The new trailer for TRON: Ares offers some interesting insights into the role of Jared Leto’s Ares in the film. The third film in the Tron franchise, TRON: Ares focuses on a new batch of characters like Ares and Athena, digital avatars who are broguht into the real world from the Grid. This opens the floodgates for conflict between the digital avatars and humanity at large. The trailer keeps the focus on Jared Leto’s Ares, a highly sophisticated program who seems to be developing emotions and free will.

This will naturally bristle against the “users” like Evan Peters’ Julian Dillinger, which could easily cascade into a larger conflict. The new trailer for TRON: Ares establishes the scope and stakes of the story, while also offering some key clues into who Ares is, what he can do, and what makes him unique from the other programs who’ve been in the franchise. Here’s everything we know about Jared Leto’s Ares from the latest trailer for TRON: Ares.

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Jared Leto’s TRON: Ares Character Is Basically An Android

Ares Is A Mechanical Soldier

TRON: Ares focuses on Jared Leto’s Ares, who seems to be a robotic avatar similar to an android. Ares is seemingly the first in a potential new wave of artificial life constructed in the real world. The trailer indicates that Ares is effectively an android in everything but name. This makes Ares the latest example of an experimental new A.I. brought to the real world.

In theory, he could be similar to Quorra from TRON: Legacy. It’s unclear if the two have any concrete connection, or if Ares is simply a similar idea taken to a dangerous new extreme. Unlike Quorra though, it appears that Ares is fully constructable in the material world instead of needing to hop between planes.

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Ares Has Enhanced Abilities

Ares Has Super Strength And Enhanced Speed

As a result of his mechanical attributes, the trailer for TRON: Ares makes it clear that Jared Leto’s character is a particularly dangerous warrior. Described as being “biblically strong” and “lightning fast,” Ares is shown in many short snippets of the trailer to be more than capable of combatting regular humans.

This makes Ares a particularly dangerous figure in the real world. As seen throughout the trailer, the technology of TRON is incredibly powerful if it’s brought into the real world. Using the Lightcycle, for example, Ares is able to easily outrun the police and slice squad cars in half. It all goes to show how powerful Ares is.

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Ares Is Super Intelligent

Ares’ Computing Power Makes Him Brilliant

The latest TRON: Ares trailer also reinforces the idea that Ares is also a brilliant creation. Even beyond his physical capabilities, his computer processing power makes him smarter than most humans. The trailer even suggests he may maintain an inherent connection to information feeds in his head.

This could give Ares a potentially limitless amount of knowledge and experience to utilize. This could also be one of the reasons Ares eventually turns against his creators, as having access to the full breadth of human experience (and their own plans) might give Ares reason to escape Julian Dillinger’s control.

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Ares Can Be Remade If He’s Killed

Ares Can Be Easily Duplicated If He Dies

One of the more notable turns in the trailer for TRON: Ares is the confirmation that Ares isn’t indestructible — and he doesn’t need to be. Even if Ares is damaged or destroyed, it seems that Dillinger has the ability to simply create a new version of Ares to take his place. It’s unclear how much memory the new Ares retains, however.

It’s possible that Ares will keep the memories of his death with each rebirth, giving him reason to rebel. It’s also possible his memory is rebooted with each new body, which might prolong his rebellious arc in the film. It also seems like Dillinger can simply have Ares shut off, causing him to collapse into ash. It gives him a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly edge over the movie’s hero.

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Ares Is Created And Controlled By Evan Peters’ Julian Dillinger

Julian Seems To Be The Big Bad Of TRON: Ares

The new trailer for TRON: Ares highlights how dangerous the digital soldiers and technology from the world of the Grid can be when unleashed on the real world, but there’s no clear villainous leader of the A.I. creations. Instead, the antagonist of the film, as evidenced by the trailer, seems to be Julian Dillinger.

Played by Evan Peters, Dillinger is portrayed in the trailer as a capitalist who is trying to impress members of the military with Ares’ battlefield potential. The trailer shows him to be flippant with Ares comfort and security, simply killing one to prove he can make another.

The trailer also shows Dillinger telling Gillian Anderson’s Elisabeth Dillinger (who seems to be his mother) that he is in control of Ares despite her trepidations — naturally positioning himself as the counter to Ares’ attempts to grow and be free. All of this suggests that Ares may have bigger physical threats, but his most personal foe will be Dillinger.

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Ares Is Meant To Be A Super Soldier

Dillinger Wants To Use Ares In Modern Conflicts

Jared Leto’s TRON: Ares character is meant to be a super soldier in the film, at least according to Dillinger. It seems that Ares is one of two programs who has been given a physical body in the hopes that this will convince world leaders and military commanders to invest in his plans.

Ares seemingly perfected his combat skills in the digital world of the Grid, with the trailer teasing a large-scale battle between the red programs and the blue programs. This suggests conflict has continued to grow within the Grid, even as Dillinger intends to bring Ares into real-world conflicts.

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Ares Makes Two Unlikely Connections

Ares Seems To Get A Love Interest And A Mentor In TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares includes two unexpected meetings for Ares, both of which have potentially huge ramifications for the narrative. Greta Lee’s Eve Kim seems to be a human woman who encounters Ares and eventually forges a connection with him. The two are seen riding a motorcycle together, implying their eventual partnership.

The other big reveal of the TRON: Ares trailer is the confirmation that Ares will meet Flynn, the creator of the Grid. Jeff Bridges’s genius Flynn has been at the center of the TRON franchise ever since the first film. That makes his return all the more intriguing, suggesting that the film will (at least on some levels) address the cliffhangers from TRON: Legacy.

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Ares Is Evolving Into Something New

Ares Is Growing In Ways Even Flynn Couldn’t Expect

TRON has always had an interest in showcasing the ways humanity can evolve within a technological space. This seems to be rooted in the themes of TRON: Ares, with the trailer suggesting that Ares will eventually grow to feel things in a way other programs haven’t been able to.

This makes Ares a unique figure within the world of TRON, especially in the eyes of Flynn. Ares’ developing emotions could be why he decides to rebel against Dillinger, seтιтng up one of the main conflicts of the film. It’s a compelling idea that could easily propel the plot of TRON: Ares.

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Ares Seems To Be Rebelling

What Happens When The Program Breaks Free Of The User?

The big throughline of the TRON: Ares trailer is the apparent focus on Jared Leto’s character struggling to break free of the confines of his programming. Despite being set up as a super soldier, it’s clear that Ares has his own thoughts and feelings about the world. This seemingly prompts him to question his existence and the orders he’s given.

This naturally seems to cause problems between him and the people who wish to control him, explaining much of the trailer’s action as Ares tries to avoid multiple enemies across both the Grid and the real world. Ares rebelling against his coding is an interesting development for the TRON franchise, and could easily set up TRON: Ares to be a serious gamechanger for the series.