Tron
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This article is about the computer program, Tron. If you were looking for the movie "Tron", click here: Tron (film)
| Tron | |
 "We've made it!...this far." | |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Lifeform: | Computer Program |
| Jobs/Functions: | Security Program |
| Circuitry Color: | Blue |
| Vehicle: | Lightcycle |
Tron was a security computer program and the main character of the movie Tron. He was portrayed by Bruce Boxleitner. A mighty video game warrior and Disk Arena master, he fought bravely for the Users and became a legend among computer programs through out the entire computer world.
[edit] Background
Tron was written in 1982 by ENCOM programmer Alan Bradley as a security program, separate from the MCP that ENCOM was developing for at the time. During a meeting with ENCOM's then Senior Executive Ed Dillinger, Alan explained how Tron worked:
| “ | Well, it's called Tron. It's a security program itself, actually. It monitors all contacts between our system and other systems. It finds anything going on that's not scheduled, it shuts it down. | ” |
After Dillinger asked if Tron was part of the MCP, Alan said no and added that it could "watchdog the MCP as well".
This meeting took place shortly after Alan found out that his access to Tron and the ENCOM computers was suspended after Kevin Flynn tried to hack his way into ENCOM to get his video game copyright data that Dillinger stole from him. It was during this time that Tron was held captive under Sark and the MCP and forced to play gladiator video games on the Game Grid.
After Flynn explained to Alan why he tried hack into ENCOM to rightfully get back his data, Alan and his girlfriend, Lora Baines, decided to help him by using Tron to shut the MCP down and let him get the evidence that Dillinger stole Flynn's data.
Shortly after this, Flynn was digitized by the MCP to fight the same gladiator video games that Tron was playing.
When Flynn finally met up with Tron, Flynn thought he was Alan, to which Tron responded, "Where did you hear that name?" Flynn replied, "Well, that's your name, isn't it?" Tron said:
| “ | The name of my User! | ” |
The lightcycle game began and thanks to Flynn, Tron, Flynn and another conscript, Ram escaped from the game grid.
