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| caption        = "[[T.G. Striker]]" and "[[T.G. Warwolf]]" in the artwork of "[[T.G. Limiter Removal]]".
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| ja_name        = {{Ruby|ＴＧ|テックジーナス}}
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| romaji        = Tekku Jīnasu
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| trans          = Tech Genus
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| fr_name        = T.G.
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| fr_name2      = Tech Genre <small>''(anime)''</small>
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| de_name        = T.G.
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| de_name2      = Tech Genus <small>''(anime)''</small>
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| it_name        = T.G.
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| it_name2      = Tecno Genio <small>''(anime)''</small>
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| ko_name        = {{ruby|TG|테크지너스|lang=ko}}
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| ko_romanized  = Tekeujineoseu
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| ko_trans      = Tech Genus
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| sc_name        = T.G.
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| pt_name        = T.G.
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| es_name        = T.G.
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* [[Extreme Victory]]
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* [[Savage Strike]]
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* [[Dark Neostorm]]
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* [[Age of Overlord]]
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* [[Shonen Jump June/July 2011 subscription bonus]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Qualifier National Championships 2011 prize cards]]
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* [[Duel Terminal 6b]]
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* [[Battle Pack Tournament Prize Cards]]
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* [[Return of the Duelist: Special Edition]]
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* [[Legendary Collection 5D's Mega Pack]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Relentless Revenge]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 9]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 10]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Hero's Revenge]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 17]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 23]]
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* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2011, Issue 2 promotional card]]
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* [[Duelist Playmat Edition]]
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* [[The Rarity Collection]]
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* [[Rarity Collection 20th Anniversary Edition]]
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* [[20th Anniversary Pack 2nd Wave]]
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* [[Special Pack 20th Anniversary Edition Vol.3]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2018 Vol.4]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2019 Vol.2]]
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* [[Collection Pack: Duelist of Revolution Version‎]]
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* [[Legendary Gold Box]]
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* [[Age of Overlord +1 Bonus Pack]]
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* [[Winter Festival 2011 promotional cards]]
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* [[Advanced Event Pack 2014 Vol.3]]
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| anime          = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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| manga          = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]
 
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"'''T.G.'''", short for "'''Tech Genus'''" ({{Ruby|ＴＧ|テックジーナス}} ''Tekku Jīnasu''), is an [[archetype]] used by [[Bruno|Antinomy]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and made their debut in ''[[Extreme Victory]]''
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| kanji                = <ruby><rb>ＴＧ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>テックジーナス</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
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==Design==
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        | japanese            = テックジーナス
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<div style="float: right;">[[File:T.G..png|200px|right|thumb|[[Bruno]] with "[[T.G. Wonder Magician (anime)|T.G. Wonder Magician]]" and "[[T.G. Hyper Librarian (anime)|T.G. Hyper Librarian]]" in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|anime]].]]</div>
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| romanji              = Tekkujīnasu
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Appearance-wise, most T.G. monsters are various [[wikipedia:Cyborg|cybernetic]] lifeforms, animals primarily, infused with machines to create bio-organic lifeforms. This is enforced through the shared trait of their anime equivalents as all T.G. monsters shared the unique effect to also be treated as [[Machine]] monsters, a trait that would be later referenced through the Spell Card "[[T.G. All Clear]]".
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In the Japanese 5Ds anime, the T.G. monsters had additional codes in their names that referenced their primary [[Type]] followed by a number. For example, "[[T.G. Striker]]" in the 5Ds anime was listed as "Tech Genus Striker WA-01" in which the "WA" referred to it being a [[Warrior]] monster. This naming convention is further explored with the theme's [[Synchro Monster]]s through the inclusion of a "X" at the end of their type status and the increase to the number used at the end of the serial code that evolves further with each stage of Synchro Monster reached, reaching numbers of 1000, 10000, and ∞. The only outliers to this being "[[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]" and "[[T.G. Recipro Dragonfly]]", which have the codes of "1100" and "00" respectively
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* [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] - X-1000
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* [[Accel Synchro Monster|Accel Synchro]] - XX-10000
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* [[Delta Accel Synchro Monster|Delta Accel Synchro]] - XXX-∞
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| portuguese          = Técno Gênio
 
