Nabonidus
- Captain: Morpheus
- First mate: Unknown
- Pilot: Unknown (Possibly Morpheus)
- Operator: Unknown
- Other crew: Unknown
The Nabonidus is Morpheus' second ship, following the Nebuchadnezzar's destruction. It is the hovercraft from which he enters the Matrix in the MMORPG The Matrix Online. Recently, months after his still debated death, the Captain's beacon of the Nabonidus was traced in the Matrix. A code pulse device set off by the Kid revealed a transparent RSI that resembled Morpheus and appeared to be in pain, implying that Morpheus is alive and still in possession of the Nabonidus, hidden somewhere in the real world.
It was later revealed that the Morpheus RSI making appearances across The Matrix was in fact a simulacrum created by The General in hopes of deceiving his followers into thinking he had in fact returned. The General, furious at the fact that his Sim had been discovered, tried to de-activate it, but to his surprise, the Morpheus Simulacrum had taken on a life of its own and turned on its creator. It refused to submit to The General's will and a battle between both The General and the Morpheus Simulacrum ensued. The General was defeated by the Morpheus Sim and escaped to the shadows once again. The Morpheus Sim now resides within The Matrix a free program because of the faith of Morpheus's followers. The program itself admitted that it was their faith in him, and the fact that it didn't want to let them down, that made him want to fill the shoes of the great captain of Zion. It is not known if there is any connection between the real Morpheus and the Morpheus Simulacrum.
The name is derived from Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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