#tron headcanons

[the-froggit]

You know I've always wondered, Do programs eat?and if they do. What do they eat? 'Cause the only time we've seen food on a Grid(as I remember) was when Kevin,Quorra and Sam had that damn Awkward dinner lol.

I personally think they dont need to eat. Just drink some energy and that's enough to them.

🤔 What do you all think?

[toomanyfanficsnotimetowriteem]

So, ISOs are really weird, right? We don't really understand them or how they work. We know they came from the Sea. Who's to say there's not more of them down there?

I just had the wild idea of, like, freaky deep-sea-mermaid-like ISOs trapped in the sea, avoiding all surface programs and staying hidden from Clu. They changed specifically to withstand whatever was put in the Sea to kill them and now they're really odd and sort of monstrous, like many programs treated them.

I'm sure someone's thought of something like this before. I just finally put these pieces together myself. This concept could be used for a lot of things, but I'm getting one specific image in my head right now...

Rinzler falls into the sea. His lightlines flicker from orange to white. Half a dozen curious young ISOs find him sinking in the darkness. They circle around him for a while, brushing past and tapping him. When he doesn't respond but also doesn't derezz, they take him back to their underwater city...

[There was more to this, but it started getting harder to continue without a ton more explanation of stacked headcanons.]

[bloopthemaskcore]

I had the genius idea to make more recent programs in the Grid having animal traits/features

Aka I hc blast even more stuff

So uhh...

Pangolin-themed Beck

Zebra-themed Zed... even if that's kinda obvious

Fossa Mara

I think it's pretty obvious that I'm making Ares himself liger-themed...

[bookwormlover10]

A silly Tron headCanon that I have that Flynn would bring (and sometimes deliver) Sam childhood drawings to the grid.

While little Sam's drawings had a permit place on the Flynn and Bradley household refrigerators ( as well on the arcade.) Flynn would bring them to the grid with him for two reasons. The first reason is that he wanted to show programs his son's artistic talents and two and the most common one is that little Sam ask Flynn to deliver them to certain programs.

Tron was the one that got most of not all of Sam drawing. Sam drawings that Tron got were of him. Ether by himself or with Tron and Sam together reminiscent a certain dynamic duo. ( You know all that cute kids stuff) Tron couldn't have been more honored and kept every single one that he received.

There would be time were Sam would draw something for a program that Flynn would casually mentioned. Like there were a Time when Flynn mentioned Dyson and how he got injured. So Sam drew him a get well card. With Dyson in the front of it. (To this day Dyson still understands why he still has it. )

Over the cycles after the betrayal ( I can't think of what else to call it) Sam's drawing became a rare art piece and can be worth a lot.

One minacycle Beck, Mara, and Zed actually broke the drawing that Abel has. When Beck rant about it to Tron. Tron was like " that what it is." Then he pulled out a whole bunch of them. Then he tells back to pick one as a replacement. Except his favorites( which is most of them. ) Beck does stare at Tron though ( he sometimes forget that his mentor knew a literal god )

Sam does get embarrassed when he finds them on the grid when he's older.

[fights4users]

Pointless headcanon but Kevin would eat handfuls of Pez and it would drive Alan insane, they have to be in a dispenser. Meanwhile Lora wonders how either of them can eat that.

[riinzler]

explanation of what ‘pings’ are!

mentioned them briefly in an rp so i thought i’d explain (note this is all heavily inspired by solar_siren on ao3!!!)

to summarize pings are when two programs transfer a line of dialogue code to each other similar to texting in a way. some programs use pings to speak privately, if the surrounding area is loud, etc, or if they just feel like it. some programs like rinzler use pings as a primary form of communication, some only use them every once in awhile and some prefer not to use them at all.

there are programs who only ping with programs they’re familiar with while others will don’t mind and will use it anyone it comes down purely to preference.

pings are not user compatible, even if the user is digitized. on the encom system programs could use pings to convey emotions too, but that isn’t a function the grid version has.

pings can also have an impression of a programs voice. this is not something they can control though. for some the voice is clear almost as if the other program was verbally speaking, while for others their voice impressions are very vague or quiet. some programs don’t have voice impressions at all. it can be pretty diverse!!

there isn’t really a general etiquette for pings as so much of it comes down to just personal preference but it is considered rude to ping unexpectedly/without any form of warning it’s like coming up behind someone and loudly shouting ‘HEY!!!’ when you could’ve just walked over and said hi at a normal volume

[artmunstudios]

Okay, 18+ TRON fans- this is TOTALLY random but I'm legit curious.

What are some NSFW/sexuality headcanons you have about programs? This can be physically or on the psychological side like what programs may find attractive, etc.

l'll list a few of my own but since it's NSFW in nature it'll be below the cut.

