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Master Control Program
	Kingdom Hearts II
	Tron (1982); ; The Master Control Program. He rules the system as the chief control program. Instead of working for the users, the MCP is planning to take over the system for himself. By refusing to follow the users' orders and trying to enact his evil plan, he's causing chaos among the other programs.

Master Control Program
Japanese	マスター・コントロール・プログラム
Rōmaji	Masutā Kontorōru Puroguramu
Type	Construct
Voice actors	(Ja:) Ikuya Sawaki; (En:) Corey Burton;
Homeworld	Space Paranoids;
Origin	Tron
Game	Kingdom Hearts II

Latest revision as of 01:38, 6 May 2023

Master Control Program
Gameplay
Quotes

"We don't need users. We've advanced. They're superfluous."

—MCP

The Master Control Program is an administration program in the Hollow Bastion OS. He appears in Kingdom Hearts II as the highest-ranking program in Space Paranoids, and is the major antagonist of that world, bent on taking over the user world. He originated in Disney's 1982 film Tron.

Story[edit]

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts[edit]

The MCP was once part of a computer system for a company called ENCOM, along with Sark and Tron. That system was deleted and its contents became The Grid; however, Ansem the Wise discovered the old system at some point and copied it for his personal network. He created a dataspace for information concerning hearts and the Heartless, and used Tron to protect it. He also rebuilt the laser that allows Users to travel into the computer, and stored away the MCP, realizing the danger he poses to the system, and to Users themselves.

For reasons unknown, Terra-Xehanort and the other apprentices reactivate the MCP after banishing Ansem the Wise.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Years later, the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee rediscover Ansem's computer and boot it up, discovering the MCP still active. The MCP then locks away Tron, uses Ansem's and Xehanort's data to create an army of digital Heartless, and puts them under command of his number two, Sark. The MCP himself attempts to gain access to the DTD, Ansem's dataspace, to acquire infinite knowledge and take over the world; however, he is unable to access it without Ansem's password.

While attempting to access it, he is alerted to misuse of the physical computer in the User world, while Sora, Donald Duck, and Stitch manhandle the keyboard. After violating his ultimatum to handle the computer more properly, the MCP activates the laser and forces Sora, Donald, and Goofy into Space Paranoids, locking them in a pit cell with Tron. Having done so, he contacts Sark and briefly discusses the DTD, stating his refusal to de-resolute Tron until the dataspace is opened. An alarm sounds, prompting the MCP to task Sark with eliminating anomalies in the system and ends the conversation. Meanwhile, Sora discovers Ansem's password and has Tron enter it, unlocking the dataspace. The MCP uses this opening to access the DTD for a short time and immediately activates the emergency self-destruct mechanism in Radiant Garden. With Sora's help, Tron is able to create a new password, locking the MCP out. In retaliation, the MCP attempts to upload a Hostile Program through the I/O Tower to attack the town instead, briefly taunting Tron before sending it into to fight, but this too is defeated by Sora and Tron.

The MCP, however, is able to fight from another front to take over the world. Seizing Tron once more and forcing him onto the Game Grid to fight for his life, he reactivates the Heartless manufacturer in Ansem's lab and begins creating an army of electronic Heartless to ravage the streets of Hollow Bastion. Leon and Yuffie fight off the Heartless to protect the town while Cid begins making an MCP Eradication program, enhanced with Merlin's magic. Sora and Co. re-enter Space Paranoids to free Tron from the MCP's hold and help him to the I/O Tower to receive Cid's program, then accompany him to the Central Computer Mesa to fight the MCP himself. When Tron defeats Sark on the Mesa, the MCP transfers his functions to his lieutenant, enlarging him. Sora and Tron defeat the enlarged Sark and use the Eradication program on the MCP's base. The MCP tries to convince Tron that they can work together without the help of the Users, but Tron retaliates and deletes the MCP. Tron then jumps into the pit where the MCP once resided and takes over the MCP's functions in the Hollow Bastion OS.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

During Sora's time on The Grid, Xemnas mentions that his old Master, Ansem the Wise, copied the Master Control Program and used it to serve his own ends.

