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AttackAnimal and/or SummonMagic are common options for the Beastmaster's weapons, but martial variants exist, often wielding axes, a BladeOnAStick, or being an ArcherArchetype. See WhipOfDominance for when the beastmaster wields a whip for either control/taming purposes as well as a personal weapon. May overlap with FluffyTamer. When associated with nature, tends to also be a ClassicalHunter. See GoodTamingEvilTaming for when the methods of training/taming characterize the beastmaster as a cruel or kind.

* ''Literature/TheSyrenaLegacy'': Emma has the Gift of Poseidon, which means that sea creatures obey her commands, including marine birds like penguins.

A [[AnAdventurerIsYou type of character]] who uses the assistance of [[AttackAnimal an animal]], force of nature, or just some sort of not-highly-sapient creature [[MindControl (with free will)]] to help them fight.

AttackAnimal and/or SummonMagic are common options for the Beastmaster's weapons, but martial variants exist, often wielding axes, a BladeOnAStick, or being an ArcherArchetype. May overlap with FluffyTamer. When associated with nature, tends to also be a ClassicalHunter. Not to be confused with ''Film/TheBeastmaster'', which was a 1982 fantasy movie and [[Series/{{Beastmaster}} a 90's show]] about a NatureHero, very, ''very'' loosely adapted from a [[Literature/TheBeastMaster 1959 science fiction book series]], or the {{Shoujo}} manga ''Manga/BeastMaster'', which has a completely different story.

** While XI is the TropeNamer, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' started the tradition. In addition to the Trainer class which used [[WhipItGood whips]] and could capture and control enemy monsters, the archery-focused Hunter could summon animals to achieve random effects. The GBA remake retroactively named the class Beastmaster, just to drive it home.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has Ferry, an [[LittleBitBeastly Erune girl]], who has a strong bond with her circle of ghostly creatures (Beppo, Fugee, Nicola, Geegee and Momo) that can appear out of thin air and also help her deal damage in her [[LimitBreak Charge Attack]]. In the FightingGame spin-off ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', her pets also augment many of her regular attacks, but they don't act independently. Rather, Geegee can be thrown like a mine to set up traps and Momo transforms into a bouncing orb that restricts the opponent's movement. True to the trope, Ferry can hear and understand her pets's silent voices (no one else can) and even wields a [[WhipItGood whip]] as her weapon.

* The ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'', set after a five year TimeSkip, presents two others of note. [[NotGoodWithPeople One hermit]] independently worked out techniques similar to Hiccup's when the latter was a baby and guards a hidden dragon sanctuary, while a [[BigBad vicious warlord]] managed to brutalize a hatchling into submission decades ago and now uses a {{Kaiju}} with mind-control powers as a linchpin in his horde of [[BeastOfBattle warbeasts]].

* Katherine [=McDonald=] of ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'' has three separate 'beings' of summoning, of different power levels.

* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'': Wolves start to follow Perrin around, then even help him escape along with Egwene by attacking Whitecloaks, to his bafflement.

* MarionetteMaster
* TheMinionMaster
** PestController

* Players won't make much progress in ''VideoGame/ARKSurvivalEvolved'' unless they fulfill this trope. After [[DefeatMeansFriendship beating a creature unconscious]] and feeding it enough of the right food[[labelnote:*]]bar a few exceptions that are tamed less violently[[/labelnote]], it becomes your pet. Most of the various creatures greatly exceed the player's own abilities in at least one way, whether in mobility, resource gathering, special abilities, or something else. And of course, combat. Without the assistance of tames, the player stands little to no chance of defeating stronger creatures and bosses. You can collect a vast army to help you survive and fight, and control their behavior through whistling commands. Whether it's a humble Dodo, a [[RaptorAttack pack of Raptors]], or a [[KingOfTheDinosaurs mighty T. rex]], mastering them is the name of the game.

* Meiko Rokudo in ''Anime/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 balloon 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.

*** Dr. Ferdinand has the Stand, Scary Monsters, which unleashes a [[TheVirus virus that transforms anything it infects]] into a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaur]], which Dr. Ferdinand can command.

