History Main / MonsterAllies

%%* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'' and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI''

* Second Edition Advanced ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' had an entire sourcebook devoted to creating monstrous characters, titled 'The Complete Book Of Humanoids'. Third Edition had a similar sourcebook named 'Savage Species'. 3.5 brought a lot of that into the Monster Manual, and Fourth Edition put it all into the back of the Monster Manual.

A subtrope of {{Mons}}. Please note that this is the case where the heroes always have HP whether or not the MonsterAllies do, and frequently enough, the hero(es) [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou is/are (a) designated survivor(s)]]. A nonsentient Monster Ally will usually be a PetMonstrosity. Monsters who are in fact the [[TheHero main]] [[PlayerCharacter characters]] are MonsterAdventurers.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mabinogi}}'' has several ways to get MonsterAllies. The simplest is through the Pets premium-purchase feature. Pets have a limited daily summon time; and are subject to simplified versions of the aging, levelling, and skill mechanics. Pets can also be used as player characters, within the daily summon time limit; but can only interact with animal [=NPCs=] (two as of this edit). In the G3 expansion, the Dark Knight was released with the "Control of Chaos" skill; which allows limited, temporary control over any monster, with some skill-level based restrictions. As of G7, the Pet Taming skill allows all players to gain a similar ability.

** This is a feature of most Creator/NipponIchi strategy [=RPGs=], from LaPucelle on. In LaPucelle, enemy monsters can be directly converted into allies. In later titles, monster units are usually created from scratch by the player.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'' and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI''

** While all your allies in the first game are based on classic Mario enemies and have attacks along the same theme, the second game mixes it up with a few characters of species previously seen as non-hostile NPC characters, never seen before at all, or [[spoiler: a former member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad]].

Where monsters in [=RPGs=] can be recruited to fight alongside the heroes. Allied monsters' can be individual characters (''VideoGame/PaperMario'') or [[PlayerMooks not]] (the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series to an extent). In the latter case it's common for the monsters to appear "in the wild" as enemies that must be captured or tamed before they will join the player.

* ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery'' had Gustav, the pet bear of the RebelliousPrincess (who happened to look like every other bear enemy, but red) while several ''{{Suikoden}}'' games allowed you to recruit intelligent monsters as allies (sometimes as part of the 108, sometimes not). In both these cases, the powerful monster PC takes up two character slots because of its size and strength.

* Several ''Franchise/{{Lufia}}'' games have AI-controlled Monster Allies.

* Most modern source-ports of ''Videogame/Doom'' include a feature from the now-defunct MBF (Marine's Best Friend) port: friendly monsters. You can spawn these in by console, and they'll essentially target other monsters and follow you around. Results can vary; there's not much point to spawning in a regular zombie soldier, owing to how weak they are, but nothing's more satisfying than leading a Cyberdemon through a level and watching it wreak destruction on hordes of weaker monsters.

Where monsters in [=RPGs=] can be recruited to fight alongside the heroes. Allied monsters' may be individual characters (''VideoGame/PaperMario'') or [[PlayerMooks not]] (the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series to an extent). In the latter case it's common for the monsters to appear as enemies that can be convinced to ally with the player through some method.

There is usually a [[TheGoomba Slime/Goomba]] type monster ally that can/will join earlier than other monster allies; they're quite likely to be a LethalJokeCharacter.

* ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' had the option to turn copy abilities into allied partners.

Basically where monsters in [=RPGs=] can fight alongside the heroes. Allied monsters' individual personalities may exist (''VideoGame/PaperMario'') or not (the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series to an extent). It's more likely in the latter case that [[DefeatMeansFriendship defeating them first is a requirement for them allying with you]]--though, it's not unheard of in the former case.

** This is apparently justified by Necromancers not actually ''using'' the bones of a defeated enemy for creating the skeleton, but rather just using the dead energy of it to animate other bones. [[HandWave Somehow]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'s most potent attacks involve summoning demons from hell, a staple of {{Boss Battle}}s in the game.

* ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}''. You can gain permanent allies by dominating existing creatures , nearly killing an existing creature and then throwing a ''Franchise/Pokemon'' ball at it, or reading scrolls of ally to summon an already allied creature; how many you can keep in your party at once depends on your charisma. Then, because of the [[WideOpenSandbox sort of game it is,]] you can then proceed to mix and match their abilities with Gene Engineering. Or sell them. Or put them out to pasture. Or pursue a romantic relationship with them.

* The entire Hunter class from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' revolves around this, though they can only tame one class of monsters, beasts. Warlocks do a similiar thing with demons except they have less options and only command a total of five demon types permanently, though they can also enslave most other demons for a limited time and can summon two more powerful demons that may escape their control.

* In a brief moment in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', [[spoiler:[[ZombieApocalypse The Flood]] allies with Master Chief and the Arbiter in a desperate attempt to stop Prophet of Truth from firing the Halo rings]].

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* In ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' you can temporarily befriend and get help in storming an enemy facility from the previously hostile Antlions with the aid of some special pheromones.

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* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' has several mercenary creeps that can be beaten to submission and fight for your side. Certain maps also let your side summon monsters by fulfilling certain objectives. The Haunted Mines map lets players summon a Grave Golem by collecting skulls in the mines.

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* The "Into the Storm" expansion for RogueTrader allows you to employ orks or kroot in your party.

* ''OgreBattle'' and ''TacticsOgre''

* The ''{{Lufia}}'' games.

** ''Ruins of Lore'' allows you to capture and train ''any'' regular monster and teach them skills from other captured monsters. In both games, the player does not control the monster's actions.

* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' has several mercenary creeps that can be beaten and made to fight for your side. Certain maps also let your side summon monster by fulfilling certain objectives. The Haunted Mines map lets players summon a Grave Golem by collecting skulls in the mines.

* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm has several mercenary creeps that can be beaten and made to fight for your side. Certain maps also let your side summon monster by fulfilling certain objectives. The Haunted Mines map lets players summon a Grave Golem by collecting skulls in the mines.

** This is a feature of most [[Creator/{{Nippon Ichi}} Nippon Ichi]] strategy [=RPGs=], from LaPucelle on. In LaPucelle, enemy monsters can be directly converted into allies. In later titles, monster units are usually created from scratch by the player.

** This is a feature of most NipponIchi strategy [=RPGs=], from LaPucelle on. In LaPucelle, enemy monsters can be directly converted into allies. In later titles, monster units are usually created from scratch by the player.

* In ''LegendOfMana'' it's possible to obtain just about any non-Boss monster as a pet through one of two methods: either finding a Monster Egg, which will hatch into a random monster of that type, or by "recruiting" a Demi-Human monster in a certain zone (this requires having a certain mana level in that zone).