T.G.

T.G., short for Tech Genus is an archetype used by Antinomy in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. They are all 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 "T.G. Blade Blaster" have XX and "T.G. Halberd Cannon" has XXX. They made their debut in Extreme Victory.

They seem to be high tech monsters from the future and they share a variation of this effect in anime:

''This card can also be treated as a Machine-Type monster. When a Spell or Trap Card you control which targets this card, you can halve this card's original ATK and DEF. When this card is destroyed, you can add 1 "T.G." monster card from your Deck to your hand. You cannot Summon it this turn.''

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5, it is possible to use the card obtained during the same turn, and the ATK and DEF reduction is not present among their effects.

They seem to have synergy with "Gadgets", as Bruno as Vizor uses them alongside them in the game; Since a "Gadget" searches for another "Gadget" when being Summoned, while a "T.G." searches for another "T.G." when destroyed.

The real life version of the "T.G." cards consist of monsters who can "replace" themselves with different monsters when they're destroyed. Most of the non-Synchro monsters search for other "T.G." monsters besides ones that share their name (for example, a "T.G. Werewolf" can search for any "T.G." monster besides "T.G. Werewolf"), while all of the Synchros (except "T.G. Recipro Dragonfly") draw cards or Summon monsters.

Despite their bionic appearance and names, the only existing Machine-Type monsters are Accel Synchro Monsters. All of "T.G." supporting Spell and Trap Cards have an initialism in their names.

Playing Style
The goal of the archetype is to Accel Synchro Summon "T.G." monsters to control the field. "T.G. Blade Blaster" can negate Spells and Traps while "T.G. Halberd Cannon" can negate Summons. Due to the ease of low-level Synchro Summons, Summoning the two aforementioned monsters is a matter of summoning and protecting the Synchro Material Monsters."T.G. Striker","T.G. Werewolf", and "T.G. Catapult Dragon" are the best cards to swarm with; the first two have easy Summoning requirements, while "Catapult Dragon" can Summon more and give "Werewolf" an opportunity to be Summoned by its effect. At the very least, in case you cannot Synchro Summon, you can build a defense and let your opponent destroy them, giving you plenty of cards to add to your hand at the End Phase.

Weaknesses
Since this archetype is one of the most Synchro-focused archetypes, rivaling Yusei-themed and Inca Decks, all anti-Synchro support ("Discord", "Synchro Control", "Greed Grado", "Meklords", "Shiny Black "C"", etc.) can kill the Deck, in addition to all the typical Anti-Meta strategies that most Decks fall prey to. None of the non-Synchro monsters provide any offensive capabilities, barring "Rush Rhino" with "TGX300" on the field. Also, nearly all monsters have effects that ease the Synchro Summons, while wrecking havoc on the player's hand. Therefore, field clearing becomes even more important.

Anime
Antinomy uses a "T.G."-theme Deck. His style puts much emphasis on Synchro tactics. As most T.G. cards allow him to constantly add cards to his hand or quickly Summon themselves to the field, Antinomy will regularly take advantage of that to swarm the field to perform multiple Synchro Summons, sometimes twice per turn. His Synchro-tactics are very versatile, able to take advantage of his opponent's Synchro Monsters to further his own strategy. The pinnacle his Deck's power is seen from the Accel Synchro Summon. Compared to most characters so far, Bruno's Synchro Summon chants are like system checks rather than making an emotional or profound message. In the anime, Bruno seems to have a habit of Synchro Summoning using the same Synchro Material Monsters for each Synchro Monster.

Synchro Chant
Alot of people have notice that Bruno’s Synchro Summon chant is a lot different than other Duelist’s. He’s Synchro Summon chants are mainly system chants not like Yusei Fudo & Jack Atlas’s which include emotional talk. Some of his chants are "Limiter removal, Level 5. Regulator open. Thruster warm-up, okay. Up link, all clear. Go! Synchro Summon! Come on, T.G. Hyper Librarian!" and “Limited removal, level 5. Booster launch, okay. Inclination, okay. Ground support, all clear. Go! Synchro Summon! Come on, T.G. Wonder Magician.” Another one is "Limiter removal, Level 10. Main bass booster control, all clear. Infinite power, unleashed here and now, break through this very dimension and beyond. Go! Accel Synchro! Come on, [[T.G. Blade Gunner!" and "Limiter removal, Level 2. Regulator, open. Navigation, all clear. Go! Synchro Summon! Come on, Tech Genus Recipro Dragonfly!" That’s some of his one but his main one is his Delta Accel Synchro – T.G. Halberd Cannon, "The state of supremacy beyond the limits of your own being, Top Clear Mind, Limiter removal, Level max. Regulator, open. All clear! Infinite power. Piercing through time and space, open to a world unknown. Go! Delta Accel!, Come On T.G. Halberd Cannon.

Extreme Victory And Shonen Jump
Extreme Victory finally introduces the T.G. monsters. Extreme Victory is the last packet of 5D’s, so what a way to finish it by releasing the T.G. monsters. The T.G. monsters were first shown at episode 74 and fans thought they will be released in The Shining Darkness. But fans were disappointed as they weren’t, because fans thought they will never be released until Yusei Fudo had a rematch against Bruno. Loads of duelists are waiting for it to come it out and it will on May 10th. 6 T.G. Synchro monsters will be released but only 5 will be released in Extreme Victory as the 6th one will be released as a Shonen Jump Promo and that monster is T.G. Hyper Librarian. It is probally the whole key card in all of Synchro Monsters as it lets you draw a card when you Synchro summon. Loads duelists think that this card will change the way they duel. It is a LV5 monster which is a very good card. It will be in every Synchro Deck out there hopefully.

Tech Genus X-mas Angel (Custom Card Of The Week)
Back in Christmas 2010 there was tournament for card designers. The card had to have something to do with X-mas. The one that won was non other than TECH GENUS X-MAS ANGEL. This card is LV7, Earth Synchro Monster which has 2500 attack and 1600 defence. This card is packing loads for a LV7 Synchro Monster. Another thing lovely about this card is its artwork because it looks very very Sexy indeed. This card can be the new Dark Magician Girl. Loads of people who entered this tournament said this card needs to win because of its artwork and how SEXY AND GORGEOUS it looks, Duelists also said this is the first since the legendary Dark Magician Girl which is looking sexy and will make loads of hits. The good thing about this card is that it is a T.G. monster. Duelists and non-duelists hope that this card will be released hopefully and rumour has it will as it won. It may be a Duel Terminal no one knows yet but however this wonderfull sexy card has caught our eyes.