Summary
AGTA Onlineplayer has pointed out an Easter egg referencingThe Matrixthat was recently added to the game in the Bottom Dollar Bounties update. The find surprised many fans and adds one more layer ofpop culture references that make up the DNA ofGrand Theft Auto.
Grand Theft Autowould be popular just for its gameplay and basic stories, but it’s also been filled with irreverent references and critiques of pop culture, politics, other media, and real-life happenings that help to make it memorable. This looks to be continuing, asGrand Theft Auto 6’s trailer referenced viral moments, but the currentGTA Onlineis no stranger to them, either.
Reddit user Bubbly_Yak6388 pointed out thatGTA Onlinehas just added a newThe Matrixreference to the game. The game actually has several cars that are named after importantcharacters fromThe Matrixmovies. Cypher, Oracle, Rhinehart, Sentinel, Zion, and now the Niobe are all cars in the game, and share their names with important characters fromThe Matrix. As the series has added more cars, there have been more names adapted from the movies, and Niobe was added just over a week ago as of this writing.
Discovering GTA’s Connection to The Matrix
Several fans in the comments didn’t realize that there was a commonality between the cars in the game and a number of characters fromThe Matrix. One noted that they thought “Niobe” sounded familiar, but weren’t able to place it until the post was shared. Another pointed out that while it wasn’t included in the OP’s list, “Neo” is also a car in the game. While the word Neo could certainly be used without referencing the movies, it’s also the sole car manufactured by Vysser in the title, or in other words, the manufacturer’s “The One,” another moniker for Keanu Reeves' iconic character.
These aren’t the only references theGrand Theft Autoseries has had to the films. InGTA Online’s Rockstar Editor, there’s an option to apply a filter called “Morpheus.” The filter is notably green, which was a color effect used on the originalThe Matrixmovie.GTA: Vice Cityfans also previously discovered some interesting nods to the films.
WithGTA Onlinestill receiving updates, it will be interesting to see if any additional characters fromThe Matrixmake it into the game as new cars. Eagle-eyed fans may even end up spotting furtherreferences inGTA 6when it releases.
