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Character Info
Character Name: Rinzler
Character’s Age: in human years: about 32 [age his program was when Tron was first coded]
Fandom: TRON: Legacy
Timeline: After Quorra has nearly kicked him off a building and escaped, but before Rinzler sees Flynn for the first time during the jet chase scene.
Appearance: Rinzler is a lean male who wears black skintight armour, and a black opaque helmet. He prefers to keep the helmet on at all times, and it cannot be removed unless you know how to get it to fold back on itself. For a program he has very little circuitry on his armour, and while under the influence of his Rinzler code, his circuity is red. If Rinzler were to overcome that code, his circuitry would change back to white.
Because he is a program written in the 80's by a character named Alan Bradley, he shares the man's face – though Alan has physically aged since then and Rinzler/Tron has not.
Rinzler is the only character known to have the ability to wield two identity discs (frisbees of death) and he also has unique circuitry patterns – most notably 4 squares of light at the base of his throat in the shape of a 'T'.
We know CLU (his boss) struck Tron/Rinzler with a disc while Tron/Rinzler was on his back on the ground, and we know that discs are pretty brutal weapons. We also know that scars manifest as pixelated holes in programs. Adding this to the fact that Rinzler never takes off his helmet, and makes a constant stuttering purring noise, I'm going to say that his face remains damaged from the blow. In particular, Rinzler will be missing the bottom right of his jaw and cheek. Instead of a gorey mess though, the scars will be jagged rows of broken pixels and a black void where his code is broken.
Changes happening upon being brought to Bell Point:
Rinzler isn't an ISO (who are canonly closer to humans when compared to programs) so he won't be as easily adapted to the real world (like Quorra is, for instance). His body while looking human, will only be mostly human and if Rinzler is cut or otherwise damaged, will reveal his unnatural heritage. If he loses a part of his body (ex: hair cut) his detached pieces (ex: hair) will de-rezz. A flesh wound will manifest into broken and loosening pixels along his skin first, and then normal blood flow will follow if the wound is bad enough. Bruises will be normally discoloured but sit on top of cracks in the skin that run the damaged area, and just like all Grid programs, his pupils are hexagonal (Tron: Legacy). Because his circuitry is red, that is the colour his little cublettes of data will be. Long story short: Rinzler can still be affected by Grid technology and his disc, but he's got enough human organs that his body can process the essentials (but his internal wiring / anatomy isn't all in the right places.)
History: http://tron.wikia.com/wiki/Rinzler
Personality:
When Rinzler had his original personality, he was kind, well meaning, and fiercely loyal – though a bit too serious around the edges. Now that his Tron personality lies dormant due to CLU manipulating his code, Rinzler (the new, current personality) lacks most of the things that made Tron seem human.
Rinzler is just as dedicated as Tron was, if not more so, but his allegiance has shifted away from the people he used to serve. Rinzler is brutal, tough, brave, and will do whatever his boss asks of him because he has been programmed that way. Rinzler is also relentless, and will doggedly follow CLU's orders, including hunting and killing the innocents he once protected. His actions are almost robotic, and always means to an end. Even the master manipulator CLU shows more personality while at rest, and is more indulgent in his posturing. Rinzler doesn't make an effort to accommodate anyone but his boss, and he doesn't waste time of kindness nor comfort, when he's manhandling people. There's a theory that on a subconscious level, Rinzler actions are sometimes to protect Kevin Flynn, but that goes into the realm of head canon.
Throughout the entire film, Rinzler only speaks once while under CLU's control, and uses body language to get his points across. He is recognized by everyone on the Grid as what is essentially: a lethal machine of death on two legs. Rinzler is incredibly competent at what he does, and this allows him to be CLU's primary and most trusted enforcer. CLU is rarely seen without this man by his side.
Rinzler also never hesitates, and is incredibly brave, putting himself in harms way over and over again. This is partly due to the fact that he is aware of his competencies, and also comes down to programming again. Simply put, Tron was written in a way that was superior to most other programs. His lack of fear is pretty evident as he is a final boss in the discwar games, making him the futuristic-techno gladiator champion of this canon.
Rinzler's undoing flaw is seeing Kevin Flynn – a human from his past who he can't stand to put in danger. Even when tasked with murdering the man (and his rag tag crew of good guys) Rinzler disobeys CLU's directives for the first time, and in a suicidal move, crashes the plane he is manning into CLU's, in a desperate attempt to help Flynn escape. From this scene we also see how Tron's personality comes to the surface, and see that Rinzler/Tron can speak more than just one word, but since Rinzler is coming to the game before this point in the film, he will have less problems with his dormant personality.
