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** Sam pulls this on top of then Encom tower, when he reveals to the security guard that he is Kevin's son, and as such is the owner of the company and the guard's boss. Then he jumps.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: The programs have very unusual-sounding names, [[My Nayme Is|except for Quorra, whose name is pronounced like "Cora"]].
* [[A God Am I]]▼
** Subverted with Kevin Flynn. While he technically ''is'' a God, as the Creator of the Grid, indeed being venerated by many Programs and ISO's, Flynn clearly does not wish for any of this worship and devotion, instead content to act in the role as [[Cool Old Guy|benevolent father-figure]] who wishes to [[Big Good|help his creations.]]▼
** Played horribly straight with Clu, who being a duplicate of a younger, immature Flynn, ended up manifesting much of the darker parts of Flynn's own ego.▼
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]:
{{quote|'''Clu:''' Flynn! Am I still to create the perfect system?
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** '''"FINISH THE GAME!"''' Also counts as an [[Ironic Echo]]; in the first film, Sark shouts this at Flynn when Flynn is about to de-res another program, while in this film, Clu shouts it at Rinzler as Rinzler is about to kill Flynn.
** In the End of Line Club, there are some programs sitting off to the side that Gem mentions as being distracted. In the original ''[[Tron]]'', there's a scene after Flynn crashes the recognizer where he passes up a few programs in a similar situation while walking about.
* [[Camp Straight]]: Although we never really get a hint at whether programs actually have sexual orientations, or even whether the concept of sexual orientation would make any sense in The Grid, Castor is most definitely camp... turned [[Up to Eleven]]... [[In Space|IN CYBERSPAAAAAAAAACE]]!▼
* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: Nothing from ''[[Tron 2.0]]'' is in this, [[Mythology Gag|although some aspects of it have been borrowed for this film.]] The game's premise directly contradicts the movie, as the game story had digitization as being impossible for nearly twenty years after the MCP's defeat (as the MCP corrected errors inherent in the process and a new method to take its place took that long), whereas in ''Legacy'', Kevin was digitizing himself regularly after the events of the first movie. Interestingly, both Sam Flynn and Jet Bradley [[Parental Abandonment|lose their mothers at a young age]].▼
* [[The Cameo]]
** [[Daft Punk]], who did the soundtrack, makes a cameo as the DJ programs in the End of Line Club.
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** Cillian Murphy as Edward Dillinger, the son of the original film's villain.
** The ''TRON'' fans, as audience, repeatedly shouting "DE-REZ!" at the end of the disc fight scene in the stadium. This was recorded at Comic-Con 2009, during the start of the ''TRON'' panel.
▲* [[Camp Straight]]: Although we never really get a hint at whether programs actually have sexual orientations, or even whether the concept of sexual orientation would make any sense in The Grid, Castor is most definitely camp... turned [[Up to Eleven]]... [[In Space|IN CYBERSPAAAAAAAAACE]]!
▲* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: Nothing from ''[[Tron 2.0]]'' is in this, [[Mythology Gag|although some aspects of it have been borrowed for this film.]] The game's premise directly contradicts the movie, as the game story had digitization as being impossible for nearly twenty years after the MCP's defeat (as the MCP corrected errors inherent in the process and a new method to take its place took that long), whereas in ''Legacy'', Kevin was digitizing himself regularly after the events of the first movie. Interestingly, both Sam Flynn and Jet Bradley [[Parental Abandonment|lose their mothers at a young age]].
* [[Car Fu]]: Light Cycles, especially when Clu's driving. {{spoiler|Becomes Plane Fu towards the end after Rinzler/Tron's [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]
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* [[Cool Train]]: The Solar Sailer, even more so than in the original film.
* [[Crapsack World]]: Clu's version of the Grid is a hellhole where people live in fear of his totalitarian power. If you do anything to get the government against you, you're either forced to kill others for the amusement of a spectator crowd, or are {{spoiler|brainwashed to be a part of a faceless army}}.
* [[Creative Sterility]]: Clu cannot create new programs, he can only "repurpose" them. This actually seems to fit into the religious undertone of the series, as it's a trope that the Devil (Fallen Angel, in this case Clu) cannot create new life on his own, as that power rests only with God (in this case, Kevin Flynn), so the most he can do is pervert and distort God's creations to his own purposes. This works out for fans, because it meant Clu repurposed and reprogrammed {{spoiler|Tron}} instead of killing him. Clu wanted a champion and enforcer, but couldn't just create a new one from scratch. His answer was to simply reprogram {{spoiler|Tron into Rinzler}}.▼
* [[Creating Life Is Awesome]]: [[Deity of Human Origin|Kevin Flynn]] is a benevolent creator of programs that are alive... and who also transform into biological humans when/if they beam over to the human world. While some programs can be considered bad people, the act of creation done by a human is treated as cool and worthwhile in itself. {{spoiler|Clu was the one who turned bad and corrupted others, but the mistake Kevin did was portrayed as being not creating Clu in the first place but rather charging him with [[Totalitarian Utilitarian|a well-meaning but inherently flawed agenda]].}}
▲* [[Creative Sterility]]: Clu cannot create new programs, he can only "repurpose" them. This actually seems to fit into the religious undertone of the series, as it's a trope that the Devil (Fallen Angel, in this case Clu) cannot create new life on his own, as that power rests only with God (in this case, Kevin Flynn), so the most he can do is pervert and distort God's creations to his own purposes. This works out for fans, because it meant Clu repurposed and reprogrammed {{spoiler|Tron}} instead of killing him. Clu wanted a champion and enforcer, but couldn't just create a new one from scratch. His answer was to simply reprogram {{spoiler|Tron into Rinzler}}.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: Steven Lisberger, who directed ''TRON'' and produced this film, is in the background at the End of Line Club scene as a bartender (the comic book prequel ''TRON: Betrayal'' gives his name as Shaddix).
