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also he went loco 
and was arrested or something in 2000 for making terrorist threats against WB and The WatchOutSkis. He now has also come out of the closet and states the The 
https://screenrant.com/matrix-sequels-tank-marcus-chong-not-return-reason/
After playing such an integral role in The Matrix, Tank (Marcus Chong, adopted son of Tommy Chong) didn't appear in either of the sequels, The Matrix Reloaded or The Matrix Revolutions, with many viewers wondering why. As the operator of the Nebuchadnezzar, Tank plays a pretty crucial role on the team in the first movie, making his disappearance surprising. That's especially true due to the fact Tank was one of the few Nebuchadnezzar crew members to even survive Cypher's betrayal of his comrades. In 2003's The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, Tank is instead replaced by his brother-in-law, Link (Harold Perrineau Jr).
It's explained in-universe that Tank died sometime after the first Matrix movie, though no cause is given. It's a simple explanation hiding a complicated behind-the-scenes story. The real reason Tank didn't come back for the admittedly quite divisive Matrix sequels was a conflict between actor Marcus Chong and the producers. Said conflict got incredibly heated, leading to legal battles, and Chong making shocking allegations against his former colleagues and bosses. Needless to say, Chong's career has never truly recovered.
TLDR for the original matrix he got paid $75k (in 1999 is worth approx. $142k today) and for the sequel demanded the same pay as the other 3 or 4 main characters who
While Tank died in the canon The Matrix timeline, there was a behind-the-scenes reason for this creative decision. In 2003, Chong filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros/AOL Time Warner, claiming that there was a verbal agreement from 1998 and a contract signed in 2000 that guaranteed him a place in the sequel movies. Warner offered him $400,000 for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and he wanted to get $1 million, and Chong wouldn't budge (via entertainment.ie).
The lawsuit included claims of defamation, stating that the producers tried to paint him as a terrorist. In October 2000, Chong was arrested for making threatening phone calls to Warner Bros and writer-directors the Wachowskis over his being written out of the movie. He even went as far as claiming he was being blackballed in the industry by the producers. Chong hasn't been in many movies since The Matrix — which may hint that he is difficult to work with.
Beyond all of this was a website I never heard of probably made by Chong and is a goldmine of sneed lmao
https://web.archive.org/web/20020608185811/http://www.boycottthematrix.com/index.htm
As a result of all this drama, Chong's last real feature film was in "The Crow: Wicked Prayer" starring washed up actors Edward Furlong (John Conner T2), Tara Reid (American Pie), and David Boreanaz (Buffy TV show)
(Despite being a fan of the original "The Crow" Brandon Lee movie, I have never even heard of this crow movie until now but I will give every dramatard 1 gold award who has suffered through it and educates me on how terrible it is)
Anyway I have no idea wtf this r-slur has been doing for 15 years after sperging out, but I found his youtube account were he paints a crazy picture and if you skip to the last few seconds claims The Whack-out-ski Sister threatened to transition him, to the grave. 
Now that you have seen all the evidence 
Please judge, who was right here:
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I'm sticking with Chong because Tank was the heart of that movie.
Tank trained Neo, Tank had the strongest bond to Morpheus, Tank told us about Zion, Tank's brother died and he saved everyone by killing Cipher, Tank delivers "I knew it, he is the one". Every emotional beat of that movie was Tank, and Chong played it perfectly.
The entire plot line they made to replace him was r-slurred and the new pilot was terrible.
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Link was a good character and the actor was great on ER.
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Link brought nothing to the movie other than a way to explain why Tank is missing.
If you list the characters from the first movie, then include Link, Link is easily the weakest character.
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Link was the only one with a family and a direct link (heh) to Zion. None of the other characters had anyone waiting on the home front. Plus with all of the alive characters at the end of the first movie being Neo Believers, it was good that there was a character who was skeptical, but sympathetic. Maybe Tank could fit the bill on the first point, but I feel Dozer's death would cut into the "immediate" drama.
You'd be insane to say that Link isn't a better character than Switch or fricking Apoc.
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Switch's "Not like this" line was one of the more impactful moments of the film.
Apoc was a neutral character, while I actively disliked Link.
"where's my
kitty" - r-slurredLink throwing up his arms like a sperg when Neo makes his catch - more r-slurred. It's like they were trying to appeal to children with his character. Maybe that's why you liked him.
That's all Link did. He's the worst character in the entire trilogy.
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Counterpoint: you're gay and r-slurred.
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You watch ER, so you are clearly a homosexual.
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I watch ER because I'm a cool dude with an appreciation for peak 90's TV. Nurse Hathaway doesn't hurt either...
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Ya sure, you watched it for George Clooney.
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