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The original trilogy · various points; Osiris is right before Reloaded

The Animatrix

Nine anime shorts; Final Flight of the Osiris leads into Reloaded

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Do you need to watch it?

Not required. It's a separate adaptation outside the main timeline and only shows up in Everything.

Where it falls in the order

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  • Everything2 of 5
BeforeThe MatrixAfterThe Matrix Reloaded
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Quick recap

Nine anime shorts from different directors expand the Matrix world. The Second Renaissance, in two parts, shows how humans built the machines, persecuted them and lost the war. Final Flight of the Osiris follows the Osiris crew as they spot a Sentinel army digging toward Zion; the ship is destroyed, but Jue drops the warning at a mailbox inside the Matrix before she dies. Kid's Story follows a teenager who escapes the Matrix on his own. The rest bring a training simulation (Program), a sprinter who nearly wakes up breaking a record (World Record), a house full of glitches (Beyond), a detective hunting Trinity (A Detective Story) and rebels trying to win over a machine (Matriculated). Left open: the Osiris warning still has to reach Zion.

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2 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesOsiris played in theaters

    Final Flight of the Osiris, made by Square USA, ran in theaters ahead of Dreamcatcher in 2003. Four of the shorts premiered online before the home video release.

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  2. SetupRemember the Kid

    In Kid's Story, a teenager chatting with Neo online manages to leave the Matrix on his own. He comes back later in the saga.

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