The Matrix: Dodge this
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange answerers link it as on-screen evidence of what happens to Agents and their hosts, such as the helicopter pilot dying and Agent Jones being shot.
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What it is
A 1m11s clip of the famous lobby-aftermath/rooftop sequence from The Matrix in which Neo's bullets are dodged by an Agent and Trinity answers with 'Dodge this.' The upload is a short excerpt from the film posted by the channel bulletproof.
What people said
Cites Kevin · 2012-03 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What Happens to a Person Taken Over By An Agent?”
There was at least one on-screen instance of an agent being killed in action - In the " Dodge This! [this video] " scene, one of the Agents takes over a helicopter pilot and, eventually, is shot by Trinity. The agent reverts back to the pilot, dead. So if an agent dies in a host, the host does die. As for an agent willingly leaving a host, I'm fairly certain that's not in the three movies (or the one movie [LINK] , depending on who you ask). My educated guess is that the time would just be blacked out. You see that all over sci fi when someone is being possessed. [ Richard's middle example [LINK] supports this].
Cites Valorum · 2014-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What Happens to a Person Taken Over By An Agent?”
There are four fully canon [LINK] examples of an Agent leaving a 'civilian' after possessing them. Film canon. In the film The Matrix Resurrections, (former) Agent Smith leaves the human body that he was inhabiting. The bluepill exhibits no memories of his time in possession and seems confused by suddenly regaining consciousness in a coffee shop filled with FBI bodies and gun-toting fetishwear enthusiasts. [LINK] The next instance offers no clarity as to the mental state of someone being left by an Agent but when Trinity shoots the helicopter pilot (in the famous "dodge this" sequence), we see the pilot revert to his former self physically within seconds. The agent reappears a few minutes la
Cites Valorum · 2014-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What happens to a person taken over by an Agent once the agent voluntarily leaves?”
There are three fully canon [LINK] examples of an Agent leaving a 'civilian' after possessing them. Animatrix canon. In the Animatrix segment "Detective Story", Trinity shoots a private detective who's just been taken over by an agent. No sooner has he been shot then the agent leaves (to find a less disabled host) and he is restored to his former self with no obvious ill-effects aside from the fatal gunshot wound. Webcomic canon. In the comic "Day in...Day out" which you can read online here [LINK] , a civilian is taken over by an agent. After an extensive firefight (in which 'Agent White' loses an arm) she is restored to her body and has no memory of the incident but still has the injuries
Cites Valorum · 2014-04 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “The Matrix: Are Agents "Mortal" or "Immortal"?”
You've actually asked three different questions. I'll try to cover them all; Are Agents invulnerable? No, Agents are most definitely not invulnerable. In the films we see that Agents can be shot and killed. A good example of this is where Agent Jones is dispatched with a shot to the head in the excellent " Dodge this... [this video] " scene. We see that they can also suffer non-mortal wounds in the Matrix comic " Day In, Day Out [LINK] " (where an unnamed Agent loses his arm to falling glass) and " Reloaded [LINK] " (where Morpheus cuts an Agent's face with his sword). Are Agents Superhuman? Yes, when a human is taken over by an Agent we see that their strength, agility and speed are instantly am
Cites Praxis · 2016-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Did Smith kill every person in the Matrix?”
No, he didn't kill everyone in the Matrix. First of all, when Smith takes over an individual in the Matrix, this is probably more akin to when agents temporarily inhabit people. We have seen instances where agents inhabit a Matrix avatar and then leave it, and the character returns to "normal" afterwards (although the helicopter pilot is dead for other reasons — namely Trinity's bullet): For stronger evidence, there is a scene that I recall in The Animatrix ("Detective Story") where Trinity is followed onto a train by a private eye who has been inhabited by an agent. She shoots the detective in the arm and escapes. Immediately afterwards, the agent leaves the detective and the detective is s
Cites RichS · 2017-03 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “In the Matrix, why didn't the agent "Dodge This" bullet?”
In the Matrix movie, Neo shoots several rounds at an agent, only to see the agent flex and twist to dodge every bullet. When Neo runs out of bullets, the agent tries to shoot him, only to be stopped when Trinity points a gun at his head and says, "Dodge this." By estimating the distance the bullets travel when Neo tries to shoot him (about 40 to 50 feet), and knowing the speed of the bullets (A typical 9mm projectile moves near 1400 feet per second.), and the number of bullets fired (I counted 20 shots from Neo's 2 handguns.), you can calculate the agent's reaction time at around 0.028 to .035 seconds. The math to calculate his reaction time is simple. (50 feet / 1400 fps = .0357 seconds) Th