Architect

The Architect is probably the oldest machine seen in the movies, other than Deus Ex Machina at the end of M3. The Architect designed (and continues to update) the Matrix. He also balances the equation - the same equation that the Oracle "unbalances".

The Architect hates the Oracle's choice model even though it is the only known solution that "functions" for the Matrix. Choice for humans also means choice for programs, and choice for programs usually leads to denial of deletion. This would be frustrating for anyone, but especially for the Architect, a machine "bound by the parameters of perfection."

Architect: TV Screens Architect: Equation

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