The Matrix 4 Theory Morpheus Is An Agent Freed By Bugs

The Matrix 4 Theory: Morpheus Is An Agent Freed By Bugs

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a version of Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections. Could he begin the movie as a villainous Agent, but gets freed by Bugs?

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The Matrix 4 Theory Morpheus Is An Agent Freed By Bugs

The Matrix Resurrections features Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Morpheus dressed as an Agent – does this mean he was originally a villain, but Jessica Henwick’s Bugs character freed him? No one outside of Lana Wachowski’s inner circle truly knows how The Matrix Resurrections connects to the existing trilogy. Trailer footage gives the whiff of a sequel through the modern setting and Neo already loving Trinity, but there’s plenty of recycled shots from 1999’s The Matrix, and the new Morpheus is younger than Laurence Fishburne’s, which leans more toward prequel territory. Of course, The Matrix Resurrections could go completely meta, and take place in a world where “The Matrix” was just a movie.

Though fans are scratching their heads over which type of “-quel” The Matrix Resurrections will be, it’s clear the new movie copies major beats from 1999. Neo is oblivious to the true nature of his world, but wakes up after other freed folk open his eyes. Morpheus once again assumes responsibility for training Neo and drawing out his inner power, but rather than Carrie-Anne Moss’ Trinity leading Keanu Reeves down the rabbit hole, The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer shows Bugs recruiting The One.

In another parallel to 1999, those pesky Agents are back. Hugo Weaving won’t be among them on this occasion (the actor confirmed The Matrix Resurrections didn’t fit with his schedule), but the fashion-forward villains are still hunting those who seek to escape the Matrix. Is it possible that Morpheus was previously among these Agents, but saw the light after being freed by Bugs?

The Origin Of Matrix 4’s Morpheus Is Mysterious

The Matrix 4 Theory Morpheus Is An Agent Freed By Bugs

According to Yahya Abdul-Mateen II himself, the I-Can’t-Believe-It’s-Not-Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections isn’t the same character Laurence Fishburne portrayed through the original movie trilogy. That still leaves a whole heap of theories, but one of the more compelling suggests this new Morpheus is a digital reconstruction of Fishburne’s original. Assuming The Matrix Resurrections takes place some years after The Matrix Revolutions, the 1999 Morpheus would’ve likely died. Because Morpheus was a regular visitor to the Matrix simulation, however, his persona and RSI (residual self image – the avatar one takes inside the digital world) have almost certainly been preserved. Already possessing a template, the Machines could feasibly create their own fake version of Morpheus.

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Promo footage from The Matrix Resurrections supports this. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stands inside a blue-lit chamber, where his body is being constructed from tiny little atoms, coming together like water to create a human form. As further evidence, The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer never explicitly shows Morpheus outside of the simulation. Is he only capable of existing inside the Matrix because he’s a digital recreation of Laurence Fishburne, rather than a human in his own right? That’d certainly explain why the new Morpheus is younger – if you’re recreating the guy, might as well be in his prime.

Morpheus May Have Been An Agent In Matrix 4

The Matrix 4 Theory Morpheus Is An Agent Freed By Bugs

If Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is playing a younger iteration of Morpheus, the next question is obvious… why would the Machines willingly rebuild the very man who helped bring about their defeat during the War of Zion? Morpheus was a constant thorn in the side of the Agents, and his faith in The One ultimately forced Deus Ex Machina into an embarrassing surrender. Surely, the big advantage of being a Machine with human enemies is that your fleshy adversaries will, sooner or later, wither and die.

The interesting thing about Machines, however, is that they don’t hold a grudge either. Rather than being glad to see the back of Morpheus, The Matrix Resurrections’ Machines could recognize Laurence Fishburne’s character as a worthy adversary, and seek to improve themselves by adding Morpheus’ wisdom and tactical nous to their own. After all, no one would make a finer Agent than the man who effectively brought down the Agents in the past. The Matrix Resurrections’ Machines could have built their own Morpheus based on digital data of the original, then put him to work as one of their Agents. It’s the kind of twisted irony the Wachowski sisters love – the man who once helped free people from the Matrix now keeping them contained.

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Again, there’s footage to corroborate this idea. In The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer, Morpheus and Bugs are shown running from a group of Agents, deftly avoiding gunfire through a twisting hallway reminiscent of Inception. Oddly, Yahya Abdul-Mateen is dressed as one of the Agents, his black suit matching theirs exactly. The scene could show Morpheus undercover, but surely it takes more than a nifty suit to fool Agents plugged into the Machine data network. They’d know if a intruder – Morpheus especially – was among them. A more plausible explanation is that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Morpheus was an Agent, and the hallway sequence from The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer happens when Bugs frees him to make a dramatic escape together as newfound allies.

Is Morpheus Still A Good Guy In Matrix 4?

The problem with robotic villains is they always underestimate the strength of human spirit – and the same could be true in The Matrix Resurrections. By recreating a digital version of Laurence Fishburne’s Morpheus, the Machines benefit by exploiting his strategic mind, and reap the rewards of his great experience. But can the Machines successfully suppress Morpheus’ humanity, morals, and innate kindness? Surely these heroic qualities would be bubbling beneath the surface of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Agent, and that could be how Bugs convinces him to switch sides – reminding the new Morpheus of what his original self stood for, and coaxing out those old human memories.

His head now filled with dreams of human liberation, The Matrix Resurrections’ Morpheus leaves the Agents, joins the resistance, and recreates the path of his predecessor – giving Neo the red pill, training The One, etc. Morpheus’ desire to honor his original self would neatly explain why he seems to be repeating scenes from 1999’s The Matrix, and create a fun(?) philosophical discussion over the subjective nature of good and evil. The Machines programmed the reborn Morpheus for nefarious, anti-human purposes, but if their creation later chooses a more righteous path, does that push him into the “good guy” bracket? On one hand, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Morpheus would be an Agent – the natural enemy of humanity. But should he opt to defy his nature and help humanity, surely he’s every bit as heroic as the original Laurence Fishburne Morpheus.

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