»Before was it Neo or the One«

Remember in the original Matrix Morpheus explained the "One" as freeing the first of us....was that just another one in the system of five or so?

He said after he died,....how did a one die....

Anyway in the other 5 versions were things the same....Was it always Neo....or just always a one....Therefore Neo is the one of the ones.

i don't think the previous Ones looked like Neo (from something the Oracle said in M1 "you're cuter than i thought").

i think that the previous One that Morpheus was talking about was the fifth one. when he "died" it must have been him returning to the Source.

Than how did they know he died....Wouldn't by choosing the right (which the fifth one would have) he returns to the source and restarts and "nobody knows" about the restart.

But Morpheus showed a clear knowledge of him....if he never met him than he did know "about" him. "He freed the first of us....when he died the Oracle prophised his return"

there's a possible Matrix timeline on this page. for one thing, it's possible that Morpheus is reciting something he's been told since his first days as a free human. it's also possible that the One that Morpheus was talking about was a failed (or flawed) One. remember what the Oracle told Neo in M1? when she said it was like he was waiting for something "your next life, prehaps".

i think that only a few of the One are earth-shatteringly powerful like Neo turned out, and these are the ones that the Architect counts by.

There is nothing to say that The One dies after reaching the source. The 5th One is the man Morpheus is speaking about, he is The One who freed the 1st minds into Zion after it had been destroyed by the machines.

Having said that, if The One accpets the fate as set out by the Architect and admits that he/she can not end the machine war. Then the secret that it has happened before is likely one that died with him.

He probably is the only one who knows the truth, since anyone not part of the system dies. Only minds currently inside the system (in pods) can be chosen to rebuild Zion. None of them would know the truth unless The One tells them.