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* SmugSnake: Despite his arrogance, he's not nearly as in control as he thinks he is. As Flynn describes him, "Not so young, not so smart, but very, very sneaky."

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* SmugSnake: Despite his arrogance, he's not nearly as in control as he thinks he is. As Flynn describes him, "Not so young, not so smart, bright, but very, very sneaky."
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* SmugSnake: Despite his arrogance, he's not nearly as in control as he thinks he is.

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* SmugSnake: Despite his arrogance, he's not nearly as in control as he thinks he is. As Flynn describes him, "Not so young, not so smart, but very, very sneaky."
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* ThisWasTheTrueForm: [[spoiler: As he Derezzes, the MCP reverts back to a chess program with Walter Gibbs' face.]]

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* ThisWasTheTrueForm: ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler: As he Derezzes, the MCP reverts back to a chess program with Walter Gibbs' face.]]
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* EvilCounterpart: To Dumont. [[spoiler: When shown in his chess program form, he's even inside of a similar apparatus to dumont's in the i/o tower.]]


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* ThisWasTheTrueForm: [[spoiler: As he Derezzes, the MCP reverts back to a chess program with Walter Gibbs' face.]]
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* DirtyCoward: When Dillinger learns that MCP plans to hack into the Pentagon and Kremlin, MCP dissuades him from going to the authorities by threatening to leak incriminating information about him to the press. This is enough to silence Dillinger.

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* DirtyCoward: When Dillinger learns that MCP plans to hack into the Pentagon and Kremlin, MCP dissuades him from going to the authorities by threatening to leak incriminating information about him expose his theft of Flynn's programs to the press. This is enough to silence Dillinger.



** Dillinger also gets this when the MCP casually mentions that it plans to take over both the Pentagon and the Kremlin.
** {{Downplayed|Trope}} at the end of the film [[spoiler:after Flynn's documentation of Dillinger's plagiarism is displayed on his desk screen, and he realizes his game is up. He says nothing, but the look on his face is enough]].

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** Dillinger also gets this when the MCP casually mentions that it plans to take over both the Pentagon and the Kremlin.
Kremlin. And when Dillinger angrily protests to this, the MCP forces him into submission by threatening to reveal his theft of Flynn's programs to everyone.
** {{Downplayed|Trope}} at the end of the film [[spoiler:after Flynn's documentation of Dillinger's plagiarism is displayed on his desk screen, screen following the MCP's death, and he realizes his game is up. He says nothing, but the look on his face is enough]].

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Broke up with Lora before the film, and briefly kisses Yori]].

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Broke up with Lora before the film, and briefly kisses Yori]].Yori before leaving her world]].



* HiddenBadass: When he ends up in the digital world, he ''looks'' indistinguishable from the other programs, but as a User, he has powers that they (and even Flynn himself) never expect.



* AGodAmI: This appears to be his main motivation (see AI Is A Crapshoot). After derezzing and absorbing the energy and functions of too many programs to count, he sees himself as hundreds of times more intelligent and efficient than a human being could ever hope to be.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Even though he hates Flynn, he tries to talk him out of destroying him by reminding him of all the times they played Chess together.

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* AGodAmI: This appears to be his main motivation (see AI Is A Crapshoot).Crapshoot above). After derezzing and absorbing the energy and functions of too many programs to count, he sees himself as hundreds of times more intelligent and efficient than a human being could ever hope to be.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Even though he hates Flynn, he tries to talk him out of destroying him by reminding him of all the times they played Chess chess together.



* TheStoic: The MCP never wavers in his cool, deep voice, whether he is threatening or giving basic instructions.

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* TheStoic: The MCP never wavers in his cool, deep voice, whether he is threatening or giving basic instructions.others ''or'' on the verge of defeat.
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* MrExposition: He gives Crom, and by extension the audience, the low-down on the MCP's regime and the game grid.

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* MrExposition: He gives Crom, Flynn, and by extension the audience, the low-down on the MCP's regime and the game grid.
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Sweater Girl renamed Sexy Sweater Girl, examples must say tight sweaters are used for fanservice


* SweaterGirl: Wears an expensive outfit with a white angora sweater at the end of the first movie, helping show her position was also higher up now.
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* TechBro: Something of an UnbuiltTrope, given the film pre-dates the Internet. He's got the good looks, the flashy charisma, the athletic build, and behaves like an overgrown adolescent. He also has a huge ego and his primary motivation is to get the money owed to him for his tech genius. Unlike the current version of the trope, though, he's actually much nicer than he lets on and his goals become less about money and more about genuinely improving both the digital and analog worlds.

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* ActionSurvivor: Basically acts as point man for the group while they wander the outlands.

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* ActionSurvivor: Basically Before being captured by the MCP, he was an actuarial program, with the implication being that he was anything but a badass, yet he proves quite adept at the games. After he escapes the games with Flynn and Tron, he acts as a point man for the group while they the trio wander the outlands. outlands.



* BadassBookworm: Ram seems pretty damn good at the gladiator games he was forced into, despite being an actuarial program with no security features.

