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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining of the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining (or [[JustForPun reboot]], if you will) of the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
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* SeriesContinuityError: Despite dialogue treating ''The Guardian Code'' as a sequel to the original series, there are numerous inconsistencies between the two shows:

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* SeriesContinuityError: Despite dialogue treating ''The Guardian Code'' as a sequel to the original series, there are numerous inconsistencies between the two shows:shows (unless they were intentional because the Sourcerer [[{{Pun}} rebooted]] the original mainframe, restoring all characters to the condition they were in season 1 of the original series):
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** Half of the source code shown in the series is just lists of numbers. The other half is sufficiently obscure C code coming from [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms701881(v=vs.85).aspx the Microsoft Developer Network]] and [[http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/2e/ics2/code/conc/echoservert.c the Carnegie Mellon University]].

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** Half of the source code shown in the series is just lists of numbers. The other half is [[CoolCodeOfSource sufficiently obscure C code code]] coming from [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms701881(v=vs.85).aspx the Microsoft Developer Network]] and [[http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/2e/ics2/code/conc/echoservert.c the Carnegie Mellon University]].

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* ArtisticLicense: Half of the source code shown in the series is just lists of numbers. The other half is sufficiently obscure C code coming from [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms701881(v=vs.85).aspx the Microsoft Developer Network]] and [[http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/2e/ics2/code/conc/echoservert.c the Carnegie Mellon University]].

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Half of the source code shown in the series is just lists of numbers. The other half is sufficiently obscure C code coming from [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms701881(v=vs.85).aspx the Microsoft Developer Network]] and [[http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/2e/ics2/code/conc/echoservert.c the Carnegie Mellon University]].University]].
** The Sourcerer eventually gets his hands on a computer that has the ability to access the internet without actually being connected to it. Somehow.



* CliffhangerCopout: Big time. The show even tries to justify this trope in-universe (see the YMMV and Trivia sections for further details).

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* %%* CliffhangerCopout: Big time. The show even tries to justify this trope in-universe (see the YMMV and Trivia sections for further details).
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* CreatorCameo: The ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' fanboy from episode 10 is played by Mark Leiren-Young, the episode's writer ''and'' the only writer from the original series to return.

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* CreatorCameo: The ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' fanboy from the episode 10 "Mainframe Mayhem" is played by Mark Leiren-Young, the episode's writer ''and'' the only writer from the original series to return.
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* CreatorCameo: The ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' fanboy from episode 10 is played by Mark Leiren-Young, the episode's writer ''and'' the only writer from the original series to return.
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And to lead that viral army, the Sourcerer has resurrected the very dangerous (and very familiar) virus known as [=MegaByte=] to ravage the Net once more.

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And to lead that viral army, the Sourcerer has resurrected the very dangerous (and very familiar) virus known as [=MegaByte=] Megabyte to ravage the Net once more.



* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Sourcerer's code is dark purple, [=MegaByte=]'s code is sickly green, and the Guardian's code is light blue. Digitized human blood shows up as red code.

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Sourcerer's code is dark purple, [=MegaByte=]'s Megabyte's code is sickly green, and the Guardian's code is light blue. Digitized human blood shows up as red code.



* DemotedToDragon: Thanks to an ExplosiveLeash, [=MegaByte=] is reduced to the Sourcerer's enforcer, at least until he can figure out a way to break free.

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* DemotedToDragon: Thanks to an ExplosiveLeash, [=MegaByte=] Megabyte is reduced to the Sourcerer's enforcer, at least until he can figure out a way to break free.



* ExplosiveLeash: The Sourcerer puts a delete code into [=MegaByte's=] upgrade so [=MegaByte=] has no choice but to obey him.

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* ExplosiveLeash: The Sourcerer puts a delete code into [=MegaByte's=] Megabyte's upgrade so [=MegaByte=] Megabyte has no choice but to obey him.



* HeroAntagonist: The Department of Internet Security becomes this in the second season. While they are opposed to the Sourcerer and Megabyte/Hexadecimal, they are also opposed to the Guardians in a bid to get Adam Carter's technology under their control.

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* HeroAntagonist: The Department of Internet Security becomes this in the second season. While they are opposed to the Sourcerer and Megabyte/Hexadecimal, Megabyte / Hexadecimal, they are also opposed to the Guardians in a bid to get Adam Carter's technology under their control.



* MesACrowd: In "Game Day", [=MegaByte=] uses a code replicator to make copies of himself. The copies and the replicator are destroyed when Trey tackles the former into the latter, causing it to overload.

