Why Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Niobe is old in Matrix Resurrections

A second trailer has been released. Resurrections by The Matrix has offered an even deeper — and somehow still vague — glimpse into the rabbit hole of the film’s universe. While the specifics of the actual plot of the third Matrix sequel are tightly under wraps, eagle-eyed viewers can glean a few crucial details that might offer clues as to what happened between the events of 2003’s The Matrix RevolutionsThe new movie. In addition to Jonathan Groff’s apparent introduction as a new version of Agent Smith, similar to Yahya Abdul-Matten II’s performance as a “new” version of resistance fighter Morpheus, we also got a look at Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Niobe. There is one major difference. This Niobe is actually older than the Matrix movie.

Niobe has been introduced to the world in Reloaded The Matrix as a general of the human rebellion, and the captain of the hovercraft ship known as the Logos, which she piloted alongside her first mate Ghost (Anthony Wong) and the ship’s operator Sparks (Lachy Hulme). Prior to the events of The MatrixAlthough Niobe was a lover to Morpheus, their love fell apart when Morpheus met the Oracle. He began preaching the prophecy about The One which Niobe had never believed in, and they broke up. Despite this, Niobe comes to Morpheus and Neo’s aid several times throughout the course of Reloaded The MatrixThe Matrix RevolutionsShe eventually gave her ship to Neo, Trinity and Trinity at the end of the film to allow them to begin their journey towards the Machine City. The finale of The Matrix Revolutions, Niobe is seen embracing Morpheus with visible relief over the end of the war with the machines and thanking Neo — wherever he is.

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Within the Matrix, Niobe is known and respected as one of the resistance’s most gifted martial artists, even going so far as to have “killed” an Agent, something which few if any have ever succeeded in doing. Niobe’s skill as a pilot is something that can be seen outside the Matrix. The Matrix RevolutionsWhen she maneuvers her massive hovercraft, the Hammer, through narrow passages swarming in Sentinels to help Zion during an attack by the Machines.

Niobe had a notable but minor role in the movies, but she was always key to the Wachowskis’ grand plan. Pickett Smith also played the same role in the videogame in 2003. Get the MatrixThis is the following: Reloaded The MatrixGhost, as she and her. She also appears as a non-player character in 2005’s The Matrix: Path of Neo The Matrix OnlineAfter the end of each mission, she briefs Zion resistance players. Niobe is betrayed and injured by Anome, one of her subordinates. Chapter 5.1 The Matrix OnlineGhost, a Chapter 5.2 team of players and Ghost saved her. So as far as canon’s concerned, she’s been chilling in the real world ever since the end of The Matrix Revolutions.

In the second trailer, an older Niobe is seen. Resurrections by The MatrixThis suggests that significant time has passed since the end of The Matrix RevolutionsIt is possible that she could have become an elder of Zion in the years since the last film. These questions, along with those about the fate of Morpheus and her city as a whole, remain unanswered. Resurrections by The MatrixReleases in theatres and on HBO Max Dec. 22.