Morpheus

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."

- Morpheus to Forrest Gump

Morpheus is a character from How It Should Have Ended and Hero Swap. He originates from The Matrix.

Background
Morpheus is one of the protagonists of The Matrix. He is a Zion operative who serves in the city's defense force against attack from the Machines. Morpheus is the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar, a hovercraft of the human forces of the last human city, Zion, in a devastated world where most humans are grown by sentient machines and kept imprisoned in the Matrix, a virtual computer-generated world.

Morpheus is an even-mannered man with a personality that commands respect in many who encounter him. As a result of his belief in the prophecy, Morpheus devotes "all of his life" in search of The One, the destined human who will bring an end to the Machine War. Morpheus has become a spiritual figure to many citizens of Zion, much to the consternation of others who don't believe in the prophecy, such as the natural-born commander of the Zion defense force, Jason Lock.

Morpheus is portrayed in the films by Laurence Fishburne.

How The Matrix Revolutions Should Have Ended
Morpheus is shown in one of the ending opinion slides. In the opinions of the creators of HISHE, Morpheus should have been the one to die for Neo, but that would omit the five-minute death scene with Trinity.

The Matrix Starring Forrest Gump
Morpheus finds a bluepill named Forrest Gump and is honored to meet who he believes to be The One. He explains that the Matrix cannot be explained through words, only through experience. He offers the red and blue pills. Forrest, however, is not completely listening, as he is more focused on how Morpheus wears sunglasses indoors during a rainstorm. Confusing them for candy, Forrest accepts both pills, to the astonishment of Morpheus and Trinity.

Later, in the Construct, Morpheus explains that in there, anything can be conjured. Forrest conjures endless shelves of Dr. Peppers. Morpheus orders Tank to load the Jump program. Morpheus tells Forrest to let everything go and free his mind and performs a superhuman jump from one building to another. Forrest happily complies as he starts flying around.

Sometime later, Morpheus was captured by some "bad men", prompting Trinity and Forrest to rescue him.

Trivia

 * Morpheus is named after the Greek god of dreams of the same name.