G-Tech

G-Tech
Full Name	G-Tech Systems
Years Active	2155-2170
Location	Japan
Livery Colors	Purple Khaki Grey White
Key People	Blanche Undindin (Chief Executive, 2160) Steve Simmit (Director of Operations, 2160)
Known Pilots	Roberto Sergio (F9000) Naomi Turner (F9000)
Motto(s)	"If it floats, it's G-Tech™!" (F9000) "Products for an accelerated age" (F9000) "There is no gravity... The Earth sucks" (F9000)
First Appearance	Wipeout Fusion

G-Tech Systems were an Anti-Gravity racing team competing in the F9000 League. They were one of the three teams that made an appearence only in Wipeout Fusion.

History

For years, G-Tech Systems had been an industry leader in anti-gravity applications... At least that's how the company described itself. Nonetheless, it had made a diverse range of products, such as the C-Float™ egg whisk, the Rotating Blade-O™ lawn mower, the Speedy Bambino!™ play buggy, and of course the Revver range of anti-gravity vehicles, even the Kuteface™ rovers for those vehicles too.

As stated in the numerous company statements, it appeared that G-Tech was very concerned about making money, especially because the company itself had been underperforming financially in the recent years. So it would make sense for the company to establish an Anti-Gravity racing team to promote its products. In order to do so, G-Tech took over AG Systems' failing AG racing division in 2155. Using a few of the latter's technologies, G-Tech converted some of its Revver craft into actual racing craft, so as to compete in the F9000 Anti-Gravity Racing League.

Despite claiming to be experts at domestic applications of anti-gravity technology, none of those products were designed to travel in excess of 800 kilometres per hour whilst shrugging off a barrage of weapons fire and manoeuvring tricky corners. Throughout the league, G-Tech slumped at the bottom of the ladder with their uncompetitive craft. One unsuccessful season after another, the parent company threatened to pull the team out of the sport on more than one occasion, citing the countless billions it had ploughed into the team for very little return. Yet each season, they would come back for more under Director of Operations Steve Simmit, whose mantra of "...if we don't win it this year, we'll do it next year, and if not then, we'll do it the year after..." became a much-ridiculed quote often associated with a lost cause.

In an attempt to gain results on the track, G-Tech became one of the major accomplices in the racketeering that went on behind closed doors of league headquarters. This had proven fruitless though, as they still failed to improve their results, much less secure a single championship title. Eventually, G-Tech found itself in massive legal trouble once its involvement in the corruption scandals came to surface in 2170. The company was shut down on the spot, and all of its assets, including the craft, were auctioned off in the aftermath.

Appearance, Evolution and Stats

• G-Tech REVVER (F9000)

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G-Tech is one of the three starting teams in the game, and is thus used mainly by beginners. As such, the G-Tech craft has generally inferior statistics. It has the highest top speed among the starting craft, but is underwhelming in everything else, especially thrust and handling, even when compared to all other craft. Despite these peculiars, a few beginners use it for easier early success, likely for its weapons power and shielding. Even then, they will switch to another team anyway, i.e. once new teams are unlocked.

Gallery

G-Tech logo from Wipeout Fusion

G-Tech wallpaper from Wipeout Fusion

Trivia

• It is likely that G-Tech was created to represent Good Technology (now known as VMLY&R London), the graphic designers for in-game branding and menus of Wipeout Fusion.
  • However, because they replaced a fan-favourite (AG Systems), used a livery scheme similar to another fan-favourite (Qirex), and their craft stats were sub-par compared to other teams in the game, G-Tech have since become a much-loathed team with the Wipeout fanbase.
• G-Tech seems to be similar to Qirex in the original PlayStation Wipeout trilogy, as stated below:
  • Both were obsessed with money and used anti-gravity technology solely for the purpose of making profits, though the new Qirex team would be significantly less concerned about money.
  • They both used high-performance craft that had powerful shielding at the expense of manoeuvrability, though the Qirex craft had always been far more competitive with an invariably stronger thrust force than the single G-Tech craft appearing in the series.
    • As far as overall performance in AG racing is concerned, G-Tech could definitely be better compared to pre-F9000 FEISAR and, to a much lesser extent, F7200-era Icaras, since Qirex were highly successful on their own part in comparison.
    • When the "Animal Ships" cheat is active, both Qirex (2097/XL) and G-Tech take the form of pigs during gameplay, though this seems to be purely a coincidence.
      • Another coincidence is that Qirex (64) and G-Tech each had a super weapon that had vaguely similar names and was considered unimpressive compared to other super weapons of their respective eras.
  • Both their liveries were very similar, as they both used purple as their primary livery color.
  • They both got involved with Overtel in some way – Qirex was acquired by Overtel during the F3600 League and remained under the ownership of Overtel until some time during the F7200 League, while G-Tech was said to have received financial support from Overtel in order to allow them to keep competing in the F9000 League.
  • They both became defunct as a result of financial problems – Qirex sufferred a financial downturn during the Russian industrial recession of the late 2140s and was absorbed into Tigron, while G-Tech got involved in the corruption within the F9000 Federation and had all its assets foreclosed after the corruption was exposed.