Kevin Flynn [Voice Over]
The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships? Motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see. And then one day . . .
Kevin Flynn [Voice Over]
That's right, man. I got in.
Kevin Flynn [Tron: Legacy]
And the world was more beautiful than I ever dreamed, but also more dangerous than I ever imagined. Now, I met a brave warrior-,
Kevin Flynn [hums Tron theme]
Pom-po-pom-pom-pomm Tron!
Kevin Flynn He sure does. Oh man, he showed me things that no one had ever imagined: disc battles fought in spectacular arenas and cycles that raced on ribbons of light. Radical. And together-
Kevin Flynn We built a new grid for programs and users. Now, I couldn't be in there all the time, so I created a program in my own image that could think, like you and me. And I called him CLU.
Codified Likeness Utility.
Kevin Flynn That's right. And CLU, Tron, and I, we built the system where all information was free and open. Beautiful. And then, one day, something happened. Something extraordinary. A miracle.
Kevin Flynn That'll have to wait til next time. Now, hop into bed kiddo. I gotta get to work.
I want to come with you, Dad.
Kevin Flynn Yeah, well, someday you will. I promise.
Kevin Flynn Goodnight, Sam. What do you say tomorrow we go to the arcade, and you can have a crack at the old man's high score? First game's on me. [flips Sam a quarter]
Can we play doubles? On the same team?
Kevin Flynn [turning to leave]
We're always on the same team.
Kevin Flynn The Miracle...You remember. ISOs, isomorphic algorithms, a whole new life form.
Kevin Flynn [Laughs]
No, no. They manifested, like a flame. They weren't really, really from anywhere. The conditions were right, and they came into being. For centuries we dreamed of gods, spirits, aliens, and intelligence beyond our own. I found them in here, like flowers in a wasteland. Profoundly naive; unimaginably wise. They were spectacular. Everything I'd hope to find in the system; control, order, perfection. None of it meant a thing. Been living in a hall of mirrors. The ISOs shattered it, the possibilities of their root code, their digital DNA. Disease? History! Science, philosophy, every idea man has ever had about the Universe up for grabs. Biodigital jazz, man. The ISOs, they were going to be my gift to the world.
Kevin Flynn CLU. CLU happened.
Kevin Flynn [Flashback sequence shows CLU's corruption, and Tron sacrificing himself to save Flynn.]
It was a coup. Tron, he fought for me. I never saw him again.
Kevin Flynn CLU fed on my resistance. The more I fought, the more powerful he became. It was impressive, really. And my miracle? CLU saw the ISOs as an imperfection, so he destroyed them.
Ice caps are melting, war in the Middle East, Lakers/Celtics back at it. I don't know, rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer. Cell phones, online dating, Wi-fi.
Kevin Flynn What's Wi-fi?
Kevin Flynn Of digital devices?
Kevin Flynn Huh. I thought of that in '85.
[both laugh]
Kevin Flynn [Kevin Flynn and CLU confront each other at the portal] [Stretches his arm out to hold Sam back and walks towards CLU]
This is mine . . . [To CLU] Had a feeling you'd be here.
[laughs]
The cycles haven't been kind, have they?
Kevin Flynn [Quips]
No, you don't look so bad.
I did everything . . . Everything you ever asked!
Kevin Flynn I know you did.
Kevin Flynn As you saw it.
You! You promised that we would change the world . . . together. You broke your promise!
Kevin Flynn I know. I understand that now.
I took the system to its maximum potential. I created the perfect system!
Kevin Flynn The thing about perfection is that it's unknowable. It's impossible, but it's also right in front of us, all the time. You wouldn't know that because I didn't, when I created you . . . I'm sorry, CLU . . . I'm sorry.
[CLU kicks Flynn to the ground]
No! [punches CLU, Clu throws him away]
Kevin Flynn [To Quorra]
Go. [CLU advances towards Quorra] CLU! Remember what you came for.
[CLU beats up Flynn, and separates the plates, cutting off Sam and Quorra from Kevin Flynn.]
Dad!
[taking Flynn's identity disc]
You knew I'd beat you. And still you did all this. For him? [CLU realizes that he is holding Quorra's disc] No! Why?
Kevin Flynn He's my son!
Kevin Flynn [CLU leaps across the gap, narrowly grabbing the ledge] [to Sam]
GO!.
Kevin Flynn Sam, it's time.
Kevin Flynn Take her!
Kevin Flynn [Sam and Quorra activate the portal]
Goodbye, Kiddo.
[CLU climbs up, and runs toward the Portal. Kevin Flynn begins re-integration to stop him.]
NOOOO!!!
[Kevin Flynn re-integrates with CLU, the force of their detonation destroys the Grid]
Kevin My disk is everything Sam. It’s the master key. The golden ticket. The way out. And not just for me.
Kevin Our worlds are more connected than anyone knows. Clu figures if I can be in…
Kevin With my disk, it’s possible.
Kevin Game over. The guy doesn’t dig imperfection. What’s more imperfect than our world?
Must have been something before Clu screwed it up.
Kevin No, no, he… He’s me. I screwed it up. Chasing after perfection. Chasing after what was right in front of me. [Turns to Sam] Right in front of me.
Look what you’ve accomplished. It’s incredible.
Kevin [Put a hand on Sam’s shoulder]
Sam. I’d have given it all up for one more day with you.
