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I am the Architect. I created The Matrix.
~ The Architect describing his role to Neo, the sixth One.

The Architect is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Deus Ex Machina) of The Matrix franchise. He is the creator of The Matrix, arguably giving life to all beings in The Matrix, including the Agents and the Machines.

He was portrayed by Helmut Bakaitis.

Biography[]

Origin[]

The Architect was a program created by the Machines following their victory over humanity in the Machine War. Due to the loss of the sun, the Machines turned to the human body as an abundant energy source, devising a way to accomplish this through experimenting on prisoners of war. The Architect was tasked with the construction of the Matrix, a virtual reality world meant to keep the enslaved humans pacified as energy is harnessed from them.

Matrix Betas[]

The Architect designed the first version of the Matrix for it to be a perfect utopia where none suffered and all would live prosperously and in peace. Though considered a masterpiece at the time, it's greatness would only be matched by it's failure, as human minds were unable to accept the programming and rejected it, resulting in widespread "crop" failure.

The Architect tried again by designing the second version to be the exact opposite of it's predecessor; an imperfect and nightmarish world with suffering based on human history. It had basic cause and effect scenarios implemented, as well as programs taking the forms of monsters from various human mythologies. Despite this contrast, the second one failed as the first had.

The Complete Matrix and the Anomaly[]

While creating the framework for the next Matrix, the Architect enlisted the help of another program, whom would later be known as the Oracle, designed to understand human psychology and nature. The end result was a successful version of the Matrix which endowed humans with the power of choice in the programming, even if humans were only aware of choice on a vague sub-conscious level.

Despite the ultimate success, the complete version of the Matrix was not as perfect as the Architect had wanted. The choice-programming that stabilized the first iteration of the Matrix was also causing its destabilization. In approximately a hundred years' time, a reload of the Matrix would be required.

Additionally, one significant systemic anomaly would appear after two-thirds into the Matrix's first cycle: a human being born with control of additional Matrix programming originating from the Source, which is believed to be the central computing core for the entire Machine mainframe. The Architect tried to remove this anomaly, but to no avail.

There was also the matter of Zion, the last bastion of human resistance against the Machines. Which could not be allowed to grow too strong lest they become a threat.

The Architect had also learned that unless the reload was carried out, the Matrix would undergo a catastrophic systemic crash, which would kill all humans connected to it and lead to the extinction of humanity, as well as leave the Machines destitute of an abundant power source.

The Prophecy of the One[]

Eventually the Architect had devised a process in which the reload of the Matrix could be successfully carried out, whilst the threat of Zion to the Machines is placed under their control.

Every century the Architect would work with the One, the human anomaly, in order to return the important code from the Source needed to reload the Matrix. The One would then be given the choice of either making an futile attempt to save Zion and cause humanity to go extinct under the systemic crash of the Matrix, or carry out the Matrix's reload and leave Zion to be destroyed. Either way, Sentinels, the model of robot used by the Machines to hunt and kill humans, would then be deployed to Zion in massive numbers, slaughtering all of the Zionites and utterly destroying the city.

In case of the latter choice, the One would then select a handful of humans to be unplugged from the Matrix, where they would rebuild and repopulate Zion after "escaping".

Not all Machines, such as the Agents, were privy to this information.

The Five Ones[]

Since the creation of the prophecy, the Architect has met and worked with five Ones to reload the Matrix over the course of five centuries. Each and every prophesied One would choose to reload the Matrix and let Zion be destroyed, lest humanity be rendered extinct. They would then select humans to be unplugged from the Matrix and be sent to rebuild and repopulate Zion. With each iteration, Zion had been successfully been destroyed, and with each attack the Machines grew to be more efficient in destroying the city and eradicating its inhabitants.

The Sixth One[]

66 years have passed and the sixth One, Neo, was created. 34 years later, the Architect noticed that his most favored agent, Smith, went rogue, so the Architect converted Smith into a virus. The Architect finally sees Neo. He explains to Neo the true nature of the prophesy and that Neo is the result of a systemic anomaly that brings imbalance to even the most simplistic equations. Unlike the previous five Ones, Neo has deep feelings with Trinity. Neo has a different choice compared the first five Ones.

Peace[]

After Neo made peace with the Machina and defeated Smith, the Architect meets up with the Oracle in a public park within the Matrix. He told her that her game was "very dangerous" (implying that he found out about her role in ensuring that Neo found an alternate means to end the war), but acknowledged that, thanks to Neo's actions, both humanity and the Machines survived and will enjoy a time of peace in accordance with the truce. However, the Architect highly doubted the peace will last long, believing that the humans may just decide to break their end of the bargain in the future.

Unknown Fate[]

It is not known what happened to the Architect; it is likely that the Analyst swept him away and erased him is Matrix as the administrator of the Matrix and took his place.

Personality[]

The Architect is highly calm, mysterious and intelligent individual. He uses very affluent vocabulary which emphasizes his infinite intelligence. He is also very racist towards humans. He is also extremely humorless and unemotional, so he has no emotions. Nonetheless, he is also honorable and trustworthy and was shown that he is capable of keeping promises, as when the Oracle asked him about the humans, he mentioned they would "naturally" be freed, and when asked if he was to maintain his end of the bargain, he said to her "what do you think I am, human?" while implying that he considers that humans never keep promises.

Powers and Abilities[]

The Architect has a pen that if touched, changes his hundreds of monitors to focus on someone else. In one case, the monitors of Neo show his many different reactions compared to what Neo was going to say.

Quotes[]

Main[]

You have many questions and though the process has altered your consciousness, you remain irrevocably human. Ergo, some of my answers you will understand, some of them you will not. Concurrently, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize, it is also the most irrelevant.
~ The Architect
Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the Matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control, which has led you, inexorably, here.
~ The Architect to Neo.
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 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.
~ The Architect to Neo about his role and the The Oracle's purpose both involving the Matrix itself.
Denial is the most predictable of all human responses. But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have destroyed it and we have become exceedingly efficient at it.
~ The Architect
Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.
~ The Architect

Neo Monitors Quotes[]

Others? How many? What others?
~ The different responses of Neo questioning his predecessors towards the Architect.
You can't control me! I'm going to smash you to bits! F**k you! You're f**king dead! I'll f**king kill YOU! I can say whatever I want! You can't make me do that! You old, white, prick!
~ The different responses of Neo not understanding the Architect.
BULLS**T!
~ The response of Neo denying the attack on Zion.

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Trivia[]

  • The late Sean Connery was originally going to play the Architect, despite rumors indicating that he was offered to play Morpheus.
  • The Architect was parodied by Will Ferrell in the 2003 MTV Movie Awards intro.
  • According to Cornel West, who not only had a cameo in the film as Councillor West, but also was a massive influencing factor in the Wachowski Sisters' (at the time the Wachowski Brothers) decision to write the movies, the Architect's scene, and to some extent the overall film, was meant to be a "devastating critique of all salvation stories."
  • The Architect is seen as a caricature of Sigmund Freud.

Navigation[]

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The Machines
Deus Ex Machina (Sentinels) | The Architect | 01 Ambassador | The Analyst

Agents
Agent Smith | Agent Jones | Agent Brown | Agent Johnson | Agent Thompson | Agent Jackson

Humans
Cypher Reagan | Bane

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