* [[Crystal Spires and Togas]]: Inverted so very, very horribly...
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{{quote|'''Sam Flynn:''' Tolstoy. Dostoyesky. I Ching. ''Journey Without Goal''. Must have a killer ending.}}
* [[Death Equals Redemption]]: {{spoiler|Possible one. As Tron is sinking through the digital sea, his body turns from red to blue. We don't know his fate after that.}}
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence|Derezzed Mid-Sentence]]: "DEATH TO THE U--"▼
* [[Dying as Yourself|Derezzing as Yourself]] : When {{spoiler|Tron's}} [[Tron Lines]] change back to blue.▼
* [[Dying Moment of Awesome|Derezzing Moment of Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Flynn taking out Clu}} after {{spoiler|Tron}} fails to do so.▼
* [[Gory Discretion Shot|Derezzy Discretion Shot]]
** This is used when Clu supposedly kills {{spoiler|Tron}} in a flashback.
** As an example of how the film otherwise averted this trope, the dogfight scene actually showed ''Quorra giving one of Clu's programs a headshot,'' [[Ludicrous Gibs|shards of data and all.]] [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|And this is a Disney movie...]]
** Not just once, either. Before the previous example, {{spoiler|Zuse}} blasts another of the Black Guard ''point blank to the head, from behind.'' [[Darker and Edgier]], indeed.
▲* [[Dying as Yourself|Derezzing as Yourself]] : When {{spoiler|Tron's}} [[Tron Lines]] change back to blue.
▲* [[Killed Mid-Sentence|Derezzed Mid-Sentence]]: "DEATH TO THE U--"
▲* [[Dying Moment of Awesome|Derezzing Moment of Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Flynn taking out Clu}} after {{spoiler|Tron}} fails to do so.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: By the time Sam finds him, his father has long since passed over this. {{spoiler|Betrayal by his creation, murder of his friend, genocide of the people he was hoping would revolutionize the world, large-scale corruption of the world he'd created, and a prolonged, endless struggle with no hope of victory and no escape}} would do that to a man.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: He's been in the digital world all this time.
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* [[Future Spandex]]: A particularly noteworthy example.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: And man, have they improved.
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: When Sam arrives in the grid and is captured, the Armory Sirens cut away his clothes and dress him in the standard program attire.▼
▲* [[A God Am I]]
▲** Subverted with Kevin Flynn. While he technically ''is'' a God, as the Creator of the Grid, indeed being venerated by many Programs and ISO's, Flynn clearly does not wish for any of this worship and devotion, instead content to act in the role as [[Cool Old Guy|benevolent father-figure]] who wishes to [[Big Good|help his creations.]]
▲** Played horribly straight with Clu, who being a duplicate of a younger, immature Flynn, ended up manifesting much of the darker parts of Flynn's own ego.
* [[God Is Flawed]]: Most of the movie takes place in the world of the Grid, which Kevin Flynn created (Quorra acknowledges him as "the creator") and can manipulate in various ways (see [[Physical God]] below). He is wise and benevolent, a personality that might seem a bit out of character for those who have seen the first movie and remember him as an [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|immature brat]]. {{spoiler|Later, he explains that he was still immature and shortsighted when he created the Grid, created Clu, and gave Clu his mission of "creating the perfect system"; he passed his flaws along to Clu, eventually leading to Clu's tyranny.}}
* [[God Is Good]]: Played with. Kevin Flynn is a kindly father figure to his creations. However, he is not infallible (see directly above), and, after his terrible mistake with Clu, he is reluctant to interfere in the universe.
▲* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: When Sam arrives in the grid and is captured, the Armory Sirens cut away his clothes and dress him in the standard program attire.
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Kevin Flynn wanted a helper-program to assist him in creating the perfect system. [[Exact Words|And he]] [[Final Solution|does]] [[Dystopia|just that]].
* [[Gorn]]
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** Sam's phone is a Nokia N8 with a few custom attachments.
** Almost all of the toys and models in young Sam's room are actual merchandise created to promote the movie, especially the action figures.
* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil]]: Clu since all he wanted was {{spoiler|perfection.}} The comic ''Betrayal'' indicates Clu was more a [[Deceptive Disciple]], especially since he was planting bombs in the City to frame the ISOs and turned the Games lethal before striking the final blow with the coup.▼
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: Albeit a short one. Quorra needs to verbally club a hesitant Sam to get into the Light Runner when she sprangs him from the Light Cycle grid.
{{quote|'''Quorra:''' GET. IN.}}
▲* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil]]: Clu since all he wanted was {{spoiler|perfection.}} The comic ''Betrayal'' indicates Clu was more a [[Deceptive Disciple]], especially since he was planting bombs in the City to frame the ISOs and turned the Games lethal before striking the final blow with the coup.
* [[Pure Awesomeness]]: By merely being in the room, Kevin is able to completely turn the battle in the End of Line Club back around. He doesn't need to do anything beyond touching the floor and ''wham''. Functionally, this is probably something akin to Kevin overriding Clu's "administrator" functions that he uses to empower his goons.
* [[Pursuing Parental Perils]]: Subverted, as Sam wanted nothing to do with Encom, but played straight because the kid inherited his father's computer skills, and used them to prank the company annually, before {{spoiler|finally following more directly in his dad's footsteps.}}
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