actually Frankenstein was the name of the scientist. the creature’s name is Bionicle
@Satsuma he was put together from pieces
@Lady i feel like theres a difference between necromancy and lego
@Satsuma lego is just necromancy with dinosaurs
@Lady really
@Satsuma plastic production is definitely a necro *something*
@Lady it doesnt bring anything to life it just makes it even more inert
@Satsuma (can’t wake up)
@Satsuma but this is actually the result of me thinking about non‐golem automatons in contemporary fiction in response to a question by ellie about terminology for them
@Lady how are we defining this category?
@Satsuma original question was https://chat.noelle.codes/@noelle/107244322160963873 although i was thinking more broadly in terms of “supernaturally animated construct (probably anthropomorphic in nature)”
@Lady yeah i feel like the key difference between Frankenstein’s monster and an automaton is that he has like, feelings and a high capacity for independent action
@Satsuma right, which is also true of bionicle
@Lady yeah its a separate but also extant genre of characters
@Satsuma i think if you dig into like, steampunk literature though, a lot of automatons do indeed have feelings and capacity for independent action
@Satsuma i think frankenstein is probably one of the chief sources of inspiration for steampunk automaton narrative
@Lady i will accept this