The Rant

This rant was composed by in hopes that people would see the logic behind this pairing that she saw. Not to brag or anything, but it’s been praised quite a bit and even managed to sway some skeptics. Yes, it’s a long-azz rant, but if you comment against the pairing without reading the rant, can tell.

BEGIN RANT

First off, I'm not a "fangirl", nor do I have a yaoi fandom. I didn't just see these two characters, witness the hug, and think, "Wow, those two should hook up!" It started, perhaps, with a comment on GameTalk about there being a romantic element in every world, except for Space Paranoids and Timeless River. (It's an arguable subject, but that's what they said.) Someone else said something along the lines of "Unless you count Tron hugging Sora in Space Paranoids." I laughed then, wondering what kind of a person would believe in that sort of thing. (I hadn't gone to Space Paranoids at that point)

After witnessing the scene, I began to think it over, and here's what I came up with:

Tron is pretty lonely down there in that computer. There are NO OTHER programs. He doesn't know about sexuality or anything, so he wouldn't find anything wrong with falling in love with a 15 yr old of the same gender. (If Tron has a gender) He probably has never SEEN a female. Seeing as he's so lonely and has no one else to care about, chances are he feels VERY strongly toward Sora. This becomes apparent when Tron embraces Sora after not even knowing him that long. (Or maybe he doesn't know about the limits of displaying your affection for a friend you've just met. ) Tron probably doesn't have testosterone or anything, so he wouldn't be attracted to any particular gender.

Of course, you may already find a couple of flaws in this. For one, Tron also befriended Donald and Goofy. But if you paid attention, you can clearly see that Tron has the most interaction with Sora, and the fact that Tron hugged him first implies that he feels strongest towards Sora. I'm sure that's only ONE of the flaws seen in my little rant here. Many people have said that Tron is "only a computer program". This means that EVERYTHING he does is just ones and zeroes. Zeroes and ones. The people who have said this to me are perhaps the most intelligent of those who disagree with me, and I congratulate the ones who look into it before saying "OMGz SorA luvs Kiari!! Ur GaY!!!11@LOLOLOLOLO!!!!!111". I agree. Tron is a computer program. He's something that is only made to seem human. And let me tell you, he's one good imitation. So here's my ramble for those who are against the pairing for that reason:

If Tron can care about Sora as a friend, he can be romantically attracted to him as well. Tron cared about Yori (his girlfriend) that way in the movie Tron... And we can only assume that even though Tron has a different (and Yori-less) history in KH2, he's still the same Tron. He has emotions. They may not be "real" (well, heck, artificial intelligence has only come so far!) but he can still feel, right? He's not an emotionless android, and is almost on the level of a User. (That's a big ALMOST, though)

Next comes my favorite part... Sora/Kairi. Yes, Kairi may very well be the love of Sora's life, and it's pretty apparent that Sora DOES love her to some extent. (Character-wise, for those of you who recognize them as only pixels on the screen and not characters. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "pixels on a screen can't love." The images may not, but the characters can... In a fictional sense.) But the question is not "Do you think Sora and Tron have feelings for one another?" Sora's reaction to the hug pretty much ruled out my thoughts of him ever having those feelings for Tron. The tickling scene later on was, perhaps, to make up for Sora's disappointing reaction to the hug. But it only showed Sora's affection for Tron as a FRIEND. So, I can't prove that Sora has feelings for Tron. That is an idea that will probably not exist beyond fandom. The only thing I can say on the matter is this... If Tron were to propose the idea of romance to Sora, chances are Sora would be far too kind and good-natured to turn him down, especially since Tron doesn't have many other friends. But I can't tell for sure, seeing as we've never seen Sora in a romantic situation other than him sort-of flirting with Namine in Chain of Memories.

So there's the logic behind Sora/Tron. Besides that, I think these two WOULD go well together. Just think about it. Sora has a lot to teach Tron, and Tron has quite a bit he could share with Sora. While Sora may not be as fit for Tron as he is for Kairi, they still would make quite a pair.

