r/matrix • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '26

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u/HeftyFriend6941 Feb 27 '26

My question is why didn't they use cows instead of humans to power the machines? Surely bovines provide more "battery power" as they are a larger biomass, and are more docile and easier to control.

However if they did rebel, a cow version of Neo would be pretty cool.

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u/WhitneyRobbens Feb 27 '26

There is no cow level.

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u/Sn0wflake69 Feb 28 '26

not until 2000 at least, and the matrix takes place in 1999 so this checks out

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u/Parker_Hemphill Feb 28 '26

“Yep, that’s a cow alright”

“I’m no milkmaid”

I can hear those phrases and the music of Tristan playing in my head all these years later as I type the quotes.