Neo (The Matrix), the Glossary
Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Matrix franchise, created by the Wachowskis.[1]
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84 relations: Agent (The Matrix), Agent Smith, Agility, Amniotic fluid, Anagram, Andrew Bowen, Atrophy, Axel Springer SE, Backdoor (computing), Brad Pitt, Budō, Business Insider, Cassock, Chinese martial arts, Computer programming, Computer virus, Cybercrime, Drunken boxing, Empire (magazine), Enter the Matrix, Ewan McGregor, Hacker, IMDb, Jeet Kune Do, Jesus, John Wick (character), Johnny Depp, Jujutsu, Karate, Keanu Reeves, Kenpō, Krav Maga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Limbo, List of Matrix series characters, Mach number, Mandarin collar, Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, McFarland & Company, Mexican standoff, Morpheus (The Matrix), Neo (nightclub), Nicolas Cage, Niobe (The Matrix), Penetration test, Physics engine, Protagonist, Pseudonym, Red pill and blue pill, Sandra Bullock, ... Expand index (34 more) »
- Christ figures in fiction
- Fictional cybercriminals
- Fictional gunfighters in films
- Fictional software engineers
- Keanu Reeves
- Martial artist characters in films
- The Matrix (franchise) characters
Agent (The Matrix)
Agents are a group of characters in the fictional universe of ''The Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and Agent (The Matrix) are fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds, fictional characters with superhuman strength and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Agent Smith
Agent Smith (later simply Smith) is a fictional character and the main antagonist of ''The Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and Agent Smith are fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds, fictional characters with superhuman strength, fictional gunfighters in films, martial artist characters in films and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Agility
Agility or nimbleness is an ability to change the body's position quickly and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, and endurance.
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Amniotic fluid
The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid amniote.
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Anagram
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
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Andrew Bowen
Andrew Bowen is an American actor and comedian.
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Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
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Axel Springer SE
Axel Springer SE is a German multinational mass and online media company, based in Berlin, Germany.
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Backdoor (computing)
A backdoor is a typically covert method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer, product, embedded device (e.g. a home router), or its embodiment (e.g. part of a cryptosystem, algorithm, chipset, or even a "homunculus computer"—a tiny computer-within-a-computer such as that found in Intel's AMT technology).
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Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer.
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Budō
is a Japanese term describing modern Japanese martial arts.
Business Insider
Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.
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Cassock
The cassock or soutane is a Christian clerical clothing coat used by the clergy and male religious of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, in addition to some clergy in certain Protestant denominations such as Anglicans and Lutherans.
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Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu, kuoshu or wushu, are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China.
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Computer programming
Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks.
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Computer virus
A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs.
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Cybercrime
Cybercrime encompasses a wide range of criminal activities that are carried out using digital devices and/or networks.
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Drunken boxing
Drunken boxing also known as Drunken Fist, is a general name for various styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person.
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Empire (magazine)
Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Media Group.
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Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name.
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Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor.
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Hacker
A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who achieves goals by non-standard means.
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IMDb
IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do (abbreviated JKD) is a hybrid martial art conceived and practiced by martial artist Bruce Lee.
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Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
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John Wick (character)
Jonathan "John" Wick is a fictional character created by American screenwriter Derek Kolstad and portrayed by Canadian actor Keanu Reeves. Neo (The Matrix) and John Wick (character) are fictional gunfighters in films, fictional male martial artists, Keanu Reeves and martial artist characters in films.
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Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician.
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Jujutsu
Jujutsu (柔術), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents.
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Karate
(Okinawan pronunciation), also, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician.
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Kenpō
is the name of several arts.
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Krav Maga
Krav Maga is an Israeli self-defense system.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer.
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Limbo
In Catholic theology, Limbo (limbus, or, referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned.
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List of Matrix series characters
This is a list of characters from ''The Matrix'' franchise universe. Neo (The Matrix) and list of Matrix series characters are the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Mach number
The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.
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Mandarin collar
A mandarin collar, standing collar, Nehru collar, band collar or choker collar is a short unfolded stand-up collar style on a shirt or jacket.
