Dark Tuner (archetype)

"Dark Tuner" ( Dākuchūnā) is an archetype of Dark Tuner monster used by Dark Signer in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force.

In the anime, "Dark Tuner" monsters are not just DARK Attribute Tuner monsters, but are a completely different kind of monster, identified by having Dark Tuner listed after their Type. Each "Dark Tuner" monsters were designed to Dark Synchro Summon a Dark Synchro Monster. In the video games, "Dark Tuner" monsters cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a Dark Synchro Monster.