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The '''Techno Wizard''' is the guy or girl who can make a computer or electronic device do anything. |
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Among other things, they know all the [[Magical Database |
Among other things, they know all the [[Magical Database]]s; they know how to use the [[Enhance Button]] and the [[Facial Recognition Software]] for the best results; they can look at a wall covered with [[Billions of Buttons]] and immediately figure out which unlabeled one is the one that turns off the [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]; they can jury-rig an iPod into an [[Everything Sensor]]. |
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They may or may not be a [[Mad Scientist]] as well, depending on how [[Speculative Fiction|fantastic]] the show is. They will often have [[Machine Empathy]], especially for devices they use regularly. |
They may or may not be a [[Mad Scientist]] as well, depending on how [[Speculative Fiction|fantastic]] the show is. They will often have [[Machine Empathy]], especially for devices they use regularly. |
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* Hasegawa Chisame from [[Mahou Sensei Negima]] became one after her pactio. |
* Hasegawa Chisame from [[Mahou Sensei Negima]] became one after her pactio. |
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* The titular character from ''[[Battle Programmer Shirase]]''. He can take on even the most skilled and well-equipped hacker with '''just a cellphone.''' |
* The titular character from ''[[Battle Programmer Shirase]]''. He can take on even the most skilled and well-equipped hacker with '''just a cellphone.''' |
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* Nina from ''[[Ultra Maniac]]'' literally * is* a |
* Nina from ''[[Ultra Maniac]]'' literally * is* a Techno Wizard because she needs to use a PC to cast spells due to her lack of skill. |
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* Yuki Nagato from ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. She hacked a computer game ''while playing'' and disabled the cheating of it's creators they were playing against. She [http://i44.tinypic.com/2nqce4z.gif played it] from the motherfucking ''code''. And she learned all those computer skills [[Instant Expert|in a matter of days]], as you can see her [[Rapid-Fire Typing|typing faster and faster]] every day. Of course, {{spoiler|she's not even close to being human either.}} |
* Yuki Nagato from ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. She hacked a computer game ''while playing'' and disabled the cheating of it's creators they were playing against. She [http://i44.tinypic.com/2nqce4z.gif played it] from the motherfucking ''code''. And she learned all those computer skills [[Instant Expert|in a matter of days]], as you can see her [[Rapid-Fire Typing|typing faster and faster]] every day. Of course, {{spoiler|she's not even close to being human either.}} |
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* Although much of Section 9 from ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' counts, The Laughing Man leads the pack: he can, in a matter of moments, subvert an entire crowd's ''cybernetic eyes'' and show them what he wants them to see. |
* Although much of Section 9 from ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' counts, The Laughing Man leads the pack: he can, in a matter of moments, subvert an entire crowd's ''cybernetic eyes'' and show them what he wants them to see. |
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* TechRat from ''[[Jem]]'' |
* TechRat from ''[[Jem]]'' |
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* Walter "Doc" Hartford from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' is a AI Psychiatrist. |
* Walter "Doc" Hartford from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' is a AI Psychiatrist. |
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* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', Donatello definitely fits the |
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', Donatello definitely fits the trope—humorously, he's been referred to as a wizard on more than one occasion: the ''Back to the Sewers'' episode "Superquest", and constantly called "Mr. Wizard" by his dimensional counterpart in ''[[Turtles Forever]]''. |
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