History YMMV / TronUprising

* MisaimedMarketing: 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.

* EvilIsSexy: Paige is a [[StatuesqueStunner very tall]], and [[ImpossibleHourGlassFigure curvy]] program with a toned pair of stems thrice as long as the rest of her body who is also Tesler's lieutenant.

* 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 and 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.

* InintentionalUncannyValley: 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]]

* EvilIsSexy: Paige is a [[StatuesqueStunner very tall]], and [[ImpossibleHourGlassFigure curvy]] program with [[ShesGotLegs a toned pair of stems thrice as long as the rest of her body]] who is also Tesler's lieutenant.

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Cutler]].
* IronWoobie: Beck and Tron really have their moments.

* 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]].

* UncannyValley: Because of the very stylized graphics, some of the program's faces and hairstyles are really weird and/or ugly. It's usually in the form of a somewhat normal looking face with a huge block nose or some other exaggerated feature that tends to look like a deformity. Beck, Tron, and arguably Tessler's faces are some of the few that aren't really weird and unattractive.
** It's also gets weird when 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]]
** The TronLines on Cyrus' face look... unsettling. However, considering [[AxCrazy the kind of person he is...]]

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Beck taking off his helmet when he's supposed to have a secret identity, because it is uncomfortable. Lampshaded by Tron; when Beck does it in a simulation, he's recognized and distracted with mention of Bohdi's death, then Derrezed. After that, Beck keeps his mask on when on duty, all the time.
** Beck again in "Terminal" when he recovers his renegade disc from Cyrus, but doesn't even pause a nanosecond to ''check'' it before slapping it on. Yup. Cyrus booby-trapped it.

* FoeYay: Paige isn't too subtle about this with Beck.
** Heck, in the intro to "Isolated", it's outright stated that she's infatuated with him. But then again, the Grid voice is a DeadpanSnarker.
** Beck (as himself) spends half of "Welcome Home" flirting with Paige. It started as a distraction, but he keeps doing it even when he doesn't need to.
** Beck and Cyrus anyone?

* EvilIsSexy: Paige is a [[StatuesqueStunner very tall]], and [[ImpossibleHourGlassFigure curvy]] program with [[ShesGotLegs a toned pair of stems twice as long as the rest of her body]] who is also Tesler's lieutenant.

** [[InsaneAdmiral General Tesler]] is the brutal dictator dispatched by [[GreaterScopeVillain CLU]] to subjugate Argon City, and as such, is [[TheHeavy responsible for most of the series's crimes]]. Years ago, Tesler was informed by two programs of the presence of an ISO, a persecuted minority, at their hospital, at which point Tesler ordered the entire hospital be slaughtered, [[UngratefulBastard including the two who informed him of the ISO]], simply because they saw the rogue ISO program. As the ruler of Argon, Tesler sets up the Games, a [[GladiatorGames gladiatorial tournament]] where programs are regularly forced to fight to the death for even minor infractions against Tesler's rule; Tesler has no problem throwing innocents in for even touching him. Refusing to accept any weakness or failure from his soldiers, Tesler [[BadBoss ruthlessly executes them]] for decreasingly legitimate reasons as the series goes on, punching a hole through one for simply surviving an assault on his base. Though seeming to care for one of his CoDragons, Paige, Tesler is quickly revealed to be manipulating her into his servitude, having convinced her that an ISO butchered her best friends when it was Tesler himself, and regularly goes behind her back and murders people she likes or cares for, which culminates in him showing no restraint in ordering her executed when he thinks she betrays him. With a cold disdain for everything not under his thrall, General Tesler stands out across the ''Tron'' franchise as perhaps the most wicked villain.
** [[PsychopathicManchild Pavel]], one of Tesler's two CoDragons alongside Paige, makes his mark as the single most sadistic and cruel character in the ''Tron'' universe. Though often kept in check by Tesler or Paige, when Pavel gets the chance to run wild, he threatens innocents by the dozens; [[BadBoss murders his own minions with glee]]; and slices [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals a Bit]], the ''Tron'' equivalent of a pet, in half. After accidentally damaging a train's engine while trying to kill a single passenger, dooming the hundreds onboard, Pavel cackles about it while expressing his desire to stay and watch the fireworks as the passengers die, revolting Paige, and is also revealed to [[TortureTechnician run his own torture chamber]], littered with the remains of his many previous victims, and proceeds to use said chamber to mutilate a program's hand for nothing more than spraying graffiti. Continuously [[TheStarscream trying to usurp Tesler]] and gain more personal power, Pavel arranges for three teenage programs to be executed to embarrass Tesler; [[FrameUp frames the loyal Paige]] for treason by [[MindRape mind raping]] her, before doing the same to his partners in crime; and hides a powerful upgrade disk from Tesler, using it to massacre an entire room of innocent programs as a test run while cackling like a lunatic. An utter madman who horrified and disgusted everyone he interacted with, Pavel may not have had the power of CLU or Tesler, but he more than made up for it in sheer depravity and evil.