Design[edit]

The MCP in his grid-wire form.

The Master Control Program appears in two forms over the course of Kingdom Hearts II. He first appears in a wire-frame form. This form is comprised of white lines forming a polygon mesh of triangles and quadrilaterals. It creates the silhouette of a human face stretched horizontally, with a large nose and wide mouth. The MCP's eyes are red pinpoints in this form.

The MCP's second form, his true form, is comprised of two massive, red cylinders that are being projected from a very small, spherical device between the two. This device is mostly silver with a red, circular light displayed on it. The light is surrounded by four black triangles. The bottom cylinder is featureless, while the upper one sports the MCP's face. Like in his wire-frame form, the MCP's face in this form resembles a human male's, albeit stretched across the cylinder. He has wide lips and a large nose, complete with nostrils, as well as faint "eyebrows". The MCP's sclera in this form are maroon, while his eyes are white with grey pupils. Only the first form is viewable in Jiminy's Journal.

Abilities[edit]

Game:Master Control Program

The MCP's exact functions as controller of the Hollow Bastion OS are unstated. In Ansem's lab, he is able to monitor the main console, change the display on the monitors, activate the digitization laser, and run the Heartless Manufacturer; he also has access to the Claymore defense systems in the town. Within Space Paranoids, he can command Heartless, deploy hostile programs, and monitor and project his voice to multiple locations. He has also been shown to appropriate functions from other programs, such as Tron, or share his own functions with others.

The MCP does very little fighting, leaving that to Sark and the Heartless. However, he is able to summon defensive panels around his base, rotate them, and fire lasers from them.

Origin[edit]

The Master Control Program originates from the 1982 Disney film Tron, voiced by the late David Warner. Created as a chess program, the MCP was repurposed by Ed Dillinger (also played by Warner) to administer the entire system at the company ENCOM, a software manufacture and computer experimentation company of which Dillinger had recently become a high-ranking executive. The MCP began to expand beyond the control of Dillinger, blackmailing him with the evidence that he had gotten his promotion by stealing the video game programs of his coworker Kevin Flynn, and intended to hack the Pentagon and the Kremlin to replace human control of the world.

When Kevin Flynn attempts to hack into ENCOM's memory to retrieve the same evidence, the MCP digitizes him using an experimental laser, and locks him away with other programs he had captured to be eventually eliminated playing video games. Flynn meets Tron in the games, and together they escape the MCP and make their way to him. The MCP puts increasing pressure on Sark, his enforcer on the Game Grid, to capture Tron.

En route to delivering some elderly programs to be absorbed by the MCP, Sark finally captures the group. Leaving them on the ship as the MCP derezzes it, the group escapes and makes their way to the MCP's mesa. Tron defeats Sark, but the MCP transfers all of his functions to his enforcer, resurrecting him as a giant in a final bid to stop them. Unexpectedly, however, Flynn throws himself into the MCP, distracting the program long enough for Tron to erase. The MCP dwindles down to his original form, before disappearing for good.

Gallery[edit]

MCP's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts II.
MCP's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX.