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| spanish              = Tecno-Género
 
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* [[Extreme Victory]]
 
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* [[Weekly Jump Magazine Promotional Cards]]
 
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*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
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| list                = List of "Tech Genus" monsters
 
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        | support list        = List of "Tech Genus" Support Cards
 
  
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In addition to this, all "T.G." supporting Spell and Trap Cards from the initial wave have an initialism in their names that represents their intended functions.
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{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}
 
  
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'''Tech Genus''' is an [[Anime|anime]] [[Archetype]] used by [[Bruno|Antinomy]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]. They are all [[Wikipedia:Cyborg|Bionic]] in appearance to reference the identity of their master. In the Japanese anime, each of them has a code in their name which references their [[Type]], followed by a number. Also at the end of their names, their [[Synchro Monsters]] have an X while their [[Accel Synchro Monsters]] have XX. They will make their debut in [[Extreme Victory]].
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==Playing style==
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"T.G." thematically focuses on [[Accel Synchro Summon]], or [[Synchro Summon]]ing using [[Tuner Synchro Monster]]s and non-Tuner Synchro Monsters, optionally during the opponent's turn. Secondarily, some "T.G." monsters can add any 1 "T.G." monster from the Deck to the hand at the [[End Phase]] of the turn if they were destroyed on the field.
  
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They seem to be high tech [[Monster Cards|monsters]] from the future which they share a variation of this [[Effect|effect]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|anime]]:
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"T.G." includes 4 "[[Accel Synchro Monster]]s" requiring [[Requires both Tuner and non-Tuner Synchro Monsters as Synchro Materials|Synchro Monsters as materials]]: the Level 10 "[[T.G. Blade Blaster|Blade Blaster]]" and "[[Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX]]", and the Level 12 "[[T.G. Halberd Cannon|Halberd Cannon]]", and "[[T.G. Glaive Blaster|Glaive Blaster]]". They act as the Deck's in-theme end goals.
  
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''This card can also be treated as a [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monster. When a [[Spell Cards|Spell]] or [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] you [[Control|control]] which [[Target|targets]] this card, you can halve this card's [[original ATK]] and [[DEF]]. When this card is [[Destroy|destroyed]], you can add 1 "Tech Genus" Monster card from your [[Deck]] to your hand. You cannot [[Summon]] it this [[Turn|turn]].''
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To make these bosses during setup, the Deck has to [[swarm]] "T.G." Main Deck monsters to make multiple non-Accel "T.G." Synchro Monsters to be used as material. Non-Accel "T.G." Synchro Monsters can easily faciliatate "T.G." Accel Synchro requirements as they are either Level 5 or 2, and each Level contains Tuner Synchro Monsters (Level 5: "[[T.G. Wonder Magician|Wonder Magician]]" and "[[T.G. Star Guardian|Star Guardian]]"; Level 2: "[[T.G. Mighty Striker|Mighty Striker]]").
  
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In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5]], it is possible to use the card obtained during the same turn, as well as the [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] reduction is not present among their effects.
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The main enablers for "T.G." Main Deck swarming are their Extra Deck monsters "[[T.G. Trident Launcher]]", "[[T.G. Over Dragonar]]", and "[[T.G. Star Guardian]]"; the former two [[xenolock|lock]]s the player into only "T.G." monsters for the rest of the turn:
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* "[[T.G. Trident Launcher]]" is a Link 3 [[Link Monster]] able to summon 3 "T.G." monsters, 1 each from the hand, Deck, and GY.
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* "[[T.G. Over Dragonar]]" is a Level 5 Synchro Monster able to Special Summon any number of "T.G." monsters from the GY.
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* "[[T.G. Star Guardian]]" is a Level 5 Tuner Synchro Monster able to (indirectly) Special Summon 1 "T.G." monster from the GY.
  
