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{{Q|Sora, Donald, Goofy... And all the Users out there... Thank you... You really helped me. You made me so much stronger. You taught me what friendship is truly all about. And I'll never forget it.|Tron}}
{{Q|Sora, Donald, Goofy... And all the Users out there... Thank you... You really helped me. You made me so much stronger. You taught me what friendship is truly all about. And I'll never forget it.|Tron}}
'''Tron''' is a program who aids Sora in [[Space Paranoids]], a world based on the 1982 Disney film ''{{w|Tron (film)|Tron}}''. He appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
'''Tron''' is a program who aids [[Sora]] in [[Space Paranoids]], a world based on the 1982 Disney film ''{{w|Tron (film)|Tron}}''. He appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.


==Story==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
Tron meets Sora, Donald, and Goofy while they are trapped in a Pit Cell with them in the mainframe of [[Ansem the Wise|Ansem the Wise's]] computer. After escaping the cell and enabling access back to the real world, the four companions proceed to find a way to unlock the D.T.D., Ansem's dataspace. After activating a power core, Tron sends Sora and the others back to Hollow Bastion to locate the password required to access the D.T.D. They locate the password behind a large painting of [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] (thanks to [[Tifa]] moving it aside), the password being the seven names of the [[Princesses of Heart]]. Tron hacks into the D.T.D and changes the password to Sora, Donald and Goofy, to bide himself time before the MCP attacks again. Sora, Tron and the others reach the I/O Tower where they fight a [[Hostile Program]], which they defeat.
[[File:Tron Thanks KHII.gif|thumb|left|Tron's thank-you message to Sora, Donald, and Goofy.]]
Tron meets Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] while they are trapped in a Pit Cell with them in the mainframe of [[Ansem the Wise]]'s computer. After escaping the cell and enabling access back to the real world, the four companions proceed to find a way to unlock the D.T.D., Ansem's dataspace. After activating a power core, Tron sends Sora and the others back to Hollow Bastion to locate the password required to access the D.T.D. They locate the password behind a large painting of [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] (thanks to [[Tifa]] moving it aside), the password being the seven names of the [[Princesses of Heart]]. Tron hacks into the D.T.D and changes the password to Sora, Donald and Goofy, to bide himself time before the [[MCP]] attacks again. Sora, Tron and the others reach the I/O Tower where they fight a [[Hostile Program]], which they defeat.


Tron reveals to the three that Ansem is his user, but explains that Ansem also rebooted the MCP, suggesting that this may have been the doing of Xehanort, who had stolen Ansem's name prior to becoming a Heartless and Nobody.
Tron reveals to the three that Ansem is his user, but explains that Ansem also rebooted the MCP, suggesting that this may have been the doing of Xehanort, who had stolen Ansem's name prior to becoming a Heartless and Nobody.


[[File:Tron Thanks KHII.gif|thumb|right|Tron's thank-you message to Sora, Donald, and Goofy.]]
During the group's return visit to the mainframe, Tron has been forced onto the Game Grid to fight for his life, while Hollow Bastion is being overrun by digitized Heartless by the corrupted town defense mechanism. Sora and the others save Tron and he learns all the Hollow Bastion residents are supporting him. [[Cid]] creates an Eradicator Program to stop the MCP's threat for good, which [[Aerith]] later passes on to Tron at the I/O Tower. Using the Solar Sailer vehicle to reach the core of the mainframe, Tron, Sora, Donald, and Goofy battle Sark and easily defeat him, but the MCP retaliates by reviving and upgrading Sark, commanding him to battle them and protect him. After a furious battle, the MCP is eventually deleted and Sark along with him. Tron is overjoyed and shows off his "funny side" to his friends, whom he hugs in a term of goodbye, before jumping into the core to take over the MCP's functions. He locates an old footage of Hollow Bastion when it was first built that reminds everyone of its former name, Radiant Garden.
During the group's return visit to the mainframe, Tron has been forced onto the Game Grid to fight for his life, while Hollow Bastion is being overrun by digitized Heartless by the corrupted town defense mechanism. Sora and the others save Tron and he learns all the Hollow Bastion residents are supporting him. [[Cid]] creates an Eradicator Program to stop the MCP's threat for good, which [[Aerith]] later passes on to Tron at the I/O Tower. Using the Solar Sailer vehicle to reach the core of the mainframe, Tron, Sora, Donald, and Goofy battle Sark and easily defeat him, but the MCP retaliates by reviving and upgrading Sark, commanding him to battle them and protect him. After a furious battle, the MCP is eventually deleted and Sark along with him. Tron is overjoyed and shows off his "funny side" to his friends, whom he hugs in a term of goodbye, before jumping into the core to take over the MCP's functions. He locates an old footage of Hollow Bastion when it was first built that reminds everyone of its former name, Radiant Garden.


