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A [[AnAdventurerIsYou type of character]] who uses the assistance of [[AttackAnimal an animal]], force of nature, or just some sort of not-highly-sentient creature [[MindControl (with free will)]] to help them fight.
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* ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'': Cú Chulainn has a high compatibility with animals, higher with canines. [[SpeaksFluentAnimal He's even able to talk to them.]] This compatibility is partially what allows him to control [[spoiler:Failinis.]]
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* ''LightNovel/BeastTamerAndTheCatGirl'': Rain Shroud can create "Provisional Contracts" with various animals to help him, and when he was with the hero party used this to great effect for support and scouting. When forming a more permanent contract with one of the Strongest Race, like CatGirl Kanade or dragon girl Tania, his own abilities are increased to match who he's contracted with, giving him Kanade's physical strength, Tania's magical power, and Fairy twins Sora's and Luna's magical control. This is far above and beyond what a normal Beast Tamer is known to do, as they are limited to only a single animal at a time, period.
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* ''LightNovel/BeastTamerAndTheCatGirl'': Rain Rein Shroud can create "Provisional Contracts" with various animals to help him, and when he was with the hero party used this to great effect for support and scouting. When forming a more permanent contract with one of the Strongest Race, Species, like CatGirl Kanade or dragon girl Tania, his own abilities are increased to match who he's contracted with, giving him Kanade's physical strength, Tania's magical power, and Fairy twins Sora's and Luna's magical control.control and skill with status effects respectively. This is far above and beyond what a normal Beast Tamer is known to do, as they are limited to only a single animal at a time, period.
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* In ''Literature/{{Ferals}}'', the ferals can each communicate with and control a specific type of animal. This ability is hereditary and passed down to their offspring.
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* In ''Literature/{{Ferals}}'', the ''Literature/FeralsSeries'', the ferals can each communicate with and control a specific type of animal. This ability is hereditary and passed down to their offspring.
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* As with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', most ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' protagonists qualify.
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* As with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', most ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': The protagonists qualify.as well as some other humans are able to communicate with, transport, and summon so-called demons that includes deities, angels, actual demons, folktale creatures, and urban legends through the use of the Demon Summoning Program on portable devices known as COMP.
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* Used in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'', where the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon Trainer]] is the only character to stand in the background while his {{Mons}} are the ones who do the fighting. He has Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, but [[MookChivalry can only use one at a time]]. The Trainer character is [[FridgeLogic a little bizarre]] since Pikachu and Jigglypuff are also playable characters, and have been since the first installment, but they don't have a Trainer controlling them; he seems to have been added to get a few more Pokémon in without [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters taking up too many character slots]].
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* Used in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'', where the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon Trainer]] is the only character to stand in the background while his {{Mons}} are the ones who do the fighting. He has Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, but [[MookChivalry can only use one at a time]]. The Trainer character is [[FridgeLogic a little bizarre]] since Pikachu and Jigglypuff are also playable characters, and have been since the first installment, but they don't have a Trainer controlling them; he seems to have been added to get a few more Pokémon in without [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters taking up too many character slots]].slots.
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** Varamyr Sixskins, a wildling, is so named for having five bonded animals -- three wolves, a panther, and a huge white bear -- which along with his human body give him six "skins" to inhabit.
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** Varamyr Sixskins, a wildling, is so named for having five six bonded animals -- three wolves, a panther, an eagle, and a huge white bear -- which along with his human body give him six "skins" to inhabit.bear.
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* Gaea from the ''Literature/{{Noob}}'' novels as part of her SummonMagic.
* ''Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings'': Fitz from the ''Farseer'' and ''Tawny Man'' trilogies.
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* In Thomas Disch's "The Roaches" the main character discovered that she possessed the ability to telepathically communicate with and command cockroaches. Let's just say that it turned out to be not so good of a thing in the end...
* In ''Literature/ShadowOps'', "Whispering" is an application of [[DishingOutDirt terramancy]] that allows the user to control animals. It is also ''very'' illegal, right up there with gate magic, entropy magic, necromancy, and creating sentient elementals, due to its sheer destructive potential. One doesn't realize how dangerous Whispering is until the person using it calls for literally every animal in range (including millions of nearby insects) to literally swarm the target.
* Several characters in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' qualify. The Stark children all possess direwolf cubs. Hints are dropped that all of them can actually project themselves into the creature's mind, though only Bran actively develops the ability, while it remains a passive one with Jon and Arya. Also, Varamyr Sixskins, a wildling.
* In ''Literature/ShadowOps'', "Whispering" is an application of [[DishingOutDirt terramancy]] that allows the user to control animals. It is also ''very'' illegal, right up there with gate magic, entropy magic, necromancy, and creating sentient elementals, due to its sheer destructive potential. One doesn't realize how dangerous Whispering is until the person using it calls for literally every animal in range (including millions of nearby insects) to literally swarm the target.