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* BadassBookworm: Ram seems While he's pretty damn good at badass by the gladiator games time Flynn meets him, he was forced into, despite being originally an actuarial program program, meaning that he knows his way around compiling statistics and calculating insurance premiums.
* GoOutWithASmile: After he is mortally wounded, he asks Flynn if the latter is a User, which Flynn confirms. Ram then derezzes
with no security features.a smile, knowing that even if he is out of the game, at least one User is aware of the programs' plight and is there to help.



* NiceGuy: Imagine a friendly neighborhood insurance agent who genuinely loves his job helping people. He might be the most incorruptible guy in the whole franchise.

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* NiceGuy: Imagine a friendly neighborhood insurance agent who [[GoodFeelsGood genuinely loves his job helping people.people]]. He might be the most incorruptible guy in the whole franchise.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: He's a sentient program who kills other programs and seeks control of the Pentagon and Kremlin. He figures he can run things 800 to 1200 times better than any human.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: He's a sentient program who kills other programs and seeks control of the Pentagon and Kremlin. He figures he can run things 800 900 to 1200 times better than any human.
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-->''"This isn't just sorting out my phone bills or my bank statement again, this is serious."''

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-->''"This isn't just sorting out my phone bills or my bank statement again, this is serious."''serious".''



[[caption-width-right:239:''"That's Tron. He fights for the Users."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:239:''"That's Tron. He fights for the Users."'']]
Users".'']]



* MeaningfulName: TRON means "trace on," similar to his functions in the game. Also abbreviated from "electronic."

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* MeaningfulName: TRON means "trace on," similar to his functions in the game. Also abbreviated from "electronic.""electronic".



[[caption-width-right:350:''"End of line."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"End of line."'']]
line".'']]



* BadassBoast: "No one User wrote me. I'm worth millions of their man-years."

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* BadassBoast: "No one User wrote me. I'm worth millions of their man-years."man-years".



* VerbalTic: When finishing conversations, the MCP says, "End of line."

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* VerbalTic: When finishing conversations, the MCP says, "End of line."line".



* PlayfulHacker: Pulls a highly-illegal power reroute, practically under Master Control's nose, ''just'' to give Tron a proper "welcome home."

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* PlayfulHacker: Pulls a highly-illegal power reroute, practically under Master Control's nose, ''just'' to give Tron a proper "welcome home."home".



* DeadpanSnarker: Despite only being able to say "yes" and "no."

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* DeadpanSnarker: Despite only being able to say "yes" and "no." "no".



* VerbalTic: Only says "yes" and "no."

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* VerbalTic: Only says "yes" and "no.""no".

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* TheChick: Definitely the emotional anchor for the group inside the Grid, and no apparent combat ability.


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* TheHeart: Definitely the emotional anchor for the group inside the Grid, and no apparent combat ability.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Is never mentioned in any media after the first movie, though director Joseph Kosinski assured fans that she's alive and well during the events of ''Film/TronLegacy''.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Is never mentioned in any media after the first movie, though director Joseph Kosinski Creator/JosephKosinski assured fans that she's alive and well during the events of ''Film/TronLegacy''.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* HugeHolographicHead: And the UncannyValley is Grand Canyon deep, emphasizing what undiluted NightmareFuel he is to the programs. Although upon his final defeat, [[spoiler:the holographic walls come down to reveal his original true form-- an incredibly aged chess program whose face slowly fades out, as Dumont had noted prior; see InstantAIJustAddWater entry.]]

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* HugeHolographicHead: And the UncannyValley is Grand Canyon deep, emphasizing what undiluted NightmareFuel he is to the programs. Although upon his final defeat, [[spoiler:the holographic walls come down to reveal his original true form-- an incredibly aged chess program whose face slowly fades out, as Dumont had noted prior; see InstantAIJustAddWater entry.]]
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Hot Scientist is no longer a trope


* HotScientist: She's brilliant as the co-inventor of the digitizing laser, and is horned after in-universe by Flynn and Alan. See above for how that turned out.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played with and discussed, while Sark has no qualms about bullying and torturing programs, he expresses discomfort at the idea of doing the same to a user after learning he has been transported to the game grid. It's only when he's coerced by the MCP that he continues to carry out his orders without further objection.

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Not a Big Bad Duumvirate. By the time of the film the MCP is the main antagonist while Dillinger is only able to use the former as far as the MCP agrees their goals align.


* BigBadDuumvirate: With the MCP. The conflicts in the real world are mostly attributed to him.

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* BigBadDuumvirate: With BigBadWannabe: Created the MCP. The conflicts in initial version of the real world are mostly attributed MCP and stole Flynn's ideas to him.rise in ENCOM but by the time of the film he's subservient to his own creation. Dillinger is visibly terrified by the MCP's more diabolical schemes but powerless to do anything about it and can only stare in horror when the MCP threatens to expose him for his own crimes.



* BigBadDuumvirate: With Ed Dillinger. He serves as the antagonist in the computer world.
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* VirtualRealityWarper: Gradually develops reality warping powers while in the grid.

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