History Main / NatureHero

* The titular hero of ''GeorgeOfTheJungle'' is a comedic example.

* The Naturalist in ''TwilightHeroes'', although operating in primarily an urban environment, is capable of taming rather than defeating their foes, and uses skills inspired by animals (from such staples as wolves and sharks, to more obscure choices such as echidnas and starfish).

** In the new edition, the Ranger has deemphasized this, becoming a mix of the archer and the DualWielding swordsman. On the other side, there's now an entire power source (Primal) for NatureHero characters: Shaman, Barbarian, Druid, and Warden. The [=PHB3=] added the Seeker class, whose skill at ranged weapons invokes the Ranger of earlier editions.

* Eepersip (the name comes from the sound of a birdcall) in Barbara Newhall Follett's 1927 novel ''The House Without Windows'' is definitely a Nature Hero. She runs away from home to "live wild", incidentally gaining [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower almost superhuman abilities]] via lots of dancing and running around. She communes with animals, becomes spiritually attuned to her environment, and finally dissolves into a cloud of butterflies.

* [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Mullet Fingers]], from ''Literature/{{Hoot}}'' by CarlHiaasen. He doesn't have egregious amounts of hair growing from his knuckles or anything. He got his nickname by having reflexes fast enough to catch a mullet with his bare hands. He lives in the woods by himself and protects the local wildlife from habitat loss in any way that he can.

* ''Literature/ADeadlyPresence'': Jean Mannon and Cliff Turner are civilised versions of this trope.

* Ka-Zar from MarvelComics is a bit of a Tarzan CaptainErsatz (born the son of nobleman Lord Robert Plunder, lost in the jungle and raised by animals) except he was raised by ''sabre-toothed tigers'' and is the resident Nature Hero of the Marvel Universe's LostWorld, the Savage Land.

* The upcoming [=PS4=] game ''VideoGame/WiLD'' puts players in the shoes of a Neolitic shaman who can possess animals.
* ''VideoGame/Diablo2'' gives us the Druid class, who fights with the summoned spirits of plants and animals, elemental attacks of wind or fire, or by shapeshifting himself into a wolf or bear.

* In DCUniverseOnline the Nature power set turns the PlayerCharacter that uses it into a NatureHero, at least in terms of powers. One of its skill sets allows the player to [[{{Animorphism}} turn into different types of animals]] and the other [[GreenThumb grants control of plants]].

Often has WildHair, and either dresses in furs or {{Garden Garment}}s.

* Not exactly "Hero," but ''Comicbook/AllNewXMen'' reveals that the Hand has an environmentalist wing...called [[IncrediblyLamePun the Green Thumb]].

* Bunduki and Dawn from the ''Bunduki'' novels by JTEdson.

Subtrope of NatureLover. See also JunglePrincess, MountainMan, WildChild. [[MotherNatureFatherScience Contrast]] with ScienceHero.

* Sul from ''Webcomic/KissWood'' becomes one with the help of Ahbon. Originally a NatureLover, Sul is transported to an endless and hostile forest and he learns to adapt to survive. He already had the WildHair to begin with.

** In the new edition, the Ranger has deemphasized this, becoming a mix of archer and the DualWielding swordsman. On the other side, there's now an entire power source (Primal) for NatureHero characters: Shaman, Barbarian, Druid and Warden. The [=PHB3=] added the Seeker class, whose skill at ranged weapons invokes the Ranger of earlier editions.

* ''Literature/{{Ketrin}}'' fits this trope to some extent. He is telepathically linked to his wolflike companions and wants to save both them and humanity from an evil force - when he isn't being [[TakenForGranite worshipped as a paralysed idol]], that is. (NB: stories contain sexual content).

* Fluttershy in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. She lives on the edge of the woods, has a special talent for communicating with animals, and has saved the lives of her friends and the Cutie Mark Crusaders utilizing this talent.

* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} subverts the trope in that his childhood was as a rich boy, but he then became an orphan wandering with his sort-of girlfriend, before retreating fully into the wilderness after she was killed. He's never lost his bestial side since.
** Except for that one time when a psychic assault reverted his mentality back to that of the little pampered rich boy. He quickly went back to normal after drinking some beer, thank God.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Prez}}'', Eagle Free lives at one with nature and understands the ways of animals to the extent that he can tell them what to do. When Prez first encounters him, he's leading a group of forest animals against a corrupt developer's construction machinery.

* ''Manga/{{Kurokami}}'' : Kakuma and his twin sister, Makana, are two of the last surviving members of the Hiba Clan of Tera Guardians. Though it's just the two of them, they remain committed to protecting their Clan's Tera Stone and the surrounding forest.

* Kevin Sack, Lord Blackstock, in ''Comicbook/{{Planetary}}'' was a blatant pastiche of Tarzan, with a name riffing on Ka-Zar's (Sack = Plunder). As with everything in ''Planetary'' it gets a bit deconstructed; the DeliberateValuesDissonance of the MightyWhitey not having ... relations ... with the locals is played up, and it's implied that he may have had ''less'' of a problem with [[BestialityIsDepraved his animal companions]].