* Several characters in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' qualify. The Stark children all possess direwolf cubs. Hints are dropped that all of them can actually project themselves into the creature's mind, though only Bran actively develops the ability, while it remains a passive one with Jon and Arya. Also, Varamyr Sixskins, a wildling.
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* In Thomas Disch's "The Roaches" the "Literature/TheRoaches": The main character discovered discovers that she possessed the ability to can telepathically communicate with and command cockroaches. Let's just say that it turned turns out to be not so good of a thing in the end...
*In ''Literature/ShadowOps'', ''Literature/ShadowOps'': "Whispering" is an application of [[DishingOutDirt terramancy]] that allows the user to control animals. It is also ''very'' illegal, right up there with gate magic, entropy magic, necromancy, and creating sentient elementals, due to its sheer destructive potential. One doesn't realize how dangerous Whispering is until the person using it calls for literally every animal in range (including millions of nearby insects) to literally swarm the target.
*Several characters ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Wargs are people who possess the rare ability to bond with individual animals and project themselves into their companions' minds, taking limited control over the beast and viewing the world through its senses. The most common creatures "possessed" in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' qualify. this manner are dogs, described as the easiest animals to control, and wolves, since pack-hunting canids are similar enough to humans in mentality to make controlling them relatively straightforward. Other animals are more difficult to direct, and tend to be used by either specialized wargs or ones who want to show off their power.
** The Stark children all possess direwolf cubs. Hints are dropped that all of themcan actually project themselves into the creature's mind, are latent wargs, though only Bran actively develops the ability, while it remains a passive one with Jon and Arya. Also, Arya for most of the series, although in the last book Arya demonstrates the ability to consciously project into a stray cat.
** Varamyr Sixskins, awildling.wildling, is so named for having five bonded animals -- three wolves, a panther, and a huge white bear -- which along with his human body give him six "skins" to inhabit.
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**''TabletopGame/{{Necromunda}}'': Some [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture Wyrds]] have the ability to dominate and control the various mutant creatures that inhabit the underhive. Known as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Beastmasters]], these wyrds hire out their services to those with few scruples, personally leading their vicious pets into battle as they have to remain close to their charges to maintain their control.
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** In ''TabletopGame/{{Necromunda}}'', some [[HumansArePsychicInTheFuture Wyrds]] have the ability to dominate and control the various mutant creatures that inhabit the underhive. Known as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Beastmasters]], these wyrds hire out their services to those with few scruples, personally leading their vicious pets into battle as they have to remain close to their charges to maintain their control.
* Inverted with an optional class rule in ''TabletopGame/GoblinQuest'' with the "Reverse Beastmaster" - a goblin who is unable to resist what it perceives to be the commands of wild beasts.
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* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': Jordi, the Archangel of Animals, mostly gives his servants abilities intended to let them communicate with, call upon or charm animal life. Each angelic Choir attunes itself to a different type of animals -- Seraphim get amphibious and marine creatures, Cherubim get felines, Ofanim get flying creatures, and so on.
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* The Matriarch from ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'' becomes one thanks to a cursed mask, allowing her to control hordes of [[CreepyCrows ravens]] to ZergRush the heroes.
* All mages in ''VideoGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' can summon spirits to aid them, which either grants them a temporary servant for a single scene or can be semi-permanently bound to the summoner until their terms of service are done. Although Spirits can't affect the normal world without manifesting, once they do manifest they can be very nasty combatants and many mages in ''Shadowrun'' are ProperlyParanoid enough that they keep a few powerful ones on retainer as bound spirits. This is another reason that ShootTheMageFirst is a vital in-universe tip for shadowrunners and security personel, as a dead mage means spirits depart the mortal plane immediately afterwards.
* All mages in ''VideoGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' can summon spirits to aid them, which either grants them a temporary servant for a single scene or can be semi-permanently bound to the summoner until their terms of service are done. Although Spirits can't affect the normal world without manifesting, once they do manifest they can be very nasty combatants and many mages in ''Shadowrun'' are ProperlyParanoid enough that they keep a few powerful ones on retainer as bound spirits. This is another reason that ShootTheMageFirst is a vital in-universe tip for shadowrunners and security personel, as a dead mage means spirits depart the mortal plane immediately afterwards.
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* ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'': The Matriarch from ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'' becomes one thanks to a cursed mask, allowing her to control hordes of [[CreepyCrows ravens]] to ZergRush the heroes.
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** All magesin ''VideoGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' can summon spirits to aid them, which either grants them a temporary servant for a single scene or can be semi-permanently bound to the summoner until their terms of service are done. Although Spirits can't affect the normal world without manifesting, once they do manifest they can be very nasty combatants and many mages in ''Shadowrun'' are ProperlyParanoid enough that they keep a few powerful ones on retainer as bound spirits. This is another reason that ShootTheMageFirst is a vital in-universe tip for shadowrunners and security personel, as a dead mage means spirits depart the mortal plane immediately afterwards.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Talislanta}}'' features Jaka Beastmasters and Kang Trackers.
