Line #5 YMMV/TronUprising


1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[{{AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/Tron}} The franchise now has its own section.]]
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Seriously, the designs that go into the setpieces are ''amazing''. There are numerous intricately detailed holograms that line buildings that are in themselves rendered in incredible detail. And while the tone and coloring of ''Film/TronLegacy'' was on the darker side, ''Uprising'' occasionally breaks things up with beautiful arrangements of color in the holograms or building exteriors.
3	%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
4	* CompleteMonster:
5	** [[InsaneAdmiral General Tesler]] is the brutal dictator dispatched by CLU to subjugate Argon City, and serves as [[TheHeavy the main antagonist of the series]]. A fanatical believer in Anti-ISO rhetoric, Tesler took part in the wholesale genocide of the [=ISOs=] years ago, notably massacring an entire hospital of Programs--and the informants who gave him the heads up--simply because it treated two rogue [=ISOs=]. In the present, Tesler maintains a vicious hold on Argon by executing any potential dissidents and forcing dozens of Programs to [[GladiatorGames fight to the death in the Games]]. An [[BadBoss abusive monster]] to even his right-hand Paige, who he drafted after murdering her best friends and framing [=ISOs=] for it, Tesler is happy to order her public execution when she seemingly betrays him, and extends the same murderous attitude towards any of his minions who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail him]] in even minor regards. Though using a benevolent rhetoric, Tesler is truthfully nothing but a violent supremacist who will react to being touched by a "lesser Program" by ordering their vicious murder via dismemberment, and beneath his cheerful veneer hides a sociopathic disdain for all life not under his boot.
6	** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dyson]] is the {{smug\|Snake}}, arrogant top enforcer to CLU and the most personal foe Tron himself ever faced. [[EvilFormerFriend Once a close friend of Tron]], Dyson's [[FantasticRacism prejudice and hatred]] against the [=ISOs=] spurred him to betray Tron and Flynn, allying with CLU and helping the madman take over the Grid and commit genocide of the [=ISOs=]. Personally and [[ColdBloodedTorture horrifically torturing]] Tron, Dyson cheerfully reveals he has reformatted hundreds upon hundreds of Programs to be CLU's personal army, taunting Tron that all of his squadmates have suffered the same fate. In the present an overseer of operations who keeps CLU's oppressions at their highest while casually murdering his own soldiers, Dyson forces hundreds of Programs into slave labor under threat of death for the most minor reasoning, all to complete a "Super Realizer" and use it to reformat countless Programs faster than ever.
7	** [[PsychopathicManchild Pavel]] is one of Tesler's CoDragons, contrasting his cohort Paige by being a smug, reprehensible psychopath who takes a [[AxCrazy sadistic glee in torturing and killing anyone he can]]. Regularly going out of his way to endanger as many lives as he can during his psychotic schemes, Pavel has a heavy hand in the barbaric Games and runs his own torture chamber splattered with the remains of his many victims, demonstrating his "art" by mutilating the hand of a graffiti tagger before trying to torture him to death. Pavel also massacres an entire room of imprisoned Programs just to test a new weapon, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals kills a pet Bit]] for fun, and even laughs in joy after unintentionally dooming a train of Programs, hoping he gets to stick around and "watch the fireworks". In his constant attempts to betray Tesler and rise in the ranks, Pavel frames teenage Programs to be executed to embarrass Tesler and even frames Paige for treason by [[MindRape mind raping]] her, before doing the same to his own cohorts to cover his tracks.
8	* CultClassic: Even moreso than the two ''Film/{{Tron}}'' films. Thanks to poor advertising, extended hiatuses, and a short run, as well as Disney XD's status as a cable channel, not many people have seen the show. However, the reception among those who have watched it is almost unanimously positive.
9	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Cutler. A likable badass with a sense of honor and loyalty, a well written backstory, and voiced by Creator/LanceReddick to boot! [[spoiler:What [[BrainwashedAndCrazy happens to him later on]] is truly [[TearJerker heartwrenching]]]]...
10	* FandomRivalry: If [=YouTube=] and [=Tumblr=] comments are any indication, quite a number of fans have it out against ''Franchise/StarWars'' (specifically against ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' for most ''TRON: Uprising'' fans, sometimes including the Sequel Trilogy) for both the ''Star Wars'' franchise and the ''TRON'' franchise being DarkerAndEdgier franchises for Disney, yet the latter was turned into a StillbornFranchise, AdoredByTheNetwork and then ScrewedByTheNetwork as soon as the former, a CashCowFranchise, was acquired. Usually feeds into the "[[{{Misblamed}} Disney ruined]] ''[[{{Misblamed}} Star Wars]]''/ruins everything they touch/is greedy" arguments.
11	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Not that his ability to ''act'' was ever really in doubt, but Creator/FredTatasciore, better known for voicing loud, brutish characters, gives an incredible set of performances PlayingAgainstType as Flynn and CLU.
12	%%Zero Context Example* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Cutler]].
13	%%Zero Context Example* IronWoobie: Beck and Tron really have their moments.
