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   |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3027]]
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-'''Doctor Frankenstein''', {{monsym|Doctor Frankenstein}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He is a [[Quantum mechanic (monster class)|quantum mechanic-like]] [[humanoid]] monster that [[teleport]]s at random, and possesses a weapon attack along with a claw attack that can [[teleport]] you, similar to other [[quantum mechanic]]s. Doctor Frankenstein has [[poison resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], and cannot be [[tame]]d.
+'''Doctor Frankenstein''', {{monsym|Doctor Frankenstein}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He is a [[Quantum mechanic (monster class)|quantum mechanic-like]] [[humanoid]] monster that [[teleport]]s at random, and possesses a weapon attack along with a claw attack that can [[teleport]] you, similar to other [[quantum mechanic]]s. Doctor Frankenstein has [[poison resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], and cannot be [[tamed]].
-Doctor Frankenstein's [[corpse]] is [[poison]]ous to eat, and eating his corpse or [[tin]] is guaranteed to convey [[teleportitis]]. Like other quantum mechanics, he is not considered [[human]] for the purposes of [[cannibalism]] or [[sacrifice]].
+Doctor Frankenstein's [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating his corpse or [[tin]] is guaranteed to convey [[teleportitis]]. Like other quantum mechanics, he is not considered [[human]] for the purposes of [[cannibalism]] or [[sacrifice]].
 ==Generation==

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 Born in Naples, Italy, the young Victor took interest in the works of alchemists such as [[wikipedia:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]] and longed to discover the fabled elixir of life; he temporarily loses interest at 15, after witnessing a lightning strike that destroys a tree and having the theory of electricity explained to him. However, while at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Frankenstein develops a fondness for chemistry and rediscovers his passion for the sciences and curiosity about the nature of life - his studies eventually lead him to a miraculous discovery that enables him to give life to non-living matter. Over the course of two years, Victor undertakes the creation of a humanoid being in the attic of his boarding house.
-Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life, but the Creature's ugliness horrifies him into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, and Victor in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he kill several of Victor's family members and his future wife.
+Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life, but the Creature's ugliness horrifies him into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, and Victor in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he kills several of Victor's family members and his future wife.
 Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature, followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster, is one of the major themes of the book; another major theme is the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its parallels to a parent's responsibility for their child. Though the novel portrays Victor as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions, many film adaptations&ndash;including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]]&ndash;depict Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist".

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   |frequency=Unique
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 4d4, Claw [[teleport]] 1d4
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d4 [[teleport]]
   |size=Medium
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=20
-  |resistances=[[poison]], [[shock]], [[sleep]]
+  |resistances=[[poison resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=causes [[teleportitis]] (100%)
   |experience=610
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 '''Doctor Frankenstein''', {{monsym|Doctor Frankenstein}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He is a [[Quantum mechanic (monster class)|quantum mechanic-like]] [[humanoid]] monster that [[teleport]]s at random, and possesses a weapon attack along with a claw attack that can [[teleport]] you, similar to other [[quantum mechanic]]s. Doctor Frankenstein has [[poison resistance]], [[shock resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], and cannot be [[tame]]d.
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 ==Generation==
-Doctor Frankenstein is guaranteed to appear in [[Frankenstein's Lab|his eponymous lab]], where he is found in the small innermost room behind a [[secret door]]. He will always be generated hostile, and cannot be selected as a form for [[polymorph]].
+Doctor Frankenstein is guaranteed to appear in [[Frankenstein's Lab|his eponymous lab]], where he is found in the small innermost room behind a [[secret door]]. He will always be generated hostile, and he is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
-Doctor Frankenstein is [[monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[lab coat]], a [[spellbook of polymorph]] and a [[wand of polymorph]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|1127|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Doctor Frankenstein is [[always generated with]] a [[lab coat]], a [[spellbook of polymorph]] and a [[wand of polymorph]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|1127|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Strategy==
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 Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life, but the Creature's ugliness horrifies him into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, and Victor in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he kill several of Victor's family members and his future wife.
-Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature, followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster, is one of the major themes of the book; another major theme is the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its parallels to a parent's responsibility for their child. Though the novel portrays him as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions, many film adaptations - including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]] - have portrayed Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist".
+Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature, followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster, is one of the major themes of the book; another major theme is the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its parallels to a parent's responsibility for their child. Though the novel portrays Victor as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions, many film adaptations&ndash;including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]]&ndash;depict Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist".
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Strategy==
-Doctor Frankenstein is not especially difficult to face for a player capable of making it to [[Gehennom]] and finding his laboratory. Though his -10 base [[AC]] is far superior to any other monster within the laboratory - including [[Frankenstein's Monster|his own creation]] - any player that can find the branch from within Gehennom should be capable of hitting through his defenses with ease. Doctor Frankenstein's biggest threat for a prepared player is the  teleportation from his second attack, which at worst can prolong the fight by several turns; [[MC]]3 or [[teleport control]] nullifies the impact of the attack altogether.
+Doctor Frankenstein is not especially difficult to face for a player capable of making it to [[Gehennom]] and finding his laboratory. Though his -10 base [[AC]] is far superior to any other monster within the laboratory&ndash;including [[Frankenstein's Monster|his own creation]]&ndash;any player that can find the branch from within Gehennom should be capable of hitting through his defenses with ease.
-The [[genetic engineer]]s he shares a room with and the {{mcsl|A}} that may generate in the branch (which is considered outside of Gehennom) are a more pressing threat in comparison; properties like [[magic resistance]] or [[unchanging]] can prevent the engineers' polymorphing attacks.
+Doctor Frankenstein's biggest threat for a prepared hero is the teleportation from his second attack, which at worst can prolong the fight by several turns; [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] or [[teleport control]] nullifies the impact of the attack altogether. The [[Genetic engineer (SLASH'EM)|genetic engineer]]s he shares a room with and the {{mcsl|A}} that may generate in the branch (which is considered outside of Gehennom) are a more pressing threat in comparison: properties like [[magic resistance]] or [[unchanging]] can prevent the engineers' polymorphing attacks.
 Doctor Frankenstein may be worth defeating for his guaranteed lab coat, which is a valuable source of [[acid resistance]] and MC3 for a player that either lacks the resistance or wants to adjust their build for it: acid resistance is a rare property, and is highly useful for late game threats such as [[giant shoggoth]]s.

