

The later years of the war turn into a ruthless hunting spree, and construction begins on the infamous towers used to store humans in pods from the live-action films. The machines develop a new form of energy, utilizing the bio-energy stored in human bodies, and turn the tide of war with this newfound energy source. The new machines are formidable opponents and, in addition to being strong physical adversaries, launch biological warfare against humans. Additionally, the lack of sunlight hurts the human forces as it eliminates their ability to grow crops. However, the robots produce new models that look similar to the sentinels from the live-action films.

The program is effective in killing off old model robots, and for a brief moment, it appears that the robots have been crippled past the point of recovery. Becoming increasingly desperate, humans initiate Operation Dark Storm, a program that utilizes nanites to block out all sunlight across the globe, robbing the robot forces of the solar energy they need to fight. One by one, mankind is forced to surrender their territories.

The United Nations unsuccessfully attempts to wipe out Zero One, and war breaks out between the two parties. Striking a notably more somber and defeatist tone, The Second Renaissance Part II picks up immediately after the events of Part I. Two ambassadors from Zero One join and attempt to come to a peaceful conclusion to no avail. The United Nations Security Council meets at the UN headquarters in New York City to vote on an embargo and military blockage on Zero One. Zero One produces highly advanced AI products, and as such, their economy prospers while human civilization falls. The new human city of The Matrix Resurrectionsis called IO, a direct parallel to the naming convention used in The Animatrix. Survivors create a new civilization in the desert of Mesopotamia, dubbing it Zero One, a reference to binary notation. Robots and their human supporters are killed en masse to prevent a larger uprising. Robots across the world riot, staging protests such as the Million Machine March in the US and Europe. The defense loses the case, and B1-66ER is disposed of. Sandford case in his closing statement, which argued that African Americans were not entitled to United States citizenship and advocated for not repeating history's mistakes.
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The civil rights activist and lawyer defending the android quotes from the Dred Scott v. In 2090, the android B1-66ER kills its owner, their pets, and a mechanic commissioned to decommission it, in an act of self-defense.
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Robots are primarily utilized for menial labor, and with many humans being released from their jobs, humanity becomes increasingly corrupt and full of malaise. Bipedal with two arms, they are “created in mankind's own image”. Set in the mid-21st century, The Second Renaissance Part 1 details mankind's creation of sentient robots, who are built to look like humans. The Second Renaissance Part 1 & 2 are the only shorts within The Animatrix written by the Wachowskis sisters.
