History Main / TheBeastmaster

* Type 1: The creature in question has befriended the Beastmaster with [[EmpathyPet a lifelong bond]], and is always by his/her side, constantly ready for combat.
* Type 2: The Beastmaster can convince or outright [[SetAMookToKillAMook force]] a critter to fight with them. May sometimes be a NatureHero.
* Type 3: The beast being used is [[BondCreatures actually mystical in nature]], such as an elemental or spirit, typically requiring a pact; and is normally called with SummonMagic.

* Type 5: The Beastmaster can [[TheDoctorDolittle grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals]].
* Type 6: The Beastmaster can [[AnimalEyeSpy see through the eyes of animals]], even controlling it from the inside.

DragonRider, MarionetteMaster, and TheMinionMaster are specific subtropes. Also see {{Mons}}.

* The creature in question has befriended the Beastmaster with [[EmpathyPet a lifelong bond]], and is always by his/her side, constantly ready for combat.
* The Beastmaster can convince or outright [[SetAMookToKillAMook force]] a critter to fight with them. May sometimes be a NatureHero.
* The beast being used is [[BondCreatures actually mystical in nature]], such as an elemental or spirit, typically requiring a pact; and is normally called with SummonMagic.
* The ally is [[{{Golem}} artificial in nature]], normally constructed by the master. Is either a RobotBuddy, or a [[MarionetteMaster puppet controlled by either magic or plain-old strings]].
* The Beastmaster can [[TheDoctorDolittle grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals]].
* The Beastmaster can [[AnimalEyeSpy see through the eyes of animals]], even controlling it from the inside.

* The Beast Master kit in ''BaldursGate II''. It gets the special abilities of Summon Animals (a low-level druid spell) in return for the inability to use metal weapons and armour. It is generally considered to be the worst or second-worst kit in the game, its only main competitor being the WizardSlayer.

* Hunters in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' can have animal companions that assist them in battle.

* Disgaea 2 added such a class (female, if you must know), purely for additional support for monster-types, since the first game lacks such a class. They were added into Disgaea 3 as well, showing off new monster-supporting evilities.

* The player character from AdventureQuest can become a beastaster as a class.

* You, and a very large number of the NPCs in the ''{{Pokemon}}'' games are essentially Beastmasters.

* {{Pirate}} Lord Captain Garth "[[RedBaron Keroberos]]" Velkers from ''OpenBlue''. One of the crimes he is wanted for is "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Unlicensed operation of a menagerie]]". Said menagerie includes anacondas, giant vultures, giant ocelots, and a human-sized dragon-like creature with an attack dog mentality.

Due to the fact that the ally is, at best, another damage dealer/[[StoneWall damage taker]], Beastmasters are generally able to do things on their own in an MMORPG enviroment.

** It also has Necromancers, who have an archetype called the "summonmancer", they are generaly held to make better pure summoners then druids (Druid summons are mainly for support)

** The Dark Knight released in Generation 3 posesses a Type 2 ability with the Control of Darkness skill; which allows the player to control any animal or "Fomor" (non-human sentient beings). Control is far more limited than with pets, and is predominantly combat-oriented.

* Meiko Rokudo in "''GhostSweeperMikami''" is able to control 12 powerful ''Shikigami'' (beast-like spirits or monsters), with different abilities. However, Meiko is very powerful but also [[NaiveEverygirl ditzy]], [[NaiveNewcomer inexperienced]] and ''extremely'' [[ShrinkingViolet insecure]]; she not only considers these spirits more like pets, but is easily scared by little things (little spiders, a baloon that bangs), and then she summons instinctively enormous quantities of energy causing ''massive'' destruction. On the other hand, Meiko's mother (as the Shikigami's former master) can control all of the twelve Shikigami perfectly.

** Type 2 can also be performed either magically or nonmagically

* The youngest prince in ConanTheAdventurer has this as his ability, thuogh mostly he's only good enough to command his loyal ferret.

* Tavros of ''{{Homestuck}}'' can psychically control pretty much any kind of animal or creature on the planet, including the trolls' guardian lusii. We later find out this control ''also'' extends to the enemies they fight in the Medium, as well as ironically making him one of the most powerful players in their session (although he [[ActualPacifist refuses to actually hurt any of them]]).

** FinalFantasyVIII has Rinoa who uses her dog Angelo to assist her in LimitBreaks

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* In Tamora Pierce's [[TortallUniverse Immortal's Quartet]] Daine the Wildmage can communicate with animals and even shapeshift into them.