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 Born in Naples, Italy, the young Victor took interest in the works of alchemists such as [[wikipedia:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]] and longed to discover the fabled elixir of life; he temporarily loses interest at 15, after witnessing a lightning strike that destroys a tree and having the theory of electricity explained to him. However, while at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Frankenstein develops a fondness for chemistry and rediscovers his passion for the sciences and curiosity about the nature of life - his studies eventually lead him to a miraculous discovery that enables him to give life to non-living matter. Over the course of two years, Victor undertakes the creation of a humanoid being in the attic of his boarding house.
-Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life; the Creature's ugliness horrifies Frankenstein into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, who in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he takes the lives of several family members and his future wife.
+Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life, but the Creature's ugliness horrifies him into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, and Victor in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he kill several of Victor's family members and his future wife.
 Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature, followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster, is one of the major themes of the book; another major theme is the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its parallels to a parent's responsibility for their child. Though the novel portrays him as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions, many film adaptations - including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]] - have portrayed Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist".

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 Doctor Victor Frankenstein is a Swiss scientist and the titular main protagonist of 1818 [[wikipedia:Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]]''. The title directly likens him to [[wikipedia:Prometheus|Prometheus]], a figure of classical folklore who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire.
-The story itself begins with Captain Robert Walton finding the nearly-frozen-and-emaciated Victor during an exploration of the North Pole: Walton comes to the area in pursuit of scientific knowledge, and during the voyage his crew spots a dog sled driven by a gigantic figure, rescuing Victor a few hours later. As Frankenstein starts to recover, he reveals that he has been in pursuit of [[Frankenstein's Monster|the gigantic figure]] and recounts his life story to Walton as a warning, seeing in Walton the same obsession that led him to ruin.
+The story itself begins with Captain Robert Walton finding the nearly-frozen-and-emaciated Victor during an exploration of the North Pole: Walton comes to the area in pursuit of scientific knowledge, and during the voyage his crew spots a dog sled driven by a gigantic figure, rescuing Victor a few hours later. As Frankenstein starts to recover, he reveals that he has been in pursuit of [[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|the gigantic figure]] and recounts his life story to Walton as a warning, seeing in Walton the same obsession that led him to ruin.
-Born in Naples, Italy, the young Victor takes interest in the works of alchemists such as [[wikipedia:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]] and longs to discover the fabled elixir of life; at 15, after witnessing a lightning strike that destroys a tree and having the theory of electricity explained, he temporarily loses interest. However, while at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Frankenstein develops a fondness for chemistry and rediscovers his passion for the sciences and curiosity about the nature of life - his studies eventually lead him to a miraculous discovery that enables him to give life to non-living matter. Over the course of two years, Victor undertakes the creation of a humanoid being in the attic of his boarding house.
+Born in Naples, Italy, the young Victor took interest in the works of alchemists such as [[wikipedia:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]] and longed to discover the fabled elixir of life; he temporarily loses interest at 15, after witnessing a lightning strike that destroys a tree and having the theory of electricity explained to him. However, while at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Frankenstein develops a fondness for chemistry and rediscovers his passion for the sciences and curiosity about the nature of life - his studies eventually lead him to a miraculous discovery that enables him to give life to non-living matter. Over the course of two years, Victor undertakes the creation of a humanoid being in the attic of his boarding house.
-Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process, and uses an ambiguous means involving electricity to fully animate his creation. In spite of his efforts, the Creature's ugliness horrifies Frankenstein into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, who in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he takes the lives of several family members and his future wife.
+Due to the difficulty of replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes his "Creature" about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height and proportionally large, and selects for features commonly considered beautiful during the process. Using an ambiguous means involving electricity, Victor finally brings his creation to life; the Creature's ugliness horrifies Frankenstein into fleeing from his creation. As the Creature struggles to discover his own identity and fails to fit into human society, his shunning leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein, who in turn devotes his life to destroying the Creature after he takes the lives of several family members and his future wife.
-Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Though many subsequent film adaptations, including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]], have portrayed Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist", the novel portrays him as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature - followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster - is one of the major themes of the book, alongside the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its similarities to a parent's responsibility for their child.
+Some aspects of Victor's character are believed to have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Shelley]], Mary's husband. Though many film adaptations - including the 1931 film ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|''Hammer Films'' series]] starring [[wikipedia:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]], have portrayed Frankenstein as the prototypical "mad scientist" - the novel portrays him as a tragic figure whose life is defined by his obsessions. Victor's desire to understand and create life through the Creature, followed by his struggles with guilt, despair and regret as Victor eventually seeks to destroy the monster, is one of the major themes of the book; another major theme is the question of Frankenstein's responsibility to the creature and its parallels to a parent's responsibility for their child.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==