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They seem to have synergy with [[Gadgets]], as [[Bruno|Bruno as Vizor]] uses them alongside them in the game; Since a Gadget searches for another Gadget when being [[Summon]]ed, while a Tech Genus searches for another Tech Genus when destroyed.
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"T.G." main deck combo enablers are the follows:
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* "[[T.G. Screw Serpent]]": Level 4 Tuner with own on-summon extension effect.
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* "[[T.G. Rocket Salamander]]": Level 1 non-Tuner with searching and extension effect; due to being both a combo enabler and a searcher, it is the Deck's main starter.
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* "[[T.G. Tank Grub]]": Level 1 Tuner/non-Tuner who floats into a Level 1 non-Tuner Token when used as Synchro Material.
  
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The real life version of the Tech Genus cards consists of monsters who can search for Tech Genus monsters that do not share their name at the end of a turn they're destroyed. The Synchro Monsters, rather than search monsters, allow the player to [[Draw a Card|draw]] when they are destroyed.
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By using and reviving "Screw Serpent" with the effects of "Over Dragonar", "Star Guardian", and "Rocket Salamander", and then using them with Level 1 non-Tuner extenders to make Level 5 Synchro Monsters, "T.G." can quickly make necessary Level 5 Synchro Monsters for Accel Synchro materials. Additional swarming (offered by cards like "[[T.G. All Clear]]", "[[T.G. Booster Raptor]]", "[[T.G. Drill Fish]]", "[[T.G. Gear Zombie]]", and "[[T.G. Warwolf]]"), accessible by searchers like "[[T.G. Limiter Removal]]", "[[T.G. Mighty Striker]]", and "[[T.G. All Clear]]", can fill in the remaining gaps needed to setup up Accel Synchro. "[[T.G. Close]]" rounds out the strategy with an extra searchable backrow interruption.
  
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The goal of the archetype is to [[Accel Synchro Summon]] "[[Tech Genus Blade Blaster]]" by summoning "[[Tech Genus Wonder Magician]]" and any [[Level]] 5 Synchro Monster, then use it to [[Negate|negate]] Spells and Traps while using its second effect to dodge attacks and effects.
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Externally, the Deck's starter, "[[T.G. Rocket Salamander]]", can be searched by "[[Bonfire]]" or the "[[Snake-Eye]]"/"[[Diabellstar]]" engine.
  
