So in previous Iterations......

Did Neo Enter Smith in the Hallway in M1 and destroy him in the last version of the Matrix? Did Smith kill Neo there in Previos Iterations? Did Neo kill all the Meros henchmen in previous versions? and if he did do the Machines replenish the Mero's supply of Rouge/Vampire/Werewolf Programs? If so than I am really REally buying into EvilDead's theory about Rouge Programs not really being Rouge at all, just appearing this way to our Pawns, The Humans! in order to further control the humans the Machines installed these rouge programs that appear to be on humanities side but really all lead the humans to the point the machines want them to get to!! hmmmmmmmm

like we were saying before. They have a predetermined fate, but the "causality" that gets them TO their fate is undecided.

so like we know someone will die, just not when, where, or how.

and we also dont know who is puling the strings. Perhaps the Architect, perhaps a greater entity............Perhaps a human????

nobody knows, technically there is now way of knowing what happened in previous matricies, because there is no info except what mero and archie know, so whatever they say should be considered fact, so basically, the only facts are:
1) there were 5 other "Ones" before NEO
2) they had "much more respect" than NEO
3) there is supposed to be a temporary dessemination of the Matrix code by the One when he enters the source, and then he is supposed to select 23 new people to rebuild ZION, which is destroyed by the machines.
4) um... theres other stuff but its too loud in this classroom for me to think stuff welll.