And the scientist was the “monster”. The person he built from dead bodies was a victim of the scientist’s hubris.

You’re the worst Britta

IT’S FRANKENSTEIN

admittedly that joke only works in film

The monster was basically also his son in a way, so he would also be Frankenstein.

But maybe he was the true monster all along

Obviously, it was a joke about XKCD’s Frankenstein: https://xkcd.com/1589/

Don’t kill the joke!