AttackAnimal and/or SummonMagic are common options for the Beastmaster's WeaponOfChoice, but martial variants exist, often wielding axes, a BladeOnAStick, or being an ArcherArchetype. May overlap with FluffyTamer. When associated with nature, tends to also be a ClassicalHunter. Not to be confused with ''Film/TheBeastmaster'', which was a 1982 fantasy movie and [[Series/{{Beastmaster}} a 90's show]] about a NatureHero, very, ''very'' loosely adapted from a [[Literature/TheBeastMaster 1959 science fiction book series]], or the {{Shoujo}} manga ''Manga/BeastMaster'', which has a completely different story.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has Ferry, an [[LittleBitBeastly Erune girl]], who has a strong bond with her circle of ghostly creatures (Beppo, Fugee, Nicola, Geegee and Momo) that can appear out of thin air and also help her deal damage in her [[LimitBreak Charge Attack]]. In the FightingGame spin-off ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', her pets also augment many of her regular attacks, but they don't act independently. Rather, Geegee can be thrown like a mine to set up traps and Momo transforms into a bouncing orb that restricts the opponent's movement. True to the trope, Ferry can hear and understand her pets's silent voices (no one else can) and even wields a [[WhipItGood whip]] as her WeaponOfChoice.

* One of the mages in ''TabletopGame/ResArcana'' is the Beastmaster, whose use of animals is represented by the ability to turn an animal to generate essences. The original iillustration features a woman handling a snake, while the GenderFlip is a man handling a crocodile.

AttackAnimal and/or SummonMagic are common options for the Beastmaster's WeaponOfChoice, but martial variants exist, often wielding AnAxeToGrind, a BladeOnAStick, or being an ArcherArchetype. May overlap with FluffyTamer. When associated with nature, tends to also be a ClassicalHunter. Not to be confused with ''Film/TheBeastmaster'', which was a 1982 fantasy movie and [[Series/{{Beastmaster}} a 90's show]] about a NatureHero, very, ''very'' loosely adapted from a [[Literature/TheBeastMaster 1959 science fiction book series]], or the {{Shoujo}} manga ''Manga/BeastMaster'', which has a completely different story.

* ''Literature/BeastTamer'': 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 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 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.

* Players won't make much progress in ''VideoGame/ARKSurvivalEvolved'' unless they fulfill this trope. After [[DefeatMeansFriendship beating a creature unconscious]] and feeding it enough of the right food[[labelnote:*]]bar a few exceptions that are tamed less violently[[/labelnote]], it becomes your pet. Most of the various creatures greatly exceed the player's own abilities in at least one way, whether in mobility, resource gathering, special abilities, or something else. And of course, combat. Without the assistance of tames, the player stands little to no chance of defeating stronger creatures and bosses. You can collect a vast army to help you survive and fight, and control their behavior through whistling commands. Whether it's a humble Dodo, a [[RaptorAttack pack of Raptors]], or a [[StockDinosaurs mighty T. rex]], mastering them is the name of the game.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has Ferry, an [[LittleBitBeastly Erune girl]], who has a strong bond with her circle of ghostly creatures (Beppo, Fugee, Nicola, Geegee and Momo) that can appear out of thin air and also help her deal damage in her [[LimitBreak Charge Attack]]. In the FightingGame spin-off VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus, her pets also augment many of her regular attacks, but they don't act independently. Rather, Geegee can be thrown like a mine to set up traps and Momo transforms into a bouncing orb that restricts the opponent's movement. True to the trope, Ferry can hear and understand her pets's silent voices (no one else can) and even wields a [[WhipItGood whip]] as her WeaponOfChoice.

* The player character in several ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' games can be come one if the Animal Friend or Wasteland Whisperer perk is adopted. Pretty much ''any'' of the NuclearNasty creatures encountered in the Wasteland can be tamed and commanded to attack others.

* ''LightNovel/BeastTamerAndTheCatGirl'': 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 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 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.

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': The Anima. Special in this case would be the fact that they are all aquatically themed, since the Tower is filled with water-like Shinsu. Not just restricted to aquatic beasts, though. It has been revealed that a few Breeders seem to have a thing for creating... PeoplePuppets. So, it's a bit hard to say ''what'' a Breeder truly is: MarionetteMaster or straight-up Beastmaster: you decide. Guess it's up to the individual.