CLU 2 (shortened to Clu o CLU), which stands for Codified Likeness Utility 2.0, was an artificial intelligence program that was written in 1983 da Kevin Flynn. He is based on an earlier hacker program Flynn wrote, which was derezzed da the MCP during the events of TRON. Clu 2 serves as the main antagonist of TRON: Legacy and is the secondary antagonist in TRON: Evolution. As with most programs, Clu 2 appears visually identical - albeit at a younger age - to his creator. He represents an evil digital doppelganger of Kevin Flynn and a twisted embodiment of Flynn's youth. He is addressed as "Your Excellency" da various characters.
Spoiler warning: Plot o ending details follow.
In Betrayal
Clu was reconstructed for the purpose of creating what Flynn called "the perfect system," taking his user's burden of running the Grid as his own. Once the self-generated ISOs began to enter the system, he found himself at odds with them, ultimately deeming them a threat to the system's stability that must be destroyed. Clu's strict adherence to his directive also caused him to become increasingly frustrated with Flynn for spending so much time away from the Grid, leaving him without a guide to follow and unable to take action without Flynn's approval. Eventually he conspired to take control of the Grid, reasoning that he was made in Flynn's likeness and thus, for all intents and purposes, he was the Creator.
The Great Purge
Defined da his duty, Clu was a perfectionist who sought to halt any evolution in the system. Since the ISOs were not created da Flynn, he blamed them for the various glitches in the system, even going so far as to suggest that the ISOs themselves were responsible for such things as Gridbugs. Furthermore, Clu misinterpreted Flynn's commento that the ISOs are changing the system to fit them, taking it to mean that they are damaging the system's code. Clu's growing uncertainty towards the ISOs, coupled with his anger towards Flynn's constant absences, led him to berate Flynn for supposedly setting him up to fail in his task. Clu ultimately created the virus, Abraxas, to destroy all the ISOs and to come up with a reason to mostra why the ISOs were dangerous. After Abraxas' attack on the ceremony of peace between ISOs and Basics, Kevin and Tron met up with Clu and Anon, who had apparently saved Clu's life when the virus attempted to kill him. When Clu's last attempt to mostra Kevin the imperfections of ISOs failed, he decided to kill the user. Clu brought four of his Black Guard to ambush them. As Tron fought his guards, Clu dealt with Flynn, claiming that the user was 'corrupted'. His plan to kill Kevin, however, failed when Tron engaged in hand to hand combat with him. da the time Clu 'finished off' Tron, Kevin had already fled the scene. With Flynn nowhere to be found, Clu focused his efforts on destroying the ISOs. Ultimately, he was able to kill Radia, the leader of the ISOs, and destroy the remainders of them. With the imperfections gone, Clu believed he had created the perfect system.
In Legacy
da the anno 2010, Clu had taken complete control of the Grid, fashioning the digital frontier into his own interpretation of perfection. However, he felt trapped inside the electronic reality, and desired to break out into the physical world so he could perfect it as well. For that, he needed to acquire Flynn's identity disc, and have someone open the portal from the outside.
Clu sent a message to Alan Bradley, attempting to lure a new user into the Grid. While the arrival of Sam Flynn was unexpected, it proved più fortuitous, allowing Clu to exploit Kevin Flynn's Amore for his son più effectively than the friendship towards Bradley might have been.
When Sam was caught attempting to escape the Disc Wars arena, he was brought before Clu, whom Sam at first assumed was his father. The program interrogated the user, examined his identity disc, then revealed his true identity before dismissing him.
In order to draw Kevin Flynn's attention, Clu had Sam placed in the Lightcycle arena, pitted against four Black Guards and Clu himself. After a brutal battle which derezzed all of Sam's team, Clu was set to deliver the final blow when Flynn's confidante Quorra broke into the Game Grid and rescued Sam instead. Clu returned to his Command Ship to await Sam's, o Kevin's, successivo move.
