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I still dont understand why the W.brothers had to point out the fact that Seraphs code is gold. It really didnt have any real signifigance in the movies. I dont understand why he is the only one with gold code. When Agent Smith copied the oracle, you see the whole room in green code, even the oracle is green code, just apart of the system. Then why is Seraph so special enough to have his own Gold code? What does it mean? I know he is supposed to be some angel or guardian, but is there any real meaning or any signifigance to this?

And one more thing...In the game enter the matirx, he meets the oracle and tells her he owes her. Why?

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loudbark, it hasn't been fully revealed what is so special about Seraph and the reason for his golden code. But there are hints that are beginning to pop up in the Matrix Online video game that point to the possibility that he used to be one of the angelic agents from the Architect's very first version of the Matrix--the one that was supposed to be a paradise where nobody suffered.

So far this is what we know:

1) His name points to his status as an angel
2) He is a protector
3) He used to work for the Merovingian, but not until after he came to the Matrix
4) He is referred to as "wingless" by the Merovingian's men, which is probably the state he was in when he came to the Merovingian
5) The Merovingian refers to him as the prodigal son, verifying that Seraph used to work for him
6) He feels he owes the Oracle a great deal
7) He is currently not listed among the Exiles, although it would appear he used to be one--at least when he was working for the Merovingian.
8 ) Agent Smith chased after him, but was beaten by him

So let's see if we can take these facts and assemble an overall picture.

Seraph was probably one of the original angelic agents from the very first "heavenly" version of the Matrix. I'm going to assume that every single one of these agents had golden code, not just Seraph. When this version of the Matrix crashed, somehow Seraph survived. However, he lost his wings as a consequence of the crash--hence, his status as "wingless".

He escaped to the next version of the Matrix, which resembled the Dark Ages and included werewolves and vampires. He managed to survive this version and escape to the next version which resembled 1999. Here the Merovingian began to rule and eventually hired Seraph to work for him. I suspect at some point Seraph was eventually captured by agents (but not before beating Agent Smith at least once), and was about to be brought back to the Source for deletion.

It was probably at that point that the Oracle stepped in and saved his life by giving him a purpose once again--as a protector. Because of this he is forever indebted to her. Now his purpose is to protect that which matters most--which most often seems to be the Oracle, although it has also included Sati, Trinity on her way to find Neo at Mobil Ave, and a strange woman whose name is Sarah Edmontons (from the Matrix Online game, whose name is an anagram for Thomas Anderson). If Seraph used to be an agent, that would explain why he was able to beat Agent Smith.

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dang!, that is a very long reason why seraph is gold. talk about your major story telling. I think the W.Brothers kinda messed up the matrix stories, as if they didnt know what they were getting into, alot of this to me seems like they just pulled it out of there ass.

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Feral Boy wrote:

loudbark, it hasn't been fully revealed what is so special about Seraph and the reason for his golden code. But there are hints that are beginning to pop up in the Matrix Online video game that point to the possibility that he used to be one of the angelic agents from the Architect's very first version of the Matrix--the one that was supposed to be a paradise where nobody suffered.

So far this is what we know:

1) His name points to his status as an angel
2) He is a protector
3) He used to work for the Merovingian, but not until after he came to the Matrix
4) He is referred to as "wingless" by the Merovingian's men, which is probably the state he was in when he came to the Merovingian
5) The Merovingian refers to him as the prodigal son, verifying that Seraph used to work for him
6) He feels he owes the Oracle a great deal
7) He is currently not listed among the Exiles, although it would appear he used to be one--at least when he was working for the Merovingian.
8 ) Agent Smith chased after him, but was beaten by him

So let's see if we can take these facts and assemble an overall picture.

Seraph was probably one of the original angelic agents from the very first "heavenly" version of the Matrix. I'm going to assume that every single one of these agents had golden code, not just Seraph. When this version of the Matrix crashed, somehow Seraph survived. However, he lost his wings as a consequence of the crash--hence, his status as "wingless".

