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* Natsu from ''Manga/FairyTail'' later in the series when he gets angry usually he gets a Dragon like aura in the background.

* When Yamcha from ''DragonBall'' uses his Wolf Fang Fist (pictured above), he appears to take on the appearance of a wolf. Some of the fighting games replicate this imagery with a more standard AnimalBattleAura.

* ''AirGear''.
* Natsu from ''FairyTail'' later in the series when he gets angry usually he gets a Dragon like aura in the background.

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* ''HarryPotter'': The Patronus spell, a magical guardian created from good memories to repel [[EmotionEater Dementors]], takes the shape of an animal. It usually represents either the person casting it or someone close to them - Harry's is a stag, representing his dead father's Animagus form - and can change form following an emotional upheaval.

** Mitgh Guy's [[LimitBreak Afternoon Tiger]] technique is a punch that compresses air into a giant tiger head.

* ''YuYuHakusho'': Yusuke's aura manifests as a phoenix near the end of the Dark Tournament.

* Parodied in HotRod where Rod calls upon animal spirits before his stunt jumps (most of which he fails miserably).

* Parodied in ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma]]'': the enemies stand with the auras of powerful beasts, with a [[UnsoundEffect LOOOOOOOOM]] sound effect. The heroes ''try'' to do the same with the auras of... girl Ranma at her adorablest, and an equally cute duck and pig, and a much smaller [-LOOOOOM-] effect.

* [[MortalKombat Troper Wins: Animality!]]

* When Yamcha from ''DragonBall'' uses his Wolf Fang Fist, he appears to take on the appearance of a wolf. Some of the fighting games replicate this imagery with a more standard AnimalBattleAura.

* Parodied in ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma]]'': the auras for Ranma, Ryouga, and Mousse are a girl, a pig, and a duck respectively.
** Of course, it was taken seriously right before that, with Herb, Lime, and Mint having a dragon, tiger, and wolf respectively.
** That was the whole joke. The enemies stand with the auras of powerful beasts, with a [[UnsoundEffect LOOOOOOOOM]] sound effect. The heroes ''try'' to do the same with the auras of... girl Ranma at her adorablest, and an equally cute duck and pig, and a ''much'' smaller [-LOOOOOM-] effect. It was a if not ''the'' CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* ''HarryPotter'': The Patronus spell takes the shape of an animal.

* ''{{Naruto}}'': The Kyuubi chakra is one such example, growing more defined as Naruto gets older and uses more and more of its power. The first time he taps into its chakra, his BattleAura briefly forms an enormous demonic fox head above him before subsiding. When he fights Sasuke at the Valley of the End, it forms a semi-solid aura capable of attacking on its own, complete with a tail. Post-TimeSkip, we see that he can sprout up to three chakra tails and still be (mostly) himself - if it gets to [[FourIsDeath four]], he and everyone around him is in serious trouble.

* ''{{Naruto}}'': The Kyuubi chakra is one such example.

When a martial artist is extremely focused, an ethereal creature can be seen behind him, roaring, rearing, or screaming. Often used to show that the martial artist is mimicking something about the creature or (in more supernatural kung fu movies) channeling the trait from the creature.

* Use of the Animal Battle Aura is ''the'' [[SupernaturalMartialArts Supernatural Martial Art]] taught in ''JukenSentaiGekiranger''/''PowerRangersJungleFury''. The Rangers can not only sic their auras on enemies, but give them physical form and make them HumongousMecha.

* Chiro from Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Has a giant green gorilla as his ABA.
* [[TomandJerryTheMovie "It soars through my mind like a beautiful bird..."]]

When a martial artist is extremely focused, an ethereal creature can be seen behind him, roaring, rearing, or screaming.

* Use of the Animal Battle Aura is ''the'' [[SupernaturalMartialArts Supernatural Martial Art]] taught in ''JukenSentaiGekiranger'' / ''PowerRangersJungleFury''. The Rangers can not only sic their auras on enemies, but give them physical form and make them HumongousMecha.

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* InazumaEleven, which follows the concept of CaptainTsubasa, turn it UpToEleven. Not to mention that soccer matchs in the games are almost as deadly as wars.

* All fighters in ''{{BlazBlue}}'' have a seal that glows behind them when they perform a [[LimitBreak Distortion Drive]] or [[OneHitKill Astral Heat]]. Not all of them are animal-themed, but this trope is in full force for Hakumen's wolf seal, Arakune's spider seal and Hazama's snake seal.