I've got a few stories in progress, but I'm reaching a head-scratcher, and figured I'd take it to the jury. Namely, just what are User abilities, how do they work in Cyberspace and why do they work?

Here's what we actually have (and feel free to add, as I'm doing this by memory):

From the first movie:

• Hot-wiring a Recognizer.
• Partly Recompiling said Recognizer
• Draining a mook dry of energy
• Using the mook's energy to change his appearance
• Channeling the freaking transit beam using his body as a conduit
• Healing Yori
• Keeping Sark's carrier from de-rezzing
• Giving Master Control a fatal case of indigestion.

From the second film:

• Telekenesis (Pulling Clu back)
• Slow/speed up time (End of Line fight)
• A hint of a psychic link with Clu 2.0
• Healing Quorra
• Taking command of enemy vessels (the same trick Flynn used with the Recognizer was used to commandeer the light jet)

Tron 2.0

• Transmutation (Jet seemed to have the ability to use tools and abilities of corrupted Programs without suffering ill effects. He was also able to heal himself from viral attacks).
• Adaptation (Mimicking the subroutines and functions of various Programs, assimilating foreign programming into his own functions)
• Energy transfer
• Greater endurance/hit points/energy capacity than Programs
• Separation of energy capacity from hit points. (As in, Users have separate reserves for physical damage and energy drain. Programs have energy levels as hit points)
• Turning invisible (Data Wraiths)
• Low-grade teleportation (Data Wraiths)
• Draining energy from Programs

Here's some questions to ponder:

1) What other abilities might they have that aren't on the list?
2) Would User abilities manifest differently for each User? There are probably some "base powers" that come with the class, but some of the fancier tricks may be individualized.
3) What kind of weaknesses would a User have in Cyberspace that they might not realize until it bites them?

Users can highjack enemy vessels as one of their abilities

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J Wrote:Users can highjack enemy vessels as one of their abilities

I think that's debatable. I would assume that any program can take whatever vehicles they want. Look at the homeless program who gets the lightcycle from Sam. It's not his lightcycle, it's Kevin's.

I know I've been making some stuff up as I go. I assume users can create things in-Grid (though I'm not sure if the user needs to be a programmer or exactly how the creation process works; I have one user character who ISN'T a programmer but I let her create things anyway-- but not really anything very complex). I assume they can move energy around, just as Flynn did. I assume they can change their clothing at will, as well as that of programs.

I had assumed that some users would have special talents, yes. One of my OCs is able to do more with energy than most users in terms of transference, etc. (she can move energy without touching the program in question, though it's not as efficient, she gives an extra boost of power to a lightrunner though it leaves her drained after, etc.).

I felt like Flynn being able to pull Clu was because they were split from each other, and I did assume a program and user would have some sort of link (in one of my fics, Tron has been upgraded to know when a user comes onto the Grid/a new program is added-- to me that made sense if he's in security, he should feel when something's new-- but doesn't know who it is.... except when Alan rezzes in, he knows it's Alan. In a different section where the whole crew is in trouble, they hear a commotion and this program shouting to be let through because "My user is here! Close!" Cue program and user meeting for the first time; they recognize each other on sight and confirm it upon shaking hands).

I guess I never assumed he slowed down time in the EOL Club, though-- I thought that was just cinematic effect.

I imagine there's something to do with permissions involved too, depending on what level you have in the real world. I have another section from that same fic where Sam et al are tryng to convince this program to grand them access to [something] as they're trying to fight a corruption; the program says "no way" and turns away, and Sam grabs his shoulder to continue the argument; the program instantly turns around and says "I'm sorry, sir, why didn't you say you were a superuser? Right this way."


Downsides... hrm. Going to have to think on that seriously. There probably are some.

TRON.dll Wrote: J Wrote:Users can highjack enemy vessels as one of their abilities I think that's debatable. I would assume that any program can take whatever vehicles they want. Look at the homeless program who gets the lightcycle from Sam. It's not his lightcycle, it's Kevin's.

But: he was *given* the cycle. Does that make a difference?

This looks and at least in my opninion, complete.

I think The DataWraiths aren't capable of their powers without being digitized while wearing the special suit. F-Con was definitely altering their powers some how.

I think you forgot the "color change" ability Flynn used in TRON. When he knocks down the guard and turns Red, or was that supposed to be the "Drain him completely"-part, because he did derezz immediately afterward.where to buy abortion pill http://blog.bitimpulse.com/template/default.aspx?abortion-types buy abortion pill online

The slow down/speed up time part was ambiguous as to if it was just cinematic or User invocation. I listed it to be on the safe side.

The psychic link? Well, it's another guess, but Flynn and Clu seemed to be at a perfectly annoying stalemate. It was implied by Clu's actions (not killing Flynn when he had an open shot), and some of the things said at the hideout ("he is me," and Quorra bringing up that the harder Flynn fought, the stronger Clu became) that you can't kill one without killing the other. It might also explain why Flynn had to remove himself; you can't fight a guy who can read your mind and use your own tactics.