It is not known whether Tron learns the truth about Xehanort having been the actual person to activate the MCP but under the stolen name Ansem, especially since Sora learned this by the time of his return trip to Space Paranoids.
It is not known whether Tron learns the truth about Xehanort having been the actual person to activate the MCP but under the stolen name Ansem, especially since Sora learned this by the time of his return trip to Space Paranoids.


Sometime after [[Xemnas]]'s defeat, Tron apparently downloads other software and happily dances back to the dataspace.
Some time after [[Xemnas]]'s defeat, Tron apparently downloads other software and happily dances back to the dataspace.


==Appearance==
==Design==
Tron resembles a normal adult human male, albeit with light blue skin and covered from head to toe in grey armor. Tron's armor is mostly seamless, the only distinct parts being his knee-high boots, small pauldrons, and what appear to be "sleeves" that cover his forearms only, not his upper arms or hands. He also wears a helmet vaguely reminiscent of a {{w|hockey helmet}}. Tron's armor is covered in complex patterns of blue computer circuitry that glows bright cyan at times. A similar glow emits from his boots and "sleeves".  
Tron resembles a normal adult human male, albeit with light blue skin and covered from head to toe in grey armor. Tron's armor is mostly seamless, the only distinct parts being his knee-high boots, small pauldrons, and vambraces. He also wears a helmet vaguely reminiscent of a {{w|hockey helmet}}. Tron's armor is covered in complex patterns of blue computer circuitry that glows bright cyan at times. A similar glow emits from his boots and vambraces.  


Though most of the circuitry designs are seemingly random, certain patterns on his waist and helmet create the silhouette of a belt and parts of the human brain, respectively. His eyes are grey, as are his eyebrows, suggesting that his hair, if he has any, is also grey. It seems that Tron carries his Identity Disk on his back, or at least has a circular plate resembling it on his upper back.
Though most of the circuitry designs are seemingly random, certain patterns on his waist and helmet create the silhouette of a belt and parts of the human brain, respectively. There is a large space on his chest devoid of circuitry, grey except for four glowing squares arranged in the shape of the letter "T". His eyes are grey, as are his eyebrows, suggesting that his hair, if he has any, is also grey. It seems that Tron carries his Identity Disk on his back, or at least has a circular plate resembling it on his upper back.


==Personality==
==Personality==
As in the film, Tron is shown to be a noble, selfless being who would stop at nothing to fight for his friends and justice. Despite his sometimes serious exterior, he is shown to have a playful side, demonstrated by when he hugs Sora, Donald and Goofy before he merges with the computer system, and when he is shown to be ticklish. After Xemnas's defeat, Tron is even seen to be dancing.
Tron is shown to be a noble, selfless being who would stop at nothing to fight for his friends and justice. Despite his sometimes serious exterior, he is shown to have a playful side, demonstrated by when he hugs Sora, Donald, and Goofy before he merges with the computer system, and when he is shown to be ticklish. After Xemnas's defeat, Tron is even seen to be dancing.


