The Matrix is a landmark cyberpunk movie trilogy starring Keanu Reeves as Thomas Anderson, the One, a fabled being who will free humanity from the tyranny of the Machines. In these movies, Neo can use advanced martial arts and even stop bullets while battling the Agents in the digital world of the Matrix, and he seemed downright unstoppable.
Neo is indeed powerful, but there are heroes in other works of fiction who are even stronger than he is, and if they found themselves in the Matrix, they would show Neo how it’s done. Most of these heroes come from the world of Japanese anime, and they would make fighting the Agents look easy.
10 All Might Is The One 2.0 (My Hero Academia)
The seemingly invincible symbol of peace, All Might, is a melee hero unlike any other. He wielded the power of One For All during his heyday, and that, combined with his formidable natural strength, made him the world’s strongest hero for many years.
For All Might, stopping bullets and pummeling Agents is just the start. Unlike Neo, All Might can inspire the masses as a dazzling symbol of hope, and when he uses a Smash attack or goes Plus Ultra, not even the One can compete. All Might would send Agent Smith flying into the sun.
9 Saitama Is Humorously Overpowered (One-Punch Man)
Saitama is the caped baldy whose modest Hero Association rank belies his true strength. The examiners thought there was a god residing in his body, and they just might be right. In battle, Saitama is legendary for dispatching any foe with a single knuckle sandwich, and sometimes, a simple slap is all he needs.
Neo is a devastating melee fighter in his own right, but not even he could send an Agent flying halfway across the city with a single punch. If Agent Smith harassed Saitama during a shopping trip, Saitama would knock him into next week.
8 Naruto Uzumaki Has Kurana On His Side (Naruto)
At first, having the nine-tailed fox Kurama inside him was a huge downside for Naruto Uzumaki, but after training with Jiraiya and Kakashi, Naruto learned to harness the terrifying power within him and use it for good. He can even combine Kurama’s power with Sage Mode to create something entirely new.
Naruto can’t stop bullets with his bare hands, but his vast chakra and advanced jutsu all outclass anything Neo can do, and his strongest forms in Shippuden would obliterate an entire squad of Agents, no sweat. Neo would be in awe.
7 Ichigo Kurosaki Is Too Fast For The Eye To Follow (Bleach)
Ichigo Kurosaki is another shonen hero who may have started out weak, but by the end of Bleach, he ranked among the most powerful shounen protagonists of all time. Like Neo, Ichigo thought he was an ordinary person at first, until he found his true destiny and awakened his powers as the hero who will save the world.
Ichigo is now a Soul Reaper with a fast and deadly bankai, and he can greatly boost his power with his Hollow mask and the power of the Getsuga Tensho. Not even Neo can move as fast as Ichigo can, and he lacks Ichigo’s sharp blade and ranged attacks. And that’s not even counting Ichigo’s inner Vasto Lorde.
6 Meliodas Is A Demon Prince (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Meliodas is the son of the demon king and the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins squad. He may be a man of two worlds, but he has already chosen his side – the Kingdom of Liones and all its people. Meliodas will fight for good to the very end, especially if it’s for the sake of his lover, the archangel Elizabeth.
In battle, the petite Meliodas is far stronger than he looks, boasting extreme strength and speed as a demon swordsman with centuries of experience to his name. He can even redirect the opponent’s attack right back at them with Full Counter, no matter how powerful the original attack was. No one ever sees it coming.
5 Rimuru Tempest Can Do Almost Anything (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
Rimuru Tempest is an isekai hero who is far more than an ordinary slime that can talk. He has the Predator skill, and with it, Rimuru can absorb another creature and gain its attributes. He can also use Gluttony to consume a spell. By now, he is a one-man army.
Rimuru can’t match Neo’s martial arts prowess, but his magical abilities more than make up for it, from black fire to sticky spider threads and the ability to rapidly regenerate his body and consume his enemies with Predator to end the fight early. Neo wishes he could do even half of that.
4 Korra’s Avatar State Is Formidable (The Legend Of Korra)
Korra, like every Avatar before her, can access her past lives, bend the four elements, and channel the power of Raava the light spirit to become an invincible guardian of peace and harmony in the world. Korra may be brash and reckless at times, but when she’s in the Avatar state, any fight is already won.
Korra can bend all four elements at once, and combat is when she’s at her best. Neo may have superior techniques in bare-handed combat, but he wishes he could bend the four elements and control spirits the way Korra does. Korra would have no problem sealing Agent Smith into the Tree of Time.
3 Satoru Gojo Has Limitless Power (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Already, Satoru Gojo has established himself as one of the most powerful anime characters not just in Jujutsu Kaisen but in all of anime, which is saying a lot. He may be a goofy troublemaker half the time, but when he gets serious, no curse will stand a chance against him.
Satoru has formidable martial arts skills of his own augmented with his cursed energy, but domain expansion is where he shines. He has harnessed the power of infinity, and he can trap his opponent inside a terrifying domain where they’re overloaded with infinite information. Agent Smith wouldn’t last five seconds against that.
2 Jotaro Kujo Can Stop Time (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Jotaro Kujo can’t do much with his bare hands, but then again, he has a powerful melee Stand named Star Platinum that can do all the fighting for him. Star Platinum’s extreme speed, strength, and technique can match anything Neo can do, and it can even catch individual bullets. But there’s more.
Jotaro learned from DIO how to stop time for a few seconds, which gives him an overwhelming advantage against any foe, Stand user or not. If Jotaro went up against Smith, he’d show Neo how it’s done and freeze time before pummeling Smith into digital dust.
1 Son Goku Is Several Steps Ahead Of Neo (Dragon Ball)
Son Goku stands as one of the most powerful and legendary shonen heroes of all time, and he could certainly outperform Neo if he somehow ended up inside the Matrix. Goku is a melee fighter, just like Neo, and his Saiyan-level strength, speed, agility, and endurance outclass anything Neo can offer.
Goku could easily take on a whole platoon of Agent Smiths and easily triumph, and he wouldn’t hesitate to move on to the Machine overlords and fight them as well to secure humanity’s freedom.
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