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-The '''Master Control Program''' was once the highest-ranking program in the [[Hollow Bastion OS]]. He appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' as a major antagonist bent on taking over the user world. He originated in Disney's 1982 film ''{{w|Tron}}''.
+The '''Master Control Program''' is an administration program in the [[Hollow Bastion OS]]. He appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' as the highest-ranking program in [[Space Paranoids]], and is the major antagonist of that world, bent on taking over the user world. He originated in Disney's 1982 film ''{{w|Tron}}''.
 ==Story==
 ===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
-The MCP started out as a mere chess program, but soon became the network controlling program of a company called ENCOM, where he was able to monitor and control the progress of functions of the entire company. As time wore on, he began to make himself more powerful by deleting weaker programs and adding their functions to himself. Eventually he was too powerful to be stopped even by a User, and was only stopped from taking total control of every computer network by a lone User, [[Kevin Flynn]], who was pushed into the digital realm, with the help of a powerful security program called [[Tron]], written by Flynn's co-worker and close friend, Alan Bradley.
+The MCP was once part of a computer system for a company called ENCOM, along with [[Sark]] and [[Tron]]. That system was deleted and its contents became [[The Grid]]; however, [[Ansem the Wise]] discovered the old system at some point and copied it for his personal network. He created a dataspace for information concerning [[hearts]] and the [[Heartless]], and used Tron to protect it. He also rebuilt the laser that allows Users to travel into the computer, and stored away the MCP, realizing the danger he poses to the system, and to Users themselves.
-An unknown amount of time later, the system was copied by [[Ansem the Wise]] and used in his personal network. He created a dataspace for information concerning [[Hearts]] and the [[Heartless]], and had Tron protect it. He also rebuilt the laser that allows Users to travel into the computer, and stored away the MCP, realizing the danger he posed to the system, and to Users themselves.
+For reasons unknown, [[Terra-Xehanort]] and the other apprentices reactivate the MCP after banishing Ansem the Wise.
-After the banishment of Ansem the Wise, [[Terra-Xehanort]] and the other apprentices reactivated the MCP, possibly to gain access to Ansem's private files.
 ===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
-Years later, the [[Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee]] rediscovered Ansem's computer, and booted it up, discovering the MCP still active. He had been using Ansem's and Xehanort's data to create an army of digital Heartless, put them under command of his number two, [[Sark]], and locked away Tron. No other programs were ever shown, though were likely either destroyed and replaced by Heartless or out of sight, mindlessly working for the MCP.
+Years later, the [[Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee]] rediscover Ansem's computer and boot it up, discovering the MCP still active. The MCP then locks away Tron, uses Ansem's and Xehanort's data to create an army of digital Heartless, and puts them under command of his number two, [[Sark]]. The MCP himself attempts to gain access to the DTD, Ansem's dataspace, to acquire infinite knowledge and take over the world; however, he is unable to access it without Ansem's password.
-The MCP himself attempted to gain access to the [[DTD]], Ansem's dataspace, to acquire infinite knowledge and take over the world. It was for this very reason that he did not want to de-resolute Tron as per Sark's suggestion, because the MCP discovered that Tron had escaped, and had access to the dataspace. For a short time, the MCP did have access to it, and immediately activated the emergency self-destruct mechanism for the town. But with help from [[Sora]] and Co., Tron was able to keep him out, and created a new password.
+While attempting to access it, he is alerted to misuse of the physical computer in the User world, while [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck]], and [[Stitch]] manhandle the keyboard. After violating his ultimatum to handle the computer more properly, the MCP activates the laser and forces Sora, Donald, and [[Goofy]] into Space Paranoids, locking them in a pit cell with Tron. Having done so, he contacts Sark and briefly discusses the DTD, stating his refusal to de-resolute Tron until the dataspace is opened. An alarm sounds, prompting the MCP to task Sark with eliminating anomalies in the system and ends the conversation. Meanwhile, Sora discovers Ansem's password and has Tron enter it, unlocking the dataspace. The MCP uses this opening to access the DTD for a short time and immediately activates the emergency self-destruct mechanism in Radiant Garden. With Sora's help, Tron is able to create a new password, locking the MCP out. In retaliation, the MCP attempts to upload a [[Hostile Program]] through the I/O Tower to attack the town instead, briefly taunting Tron before sending it into to fight, but this too is defeated by Sora and Tron.
