The Matrix Trilogy: D&D Alignments Of The Main Characters – Screen Rant

The Matrix owes a lot to the sci-fi masterpieces, from books to anime, that have come before it but what it does with the source material is refreshingly spectacular. Although fans didn't quite enjoy the sequels as much, thenarrative tapestrycan only be complete withthreads from each movie in the trilogy.

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In essence, The Matrix follows a more-or-less standard storyline (identical versions can be found in both Abrahamic and Vedic mythologies.) The specific moralitiesof the characters remain unclear, as they all have their own inner demons to contend with, often forcing them into uncomfortable positions. However, they can, with some effort, be classified according to their alignments; as per the system employed in Dungeons & Dragons.

Trinity will gladlygive her life to save her One, and she even does it at the end of Reloaded. The fact that Neo brings her back minimizes none of the magnitude of her sacrifice. Trinity is a classic Crusader: she puts everyone, including Zion and Neo, before herself.

This is made clear by her insistence that she go with Neo to the Machine City, even if she will not survive the journey (and she doesn't.) Fate was kind to Trinity, though, allowing her to be the only human in centuries to gaze upon untainted skies.

Morpheus is partially blinded by his own visions, taking The Oracle's words literally when told that he will find The One. His journey is fraught with incessant attacks, from The Agents on one side and Zion's military leadership on the other. Nevertheless, he firmly believes in his own righteousness, as any Benefactor would.

Morpheus is proven, time and again, to make the correct choices, whether in terms of his mentorship of Neo or his aggressive stance against the Council Morpheus is driven solely by the desire to protect his home.

Neo has never found entertainment in sitting still;he lives a double life within the Matrix, as a respectable programmer who moonlights as a hacker. Being a Rebel, Neo hesitates only slightly when Morpheus offers him the pills, before choosing the far more dangerous route.

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In fact, his defiance of the norm extends all the way to the real-world, choosing to go directly to the source of the Matrix. Neo is the first, and only, incarnation of the Prime Program who refuses the option that The Architect insists on, insteadchooses to find his own way to finish the game.

As a Judge, Seraph's personality is coded in such a way that it matches his job description perfectly. He is an authentication program instituted by the matrix, who staves off hackers by insisting on physically fighting them.

Seraph's unbiased nature is made evident when he willingly leaves The Merovingian for The Oracle, considering the latter's cause considerably more unselfish than that of his previous "employer". His meditativeabilities allow him access to the inner recesses of his mind, making him one of the few programs, or humans, who comprehend the essence of consciousness.

The Deus Ex Machina is technically a villain, at least to the people of Zion (Neo being the only one not to mistrusttheir intentions.)Their main drive is to survive and maintain the AI ecosystem thriving in the real world. At the same time, due to human malice, the machines are cut off from their only source of energy, the Sun.

Therefore, they decide to employ humanity's bioelectric capabilities to generate power that they can then use. Given that the Deus Ex Machina accepted Neo's reasoning,they clearly make its decisions based on utilitarian logic and has no moral preference either way.

Unlike the Deus Ex Machina, The Oracle's Undecided personality is not rooted in rationalism, but rather in seeking equilibrium between machine and human consciousness. She cannot make a choice herself, but she can guide others on their paths (as long as she doesn't get herself involved.)

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The Oracle expresses no emotional highs and lows, her expression is as inscrutable when she is absorbed by Agent Smith as when she watches Sati's beautiful sunset made as an homage to Neo. In fact, one might argue that The Oracle is more logical than The Architect since the latter displays a clear contempt for humans.

In his backstory, Kid is rescued from the matrix by Neo, explaining why he's such a clingy fanboy. He is a Free Spirit, following only the path that his own conscience takes him on. For instance, when Neo tells Kid that he saved himself, he refuses to acknowledge it,reiterating his hero-worship.

In the Battle for Zion, he submits himself as an underage volunteer who finds himself in a pickle when Captain Mifune's APU is knocked down by the Sentinels. Kid takes up the demanding task of opening the Gate for the Nebuchadnezzar, performing it with a heroic precision.

The so-called "father" of the matrix is The Architect, a pure Dominator if there ever was one. He tells Neo that his first construct included a utopia in which humans were allowed to live their finest fantasies. It failed, which seemed to confuse him, so he creates the second as a dystopian nightmare, growing even more resentfulwhen people reject this version too.

The Architect, unfortunately, cannot see beyond the choices he makes, as he cannot get past his hatred of humans it falls to The Oracle to show him that the world does not work well in binaries.

Cypher is out for himself; he is a victim of his own ego, strongly believing that he deserves more than the miseries of the red pill. To that end, he is comfortable selling out his entire crew to the Agents just so he can reenter the matrix (as someone powerful, this time.)

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Cypher's Malefactor nature is responsible for his cold-blooded murder of Dozer, as well as the failed attempt on Tank's life. He is perverse even in victory, taunting Trinity's unconscious body for choosing Neo over himself while threatening to unplug Neo from the matrix.

A program, originally installed to catch any stragglers outside the matrix, goes rogue when it tastes the freedoms available to humans (that it is forbidden from experiencing.) Agent Smith runs amok in full-on Destroyer mode, creating infinite copies of itself and consuming other programs, like The Oracle.

He has lost sight of his directive: he develops, through his rage, a clearly emotional bond with Neo. Smith does not care for his coding anymore, preferring to seek out his own personal vendetta a sign that he is more human than he thinks.

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