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Deus Ex Machina is the 'god' of the machines in the Machine City of the Matrix series. It is never explained or defined, but it seems to be the collective sentience of the machine. It communicated to Neo by causing hovering robots to form a speaking face. Neo appears before the Deus Ex Machina in the Machine City nearing the end of Matrix Revolutions. He is able to cut a deal with him; Neo will defeat the program Smith (who has become a serious threat to both the real world and the Matrix) and the machines will accept a truce with Zion. The dialogue is as follows: Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. ...
Neo is the name of the central fictional character from the movie The Matrix and its sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. ...
Neo: "I've only come to say what I've come to say. After that you can do what you want. I won't try and stop you." Image File history File links Deuxexmachina. ...
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Deux Ex Machina: "SPEAK!"
Neo: "The program Smith has grown beyond your control. Soon he will spread through this city as he has spread through the Matrix. You cannot stop him. But I can."
Deux Ex Machina: "WE DON'T NEED YOU! WE NEED NOTHING!"
Neo: "If that's true, I've made a mistake and you should kill me right now."
Deux Ex Machina: "WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
Neo: "Peace."
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Deux Ex Machina: "AND IF YOU FAIL?"
Neo: "I won't."
Neo is then jacked into the Matrix by the Deus Ex Machina. After a cosmic duel throughout the Matrix, Neo submits to Smith and Smith copies himself into him. Now directly connected, the Deus Ex Machina sends a surge through Neo/Smith that affects him and all of his copies and ultimately destroys every one of him.
Many viewers think that the Deus Ex Machina is actually the Architect, but this view seems to be incorrect. The Architect in the end of Reloaded told Neo that they will never meet again. The Architect is a program that only exists in and is responsible for the Matrix, which is only a part of the machines. The Deus Ex Machina seems to be the general and supreme kernel of all the machines and programs, inside and outside the Matrix and the real world. I am the Architect. ...
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However, some believe that the Machina is the Architect. In the conversation above, Neo makes a deal with the Machina to destroy Smith in exchange for peace. At the end of the movie, the Oracle asks the Architect if he will "keep his word" about the humans.
Some have suggested that the Deus Ex Machina is the original AI that Morpheus spoke of in the first film. The "singular consciousness that spawned an entire race of machines". This would explain why it takes on a human facial form, having been created in the 'image' of humanity.
The name is actually a word-play on the expression Deus ex machina: In some Ancient Greek drama, an apparently insoluble crisis was solved by the intervention of a god, often brought on stage by an elaborate piece of equipment. This "god from the machine" was literally a deus ex machina. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being ascribed by monotheistic religions to be the creator, ruler and/or the sum total of, existence. ...
Few modern works feature deities suspended by wires from the ceiling, but the term deus ex machina is still used for cases where an author uses some improbable (and often clumsy) plot device to work his or her way out of a difficult situation. When the cavalry comes charging over the hill or when the impoverished hero is relieved by an unexpected inheritance, it's often called a deus ex machina.
It is interesting to note that while the Machine we see is called "Deus Ex Machina," there is a reversal of roles happening. In Ancient Greek plays, the Deus Ex Machina would often be a God (often portrayed as a sun, which explains DEM's appearance in Revolutions) which descends from above the stage. However, in Revolutions, Deus Ex Machina ascends to where Neo is standing. So, from Deus Ex Machina's perspective, and thus that of the Machines, Neo is the God descending to them. Neo is the God which intervenes in the Machines' apparently insoluble crisis and is their Deus ex machina. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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