History Main / BondCreatures

-->Ares the flier, I bond to you,

-->I save you as I save my life.

* In ''TheUnderlandChronicles'', bats and humans can bond and vow to make the other's safety their first priority. When one of them breaks this vow, they are banished for life. [[spoiler:Other animals can do this, too.]]

* TheUnderlandChronicles:
-->Ares the flier, I bond to you,
-->Your life and mine are one, we two,
-->In dark, in flame, in war, in strife,
-->I save you as I save my life.

--> Ares the flier, I bond to you,
--> [[TheUnderlandChronicles Your life and mine are one, we two,

* --> [[TheUnderlandChronicles Ares the flier, I bond to you,]]
--> [[TheUnderlandChronicles Your life and mine are one, we two,]]
--> [[TheUnderlandChronicles In dark, in flame, in war, in strife,]]
--> [[TheUnderlandChronicles I save you as I save my life.]]

-->[[TheUnderlandChronicles Ares the flier, I bond to you,]]

* -->[[TheUnderlandChronicles Ares the flier, I bond to you,]]

* -->[[TheUnderland Chronicles Ares the flier, I bond to you,]]

** Amendment: Dragons can't survive the rider's death but riders can usually survive the dragon's death at the cost of their mind.

* Timothy Zahn's ''Dragonback'' books feature the K'da, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragonlike]] sentient race with the capability to become a two-dimensional [[FusionDance 'tattoo' on the skin of a]] [[TheSymbiote host/symbiote]], with the corollary that if they go for more that six hours without doing so, they turn 2D anyway [[BlessedWithSuck and die]]. Normally their hosts are a race called the Shontine, but when the K'da warrior Draycos bonds with the [[HumansAreSpecial human]] Jack Morgan, he becomes healthier, stronger and smarter, and even gains new powers--[[spoiler: and it turns out that a K'da fused to a human can [[BeyondTheImpossible withstand]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Death superweapon]]]].

* StarTrekDeepSpaceNine includes a race called the Trill, who are symbiotes that live inside a humanoid host. They live for centuries, and share the memories of all of their previous hosts with their current host. This allowed for the Dr.-Who-Like continuation of the Dax character after Terry Farrell left the show.

* The ''RahXephon'' functions like this, bonding with individuals called "Instrumentalists". It responds to its pilot's moods, and will act autonomously to protect its pilot if the pilot is in distress. [[spoiler:The connection runs deeper still: when Ayato and Quon fully awaken as Instrumentalists, they cease to be human and fuse entirely with the [=RahXephon=] system, effectively ''becoming'' the [=RahXephon=]. It is mentioned, late in the series, that when Ayato is looking at the Xephon or at Ixtli, he is looking at another aspect of himself.]]

* Timothy Zahn's ''Dragonback'' books feature the K'da, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragonlike]] sentient race with the capability to become a two-dimensional [[FusionDance 'tattoo' on the skin of a]] [[TheSymbiote host/symbiote]], with the corollary that if they go for more that six hours without doing so, they turn 2D anyway [[BlessedWithSuck and die]]. Normally their hosts are a race called the Shontine, but when the K'da warrior Draycos bonds with the [[HumansAreSpecial human]] Jack Morgan, he becomes healthier, stronger and smarter, and even gains new powers.

* GreenLantern rings (Actually, all of the spectrum rings for that matter) seek out hosts that they deem worthy based on their personal settings. Green Lanterns are chosen for their willpower, Red Lanterns for their rage, Yellos Lanterns for their ability to cause fear, etc.

* Timothy Zahn's ''Dragonback'' books feature the K'da, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragonlike]] sentient race with the capability to become a two-dimensional [[FusionDance 'tattoo' on the skin of a host/symbiote]], with the corollary that if they go for more that six hours without doing so, they turn 2D anyway [[BlessedWithSuck and die]]. Normally their hosts are a race called the Shontine, but when the K'da warrior Draycos bonds with the [[HumansAreSpecial human]] Jack Morgan, he becomes healthier, stronger and smarter, and even gains new powers.

* Timothy Zahn's ''Dragonback'' books feature the K'da, a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragonlike]] sentient race with the capability to become a two-dimensional [[FusionDance 'tattoo' on the skin of a host]], with the corollary that if they go for more that six hours without doing so, they turn 2D anyway [[BlessedWithSuck and die]]. Normally their hosts are a race called the Shontine, but when the K'da warrior Draycos bonds with the [[HumansAreSpecial human]] Jack Morgan, he becomes healthier, stronger and smarter, and even gains new powers.

Bond Creatures choose a human partner to share their power. Often they can reject an unsuitable human partner or reveal a new ability or level of power if its [[PsychicLink Link]] and/or {{Synchronization}} with its human user is particularly high.

* ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'s'' Grynx is another pseudo-cat creature, whose temperament tends to match the owners. An obscure creature both in-setting and in published works, they tend to be drawn to [[PsychicPowers psykers]], and are particularly associated the the [[WitchSpecies Eldar]].

* ''{{Digimon}},'' depending on the season, choose their partners or have partners assigned to them by higher, godlike Digimon.

** Crosses into NightmareFuelUnleaded territory when you realize that the pilots [[Sychronization merge]] their souls and minds with the [[Eldlich Abomination EVA]] to make it function.

A magic user's {{familiar}} may ([[OurMonstersAreDifferent depending on specific interpretation]]) be one of these, as may a SapientSteed. Compare EmpathyPet, EmpathicWeapon, and {{Mons}}. In some cases an ImaginaryFriend can also function as a creature or person bonded to the character imagining them.