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Originally posted by MasterKiller
I originally thought this too, but in Reloaded he says, "Mark my words, boy, I survived your predecesors, and I will survive you, too" which lead me to believe he was not one the previous "ones." This is why I initially took him to be the Satan figure, but after Revoltions there is no doubt that Smith is the embodiment of that role.
Yeah, he did say that, but Persephone said to Neo that the Merovengian was once like you and I took that as once the savior. Maybe he was the first?