TRON Timeline

TRON TIMELINE

1970s

1972

Walter Gibbs creates ENCOM (July 22nd)

1977

ENCOM becomes the worlds leading computer companies.

1978

Kevin Flynn, one of ENCOM's brightest software engineers, codes Space Paranoids, Matrix Blaster, Vice Squad and two other high profile video games.

Ed Dillinger steals Flynn's programs and presents ENCOM with five video games that he claims as his own.

Ed Dillinger gets promoted among the ranks of ENCOM. He is later given the position of Senior Executive V.P. in the company.

Between 1978 and 1982

Unknown year dates

The Master Control Program, an administrative program that oversees ENCOM's mainframe, and its Game Grid, is developed.

Ed Dillinger, a programmer at ENCOM, secretly begins to write codes into the MCP that tells the program to steal functions from other programs.

Flynn is fired by Ed Dillinger.

Alan Bradley, a programming engineer, starts coding an independent security program (codename: "TRON") that monitors all contacts between ENCOM and other systems.

Flynn writes his best program yet (codename "Codefied Likeness Unit", or "CLU"), with the purpose of breaking into ENCOM's security systems.

Lora begins 'Matter Transform' tests using a laser that dismantles the molecular structure of objects in a process called digitization.

1980s

1981

Flynn opens his own arcade, Flynn's (June 3rd).

Flynn uses Clu to hack ENCOM's system. Periodically, he tries reading the different mainframe's memory modules to reconstruct the file he needs as solid evidence to prove he's the one who programmed the video games.

The MCP has become 2,415 times smarter since Ed Dillinger wrote it.

Mr. Dillinger shuts down access to all Group-7 personnel. Alan is denied access to his Tron program (Sep. 22).

Lora, working together with Dr. Gibbs, finishes yet another 'digitizing' test. Her theory of a scanned U-V laser beam being superior to single pulse exposure is a success.

Flynn sets an all-time world record in 'Space Paranoids' with 999,000 points.

Alan, Flynn and Lora use a terminal from within ENCOM to forge a Group-6 access to activate Tron and use it to shut the MCP down and retrieve Flynn's evidence.

Flynn is digitized into the Game Grid by the MCP while trying to access the mainframe.

Tron derezzes the MCP with Flynn and Yori's help.

Kevin Flynn is reinstated as an employee of ENCOM and gets promoted as V.P. Creative Development.

1983

Flynn creates a new Grid to his own specifications.

Lora Baines-Bradley resigns from ENCOM for a new job opportunity in Washington.

Flynn creates Clu 2 to watch over the Tron system in his absences.

Sam Flynn is born.

1984

The first ISO is compiled in the Sea of Simulation.

1985

The Grid begins to experience power failures.

Beta is compiled and trained by Tron to compete in the Game Arena.

Flynn conceives the idea of wireless networks, years ahead of their time.

Flynn publishes a book on "a digital frontier that will reshape the human condition."

Jordan Canas, architect for Hydecker Designs and Flynn's wife, dies in a car accident

Flynn retires from ENCOM to take care of Sam, leaving Alan in charge.

ISOs are suspected of sabotaging sectors on the Grid.

Clu 2 begins derezzing programs who lose in the Game Arena.

Clu 2 "prevents" the Black Guard from poisoning the Sea of Simulation.

November 1989

Flynn creates Anon, a System Monitor.

Jalen, an ISO (and partner of Radia), receives an Disc upgrade from Clu 2. He is infected with a virus that transforms him into Abraxas.

Co-systems Administrator and ISO leader, Radia, is derezzed by Abraxas.

Flynn is betrayed by Clu, and subsequently trapped in The Grid by him.

Clu's minions apparently derez Tron (but they merely wound him)

Anon defeats Abraxas.

Anon is derezzed after falling from Clu's warship, the Regulator.

Quorra is rescued in the Outlands by Flynn.

In the real world, Flynn disappears. Sam is the official shareholder of ENCOM's stock

Clu 2 commits mass genocide against the ISOs.

The ISO Wars begin.
TRON: Uprising

1989-1990s

Dyson, a security program, betrays Tron for Clu 2 efforts against the ISOs.

An injured Tron escapes the repurposing facility and goes into hiding.

General Tesler occupies Argon City.

Beck is recruited by Tron to become a defender of the Grid.

Supporters of "The Renegade" begin spreading word of Tron's survival.

Scientist Keller reverse engineers agent designed to liberate controlled programs, to create a mind control module.

Keller is derezzed by Tesler for her failures.

The Renegade's reputation is diminished by accusations of acts of terrorism.

1995
Grandpa Flynn dies.

2000s

2000
Grandma Flynn dies.

December 2010

Resistance fighter, Bartik is injured during an attempt to rescue renegade programs from captivity.

Sam infiltrates ENCOM and releases ENCOM OS-12 to the world, free of charge.

Sam goes to investigate a pager message from Kevin Flynn received by Alan Bradley from Flynn's.

Sam is digitized into Tron City and forced to participate in the games.

Tron overrides Clu 2's repurposing; he fails to stop Clu 2 from reaching the Portal and is seeming lost to the Sea of Simulation.

Flynn sacrifices himself to prevent Clu from entering the portal; both are derezzed in subsequent explosion.

Sam emerges from the Grid accompanied by Quorra.

Sam seizes control of ENCOM and names Alan Bradley as ENCOM's new chairman of the board.