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If taking place in a physical world, this is all pretty inefficient. A big waste of power to maintain the glow (assuming this was electricity and not some power source that glowed on its own), and impossible to conceal, but damn, [[Rule of Cool|it looks cool]]. When your tech uses this, [[Hard Light]] systems and [[Holographic Terminal]]s are pretty much prerequisites. It's implied that '''Tron Lines''' indicate some non-electrical (or "differently electrical") form of technology; and those lines are the visible "power" veins.
Of course, Tron Lines are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]. Usually blue is "good" or at least standard; if they turn red or purple the [[
The ultimate expression of [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships]]. See also [[Instant Runes]], essentially the [[Functional Magic|Magic]] version, and [[Volcanic Veins]], an organic equivalent seen among [[Elemental Embodiment]]s. Equipping your car or computer with neons and strobes counts as [[Truth in Television]] to some degree, though it's well known these things need their own power supply to get them running.
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** In ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'', Ecliptor's body is covered with green Tron Lines. The Dark Fortress is also half-solid and half-green Tron Lines (as in, half of it seems to be ''made'' of green Tron Lines) in many scenes. Interestingly, most establishment shots make it appear to be in another dimension, and when it's in normal space, the Tron Line half becomes solid before it actually interacts with the outside world (such as sending out fighters or putting the Rangers' ship in that web thing). It stays Tronified during [[Make My Monster Grow]] scenes, though. This makes even more sense when you consider that the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' season that provided the basis for ''In Space'' was themed not around space, but rather technology; its title, translated into English, was ''[[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger]]''.
** In ''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]],'' the in-scene non-[[Transformation Sequence]] morphs and demorphs are very much like ''[[Kamen Rider Faiz]]'', though a lot faster and with optional dramatic use of [[Sigil Spam|the Overdrive logo]].
* In ''[[Star Trek:
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[BattleTech]]'' has the Enhanced Imaging system, a cybernetic interface between the pilot and his Mech. One side effect of the system is that the user's body is covered in what looks like full-body tattoos, but are in fact cybernetic circutry. In the cartoon, they glowed when activated, and EI visuals outlined mechs [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|color-coded]] by IFF.
* The Necrons in ''[[Warhammer
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* Several ships, especially [[Lost Technology]], in the ''[[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]]'' gameverse.
* Added to most of the Balmarian/Aerogater mecha in ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation: Divine Wars''.
* The Stonehenge base in ''[[
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
** The Tower of the Gods boss in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'', as well as the controllable statues from the same dungeon.
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* The main character in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'' gets as version that looks like ordinary full-body tattoos, but then they start glowing in the dark! Apparently becoming mostly-demon does that to ya.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''
** The "VR Training" level of the "[[
** There's also an unlockable skin and helmet that are clearly evocative of ''TRON''; they even glow in the dark!
* Some of the instances and bosses in the Ulduar area of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' have these of one sort or another. It's arguable whether they are Tron Lines or [[Instant Runes]] since Ulduar is Titan architecture and represents something between technology and magic. (but closer to technology)
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* The Cuotl units and buildings from ''[[Rise of Legends]]'' combine this trope with [[Mayincatec]] deisgns for some [[Rule of Cool|really cool looking stuff]]
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]] III'', oddly enough, gives Poseidon these. They flicker on and off after wounding him.
* ''[[
** Ghosts and Spectres have these. [[Cold Sniper|Ghosts]] are blue and [[Psycho for Hire|Spectres]] are red; which ones are "good" and "evil" is largely a question of your [[Grey and Gray Morality|perspective]].
** Protoss technology also tends to include glowing blue bits, although they seem to have an aversion to straight lines.
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** Zol nothing, the Mountain Roc's ''guts'' have Tron Lines on them.
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', all the tech left behind by [[Precursors|Those Who Came Before]] features this, particularly the {{spoiler|Temple of Juno underneath the Colloseum in Rome}}.
** {{spoiler|Desmond himself gains them in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene at the end of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.}}
* The [[Save Point|Spirit Stones]] and the titular Ark in ''[[Ys]]: The Ark of Napishtim''.
* It's subtle, but Spider-Man 2099 in ''[[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man Edge of Time|Spider-Man: Edge of Time]]'' has glowing blue lines on his costume.
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