He escaped to the next version of the Matrix, which resembled the Dark Ages and included werewolves and vampires. He managed to survive this version and escape to the next version which resembled 1999. Here the Merovingian began to rule and eventually hired Seraph to work for him. I suspect at some point Seraph was eventually captured by agents (but not before beating Agent Smith at least once), and was about to be brought back to the Source for deletion.

It was probably at that point that the Oracle stepped in and saved his life by giving him a purpose once again--as a protector. Because of this he is forever indebted to her. Now his purpose is to protect that which matters most--which most often seems to be the Oracle, although it has also included Sati, Trinity on her way to find Neo at Mobil Ave, and a strange woman whose name is Sarah Edmontons (from the Matrix Online game, whose name is an anagram for Thomas Anderson). If Seraph used to be an agent, that would explain why he was able to beat Agent Smith.


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loudbark, it hasn't been fully revealed what is so special about Seraph and the reason for his golden code. But there are hints that are beginning to pop up in the Matrix Online video game that point to the possibility that he used to be one of the angelic agents from the Architect's very first version of the Matrix--the one that was supposed to be a paradise where nobody suffered.

So far this is what we know:

1) His name points to his status as an angel
2) He is a protector
3) He used to work for the Merovingian, but not until after he came to the Matrix
4) He is referred to as "wingless" by the Merovingian's men, which is probably the state he was in when he came to the Merovingian
5) The Merovingian refers to him as the prodigal son, verifying that Seraph used to work for him
6) He feels he owes the Oracle a great deal
7) He is currently not listed among the Exiles, although it would appear he used to be one--at least when he was working for the Merovingian.
8 ) Agent Smith chased after him, but was beaten by him

So let's see if we can take these facts and assemble an overall picture.

Seraph was probably one of the original angelic agents from the very first "heavenly" version of the Matrix. I'm going to assume that every single one of these agents had golden code, not just Seraph. When this version of the Matrix crashed, somehow Seraph survived. However, he lost his wings as a consequence of the crash--hence, his status as "wingless".

He escaped to the next version of the Matrix, which resembled the Dark Ages and included werewolves and vampires. He managed to survive this version and escape to the next version which resembled 1999. Here the Merovingian began to rule and eventually hired Seraph to work for him. I suspect at some point Seraph was eventually captured by agents (but not before beating Agent Smith at least once), and was about to be brought back to the Source for deletion.

It was probably at that point that the Oracle stepped in and saved his life by giving him a purpose once again--as a protector. Because of this he is forever indebted to her. Now his purpose is to protect that which matters most--which most often seems to be the Oracle, although it has also included Sati, Trinity on her way to find Neo at Mobil Ave, and a strange woman whose name is Sarah Edmontons (from the Matrix Online game, whose name is an anagram for Thomas Anderson). If Seraph used to be an agent, that would explain why he was able to beat Agent Smith.


I think it's just safe to say that due to his origin in the 'beta-Matrix', his code is gold. Nice work.

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The color of the code equals the color of the aura/energy.

Gold code means closer to the Source, so more enlightened.

The Oracle is not green I think. She clearly has the sharp glowing edges just like Serpah. And the green code you see, is the flowing code of Smith going into the Oracle's shell.

In the game "Path of Neo" Neo is also in gold code. I think in the trilogy, Neo becomes gold after visting Mobil Ave. He is in a far state of enlightenment there. That's also why Link doesn't recognize his code.

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In the game "Path of Neo" Neo is also in gold code.


Throughout the entire game, or after a certain point?

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Mobil_Ave_Neo wrote:

The color of the code equals the color of the aura/energy.

Gold code means closer to the Source, so more enlightened.

The Oracle is not green I think. She clearly has the sharp glowing edges just like Serpah. And the green code you see, is the flowing code of Smith going into the Oracle's shell.

In the game "Path of Neo" Neo is also in gold code. I think in the trilogy, Neo becomes gold after visting Mobil Ave. He is in a far state of enlightenment there. That's also why Link doesn't recognize his code.


