History Main / AttackAnimal

* Not act (or at least it must not be ''supposed'' to act) without explicit instructions from its handler beyond a normal routine. This usually entails something with animal level intelligence which can be trained to obey. Sapient creatures can count if they still fit this criteria (that is they're ''forced'' to obey, choosing to because of UndyingLoyalty or because they're being paid isn't an example).

* In ''VideoGame/HyruleTotalWar'' some faction posses Attack Animals:

* In ''HyruleTotalWar'' some faction posses Attack Animals:

* The Zuul in ''SwordOfTheStars'' were originally created as weapons by the Suul'ka against a Morrigi colony. They were especially designed to be ravenous and fast-multiplying in order to quickly kill and consume all living things on the planet and die off. Unfortunately, the Zuul prove themselves masters at MindRape, allowing them to quickly learn the secrets of the target population, build spaceships, and escape into the universe. They are also extremely devious (at least, the males are; the females are mindless brutes; all by design).

* Creator/JRRTolkien [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Middle-earth_animals liked this trope]]. ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' contains trolls, [[WarElephants mûmakil]], wargs, fell beasts, etc. Apparently Morgoth originally bred [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Smaug's]] ancestors for use as living weapons as well.

* The Tailed Beasts from ''{{Naruto}}'' are a sort of cross between this and a SuperpoweredEvilSide. A straighter example however exists in the Inuzuka clans ninja hounds who are an integral component in the families fighting style.

* Creator/JRRTolkien [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Middle-earth_animals liked this trope]]. ''LordOfTheRings'' contains trolls, [[WarElephants mûmakil]], wargs, fell beasts, etc. Apparently Morgoth originally bred [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Smaug's]] ancestors for use as living weapons as well.

* [[McNinja Galford]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko Nakoruru]] from SamuraiShodown use their animals to fight. Galford has his Malamute dog Poppy, Nakoruru either has her eagle Mamahaha or her BigBadassWolf Shikuroo.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse''. Battle Cat is this to Prince Adam, helping to fight his enemies.

** The Chaos Demons have beastly feral demons that are more animalistic. Khorne has Flesh Hounds a cross between a dog and a lizard, Nurgle has Beast of Nurgle butt ugly wretches that have dog like intellect, Tzeentch has Screamers flying manta rays with tusks, and Slaanesh has Fiends of Slaanesh are centaur like creatures with lobster like claws and scorpion tails.

** The Chaos Demons have beastly feral demons that are more animalistic. Khorne has Flesh Hounds a cross between a dog and a lizard, Nurgle has Beast of Nurgle butt ugly wretches that have dog like intellect, Tzeentch has Screamers flying manta rays with tusks, and Slaanesh has Fiends of Slaanesh are centaur like creatures with lobster like claws.

** The [[TheEmpire Seanchan]] have this as their [[PlanetOfHats hat]], training WarElephants, [[MixAndMatchCritters lizard-cat hybrids]], and a couple different breeds of GiantFlyer similar to pterodactyls or [[OurDragonsAreDifferent drakes or wyverns]]. They also [[SuperHumanTrafficking enslave female magic-users]] and [[AuthorAppeal keep them on magical leashes]] that keep them from acting without explicit orders, considering them [[FantasticRacism no different from any other]] AttackAnimal.

** The [[TheEmpire Seanchan]] have this as their [[PlanetOfHats hat]], training {{War Elephant}}s, [[MixAndMatchCritters lizard-cat hybrids]], and a couple different breeds of GiantFlyer similar to pterodactyls or [[OurDragonsAreDifferent drakes or wyverns]]. They also [[SuperHumanTrafficking enslave female magic-users]] and [[AuthorAppeal keep them on magical leashes]] that keep them from acting without explicit orders, considering them [[FantasticRacism no different from any other]] AttackAnimal.

* ''WheelOfTime'' had Trollocs, Myrddraal, Darkhounds, Gholam, Draghkar, and Jumara (collectively called Shadowspawn) all created by Aginor to be living weapons of the side of the Dark One.
** There are also trained war horses, which are described as being just as deadly as their riders.

* The Jinchuuriki from ''{{Naruto}}'' are essentially this, or were at least meant to be. Yes, even Naruto himself. You wouldn't call them that though, they may not take it well. A straighter example however exists in the Inuzuka clans ninja hounds who are an integral component in the families fighting style.

* The Jinchuuriki from ''{{Naruto}}'' are essentially this, or were at least meant to be. Yes, even Naruto himself. I wouldn't call them that though, they may not take it well. A straighter example however exists in the Inuzuka clans ninja hounds who are an integral component in the families fighting style.

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', [[TheWoobie River Tam]] was conditioned by [[SchoolForScheming the Academy]] to be a [[PsychicPowers psychic]] [[SuperSoldier assassin]] apparently controlled by [[ManchurianAgent imbedded]] [[TriggerPhrase subliminal codes.]] In ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' she is explicitly called a "living weapon."

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_elephant War Elephants]]

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', [[TheWoobie River Tam]] was conditioned by [[SchoolForScheming the Academy]] to be a [[PsychicPowers psychic]] [[SuperSoldier assassin]] apparently controlled by [[ManchurianAgent imbedded]] [[TriggerPhrase subliminal codes.]] In ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' she is explicitly called a "living weapon."

* Creator/JRRTolkien [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Middle-earth_animals liked this trope]]. ''LordOfTheRings'' contains trolls, [[WarElephant mûmakil]], wargs, fell beasts, etc. Apparently Morgoth originally bred [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Smaug's]] ancestors for use as living weapons as well.

* Creator/JRRTolkien [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Middle-earth_animals liked this trope]]. ''LordOfTheRings'' contains trolls, mûmakil, wargs, fell beasts, etc. Apparently Morgoth originally bred [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Smaug's]] ancestors for use as living weapons as well.