Some time later, Jarvis reported that the location of Flynn's Safehouse had been uncovered from Kevin's Lightcycle found abandoned in the city. Investigating the safehouse personally, Clu found the area deserted.
Returning to the city in pursuit of the Flynn's, Clu received a tip off and sent his forces to capture them at the End of Line Club. The assault failed to catch the users, although it did prove successful in causing Kevin's identity disc to fall into the hands of Castor, the club's enigmatic proprietor. Clu claimed the disc, and with his prize in hand, set off to the portal to complete his plan.
While Clu addressed his assembled forces and told of his plan to invade the physical world outside the system, the Heroes infiltrated his Command Ship and retrieved Kevin's disc. When they escaped in a Light Jet, Clu, with Rinzler and four Black Guards, set off after them in small personal light jets of their own. The smaller craft were whittled away da the superior firepower of the escapees' larger light jet, however their strength in numbers eventually wore it down. Clu would have emerged Victorious had it not been for a sudden betrayal da Rinzler. He was unsuccessful at shooting them down, but ultimately reached the portal first.
Confronting the trio when they arrived, Clu justified his actions da saying that he had done simply as Kevin programmed him to do, venting his frustration at being abandoned and forced to run the Grid on his own. Flynn accepted Clu's arguments, but explained that the perfect world does not exist. Furious with this revelation, Clu attacked Kevin as Sam and Quorra headed for the portal. When Clu attempted to follow them, Flynn prevented his escape and reintegrated the program into himself. Clu was derezzed as the pair reintegrated.
Other Appearances
A TRON: Legacy Clu Costume was bundled with the Collector's Edition of Little Big Planet 2. It contained Clu's full armor with his helmet, as well as his identity disc.
Clu's casco is available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace. One notable difference though is the difference in the circuit color from the yellow to blue.
Spoiler warning: Plot o ending details follow.
In Betrayal
Clu was reconstructed for the purpose of creating what Flynn called "the perfect system," taking his user's burden of running the Grid as his own. Once the self-generated ISOs began to enter the system, he found himself at odds with them, ultimately deeming them a threat to the system's stability that must be destroyed. Clu's strict adherence to his directive also caused him to become increasingly frustrated with Flynn for spending so much time away from the Grid, leaving him without a guide to follow and unable to take action without Flynn's approval. Eventually he conspired to take control of the Grid, reasoning that he was made in Flynn's likeness and thus, for all intents and purposes, he was the Creator.
The Great Purge
Defined da his duty, Clu was a perfectionist who sought to halt any evolution in the system. Since the ISOs were not created da Flynn, he blamed them for the various glitches in the system, even going so far as to suggest that the ISOs themselves were responsible for such things as Gridbugs. Furthermore, Clu misinterpreted Flynn's commento that the ISOs are changing the system to fit them, taking it to mean that they are damaging the system's code. Clu's growing uncertainty towards the ISOs, coupled with his anger towards Flynn's constant absences, led him to berate Flynn for supposedly setting him up to fail in his task. Clu ultimately created the virus, Abraxas, to destroy all the ISOs and to come up with a reason to mostra why the ISOs were dangerous. After Abraxas' attack on the ceremony of peace between ISOs and Basics, Kevin and Tron met up with Clu and Anon, who had apparently saved Clu's life when the virus attempted to kill him. When Clu's last attempt to mostra Kevin the imperfections of ISOs failed, he decided to kill the user. Clu brought four of his Black Guard to ambush them. As Tron fought his guards, Clu dealt with Flynn, claiming that the user was 'corrupted'. His plan to kill Kevin, however, failed when Tron engaged in hand to hand combat with him. da the time Clu 'finished off' Tron, Kevin had already fled the scene. With Flynn nowhere to be found, Clu focused his efforts on destroying the ISOs. Ultimately, he was able to kill Radia, the leader of the ISOs, and destroy the remainders of them. With the imperfections gone, Clu believed he had created the perfect system.