-100% believe that on the new system Flynn built, sexual encounters are more User-like than more almost a metaphorical and/or code exchange experience like how we have learned of in the old system based on Tron and Yori’s deleted love scene based off of the script and scene itself. For several reasons, but two in particular:

•Flynn himself doesn’t/can’t understand the old system’s sexual advances/encounters because, well—he’s a human! Its not exactly a shock.

•In Uprising especially, it seems pretty evident with the way Paige and Beck “flirted” with each other while fighting in the pilot, Mara’s physical body language in State of Mind, Lux’s behavior in seducing Beck, etc, that sexuality is a lot more physical than it was in the old system. Hell, Tron and Yori didn’t even know what kissing was until Flynn decided to lay one on Yori (okay I get he legit thought he was gonna die and she looked like Laura who was an ex he probably still had feelings for at that time but COME ON MAN REALLY??????)

(ASSAULT TW FOR THIS NEXT POINT)

-Because of last stated headcanon, I honestly don’t think Beck even realizes that Cyrus assaulted him. Do I think Cyrus knows? 100%—Absolutely he does. He’s predatory by nature and he probably knows a little more about the old system because of just talking and hanging out with Tron. Beck probably felt, and maybe still feels, gross and violated in a way he can’t really describe. He was put through torture and pain, but somehow it doesn’t feel like the same kind of emotional distress he felt when being in trouble when taking hits. It feels personal, internal, and I think that’s a big reason why Cyrus scares him. It’s not just his ability to read Beck so easily. It’s because he did something to him that has changed him forever, but he can’t figure out or understand what that was. And that probably scares Beck even more.

-Physical sex and code exchange must genuinely be a mind-bending experience, and probably a very emotional one, too.

-Because of that, I genuinely think the few programs who know/discovered that aspect of sex probably will only reserve that for long term/really close counter.

-AIGHT LETS ADD ANOTHER LAYER TO THIS—I always wondered if programs could connect their disks via a wire much like ghost in the shell. I bet it’s not exactly sexual in nature, more of a emotional thing, but the idea of programs connecting and meeting in an internal lobby and sharing memories/data is goddamn romantic. Probably can feel each other’s physical experiences too which can potentially be either overwhelming or maybe a really sweet experience

-I think it was kinda hinted at in Legacy/Uprising, but I’m willing to bet Sirens aren’t just assist programs but probably are prostitutes too. It seemed like Uprising was kinda indicating Colbolt was her pimp and not just an abusive panther but that can just be me.

-Having said that, you wonder if prostitution/brothels are legal in the Grid? I do a lot, because I think it says a lot about the Grid and Clu’s ruling more than I think people probably think.

-Okay, building on that too why not—1000% Clu visits these clubs all the time taking in who knows how many sirens back with him. I don’t think about sex headcanons usually in a “damn that’d be hot” kinda way, I think sexuality and sex culture genuinely just says a lot about society—the good and bad. I just think that Clu is so obsessed with being worshiped he can’t even be sexually pleased without having a whole ass crowd praising/worshiping him.

…FUCK IT LET’S TALK ABOUT DYSON TOO I JUST THINK HE’S INTERESTING (imo the most interesting character to dissect in Uprising but again that’s just me) this is stuff me and @stemgalhatesmath talk about ALOT

-Dyson is 100% emotionally and sexually stunted and you can’t convince me otherwise. His mind is always in work, or Clu. So you know, not a lot else on the mind when it comes to relationships, even on a surface level.

-Also fairly certain he’s gay (pretty sure that’s the consensus all around) BUUUT I think Dyson either doesn’t realize he’s gay, or is deliberately ignoring that fact because. You know. The man can barely get a grasp on his own emotions I don’t think he can get through understanding his own sexuality without help and we all know DAMN WELL Clu ain’t gonna give that shit to him.

-HOWEVER, I do think the second Dyson experiences ANY form of relationship he’s gonna cling on so damn tight you better believe that man will have no escape. Nope. None whatsoever.

-I’m just gonna say it. I think Dyson has rizz. I’m not even joking. I just think he’d be naturally good in bed (totally not because he’s afraid of failure in ANY WAY so he’s going to keep himself as adaptable as possible nah no stop what are you talking about)

In conclusion: Dyson—Bad man? Yes. Probably the best partner you will have once he learns/understands how relationships romantically work? Absolutely.

[evecolourshock]

A follow-on from this post :

He is coloured!!

Unsurprisingly for a Program his size and age, Tron sleeps rather sprawled out and takes up most of whatever bed he's given no matter how big it is. He doesn't mean to hog all the space, but he's a Big Guy and takes up a lot of room, plus the MCP's cells might be a long way behind him but they were too small to really lie down in and he still has the subconscious relief that comes with being able to actually spread out so he doesn't wake up sore or cramped.