==Abilities==
==Abilities==
Tron's weapon is his [[Identity Disk]], which has very low power, even below Donald's staves, and he has only one accessory and armor slot, and two item slots. However, his Limit, Complete Compilement, is very powerful. In battle, Tron typically keeps his distance and attacks opponents via range by throwing out his weapon like a boomerang until it flies back into his hands. Prior to accessing the DTD, Tron's skill set is limited to ''Item Boost'', ''Jackpot'' and ''Auto Change''—after accessing the DTD, most of his other abilities are restored and his AP increases. After entering the computer for the final time, [[Aerith]] activates Tron's final abilities, ''Thunder Boost'' and ''MP Haste''. Tron's abilities are as follows:
Tron is a conservative, ranged-focused party member, wielding his [[Identity Disk]], which has even lower power than Donald's staves. In battle, Tron typically keeps his distance and attacks opponents via range by throwing out his weapon like a boomerang until it flies back into his hands


*'''Scouting Disk''': Tron flings a disk to attack opponents.
Prior to accessing the DTD, Tron's skill set is limited to three support abilities: [[Item Boost]], [[Jackpot]]. and [[Auto Change]].
*'''Pulsing Thunder''': Tron uses a [[Thunder]] attack.
 
*'''Jackpot''': Increases the amount of orbs enemies drop.
After accessing the DTD, his {{AP}} increases by 8 and he gains a number of new abilities. This includes another support ability, {{c|Auto Limit|support ability}}, and his set of action abilities, which include a far-ranged attack, [[Scouting Disk]], and [[Pulsing Thunder]], the equivalent to the regular [[Thunder]] spell. His limit, [[Complete Compilement]], is an incredibly powerful attack, compensating for his weak weapon.
*'''Thunder Boost''': Boosts the power of Thunder attacks.
 
*'''Item Boost''': Boosts the effectiveness of healing items like Potions.
After entering the computer for the final time, [[Aerith]] activates the rest of Tron's support abilities: [[Thunder Boost]] and [[MP Haste]].
*'''MP Haste''': Increases rate of MP restoration.
 
*'''Auto Limit''': Sets the Reaction command to [[Limit]], if a Limit has been equipped.
Tron starts with 65 [[HP]] and 100 [[MP]]. He has 1 [[armor]] slot, 1 [[accessory]] slot, and 2 [[item]] slots, one of which starts with a [[Potion]] and the other with an [[Ether]]. Tron can obtain an additional 10 HP from freezing the computers, 15 HP from defeating the Hostile Program, 5 HP from defending the Solar Sailer, and 5 HP from defeating the MCP.
*'''Auto Change''': Automatically replaces defeated party members.
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*'''Complete Compilement''': Tron opens a computer grid and creates digital cubes to attack opponents both far and near to him with "Burst Pulse." Sora and Tron end the Limit with "Reprogram," in which Tron uses Sora's hand print to send out a mass of digital cubes in a powerful version of "Burst Pulse."
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{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Reflecting Throw'''|ディスク反射投げ|<br>Disuku Hansha Nage|lit. "Disk Reflection Throw"}}|att|Physical|x1.0|—|X|X|11=Aims at an enemy and throws disc; the disc flies directly upward after hitting an enemy or travelling a certain distance.}}
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Revolving'''|ディスク回転|<br>Disuku Kaiten|lit. "Disk Spin"}}|att|Physical|x0.25|—|X|X|11=Throws disc that revolves around himself several times.}}
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Elevating Rotate'''|ディスク上昇回転|<br>Disuku Jōshō Kaiten|lit. "Disk Rising Spin"}}|att|Physical|x0.25|—|X|X|11=Throws disc that slowly ascends in a circular motion.}}
{{frm-atk|'''[[Scouting Disk]]'''|att|Physical|x1.0|—|X|X|11=Throws homing disk. Has great homing ability, but always remains at the same height. MP Cost: 10}}
{{frm-atk|'''[[Pulsing Thunder]]'''|mag|Thunder|x2.0|—|X|X|11=Releases five electric shocks around himself. MP Cost: 10
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{|border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" align="center" width=900px
!style="{{style|kh2|a}}; font-size:12px" colspan="8"|Support Abilities
|-style="{{style|kh2|b}}; font-size:12px"
!Ability
!AP
!Description
!Obtained
|-
|'''[[Jackpot]]'''
|4
|Increases drop rate of munny, and HP and MP orbs. Equip the whole Party to further increase the drop rate.
|Initial.
|-
|'''[[Thunder Boost]]'''
|5
|Increases damage done with thunder-based attacks by 20%. Equip more to increase the effect.
|Download the Eradicator Program.
|-
|'''[[Item Boost]]'''
|2
|Increases effect done with healing items on the field by 50%. Equip more to increase the effect.
|Initial.
|-
|'''[[MP Haste]]'''
|3
|Increases MP restoration speed by 25% after MP is fully consumed. Equip more to increase the effect.
|Download the Eradicator Program.
|-
|'''{{c|Auto Limit|support ability}}'''
|1
|Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit, if Limit is usable.
|Access the DTD.
|-
|'''[[Auto Change]]'''
|5
|Automatically replaces fallen Party Members.
|Initial.
|}


