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* [[Aelita Hopper (Code: LYOKO)|Aelita]] (known as Aelita Stones at [[Kadic Junior High School|Kadic]])
* [[Aelita Hopper (Code: LYOKO)|Aelita]] (known as Aelita Stones at [[Kadic Junior High School|Kadic]]. True name is Aelita Hopper)
* [[Jeremie Belpois]]
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* [[Odd Della Robbia]]
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Code Lyoko
File:Code lyoko.jpg
In 3-D, from left to right: Odd, Yumi, Aelita, and Ulrich.
In 2-D, from left to right: Jeremie, Ulrich, Yumi, and Odd (holding Kiwi).
Created byThomas Romain, Tania Palumbo
StarringBarbara Weber-Scaff
David Gasman
Matthew Géczy
Mirabelle Kirkland
Sharon Mann
Country of originFrance
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time26 minutes approx.
Original release
NetworkFrance 3, Cartoon Network, YTV
ReleaseApril 19, 2004 –
present

Code: LYOKO is a French animated television series featuring both an anime-influenced style and computer-generated imagery, produced by Antefilms during the first season and MoonScoop during the second, in association with the France 3 television network and Canal J. Code: LYOKO is about a group of four boarding school students enrolled at Kadic Junior High School, named Jeremie, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi. The students try to help a virtual girl named Aelita leave the virtual world of Lyoko (found inside a supercomputer housed in the basement of an abandoned factory near Kadic), and enter the real world.

A megalomaniac digital entity, named XANA, bent on world domination, has taken over the supercomputer in charge of Lyoko. It attacks the real world by activating towers (usually one at a time), which act as links to the real world. If the group is able to get Aelita to the activated tower(s) out of the more than forty scattered about Lyoko's five regions, she can deactivate the tower and neutralize XANA's attack on the real world; then the supercomputer can revert time to just before the attack, leaving no one except Team Lyoko to remember any of the events that transpired. To complicate the situation, they must do this while ensuring their classmates and teachers are not killed (because going back in time cannot bring back those killed by XANA), and deal with the various personality clashes they have with them at the same time.

Despite the occasional use of English names for characters in the American dub, Code: LYOKO is set in France, presumably in Boulogne-Billancourt where the real factory that the factory in the show is based on was located. The school is also shown to be located in France, as observed through the targeting computer of a military satellite that XANA had taken over in the episode "Satellite". Several dubbing errors confuse the location, such as Americanized street names in one episode. The second season seems to confuse this more so than the first, as there have been several dubbing errors that directly confuse the location.

The Story So Far

Template:Spoiler In the first season, Odd, Ulrich and Yumi would travel to the virtual world of Lyoko in order to stop XANA's attacks on the real world. To do so, they had to help Aelita, a virtual human who lived there, get past XANA's guard monsters and deactivate the activated tower. Jeremie would keep track of them from a laboratory terminal in the factory. The terminal allowed him to keep track of the situation in Lyoko, warn them of danger, and to monitor their life points, which are a measure of their viability inside the virtual world, similar to hit points in video games or role-playing games. If one of the virtualized players lost their life points, they merely devirtualized; however, since Aelita lived inside the virtual world, she would be lost forever if she were to lose all of her life points. Her inability to leave Lyoko prevented them from shutting down the supercomputer that contained XANA.

While fighting against XANA, Jeremie worked on a program to materialize Aelita. He eventually developed a program to do so, but XANA had taken measures to keep Aelita linked to the supercomputer. Jeremie was at first under the impression that a virus was responsible. Thanks to the link, Aelita was forced to remain on Lyoko to keep watch over XANA.

In the second season, Jeremie developed a way to detect activated towers instantly, allowing Aelita to take up permanent residency on Earth; however, the task of deactivating the towers was not lifted from her shoulders. She could only be devirtualized by Jeremie through the program he developed and a tower, unlike the others, who still return to the real world if they lose all their life points.

In the episode Unchartered Territory, the group discovered a mysterious fifth sector of Lyoko, known as Carthage, a massive sphere floating in virtual space. It is accessed through the use of the Transport Orb. It was found to be XANA's home sector. All of XANA's data could be accessed from an access panel on the outside of the sphere. It was in this episode that XANA started sending the Scyphozoa after Aelita to steal her memories.