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However, there is another [[Accel Synchro Monster]] that exists in this archtype: [[Tech Genus Halberd Cannon]]. Halberd Cannon however does need one [[Tuner Synchro Monster]] and two [[Synchro Monsters]] while Blade Blaster needs only one of both. So Halberd Cannon is the final goal and usually a sure victory while Blade Blaster is an overwhelming monster that controlls the field but doesn't make the victory sure.
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===Recommended cards===
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
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|effect monsters =
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* [[T.G. Booster Raptor]]
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* [[T.G. Catapult Dragon]]
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* [[T.G. Drill Fish]]
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* [[T.G. Halberd Cannon/Assault Mode]] ''(with "Assault Mode Activate")''
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* [[T.G. Metal Skeleton]]
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* [[T.G. Rocket Salamander]]
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* [[T.G. Rush Rhino]]
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* [[T.G. Warwolf]]
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|tuner monsters =
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* [[T.G. Cyber Magician]]
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* [[T.G. Gear Zombie]]
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* [[T.G. Jet Falcon]]
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* [[T.G. Screw Serpent]]
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* [[T.G. Striker]]
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* [[T.G. Tank Grub]]
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* [[Shining Star Dragon]]
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* [[Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX]]
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* [[T.G. Blade Blaster]]
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* [[T.G. Glaive Blaster]]
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* [[T.G. Halberd Cannon]]
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* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
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* [[T.G. Mighty Striker]]
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* [[T.G. Over Dragonar]]
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* [[T.G. Power Gladiator]]
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* [[T.G. Recipro Dragonfly]]
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* [[T.G. Star Guardian]]
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* [[T.G. Wonder Magician]]
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* [[Cosmic Blazar Dragon]]
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* [[Cosmic Quasar Dragon]]
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* [[Formula Synchron]]
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* [[Ib the World Chalice Justiciar]]
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* [[Naturia Beast]]
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* [[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]
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* [[Shooting Star Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Warrior]]
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[T.G. Trident Launcher]]
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* [[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[T.G. Limiter Removal]]
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* [[Bonfire]]
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* [[Fossil Dig]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Original Sinful Spoils - Snake-Eye]]
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Synchro Creed]]
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* [[World Legacy Succession]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[T.G. All Clear]]
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* [[TGX300]]
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* [[Fire Formation - Tenki]]
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* [[TGX1-HL]]
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* [[Assault Mode Zero]] ''(with "T.G. Halberd Cannon/Assault Mode")''
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* [[Sonic Stun]]
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* [[TG-SX1]]
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* [[TG1-EM1]]
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* [[TGX3-DX2]]
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* [[Assault Mode Activate]] ''(with "T.G. Halberd Cannon/Assault Mode")''
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* [[Mannadium Breakheart]]
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* [[T.G. Close]]
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Tech Genus decks can easily swarm the [[Playing Field|field]] with Synchro Monsters due to the relative ease of swarming low level monsters, especially "[[Tech Genus Werewolf]]".
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===Weaknesses===
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* As a Synchro-focused archetype, the Deck is weak to anti-Synchro floodgates. (e.g. "[[Dimensional Barrier]]", "[[Vanity's Emptiness]]")
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* Due to the searching and tutoring needed for the Deck's main combos, the Deck is weak to anti-Searching floodgates. (e.g. "[[Mistake]]")
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* Due to the Deck featuring many different types and Attributes, it is weak to "[[Gozen Match]]" and "[[Rivalry of Warlords]]".
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* The Deck has limited in-engine removal, making it struggle to go second against an established board.
  
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 15 April 2024

T.G.
"T.G. Striker" and "T.G. Warwolf" in the artwork of "T.G. Limiter Removal".
"T.G. Striker" and "T.G. Warwolf" in the artwork of "T.G. Limiter Removal".
Japanese
  • ＴＧ（テックジーナス）
  • ＴＧ (base)
  • テックジーナス (ruby)
  • Tekku Jīnasu (romanized)
  • Tech Genus (translated)
Simplified Chinese
  • T.G.
French
  • T.G.
  • Tech Genre (anime)
German
  • T.G.
  • Tech Genus (anime)
Italian
  • T.G.
  • Tecno Genio (anime)
Korean
  • TG（테크지너스）
  • TG (base)
  • 테크지너스 (ruby)
  • Tekeujineoseu (romanized)
  • Tech Genus (translated)
Portuguese
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Spanish
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"T.G.", short for "Tech Genus" (ＴＧ（テックジーナス） Tekku Jīnasu), is an archetype used by Antinomy in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and made their debut in Extreme Victory

Design[edit]

Bruno with "T.G. Wonder Magician" and "T.G. Hyper Librarian" in the anime.

Appearance-wise, most T.G. monsters are various cybernetic lifeforms, animals primarily, infused with machines to create bio-organic lifeforms. This is enforced through the shared trait of their anime equivalents as all T.G. monsters shared the unique effect to also be treated as Machine monsters, a trait that would be later referenced through the Spell Card "T.G. All Clear".

In the Japanese 5Ds anime, the T.G. monsters had additional codes in their names that referenced their primary Type followed by a number. For example, "T.G. Striker" in the 5Ds anime was listed as "Tech Genus Striker WA-01" in which the "WA" referred to it being a Warrior monster. This naming convention is further explored with the theme's Synchro Monsters through the inclusion of a "X" at the end of their type status and the increase to the number used at the end of the serial code that evolves further with each stage of Synchro Monster reached, reaching numbers of 1000, 10000, and ∞. The only outliers to this being "T.G. Hyper Librarian" and "T.G. Recipro Dragonfly", which have the codes of "1100" and "00" respectively

In addition to this, all "T.G." supporting Spell and Trap Cards from the initial wave have an initialism in their names that represents their intended functions.