===Fight against the MCP===
===Fight against the MCP===
{{main|Game:Master Control Program}}
During the final combat with the [[Master Control Program|MCP]], Tron is required to be in the party to derezz it. While Sora can break the MCP's defense walls, he requires Tron's presence to insert the Eradicator Program into the MCP's core. The Reaction Command of this move is called "Delete", and it is only available in this battle.
During the final combat with the [[Master Control Program|MCP]], Tron is required to be in the party to derezz it. While Sora can break the MCP's defense walls, he requires Tron's presence to insert the Eradicator Program into the MCP's core. The Reaction Command of this move is called "Delete", and it is only available in this battle.
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==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:Tron - TRON (1982), Tron Legacy.png|thumb|left|Left: Tron in the original film<br>Right: Tron in ''Tron: Legacy''.]]
[[File:Tron - TRON (1982), Tron Legacy.png|thumb|left|Left: Tron in the original film<br>Right: Tron in ''Tron: Legacy''.]]
Tron first appears in the 1982 film, ''Tron'', where his role is basically the same as in the game. In the film, however, he is assisted by several supporting characters such as [[Kevin Flynn]], Yori, Ram and Dumont in his battles against Sark and the Master Control Program. He was written by Alan Bradley as a security program to monitor the Master Control Program. As in the film, he uses his identity disc to critically injure Sark and derezz the Master Control Program during the final battle. His ultimate fate is left unrevealed in the movie, but it is known that he survived in order for Flynn to copy him onto his own, personal [[The Grid|Grid]].
Tron first appears in the 1982 film, ''Tron'', portrayed by {{w|Bruce Boxleitner}}. His role in the film is similar to his role in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Written by Alan Bradley as a security program meant to monitor the Master Control Program, Tron is captured by the MCP and forced to compete in video games. With the help of the digitized User Kevin Flynn and fellow programs Ram, Yori, and Dumont, Tron escapes confinement and faces the MCP and his enforcer Sark. Using his identity disc to critically injure Sark and derezz the Master Control Program, Tron frees the system from the MCP's control, allowing free connection between Programs and their Users.
 
Tron also briefly appears in the sequel {{w|Tron: Legacy}}, having been copied onto Flynn's personal Grid.


In the film, Tron is portrayed by {{w|Bruce Boxleitner}}.
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 17 April 2024

This article is about Tron.
You may be looking for Rinzler, a villainous copy of Tron from The Grid.
Tron

Tron KHII.png

Japanese トロン
Rōmaji Toron

Type Construct
Voice actors (Ja:) Hiroshi Tsuchida
(En:) Bruce Boxleitner
Homeworld Space Paranoids
Origin Tron
Game Kingdom Hearts II
Tron

Kingdom Hearts II
First entry
Tron (1982)
A security program created by a computer user to watch the MCP.
Tron is very dedicated, and he'll do just about anything for his user.

