" franchise. He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix Trilogy", as well as having a cameo in "The Animatrix" short film "Kid's Story". Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in "". In 2008, Neo was selected by "Empire" as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being "The One" who would bring peace. There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the  character in the Matrix. Neo is considered to be a superhero. Rhineheart. Mr. Rhineheart (played by David Aston) is Thomas Anderson's boss at the software company Metacortex. Switch. Switch (played by Belinda McClory) is a member of the crew of the "Nebuchadnezzar". Unlike the mental projections of other crews, who usually wear dark clothes and sunglasses, Switch wears white clothes and yellow, translucent sunglasses. Switch and Apoc are portrayed as front-line soldiers while inside the Matrix, acting as "point" and "rear guard" in their escape from the Agents and police and providing covering fire as they make their  way into the sewers. Switch's weapon of choice is a Browning Hi-Power pistol. Switch also pokes fun at Mouse, calling him "the digital pimp". Switch is killed when her mind is forcibly pulled from the Matrix by Cypher, who betrayed the crew in an attempt to return to the Matrix as a permanent resident himself. Cypher also kills Apoc and Dozer before being killed by Tank, the ship's Operator. The character was supposedly originally meant to be a feminine character in the Matrix and a man in the real world, and they decided to change that because  they thought it would confuse the audience. Tank. Tank (played by Marcus Chong) is the original Operator of the "Nebuchadnezzar" Tank watches over not only the jacked-in crewmembers, but also the ship itself in case the Sentinels (killing machines) detect the ship. Like all Operators, Tank is a skilled programmer who can provide jacked-in crewmembers almost anything they need and guides them to and from dangerous events within the Matrix. One of his more famous lines, is when Tank meets Neo and tells him of the significance that Morpheus found Neo, "It's a VERY exciting time." Tank  dies after the events in "The Matrix" but before the events in the sequel, "The Matrix Reloaded". The character's duties as ship's Operator are handed over to Link, who is married to Tank and Dozer's sister, Zee. The demise of the character was reportedly due to actor Marcus Chong's salary demands and conflicts with the Wachowskis, the writers and creators of the "Matrix" series, leading to his removal. Introduced in "The Matrix Reloaded". Architect. Portrayed by Helmut Bakaitis. He is the "father" of The Matrix. The Oracle states that he tries to "balance the equations" of  the Matrix while she unbalances them. The character first appears in "The Matrix Reloaded" when Neo encounters him while looking for The Source. Originally, Sean Connery was offered the role but turned it down because he didn’t understand the story. Captain Ballard. Captain Ballard (played by Roy Jones Jr.), is the captain of the Zion hovercraft "Caduceus" in the film "The Matrix Reloaded" and the video game "Enter the Matrix". Bane. Bane (played by Ian Bliss) is a crew member of the Zion hovercraft "Caduceus" in the films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". Captain Mifune. Captain Mifune  (Nathaniel Lees) is the head of Zion's Armored Personnel Unit (APU) corps. Cas. Cas (played by Gina Torres) is the widow of the "Nebuchadnezzar"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s former pilot Dozer. Councillor Hamann. Councillor Hamann (played by Anthony Zerbe) is a senior member of the Zion Council. He is supportive of Neo even though, by his own admission, he does not understand the nature of Neo's abilities. Ghost. Ghost (played by Anthony Wong) is the guns specialist of the "Logos" ship in the video game "Enter the Matrix" and the feature films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". Ghost  is described by the Wachowskis as an "ascetic Buddhist killer". A student of philosophy, he quotes and/or refers to Hume, William James, Nietzsche and especially Kierkegaard. Ghost's name may be a reference to the phrase "ghost in the machine", which describes the concept of mind-body dualism. Ghost's latest appearance was in the MMORPG "The Matrix Online". Due to copyright issues with Anthony Wong, Ghost is bald and has been completely shaven of all facial hair. Ghost, along with "the Twins", are the only recurring characters up-to-date to lack voice actors for "The Matrix Online". Ghost  was the first to encounter "Trinity" inside the Matrix after her death, although it was not made clear whether this Trinity was 'real' or a simulation. Kid. Michael Karl Popper (a.k.a. The Kid), played by Clayton Watson, is a Zion-dwelling self-substantiated exile, appears in "The Matrix Reloaded", "The Matrix Revolutions", and "The Animatrix" short, "Kid's Story". Link. Link (played by Harold Perrineau) serves as the ship's pilot and operator for the crew of the Zion hovercraft "Nebuchadnezzar", replacing Tank and Dozer. Lock. Commander Jason Lock (played by Harry J. Lennix) is the supreme commander of all  military defense forces of the human city Zion. His character appears in "The Matrix Reloaded", "Enter the Matrix", and "The Matrix Revolutions". Maggie. Maggie (played by Essie Davis) is a crew member on the "Mjolnir" (nicknamed "Hammer"). Merovingian. The Merovingian (also known as the Frenchman) is a character in "The Matrix Reloaded", "The Matrix Revolutions" and "The Matrix Resurrections". He is portrayed by French actor Lambert Wilson in all three films and voiced by Robin Atkin Downes in "". He also played a prominent role in "The Matrix Online" role-playing game. In his appearance in "The Matrix Resurrections" the Merovingian  is shown to have lost much of his power, prestige and sanity over the sixty years that have passed since the end of the Machine