Taming beasts, also known as animal kinship or beast control, was an ability of the Force that allowed its user to connect mentally with animals.
Obi-Wan Kenobi uses taming beasts on gutkurrs
Taming beasts, also known as animal kinship or beast control, was an ability of the Force that allowed users to connect mentally with animals. Taming a creature in such a way required letting go of one's inhibitions and opening oneself to the power of the Force. Leia Organa was able to use the ability without even trying to, simply asking for help in a moment where she found the Force inside of herself. Organa's prior attempts to use the Force had failed because she had seen it as something outside of herself to be controlled.
Jedi Master Porter Engle calmed a grouping of steelees for use as mounts during a skirmish on Elphrona.
During the Sith Empire's occupation of Serenno, the Sith used the Force to control the Tirra'Taka and use it in combat. During the High Republic Era, Jedi Master Porter Engle used this ability to calm a group of steelees so they could be used as mounts during a Jedi rescue attempt of the Blythe family, who had been kidnapped by the Nihil.
Obi-Wan Kenobi demonstrated a natural talent at the technique early in his training. He easily connected with his varactyl mount on Pijal, impressing his master Qui-Gon Jinn. In contrast Kenobi's apprentice Anakin Skywalker struggled to learn the skill, unable to calm a Mott during a training session and likewise failed to calm the corpse-leeches on Carnelion IV causing Skywalker to kill them instead.
During the First Battle of Geonosis, Skywalker used the Force to tame a ravenous reek in the Petranaki Arena. Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress did not use the power often but did on Cato Neimoidia to let a Korgee beast know she was not going to hurt it. At one point during the Clone Wars, on the planet of Ryloth, Kenobi used that ability to tame and control a pack of voracious gutkurrs, luring them into a trap, though it notably required a sustained and strenuous amount of effort for Kenobi to influence multiple creatures at once.
The young Jedi Ezra Bridger was naturally connected to the nature and animals around him, granting him a mastery over taming beasts.
Jedi Cal Kestis was skilled with this power, being able to create a mental link with creatures so that they act as mounts or assist in combat. While he sometimes struggled with practicing his ability, the young Jedi Ezra Bridger had a natural connection to animals and nature. Bridger once used it with a dangerous fyrnock at Fort Anaxes. Bridger, however, connected with the dark side of the Force in summoning such a powerful creature and the experience left him drained. While he was unable to connect with the krykna of Atollon due to their sensitivity towards negative emotions, he mastered the skill over time, connecting with tibidee and purrgil alike.
Leia Organa struggled with unlocking her power in the Force until the appeared to be ending in defeat. Accepting that reality, Organa found the Force inside of herself. She did not try to control any of the deep sea creatures but instead asked for help. Her plea resulted in an arriving and turning the tide of the battle.
In 9 ABY, Grogu used the Force to calm down Boba Fett's rancor when the rancor attacked Din Djarin in Mos Espa. Taming the rancor exhausted Grogu, and he fell asleep cuddled with the beast.
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