* The power of the Animalism discipline in both ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' and ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem''.
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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' has H'aanit, who is capable of capturing monsters that she can then summon in battle (for a limited number of times) to utilize their various attacks or magic. When she uses the Provoke Path Action to initiate combat with [=NPCs=], instead of fighting them herself like Olberic, the monsters she captured do the fighting for her. Story-wise, she seems to have at least some ability to speak with and understand the beasts she's tamed. She talks to her pet snow leopard Linde quite often, and though the conversations are naturally one-sided to the audience and her human party members, the two of them seem to communicate with each other just fine. [[spoiler:Her inability to understand the final boss of her route in any way is even foreshadowing that it's ''not'' a beast like they believed but used to be a person.]]
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* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': Perona becomes this during Strong World, using her Hollows as a Pavlovian method of conditioning Shiki's monsters to obey her.
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* In ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'', Chong Heihu's magic consist in a massive gourd tied to his back: when he uncorks the gourd, a thick black smoke comes out of it and allows Heihu to control countless heavenly eagles to attack his opponents and peck them to death.
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** Chong Heihu's magic consist in a massive gourd tied to his back: when he uncorks the gourd, a thick black smoke comes out of it and allows Heihu to control countless heavenly eagles to attack his opponents and peck them todeath.death.
** Yang Jian has a living Fabao (in Taoism, a magic weapon) in the form of the Heavenly Roar Dog, which can grow to become as large as an elephant and attack his enemies by biting them.
** Mo Lishou of the Four Demon Clan Generals commands another living Fabao, the Flowery Marten: normally is a rat-sized white weasel with flower-shaped marks on its fur, but can become as large as an elephant, fly around and eat whole soldiers in one gulp.
** Chong Heihu's magic consist in a massive gourd tied to his back: when he uncorks the gourd, a thick black smoke comes out of it and allows Heihu to control countless heavenly eagles to attack his opponents and peck them to
** Yang Jian has a living Fabao (in Taoism, a magic weapon) in the form of the Heavenly Roar Dog, which can grow to become as large as an elephant and attack his enemies by biting them.
** Mo Lishou of the Four Demon Clan Generals commands another living Fabao, the Flowery Marten: normally is a rat-sized white weasel with flower-shaped marks on its fur, but can become as large as an elephant, fly around and eat whole soldiers in one gulp.
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* ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. All the Na'vi are beastmasters to an extent, thanks to the [[FanNickname Bio-USB]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'' has Cultists, followers of the nature-linked God of Chaos, who are much more likely to charm monsters than kill them. A Cultist soon amasses quite a retinue of giant rats, rocs, medusae, and hellbears, and their temple routinely ''spawns'' monsters for Cultists to tame. When not leading their walking zoo through the city streets (which does keep those streets much safer for the peasants and taxmen!), Cultists will patrol creature dens and enchant any charmable monster that emerges.
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->''"This is a private battle of wills between the manufactured savagery of the Capitol's mutt and the horse-magic that runs through Blight's veins. The mutt screams. Rears. Canters around. And finally breaks."''
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* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': As part of her {{druid}} powers, Kaylana is able to hypnotize most animals into doing what she wishes. However, she's very much an AnimalLover so this power is never abused.
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** St. Patrick was said to have driven all of the snakes out of Ireland.
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** Bitch has the power to transform dogs into huge, incredibly strong Lovecraftian monsters, but she can't control them mentally. Instead, she has to train the dogs to respond to ordinary words and whistled commands, otherwise they wreak havoc when she transforms them. Fortunately for her, her power also gives her the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers secondary effect of having an innate understanding of canine psychology]], so she's probably the best dog trainer on the planet [[note: unfortunately, she lost most of the ability to understand human psychology.]]
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* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Lessis is the Mistress of Birds. Ribela is the Queen of Mice. Both have an ability to speak with these animals, whom they also gain strength from. Not only will they act as spies or messengers, but are also even [[{{Synchronization}} connected to them]]. For instance, Ribela is energized when her mice are fed, weakened otherwise. They also recognize them in their roles. Some mice look up at Ribela in awe on first seeing her.
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* The Ranger specialization in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' allows characters to summon wolves, bears or enormous spiders to help out in combat.
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* The Ranger specialization in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' allows characters to summon wolves, bears or enormous spiders to help out in combat. In the DLC ''The Golems of Amgarrak'', party member Jerrik Dace has this specialization, and has a companion called Snug who's a bronto (basically a rhino-like creature used by dwarves as a beast of burden).
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* Jate from ''Manga/{{Aposimz}}'' can overwrite otherwise neutral [[{{Robeast}} Automatons]] to attack Etherow or for AnimalEspionage.
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* ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': Nicta uses crows whose call has been enabled to cast spells against enemies. Scylla learns how to do the same thing.