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A character (or more) creates a "superior" being through the good old-fashioned way (i.e. [[Don't Explain the Joke|sex]] (or at least something involving a womb, [[Uterine Replicator|artificial]] or not)). This can take multiple forms, such as making it multi-generational or including supernatural/[[Transhuman|technologically augmented]] parents. This usually is an attempt to make [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]], but not always. |
A character (or more) creates a "superior" being through the good old-fashioned way (i.e. [[Don't Explain the Joke|sex]] (or at least something involving a womb, [[Uterine Replicator|artificial]] or not)). This can take multiple forms, such as making it multi-generational or including supernatural/[[Transhuman|technologically augmented]] parents. This usually is an attempt to make [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]], but not always. |
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This shouldn't be confused with [[Designer Babies]], which are artificially created to be better. Though, this is not to say that you can't have [[Designer Babies]] as part of the "experience". [[Stalker With a Test Tube]] is a more individual based [[Sub |
This shouldn't be confused with [[Designer Babies]], which are artificially created to be better. Though, this is not to say that you can't have [[Designer Babies]] as part of the "experience". [[Stalker With a Test Tube]] is a more individual based [[Sub-Trope]], while [[Super Breeding Program]] usually means creating many super people that may or may not take several generations. [[The Social Darwinist]] likes to use this trope since it's basically what they want. |
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See also [[Superpowerful Genetics]] and [[Transhuman]]. May be the result of crossbreeding two species, creating a bunch of [[Half Human Hybrids]] or [[Heinz Hybrid|Heinz Hybrids]]. Usually results in [[Superpowered Mooks]]. May require a [[Disposable Superhero Maker]]. Contrast [[Lego Genetics]] and/or [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]. Inevitably creates a [[Super Prototype]]. Usually works on the assumption of [[Evolutionary Levels]]. |
See also [[Superpowerful Genetics]] and [[Transhuman]]. May be the result of crossbreeding two species, creating a bunch of [[Half Human Hybrids]] or [[Heinz Hybrid|Heinz Hybrids]]. Usually results in [[Superpowered Mooks]]. May require a [[Disposable Superhero Maker]]. Contrast [[Lego Genetics]] and/or [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]. Inevitably creates a [[Super Prototype]]. Usually works on the assumption of [[Evolutionary Levels]]. |
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* [[Ancient Conspiracy|The Familiars]] from ''[[Dark Angel]]'' had been running one of these for millennia. |
* [[Ancient Conspiracy|The Familiars]] from ''[[Dark Angel]]'' had been running one of these for millennia. |
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* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' implied this is how Khan and his ilk came about. They were called the "Eugenics Wars," after all. ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'' [[Retcon|retconned]] it to have been modern genetic engineering. |
* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' implied this is how Khan and his ilk came about. They were called the "Eugenics Wars," after all. ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'' [[Retcon|retconned]] it to have been modern genetic engineering. |
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* The [[Mutant Draft Board|Psi Corps]] in ''[[ |
* The [[Mutant Draft Board|Psi Corps]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', among other things, bred telepaths for psionic ability. |
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] == |
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*** Also, for it to work, with the tools/methods he had and were employing at the time, would have taken roughly 600 years to create this "Super Race." Making this extremely impractical. |
*** Also, for it to work, with the tools/methods he had and were employing at the time, would have taken roughly 600 years to create this "Super Race." Making this extremely impractical. |
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*** Even now, cutting edge test tube babies aren't going to be radically improved from the ones created using the methods available since the stone age. |
*** Even now, cutting edge test tube babies aren't going to be radically improved from the ones created using the methods available since the stone age. |
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* [[wikipedia:Eugenics|Eugenics]] in general. |
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