Minion Maker

The Minion Maker

On extremely advanced technology worlds, bioengineering becomes incredibly easy, including extremely effective cloning and genetic manipulation on the cellular level. With that in mind, a organic 3D "printing machine" or "fabber" can create small living creatures but sadly the cost for one of these super-advanced machines is literally sky high: starting at 1 million credits per machine. This "minion maker" is a fabber that build organic "minions", living creatures generally not more than a foot in height as the machine is small in size. Minion makers are all the rage for high-tech societies; they are "pet makers" that create dogs and cats, as well as other small minions like living toys and household helpers. Some people use them to make fantasy creatures as well, showing up at some high-end party with a fairy-like creature on their shoulder. Cons: short life-span, low animal intelligence, available only on galaxy-age tech level or higher worlds.

Phylemon Jade-32

The top doctor-geneticist on the city-planet Mycos, Dr. Jade herself comes from a long line of science clones that have been created and employed by the Diogenes Institute, a for-profit company that has consistently produced exceptional genetically-altered plants, animals, and nearHumans. She is also the inventor of the "moreau" line of military animals as well as the popular modOtter Buddy, a small intelligent "friend" that has been uplifted from the base mammal from Olde Earth. ModOtters are in huge demand and the machine that creates them is a Jade-32 Minion Maker. She also has invented a dozen other popular house pets including Cat Dinkys (Dinkies) and small human-like Dwarfins, Toy-Fairys, Doll-Faeries, Minikins and Weenys, Petit-Griffins, Pookas, and the owl-like Strix pet.

modOtter Buddy
This adorable living creature is made by the Jade-32 Minion Maker and they are all the rage on the cosmopolitan worlds of the CCW. These low animal intelligent beings can be created by a simple setting on the Jade-32 machine. They were made to be housed inside small apartments, so they suffer from fear of large open spaces. ModOtters constantly clean themselves and they are not as destructive as other pets like cats and dogs. Each "buddy" weighs less than 5 pounds and they are usually seen at high-end social parties, riding on their owners shoulders and waving at anyone who comes near. ModOtters can be modified with various gene-sets including non hypo-allergenic ones.

Moody-Cat
This adorable pet is remarkably moody, showing off a wide range of emotions. This modded cat is highly intelligent and based on an animal found on Hickenloopers' Planet. Using the MinionMaker, this capricious pet is mostly purchased by people who themselves are anti-social since the Moody Cat does not like even the smallest crowds of people. Typically when its owner is in a foul mood, the cat emulates his holder. One of the few nice attributes about this animal is its cute looks and its ability to problem solve on the most basic of human levels, including the ability to find things for its keeper like lost keys. According to internal records, sales (and production of) the MoodyCat are less than 1% from the Minion Maker.