-The MCP, however, was able to fight from another front to take over the world. He reactivated the Heartless manufacturer in Ansem's lab, and began creating an army of electronic Heartless to ravage the streets of [[Hollow Bastion]]. Although [[Leon]] and [[Yuffie]] fought them off well enough, the Heartless kept coming, and their only hope was Tron, who was locked away in the Hollow Bastion OS. [[Cid]] began making an MCP Eradication program, enhanced with [[Merlin|Merlin's]] magic. Sora then used it to save Tron in the digital world. After Tron received the enhancement from Cid, he and Sora went to the Central Computer Mesa, and fought the MCP himself, as well as an enlarged Sark. The MCP tried to convince Tron that they could work together without the help of Users, but Tron retaliated.
+The MCP, however, is able to fight from another front to take over the world. Seizing Tron once more and forcing him onto the Game Grid to fight for his life, he reactivates the Heartless manufacturer in Ansem's lab and begins creating an army of electronic Heartless to ravage the streets of Hollow Bastion. [[Leon]] and [[Yuffie]] fight off the Heartless to protect the town while [[Cid]] begins making an MCP Eradication program, enhanced with [[Merlin]]'s magic. Sora and Co. re-enter Space Paranoids to free Tron from the MCP's hold and help him to the I/O Tower to receive Cid's program, then accompany him to the Central Computer Mesa to fight the MCP himself. When Tron defeats Sark on the Mesa, the MCP transfers his functions to his lieutenant, enlarging him. Sora and Tron defeat the enlarged Sark and use the Eradication program on the MCP's base. The MCP tries to convince Tron that they can work together without the help of the Users, but Tron retaliates and deletes the MCP. Tron then jumps into the pit where the MCP once resided and takes over the MCP's functions in the Hollow Bastion OS.
-Tron was eventually able to use Cid's program to delete the MCP, and he quickly jumped into the Master Control Program's resting place, seemingly killing himself. He is soon shown to have taken over the MCP's job, however, and now runs the entire system according to the wishes of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. He also gives them a brief glimpse of what the world used to look like, which led them to remembering the town's real name: [[Radiant Garden]].
 ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
 During Sora's time on [[The Grid]], [[Xemnas]] mentions that his old Master, [[Ansem the Wise]], copied the Master Control Program and used it to serve his own ends.
-==Appearance==
+==Design==
 [[File:What the MCP is After KHII 01.PNG|thumb|left|The MCP in his grid-wire form.]]
-The Master Control Program appears in two forms over the course of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. He first appears in a wire-frame form. This form is comprised of white lines forming a [[wiki:Polygon mesh|polygon mesh]] of triangles and quadrilaterals. It creates the silhouette of a human face stretched horizontally, with a large nose and wide mouth. The MCP's eyes are red pinpoints in this form.
+The Master Control Program appears in two forms over the course of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. He first appears in a wire-frame form. This form is comprised of white lines forming a {{w|polygon mesh}} of triangles and quadrilaterals. It creates the silhouette of a human face stretched horizontally, with a large nose and wide mouth. The MCP's eyes are red pinpoints in this form.
-The MCP's second form, his true form, is comprised of two massive, red cylinders that are being projected from a very small, spherical device between the two. This device is mostly silver with a red, circular light displayed on it. The light is surrounded by four black triangles. The bottom cylinder is featureless, while the upper one sports the MCP's face. Like in his wire-frame form, the MCP's face in this form resembles a human male's, albeit stretched across the cylinder. He has wide lips and a large nose, complete with nostrils, as well as faint "eyebrows". The MCP's sclera in this form are maroon, while his eyes are white. Only the first form is viewable in Jiminy's Journal.