In the episode A Great Day, it was discovered that supercomputer is a quantum computer, and that time reversions made the supercomputer more powerful. That, in turn, made XANA stronger. Jeremie theorized that the time reversions had the effect of increasing the base of the supercomputer's calculation capacity qubits. From then on, the heroes refrained from reverting time as much as possible, so that XANA's power growth was kept in check. Therefore, they had to be exceptionally careful to ensure the integrity of the current time stream. This proved more difficult in recent episodes, such as Attack of the Zombies and Ultimatum. Even without the jumps to increase its power, XANA seemed to get stronger with each attack.

In the episode Franz Hopper, a man claiming to be Franz Hopper showed up and offered to help in the fight against XANA. He turned out to be one of XANA's clones, however, and nearly got rid of Team Lyoko. The clone was defeated and the others learned that the real Franz Hopper was trapped within Lyoko. Later, in the episode Contact, the real Franz Hopper managed to contact Team Lyoko through Sissi and offer his help.

The final two episodes of the second season, Revelation and The Key, most of the mysteries surrounding the Aelita, Lyoko, Franz Hopper, XANA, and the supercomputer itself were revealed. When Franz Hopper's diary was decoded in Revelation, it revealed most of the history of the things mentioned above in that episode and the one following it.

It was discovered that Aelita was actually a human, but had the memories of her human life stolen from her by XANA. It was these missing memories that kept her linked to the supercomputer, not a virus as Jeremie had first believed. She was also revealed to be the daughter of Franz Hopper. He had virtualized her along with himself to escape government agents that had been pursuing them.

The mystery surrounding Franz Hopper and the supercomputer was also revealed. He had originally been working on a military project known as Project Carthage, which was intended to disrupt enemy communications. This was centered around the sector known as Carthage. For a reason that has not been made clear, he wished its destruction. He created the supercomputer, Lyoko, and XANA to this end.

While working on destroying Carthage, he discovered the time reversion capacity of the supercomputer. He used this feature 2546 times (slightly less than seven years) so he could finish his work. During this time, XANA gained independence, though Franz did not seem aware of this. He did comment that he felt like someone was watching him, though.

For a reason that is not made clear, Franz shifted the focus of his project. He redesigned Lyoko to be a safe haven for him and his daughter. He took the access codes to Lyoko (referred to as "keys") and split them between himself and Aelita. When the government agents finally show up to arrest him, presumably for stealing and/or trying to destroy government property, he and his daughter escape to Lyoko. XANA uses the opportunity to imprison Franz, taking his half of the keys, and to steal Aelita's human memories.

Finally, in the episode The Key, XANA finally manages to steal the rest of Aelita's memories. This gives XANA the other half of the keys, allowing him to escape from the supercomputer. This left Aelita in a coma-like state. She could have been completely dead, as Jeremie seems to believe, but memory theft does not seem like something that would cause death.

Franz Hopper seemingly sacrificed his own life to revive his daughter. Doing so restored all her human memories, breaking her link to the supercomputer as well. It is unknown whether or not Franz survived the event, but Team Lyoko promises to look for him.

Now that XANA is free from the supercomputer, it is no longer limited by the towers. It can attack anywhere at any time. Team Lyoko promises to continue fighting against XANA, though they are not quite sure how they will do that just yet. Template:Endspoiler

Primary Characters

The Lyoko Gang (A.K.A. Team Lyoko)

Main article: Lyoko Gang

The Lyoko Gang, or Team Lyoko, are the ones who travel to Lyoko to foil XANA's plans against humanity.

Their names are:

Aelita requires the protection of the other four in order to deactivate the towers on Lyoko.

Elisabeth "Sissi" Delmas

File:Sissi-lyoko.jpg
Sissi at Kadic.
Main article: Sissi Delmas

The daughter of the school's principal, Jean-Pierre Delmas, Sissi considers herself to be the most attractive girl in school. She is attracted to Ulrich (who does not feel the same way) and is jealous of Yumi (whom Ulrich is attracted to). Undoubtedly snobbish, during the first season she only rarely showed a more emphatic side. She admits in the episode Holiday in the Fog that all she wants is to be accepted by Jeremie and the others, however.

Later, in the second season, she shows a nicer side, but it still seems to be self serving. However, it does give her some depth as a character rather than just being an annoying antagonist. Sometimes, she even helps Team Lyoko achieve victory, though she's not quite aware of the extent to which she helps.

Franz Hopper

Main article: Franz Hopper

Franz Hopper is the creator of the supercomputer, Lyoko, and XANA. He is Aelita's father, which is revealed in the episode Revelation. He was once a science teacher at Kadic (though the staff do not seem to remember him). He also lived at a house near Kadic called the Hermitage. Jeremie has a copy of his diaries, copied from a series of CD's that were destroyed by XANA. The diary is deciphered in the episode Revelation.

