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Rinzlerortron
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 11:01 AM
I don't think that just because she said he was a program, that it doesn't mean he can't be an ISO. You also have to remember, that despite being his son, Flynn doesn't really seem to be completely upfront with Sam until later when they're on the "train". So it would make perfect sense if Quorra had the same level of "trust" as Flynn did with exposing information.

Case in point, when they're in Flynn's light up room Sam asks something to the effect of "where they all killed", and instead of saying yes, Flynn says "it was genocide", and went out to explain how he went to help but it was too late, etc.

I don't know if anyone else felt that the scene felt odd, especially learning later that Quorra was an ISO, because in a very round about way, Flynn lied to his own son. It wasn't a bold lie, but it certainly wasn't the truth either.

This doesn't necessarily prove that C/Z is an ISO, but it's something to think about. Kind of like how in Star Wars episode III they make it look like all the Jedi except for Obi and Yoda, died. However, you learn in Star Wars Unleashed (which is an official unnumbered chapter of the Star Wars saga, blessed by Lucas himself) that there are tons of Jedi who have survived order 66 and are in hiding.

So for someone who had to "reinvent" himself, and for someone so closely related to Quorra's past, and for someone who obviously has a great fear of Clu and resentment about the "users" not coming when they should have, it seems perfectly reasonable that the story simply didn't tell you there is all to know about him and that he could very well be more than just your typical program. To hold as much power and influence as he did before he died, it certainly seems like he would be a little more "wise" than your typical program on the grid.where to buy abortion pill http://blog.bitimpulse.com/template/default.aspx?abortion-types buy abortion pill online


 
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 11:25 AM
Does Castor's forehead tat get explained in the comics or anything? Though I dunno if it can even be called a tattoo, its more like a branding, but something about it immediately made me think of the glowing mark on the ISO's arm in Kevin's flashback.

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on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 12:02 PM
The End of Line gets blown up in Evolution, and yet Castor is still there with a new one in Legacy. I suspect he had a port handy to get him out of tight spots and made it out of there in time. His character is too interesting to kill off so soon.order abortion pill abortion pill buy online where to buy abortion pill


 
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 12:59 PM
aldul Wrote:The End of Line gets blown up in Evolution, and yet Castor is still there with a new one in Legacy. I suspect he had a port handy to get him out of tight spots and made it out of there in time. His character is too interesting to kill off so soon.

I haven't gotten to that part in Evolution just yet, but this is very interesting to hear.

I can imagine him being in Tron 3 as a sort of last minute, surprise character. Maybe Dillinger has them cornered, and he comes out of nowhere and does something to help Sam/Quorra. Who knows.

I must ask though. Who blew up the club in Evolution? If it was Clu, wouldn't he learn that blowing up the End of Line is a rather bad way of trying to kill C/Z? Also, was there a clear escape path for C/Z in Evolution, or was the hallway and elevator rigged with explosives like in Legacy?


 
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 3:04 PM
I don't mind anyone asking such questions, but I also have to wonder if we really need all the video games and "in-between" stories and cartoons to always round out a story. Is there anything wrong with letting our imaginnations fill in the blanks with our own plausible explainations? I would like to use the movie as a springboard for that without the other mediums being the crutch they seem to have become in recent years to fill in the blanks. Maybe if we have some decent fan fiction that doesn't always seem to include lesbianized female sci-fi characters from the original movies ending up in the shower together, then we'll have something.

The other mediums are okay I guess, but I still expect and sometimes don't get a whole story when I see the original film, no matter what the movie. I paid for a story to be told to me through the movie, a complete story, not one that leaves so many questions unanswered that I walk out wondering what so much of it was really about. It's kind of a rip. The movie should be enough without the video games, paperbacks or cartoons being required necessarily.

But I don't feel that way about Tron, since I think the only real hanging plotline that deserved to be explored was that of Quorra's obvious link to Castor as indicated by his reaction when he heard her name and saw her again. I didn't feel the real need for more info about the rising resistance, how the grid came to evolve as it did or the past of many of the characters.


 
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 3:18 PM
This is what Tron: Evolution says about Zuse:

"Basic Program. Merchant and proprietor of popular Tron City social establishment, End of Line Club. Suspected key figure in black market trade of discontinued modifications.

