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'''Neo''' (born as '''Thomas A. Anderson''', also known as '''The One''', an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the science fiction action film [[The Matrix]].
 
'''Neo''' (born as '''Thomas A. Anderson''', also known as '''The One''', an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the science fiction action film [[The Matrix]].
  
Neo was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by [[Keanu Reeves]] in ''The Matrix Trilogy'', as well as having a cameo in ''The Animatrix'' short film ''Kid's Story''. [[Andrew Bowen]] provided Neo's voice in ''The Matrix: Path of Neo''. In 2008, Neo was selected by ''Empire magazine'' as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=16 |title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters/ 16. Neo / Empire / www.empireonline.com |accessdate=2010-04-23 |work=Empire |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media }}</ref>
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Neo was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by [[Keanu Reeves]] in ''The Matrix Trilogy'', as well as having a cameo in ''The Animatrix'' short film ''Kid's Story''. [[Andrew Bowen]] provided Neo's voice in ''The Matrix: Path of Neo''. In 2008, Neo was selected by ''Empire magazine'' as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.<ref>http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=16 </ref>
  
Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being ''The One'' who would bring peace.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Red Herrings in Bullet-Time: The Matrix, the Bible, and the Postcommunist I*|last = Nutu|first = Ela|publisher = Society of Biblical Lit|year = 2006|isbn = 9781589831469|page = 71|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BMrOaIWqw64C&pg=PA71|work = The Recycled Bible: Autobiography, Culture, and the Space Between|editor-last = Black|editor-first = Fiona C.|accessdate = 12 August 2014|quote = the name Neo can, in fact, be an anagram for 'one'.}}</ref> There are claims that a nightclub in [[Chicago]] inspired the name of the character in [[The Matrix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chibarproject.com/Reviews/Neo/Neo.htm|title=Neo - Chicago Bar Project Review|website=www.chibarproject.com|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.eater.com/2015/7/22/9015869/neo-weekend-dj-move#4794428|title=Whoa! Neo Announces Weekend DJs as Nightclub Preps Move|publisher=|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref>
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Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being ''The One'' who would bring peace.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=BMrOaIWqw64C&pg=PA71</ref> There are claims that a nightclub in [[Chicago]] inspired the name of the character in [[The Matrix]].<ref>http://www.chibarproject.com/Reviews/Neo/Neo.htm</ref><ref>http://chicago.eater.com/2015/7/22/9015869/neo-weekend-dj-move#4794428</ref>
 
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Fictional character and the main protagonist in the science fiction action film The Matrix.

Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the science fiction action film The Matrix.

Neo was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Trilogy, as well as having a cameo in The Animatrix short film Kid's Story. Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in The Matrix: Path of Neo. In 2008, Neo was selected by Empire magazine as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.[1]

Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being The One who would bring peace.[2] There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the character in The Matrix.[3][4]

 

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