History Main / CreatureHunterOrganization

** The SSSP/Science Patrol from the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' may be the TropeMaker for the Kaiju Killing Corps variation. Unlike their successors, their primary mission isn't to hunt down monsters but instead to investigate scientific oddities first and foremost, giving them a more "civilian defense" feel than militaristic. It just so happens that these always end with them having to fight a kaiju or size-shifting alien invader.

* The Anti-Sphere Unit GUTS-Select team from ''Series/UltramanDecker''.
* [=SKaRD=] from ''Series/UltramanBlazar''. Much like STORAGE, they deploy a HumongousMecha, but also frequently employ ground operations.

** The SSSSP/Science Patrol from the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''.

** STORAGE from ''Series/UltramanZ'', though they employ {{Humongous Mecha}}s to fight kaiju with.

** In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', the Machines' main force for hunting humans in the real world are Sentinels, killer robots resembling cephalopods. In the human city of Zion, Captian Mifune leads a defense force of [[PoweredArmor Armored Personnel Units]], capable of dual-wielding guns big enough to take down the Sentinels. (Humans working outside can use EMP's to defend themselves from Sentinels, but for a variety of reasons, those are not practical to use anywhere near Zion.) This becomes a major plot point in ''Revolutions'', when an army of Sentinels invades Zion, and Captain Mifune's team is the main line of defense.

* '''Kaiju Killing Corps''' -- Man vs Giant Beasts. They use conventional equipment like {{Mecha}}s, PowerArmor or [[CoolPlane airplanes]] (or the closest NotQuiteFlight or GiantFlyer alternative) to fight giants.
* '''Phlebotinum-Based Hunter Organization''' -- Man vs AbstractEater (or HordeOfAlienLocusts). They use WeaponOfXSlaying (DepletedPhlebotinumShells or {{Phlebotinum}}[=-powered=]) to fight the invaders. They may or may not have support equipment (e.g. A MiniMecha or PowerArmor to use {{BFS}}es). Common variations include [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Spirits]], TheHeartless or MadeOfEvil or MadeOfMagic Creatures.

* ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' is a DeadlyGame where the players are equipped with alien technology and sent to destroy aliens of various shapes and sizes hiding on Earth. The players' equipment includes [[PowerArmor special suits that give the wearer superhuman strength]], [[AbsurdlySharpBlade absurdly sharp]], blade elongating [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], and guns that shoot invisible, {{Painfully Slow Projectile}}s powerful enough to turn their target into LudicrousGibs. Later it's revealed that [[spoiler: the purpose of the game is to train soldiers capable of fighting an upcoming AlienInvasion by a race of giant-sized aliens. The technology used by the players comes from alien races previously exterminated by the invading alien race]].

* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' has the Mobile Disaster Response Corps who have the so called "Valkyries", girls attuned to [[PhlebotinumDuJour mysterious crystals]] called [[LoyalPhlebotinum Relic]], which allows [[HenshinHero them]] to transform said crystals into PowerArmor which comes with free weapons [[ThePowerOfRock via singing]] -- which amplifies the inherent but dormant powers of the crystal. They fight the Noise, aliens which vaguely take the shape of earth creatures and have NaturalWeapon. They [[EldritchAbomination do not follow the law of conservation of energy]] and disintegrate any humans [[TakingYouWithMe along with themselves]] if they come into direct contact with one.

** In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', the Machines' main force for hunting humans in the real world are Sentinels, killer robots resembling cephalopods. In the human city of Zion, Captian Mifune leads a defense force of [[PowerArmor Armored Personnel Units]], capable of dual-wielding guns big enough to take down the Sentinels. (Humans working outside can use EMP's to defend themselves from Sentinels, but for a variety of reasons, those are not practical to use anywhere near Zion.) This becomes a major plot point in ''Revolutions'', when an army of Sentinels invades Zion, and Captain Mifune's team is the main line of defense.

InAWorld[[note]][[TheUnmasquedWorld usually without]] the {{Masquerade}}[[/note]] where humanity is terrorized by a race of NighInvulnerable [[OurMonstersAreWeird behemoths]]. Humanity is at a disadvantage, but at some point, they discover their enemies' weakness, and now have a fighting chance. And thus begins the tale of their struggle.

Whatever their origin, they will always be [[NighInvulnerability nigh-invulnerable]] (or just MadeOfIron) or have HealingFactor which makes them hard to kill. This doesn't mean they are invincible though. These monsters usually have an AchillesHeel -- usually in the form of AppliedPhlebotinum that is the only thing that can harm them (which our organization would [[DepletedPhlebotinumShells exploit]] as [[WeaponOfXSlaying weapons]]), or a certain [[AttackItsWeakpoint weak point]] in their body, which is usually a core [[ShieldedCoreBoss placed in a strategic part of its body]].

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' -- [[BadassArmy soldiers]] equipped with 3D Maneuver Gear [[note]]3DMG is a lower-back-mounted [[SteamPunk compressed-air powered]] spool device for feeding wires to a pair of belt-mounted {{Grappling Hook Pistol}}s controlled through two triggers on the handle of a pair of swords with detachable blades which are ejected via a handlebar. The gas is carried through a pair of canisters tied on thigh-mounted spare blade carriers.[[/note]] vs ''Titans''. They also employ other weapons like cannons, but the 3DMG is their main equipment; as it gives them the most mobility [[NotQuiteFlight without actually flying]] to reach the titans' [[AchillesHeel weakpoint]]: the back of their necks. The titans are simply [[OurGiantsAreBigger giant]], creepy {{Humanoid Abomination}}s with [[DumbMuscle no discernible intelligence]] and few behavioral traits aside from a [[KillAllHumans desperate desire]] [[ImAHumanitarian to eat humans]]. Though [[ItCanThink there are]] [[GeniusBruiser some exceptions]].

