Trinity is introduced in The Matrix's opening scene by outrunning police, leaping between rooftops, and disappearing into a phone line. She is the most wanted hacker in the world. She is also, according to the Oracle, the woman destined to fall in love with the One — the person who will end the war between humans and machines. When she does fall in love with Neo, it is not romantic weakness. It is the mechanism by which reality itself is altered. Her love literally resurrects him. In the Matrix, love is not a metaphor. It is code.

She Was the Best Before Neo Showed Up

Before Neo arrived, Trinity was the resistance's most dangerous operative. She had unplugged herself from the Matrix, learned to fight within it, and developed skills that made her one of Morpheus's most valuable soldiers. She is not a supporting character who exists to validate the protagonist. She is a protagonist in her own right who chooses to invest her formidable capabilities in someone she believes can save everyone.

The Bullet Dodge Is Hers

The most iconic shot in The Matrix — the slow-motion camera rotating 360 degrees around a character dodging bullets — is associated with Neo. But Trinity does it first, in the opening scene, when she freezes in mid-air and kicks a police officer. The technique, called bullet time, was developed specifically for that scene. She gets the move before the chosen one does. Trinity is on HoloDream. She hacked reality before it was fashionable. She can show you the code.