History WMG / TronUprising

It was pointed out on Website/DeviantArt that the two characters have a bizarre resemblance to one another; not just in appearance, but ''attitude'' (much like the way Programs resembled their creators physically and mentally) The way Jet and Alan interact can also be creepily similar to the way Beck and Tron interact; Jet and Beck being reckless idealists, while Tron and Alan are older, cautious, and more embittered.

[[WMG: Beck is [[SpyKids The Guy]].]]

[[WMG: Tron is a [[Manchurian Agent]].]]

* [[PreviouslyOn When recounting what had happened before]] the archive's voice makes sarcastic commentary. Clearly the archive is GLaDOS.

They are both [[ActorAllusion portrayed by Elijah Wood]], and they both exist within a virtual reality. The show may have been canceled, but [[FridgeHorror we know Beck's ultimate fate thanks to ''Spy Kids 3D: Game Over]]:[[spoiler: Beck dies.]]

* In the first movie, Crom was a compound interest program, and Ram was an actuarial program. Their skills as warriors are more like soldiering in the sense of "I used to do this, now I do this - but I haven't lost that other skill." There's no canon reason to believe that additional combat subroutines couldn't be added to functioning programs, even if those abilities are later deprecated - much like Abel's.

* The "Tron" training Beck is, pardon the ActorAllusion, as much a falsehood as [[Series/BabylonFive Talia Winters]]. Tron already said that he was badly injured and left for dead, with no explanation for how he escaped Clu. Furthermore, Clu didn't so much as pause before telling Tesler that Tron was dead. By having Beck pose as Tron start a resistance movement, Clu will be able to have a young, naive, and inexperienced Program posing as a ''much'' more experienced one, rallying his enemies from hiding and making them all the easier to round up and destroy.

*** Most likely explainable as it's just been too long, and they've forgotten what he looked like.
*** The "T" on Rinzler's uniform is barely noticeable and lacks the circle around it that Tron and Beck have.

* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' takes place during and immediately after ''VideoGame/TronEvolution'', so there's no reason not to. Sure, Beck's plot is the first and most important one in the show, but bringing in elements from that game would be fun and make for some nice continuity backfiling. And if they can get MandyMoore and Elijah Wood(!) as voice actors, it's not impossible for them to get Olivia Wilde behind a microphone.

It was pointed out on DeviantArt that the two characters have a bizarre resemblance to one another; not just in appearance, but ''attitude'' (much like the way Programs resembled their creators physically and mentally) The way Jet and Alan interact can also be creepily similar to the way Beck and Tron interact; Jet and Beck being reckless idealists, while Tron and Alan are older, cautious, and more embittered.

** Unless [[spoiler:Cutler had a light jet with him...]]

It was pointed out on DeviantArt that the two characters have a bizarre resemblance to one another; not just in appearance, but ''attitude.'' The way Jet and Alan interact can also be creepily similar to the way Beck and Tron interact; Jet and Beck being reckless idealists, while Tron and Alan are older, cautious, and more embittered.

Jet would have been about seven at the time of the coup, but with two parents who pioneered modern computing, and growing up with computers all of his life, it's not a stretch to think he was starting to learn programming early. Add Kevin Flynn for a [[HonoraryUncle godfather]], and all the stories about what really goes on in {{cyberspace}} for additional measure. If Flynn was grooming Sam to join him in the Grid, he was probably grooming Jet as well. So, Jet codes up his first debugger with some (read: a lot) help from HonoraryUncle Kevin. The little boy's [[BigBrotherWorship admiration for his virtual "older brother"]] rubbed off on the Program.

* As a slight modification, there might instead be ''two'' Rinzlers, one Beck and one Tron who are interchangeable physically ''and'' mentally. The duality here ''might'' play into a sequel, if they wanted to bring back Tron and make him face Rinzler and play it for symbolism. Or, to be more general., just if they wanted to bring back Tron and keep Rinzler as a villain for some reason.

* Alternately, maybe he was coded up by a very young Jet (being a small kid, but growing up with computers all his life) with some help from HonoraryUncle Kevin. The little boy's [[BigBrotherWorship admiration for his virtual "older brother"]] rubbed off on the Program.

