to quote the architect the matrix is older than you know i prefer counting from the emergence of one integral anomaly to the emergence of the next in which case this is the sixth version the first matrix i designed was quite naturally perfect it was a work of art flawless sublime a triumph equaled only by its monumental failure the inevitability of its doom is as apparent to me now as a consequence of the imperfection inherent in every human being thus i redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature however i was again frustrated by failure i have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because it required a lesser mind or perhaps a mind less bound by the parameters of perfection thus the answer was stumbled upon by another an intuitive program initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche if i am the father of the matrix she would undoubtedly be its mother possibly v v also had ones the architect speaks of the anomaly being ineradicable despite his best efforts in which case it would be present in the eutopia and dystopia versions too this would explain why the architect speaks of each version being identified by its anomaly yet also says 'the first matrix i designed' regarding the eutopia version i e v