Tron fought for Flynn and was never seen again. Clu betrayed his friends in order to take control of the system and purge it of all ISOs. Clu, however, saw the ISOs as an imperfection within the system and felt betrayed when Flynn chose to embrace the ISOs. These "Isomorphic Algorithms" - or ISOs - were the miracle Kevin spoke of before his disappearance, and he felt they represented revolutionary potential to "change the human condition". However, a brand new type of program manifested itself within the Grid. She takes him to his father's Safehouse, where Kevin, who explains that he was working with Tron and Clu to make the Grid into a "perfect" system. He is saved from deresolution by the stranger who, while driving away in a Light Runner, introduces herself as Quorra. Sam is given a baton and teamed with several other programs in the ensuing duel against Clu and his followers, but ends up as the sole survivor of his group. made in my own image."Ĭlu has Sam sent to the Light Cycle Grid, while a masked woman watches them unnoticed. As the two talk, Sam believes at first that he is speaking to his father, before realizing it to be Clu, who Kevin had described to Sam as being ". The Grid's leader, who has been watching the events from a Command Ship, has Sam brought to him. He arrives in the Disc Wars Arena which he narrowly survives, only to face Rinzler in the final round, who recognizes Sam as a user after seeing him bleed. He is then taken down to the armory Sirens, to be clad in armour and given an Identity Disc. As the confused young man steps out onto the Grid, he is captured by a recognizer, and the programs within assign him to the games. He begins searching through his father's computer and unknowingly activates a digitizing ray which transports into the digital world.
Reluctantly following the tip, Sam locates a hidden doorway behind the arcade's TRON game which leads him to a secret workshop. Sam eventually returns to his apartment where he meets Alan Bradley, who tells him about a page he received from his father's office in the arcade, which has been disconnected for over 20 years. As he tries to reach his motorbike on foot, he is arrested and is eventually released a few hours later. After being chased to the top of the tower by a security guard, Sam reveals himself as the major shareholder of ENCOM, who then attempts to freefall off the tower only for his parachute to snag onto a traffic light. The year is now 2010, where the now-adult Sam breaks into the ENCOM Tower and steals ENCOM's newest operating system OS 12, releasing it online as part of his annual prank on the company. This devastating news has not only jeopardized ENCOM's future, but-after the car crash which killed Sam's mother Jordan Canas prior to the events of the movie-has also left Sam as an orphan.
It then cuts to a montage of events and news reports reporting Kevin's disappearance. Sam asks about it, but is told to wait for next time as Kevin leaves for work. In 1989, Kevin Flynn - now CEO of ENCOM - tells his son Sam the story of his adventures in the Grid and about how he, Tron and Clu discovered something amazing and miraculous. Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Upon arrival, he encounters Clu, a despot digital doppelganger of Sam's father, who will stop at nothing to prevent Sam or his father escaping from the system. The film's plot involves Kevin's son Sam investigating his father's disappearance, when he finds himself digitized into the Tron system. It is rated PG in America for "sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language." Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo of the French electronic band Daft Punk composed the film's score. Writers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (who both worked on the hit television show, " Lost") wrote the screenplay. Bridges and Boxleitner are the only actors to appear in both films. Other cast members include Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett and Michael Sheen. Jeff Bridges reprises his roles as Kevin Flynn and Clu, Bruce Boxleitner reprises his roles as Alan Bradley and Tron, and Garrett Hedlund portrays Flynn's 27-year-old son, Sam. Joseph Kosinski made his feature film directorial debut with this film, while the previous film director, Steven Lisberger, returned as a producer. TRON: Legacy is the sequel to the original 1982 film, TRON.