Powers/Abilities:
Rinzler used to be Tron, who was THE BEST security program around. And in canon terms, that means he's the best at everything when it comes to fighting. Rinzler is pretty much Tron but seriously lacking in humanity. And even though his Tron personality is dormant, all of his skills have been passed on. Rinzler is incredibly agile, flexible, strong, and has amazing aim. The easiest way to describe him is: an unbeatable combative gymnast who is the world champion at death frizbee.
Being from a computer, he is capable of making very quick calculations about physics and this lets him evade projectiles and fight as gracefully as he does. His judgment is superb when it comes to being where he needs to be, whether it be while doing back flips in the air to avoid and opponent's disc, or knowing where to position his lighcycle in order to most effectively accomplish his tasks. Because he is still partly digital, like the other programs of the Grid, he can still use energy to heal / energize himself, but his new body makes the process pretty inefficient (Tron: Evolution). He will be able to syphon electricity from anything that produces electrical light (Ex: light bulbs but not wall outlets) and turn it into energy or general health (think HP points). The stronger the watts, the more power he'd get. Static electricity will be nothing more than a tickle and have the same effects as caffeine, giving strong but very, very short lived adrenaline rush. None of these rejuvenating powers will be as effective as actual food or rest though since his body is still mostly human, but it will help keep him alive until he learns what food is. Being a program he has no knowledge that his body may now need this sort of sustenance.
Because Rinzler is a program and still retains his identity disc(s), if someone knows how to write programming languages, they could potentially rewrite Rinzler's behaviour or have him regrow a lost limb. It needs to be noted though, that getting a hold of his discs would be pretty difficult since he's aware of his dependency on them.
Limitations: As part of his uniform, he has two light-sticks that can both turn into either a lightcycle or a lightjet. So that means that he carries two motocycles and two jet planes on his person. Barring an event, the lightjet portion of his baton won't work. The lightcycle portion of his baton will work, but since he's not on the Grid, they'll run out of power in about an hour, and unless he can find a way to recharge them, will essentially become useless.
Rinzler also has the ability to see the footsteps and follow the paths of the people he is 'hunting', but again, since this is not the Grid, he can't do that barring a special event.
In the Betrayal comic books, Tron (who Rinzler was in the past) is shown to have the ability to materialize full body disguises. Barring a special event, he does not have this ability either, and has to change his clothing the human way.
Writing Samples
Third Person Sample:
Rinzler finally pulls himself out of the sea and collapses onto his arms. He feels awful; there's a pounding in his skull, all of his muscles ache in ways he's unfamiliar with, his entire body feels alien and heavy and constricting, and he feels weak. He can't seem to draw any power from his surroundings ether and he sees his circuits flicker – not a good sign.
He allows himself three breaths, and even those feel new and bizarre – too wet and too organic – before he slowly pushes himself to his feet; he has neither the time nor the luxury to indulge in acknowledging pain. He tries to run a self diagnostic, but it comes back dead. He can't seem to focus properly and he isn't getting any readings on himself.
It must be the environment that is causing this interference then.
He looks over his shoulder to the ball in the sky that is casting his shadow. The light is blinding, and it punches into his eyes going all the way to the back of his brain. He growls and grits his teeth. He needs to find somewhere dark, and then he will need to survey the area and report all this to CLU. It is obvious this isn't the Sys. Admin's doing, and that means this is a User's fault.
Rinzler's growl dips in pitch. When he finds out who is responsible for his displacement, he will bring them to justice. Or perhaps he will bring them to the games. In the end it doesn't really matter; it's always the same outcome.
He sees some trees at the end of the beach, and while he doesn't know what they are, he understands that they will offer shelter from the awful thing in the sky. He is doubly glad now for his helmet, and its dark glass.
Taking a step forward his joints creak and he collapses. He snarls at himself, at the environment, and at the world. This is unacceptable! His movements have always been perfectly fluid, why now, does his body seem to be responding to him nanocycles too late? He gets up, tries to take another step and falls again. The pattern continues until he is finally able to walk and he has no explanation for any of this.
As soon as he is able, he will need to go through each and every one of his run times to isolate whatever anomaly he is experiencing. This imperfection will not be tolerated.
First Person Sample:
[The video turns on, revealing a man in a reflective black mask. He says nothing, and it is obvious that he knows he is being recorded by the way he stares directly at the camera. He doesn't speak and he barely moves, but there's something about him that seems dangerous, or at the very least, very capable.
There is a low noise from the video that could be a growl, or it could be a purr, but it doesn't sound organic. Actually, it kind of sounds like a broken hard drive spinning to its death.]
...
[Rinzler doesn't say anything. He doesn't need to. He knows that if there are any Black Guards here they will see this, and they will report to him. If CLU sees this, then he will give Rinzler further directives. If any Basics or ISOs see this, they will know their enforcer is now here.
So he waits and lets his presence be known. After a while he reaches over and cuts the feed.]