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* MesACrowd: In "Game Day", [=MegaByte=] Megabyte uses a code replicator to make copies of himself. The copies and the replicator are destroyed when Trey tackles the former into the latter, causing it to overload.



** Unlike ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot's'' super-determined user, this shows how players would react if the [=NPCs=] in the game could outright cheat. When Parker decides to test out a blaster he designed on a ''VideoGame/ClashOfClans''-style mobile app, the kid whose game he's so rudely hijacked gives up in frustration, and that's before [=MegaByte=] takes over her castle and turns it into his new base.

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** Unlike ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot's'' super-determined user, this shows how players would react if the [=NPCs=] in the game could outright cheat. When Parker decides to test out a blaster he designed on a ''VideoGame/ClashOfClans''-style mobile app, the kid whose game he's so rudely hijacked gives up in frustration, and that's before [=MegaByte=] Megabyte takes over her castle and turns it into his new base.



* SequelHook: The second season ends with [[spoiler:the Sourcerer/Adam Carter lost in cyberspace without a trace, [=MegaByte=] and Hexadecimal ready to start their own evil plans, and someone having stolen the supercomputer the Sourcerer was using to wirelessly hack into any system]].

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* SequelHook: The second season ends with [[spoiler:the Sourcerer/Adam Carter lost in cyberspace without a trace, [=MegaByte=] Megabyte and Hexadecimal ready to start their own evil plans, and someone having stolen the supercomputer the Sourcerer was using to wirelessly hack into any system]].



* TookALevelInBadass: The Sourcerer furnishes [=MegaByte=] with an upgrade, making him a match for present technology. [[spoiler:This is best demonstrated when he casually {{No Sell}}s a blast from Hexadecimal.]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: The Sourcerer furnishes [=MegaByte=] Megabyte with an upgrade, making him a match for present technology. [[spoiler:This is best demonstrated when he casually {{No Sell}}s a blast from Hexadecimal.]]



* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However, Hexadecimal is captured in the next episode and plays no part in [=MegaByte=] regaining his freedom, though they end up forming a partnership again when [=MegaByte=] himself is captured]].
* YouAreInCommandNow: [=MegaByte=] frequently kills his Alpha Sentinel and promotes one of the mooks to replace him.

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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] Megabyte recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However, Hexadecimal is captured in the next episode and plays no part in [=MegaByte=] Megabyte regaining his freedom, though they end up forming a partnership again when [=MegaByte=] Megabyte himself is captured]].
* YouAreInCommandNow: [=MegaByte=] Megabyte frequently kills his Alpha Sentinel and promotes one of the mooks to replace him.

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It's really not Broad Strokes at all, that requires at least something to have been carried over. The existence of the Mainframe characters, particularly Megabyte and Hex, is the extent of it. There are virtually no references to previous episodes, which is noticeable considering the show did have a Myth Arc starting with late Season 2.


* BroadStrokes: The events of the previous series are referenced to an extent, but a large portion of he previous canon has been ignored in favor of keeping the classic look of the characters from the first two seasons.


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* StrictlyFormula: Most episodes follows the same pattern: The Guardians are in the middle of some school activity, The Sourcerer or Megabyte infects a website, the Guardians enter cyberspace to take care of it, then DIS takes all the credit when the day is saved.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Hexadecimal died in a HeroicSacrifice to stop Daemon from corrupting the Net in the original series. Here, she's perfectly fine, as well as back to being evil, for no discernible reason.
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And these are just the ones off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more...

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* SeriesContinuityError: Despite dialogue treating ''The Guardian Code'' as a sequel to the original series, there are numerous inconsistencies between the two shows:
** At the end of the original series, Megabyte had successfully taken control of Mainframe's Principal Office, telling Bob and the rest of Mainframe to "Prepare [themselves] for the hunt". There is no mention of this at all in ''The Guardian Code''.
** Megabyte was upgraded towards the end of the original series, giving him a more organic appearance and the ability to disguise himself as other sprites. Here, he sports his original appearance before being upgraded again, which gives him a skeletal appearance. No mention is made of his shapeshifting powers.
** Hexadecimal is shown to still be living in Lost Angles at the end of Season 1, every bit as evil and deranged as she was originally, despite her having been healed both physically and mentally, performing a HeelFaceTurn, being converted into a sprite, and most notably, performing a HeroicSacrifice and ''dying'' to save the Net from Daemon by the end of the original series.
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* HeroAntagonist: The Department of Internet Security becomes this in the second season. While they are opposed to the Sourcerer and Megabyte/Hexadecimal, they are also opposed to the Guardians in a bid to get Adam Carter's technology under their control.
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* SequelHook: The second season ends with [[spoiler:the Sourcerer/Adam's father lost in cyberspace without a trace, [=MegaByte=] and Hexadecimal ready to start their own evil plans, and someone having stolen the supercomputer the Sourcerer was using to wirelessly hack into any system]].