War. Roland. Roland (played by David Roberts) is the captain of the hovercraft "Mjolnir". He appears in the feature films "Reloaded", "Revolutions" and the video games "Enter The Matrix" and "". Seraph. Seraph is described as the personification of a sophisticated challenge-handshake authentication protocol which guards the Oracle. He is portrayed by Collin Chou. As a challenge handshake authentication protocol, Seraph is effectively a login screen that fights the user to authenticate their identity. The  role was initially offered to Michelle Yeoh, but she declined due to a scheduling conflict. The character was changed to a male, with Jet Li being offered a role. As Li declined the role, Chou signed on. The Twins. The twins (portrayed by identical twins Neil and Adrian Rayment), are henchmen of the Merovingian. They are believed to be older versions of Agents from a previous iteration of the Matrix, before they became "Exiles", or rogue programs. Zee. Zee (played by Nona Gaye) is a native Zionite who experienced the pain of losing her brothers Dozer and Tank (from the  original "Matrix" film), both of whom were killed while serving aboard the "Nebuchadnezzar". The role of Zee was originally given to singer/actress Aaliyah, who was killed in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, before she could complete shooting her part for "The Matrix Reloaded". Many singers and actresses were named as potential replacements, including Eva Mendes, Samantha Mumba, Brandy Norwood and Tatyana Ali. "Ali" actress Nona Gaye was named as Aaliyah's replacement in April 2002. Gaye was nominated for an NAACP Image Award along with co-star Jada Pinkett Smith for the role of Niobe. Introduced in  The Matrix Revolutions. Deus Ex Machina. Deus Ex Machina (motion-captured by Henry Blasingame, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is the central interface of the Machine City that debuts in the third movie. It consists of a vast swarm of tiny Sentinels that emerge from hatches in a frame plate to form a three-dimensional image of a human face. Sati. Sati (portrayed by Tanveer K. Atwal in "The Matrix Revolutions" and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas in "The Matrix Resurrections") is a sentient program, listed for erasure in the Machine World because she serves no purpose within it. Her 'parents', Rama  Kandra and Kamala, arrange to have Sati smuggled into the Matrix with the Merovingian in exchange for termination codes for the Oracle. After being brought into the Matrix through Mobil Avenue, a limbo-like space created by the Trainman, and meeting Neo, Sati is delivered into the care of the Oracle, but is overwritten by Smith. She returns to normal after Smith is destroyed and the Matrix is rebooted. Sixty years later, Sati helps to mastermind the rescue of Trinity from the Matrix, revealing that her father had been the one to design the Anomaleum where the resurrected Neo and  Trinity were imprisoned. Sparks. Sparks (played by Lachy Hulme) is the operator and general-purpose crewmember of the "Logos" in the film "The Matrix Revolutions" and the video game "Enter the Matrix". Trainman. The Trainman (played by Bruce Spence) appears in "The Matrix Revolutions". He is a program in the employ of the Merovingian, tasked with transporting programs from the machine world to the Matrix when they seek exile. Introduced in "The Matrix Resurrections". Bugs. Bugs (portrayed by Jessica Henwick) is the captain of the hovercraft "Mnemosyne". She had long been searching the Matrix for Neo, after being set free  from it as a consequence of seeing him attempt to fly. She discovered a node within the Matrix in which Neo's influence recreated a version of the events leading up to his original release from the Matrix. It is during this that she comes into contact with a version of Agent Smith - though this version is based on an amalgamation of two figures central to Neo's original rise: Agent Smith and Morpheus. Bugs frees 'Agent Smith' and he takes on the moniker of Morpheus and joins her crew, and the two continue their search for Neo within the  Matrix. The Analyst. The Analyst (portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris) is a program responsible for the seventh version of the Matrix. He was present when Neo sacrificed himself to stop Smith at the end of the Machine War. Following the War, the Analyst saw the potential Neo had, and witnessed as the large amount of humans being awakened from the Matrix caused an energy crisis and infighting amongst the Machines. The Analyst suggested a method by which this crisis could be resolved: recover and repair the bodies of Neo and Trinity, then re-insert them into the Matrix via a  dedicated tower called the Anomaleum. Its program would allow them to remain close to each other and thus generate enough energy to offset that lost from the mass awakenings, while still keeping them far enough apart to prevent them from breaking free of the Matrix and crashing the system. The Analyst created the seventh iteration of the Matrix, and took on the guise of Neo's therapist in order to suppress Neo's memories and ensure that he and Trinity remain plugged into the Matrix. He also discovered Smith's continued existence thanks to his link with Neo, and opted  to turn that link into a 'chain' by similarly suppressing Smith's memories and forcing him to act as Thomas' business partner. He is defeated by Neo and Trinity with some help from Smith. Neo and Trinity later visit the Analyst, thanking him for giving them a second chance with his actions and warning him against trying to take over the Matrix again. Other. Jue. Jue (voiced by Pamela Segall) appears in the "Animatrix" film "Final Flight of the Osiris". Shimada. Shimada, voiced by Kit Harris, is Kid's second-in-command of the organization E Pluribus Neo in the  MMORPG game "The Matrix Online". Tyndall. Tyndall appears only in "The Matrix Online", in which she is voiced by Kit Harris.