END RANT

All right, now for some common responses to this rant, and our founder’s quickly thrown-together comebacks:

A hug doesn’t mean that these two should be together. Besides, he also hugged Donald and Goofy.

:bulletyellow: Yes, he did hug Donald and Goofy. But as I stated in my rant, he has the most interaction with Sora, and is clearly closest to him. Then again, pretty much everyone loves Sora more than Donald and Goofy... Those two really need some love. Er... Back to my response. There are few things that tick me off more than people assuming that I got the idea of Sora/Tron from the hug. I will tell you how the hug supports my ideas:

1. Because Tron hugged Sora, he obviously cares for him. (And was sad to say goodbye... Poor guy.)

2. Because Tron hugged Sora, a male, who he had only recently befriended, this shows that he's not aware of those "boundries" that Users have. As we all know, Tron having romantic feelings for Sora would be WAAY over those boundries. But as we can tell, Tron's a bit naive about Users. Heh... Sora's twice as naive about computers! XD

Had the hug not happened, chances are I never would have considered this simply because that person on GameTalk never would have commented on Sora/Tron. You all know my real reasons, and I must say... They make much more sense than believing Tron is gay because he hugged a guy and that means he likes Sora.

Tron is not gay.

This is not a “gay” pairing. I never said I believed Tron WAS gay. I'm not the type who just jumps on random virtual males and puts them together because I have a yaoi fandom. I explained it once, but I suppose I could explain it again. I will be sure to use little words. 'kay?

Tron most certainly appears male. I mean... His crotch bulges out of his tights. (WHY does a computer program HAVE a crotch, anyways?) X_X Ever notice that said buldge gets bigger around Sora? Haha, just kidding. No, I can't be serious to save my own life. But as I said, Tron is an imitation of human. He can't -really- have a gender, can he? Take the AIM bot, SmarterChild.

KingdomKey009: Are you male or female?
SmarterChild: I'm neither male nor female. Gender is a human preoccupation.

A genderless program can't be attracted to a particular gender, can they? And seeing as Tron is totally naive, do you think he would KNOW that we consider two males being romantically involved "wrong"?

Oh, but if Tron is a program, then how CAN he love? Ah, finally that slut Yori becomes useful. She is Tron's girlfriend in the movie, correct? Tron cared about her romantically, correct? And no, the fact that Tron had a FEMALE lover does not mean he has a sexuality. I thought I'd also like to add how I thought it was weird that every Disney world had a couple if there was a couple in the matching movie. Minnie was not in Steamboat Willie (probably because it was unnecessary and could possibly complicate things), but she WAS in the game, and had her man. Don't you think it's odd that Yori wasn't in Space Paranoids to complete the "couples" theme? I mean... She WAS Tron's girlfriend. But hey... She did cheat on him in the movie. Maybe she's out with Flynn. Which brings me to our next argument...

Tron is a securtity program and Sora is a living human.

Yes, Sora is human. Tron is a security program. And if you recall the movie Tron, Yori was a program and Flynn was human. She seemed to be enjoying their little makeout-fest. Disney doesn't see a problem with program/user, and they designed the game. So there ya go.

Sora is in love with Kairi.

I’ll refrain from stating that there was never any actual evidence of a romance and assume you are correct. I'll love the day I stop hearing this in response to my rambles. Check the rant. Did I ever say anything about Sora RETURNING those feelings for Tron? No, quite the opposite. Ugh... I don't like it when people portray Sora as the one starting a relationship with Tron. Why? It's just not logical. Regardless of whether Sora harbors romantic feelings for Kairi or not, he wouldn't pursue a romantic relationship with Tron just like that. *snaps fingers to emphasize her point* Why? You tell me. I suppose this site is leaning more towards Tron/Sora, not Sora/Tron... But Sora/Tron sounds SO much cooler.

There you go!