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* SequelHook: The second season ends with [[spoiler:the Sourcerer/Adam's father Sourcerer/Adam Carter lost in cyberspace without a trace, [=MegaByte=] and Hexadecimal ready to start their own evil plans, and someone having stolen the supercomputer the Sourcerer was using to wirelessly hack into any system]].

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* SequelHook: The second season ends with [[spoiler:the Sourcerer/Adam's father lost in cyberspace without a trace, [=MegaByte=] and Hexadecimal ready to start their own evil plans, and someone having stolen the supercomputer the Sourcerer was using to wirelessly hack into any system]].



* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However, Hexadecimal is captured in the next episode and plays no part in [=MegaByte=] regaining his freedom]].

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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However, Hexadecimal is captured in the next episode and plays no part in [=MegaByte=] regaining his freedom]].freedom, though they end up forming a partnership again when [=MegaByte=] himself is captured]].
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Austin's father, Adam Carter, is revealed to be the Sourcerer.]]

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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Austin's father, Adam Carter, is revealed to be the Sourcerer. During a trip in cyberspace, he was infected by dark code and his memories were lost.]]
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This show is NOT a sequel to the original Re Boot. It's creator has said they made it as if the original had never happened. See the article here: https://www.rebootrevival.com/?p=2513


''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action sequel to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action sequel to reimagining of the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Austin's father, Adam Carter, is revealed to be the Sourcerer through trading cards available in the companion YTV app.]]

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* KillItWithFire: Vera programs virtual flamethrowers for the Guardians when individually killing the Sourcerer's zombie bots proves untenable. It's a lot more efficient, but there are so many of them that the Guardians nearly run out of power just containing them and have to switch strategies.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Austin's father, Adam Carter, is revealed to be the Sourcerer through trading cards available in the companion YTV app.Sourcerer.]]



* MissionControl: V.E.R.A. directs the team from the control room.

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* MissionControl: V.E.R.A. Vera directs the team from the control room.



* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: The Sourcerer's zombie bots can [[PullingThemselvesTogether reattach severed limbs]] and reboot if disabled, but are permanently destroyed if their heads are cut off.



* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However Hexadecimal plays no part in Megabyte regaining his freedom]].

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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer. However However, Hexadecimal is captured in the next episode and plays no part in Megabyte [=MegaByte=] regaining his freedom]].freedom]].
* YouAreInCommandNow: [=MegaByte=] frequently kills his Alpha Sentinel and promotes one of the mooks to replace him.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: In-universe, [[spoiler:the original Mainframe shows up, having been installed in Room 0 by Austin's father. It still works, and the old gang is still there. This proves problematic when the new Guardians are trapped in one of the old games and find their tech isn't compatible with the antiquated software. Fortunately, Bob still works just fine and Parker happens to remember a cheat code]].

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: In-universe, [[spoiler:the original Mainframe shows up, having been installed in Room 0 by Austin's father. It still works, and the old gang is still there. This proves problematic when the new Guardians are trapped in one of the old games and find their tech isn't compatible backward-compatible with the antiquated software. Fortunately, Bob still works just fine and Parker happens to remember a cheat code]].


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* ZombieApocalypse: In "Zombie Army", the Sourcerer releases zombie drones that are designed to infect computers, eventually forming a botnet that will crash the internet through [=DDoS=] attacks.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Not so much a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' as another product of ''TheNineties'' as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' or to a lesser extent, ''Series/VRTroopers''. This has not gone unnoticed by the fanbase.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Not so much a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' as SpiritualSuccessor:
** The premise of the show has more in common with ''Series/{{Zixx}}'',
another product show that deals with teens going into a CGI animated world to combat a threat, than it does with the original ''Reboot''.
** Given the history
of ''TheNineties'' Michael Hefferon's works, the premise seems very similar to another show he made, ''{{WesternAnimation/MP4orce}}'', to the point where one can conclude that it fits better as a reboot to that series than ''Reboot''.
** And of course, detractors have noticed the similarities to
''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' or to a lesser extent, and ''Series/VRTroopers''. This has The resemblance to the former is so uncanny that critics have noted that the reboot could be retooled into a [[OverlyLongGag reboot]] of said series instead and ''it would work better that way.'' Particularly not gone unnoticed by the fanbase.escaping is how The Sourcerer is an analog to Malcolm Frink and Megabyte is an analog to Kilokhan.