Yeah I would rather agree on that one, and the Oracle was shinning with a white light (the green part is indeed Smith's code), the same kind of light we see flowing out of Neo's body (in the reality) when Deus Ex "burns" all the Smith's.

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I have more of a deeper understanding thx to others and feral boy. Seraph is a uniqe character who has a deep history that is never really mentioned in the movies. The merovingian calls him Judas which means he must have betrayed the merovingian and his men. A few other things i realized while watching Revoulotions was that the merovingian represents satan or the dark underlord, in club hell. That is why he and Pereisphone are wearing red as are some of his party people. They represent Demons, and he clearly tells Morpheus and the gang that they have fought through HELL to reach him. He meant this litterally. He devulges himself into every human pleasure the Matrix has to offer....he sins.... He is holding the Keymaker and going against the Architect who represents GOD. These are some of my Thought's....

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In "Path of Neo" there are more colored codes to be discovered.

An exile girl is lightblue and the Witch is in red code.

So I think my theory is kind of confirmed.

The color of the code resembles the aura.

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And accordign to you what is an aura for a program ?

For me the color is an indication of the hierarchi level at wich the program has been created. For example, if he was born in the machine city he'll be glowing but if he's created at a lower level (inside the matrix) then he'll be green. Highest programs, like the Oracle, are shinning with withe light because they're very close to the source.

The explosion in the beginning of Revolution shows us how we pass from the golden code to the green code, it's just a level in the hierarchy.

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Yes, they come from more 'angelic' spheres.

But that's the same as enlightenment. When Neo comes more in touch with these 'spheres' he becomes golden too.

It's about self realisation.

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Then how do we explain that a lot of higher programs (like the Architect) are so arrogant ? I'm not sure that enligthment is linked to the code... there are probably very selfish "angels" who have the same golden code as Seraph.

In the particular case of Neo, it was required that he reaches enligthment so that he accepts to be copied by Smith. He had to understand his part in the greatest sheme.

He had to be ready to surrender, deep inside of him , or else the copying of Smith would have not worked. Well that's my opinion... :p

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Well we know now from "Path of Neo" that there are other colors for programs as well.

Too bad we didn't get to see Archie's code Smile

But I am sure there must be a difference. The whole machine world glitters golden, a bit like Seraph, and Deus Ex is white.

But Smith definitely shows more red/fire in the Real World.

But I agree that this also has to do with the 'hierarchical' level of the program. But to me this hierarchy could be linked to wisdom/knowledge/awareness.

As the Machine City appears to be 'heaven', that could be the reason why they glow golden.

The Architect is smart, but not wise and not aware at all. So I wonder what kind of code he has.

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Mobil_Ave_Neo wrote:

Well we know now from "Path of Neo" that there are other colors for programs as well.

Too bad we didn't get to see Archie's code Smile

But I am sure there must be a difference. The whole machine world glitters golden, a bit like Seraph, and Deus Ex is white.

But Smith definitely shows more red/fire in the Real World.

But I agree that this also has to do with the 'hierarchical' level of the program. But to me this hierarchy could be linked to wisdom/knowledge/awareness.

As the Machine City appears to be 'heaven', that could be the reason why they glow golden.

The Architect is smart, but not wise and not aware at all. So I wonder what kind of code he has.


Maybe he has a Green code like Smith.
Smith is also smart but not wise which is why he was defeated.

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Smith Has the power to copy Nep at any time. But Neo has the power to stop himself from being copied, he pushed it out of him in Reloaded. It was Neo's own personal choice to be copied, he let himself lose when he reached Enlightenment

So your absoloutly right APOCRYPHE

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As the Machine City appears to be 'heaven', that could be the reason why they glow golden.


But it is probably heaven from a program point of view only. After all, in the bible some Angels lead a war against God wich means that they're not all good and nice as they're supposed to be.

