History Main / FluffyTamer

** Despite all evidence to the contrary, Nanny Ogg can only see her [[CatsAreMean tomcat]] Greebo as the sweet little kitten she first took in.
*** This would be the Greebo that is said to be able to fight and/or rape anything up to and including a four-horse logging wagon, and once killed a vampire.
**** ''Twice.'' One he ate (said vampire was in bat form at the time) and one he just attacked violently for disturbing his nap.
** Hodgesaargh, Lancre's royal falconer, is somewhat of an example, although he doesn't name his charges "Fluffy". Still, he's successfully reared the most lethal feathered hunters in the world (which is, after all half the point of falconry). He just hasn't managed to tame them completely (admittedly, this is the other half). And that's still better than some people could manage, given that Lancre's native birds of prey are described as having "a certain 'sod-you' frame of mind".

** Hodgesaargh, Lancre's royal falconer, is somewhat of an example, although he doesn't name his charges "Fluffy". Part of the reason, of course, is that falcons aren't fluffy.
*** Baby falcons are.
*** Hodgesaargh is also notable for being ''really bad'' at his job. His unusual name is due to his charges [[strike:usually]] always attacking him mid-sentence.
*** Not so much 'really bad' as 'too good'. He's successfully reared the most lethal feathered hunters in the world (which is, after all half the point of falconry). He just hasn't managed to tame them (admittedly this is the other half).
**** Give the man some credit: he found a baby phoenix, figured out pretty much how they work, and was the only one to realize that phoenixes -magic though they may be- still require at least two of them to get the species going. "As for there only ever being one phoenix, well, that'd obviously been written down by a man who ought to get out in the fresh air more and meet some ladies."
**** Considering that it isn't really possible to 'tame' birds - they don't have the emotions needed. You just train them to see you as a good way of getting food, shelter and water. Hodgesaargh was very good at getting them food, so they associated him with it. Its the same reason that bears kill people; they've learned that they generally [[strike:are]] have food.
***** That's a common misconception because birds don't display emotion in the same fashion mammals do. Ask anyone who keeps parrots or works with birds of prey, they definitely have moods and can be tamed. Of course, a tamed bird of prey is only moderately less likely to take a chunk out of you than wild one when other people around.

* ''[[DungeonsAndDragons Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has various "Beastmaster" kits. Naturally raising UpToEleven in settings like ''DarkSun'', where a dumb lizard the size of a good house is but one of usual means of transportation and the desert has [[DeathWorld more than enough]] of powerful beasts and semi-sentient monsters one could persuade to cooperate.

* How did anyone miss "Doggy" in ''StarOceanTheLastHope''?! Also, a catgirl is normally not considered a fluffy, but when you consider the fact that she crossed over alternate dimensions and was treated as a monster by special forces black ops, well...

* In the original [[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]] series, Agent Jay Thorntree gets Cuteness proximity with [[ LordOfTheRings Watchers and Balrogs]].

* How did anyone miss "Doggy" in StarOceanTheLastHope?! Also, a catgirl is normally not considered a fluffy, but when you consider the fact that she crossed over alternate dimensions and was treated as a monster by special forces black ops, well...

* [[ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum Agent Jay Thorntree]] gets CutenessProximity with [[LordOfTheRings Watchers and Balrogs]].

* In the ''[=~Pokémon~=]'' [[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} anime]], Misty is known to adore all water Pokemon, finding even Tentacruel beautiful. The only water Pokemon she ever disliked was Gyarados. And that had more to do with a childhood trauma than the Pokemon itself (a manga version of Misty uses one of those, too). Her Fluffy Taming doesn't extend beyond water Pokemon however, and she finds bug Pokemon repellent.
** She makes a guest appearance later in the series, where she uses a Gyarados- and ''kisses its Pokeball'' before throwing it.
*** Its also the same one that gave her childhood trauma. Revealed why in a spinoff episode.

* ''[[{{ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' has an NPC standing outside Amity Park (which only admits "cute" Pokemon) complaining about discrimination against his Steelix.
** Thanks to the complete aversion of WhatMeasureIsANonCute any ''Pokémon'' Player can become one of these. Want to raise a giant fire breathing dragon and call it Snookie? Sure why not? The embodiment of nightmares? Player Characters will be Player Characters. However the Tamer Class among {{NPC}}s is the closest to this trope.

* The henchman who cares for the giant snake in the movie ''ConanTheBarbarian''.

** Reading said supplemental material has turned this scene into a TearJerker moment for at least one troper.
** [[YourMileageMayVary Some of us]] caught that without the supplemental material.

** This troper still isn't convinced Toothless wasn't based off of a cat.
*** He was

** And now Luffy feels an irresistible urge to tame an enormous octopus named [[KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]].Knowing Luffy... 10 bucks says he'll do it.

* Noah from ''[[TotalDramaWorldTour]]''. When the contestants are being chased by an enormous, angry yeti in Paris, Noah immediately begins to talk to it and even cheerfully plays imaginary fetch with it to distract it, explaining that it always worked on his pet Labrador back home. Thanks to the rule of AllAnimalsAreDogs, the tactic succeeds.
** It's not just with animals, Noah is also the only Total Drama contestant who isn't afraid of [[TheBerserker Eva]] and in turn, Noah is the only contestant Eva tolerates and even listens to.
--> '''Eva:''' (about [[ArchEnemy Justin)'' We'll crush his skull!
--> '''Noah''' ... Little too far.
--> '''Eva:''' ''(hangs head)'' Sorry.