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Encyclopedia > Keymaker (The Matrix)

In the movie The Matrix Reloaded, The Keymaker is a computer program taking the form of an older Asian man (portrayed by Randall Duk Kim) imprisoned by The Merovingian. Neo, Morpheus and Trinity free him with the help of the Merovingian's disaffected wife, Persephone. The Keymaker provides Neo with a key to one of the most important 'backdoors' of all the programs running on the Matrix, so that Neo can access the very core of the Matrix and confront The Architect. In helping Neo, however, the Keymaker is killed by several gunshot wounds from multiple Agent Smiths. With his dying breath he reassures Neo that it was meant to be that way. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A computer program or software program (usually abbreviated to a program) is a step-by-step list of instructions written for a particular computer architecture in a particular computer programming language. ... Asia is the largest and most populous region or continent depending on the definition. ... Randall Duk Kim is a Korean American actor who has played a wide variety of roles in his career. ... The Merovingian This is an article on the fictional character The Merovingian in The Matrix Trilogy. ... Neo is the name of the central fictional character from the movie The Matrix and its sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. ... Morpheus in The Matrix Revolutions Morpheus as he styled himself in The Matrix Reloaded Morpheus is the name of a fictional character (played by Laurence Fishburne) in the science fiction films, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. ... Trinity is the central female fictional character in The Matrix universe, played by actress Carrie-Anne Moss in the films The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. ... Persephone Spoiler warning: In the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Persephone (played by Monica Bellucci) is the wife of The Merovingian. ... I am the Architect. ... Agent Smith (later merely Smith) is a fictional character featured in the Matrix film series, played by actor Hugo Weaving. ...


The Keymaker appears to be one of the most valuable and sought-after programs in the Matrix. He apparently played a key role in the early construction of the Matrix, as seen by his control over the maze of hidden corridors that connects doors in the Matrix to each other in a nonlinear fashion, with little correspondence to the proximity of the doors in the "real world" of the Matrix (seen by many as a reference to the contrast between the highly-ordered program structures of source code in a high-level programming language and the jumbled-looking assembly code that underlies it). It is implied that the ability to jump at will from one building to another in the Matrix was necessary before the current Matrix was fully formed (as when debugging an incomplete program), but his continued access to these backdoors is now seen as a dangerous vulnerability, and the current generation of Agents places a high priority on terminating him. To do: 20th century mathematics chaos theory, fractals Lyapunov stability and non-linear control systems non-linear video editing See also: Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov Dynamical system External links http://www. ... A high-level programming language is a programming language that is easier to program in, to some extent platform-independent, and abstract from low-level computer processor operations such as memory accesses. ... Assembly language or simply assembly is a human_readable notation for the machine language that a specific computer architecture uses. ... Debugging is a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program or a piece of electronic hardware thus making it behave as expected. ... A backdoor in a computer system (or a cryptosystem, or even in an algorithm) is a method of bypassing normal authentication or obtaining remote access to a computer, while intended to remain hidden to casual inspection. ... An agent is an autonomous entity with an ontological commitment and agenda of its own. ...


The Keymaker's cell in the Merovingian's complex is literally covered with walls of keys, and he is constantly creating more using the tools of an old-fashioned locksmith; presumably the keyring he wears allows him to access far more keys than he actually physically carries, as he is seen to always have access to the key to any door he encounters. Besides having the key for any mundane lock in the Matrix (such as the ignition key for a motorcycle Trinity steals during his rescue) he has an endless supply of keys that change mundane doors into portals to the maze of corridors "behind" the Matrix. Trinity is the central female fictional character in The Matrix universe, played by actress Carrie-Anne Moss in the films The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. ...


Several characters, including Seraph and the Merovingian, appear to own such keys and use them to evade observation and capture by Agents, apparently provided by the Keymaker -- a "neutral" program, he seems to provide his keys for use by anyone who claims him and gives him protection, first the Merovingian (from whom Seraph may have obtained keys while working for him), then Neo and his allies. Seraph is the name of a fictional character (played by Collin Chou) in the science fiction film saga, The Matrix. ... This is an article on the fictional character The Merovingian in The Matrix Trilogy. ...


It is implied that the Keymaker has existed since the earliest incarnations of the Matrix; he therefore has an understanding of the predestined chain of events that happens in order for the Matrix to be "reloaded" each time the One manifests, similar to the Merovingian. He is shown to carry the key that allows access to the Source separately from all his others, on a chain on his neck, in readiness for when he must give it to Neo.


Quotes

When the keymaker is asked how he knows about the doors - "I know because I must know, it is my purpose"

The Matrix series
Films The Matrix | The Matrix Reloaded | The Matrix Revolutions
The Animatrix Final Flight of the Osiris | The Second Renaissance | Kid's Story | Program | World Record | Beyond | A Detective Story | Matriculated
Games Enter the Matrix | The Matrix Online | The Matrix: Path of Neo
Characters Neo | Trinity | Morpheus | Smith | Agents | Oracle | Architect | Minor characters | Programs and machines
Locations The Matrix | The City | Club Hel | Mobil Ave | Zero One (Machine City) | Zion | List of ships in the Matrix series
Cast and crew Wachowski brothers | Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Hugo Weaving | Owen Paterson | John Gaeta | Geof Darrow | Steve Skroce
Other topics Matrix source code | The Matrix character names | Original Soundtrack | The Matrix Revisited | The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Related articles Bullet time | Cyberpunk | Digitalism | Martial arts film | Messiahs in fiction and fantasy | Virtual reality


 

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