History Main / CreatingLifeIsAwesome

* The ultimate goal of AI research, although this might have some undesired [[CrushKillDestroy consequences]].

To be able to create intelligent life. Not just having a regular baby, but ''creating'' something through science or magic would be amazing.

* In the MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic Fanfic/{{Ruin Value}}, [[spoiler:Celestia, Luna, and Discord were all created by the last living human scientist]].

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' at first plays up the idea of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs recreating prehistoric animals from fossilized mosquitoes]] from this angle. However, some of the characters don't agree with this. [[Creator/JeffGoldblum Ian Malcolm]] seems to believe that CreatingLifeIsBad. After his experience in the Park, Alan Grant seems to have taken up this mindset as well when we see him in ''JurassicParkIII''. However, creating life in general still comes across as pretty awesome; it's just that attempting to control that life and modify it to suit your tastes will lead to disaster. In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the herbivorous dinosaurs and even the ''T. rex'' have been successfully contained and put on display, but the ''Indominus rex'' is created [[spoiler:as a LivingWeapon, which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]]]].

In many works, CreatingLifeIsBad. An ultimate show of [[ScaleOfScientificSins scientific]] [[{{Pride}} hubris]]. Western literature has its roots in a religious tradition in which the act of creation is the turf of God Almighty. Thus, Mary Shelley's ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' not only became very influential, but also constantly interpreted through the lens of this condemning mindset.

Since then, more and more authors have been moving away from that old trope, instead moving towards this one -- either defying the Frankenstein tradition or ignoring it completely. To qualify for this trope, the created life must be good and be treated as such. Of course, it must be created by humans or similar, not by deities in the traditional sense.

If ''other'' created individuals are evil by nature, then both tropes apply. If all the created individuals are good (and remain reasonably good, instead of falling into the Frankenstein tradition) but all humans hate them, then it's TorchesAndPitchforks or CloningBlues rather then CreatingLifeIsBad.

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', the mage known as "the Lifemaker" got his title for a reason: [[spoiler:the Magical World, with its own entire ecosystem and intelligent ensouled beings numbering nearly a billion, was created by him.]] His creating life is never portrayed as a bad thing... it's the fact that he now wants to ''end'' said life that makes him the villain.

* In the MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic Fanfic/{{Ruin Value}}, [[spoiler: Celestia, Luna, and Discord were all created by the last living human scientist.]]

* Snark aside, it might add perspective to remember that ordinary people of all types are CreatingLife every day. The "horizontal mambo" has (often desired) consequences. The issues above of {{pride}} and [[AGodAmI playing god]] are not absent in this example, only less [[ScienceIsBad dramatized]].

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* The title wizard of Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''Literature/DarkLordOfDerkholm'' creates new life forms all the time, including griffins and winged humans. Some of them contain his own DNA and are treated as family members. Although this creates some unusual parent-child tensions, his creative work is treated as a positive thing on the whole.

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* [[TheSingularity Transhumanism]].

* The ultimate goal of AI research, although this might have [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 some]] [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} undesired]] [[CrushKillDestroy consequences]].

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' at first plays up the idea of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs recreating prehistoric animals from fossilized mosquitoes]] from this angle. However, some of the characters don't agree with this. [[JeffGoldblum Ian Malcolm]] seems to believe that CreatingLifeIsBad. After his experience in the Park, Alan Grant seems to have taken up this mindset as well when we see him in ''JurassicParkIII''. However, creating life in general still comes across as pretty awesome; it's just that attempting to control that life and modify it to suit your tastes will lead to disaster. In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the herbivorous dinosaurs and even the ''T. rex'' have been successfully contained and put on display, but the ''Indominus rex'' is created [[spoiler:as a LivingWeapon, which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]]]].

* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' [[spoiler: Cid of The Lufaine]] used his peoples science and magic to create [[spoiler: Chaos]], his "son" whom he and his wife cared for like any human child. Sadly, [[spoiler: Cid]] and his wife were unable to prevent the government form using [[spoiler: Chaos']] powers for destruction. This (among other things) eventually led [[spoiler: Chaos]] to hate his "father". Later he successfully repeated the experiment and created the [[spoiler: Warrior of Light]], who's life took a more positive direction.