Playing style[edit]

"T.G." thematically focuses on Accel Synchro Summon, or Synchro Summoning using Tuner Synchro Monsters and non-Tuner Synchro Monsters, optionally during the opponent's turn. Secondarily, some "T.G." monsters can add any 1 "T.G." monster from the Deck to the hand at the End Phase of the turn if they were destroyed on the field.

"T.G." includes 4 "Accel Synchro Monsters" requiring Synchro Monsters as materials: the Level 10 "Blade Blaster" and "Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX", and the Level 12 "Halberd Cannon", and "Glaive Blaster". They act as the Deck's in-theme end goals.

To make these bosses during setup, the Deck has to swarm "T.G." Main Deck monsters to make multiple non-Accel "T.G." Synchro Monsters to be used as material. Non-Accel "T.G." Synchro Monsters can easily faciliatate "T.G." Accel Synchro requirements as they are either Level 5 or 2, and each Level contains Tuner Synchro Monsters (Level 5: "Wonder Magician" and "Star Guardian"; Level 2: "Mighty Striker").

The main enablers for "T.G." Main Deck swarming are their Extra Deck monsters "T.G. Trident Launcher", "T.G. Over Dragonar", and "T.G. Star Guardian"; the former two locks the player into only "T.G." monsters for the rest of the turn:

  • "T.G. Trident Launcher" is a Link 3 Link Monster able to summon 3 "T.G." monsters, 1 each from the hand, Deck, and GY.
  • "T.G. Over Dragonar" is a Level 5 Synchro Monster able to Special Summon any number of "T.G." monsters from the GY.
  • "T.G. Star Guardian" is a Level 5 Tuner Synchro Monster able to (indirectly) Special Summon 1 "T.G." monster from the GY.

"T.G." main deck combo enablers are the follows:

  • "T.G. Screw Serpent": Level 4 Tuner with own on-summon extension effect.
  • "T.G. Rocket Salamander": Level 1 non-Tuner with searching and extension effect; due to being both a combo enabler and a searcher, it is the Deck's main starter.
  • "T.G. Tank Grub": Level 1 Tuner/non-Tuner who floats into a Level 1 non-Tuner Token when used as Synchro Material.

By using and reviving "Screw Serpent" with the effects of "Over Dragonar", "Star Guardian", and "Rocket Salamander", and then using them with Level 1 non-Tuner extenders to make Level 5 Synchro Monsters, "T.G." can quickly make necessary Level 5 Synchro Monsters for Accel Synchro materials. Additional swarming (offered by cards like "T.G. All Clear", "T.G. Booster Raptor", "T.G. Drill Fish", "T.G. Gear Zombie", and "T.G. Warwolf"), accessible by searchers like "T.G. Limiter Removal", "T.G. Mighty Striker", and "T.G. All Clear", can fill in the remaining gaps needed to setup up Accel Synchro. "T.G. Close" rounds out the strategy with an extra searchable backrow interruption.

Externally, the Deck's starter, "T.G. Rocket Salamander", can be searched by "Bonfire" or the "Snake-Eye"/"Diabellstar" engine.

Recommended cards[edit]

Recommended cards

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Weaknesses[edit]

  • As a Synchro-focused archetype, the Deck is weak to anti-Synchro floodgates. (e.g. "Dimensional Barrier", "Vanity's Emptiness")
  • Due to the searching and tutoring needed for the Deck's main combos, the Deck is weak to anti-Searching floodgates. (e.g. "Mistake")
  • Due to the Deck featuring many different types and Attributes, it is weak to "Gozen Match" and "Rivalry of Warlords".
  • The Deck has limited in-engine removal, making it struggle to go second against an established board.
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