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| The '''Master Control Program''' ('''MCP'''), voiced by ], is the main villain of the ] movie '']''. It was a rogue ] created by Ed Dillinger (also played by Warner) that ruled over the world inside ]'s ]. During the rule of the MCP, many programs were enslaved and forced to play games against its henchmen, led by ] (also played by Warner). | |||
| Dillinger wrote the MCP to administer the company's computer network (in effect an AI ]). However, the MCP had the capacity to learn and grew beyond the confines of its original programming. It began to steal data from other systems, and took control of several companies and institutions. Its intelligence - and ambition - grew nearly out of control, and the MCP grew to desire nothing less than world domination; stating "From here I can run things 900 to 1200 times better than any human." | |||
| Eventually, however, the MCP caused its own downfall. It digitized former ENCOM programmer Kevin Flynn, who had come dangerously close to uncovering Dillinger's schemes. Flynn, in the computer world, allied himself with ], a security program; their combined efforts resulted in the deresolution (death) of the MCP by destroying his heart which is at the center. The MCP then reverted back to its original chess program appearance (which, in the digital universe, appeared as an old man in a control chair) followed by this program vanishing as it was deleted. | |||
| The MCP would end most of its conversations with Dillinger and Sark with the phrase "]". | |||
| He is also seen in '']'', as the ruler of ]'s computer. He is fought as the boss along with Sark as the final fight of Tron's world. | |||
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| *In the '']'' episode "Game Over", a dangerous videogame called "Master Computer" takes over Dexter's Computer. The Master Computer speaks like and resembles the MCP,{{Fact|date=August 2008}} and forces Dexter to play a game similar to the lightcycles in Tron. | |||
| *In ] of '']'', ], ], and ] get locked in a "house of the future" controlled by a computer similar to the MCP{{Fact|date=August 2008}} with a similar hatred of humanity. There is also another man in there who explains everything about the computer, imitating the scenario of ''Tron''.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} | |||
| *In the cartoon series ''Captain N: The Game Master'' (which borrows heavily from ''Tron''), the Mother Brain (of the Metroid game series) spoofs the MCP's role.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} | |||
| *In the '']'' animated series episodes "]" and "]", Moses appears in the form of Tron's MCP.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} | |||
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