** The TronLines on Cyrus' face look... unsettling.

** [[PsychopathicManchild Pavel]], one of Tesler's two CoDragons alongside Paige, makes his mark as the single most sadistic and cruel character in the ''Tron'' universe. Though often kept in check by Tesler or Paige, when Pavel gets the chance to run wild, he threatens innocents by the dozens; [[BadBoss murders his own minions with glee]]; and slices [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals a Bit]], the ''Tron'' equivalent of a pet, in half. After accidentally damaging a train's engine while trying to kill a single passenger, dooming the hundreds onboard, Pavel cackles about it while expressing his desire to stay and watch the fireworks as the passengers die, revolting Paige, and is also revealed to [[TortureTechnician run his own torture chamber]], littered with the remains of his many previous victims, and proceeds to use said chamber to mutilate a program's hand for nothing more than spraying graffiti. Continuously [[TheStarscream trying to usurp Tesler]] and gain more personal power, Pavel arranges for three teenage programs to be executed to embarrass Tesler; [[FrameUp frames the loyal Paige]] for treason by [[MindRape mind raping]] her, before doing the same to his partners in crime; and hides a powerful upgrade disk from Tesler, using it to massacre an entire room of innocent programs as a test run while cackling like a lunatic. An [[AxCrazy utter madman]] who horrified and disgusted everyone he interacted with, Pavel may not have had the power of CLU or Tesler, but he more than made up for it in sheer depravity and evil.

** [[GeneralRipper General Tesler]] is the brutal dictator dispatched by [[GreaterScopeVillain CLU]] to subjugate Argon City, and as such, is [[TheHeavy responsible for most of the series's crimes]]. Years ago, Tesler was informed by two programs of the presence of an ISO, a persecuted minority, at their hospital, at which point Tesler ordered the entire hospital be slaughtered, [[UngratefulBastard including the two who informed him of the ISO]], simply because they saw the rogue ISO program. As the ruler of Argon, Tesler sets up the Games, a [[GladiatorGames gladiatorial tournament]] where programs are regularly forced to fight to the death for even minor infractions against Tesler's rule; Tesler has no problem throwing innocents in for even touching him. Refusing to accept any weakness or failure from his soldiers, Tesler [[BadBoss ruthlessly executes them]] for decreasingly legitimate reasons as the series goes on, punching a hole through one for simply surviving an assault on his base. Though seeming to care for one of his CoDragons, Paige, Tesler is quickly revealed to be manipulating her into his servitude, having convinced her that an ISO butchered her best friends when it was Tesler himself, and regularly goes behind her back and murders people she likes or cares for, which culminates in him showing no restraint in ordering her executed when he thinks she betrays him. With a cold disdain for everything not under his thrall, General Tesler stands out across the ''Tron'' franchise as perhaps the most wicked villain.
** [[PsychopathicManchild Pavel]], one of Tesler's two CoDragons alongside Paige, makes his mark as the single most {{sadist}}ic and cruel character in the ''Tron'' universe. Though often kept in check by Tesler or Paige, when Pavel gets the chance to run wild, he threatens innocents by the dozens, [[BadBoss murders his own minions with glee]], and slices [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals a Bit]], the ''Tron'' equivalent of a pet, in half. After accidentally damaging a train's engine while trying to kill a single passenger, dooming the hundreds onboard, Pavel cackles about it while expressing his desire to stay and watch the fireworks as the passengers die, revolting Paige, and is also revealed to [[TortureTechnician run his own torture chamber]], littered with the remains of his many previous victims, and proceeds to use said chamber to mutilate a program's hand for nothing more than spraying graffiti. Continuously [[TheStarscream trying to usurp Tesler]] and gain more personal power, Pavel arranges for three teenage programs to be executed to embarrass Tesler, [[FrameUp frames the loyal Paige]] for treason by [[MindRape Mind Raping]] her, before doing the same to his partners in crime, and hides a powerful upgrade disk from Tesler, using it to massacre an entire room of innocent programs as a test run while cackling like a lunatic. An [[AxCrazy utter madman]] who horrified and disgusted everyone he interacted with, Pavel may not have had the power of CLU or Tesler, but he more than made up for it in sheer depravity and evil.

%%* AwesomeMusic:

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Despite the VisualEffectsOfAwesome, there's occasionally a lingering shot in which programs in the background are left unanimated, making it a bit jarring.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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]]]]...

** DesignStudentsOrgasm: It doesn't come off as too overt, though, given that the setting is normally cluttered with bright lights and visuals. The artists just went the extra mile to make each of those lights/visuals pretty.
* AwesomeMusic: And How!

* WhatAnIdiot: Beck taking off his helmet when he's supposed to have a secret identity, because it is uncomfortable. Lampshaded by Tron; when Beck does it in a simulation, he's recognized and distracted with mention of Bohdi's death, then Derrezed. After that, Beck keeps his mask on when on duty, all the time.

* WinBackTheCrowd: The premiere caused some doubt amongst some of the 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.

* WinBackTheCrowd: the premiere caused some doubt amongst viewers over whether Uprising could live up the films. Episodes like "Identity" and "Scars" won them over by showing how [[DarkerAndEdgier dark and emotional]] the series could get.

** It's also gets weird when 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.

* 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 heartwrenching]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Cutler. A likable badass with a sense of honor and loyalty, and voiced by Creator/LanceReddick to boot! [[spoiler: What [[BrainwashedAndCrazy happens to him later on]] is truly heartwrenching]].