Self proclaimed "lubricant that greases the rusted gears of our digital society." Disparate accounts of origins exist. Reputedly designed by Kevin Flynn in TC30 as an interpreter but quickly and naturally exceeded his original directive. Unconfirmed conflicting report describes origin as low-priority actuarial algorithm who illegally co-opted identity of obsolete protocol. More investigation required for verification.

No known proficiencies. Operator-class privileges in Light Cycle operation granted."

Rinzlerortron Wrote:I don't think that just because she said he was a program, that it doesn't mean he can't be an ISO. You also have to remember, that despite being his son, Flynn doesn't really seem to be completely upfront with Sam until later when they're on the "train". So it would make perfect sense if Quorra had the same level of "trust" as Flynn did with exposing information.

You bring up some valid points, just one question though.

What exactly would be the point of Quorra withholding that piece of information from Sam?

It's not like Sam was gonna be biased either way.

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Kat
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 7:33 PM
Tron Fanatic Wrote:Does Castor's forehead tat get explained in the comics or anything? Though I dunno if it can even be called a tattoo, its more like a branding, but something about it immediately made me think of the glowing mark on the ISO's arm in Kevin's flashback.

It also looks like its something he could've done to himself in order to cover up what it really was.
Actually, I thought of that when I was looking at the screencaps someone posted the link to. One of the screencaps shows that one of the programs who was on the Recognizer with Sam also had a forehead marking (not the same as Castor's). So I wonder if it was just some sort of tribal thing. Castor's may have been white instead of black either because he tried to erase it, or because, well, Castor wears all white.

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 7:36 PM
typicaltronname Wrote:This is what Tron: Evolution says about Zuse:

"Basic Program. Merchant and proprietor of popular Tron City social establishment, End of Line Club. Suspected key figure in black market trade of discontinued modifications.

Self proclaimed "lubricant that greases the rusted gears of our digital society." Disparate accounts of origins exist. Reputedly designed by Kevin Flynn in TC30 as an interpreter but quickly and naturally exceeded his original directive. Unconfirmed conflicting report describes origin as low-priority actuarial algorithm who illegally co-opted identity of obsolete protocol. More investigation required for verification.

No known proficiencies. Operator-class privileges in Light Cycle operation granted."

Rinzlerortron Wrote:I don't think that just because she said he was a program, that it doesn't mean he can't be an ISO. You also have to remember, that despite being his son, Flynn doesn't really seem to be completely upfront with Sam until later when they're on the "train". So it would make perfect sense if Quorra had the same level of "trust" as Flynn did with exposing information.

You bring up some valid points, just one question though.

What exactly would be the point of Quorra withholding that piece of information from Sam?

It's not like Sam was gonna be biased either way.
Well, Quorra seems to be big on trusting Flynn's wisdom, as she tells Sam. No doubt she also noticed that Flynn chose to keep her ISO identity a secret from Sam, so perhaps she too felt it was best to continue the ruse of there being no more ISOs. (Not that I think C/Z is an ISO, but it is a plausible explanation for why she didn't tell him.)

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 7:42 PM
There are several different Factions of Programs, and members of them have their own individual, distinct and unique "tattoo" like markings and little variations to the outfits they wear. This was metioned in the book "Art of Tron Legacy".

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 7:45 PM
That can be a possible explanation.

I don't think C/Z is an ISO either. All sources point out that he's a basic program.

CLU was bent and I mean BENT on destroying the ISO's I don't think he'd he leave an ISO continue running an establishment within his city, let alone make a deal with C/Z that would leave an ISO in control of the city.

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Wednesday, April, 13, 2011 7:58 PM
Kat Wrote:Actually, I thought of that when I was looking at the screencaps someone posted the link to. One of the screencaps shows that one of the programs who was on the Recognizer with Sam also had a forehead marking (not the same as Castor's). So I wonder if it was just some sort of tribal thing. Castor's may have been white instead of black either because he tried to erase it, or because, well, Castor wears all white.

Good thought. So from that angle (like Castor needs more of those, hehe) it could just be a visible sign of never knowing where his loyalties lie. If it's a tribal thing, it's probably the sign he was born with and when he abandoned that allegiance, he decided to destroy the mark.


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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 14, 2011 2:28 AM
fluffycow333 Wrote:I made this thread for intelligent discussion, not for fangirling, which is to be reserved for the Ladies' Night thread. (I mostly say this for myself)

Was he really derezzed?
We only saw the club explode. There was a noticable amount of time between Clu placing the bombs and the actual explosion.

Did he have a relationship with Quorra?
He helped the Isos at one point. He seemed troubled when Sam mentioned her, and Gem looked jealous.