Also, one may wonder how wisdom could have any meaning to a logical system and how could it be so important for the system that it would be the first thing you see in the code ?

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Yep Loudbark, for Neo to accept to be copied, it was just like accepting to kill yourself while you still want to live. You could try as much as you want to pull the trigger, you won't make it.
Neo said, when Smith tried to copy him in the burly brawl, that it felt like dying. So yes, Neo had to be ready to die and somehow he was ready because without Trinity, his life made no sense anymore.

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But it is probably heaven from a program point of view only. After all, in the bible some Angels lead a war against God wich means that they're not all good and nice as they're supposed to be.


Indeed Smile Those are kicked out towards the Merovigian.

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Also, one may wonder how wisdom could have any meaning to a logical system and how could it be so important for the system that it would be the first thing you see in the code ?


It is just a metaphor. How closer a human RSI or program gets/is to the Source (God), how different the color is.

So it's both an hierarchical and a enlightment issue, because being closer 'god' equals enlightenment.

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Neo said, when Smith tried to copy him in the burly brawl, that it felt like dying. So yes, Neo had to be ready to die and somehow he was ready because without Trinity, his life made no sense anymore.


That's an interesting issue. Doesn't time heal all 'wounds'?

Ok, he would need some greaving time, but there would be alot of partying in Zion and guys like Morpheus and the Kid could cheer Neo up a bit. And after a while, Neo will take on his life again. He is still young and Trinity didn't just die; she died for a good cause; she too helped to save Zion.

I guess loving a person is the most attaching and most fragile 'materialistic' need on the earth realm.

I say materialistic because you need the other person's body in order to feel love, heat, sex and communication.

Other materialistic needs like food, furniture, houses, etc. you can replace, but the physical body/mind of the person you love you can never replace.

Neo would give anything to hold up the connection of love he has with Trinity. And now that this connection is gone, he is still ready to give up anything in remembrance of this connection? That her death was worth it and not useless?

The way I see it, Neo lost his ultimate 'materialistic' attachment. There was no need for him to crave another person, there was no need for him to crave other materialistic needs, there was no need for him to be jealous, there was no need for him to be angry (angry at whom? the Oracle? the Architect? Smith, who is just a reaction of the system? The machines? Morpheus?). In short: Neo was free of all materialistic needs and annoyances and thus he could achieve the ultimate state of 'just being'. He could now choose to give himself up to choicelessness: don't giving a damn about his ego anymore and just going with the flow.

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Well, maybe that Neo would have felt beter after a certain time. But he was not given that time. It is said that suicide is a final solution to a temporary problem.

The machines needed him to be hurt, and to have a good reason to die.

And the love he felt for Trinity was so powerfull that he was ready to kill every human being on earth, that tells you how much he loved her, a love that reached crazyness (Merv said it by looking at Trinity, that the pattern of love etc.) and that we can't understand.
I can't, I would not risk humanity's survival for one woman.

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Still, that's only part of the point. Neo didn't walk through the right door in defeat. He clearly believed he could still save humanity and Trinity as well.

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Well In any Case, No one has told me why Seraphs code is Golden. In the entire Trilogy the only Golden code you see within the Matrix is his. Seraph is Equal In power with Neo.

Merovingian and his men know him extremley well, calling him Wingless, and Judas. A Betrayer who cannot Fly. ( anymore )

Maybe he was just a program that went Exile like the rest, who kows, I sure don't

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I looked up saraph and found that they have a firey light to them because Saraph in all its forms is used to connote a burning, fiery state.

This may be the explination of golden state of the charachter

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gold represents spirit(machines). Seraph is gold, but so is the entire machine world at the end of 3.

Zion represents body(being human beings)

The matrix represents the mind(as in the battle of ideas, what we all go through in our mind)


So bring all those together, Neo must bring mind, body, and spirit together.


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had to say this too. At the end 1, when smith "blew up", he did have some gold code to him. Its hard to see, but its there. There seems to be a small but growing progression of gold in the movie.

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