In Legacy
da the anno 2010, Clu had taken complete control of the Grid, fashioning the digital frontier into his own interpretation of perfection. However, he felt trapped inside the electronic reality, and desired to break out into the physical world so he could perfect it as well. For that, he needed to acquire Flynn's identity disc, and have someone open the portal from the outside.
Clu sent a message to Alan Bradley, attempting to lure a new user into the Grid. While the arrival of Sam Flynn was unexpected, it proved più fortuitous, allowing Clu to exploit Kevin Flynn's Amore for his son più effectively than the friendship towards Bradley might have been.
When Sam was caught attempting to escape the Disc Wars arena, he was brought before Clu, whom Sam at first assumed was his father. The program interrogated the user, examined his identity disc, then revealed his true identity before dismissing him.
In order to draw Kevin Flynn's attention, Clu had Sam placed in the Lightcycle arena, pitted against four Black Guards and Clu himself. After a brutal battle which derezzed all of Sam's team, Clu was set to deliver the final blow when Flynn's confidante Quorra broke into the Game Grid and rescued Sam instead. Clu returned to his Command Ship to await Sam's, o Kevin's, successivo move.
Some time later, Jarvis reported that the location of Flynn's Safehouse had been uncovered from Kevin's Lightcycle found abandoned in the city. Investigating the safehouse personally, Clu found the area deserted.
Returning to the city in pursuit of the Flynn's, Clu received a tip off and sent his forces to capture them at the End of Line Club. The assault failed to catch the users, although it did prove successful in causing Kevin's identity disc to fall into the hands of Castor, the club's enigmatic proprietor. Clu claimed the disc, and with his prize in hand, set off to the portal to complete his plan.
While Clu addressed his assembled forces and told of his plan to invade the physical world outside the system, the Heroes infiltrated his Command Ship and retrieved Kevin's disc. When they escaped in a Light Jet, Clu, with Rinzler and four Black Guards, set off after them in small personal light jets of their own. The smaller craft were whittled away da the superior firepower of the escapees' larger light jet, however their strength in numbers eventually wore it down. Clu would have emerged Victorious had it not been for a sudden betrayal da Rinzler. He was unsuccessful at shooting them down, but ultimately reached the portal first.
Confronting the trio when they arrived, Clu justified his actions da saying that he had done simply as Kevin programmed him to do, venting his frustration at being abandoned and forced to run the Grid on his own. Flynn accepted Clu's arguments, but explained that the perfect world does not exist. Furious with this revelation, Clu attacked Kevin as Sam and Quorra headed for the portal. When Clu attempted to follow them, Flynn prevented his escape and reintegrated the program into himself. Clu was derezzed as the pair reintegrated.
Other Appearances
A TRON: Legacy Clu Costume was bundled with the Collector's Edition of Little Big Planet 2. It contained Clu's full armor with his helmet, as well as his identity disc.
Clu's casco is available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace. One notable difference though is the difference in the circuit color from the yellow to blue.
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Codified Likeness Utility
Actor
Jeff Bridges
Faction
Standard Program
Era
Tron
Tron Legacy
Allies
Jarvis
Rinzler
Black Guard
Sentries
Enimies
Programs defying system rules
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CLU was originally a cerca program created da Kevin Flynn to explore ENCOM mainframe for proof that he created ENCOM's most popolare games. CLU was found and destroyed da the Master Control Program. Flynn created another program, CLU 2.0, with a different task in mind...
Codified Likeness Utility
Actor
Jeff Bridges
Faction
Standard Program
Era
Tron
Tron Legacy
Allies
Jarvis
Rinzler
Black Guard
Sentries
Enimies
Programs defying system rules
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CLU was originally a cerca program created da Kevin Flynn to explore ENCOM mainframe for proof that he created ENCOM's most popolare games. CLU was found and destroyed da the Master Control Program. Flynn created another program, CLU 2.0, with a different task in mind...