Page 1 of Matrix Reloaded - Who`s that boy??

Started watching the Matrix Reloaded yesterday :D . Didn`t manage much as I was so tired but I reached the point where Neo and friends arrive back at Zion and Neo is met by a `boy` who he saved. Am I supposed to know who this person is or do I just take it that he is someone who has been released from the Matrix?

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I`m too old for this sh*t!

Just someone he has released from the Matrix in between the first film and the sequel.

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Check out the animatrix for the backstory

You don`t need to know who he is to follow the story in Reloaded, but there`s an entire animated short entitled `The Kid` on the Animatrix DVD that explains who he is and how he escaped the Matrix. Whether he`s actually going to be an important character in Revolutions is anyone`s guess.

He is

Only according to the script doing the rounds, but there`s no real proof that it`s spot on. I`m hoping it`s not as it ends with a whimper, rather than a bang.

This should settle the question. One pic of kid, surrounded by dead squiddie tentacles..

(Rob, Neo didn`t release the Kid, he released himself, but thinks it was Neo, hence the idol-worship)

This item was edited on Thursday, 16th October 2003, 17:54

Cheers guys - it`s nice to know I`m not slipping into old age and missing parts of the plot ;) . As an aside, is Animatrix worth getting as part of `The Matrix` collection?

I`m too old for this sh*t!

Indeed. The W`s want to be kind of neo-lucas` in their attempt to get avid fans to buy totally into their franchise. As such, the Animatrix and even the Video Game are integral parts of the matrix story. There are parts in the game and the series of cartoons that are prevalent to the final outcome of the films.

...apparently...

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This should settle the question. One pic of kid, surrounded by dead squiddie tentacles..

I`ve seen that pic, and although it proves he`s in the film it doesn`t prove he`s a particularly important character. I`m just really hoping that the script I read doesn`t turn out to be 100% accurate, as the ending featuring the Kid was a bit weak (at least on the page). Unfortunately it does make some sense, especially with the back story about the guy in the Merovingian`s restaraunt in the `Enter the Matrix` game.