Currently, Franz Hopper is trapped somewhere within Lyoko. He can reach out to the real world through the use of the towers, but not nearly as effecively as XANA can. He wishes to help Team Lyoko in their struggle against XANA.

Jim "Jimbo" Moralés

Main article: Jim "Jimbo" Moralés

Jim is the physical education teacher, handyman, and campus-supervisor at Kadic Junior High School. He also has a few smaller duties here and there. He's rough around the edges and quite strict, but despite this he does actually like his charges. He became involved with Team Lyoko's fight in "False Start", but has no memory of the experience due to the time reversion following the attack.

William Dunbar

File:Williamcodelyoko.jpg
William at Kadic.

William is a new student as of the second season. He was kicked out of his old school, apparently, for plastering love letters all over the school. He is also an admirer of Yumi; in Marabounta he indicates to Ulrich that, if Ulrich does not express his feelings to Yumi sooner or later, he will pursue her romantically himself.

Approximately Yumi's age, he has exhibited common sense and ability to take charge in dangerous situations, like in "Attack of the Zombies". His well-meaning restraint of Aelita, Jeremie, and Odd in that episode slowed the team's response to a XANA crisis, however.

Quite a few episodes have proven that William is usually a very kind hearted person, but he can be quite mean when he needs (or wants) to be. For example, he goads Ulrich into doing something he obviously didn't want to do (rock climbing) in the episode "Vertigo". On the other hand, William invited Ulrich to join his go-kart club in "A Bad Turn".

Several episodes show various faults William has. For example, in the episode "Final Mix", it's shown that he can't dance. Later on, in the episode "Vertigo", Ulrich reveals that William has a fear of spiders.

William is voiced by David Gasman in the American version of Code: LYOKO.

XANA

File:XANA symbol lyoko.jpg
The Eye of XANA, seen in objects/persons it possesses.
Main article: XANA

XANA is the antagonist of the show. It seeks to destroy Team Lyoko, as well as the rest of humanity. It was created by Franz Hopper to destroy Carthage, but instead took it over for reasons that are as yet unknown.

XANA wishes to take over the real world, using one fundamental strategy: destruction. It has yet to be shown as itself in a known physical form; however, it has spoken through others on multiple occasions.

Now that XANA has been freed from the supercomputer, its attacks are no longer limited by the towers. XANA's methods of attack, possible physical form, and how its attacks will be negated can only be speculated on.

Secondary Characters

Main article: List of secondary characters in Code: LYOKO

There are many characters in Code: LYOKO that do not contribute much, if anything, to the overall plot of the show. Several of them have played roles in single episodes, though. All of the various characters are sorted by their current grade.

Kadic Junior High School

Main article: Kadic Junior High School

Kadic Junior High School is where Team Lyoko, as well as almost everyone else in the show, goes for either school or work. Most of XANA's attacks are usually focused on the school seeing as how Team Lyoko is there most of the time. Kadic is a boarding school, so most of the students live in the on-campus dorms. A few, such as Yumi Ishiyama, live off-campus with their families.

The Factory

Main article: The Factory (Code: LYOKO)

The factory is where Team Lyoko has to go to get to Lyoko. By all appearances, it is just an abandoned factory on an island in the middle of a river. Appearances can be deceiving, though. By using the service elevator located by the entrance, they can access the levels below which contain all the equipment necessary to get to Lyoko. The factory is divided into four main parts, each of which has its own purpose.

Lyoko

Main article: Lyoko

Lyoko is a virtual world, created by Franz Hopper. Aelita was the only inhabitant of this place, along with Franz. According to Franz Hopper, it was originally meant to destroy Project Carthage, which was a military project designed to disrupt military communications. It was later adapted to serve as a sanctuary for him and Aelita.

Lyoko has five sectors and a surrounding nothingness called the "Digital Void" or "Digital Sea." In the first two seasons, Team Lyoko sought to destroy Lyoko in order to destroy XANA. Such an action would now prove futile.

Monsters

Main article: List of monsters in Code: LYOKO

There are many types of monsters in Lyoko. XANA creates them in order to keep the towers it activates safe. Some are a mere nuisence while others are a major threat. The ones that can be considered a nuisance make up for this fact by travelling in packs. All of them, however, try to impede Team Lyoko. The monsters remain until they are destroyed or a time reversion is activated. XANA has 11 types of monsters so far. Odd, Ulrich and Yumi each have special weapons in Lyoko in order to kill the monsters. Aelita mostly relies on the protection of the others when it comes to dealing with the monsters.

