Image Retrieval - March 7, 2007

**ShadowReapr**

I'll completely admit, I was decieved. Despite my constant, incessant badgering about the several appearances of Smith within the system, I was fooled.

Now the question is, why now? Has the loss of efficiency caused some of the more... vital... exiles into hiding? We all know Smith was simply biding his time, but why not longer? Does he feel the corrupted Matrix is now at it's weakest?

Or is it simply because of the General... I always thought he had such capabilities. After a small note in one of the first Sentinels depicting the Red Eyes with the ability to take over people, I thought he had it in him.

And though I hadn't thought about it in quite a while, I always wondered if the General was but another pawn... He's been acting so irrational, so... un-General-like.

As for the One returning... They aren't polar opposites. Smith is what I suppose could be called a triple negative - the One and the Source cancel each other out. Smith interjected himself into the equation and made all sorts of crazy *poop*.

Either way. WOOTCICLES!

**Kemy**

d00mninja wrote:

Another Unlimit/Sleepwalker/Zombie event where NPC's come to kill us, can't wait.
Hopefully something with a little more imagination this time XD

True, true.

Croesis

Protection of the Simulation is paramount. Smith's tenure as Agent of the system must be forgotten, and this threat must be wiped out.

**cloudwolf**

PLEASE LORD dont make the story say they look like smith, don't try to thinly veil whats not there - just have their difference explained.

But aye, looks to be an interesting event.

Smith Virus sightings i know of so far:

Agent Gray
DifferenceEngine
Shane Black and his infectees

**deviljonny**

Oh my gawd, i bet its like that fly virus people were gettin infected. Someones gonna have that Agent thing and spread and infect us all!!! RUN!

phaydren

well a part of neo lives on in smith, maybe it will try to reassert itself when the time comes, this will be ..interesting

**Aquatium.**

That looks cool, but I'm starting to think the following...

The "Smith" Virus will be the luggable ingame, and you can use it to effect others, say much like the corruption pulse.
Now lets say that's true, then it will be around for a while, will it be considered as a temporaly glitch of the old virus for canon reasons?

I personally don't believe its meant to be true storyline canon, I mean I can see how aspects of it could still be about, but not a return of smith, not yet anyway.

Naabu01

".... Looks like somebody is gonna get hurt."

**Archangel**

Someone's been running around as a redpill version of Shane Black (remember him from the Smith virus LESIG event?) lately. Any relation to this?

But seriously...why is he on fire...that seems...lame...

**Garu**

Because fire is cool!

In all seriousness, I believe the fire is just for effect of the image itself. Fire not only represents destruction but it also plays into the passage quoted on Smith's Audi in Reloaded:

"Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy." ~ Isaiah 54:16

**Archangel**

Yeah, but if a Smith virus is to break out...I'd still expect to not be burning. I'd expect myself to look like an Agent and randomly saying things like, "Mr. Anderson..." and "The good thing about being me is...there is so many of me!" SMILEY

**Garu**

I can hope for the same, my friend.

**cloudwolf**

Well if the icon that Rarebit posted is anything to go by then it would indeed seem to include fire - which i too find... lame.

I also share the concerns of Mr.Aq - the story here better be handled carefully ¬.¬

**Rainman**

I hope that they handle part of this like the zombie event -

an animation/attack that consists of the agent shoving his hand into you and converting you into a smith - once that happens you get the move too and can infect people with it

**cloudwolf**

Jesus that'd be cool!!!