He fought alongside the Isos. Why did he stop and join Clu's side? What happened?

Here's my 2 cents for what it's worth:

Personally, I don't think that C/Z necessarily had a romantic relationship with Quorra in the past. I feel that he is an ISO who is ashamed of being an ISO, and also was a FORMER revolutionary who sold out the other ISOs. At some point, CLU 2 probably found out what was going down, and just as he was initiating the Purge, probably threatened Zuse with immediate derezzing, unless Zuse acted as an informant for him. The problem with that type of "logic" is that Zuse failed to see that his cooperating with CLU 2 would still end up in him being disposable, and he probably was the type of program to sell any other program or USER (especially in Sam's case) up the river for whatever "protection" or the "right price", even himself.

To me, this was evident as well, when the Black Guards stormed the EOL Club RIGHT AFTER Sam and Quorra showed up, as if on cue - in my mind I was thinking, "How would they know that Sam and Quorra were there, without Zuse/Castor informing CLU 2 about it????" It would have happened, IMHO, regardless of the trace put on the lightcycle (because Sam gave it up to a homeless program in the street saying, "Here's your lucky day!", and the homeless guy rode off, buying Sam some time to evade being tracked by CLU2). GEM may have ratted Sam out, too - she seemed very enthusiastic to help Sam when she ran into him in the TRON City streets.

While I initially found Castor interesting, I soon lost interest in him, and his death by CLU 2 was probably karma. Even if the bomb didn't kill him, the long amount of time it took CLU 2 to prepare Castor's drink, made me also think that CLU 2 poisoned it. In the end, the only way to resurrect him, is to find the recovery sector that has his code in it, and I'm sure Sam could easily do that. I don't think he will. We'll see what the writers, director, and producers of TR3N decide. where to buy abortion pill ordering abortion pills to be shipped to house buy abortion pill online

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 14, 2011 7:01 AM
RenegadeProgram Wrote:Here's my 2 cents for what it's worth:

Personally, I don't think that C/Z necessarily had a romantic relationship with Quorra in the past. I feel that he is an ISO who is ashamed of being an ISO, and also was a FORMER revolutionary who sold out the other ISOs. At some point, CLU 2 probably found out what was going down, and just as he was initiating the Purge, probably threatened Zuse with immediate derezzing, unless Zuse acted as an informant for him. The problem with that type of "logic" is that Zuse failed to see that his cooperating with CLU 2 would still end up in him being disposable, and he probably was the type of program to sell any other program or USER (especially in Sam's case) up the river for whatever "protection" or the "right price", even himself.

To me, this was evident as well, when the Black Guards stormed the EOL Club RIGHT AFTER Sam and Quorra showed up, as if on cue - in my mind I was thinking, "How would they know that Sam and Quorra were there, without Zuse/Castor informing CLU 2 about it????" It would have happened, IMHO, regardless of the trace put on the lightcycle (because Sam gave it up to a homeless program in the street saying, "Here's your lucky day!", and the homeless guy rode off, buying Sam some time to evade being tracked by CLU2). GEM may have ratted Sam out, too - she seemed very enthusiastic to help Sam when she ran into him in the TRON City streets.

While I initially found Castor interesting, I soon lost interest in him, and his death by CLU 2 was probably karma. Even if the bomb didn't kill him, the long amount of time it took CLU 2 to prepare Castor's drink, made me also think that CLU 2 poisoned it. In the end, the only way to resurrect him, is to find the recovery sector that has his code in it, and I'm sure Sam could easily do that. I don't think he will. We'll see what the writers, director, and producers of TR3N decide.
I never thought his past with Quorra would've hinted at romance either. He's troubled by her mention...that's it. That could imply a lot of things. For all we know, she insulted his cousin once.

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 14, 2011 9:09 AM
typicaltronname Wrote:
No known proficiencies. Operator-class privileges in Light Cycle operation granted."

Rinzlerortron Wrote:I don't think that just because she said he was a program, that it doesn't mean he can't be an ISO. You also have to remember, that despite being his son, Flynn doesn't really seem to be completely upfront with Sam until later when they're on the "train". So it would make perfect sense if Quorra had the same level of "trust" as Flynn did with exposing information.

You bring up some valid points, just one question though.

What exactly would be the point of Quorra withholding that piece of information from Sam?

It's not like Sam was gonna be biased either way.