Jeremie has also produced a monster, called the Marabounta. It appears in only one episode.

There is also an entity known as the Transport Orb. It's a giant white sphere with an "Eye of XANA" printed on it, like all of XANA's monsters. Unlike all the other monsters, however, its only purpose is to ferry passengers from the edge of any region to the center of the fifth sector, Carthage, and back again. Both Jeremie and XANA can access it at will.

Episodes

Season 1

Episode Number Episode Title Original Airdate
01 - 101 Teddygozilla April 19, 2004
02 - 102 Seeing Is Believing April 20, 2004
03 - 103 Holiday in the Fog April 21, 2004
04 - 104 Log Book April 22, 2004
05 - 105 Big Bug April 23, 2004
06 - 106 Cruel Dilemma April 26, 2004
07 - 107 Image Problem April 27, 2004
08 - 108 End of Take April 28, 2004
09 - 109 Satellite April 29, 2004
10 - 110 The Girl of the Dreams April 30, 2004
11 - 111 Plagued May 3, 2004
12 - 112 Swarming Attack May 4, 2004
13 - 113 Just in Time May 5, 2004
14 - 114 The Trap May 6, 2004
15 - 115 Laughing Fit May 7, 2004
16 - 116 Claustrophobia May 10, 2004
17 - 117 Amnesia May 11, 2004
18 - 118 Killer Music May 12, 2004
19 - 119 Frontier May 13, 2004
20 - 120 The Robots May 14, 2004
21 - 121 Zero Gravity Zone May 17, 2004
22 - 122 Routine May 18, 2004
23 - 123 Rock Bottom? May 19, 2004
24 - 124 Ghost Channel May 20, 2004
25 - 125 Code: Earth May 21, 2004
26 - 126 False Start May 24, 2004

Season 2

Episode Number Episode Title Original Airdate
27 - 201 New Order September 19, 2005
28 - 202 Unchartered Territory September 20, 2005
29 - 203 Exploration September 21, 2005
30 - 204 A Great Day September 22, 2005
31 - 205 Mister Pück September 23, 2005
32 - 206 Saint Valentine's Day September 26, 2005
33 - 207 Final Mix September 27, 2005
34 - 208 Missing Link September 28, 2005
35 - 209 The Chips are Down September 29, 2005
36 - 210 Marabounta September 30, 2005
37 - 211 Common Interest October 3, 2005
38 - 212 Temptation November 25, 2005
39 - 213 A Bad Turn October 26, 2005
40 - 214 Attack of the Zombies October 4, 2005
41 - 215 Ultimatum October 5, 2005
42 - 216 A Fine Mess October 6, 2005
43 - 217 XANA's Kiss October 7, 2005
44 - 218 Vertigo October 24, 2005
45 - 219 Cold War October 25, 2005
46 - 220 Déjà Vu October 27, 2005
47 - 221 Tip-Top Shape October 28, 2005
48 - 222 Is Anybody Out There? November 1, 2005
49 - 223 Franz Hopper October 31, 2005
50 - 224 Contact November 5, 2005
51 - 225 Revelation December 9, 2005
52 - 226 The Key December 9, 2005

Seasons 3 and 4

MoonScoop has announced that 45 new episodes for Code: LYOKO have been ordered, and are set to air throughout 2007. The announcement about the new episodes can be found here.

According to information (in French) on CodeLyoko.net, including an interview with one of the writers from the show, the 45 episodes will be split into two new seasons. The third season will be 15 episodes long and will serve to bridge the gap between the second and fourth seasons. It will be airing in September of 2006. The fourth season will be 30 episodes long and will go even deeper into the history of Franz Hopper and Lyoko. The first half of it will air in March of 2007. The second half will air near the end of 2007. It will be accompanied by a major merchandising campaign to cover a broad range of licensed products, including toys, clothes, stationary, and school bags.

There will also be an original animated prequel, medium-length film about how the group originally discovered Lyoko and got their powers in and out of Lyoko. It will be approximately 52 minutes long. Cartoon Network currently has it ordered, whereas other stations have not agreed on anything and may have it release straight-to-DVD in France. Whether this prequel will actually be made is uncertain. It is believed that it may have been cancelled, and the history of Lyoko will be instead be shown through flashbacks or in a two-part episode in one of the new seasons.

