diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index 2d8e28a987cc2..0d3d0870b6573 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ ROUNDSTART_RACES ethereal
 
 ## Races that are radical departures to what a species is, so while they technically can be roundstart - it's probably not wise
 #ROUNDSTART_RACES android
-#ROUNDSTART_RACES golem
+ROUNDSTART_RACES golem
 
 ##-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/modular_doppler/modular_species/species_types/golem/golem.dm b/modular_doppler/modular_species/species_types/golem/golem.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..863a2d6fcba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modular_doppler/modular_species/species_types/golem/golem.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//// Doppler Golems - Overwrites and continuiations of
+// code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/golems.dm
+/datum/species/golem
+	inherent_traits = list(
+		TRAIT_GENELESS,
+		TRAIT_LAVA_IMMUNE,
+		TRAIT_NEVER_WOUNDED,
+		TRAIT_NOBLOOD,
+		TRAIT_NOBREATH,
+	//	TRAIT_NODISMEMBER,	removing this for now...
+		TRAIT_NOFIRE,
+		TRAIT_NO_AUGMENTS,
+		TRAIT_NO_DNA_COPY,
+		TRAIT_NO_PLASMA_TRANSFORM,
+		TRAIT_NO_UNDERWEAR,
+		TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE,
+		TRAIT_RADIMMUNE,
+		TRAIT_SNOWSTORM_IMMUNE,
+		TRAIT_UNHUSKABLE,
+		TRAIT_BOULDER_BREAKER,
+		//deviating from TG here <--
+		TRAIT_RESISTLOWPRESSURE,
+		TRAIT_RESISTCOLD,
+		TRAIT_RESISTHEAT,
+	)
+	no_equip_flags = ITEM_SLOT_MASK | ITEM_SLOT_OCLOTHING | ITEM_SLOT_FEET | ITEM_SLOT_ICLOTHING | ITEM_SLOT_SUITSTORE
+	changesource_flags = MIRROR_BADMIN | WABBAJACK | MIRROR_PRIDE | MIRROR_MAGIC | RACE_SWAP | ERT_SPAWN //golem ERT
+
+/datum/species/golem/get_species_lore()
+	return list(
+		"@Lobster",
+	)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 7367179a04abb..883d00980663d 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -6709,6 +6709,7 @@
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\anthromorph\anthromorph_bodyparts.dm"
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\aquatic\aquatic.dm"
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\aquatic\aquatic_bodyparts.dm"
+#include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\golem\golem.dm"
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\insectoid\insectoid.dm"
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\insectoid\insectoid_bodyparts.dm"
 #include "modular_doppler\modular_species\species_types\monkey\monkeys.dm"