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Yes, yes it does. Jackborgs were intended as a war animal along with Pit Gorlaks and Battle Yaks (battle yaks saw action in a test for in an age past, and performed admirably.)

friendly golems would require some kind of interaction/syndrome thing or DFhack magic.

As would mech/battlesuits.

What about syndrome?
No seriously, though, you could perhaps...I want to say nestbox.
Make a reaction that produces trash golem slurry. 
Shove in box.
Save materials involved.
Time passes.
Invoke RNGesus for stats, limbs, etc.
Baby trash golem pops out.
Do you have to feed animals?  For all of this enthusiasm, I don't have much practical experience.  If yes, then they need the metal they're made of, to eat, whilst children, or you could make it pop an adult and need lots of mats.
...Aaand yes, animal tamer makes sense as a requisite skill...

I'm already doing Minecraft modding at camp this week...
Must...resist...urge...until...Friday...afternoon...
Must...find...text...editor...for...tablet...

E:FakeE:Yeahnope, not gonna make a fool of myself with blind guess modding suggestions.
E2:But I AM going to make a fool of myself after reading the wiki!
If you could create an object that will preserve the mass and composition of a trash golem, post-butcher, I'd do a two-stage reaction where the butcher removes the organic bits, producing a sludge material in a barrel (use for bioweapons?) and the mechanic dismantles it, giving scrap and, you know, possibly weapons. 

*idle thought*
...Candy trash golems... *shudders*
Hope that's not a thing.  Or if it is a thing, it's an EXTREMELY RARE THING.

I know we already have the Jackborgs, but it would be really cool to be able to make weaker, friendly versions of trash golems out of trash golem bits and animal fat.  Or something.

Or just mech suits.  Did we try to do that already?

Oh, by the way:  Never let The Master play SGII while inebriated.  It will end.  Badly.  In hours.

This is a masterwork engraving of the fortress Sparkgear XIII and the overseer The Master.  The Master is striking a menacing pose.  The fortress is dead.

Ah, right, of course '^^
I must be a right mug to have forgotten them

Oh, stop mugging at the crowd, and go have a drink.  You must be sober. 

Im here, Hans is... Doing something somewhere.

*waves*

@Arcvasti:
Ah.

Whatever happened to Alt!Spearbreakers, by the way?

First off, welcome to the madhouse that is Bay12.

Secondly, you sir are completely deranged to have read the whole thread.

-plotsnip-
((Is that like a parsnip or something?  Eh.))

... None can ever truly best the chosen sons and daughters of Armok.

Aw, thanks!
Aw, thanks!  ((Didn't you notice?))
Plot:Sounds good by me.  I mean, not "Make a new fort immediately after Spearbreakers", but, like, plot continuity.  Parasol and Ballpoint and etc.  Don't abandon the plot.  It was and is the best thing.  Except possibly the mugs.