DVD Releases

Currently, the first season of Code: Lyoko is being released on DVD in sets of 4-5 episodes each, all with digitally restored picture and remastered sound. Two DVDs have been released so far. The first is X.A.N.A. Unleashed. It contains the episodes "Teddygozilla", "Holiday in the Fog", "Big Bug", "Claustrophobia", and "Zero Gravity Zone". The second is Movies, Music, & Mayhem. This one contains the episodes "Seeing is Believing", "End of Take", "Plagued", and "Killer Music". The third is X.A.N.A. Possessed, set for release on March 14, 2006. The episodes or amount of episodes on this set are currently unknown; however, the cover art for the DVD has been released. The previews on the second DVD give no indication as to the content, as they are merely recycled clips from the previous DVDs.

Each DVD has subtitle options and special features that vary from DVD to DVD. A common item on each DVD is a map showing the number and location of each tower in each episode and profiles of various characters.

On the first DVD, under the profiles and vehicle previews, Ulrich is the first selectable character.

Video Game

A video game of Code: LYOKO is scheduled to be released sometime in Fall of 2006. It is said to be released for the Nintendo DS. It will contain a mixture of both the RPG and adventure genres. The deal has been signed through Kidz Entertainment. They will work with MoonScoop, Game Factory, and FUNimation to manage development of the game and provide marketing support. (Source: IGN.com)

The Theme Song

A World Without Danger (Un Monde Sans Danger in French) is the theme song for Code: LYOKO. The version used in the show is a shortened version of the actual song (the bridge and chorus).

  • Some versions of A World Without Danger are played in different keys. If you listen closely, the version found at Download.com] is three degrees lower than usual. The one found at Moonscoop.fr is in the right key.
  • On the first Code: LYOKO DVD, there is a dual-audio (English and French) version of the extended theme song. On the second DVD, there is a karaoke feature for the English version.

Show Changes from Season to Season

Season 1 to 2

  • New monsters were and still are being added, as happened in the first season.
  • Jeremie and Odd's voices have decreased from a high voice to much lower, almost American-like, voices over the seasons. It's been revealed that the actors tried to mimic the highness of the French voices at first but adjusted over time. However, Odd's voice is still regarded as a high voice despite the adjusting changes.
  • According to the commercials, Team Lyoko will expand a bit to include new members. In the case of this season, it appears that Aelita is the only new member (in a way); however, this may change in the seasons to come. Sissi and Jim are two most likely candidates for this position, based on experience gained during this season and the first season. It's even possible that both will join the team.
  • Where the first season was a standard "episodic" format (the heroes solve the problem, revert time, and wait for the next attack), the second season has taken more of a story arc approach, with some stories building on the one(s) previous. Also, time regressions are fewer now, due to the fact that it makes XANA stronger.
  • Each member of Team Lyoko receives vehicles. Yumi gets a hover scooter called an "Overwing," Ulrich gets a one-wheeled motorcycle called an "Overbike," and Odd gets a hover skateboard called an "Overboard." All three vehicles can fly. Aelita usually rides as a passenger with either Odd or Yumi, but she has ridden with Ulrich on occasion. When she's alone on Lyoko, she usually uses the Overboard or the Overwing, but she has used all three vehicles at least once. Because Jeremie does not visit Lyoko regularly, he doesn't have his own vehicle, nor has he used any of the current ones.
  • Aelita spends much more time on Earth in the second season. She even becomes enrolled at Kadic in the first episode of the second season, New Order, under the name of Aelita Stones, posing as a cousin of Odd.
  • Jeremie has developed a new tower-detection program (called the superscan) that detects activated towers instantly.
  • The CG quality improves noticeably in Lyoko. Even the 3-D versions of Aelita, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi look more up-to-date. As far as the various sectors are concerned, the Forest seems to have the most changes.

