»Why did all the Smiths die when Neo became one of them?«

Well one of the times Neo goes to see the Oracle she tells him Smith is his Opposite who exists to keep the balance, so when Smith turns Neo into another Smith it unbalances it, so this maybe why all the Smiths die, to keep the balance.

And also if the one returns will Smith return as well.

Perhaps there is an Agent Anomlay for every ONE that comes
too keep the balance

Reign_of_Chaos wrote:

Well one of the times Neo goes to see the Oracle she tells him Smith is his Opposite who exists to keep the balance, so when Smith turns Neo into another Smith it unbalances it, so this maybe why all the Smiths die, to keep the balance. And also if the one returns will Smith return as well.

The Oracle didn't say that Smith exists to keep the balance.


She said:
- Smith is the opposite of Neo;
- The purpose/goal of the Architect is to balance the equation.

Remember the Source key scene : Neo vs Architect.
The Matrix is based on Mathematics. Neo is an anomaly within this mathematical harmony/perfection.

Neo is the One, i.e. the 1.
So Smith, is the -1.
The Architect/Matrix system can not actualy control Neo.
It is the same for Smith who has grown out of control of the Matrix system.
But when Smith does copy himself into Neo, we have: -1 + 1 = 0.
The Architect is now able to balance the equation.
It is his purpose, his goal, his function.
The result is that both Neo and Smith are removed from the Matrix system.
...it's also one of the many levels of the Matrix trilogy!

To complete this explanation:
during the first Matrix movie, Smith is not the opposite of Neo, he is just an Agent/element of the system.
Smith becomes the opposite of Neo at the end of Matrix 1, when Neo destroys him.

It makes me think about a steel hammer that smash a soft object. The opposite of the exact hammer shape is "printed", "carved" onto this soft object.
It's exactly what Smith said, in Matrix Reloaded, before the big fight with Neo: "...you're aware of it...", "...our connection...", "...something printed onto me...", "...it is somehow irrelevant...".
Yeah, for the moment!... But it becomes highly relevant at the end of Matrix Revolutions!

In the third movie after Neo is copied over by Smith the movie shows something going into Neo by the machines. This was part of their unspoken deal. the deal that i believe to be is Neo destroys the virus(Smith because of how well he put it, a virus spreads) that has spread throughout the machines system (Matrix) and the machines will have peace with the humans once and for all. When Neo is copied over he is still jacked in by the machines. The machines implant a deletion code or a virus for the virus to delete it. Smith is the anomaly of programs because AI (artificial intelligence) provides choice to programs which is exactly what caused the anomaly of the one. The one will inevitably return because of humans still having choice. The Smith program will also return to balance it which is why i believe the Architect said "how long do you think this peace will last" and the Oracle said "as long as it can."