** A better case could probably be made for [[spoiler:Able]], who at least had the advantage of an offscreen fate-- He could have jumped out of the back of the crane and into the harbor before the electrical shock from the deactivated bombs set the fuel canisters off. And we didn't see ''any'' remains of his recovered by Zed and Mara in the following episode-- no disk, no code voxels, nothing. Maybe a couple guards fished him out of the water and jailed him-- l for one could easily imagine Pavel torturing [[spoiler:Able]] with the knowledge that Pavel was taking over [[spoiler:the garage]] in his absence. Being dropped into a huge engine while holding a bomb, and coming out alive... not so much.

** A better case could probably be made for [[spoiler:Able]], who at least had the advantage of an offscreen fate-- He could have jumped out of the back of the crane and into the harbor before the electrical shock from the deactivated bombs set the fuel canisters off. And we didn't see ''any'' remains of his Zed and Mara in the following episode-- no disk, no code voxels, nothing. Maybe a couple guards fished him out of the water and jailed him-- l for one could easily imagine Pavel torturing [[spoiler:Able]] with the knowledge that Pavel was taking over [[spoiler:the garage]] in his abscence.

* Definitely jossed. Clu is shown to be alive during the show; since Rinzler is nowhere to be seen, the events of ''Film/TronLegacy'' could not have occurred.

...[[NeverFoundTheBody Somehow.]]

* As a slight modification, there might instead be ''two'' Rinzlers, one Beck and one Tron who are interchangeable physically ''and'' mentally. The duality here ''might'' play into a sequel, if they wanted to bring back Tron and make him face Rinzler and play it for symbolism. Or, to be more general., just if they wanted to bring back Tron and keep Rinzler as a villain for some reason.

The reason he doesn't take off his helmet is because his face is disfigured from the combination of both programs.

* Alternately, maybe he was coded up by a very young Jet (being a small kid, but growing up with computers all his life) with some help from HonoraryUncle Kevin. The little boy's [[BigBrotherWorship admiration for his virtual "older brother"]] rubbing off on the Program.

So after No Limits, Beck's in pretty bad shape. Thus, the revolution needs something to revitalize itself. Namely, whatever Dyson was working on way back when Beck was tangling with Cyrus. If this is used negatively on the population, and Beck goes in to stop it, there's a good chance it's step 1 in getting over his new HeroWithBadPublicity problem. This won't be the only step, but it will be an important wake-up call for the citizens of Argon on how they've picked a Tyrant who's willing to institute almost anything to catch a renegade vs "the anarchist" who at least tries to help save lives. Coincidentally, I figure that Cyrus [[spoiler: Isn't dead, and his presence will allow Beck to ClearMyName, showing that Tron Lives, and he's on YOUR side.]]

Analyzing the grid after Legacy, he found that ensuring Clu never regenerated was not as easy as he thought. Rather than allow Clu's program to re-gather ala Sauron, Sam created the Uprising scenario to trap Clu at a lower level of power and influence, and set up Tron and Beck to oppose him and maybe break Clu for good. He wanted to use Tron himself, but the scarring and shame from his time of servitude was too great to be expunged, so Sam reset it as a naivete-based betrayal instead.

** A very [[http://oi49.tinypic.com/2i6j3t4.jpg unsettling screenshot]] from "We Both Know How This Ends." MythologyGag, or MeaningfulBackgroundEvent? Troper is ''really'' hoping it doesn't translate into StuffedIntoTheFridge or worse, [[ActorAllusion taking a page from]] the [[BabylonFive Anna Sheridan arc]].

* The "Tron" training Beck is, pardon the ActorAllusion, as much a falsehood as [[BabylonFive Talia Winters]]. Tron already said that he was badly injured and left for dead, with no explanation for how he escaped Clu. Furthermore, Clu didn't so much as pause before telling Tesler that Tron was dead. By having Beck pose as Tron start a resistance movement, Clu will be able to have a young, naive, and inexperienced Program posing as a ''much'' more experienced one, rallying his enemies from hiding and making them all the easier to round up and destroy.

* After the Upgarde disc was bisected, Pavel got hold of half and had it regenerated into a whole. He used it, but then gave it to Tessler. Since it was bisected, and had the ability to regenerate, both halves should have become new discs, and it's possible that Pavel held onto one and gave the other to Tessler because it would be unlikely for him to part with such an addictive object.
** Conversely, he may have given Tessler the disc, as a token of Good Faith, and Beck (perhaps he picked up the half he threw out) or one of the Garage staff may have the other regenerated-half.

** Conversely, he may have given Tessler the disc, as a token of Good Faith, and Beck (perhaps he picked up the half he threw out) or one of the Garage staff may have the other regenerated-half.