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Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
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McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction.
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Mexican standoff
A Mexican standoff is a confrontation where no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory.
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Morpheus (The Matrix)
Morpheus is a fictional character in ''The Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and Morpheus (The Matrix) are fictional gunfighters in films, fictional male martial artists, fictional revolutionaries, male characters in film, martial artist characters in films and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Neo (nightclub)
Neo was a nightclub located at 2350 N. Clark St.
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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer.
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Niobe (The Matrix)
Niobe is a fictional character in ''The Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and Niobe (The Matrix) are fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds, fictional characters with superhuman strength, fictional revolutionaries, martial artist characters in films and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Penetration test
A penetration test, colloquially known as a pentest, is an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system; this is not to be confused with a vulnerability assessment.
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Physics engine
A physics engine is computer software that provides an approximate simulation of certain physical systems, such as rigid body dynamics (including collision detection), soft body dynamics, and fluid dynamics, of use in the domains of computer graphics, video games and film (CGI).
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Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a story.
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Pseudonym
A pseudonym or alias is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym).
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Red pill and blue pill
The red pill and blue pill are metaphorical terms representing a choice between learning an unsettling or life-changing truth by taking the "red pill" or remaining in the contented experience of ordinary reality with the "blue pill".
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Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer.
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Savate
Savate, also known as French boxing (boxe Française), is a French kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with kicking techniques.
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Security hacker
A security hacker is someone who explores methods for breaching defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network.
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Self-image
Self-image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to an objective investigation by others (height, weight, hair color, etc.), but also items that have been learned by persons about themselves, either from personal experiences or by internalizing the judgments of others.
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Simulated reality
A simulated reality is an approximation of reality created in a simulation, usually in a set of circumstances in which something is engineered to appear real when it is not.
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Software engineering
Software engineering is an engineering approach to software development.
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Sonic boom
A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound.
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Source code
In computing, source code, or simply code or source, is a plain text computer program written in a programming language.
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas in his first directorial effort since 1977.
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Superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero; typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.
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Superhuman strength
Superhuman strength is a superpower commonly invoked in fiction and other literary works, such as mythology.
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System administrator
An IT administrator, system administrator, sysadmin, or admin is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, especially multi-user computers, such as servers.
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Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques.
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Telekinesis
Telekinesis is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing an individual to influence a physical system without physical interaction.
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The Animatrix
is a 2003 American-Japanese adult animated science-fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis.
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The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.
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The Matrix (franchise)
The Matrix is an American cyberpunk media franchise consisting of four feature films, beginning with The Matrix (1999) and continuing with three sequels, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
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The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online (abbreviated as MxO) was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) initially developed by Monolith Productions and later, a few months after launch, by Sony Online Entertainment.
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The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science-fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.
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The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 American science fiction action film produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and the first in the Matrix franchise to be directed solely by Lana.
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The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.
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The Matrix: Path of Neo
The Matrix: Path of Neo is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari.
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The Oracle (The Matrix)
The Oracle is a fictional character in ''The Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and The Oracle (The Matrix) are fictional revolutionaries and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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The Wachowskis
Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski; June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski; December 29, 1967) are American film and television directors, writers and producers.
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Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer.
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Trench coat
A trench coat is a variety of coat made of waterproof heavy-duty fabric, originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches, hence the name trench coat. Originally made from gabardine, a worsted wool fabric waterproofed using lanolin before weaving, the traditional colour of a trench coat was khaki.
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Trinity (The Matrix)
Trinity is a fictional character in the ''Matrix'' franchise. Neo (The Matrix) and Trinity (The Matrix) are fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds, fictional characters with superhuman strength, fictional cyborgs, fictional gunfighters in films, fictional revolutionaries, martial artist characters in films and the Matrix (franchise) characters.
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Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games.
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Virtual body
A virtual body is the state of being when inhabiting virtual reality or a virtual environment.
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Virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world.
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Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
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Vulture (website)
Vulture is an American entertainment news website.
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Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk Western film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on a story conceived by Jim and John Thomas.