+The MCP's second form, his true form, is comprised of two massive, red cylinders that are being projected from a very small, spherical device between the two. This device is mostly silver with a red, circular light displayed on it. The light is surrounded by four black triangles. The bottom cylinder is featureless, while the upper one sports the MCP's face. Like in his wire-frame form, the MCP's face in this form resembles a human male's, albeit stretched across the cylinder. He has wide lips and a large nose, complete with nostrils, as well as faint "eyebrows". The MCP's sclera in this form are maroon, while his eyes are white with grey pupils. Only the first form is viewable in Jiminy's Journal.
 {{-}}
 ==Abilities==
-The MCP does very little fighting himself. Instead, he resurrects Sark as a monstrous figure to fight for him. Sark would have to be incapacitated for the attack on the actual MCP to begin. For this to be done, Sark's legs would have to be damaged enough for him to kneel over, and then his head would have to be attacked. A quicker way to disable Sark is to run away from him until he would put up a barrier in front of Sora. Here, Sora can use the Reaction Command "Climb" to quickly ascend the wall and use the Reaction command "Needle Dive", diving through Sark's head and knocking him out in one hit. Once he was knocked out, Sora and company would have to destroy one or more of the panels shielding the MCP from view, and then upload the Eradication Program with [[Tron]] to the MCP with a button-mashing [[Reaction Command]]. Eventually, Sark would revive, starting the process all over.
+:''[[Game:Master Control Program]]''
+The MCP's exact functions as controller of the Hollow Bastion OS are unstated. In Ansem's lab, he is able to monitor the main console, change the display on the monitors, activate the digitization laser, and run the Heartless Manufacturer; he also has access to the [[Claymore]] defense systems in the town. Within Space Paranoids, he can command Heartless, deploy hostile programs, and monitor and project his voice to multiple locations. He has also been shown to appropriate functions from other programs, such as Tron, or share his own functions with others.
-The MCP also has a secondary defense mechanism. He can rotate the panels around him, and fire lasers from them, making it tricky to fight Sark and find a place to start deleting him.
+The MCP does very little fighting, leaving that to Sark and the Heartless. However, he is able to summon defensive panels around his base, rotate them, and fire lasers from them.
 ==Origin==
-The Master Control Program originates from the movie ''{{w|Tron}}'' from 1982. Created by Ed Dillinger, a worker at ENCOM that fired [[Kevin Flynn]], the MCP was supposed to be a chess program, but rebelled and took complete control the Space Paranoids video game program, beyond that of even Ed Dillinger. When Kevin Flynn goes in to retrieve some data, he sees the true power of the MCP, such as the cruel [[Light Cycle]]. Kevin, Tron, and company attempt to de-rezz the MCP in a plot to back the system. The MCP later falls despite it and Sark's efforts. {{sec-stub}}
+The Master Control Program originates from the 1982 Disney film ''{{w|Tron}}'', voiced by the late David Warner. Created as a chess program, the MCP was repurposed by Ed Dillinger (also played by Warner) to administer the entire system at the company ENCOM, a software manufacture and computer experimentation company of which Dillinger had recently become a high-ranking executive. The MCP began to expand beyond the control of Dillinger, blackmailing him with the evidence that he had gotten his promotion by stealing the video game programs of his coworker [[Kevin Flynn]], and intended to hack the Pentagon and the Kremlin to replace human control of the world.
+When Kevin Flynn attempts to hack into ENCOM's memory to retrieve the same evidence, the MCP digitizes him using an experimental laser, and locks him away with other programs he had captured to be eventually eliminated playing video games. Flynn meets Tron in the games, and together they escape the MCP and make their way to him. The MCP puts increasing pressure on Sark, his enforcer on the Game Grid, to capture Tron.
+En route to delivering some elderly programs to be absorbed by the MCP, Sark finally captures the group. Leaving them on the ship as the MCP derezzes it, the group escapes and makes their way to the MCP's mesa. Tron defeats Sark, but the MCP transfers all of his functions to his enforcer, resurrecting him as a giant in a final bid to stop them. Unexpectedly, however, Flynn throws himself into the MCP, distracting the program long enough for Tron to erase. The MCP dwindles down to his original form, before disappearing for good.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:MCP (Portrait) KHII.png|MCP's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
+File:MCP (Portrait) KHIIHD.png|MCP's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX''.
+</gallery>
 {{KH2}}
 {{DisneyAntagonistDirectory}}
 [[Category:Antagonists]]

Master Control Program: Difference between revisions

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Story[edit]

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