List of sparky styles

The leading expert on the comparative technological styles of sparks is Baron Klaus Wulfenbach. The Baron has made an of what makes a spark a spark and how different sparks invent. This research has lead the Baron to certain conclusions about the identity of The Other.

Until the Baron publishes his research, students of Transylvania Polygnostic University must draw their own inferences from the publicly-known creations of the sparks. Unfortunately, few sparks have enough known creations to demonstrate a theme. Agatha Heterodyne's signature creation appears to be clanks called Dingbots. Though direct evidence is scarce, Lucrezia Mongfish seems to have favored as well. Gilgamesh Wulfenbach has produced at least two lightning-based devices. Aside from the bewildering array of military technology he has accumulated, The Baron's first love appears to be study of the spark itself.

Sparky Fields of Study
If the fields of mad science were ever clearly divided, the sparks have spent centuries trying to break through every wall they could find. For example, students of TPU still hotly debate what is and is not a construct. Still, it is possible to compare some similar sparky creations. This section compares creations with known makers (or, in some instances, owners).

Clanks
Almost all sparks at least dabble with mechanical automata. The acknowledged leader in the field is Van Rijn, whose muses seem not only to have sophisticated bodies, but perhaps emotions and other qualities as well. Honorable mentions go to Tarvek Sturmvoraus for and voicebox precision, and perhaps Agatha Heterodyne for self-replication, as well as to the author of the many, many clanks in the Wulfenbach armed forces (presumably Klaus).
 * Tarsus Beetle (Mr. Tock, The Watch)
 * Agatha Heterodyne (Search Engine, Dingbot Prime, Dingbots, Fencing Clank (modified), Baba Yaga, Battle Circus
 * Faustus Heterodyne (Castle Heterodyne AI, Throne of Faustus Heterodyne)
 * Tarvek Sturmvoraus (Anevka Sturmvoraus, the "Lunevka", clank voices)
 * Van Rijn (Moxana, Tinka, and seven other Muses)
 * Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (original Fencing Clank, repairs to various, automatic trap cage )
 * Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (Wulfenbach clank (presumably), Medical Transport Clank)

Weapons
Leaders in the field of rays, guns, bombs, and other portable combat tools include Agatha Heterodyne for    and the author of the multitude Wulfenbach armaments (presumably Klaus). Gil rather in this discipline, but seems to be.
 * Music Master André (Sonic Gun)
 * Chef (Calming Pie)
 * Theopholous DuMedd (, (presumably))
 * Agatha Heterodyne (Electric foils, Death ray)
 * Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Runcible Gun, lightning staff)
 * Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (C-gas (presumably), (presumably), Clank gun (presumably), stun bullets (presumably))
 * Yeti (Gravity engine)

Devices and Vehicles
Leaders in the field of non-autonomous mechanisms include The Baron for shear size and Agatha Heterodyne for perfection. It is unclear whether reproducing a device (e.g., vehicles like Vienna 707 or an airship) is a spark-level task and whether it is merely the work of a skilled mechanic. Note that clanks and weapons, while often mechanical in nature, are numerous enough to have separate categories.
 * Prometheus Bunbury (Jolly Fun Oxidation Enhancer, Wacky Weave Destabilizer)
 * Agatha Heterodyne ((signal projector, Coffee engine, Silverodeon)
 * Barry Heterodyne (Agatha's Locket)
 * The Other (Holy Machine, hive engines)
 * Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Infamous Falling Machine, Mechanical Orchestra)
 * Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (Castle Wulfenbach, Dihoxulator, Medical Transport Clank)

Constructs
Leaders in the field of living creations include Lucrezia Mongfish for excessive meanness and The Other for wasp technology. The Baron and Gil earn honorable mentions for some.
 * The Heterodyne Boys (Punch, Judy)
 * Lucrezia Mongfish (Von Pinn,, )
 * Professor Moonsock (Sky Wyrms)
 * The Other (Slaver wasps, warrior wasps, hive queens)
 * Aaronev Wilhelm Sturmvoraus (Green glowy things (presumably))
 * Dr. Dimitri Vapnoople (Krosp I, )
 * Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Zoing, repairs to Punch and Judy)
 * Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (Hoomhoffer (presumably), revived Zulenna Luzhakna, regrown Madame Olga)

Pure Theory
One of the leaders in the investigation of fundamental mysteries is the Baron, for his extensive study of the spark itself. In the apocryphal The Dragon from Mars, storyteller Theopholous DuMedd suggests that his grandfather, Lucifer Mongfish, was involved in studying teleportation portals. Agatha is known to have a portal, as have Enigma and the.