* The original ''{{Transformers}}'' series and Marvel comic often do what humans would consider unforgivable acts of playing god. Many robots were created in moments of "We need someone to do X; let's build 'em!" Their society just sees this thing differently from humans. The things that go wrong when humans do it seldom show up - the result is usually perfectly sane ''and'' treated as an equal from day one. FridgeLogic dictates the necessity of this trope, since how else could robots reproduce? The comic even has an instance of five Autobots who allowed full copies of their data to be made, to be placed in new bodies if Optimus needed extra backup on Earth. No sign of CloningBlues, though unfortunately we don't get to meet the versions of them who are still on Cybertron.

* In ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica'' The nature mysteries of the Merinita and the research of the Maga Ierimyra, (in the Broken Covenant of Calebais adventure) both allow the creation of breeds of supernatural animals with intelligence and/or magical powers with no drawback to the creator aside from the effort it takes to do the job and the responsibility of having to deal with the resulting race of super animals. Also Golems can be created by Jewish Kabbalists as in folklore.

* In ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica'' The nature mysteries of the Merinita and the research of the Maga Ierimyra, (in the Broken Covenant of Calebais adventure) both allow the creation of breeds of supernatural animals with intelligence and/or magical powers with no drawback to the creator aside from the effort it takes to do the job and the responsibility of having to deal with the resulting race of super animals.

* In the third book of the YoungWizards series, Dairene's ordeal ends in the creation of an entire race of [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot sentient robot wizards]], [[spoiler: who then become the first species to outright reject [[{{Satan}} the Lone One's]] offer.]] Simultaneously subverts AIIsACrapshoot, [[spoiler: as they come close to making the ''spectacularly'' bad move of [[TimeStandsStill freezing the universe]] until [[AlmightyMum Dairene]] talks them out of it.]]

* The ultimate goal of AI research, although this might have [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 some]] [[{{Terminator}} undesired]] [[CrushKillDestroy consequences]].

In many works, CreatingLifeIsBad. An ultimate show of [[ScaleOfScientificSins scientific]] [[{{Pride}} hubris.]] Western literature has its roots in a religious tradition in which the act of creation is the turf of God Almighty. Thus, Mary Shelley's ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' not only became very influential, but also constantly interpreted through the lens of this condemning mindset.

* Snark aside, it might add perspective to remember that ordinary people of all types are [[CreatingLife creating life]] every day. The "horizontal mambo" has (often desired) consequences. The issues above of {{pride}} and [[AGodAmI playing god]] are not absent in this example, only less [[ScienceIsBad dramatized]].
* The ultimate goal of AI research, although this might have [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 some]] [[{{Terminator}} undesired]] [[CrushKillDestroy consequences]].

* In ''The Black Gryphon'', which takes place JustBeforeTheEnd, thousands of years before the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, the great mage Urtho has successfully created several intelligent species, with the gryphons being his masterwork. That he must press them into war against his opposite number Ma'ar (who creates semi-intelligent monsters in imitation of Urtho) is a source of great sorrow. The gryphons are unambiguously good creatures, and Urtho's biggest mistake lies merely in failing to trust them with the secret of successful reproduction (intentionally a more complicated process than for humans), so that they may live independently of their creator.

Since then, more and more authors have been moving away from that old trope, instead moving towards this one- either defying the Frankenstein tradition or ignoring it completely. To qualify for this trope, the created life must be good and be treated as such. Of course, it must be created by humans or similar, not by deities in the traditional sense.

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' at first plays up the idea of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs recreating prehistoric animals from fossilized mosquitoes]] from this angle. However, some of the characters don't agree with this. [[JeffGoldblum Ian Malcolm]] seems to believe that CreatingLifeIsBad. After his experience in the Park, Alan Grant seems to have taken up this mindset as well when we see him in ''JurassicParkIII''. However, creating life in general still comes across as pretty awesome; it's just that attempting to control that life and modify it to suit your tastes will lead to disaster. In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the herbivorous dinosaurs and even the ''T. rex'' have been successfully contained and put on display, but the ''Indominus rex'' is created [[spoiler:as a weapon, which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]]]].

* In ''Black Gryphon'', which takes place JustBeforeTheEnd, thousands of years before the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, the great mage Urtho has successfully created several intelligent species, with the gryphons being his masterwork. That he must press them into war against his opposite number Ma'ar (who creates semi-intelligent monsters in imitation of Urtho) is a source of great sorrow. The gryphons are unambiguously good creatures, and Urtho's biggest mistake lies merely in failing to trust them with the secret of successful reproduction (intentionally a more complicated process than for humans), so that they may live independently of their creator.