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 has been an industry leader in anti-gravity applications..." At least that's how the G-Tech System corporation described itself. In reality, despite having made a diverse range of products, from the C-Float™ egg whisk to the Revver range of anti-gravity vehicles, the company had been largely unknown outside of its tiny customer base. As for its products, they were not known for being well-received by the public.
As stated in the numerous corporate statements, it appeared that G-Tech was very concerned about making money, not to mention how it had been struggling financially, even from the very beginning. So it would make sense for the company to establish an Anti-Gravity racing team to help 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 consistently underperformed with their uncompetitive craft. One unsuccessful season after another, the parent company attempted 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..." had since become subject to mockery, not to mention how the team were already the laughingstock of the league to begin with.
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 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.
F9000 Background[]
100% artificial gravity products
Everyone knows G-Tech. Can there be anyone on Earth who hasn't used our C-Float™ egg whisk for preparing pancakes, our Rotating Blade-O™ to mow their lawn, our Speedy Bambino!™ play buggy to give the kids a treat, or our RevVer Rover commuter vehicle to get to work? Remember folks, 'If It Floats, It's G-Tech™!'
Since buying out the failing AG Systems team, our investment has been delivering results, and in the words of Chief Executive Blanche Undindin, 'We're going to throw money at these ships until they float on the pungent stink of hard cash.'
Steve Simmit, Director of Operations, puts it simply.
'Our aim is to win this thing, and 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. Roberto and Naomi are flying for us and they're going to do good, I promise. And if they don't do good this year, then they'll do it next year. I'm working so hard on this team that I don't expect to spend a night with my wife for 12 months. Aw heck, if I don't do it this year, I can always do it next year, right?'
And don't forget, the KuteFace™ Red and KuteFace™ Blue RevVer Rovers will be launching soon. Order yours now and collect the set!
Appearance, Evolution and Stats[]
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, only to later switch to another team once said team is unlocked.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- It is likely that G-Tech was created to represent Good Technology, 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 bears some similarities to Qirex in the original PlayStation Wipeout trilogy, as stated below:
- They 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 compared to the single G-Tech craft appearing in the series.
- As a result, Qirex had proven themselves the most successful AG racing team in history, while G-Tech never achieved any success throughout the F9000, making the latter more comparable in terms of performance to pre-F9000 FEISAR and, to a lesser extent, F7200-era Icaras.
- 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[2] and was considered unimpressive compared to every other super weapon of their respective eras.
- Both their liveries were very similar, as they both used purple as their primary livery colour.
- They both got involved with Overtel in some way – Qirex was acquired by Overtel during the F3600 League and remained under its ownership 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.
Notes[]
| Anti-Gravity Racing Teams in Wipeout |
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| AG Systems • Assegai • Auricom • EG-X • FEISAR • Goteki 45 • Harimau • Icaras • Mirage • Piranha • Qirex • Triakis • Van-Über |
| Defunct/Former Teams: EG-R • G-Tech • Tigron • Xios |