Editing Dark Synchro Monster

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| image caption = "[[Moon Dragon Quilla]]"
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| kanji         = ダークシンクロモンスター
| romaji        = Dāku Shinkuro Monsutā
| english       = Dark Synchro Monster
| french        = 
| german        = 
| italian       = Mostro Synchro Oscuro
| korean        = 
| portuguese    = Monstros Sincro das Trevas
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| list          = List of Dark Synchro Monsters
| support list  = List of Dark Synchro Monster support cards
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'''Dark Synchro Monsters''' (Japanese: ダークシンクロモンスター ''Dāku Shinkuro Monsutā'') are a type of [[Monster Card]] exclusive to the anime, manga, and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force]]'' video games. They are a counterpart to [[Synchro Monster]]s, that either have [[Negative Level]]s (in the anime and video games) that are represented by blue orbs with purple stars, or are Level 0 (in the manga). The color of their card frame is a dark grey with a brownish tint. These cards are placed in the [[Extra Deck]]. Dark Synchro Monsters are considered entirely different from normal Synchro Monsters.

Dark Synchro Monsters are [[Dark Synchro Summon]]ed by [[send]]ing 1 [[Dark Tuner monster]] and 1 non-[[Tuner monster]] to the [[Graveyard]]. The non-[[Tuner monster]]'s [[Level]] minus the [[Dark Tuner monster]]'s [[Level]] must be equal to the Dark Synchro Monster's negative [[Level]].

In the anime, their negative Level stars are left-aligned (like the [[Rank]]s of an [[Xyz Monster]]), contrasting to the right-aligned positive Levels, while their dark gray card frame contrasts with the white card frame of regular Synchro Monsters.

Dark Synchro Monsters debuted in {{episode|5ds|27|ref}}. They are also present in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' manga and the video games [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5|5]], and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6|6]].

Because of the greater difficulty in Summoning them, Dark Synchro Monsters are generally more powerful than Synchro Monsters of their equivalent Level.

==In the ''TCG''/''OCG''==
No monsters are designated as Dark Synchro Monsters in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]''/''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]]''. All Dark Synchro Monsters have been released as regular [[Synchro Monster]]s, with either regular (but highly specific) Synchro Summoning requirements or a special Summoning condition that simulates a Dark Synchro Summon.

Dark Synchro Monsters from the anime (except "[[Moon Dragon Quilla]]") require 1 [[DARK]]-[[Attribute]] [[Tuner monster]] (instead of [[Dark Tuner monster]]s, which do not exist in the ''TCG''/''OCG'') and non-[[Tuner monster]]s of the same Type as then non-Tuner monster that was used for their [[Dark Synchro Summon]] in anime (e.g. in the anime, [[Grady]] Dark Synchro Summoned "[[Frozen Fitzgerald (anime)|Frozen Fitzgerald]]" using "[[Blizzard Lizard]]"; as such, the ''TCG''/''OCG'' card "[[Frozen Fitzgerald]]" requires Beast-Type non-Tuner monsters).

The two Dark Synchro Monsters from the manga, "[[Ultimate God Ultimaya Tzolkin (manga)|Ultimate God Ultimaya Tzolkin]]" and "[[Ultimate Phantasm God Ultimitl Bishbaalkin (manga)|Ultimate Phantasm God Ultimitl Bishbaalkin]]", are Level 12 Synchro Monsters with an special Summoning condition almost identical to a Dark Synchro Summon, as suggested by being printed as Level 0 monsters. They require [[send]]ing any 1 Tuner and any 1 non-Tuner with the same Level as each other from the player's [[field]] to the [[Graveyard]]. 

"[[Ursarctic]]" Synchro Monsters also have a special Summoning condition where the difference between the Levels of the pseudo-materials is used to perform the Summon, as that is what has to match the Synchro Monster's Level rather than the sum. The first Level 1 Synchro Monsters, something impossible to Synchro Summon, belong to this archetype, and do not care which Level is higher. Higher-Level "Ursarctic" Synchro Monsters require the Tuner to have a higher Level than the non-Tuner.

Neither the manga method nor the "Ursactic" method is treated as a Synchro Summoning; the monsters sent to the GY are not considered Synchro Materials, unlike in the anime and manga. In fact, these 2 groups of monsters are also the only Synchro Monsters that [[cannot be Synchro Summoned]].

== List ==
This is a list of ''OCG''/''TCG'' cards that are Dark Synchro Monsters in other media.
{{card query|[[misc::Dark Synchro Monster]]|medium=official}}

==Example==
{{Show card image|Frozen Fitzgerald (anime)|align=center}}

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[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]