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Agents are a group of characters in The ''Matrix'' Series . They are Sentient Programs within the computer-generated world of the Matrix , guarding it from anyone or anything that could reveal it as a false reality. Agents also hunt down and terminate any rogue programs, such as The Keymaker , which no longer serve a purpose to the overall Machine collective. They appear physically human, but it becomes apparent after observing them for only short periods that they are not. They have a tendency to speak and act in highly mechanistic ways. Agents wear light black or dark green Business Suits , square Sunglasses , and a communication Earpiece to inform them of any disturbances within the system. These features are copied from the attire for plainclothes agents of the United States Secret Service , which investigates computer fraud in the US. Matrix Agents carry Magnum Research/Israeli Military Industries Desert Eagle Handguns chambered for the extremely powerful .50 Action Express round in shoulder holsters that are concealed beneath their suits. In addition to proficiency in the use of Firearms , all Agents are masters of the Martial Arts and hand-to-hand combat. Like Zion infiltrators, Agents are aware of the artificial nature of the Matrix and thus have the ability to bend its physical rules, allowing them to perform Superhuman feats such as leaping incredible distances. They can briefly move at speeds fast enough to dodge bullets from a gun, at least in most circumstances; a shot from a gun in contact with the Agent will hit its mark, and they can't dodge rapid-fire such as that from a Chain Gun . Agents also have superhuman strength. One is observed tearing a car's roof off with one hand, and they can also generate enough power in their punches and kicks to punch through solid Concrete . Agents also seem significantly less fazed by punches and kicks than a normal human being would be, although a sufficiently strong attack to a vital body area can still stagger them. Agents do not seem to have bodies of their own in the Matrix; instead they gain Physical Form by taking over humans in pods directly connected to the Matrix (Zion rebels broadcasting from hovercrafts are not susceptible to possession, most probably due to the wireless nature of their connection). When this host has served its purpose, they can possess someone else (leaving the person somewhat disoriented, as demonstrated in one of the Matrix comics {Link without Title} ). Even if the host is killed, they can simply transfer themselves into another body to continue their operations. All these abilities make Agents extremely dangerous opponents and it is impossible to permanently eliminate them. All Zion hovercraft crewmembers know that upon encountering one they should simply run away and try to escape not only from the Agent but from all nearby humans who could be potential hosts. According to Morpheus , in the time before Neo was freed from the Matrix every human that had stood their ground against an Agent was killed or captured. This was true for Morpheus and Neo in the first movie of the trilogy. Once Neo could harness his abilities as the One, Agents posed no threat to him, and he could defeat a triad of Agents with ease. It is implied in the game '' Enter The Matrix '' that one of the main reasons for Neo being able to defeat Agents was his ability to focus enough to move quickly for far longer periods than normal rebels. In ''Enter the Matrix'', this is the main cause of a player character's difficulty in fighting Agents, since when the player is outside bullet time the Agents are able to dodge all hand to hand attacks. Morpheus has been fortunate enough to stand against two Agents (Smith and Johnson) during the trilogy and live to tell the tale. AGENTS JONES AND BROWN Agents Jones and Brown are credited as Agent Smith's "sidekicks" in the first Matrix movie. Smith appears to be the leader of their Agent unit. He is seen giving them orders (such as 'Find them and Destroy them!') which they obey. In The Matrix Agent Brown is played by Paul Goddard , while Agent Jones is played by Robert Taylor II . There is little character development for either Jones or Brown in the movies, and they don't take part in the sequels. They are mostly silent but brutal accomplices to Smith. A draft of '' The Matrix Reloaded '' Brown's memorable scenes include chasing Trinity across the rooftops in the opening sequence. He attempts to kill by shooting her but misses several times. Brown is also present in the scene where Morpheus is interrogated, injecting a truth serum into Morpheus's neck. Brown is ordered by Smith to check Neo for life signs after Smith has shot Neo: Brown pronounces Neo dead. He is last seen fleeing Neo along with Jones after Smith's destruction. Jones is less prominent than Brown in the first movie. His "finest moment" is when he shoots and almost succeeds in killing Neo. He stands above the stricken Neo, uttering the line "Only human," before being shot himself by Trinity. From this it seems Jones holds humanity in the same contempt as Smith. Jones is seen holding Brown back when Neo is about to destroy Smith in the end of the film, and he is last seen running away from Neo, along with Brown. At the start of the movie, he also commandeers a truck and speeds into a phone booth, missing Trinity by a second In the movie, Jones and Brown seem to exist only as thuggish assistants to Smith, for instance holding Neo down so Smith can insert a probe through his navel. Brown and Jones continue their operation as Agents, and are seen occasionally in '' The Matrix Online ''. UPGRADED AGENTS , and Thompson]]The Agents use very plain, common, usually '' the upgraded Agents recover from violent physical injuries in a relatively short time. A rogue Agent can be a very dangerous program. When Smith was destroyed by Neo at the end of '' The Matrix '', his programming instructed him to return to the Source, the Machine mainframe computer, to be destroyed or stored. However, because of Neo's attack, something changed in Smith that allowed him to defy his programming. The change in Smith also disconnects him from the system, setting him "free" from his duties, in effect. This change makes Smith an "Exile" program without purpose. Smith's programming also takes on some of Neo's abilities as The One, such as the ability to withstand dramatic damage. However, since Smith is not in truth a complete autonomous being with the ability to ''choose'' a new purpose for himself, Smith becomes Sociopathic . The rogue Smith begins to behave like a Virus himself, making copy after copy of himself using humans and other programs in the Matrix, all of them with one purpose based on his old Agent programming, which was now corrupted: destroy Neo. No one, not even other Agents, were immune to his attacks. (However, Agents that were defeated by the renegade Smith were not turned into a Smith copy: only the human residual image the Agent was using as a host body was turned into a Smith clone. The Agent's program was unharmed and could simply find another human wired to the Matrix to possess.) The Agents live on in the online multiplayer game, '' The Matrix Online ''. With the brokered peace created by Neo at the end of '' The Matrix Revolutions '', Agents are no longer programmed to kill Redpills on sight, but guard various areas of the Matrix from the increased activity created by these visitors. The '' Animatrix '' story '' World Record '' featured a different style of Agent wearing full-length trenchcoats instead of the usual dark suit. In '' The Matrix Online '', Agents have a level of 255, and are therefore very hard to kill. They cannot be defeated by one person alone; to do so requires many level 50s to attack at once. However, even when an Agent is killed in ''The Matrix Online'', three more will spawn in its place. SEE ALSO |
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