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TRON/Characters


For characters that debuted in Tron: Legacy and tropes that apply to characters here that also appeared in the sequel, please see that movie's page.

Humans

"Greetings, programs!"

Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges)

A former programmer at ENCOM whose ideas for video games were stolen by Dillinger. Dillinger subsequently fired him from the company to silence him. When we meet him, Flynn has spent at least a year seeking evidence of Dillinger's theft, with no success. Alan and Lora enlist him to help them put an end to Dillinger's abuse of power, but the MCP responds to their efforts in a way none of them could have predicted.

Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner)

One of the programmers at ENCOM, with big nerdy glasses and a hot-air popcorn machine, he created TRON.

Ed Dillinger (David Warner)

The Corrupt Corporate Executive responsible for the Master Control Progam, and Flynn's termination from ENCOM. He is now Senior Executive Vice President thanks to his "contribution" to the company line.

Lora Baines (Cindy Morgan)

One of the programmers at ENCOM, specializing in laser research and digitizing objects. Also the current love interest of Alan Bradley, and the former love interest of Kevin Flynn.

Walter Gibbs (Barnard Hughes)

An ENCOM scientist. Gibbs founded ENCOM, originally running it out of his garage, before Dillinger took over, and doesn't approve of Dillinger's methods.

Programs

"That's Tron. He fights for the Users."

TRON (Bruce Boxleitner)

A security program, written by Alan, that threatens the Master Control Program's plans to infiltrate and take over government computers. Held prisoner by Sark as a Game Grid gladiator when Flynn first sees him.

"End of line."

Master Control Program (voice of David Warner)

The Big Bad. An artificially intelligent program used by Dillinger to advance his career at ENCOM by assimilating the functions of all the other programs on their mainframe. It eventually begins planning to take over other systems, like the U.S. Military's computers, and even overcomes Dillinger's control. Inside the computer world, the MCP is a totalitarian dictator attempting to stamp out even the belief in users.

Commander Sark (David Warner)

The Dragon to the MCP, with Dilinger's face and voice. Runs the gladiatorial games.

CLU (Jeff Bridges)

One of the programs Flynn used to hack into the ENCOM system.

Yori (Cindy Morgan)

A program written by Lora. She appears to be a 3D simulation program and may play a role in the digitization process.

  • The Chick
  • The Engineer: She designed the Solar Sailer that gets them out of the city and most of the way to the fight with Master Control.
  • Last Kiss: With Flynn as Flynn jumps into the beam.
  • Lingerie Scene: Cut from the final release, but seen on DVD.


Ram (Dan Shor)

An actuarial program for an insurance firm conscripted into the gladiatorial games. An ally to Tron and eventually Flynn.

Dumont (Barnard Hughes)

A Tower Guardian who is nearly killed by the MCP for trying to help the heroes communicate with the real world.

  • Casual Danger Dialog: Dumont's reaction to Sark kidnapping and torturing him is to treat it as though his work was being interuppted.

 Dumont: What do you want? I'm busy!!

  • Cool Old Guy
  • Defiant to the End
  • Obi-Wan Moment: Sark's troops storm the gates of his tower, intending to arrest him and drag him to certain de-rez. He calmly (but sarcastically) addresses Sark as just another Program seeking communion with a User.
  • Turbulent Priest: Guardians serve a priest-like role in the system, and he maintains the last free tower. He's cranky and embittered for a good reason, but he's just fine with being a pain in the ass.

Crom (Peter Jurasik)

A banking program conscripted into the games.

Bit

A binary digit resembling a compound of dodecahedron and icosahedron, Bit can only say "yes" or "no" when asked a question, and is used by other programs for advice.

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