The Architect then finally gives Neo the two choices. He then tells Neo, with a smile, that she entered the Matrix to save him, but at the cost of her own life. The Architect then once again flicked the pen to show her fighting the Agent.

He had created an attachment with a more specific human, namely Trinity. He told Neo that the previous Ones were, by design, supposed to create a profound attachment with the general human race, thus facilitating the function of the One. He then said that he found reading Neo's reactions intriguing. Trinity visible on the screen as the Architect tells Neo about the One He then flicked his pen changing the view on the screens to show the lives of various humans throughout the world. He continued by saying that the relevant issue was whether Neo was ready to take responsibility for the destruction of the entire human race. The Architect replied by saying that the machines are ready to accept certain levels of survival. Neo expressed his doubts that the Machines will let the humans go extinct, because of their dependance upon humans for their energy. Notice how Trinity is visible in the screens behind the Architect He explained to Neo that if the process of reloading was not completed, then there will be a cataclysmic system crash killing all the humans connected to the Matrix, which coupled with the destruction of Zion will result in the extinction of the entire human race. He first told him of the disaster that would most probably strike if Neo decided not to go to the Source. The Architect told Neo of the two choices he had.

This scene is in direct continuation of the The One's Function. Neo's Choice is the thirty-first scene of The Matrix Reloaded.

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