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Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and film producer.
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Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping (alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films.
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See also
Christ figures in fiction
- Alyosha Karamazov
- Aragorn
- Aslan
- Clark Kent (Smallville)
- Ellen Ripley
- Frodo Baggins
- Gandalf
- Harry Potter (character)
- Kamui Shiro
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Paul Atreides
- RoboCop (character)
- Severian (character)
- Strange Cargo (1940 film)
- Superman (1978 film series character)
- Superman (DC Extended Universe)
- Sydney Carton
Fictional cybercriminals
- Comic Book Guy
- Damian Spinelli
- Light Yagami
- Neo (The Matrix)
- V (character)
Fictional gunfighters in films
- Agent J
- Agent K
- Agent Smith
- Anton Chigurh
- Ash Williams
- Austin Powers (character)
- Axel Foley
- Boba Fett
- Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Dirty Harry (character)
- Dr. Livesey (Treasure Island, 1988)
- Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
- Han Solo
- Hector Barbossa
- Indiana Jones (character)
- James Bond (reboot series character)
- James Rhodes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Jango Fett
- John Connor
- John McClane
- John Wick (character)
- Kyle Reese
- Luc Deveraux
- Machete (character)
- Man with No Name
- Morpheus (The Matrix)
- Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Portrayal of James Bond in film
- Princess Leia
- Rick O'Connell
- RoboCop (character)
- Rocket (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Sarah Connor (Terminator)
- Selene (Underworld)
- Snake Plissken
- T-1000
- T-X
- Terminator (character)
- Tony Montana
- Travis Bickle
- Trinity (The Matrix)
- Wade Wilson (film character)
- Wai Lin
Fictional software engineers
- April O'Neil
- Aztek (character)
- Cyborg (DC Comics)
- Damon Baird
- Kato (The Green Hornet)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Seto Kaiba
- Seven of Nine
- Shion Uzuki
- Tali'Zorah
- Walter O'Brien (Scorpion)
Keanu Reeves
- BRZRKR (franchise)
- Dogstar (band)
- John Wick (character)
- Keanu Reeves
- Keanu Reeves filmography
- Keanumycin
- List of awards and nominations received by Keanu Reeves
- Neo (The Matrix)
Martial artist characters in films
- Agent Smith
- Ash Williams
- Bardock
- Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy)
- Daniel LaRusso
- Ethan Hunt
- Goku
- James Bond (reboot series character)
- John Kreese
- John Wick (character)
- Johnny Lawrence (character)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Luc Deveraux
- Machete (character)
- Mike Barnes (Karate Kid)
- Morpheus (The Matrix)
- Mr. Miyagi
- Mystique (film character)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Niobe (The Matrix)
- Princess Fiona
- Rocky Balboa
- Selene (Underworld)
- Shang-Chi (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Takuma Tsurugi
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Terry Silver
- Trinity (The Matrix)
- Twins (The Matrix)
- Wai Lin
- Yamcha
- Zatoichi
The Matrix (franchise) characters
- Agent (The Matrix)
- Agent Smith
- Keymaker
- List of Matrix series characters
- Morpheus (The Matrix)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Niobe (The Matrix)
- Persephone (The Matrix)
- The Oracle (The Matrix)
- Trinity (The Matrix)
- Twins (The Matrix)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(The_Matrix)
Also known as Neo (Matrix character), Neo (Matrix), Neo Anderson, Neo matrix, Thomas Anderson (The Matrix), Tom Anderson (The Matrix).
, Savate, Security hacker, Self-image, Simulated reality, Software engineering, Sonic boom, Source code, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Superhero, Superhuman strength, System administrator, Taekwondo, Telekinesis, The Animatrix, The Matrix, The Matrix (franchise), The Matrix Online, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Resurrections, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix: Path of Neo, The Oracle (The Matrix), The Wachowskis, Tom Cruise, Trench coat, Trinity (The Matrix), Video game developer, Virtual body, Virtual reality, Vox Media, Vulture (website), Wild Wild West, Will Smith, Yuen Woo-ping.