Second entry
Tron (1982)
A security program that was improved and upgraded by Ansem the Wise. He's the fellow who also reprogrammed the MCP. Tron is dedicated to making sure the system functions correctly, but the MCP wants to take control away from the users.
Only Ansem knows why these two programs behave so differently.
"Sora, Donald, Goofy... And all the Users out there... Thank you... You really helped me. You made me so much stronger. You taught me what friendship is truly all about. And I'll never forget it."
—Tron

Tron is a program who aids Sora in Space Paranoids, a world based on the 1982 Disney film Tron. He appears in Kingdom Hearts II.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Tron's thank-you message to Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

Tron meets Sora, Donald, and Goofy while they are trapped in a Pit Cell with them in the mainframe of Ansem the Wise's computer. After escaping the cell and enabling access back to the real world, the four companions proceed to find a way to unlock the D.T.D., Ansem's dataspace. After activating a power core, Tron sends Sora and the others back to Hollow Bastion to locate the password required to access the D.T.D. They locate the password behind a large painting of Xehanort (thanks to Tifa moving it aside), the password being the seven names of the Princesses of Heart. Tron hacks into the D.T.D and changes the password to Sora, Donald and Goofy, to bide himself time before the MCP attacks again. Sora, Tron and the others reach the I/O Tower where they fight a Hostile Program, which they defeat.

Tron reveals to the three that Ansem is his user, but explains that Ansem also rebooted the MCP, suggesting that this may have been the doing of Xehanort, who had stolen Ansem's name prior to becoming a Heartless and Nobody.

During the group's return visit to the mainframe, Tron has been forced onto the Game Grid to fight for his life, while Hollow Bastion is being overrun by digitized Heartless by the corrupted town defense mechanism. Sora and the others save Tron and he learns all the Hollow Bastion residents are supporting him. Cid creates an Eradicator Program to stop the MCP's threat for good, which Aerith later passes on to Tron at the I/O Tower. Using the Solar Sailer vehicle to reach the core of the mainframe, Tron, Sora, Donald, and Goofy battle Sark and easily defeat him, but the MCP retaliates by reviving and upgrading Sark, commanding him to battle them and protect him. After a furious battle, the MCP is eventually deleted and Sark along with him. Tron is overjoyed and shows off his "funny side" to his friends, whom he hugs in a term of goodbye, before jumping into the core to take over the MCP's functions. He locates an old footage of Hollow Bastion when it was first built that reminds everyone of its former name, Radiant Garden.

It is not known whether Tron learns the truth about Xehanort having been the actual person to activate the MCP but under the stolen name Ansem, especially since Sora learned this by the time of his return trip to Space Paranoids.

Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Tron apparently downloads other software and happily dances back to the dataspace.

Design[edit]

Tron resembles a normal adult human male, albeit with light blue skin and covered from head to toe in grey armor. Tron's armor is mostly seamless, the only distinct parts being his knee-high boots, small pauldrons, and vambraces. He also wears a helmet vaguely reminiscent of a hockey helmet. Tron's armor is covered in complex patterns of blue computer circuitry that glows bright cyan at times. A similar glow emits from his boots and vambraces.

Though most of the circuitry designs are seemingly random, certain patterns on his waist and helmet create the silhouette of a belt and parts of the human brain, respectively. There is a large space on his chest devoid of circuitry, grey except for four glowing squares arranged in the shape of the letter "T". His eyes are grey, as are his eyebrows, suggesting that his hair, if he has any, is also grey. It seems that Tron carries his Identity Disk on his back, or at least has a circular plate resembling it on his upper back.

Personality[edit]

Tron is shown to be a noble, selfless being who would stop at nothing to fight for his friends and justice. Despite his sometimes serious exterior, he is shown to have a playful side, demonstrated by when he hugs Sora, Donald, and Goofy before he merges with the computer system, and when he is shown to be ticklish. After Xemnas's defeat, Tron is even seen to be dancing.

