Ludens (Earth-5125)

Ludens, born Samuel "Sam" Porter, was a Redpill who was rescued by Roland from the Matrix, becoming one of the crew members of the Nebuchadnezzar. As one of the leaders of the Resistance on Zion at the remnants of the United States, Ludens was prophesized to be the savior of the human race by the Oracle against the Machines and end the Great War.

Life in the Matrix
Ludens was born within the Matrix as one of the many Bluepills, where he was named Samuel Porter. In his programmed life, Porter lived in New York City, in the United States, where he worked as an accountant for MetaCortex. Outside of his normal employment, Samuel worked as a hacker under the name 7720.

During the course of his life, Porter always felt there was something wrong with the world he lived in, not only about injustice, but also a feeling that nothing was real. When he was 20, he started hearing voices in his head, which were all dismissed as hallucinations, so he spent a good time going see his psychiatrist Dr. Karen Fletcher, who became a close friend of his.

During one of his routine hacking, he heard the voice again, after years of repressing it, who whispered to him the name "Matrix", leading him to question his sanity once more. During another session with Dr. Fletcher, Sam recalled the voices to her once more, but instead of attempting to persist on him leaving it as it was, Karen instead said he should do as his heart followed. When he arrived home, Porter searched for the word in the internet, which led him to the name "Roland".