Clu

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“

Forget it, mister high-and-mighty Master Control! You aren't making me talk.

”


Clu
Biographical information
User	Flynn
Compile Date	N/A
Derezzed Date	1981 - (For 25 Years)
Physical description
Circuitry Color	Yellow
Gender	Male
Other information
Functions	Hacker
Weapons	Tank weaponry
Vehicles	Modified Game Tank (orange trim instead of regular green)
Allies	Bit, Flynn
Out of universe information
Actor	Jeff Bridges
Appearances	Tron, TR2N
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Clu was a hacker program written by Kevin Flynn and played by Jeff Bridges. Clu looked just like his User, Flynn, but talked in a much different voice than his human counterpart. Not much is really known about Clu, except for the fact that Flynn used Clu a lot for hacking and for fixing Flynn's banking statements and phone bill problems. Even Flynn himself said that Clu was his best program.

He is one of the few characters in the Tron Universe to have yellow circuitry.

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Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

On the early evening of September 22, 1981, arcade owner, Kevin Flynn gave Clu commands to hack the ENCOM computer system. Clu began searching - along with Bit - in his modified Tank for code that would prove that an ENCOM programmer named Ed Dillinger stole Flynn's video games and presented them to the ENCOM executives as his own. The games soon became fantastic sellers and Dillinger was promoted to Executive V.P.; Flynn was fired by Dillinger shortly after.

While Clu was searching for the evidence, the system's security found him and began hot pursuit via Recognizers. Clu tried to destroy them all with his tank projectiles, but there were too many of them. As Clu ran away, he was ambushed by a Recognizer. Clu fired at it and successfully destroyed it; but it's remains rained down on Clu's tank. The vehicle went out of control as the blast radius lifted the tank to its side and crashed into one of the many walls in the maze of the memory sector.

Clu got out of the tank as quickly as possible and tried to run away, but the recognizers caught him with its legs and "detached" him from the system. Flynn failed again in trying to get the evidence.

A little later, Clu was sent to the heart of ENCOM system, where the Master Control Program was located. The evil MCP briefly interrogated him:

Guard: Got a pirate program here... says his name's Clu.
MCP: What did he pull?
Guard: He came into the system with a stolen password, and we caught him trying to raid a high-clearance memory.
Clu: No! I must've gotten in there by mistake, I was simply-
MCP: Who programmed you?
Clu: I was simply -

Clu was thrown through the air and landed on a device that was slowly derezzing him.

MCP: You're in trouble, Program. Why don't you make it easy on yourself? Who's your User?
Clu: [in pain] Forget it, mister high-and-mighty Master Control! You aren't making me talk.
MCP: Suit yourself.

Clu screamed as the device on the wall derezzed him, with the MCP taking away all of his functions so he can become bigger.

Spoilers end here.

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In the TR2N Proof-of-concept trailer, there is a program that resembles Clu. The program's actions during the events of the trailer are ambiguous, leading to speculation by viewers if the program is a protagonist or an antagonist. As the proof-of-concept trailer has not been declared canon, all aspects of the character including appearance & motive, may change or be removed entirely.

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The interior of Clu's tank.		Clu inside his tank.
Clu's Tank		Clu and bit in his tank.
Clu yells before his tank hits a wall.	Clu standing on top of his tank.	Clu gets caught by the Recognizer.	Illegal Code...Clu Program Detached From System
Request...Access To Clu Program Last Location: High Clearance Memory	Clu, as he is being interrogated by the MCP.	Clu is tortured by the MCP.
Clu tortured one last time.	Clu derezzing as the MCP takes his functions away from him.