Trivia

  • Code: LYOKO was preceded by a marketing pilot titled Garage Kids. The two are only related by premise. The events are not linked.
  • The series contains numerous references to Japanese culture, media, and language, despite it being created in France.
  • In the episode "Attack of the Zombies", there are many similarities to zombie-themed movies, such as:
In these various films, they often hid in the lunch room (or a similar enclosed space), they were constantly arguing and the zombies had a bluish color. Several of them took place mostly at night. In addition, Barbara in the 1968 version of Night of the Living Dead was slowly losing her grasp on reality. The lunchroom lady, Rosa Petitjean acted similar to Barbara. Bubba (the smart zombie in Day of the Dead) was similar to the zombified Jeremie. Also, William even attacked Jeremie for trying to mutiny his leadership, a direct reference to Ben shooting Harry Cooper in Night of the Living Dead.
  • Aelita's name may be Russian in origin, and based on the title character from the 1924 Soviet movie Aelita: Queen of Mars. See the IMDb article.
  • When the characters travel to the factory, the scenes are often reused. Because of this, the scenes will often show Odd hopping on his skateboard only to have Yumi riding away in the next scene.
  • The supercomputer is often referred to in the English broadcasts as the "super calculator." This is a direct translation of the French term "super calculateur." In the second season, the term "supercomputer" is now used exclusively.
  • In the beginning of "A Fine Mess", Ulrich flips a coin to see who would come out of the scanners first. A fast eye will catch that the coin is a euro. It should also be noted that the drink machines on campus and the ones at the hospital use euros.
  • When Peter Duncan steals nuclear fuel to recharge the supercomputer, the soldiers guarding said material are wielding FAMAS rifles, the standard-issue rifle for the French armed forces.
  • In the episode where XANA takes control of a laser-equipped satellite, the targeting system from the satellite's point of view shows that Kadic is in France. Later, in the episode "Attack of the Zombies", Milly asks Sissi what her feelings are about her father starting a language-exchange program with France despite them already being in France.
  • Yumi has a Totoro (a character that looks like a giant bunny or cat from the Japanese animated movie, My Neighbor Totoro) doll seen in her room in the first season episode "Laughing Fit". After this episode, it is replaced with an unnamed stuffed cat.
  • XANA's apparent proclivity for attacking Yumi in the first season has become extremely noticeable to some fans, who noticed the phenomenon in five consecutive episodes. This event is often referred to as "Pick on Yumi Week" by many fans.
  • In the second season, it seems that XANA has decided to go after Jeremie. The exact reason for this is unknown, but it might be because Jeremie is the only one who is well-versed in all the functions of the supercomputer. Removing him would seriously hinder the ability of the others to stop XANA's attacks. In several episodes, XANA's victims and ghosts use one method or another to try and kill Jeremie. These methods range from electrocution to suffocation. This is not as noticeable as "Pick on Yumi Week" (see above), but he is the only character that XANA's ghosts attack directly.
  • The Cantonese title of Code: LYOKO is 至Net奇兵 (zi3 Net kei4 beng1, which means the smartest gang on the net). However it is often incorrectly claimed that the Chinese title of this series is 密碼 : 利奧高 or 代號 : 利奧高 which has the same meaning of Code: LYOKO.
    • 利奧高 or 李奧高 are the sound translation of Lyoko in Chinese.
      • Code: LYOKO has not been dubbed into Japanese or Putonghua as of yet.
  • Many people in the U.S. find Code: LYOKO somewhat similar in certain ways to The Matrix, possibly due to the similar theme of battling in a virtual world against an evil artificial intelligence. There are also other similarities, such as:
    • The code seen in the background of scenes involving the supercomputer (most noticeably when talking to Aelita through the computer) and the code seen in The Matrix. This is called the "Matrix Effect," which is characterized by downwards scrolling glyphs on the screen. The screensaver on Jeremie's computer shows a similar effect, but with upward-scrolling binary code instead of downward-scrolling glyphs.
    • Jeremie's role is very similar to that of the operators in The Matrix; he remains in the real world to guide and warn those in the virtual world of Lyoko.
    • The main difference between the two is that, in The Matrix, only the mind of a person gets input into the computer system, called "jacking in." In Code: LYOKO, their whole body gets dematerialized, via the scanners.
    • Another similarity is the slight presence of Residual Self Image, in which a person's subconscious influences their appearance in a virtual world.
      • In The Matrix this means a change of clothing and removal of "holes" and "plugs" from the hacker's body.
      • In Lyoko it is visible to varying degrees, but is mostly seen with Odd, who is a virtual shrine to his dog, Kiwi, despite his feline-like appearance. Aelita also looks slightly similar to her doll, Mister Pück.
      • In the episode "Revelation", however, it is confirmed that their appearances on Lyoko are the result of customized templates stored in the supercomputer and not any form of Residual Self Image. How the templates were created is not made entirely clear, but it is mentioned that they are kept in the same part of the supercomputer that Jeremie stored Hopper's diary in.
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