Character Info
Character Name: Rinzler
Character’s Age: in human years: about 32 [age his program was when Tron was first coded]
Fandom: TRON: Legacy
Timeline: After Quorra has nearly kicked him off a building and escaped, but before Rinzler sees Flynn for the first time during the jet chase scene.
Appearance: Rinzler is a lean male who wears black skintight armour, and a black opaque helmet. He prefers to keep the helmet on at all times, and it cannot be removed unless you know how to get it to fold back on itself. For a program he has very little circuitry on his armour, and while under the influence of his Rinzler code, his circuity is red. If Rinzler were to overcome that code, his circuitry would change back to white.
Because he is a program written in the 80's by a character named Alan Bradley, he shares the man's face – though Alan has physically aged since then and Rinzler/Tron has not.
Rinzler is the only character known to have the ability to wield two identity discs (frisbees of death) and he also has unique circuitry patterns – most notably 4 squares of light at the base of his throat in the shape of a 'T'.
We know CLU (his boss) struck Tron/Rinzler with a disc while Tron/Rinzler was on his back on the ground, and we know that discs are pretty brutal weapons. We also know that scars manifest as pixelated holes in programs. Adding this to the fact that Rinzler never takes off his helmet, and makes a constant stuttering purring noise, I'm going to say that his face remains damaged from the blow. In particular, Rinzler will be missing the bottom right of his jaw and cheek. Instead of a gorey mess though, the scars will be jagged rows of broken pixels and a black void where his code is broken.
Changes happening upon being brought to Bell Point:
Rinzler isn't an ISO (who are canonly closer to humans when compared to programs) so he won't be as easily adapted to the real world (like Quorra is, for instance). His body while looking human, will only be mostly human and if Rinzler is cut or otherwise damaged, will reveal his unnatural heritage. If he loses a part of his body (ex: hair cut) his detached pieces (ex: hair) will de-rezz. A flesh wound will manifest into broken and loosening pixels along his skin first, and then normal blood flow will follow if the wound is bad enough. Bruises will be normally discoloured but sit on top of cracks in the skin that run the damaged area, and just like all Grid programs, his pupils are hexagonal (Tron: Legacy). Because his circuitry is red, that is the colour his little cublettes of data will be. Long story short: Rinzler can still be affected by Grid technology and his disc, but he's got enough human organs that his body can process the essentials (but his internal wiring / anatomy isn't all in the right places.)
History: http://tron.wikia.com/wiki/Rinzler
Personality:
When Rinzler had his original personality, he was kind, well meaning, and fiercely loyal – though a bit too serious around the edges. Now that his Tron personality lies dormant due to CLU manipulating his code, Rinzler (the new, current personality) lacks most of the things that made Tron seem human.
Rinzler is just as dedicated as Tron was, if not more so, but his allegiance has shifted away from the people he used to serve. Rinzler is brutal, tough, brave, and will do whatever his boss asks of him because he has been programmed that way. Rinzler is also relentless, and will doggedly follow CLU's orders, including hunting and killing the innocents he once protected. His actions are almost robotic, and always means to an end. Even the master manipulator CLU shows more personality while at rest, and is more indulgent in his posturing. Rinzler doesn't make an effort to accommodate anyone but his boss, and he doesn't waste time of kindness nor comfort, when he's manhandling people. There's a theory that on a subconscious level, Rinzler actions are sometimes to protect Kevin Flynn, but that goes into the realm of head canon.
Throughout the entire film, Rinzler only speaks once while under CLU's control, and uses body language to get his points across. He is recognized by everyone on the Grid as what is essentially: a lethal machine of death on two legs. Rinzler is incredibly competent at what he does, and this allows him to be CLU's primary and most trusted enforcer. CLU is rarely seen without this man by his side.
Rinzler also never hesitates, and is incredibly brave, putting himself in harms way over and over again. This is partly due to the fact that he is aware of his competencies, and also comes down to programming again. Simply put, Tron was written in a way that was superior to most other programs. His lack of fear is pretty evident as he is a final boss in the discwar games, making him the futuristic-techno gladiator champion of this canon.
Rinzler's undoing flaw is seeing Kevin Flynn – a human from his past who he can't stand to put in danger. Even when tasked with murdering the man (and his rag tag crew of good guys) Rinzler disobeys CLU's directives for the first time, and in a suicidal move, crashes the plane he is manning into CLU's, in a desperate attempt to help Flynn escape. From this scene we also see how Tron's personality comes to the surface, and see that Rinzler/Tron can speak more than just one word, but since Rinzler is coming to the game before this point in the film, he will have less problems with his dormant personality.