Abilities[edit]

Tron is a conservative, ranged-focused party member, wielding his Identity Disk, which has even lower power than Donald's staves. In battle, Tron typically keeps his distance and attacks opponents via range by throwing out his weapon like a boomerang until it flies back into his hands

Prior to accessing the DTD, Tron's skill set is limited to three support abilities: Item Boost, Jackpot. and Auto Change.

After accessing the DTD, his AP increases by 8 and he gains a number of new abilities. This includes another support ability, Auto Limit, and his set of action abilities, which include a far-ranged attack, Scouting Disk, and Pulsing Thunder, the equivalent to the regular Thunder spell. His limit, Complete Compilement, is an incredibly powerful attack, compensating for his weak weapon.

After entering the computer for the final time, Aerith activates the rest of Tron's support abilities: Thunder Boost and MP Haste.

Tron starts with 65 HP and 100 MP. He has 1 armor slot, 1 accessory slot, and 2 item slots, one of which starts with a Potion and the other with an Ether. Tron can obtain an additional 10 HP from freezing the computers, 15 HP from defeating the Hostile Program, 5 HP from defending the Solar Sailer, and 5 HP from defeating the MCP.

Action Abilities
Attack Attribute Power
Multiplier
Form
Value
Guard? Finisher?
Piercing Throw (ディスク貫通投げ
Disuku Kantsū Nage
?, lit. "Disk Penetration Throw")
Attack Command Physical x1.0 X X
Aims at an enemy and throws disc; the disc flies straight through the enemy.
Reflecting Throw (ディスク反射投げ
Disuku Hansha Nage
?, lit. "Disk Reflection Throw")
Attack Command Physical x1.0 X X
Aims at an enemy and throws disc; the disc flies directly upward after hitting an enemy or travelling a certain distance.
Revolving (ディスク回転
Disuku Kaiten
?, lit. "Disk Spin")
Attack Command Physical x0.25 X X
Throws disc that revolves around himself several times.
Elevating Rotate (ディスク上昇回転
Disuku Jōshō Kaiten
?, lit. "Disk Rising Spin")
Attack Command Physical x0.25 X X
Throws disc that slowly ascends in a circular motion.
Scouting Disk Attack Command Physical x1.0 X X
Throws homing disk. Has great homing ability, but always remains at the same height. MP Cost: 10
Pulsing Thunder Magic Command Thunder x2.0 X X
Releases five electric shocks around himself. MP Cost: 10
Support Abilities
Ability AP Description Obtained
Jackpot 4 Increases drop rate of munny, and HP and MP orbs. Equip the whole Party to further increase the drop rate. Initial.
Thunder Boost 5 Increases damage done with thunder-based attacks by 20%. Equip more to increase the effect. Download the Eradicator Program.
Item Boost 2 Increases effect done with healing items on the field by 50%. Equip more to increase the effect. Initial.
MP Haste 3 Increases MP restoration speed by 25% after MP is fully consumed. Equip more to increase the effect. Download the Eradicator Program.
Auto Limit 1 Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit, if Limit is usable. Access the DTD.
Auto Change 5 Automatically replaces fallen Party Members. Initial.

Fight against the MCP[edit]

During the final combat with the MCP, Tron is required to be in the party to derezz it. While Sora can break the MCP's defense walls, he requires Tron's presence to insert the Eradicator Program into the MCP's core. The Reaction Command of this move is called "Delete", and it is only available in this battle.

Origin[edit]

Left: Tron in the original film
Right: Tron in Tron: Legacy.

Tron first appears in the 1982 film, Tron, portrayed by Bruce Boxleitner. His role in the film is similar to his role in Kingdom Hearts II. Written by Alan Bradley as a security program meant to monitor the Master Control Program, Tron is captured by the MCP and forced to compete in video games. With the help of the digitized User Kevin Flynn and fellow programs Ram, Yori, and Dumont, Tron escapes confinement and faces the MCP and his enforcer Sark. Using his identity disc to critically injure Sark and derezz the Master Control Program, Tron frees the system from the MCP's control, allowing free connection between Programs and their Users.

Tron also briefly appears in the sequel Tron: Legacy, having been copied onto Flynn's personal Grid.