14	* MagnificentBastard: Cyrus is an unstable Program who, having spent his life serving under CLU's tyranny, has come to the conclusion that all Programs are living a useless existence governed by bits of code and algorithms, and would be better off dead, free from CLU and the very system they are governed by. Creating a massive EMP device with nothing but tech in his dimensional prison, Cyrus lures in and tries to use Beck to activate the EMP and destroy the Grid and its inhabitants, and though stopped, returns later with a new goal in mind: to prove to Beck and his former mentor Tron that his philosophy and methods are effective. Disguising himself as Beck's alter-ego the Renegade and framing him for murder, Cyrus charms his way into Beck's circle of best friends before capturing them and Tron both, and forcing Beck to choose who to save. As Beck saves Tron, sending Able to help his friends, Cyrus reveals that his friends were never meant to survive and that their bomb will go off earlier than he promised. Cyrus gets away with all of his crimes in the end, claiming the life of Able and the reputation of the Renegade upon his exit from the series.
15	* MisaimedMerchandising: Disney was aiming the series for 8-12 year old boys, especially with the toys and tie-in merch. The screwy timeslots, the age of the franchise, the fanbase for the actors involved, and the sheer amount of FamilyUnfriendlyViolence landed it with an audience of 20-40 year old adults (male and female), which were not exactly a toy-buying demographic.
16	* MoralEventHorizon: Tesler's more extreme KickTheDog moments can come off as this. One of the earliest is attacking and massacring a hospital because an ISO had visited it. [[spoiler: If he didn't cross it before, then he did when he murdered Keller ''after'' she returned to the Occupation of her own free will.]]
17	** Pavel went from a noticeable lieutenant who was a major prick to an incredibly dangerous villain during the events of "Rendezvous", where he used the upgrade disc to casually murder several programs, staged an elaborate frame-up of Paige to keep her from ratting him out, tried to kill her, then finally blamed it all on the Renegade while having his accomplishes [[AndIMustScream silenced]].
18	* NarmCharm: Beck's early mannerisms are reminiscent of the 80s idealistic and naïve heroic mindset which is out of place in the cyberpunk atmosphere, especially in contrast to Tron's gruff demeanor. However, it's quite endearing and reminds the viewer that Beck is still young and not plagued with cynicism. [[FridgeBrilliance Plus, it's all happening in an 80s computer]].
19	* SpecialEffectsFailure: Despite the SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome, there's occasionally a lingering shot in which programs in the background are left unanimated, making it a bit jarring.
20	* StrawmanHasAPoint:
21	** Dyson certainly wins no fans by [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing Tron]] in ways that include use of a buzzsaw and just being a vicious, genocidal slimeball. But parts of the fanbase trained in computer repair pointed out that Dyson unfortunately had a point; the Isos ''were'' destabilizing the system, Flynn's infatuation with them was putting the entire Grid and every life in it at risk, and Tron's directive was to [[ThreeLawsCompliant serve Users]], even if the User's command was causing harm. Dyson's was to protect the integrity and stability of the system, even if it meant revolt against the User, akin to a ''real-world'' malware blocker that can and will prevent a clueless user from downloading suspect material and cleanse the system of what it believes to be suspect; even if the end user wanted it there.
22	** Cyrus is clearly insane and a StrawNihilist who concluded that [[ItIsBeyondSaving the Grid can't be saved]], so he plans on setting up an electromagnetic bomb to wipe the hard drive and everyone/everything on it. Again, real-world computer troubleshooting ''does'' have a "nuke and pave" option (if that hard drive is too corrupt to save, reformat and start over. Hopefully, you have your important files backed up). Heck, even [[{{VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh}} the video game sequel]] used it as a plot point. And depending on your opinion of ''Film/TronLegacy'', Cyrus was probably right about the Grid being a hopeless CrapsackWorld and its inhabitants better off de-rezzed.
23	* UnintentionalUncannyValley: Flynn and Clu are shown unmasked, and their faces are lined realistically. Because of the cel-shading, they still look like they are line drawings or caricatures. In a nice bit of subtlety, Flynn emotes realistically and his features move in a way that is almost natural. Contrasting him is Clu, whose face is completely rigid, and the age lines and beady black eyes make him look almost demonic. [[note]] Although considering his true nature, it comes off as something more fitting to his character. [[/note]]
24	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The show blends the styles of hand-drawn and cel-shaded computer generated art really well. Static images and backgrounds sometimes look as if they were hand-painted, and the action and fight scenes are much more fluid and intricate than most CGI productions. Only the faces and some of the moving vehicles give away the 3D feel.
25	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It's frankly amazing the kind of gore this show can get away with because its characters aren't human. Characters are routinely killed, have holes punched in them, etc. "The Reward" went so far as to have a still-living guard who was [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisected at the waist]] crawling along the ground, bleeding the whole way, until he gets stepped on and completely derezzed.
26	** Many of the deaths involve bisection, severe impalement, getting gibbed, or getting chunks ripped out of them, and you can be sure that all of this is shown on screen. Torture is pretty vicious, too, involving bits of the program getting vaporized out. At one point, Beck is being boiled alive while strapped to a chair. The show gets away with this because, being programs, there's no flesh or blood, merely featureless bluish cubes.
27	* WinBackTheCrowd: The premiere initially caused some doubt amongst a few viewers over whether ''Uprising'' could live up to the films. Episodes like "Identity" and "Scars" won them over by showing how [[DarkerAndEdgier dark and emotional]] the series could get.

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