That's a difficult question to answer. What was the point of Flynn holding back information from his own son? It could be the same reason. You have to remember, Quorra didn't even feel comfortable telling Sam about her being an ISO until he told her he knew about it already on the train. That means that after all they'd been through together. After he helped save her life, etc etc, she didn't truly trust him yet with sensitive information. That says a lot, and it could very well mean there was more about the ISOs both Flynn and Quorra weren't 100% upfront with, just as they weren't upfront with him for much of the movie.
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 14, 2011 4:54 PM
Kat Wrote:I never thought his past with Quorra would've hinted at romance either. He's troubled by her mention...that's it.

Na, there's more to it than that. It's easy to tell not by his expression, but by Gem rolling her eyes at him when he's talking about it.


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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 14, 2011 10:59 PM
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Kat Wrote:I never thought his past with Quorra would've hinted at romance either. He's troubled by her mention...that's it.

Na, there's more to it than that. It's easy to tell not by his expression, but by Gem rolling her eyes at him when he's talking about it.
Right, but Gem might have a past with her as well. Or, it's easy enough to have plenty of animosity toward someone WITHOUT your history with them being romantic. Gem reacts to his reaction (possibly, unless she has a reaction of her own...she's sort of behind C/Z, so how would she see his expression?), but we don't know WHY he's reacting that way, just that Gem's familiar with it for some reason.abortion pills online http://www.kvicksundscupen.se/template/default.aspx?abortion-questions cytotec abortion

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on Wednesday, April, 20, 2011 1:30 PM
Because I'm too lazy to read through ALL of the replies, I'm just going to say what I realized while watching T:L. C/Z knew that Quorra was an ISO, and during the purge all the ISO's were thought to have been destroyed. So unless she met up with C/Z after the purge then wouldn't he have thought she was derezzed? He did say he knew her many cycles ago. It must have been a shock for him to hear that there was still an ISO on the grid.

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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Thursday, April, 21, 2011 1:13 PM
Rinzlerortron Wrote:
aldul Wrote:The End of Line gets blown up in Evolution, and yet Castor is still there with a new one in Legacy. I suspect he had a port handy to get him out of tight spots and made it out of there in time. His character is too interesting to kill off so soon.

I haven't gotten to that part in Evolution just yet, but this is very interesting to hear.

I can imagine him being in Tron 3 as a sort of last minute, surprise character. Maybe Dillinger has them cornered, and he comes out of nowhere and does something to help Sam/Quorra. Who knows.

I must ask though. Who blew up the club in Evolution? If it was Clu, wouldn't he learn that blowing up the End of Line is a rather bad way of trying to kill C/Z? Also, was there a clear escape path for C/Z in Evolution, or was the hallway and elevator rigged with explosives like in Legacy?

Clu blew it up in Evolution too. It happened when Clu went nuts and started blowing everything up. There was no clear escape. It was a cut scene and I don't remember the little details. It kinda reminds me of the drummer in Spinal Tap.

"Hello Castor."
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"Yup."
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RE: Castor/Zuse

on Tuesday, April, 26, 2011 5:10 AM
Well I just played that last night, so...

Zuse sees the carrier rising into the sky, and says, "Looks like moving day has come early." He then begins to run. So yeah that implies he already had something in mind.

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on Tuesday, April, 26, 2011 11:38 AM
is castor/zeus and gem still alive? i believe he is.

about the end of line club at its entry and exit points:

should we assume that the elevator is the only
way in or out of the club?

we can see more or less 40 people when sam and
gem entered the club

during the fight scene of quorra and sam -
we see a lot of programs running like headless chickens.
we see programs cowering near the elevator but making
no move to leave.
(its like we can hear the director saying dont use the elevator
just keep running and running around the club)

take note of this scene where flynn sam and the injured quorra
were on their way to the elevator

we note the number of programs still running in panic
(by the way the crowd is thinner now- the others have
escaped and the remaining ones apparently cant find
the exit/s where half the crowd went)

we note the group behind the sentry exiting out of camera range
there was also a group to the right of the sentry but they
are off-camera (they swarmed a sentry lying face down when flynn
was doing his "touch-the-ground-stop-the-music" move)

i count 20 or so programs in this scene.
we can note that the club is slowy emptying by means other than
the elevator.

when castor shoots the sentry, we can note that
the club which originally contained 40 or more programs is now empty.

so there is an alternate exit point for castor and gem.
(they just didn't show it to us)
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