The story centers on the rivalry between ENCOM and Dillinger Systems—now headed by Julian Dillinger, grandson of Ed Dillinger and cousin of Edward Dillinger Jr.—as both corporations compete to bring digital entities into the physical world. Julian dispatches a highly advanced program named Ares from the digital realm into reality, marking humanity’s first contact with artificial intelligence originating from the Grid. Meanwhile, Tamara Flynn, adopted daughter of Sam Flynn and Quorra, and adopted granddaughter of Kevin Flynn, plans to rescue Tron from the Sea of Simulation and bring her adopted grandfather back to life with the help of Andy Bradley, son of Alan Bradley, as the ascension begins after the legacy ends.