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reimagining implies it's a separate show, however poor the canon, this is clearly not the case


''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining of the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining of sequel to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.



* BroadStrokes: The events of the previous series are referenced to an extent, but a large portion of he previous canon has been ignored in favor of keeping the classic look of the characters from the first two seasons.



* RealityEnsues: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot's'' super-determined user, this shows how players would react if the [=NPCs=] in the game could outright cheat. When Parker decides to test out a blaster he designed on a ''VideoGame/ClashOfClans''-style mobile app, the kid whose game he's so rudely hijacked gives up in frustration, and that's before [=MegaByte=] takes over her castle and turns it into his new base.
* ResetButton: This series seems to imply that it takes place before the events of the original series, or possibly during season one, and is part of a separate timeline. However the User from "Mainframe Mayhem" seems to be a fan of the original show, so how this new series fits into canon is anyone's guess.

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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
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Unlike ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot's'' super-determined user, this shows how players would react if the [=NPCs=] in the game could outright cheat. When Parker decides to test out a blaster he designed on a ''VideoGame/ClashOfClans''-style mobile app, the kid whose game he's so rudely hijacked gives up in frustration, and that's before [=MegaByte=] takes over her castle and turns it into his new base.
* ResetButton: ** The Sourcerer hacks a cell phone network and runs a search for relevant keywords: "Guardian", "Megabyte", and "Sourcerer". This series seems to imply that nets him calls about cell phone data plans, a private security company, and a ''sorcerer'', until he finally happens upon Parker's cell phone. Even then, he twice ignores it takes place before because the events of the original series, or possibly during season one, and is part of a separate timeline. However the User from "Mainframe Mayhem" seems words are so common he assumes they aren't specifically referring to be a fan of the original show, so how this new series fits into canon is anyone's guess.his activities.
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* KilledOffForReal: In "Black Hole", [[spoiler:the Sourcerer kills off the virtual assistant Alyx]].
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Not so much a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' as another product of ''TheNineties'' as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad''

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Not so much a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' as another product of ''TheNineties'' as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad''''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' or to a lesser extent, ''Series/VRTroopers''. This has not gone unnoticed by the fanbase.
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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer]]. However Hexadecimal plays no part in Megabyte regaining his freedom.

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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer]]. Sourcerer. However Hexadecimal plays no part in Megabyte regaining his freedom.freedom]].
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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer]].

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* WhamEpisode: "Mainframe Mayhem" [[spoiler:reintroduces Mainframe and has [=MegaByte=] recruit Hexadecimal to his cause, putting some motion back into his stalled plot to break free of the Sourcerer]]. However Hexadecimal plays no part in Megabyte regaining his freedom.
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* HackerCave: The Sourceror has one.

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* HackerCave: The Sourceror Sourcerer has one.
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* ArtisticLicense: Most programming languages use actual syntax, not just lists of numbers.

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* ArtisticLicense: Most programming languages use actual syntax, not Half of the source code shown in the series is just lists of numbers.numbers. The other half is sufficiently obscure C code coming from [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms701881(v=vs.85).aspx the Microsoft Developer Network]] and [[http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/2e/ics2/code/conc/echoservert.c the Carnegie Mellon University]].
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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action reimagining to of the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
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Re Boot: The Guardian Code is not a "sequel".


''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action sequel to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

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''[=ReBoot=]: The Guardian Code'' is a CGI/Live-Action sequel reimagining to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Not so much a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' as another product of ''TheNineties'' as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad''
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* ResetButton: This series seems to imply that it takes place before the events of the original series and is part of a separate timeline, but the User from "Mainframe Mayhem" seems to be a fan of the original show, so how this new series fits into canon is poorly explained at best.

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* ResetButton: This series seems to imply that it takes place before the events of the original series series, or possibly during season one, and is part of a separate timeline, but timeline. However the User from "Mainframe Mayhem" seems to be a fan of the original show, so how this new series fits into canon is poorly explained at best.anyone's guess.

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