Powers/Abilities:
Rinzler used to be Tron, who was THE BEST security program around. And in canon terms, that means he's the best at everything when it comes to fighting. Rinzler is pretty much Tron but seriously lacking in humanity. And even though his Tron personality is dormant, all of his skills have been passed on. Rinzler is incredibly agile, flexible, strong, and has amazing aim. The easiest way to describe him is: an unbeatable combative gymnast who is the world champion at death frizbee.
Being from a computer, he is capable of making very quick calculations about physics and this lets him evade projectiles and fight as gracefully as he does. His judgment is superb when it comes to being where he needs to be, whether it be while doing back flips in the air to avoid and opponent's disc, or knowing where to position his lighcycle in order to most effectively accomplish his tasks. Because he is still partly digital, like the other programs of the Grid, he can still use energy to heal / energize himself, but his new body makes the process pretty inefficient (Tron: Evolution). He will be able to syphon electricity from anything that produces electrical light (Ex: light bulbs but not wall outlets) and turn it into energy or general health (think HP points). The stronger the watts, the more power he'd get. Static electricity will be nothing more than a tickle and have the same effects as caffeine, giving strong but very, very short lived adrenaline rush. None of these rejuvenating powers will be as effective as actual food or rest though since his body is still mostly human, but it will help keep him alive until he learns what food is. Being a program he has no knowledge that his body may now need this sort of sustenance.
Because Rinzler is a program and still retains his identity disc(s), if someone knows how to write programming languages, they could potentially rewrite Rinzler's behaviour or have him regrow a lost limb. It needs to be noted though, that getting a hold of his discs would be pretty difficult since he's aware of his dependency on them.
Limitations: As part of his uniform, he has two light-sticks that can both turn into either a lightcycle or a lightjet. So that means that he carries two motocycles and two jet planes on his person. Barring an event, the lightjet portion of his baton won't work. The lightcycle portion of his baton will work, but since he's not on the Grid, they'll run out of power in about an hour, and unless he can find a way to recharge them, will essentially become useless.
Rinzler also has the ability to see the footsteps and follow the paths of the people he is 'hunting', but again, since this is not the Grid, he can't do that barring a special event.
In the Betrayal comic books, Tron (who Rinzler was in the past) is shown to have the ability to materialize full body disguises. Barring a special event, he does not have this ability either, and has to change his clothing the human way.
Writing Samples
Third Person Sample:
Rinzler finally pulls himself out of the sea and collapses onto his arms. He feels awful; there's a pounding in his skull, all of his muscles ache in ways he's unfamiliar with, his entire body feels alien and heavy and constricting, and he feels weak. He can't seem to draw any power from his surroundings ether and he sees his circuits flicker – not a good sign.
He allows himself three breaths, and even those feel new and bizarre – too wet and too organic – before he slowly pushes himself to his feet; he has neither the time nor the luxury to indulge in acknowledging pain. He tries to run a self diagnostic, but it comes back dead. He can't seem to focus properly and he isn't getting any readings on himself.
It must be the environment that is causing this interference then.
He looks over his shoulder to the ball in the sky that is casting his shadow. The light is blinding, and it punches into his eyes going all the way to the back of his brain. He growls and grits his teeth. He needs to find somewhere dark, and then he will need to survey the area and report all this to CLU. It is obvious this isn't the Sys. Admin's doing, and that means this is a User's fault.
Rinzler's growl dips in pitch. When he finds out who is responsible for his displacement, he will bring them to justice. Or perhaps he will bring them to the games. In the end it doesn't really matter; it's always the same outcome.
He sees some trees at the end of the beach, and while he doesn't know what they are, he understands that they will offer shelter from the awful thing in the sky. He is doubly glad now for his helmet, and its dark glass.
Taking a step forward his joints creak and he collapses. He snarls at himself, at the environment, and at the world. This is unacceptable! His movements have always been perfectly fluid, why now, does his body seem to be responding to him nanocycles too late? He gets up, tries to take another step and falls again. The pattern continues until he is finally able to walk and he has no explanation for any of this.
As soon as he is able, he will need to go through each and every one of his run times to isolate whatever anomaly he is experiencing. This imperfection will not be tolerated.
First Person Sample:
[The video turns on, revealing a man in a reflective black mask. He says nothing, and it is obvious that he knows he is being recorded by the way he stares directly at the camera. He doesn't speak and he barely moves, but there's something about him that seems dangerous, or at the very least, very capable.
There is a low noise from the video that could be a growl, or it could be a purr, but it doesn't sound organic. Actually, it kind of sounds like a broken hard drive spinning to its death.]
...
[Rinzler doesn't say anything. He doesn't need to. He knows that if there are any Black Guards here they will see this, and they will report to him. If CLU sees this, then he will give Rinzler further directives. If any Basics or ISOs see this, they will know their enforcer is now here.
So he waits and lets his presence be known. After a while he reaches over and cuts the feed.]