* The organization Red Shield from the anime ''Anime/BloodPlus'' has made it its mission to chase the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent chiropterans]].
* ''Anime/BlueExorcist'' features the Order of the True Cross, a worldwide organization dedicated to hunting down and exorcising [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] that prey on humans. They're mostly content to leave the peaceful ones alone; some members even [[SummonMagic rely on them to fight]].
* The setting of ''Anime/BlueGender'' is a BadFuture in which BigCreepyCrawlies known as the Blue have taken over the world. Mankind's greatest hope for survival lies with the military, who combat the Blue using MiniMecha called Armor Shrikes.

* PlayedWith in ''Literature/DateALive''. The AmazonBrigade [[KnightTemplar Anti-Spirit Team]] is tasked of fighting the [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Spirits]], PersonOfMassDestruction that has been causing phenomena called Spacequakes-- which are "earth" quakes [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE]][[note]]actually just quakes not occuring on the ground but on the atmosphere.[[/note]]. The thing is, they are ''horribly ineffective'' at fighting the spirits (except for the two elites among them, who are [[OneManArmy One Women Armies]]) since the spirits have powerful DeflectorShields. This trope is subverted in two ways: one, the spirits are sentient and can be reasoned with. They can also have their powers sealed, reducing them into normal humans. so there really isn't much reason fighting them (unless they're [[PsychopathicManchild psychos]]). And two, the AST has their rival organization: [[Myth/NorseMythology Ratatoskr]], who decided to have someone ''[[DatingTropes date]]'' these spirits to submission, since they conveniently all happen to be [[BishoujoGenre girls]]. [[spoiler:This is because their leader is also sort of one, and had her powers sealed as well.]]
* The Power is the organization responsible for protecting the [[BaseOnWheels moving city]] of ''Anime/DecaDence'' from the threat of the Gadoll, an alien life-form that threatens to destroy life on earth. They train, arm, and provide incentives for the Gears and the handful of human Tankers that fight alongside them. The truth, of course, is a lot less glamorous and sinister than that.

* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' has the Agency, a mysterious group of psychics who fight [[TheHeartless manifestations of]] [[RealityWarper Haruhi]]'s teen angst in a PhantomZone of sorts. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* In ''Manga/InuYasha'', there used to be a group of people dedicated to exterminate the {{Youkai}} who were causing mayhem in the villages. During a gory attack orchestrated by Naraku, all of them except two were killed. The two survivors are Sango and her brother Kohaku.
* The world of ''VideoGame/LapisReLights'' has Flora Girls' Academy and the other schools across the world that train, educate, and coordinate the operations of MagicalGirl [[IdolGenre idols]] called "witches". Their primary duty is the extermination of the Magical Monsters that constantly plague humanity, alongside investigating supernatural activities, and finally performing "Operas" which help power city infrastructure through song and dance.

* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' has the Hero Association, an organization that coordinates the heroes and their efforts against the monsters that pop up just about every other day, classifying them by threat level (Wolf, Tiger, Demon, Dragon, and God), and warning civilians about monster attacks so they can evacuate. The heroes themselves get paid by the Association, leading to a very toxic working environment where the less scrupulous heroes are more interested in their own rankings than keeping people safe.

* ''[[Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign]]'': Earth's population is decimated by a virus, and the survivors are attacked by monsters or enslaved by vampires. Elite members of the army are able to make contracts with demons to earn phlebotinum weapons which are the only things capable of killing vampires.
* The ''Anime/SkyGirls'' are Japan's main line of defense against the setting's remaining [=WORMs=] ( '''W'''eapon '''O'''f '''R'''aid '''M'''achines). They are OlderThanTheyLook girls chosen for their compatibility to the available [[MiniMecha Sonic Divers]] -- which are TransformingMecha with plane and bipedal modes. Ideal for high speed travel and aerial combat. The [=WORMs=] are artificial lifeforms consisting of millions of nanocells that take the forms of creatures they see. The girls are required to wear LatexSpaceSuit made of nanocells for protection because of this.

* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' has the Mobile Disaster Response Corps who have the so called "Valkyries", girls attuned to [[PhlebotinumDuJour mysterious crystals]] called [[LoyalPhlebotinum Relic]], which allows [[HenshinHero them]] to transform said crystals into PowerArmor which comes with free weapons [[ThePowerOfRock via singing]]-- which amplifies the inherent but dormant powers of the crystal. They fight the Noise, aliens which vaguely take the shape of earth creatures and have NaturalWeapon. They [[EldritchAbomination do not follow the law of conservation of energy]] and disintegrate any humans [[TakingYouWithMe along with themselves]] if they come into direct contact with one.

* Marvel Comics has the [[Characters/MarvelComicsMonsters Monster Hunters,]] who are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. They were (via RetCon) a team that operated in the days before the Fantastic Four, when Marvel Earth seemed to be under constant attack from [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters.]]

* The ''Milites Dei'' in ''Literature/TheFeyAndTheFallen'' is a ChurchMilitant monster-hunting orginization dedicated to killing demons. Unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills they can't tell the difference between actual demons and faeries]]. . .

* The titular Literature/KnightsOfTheBorrowedDark specialise in battling Tenebrous, extradimensional shadow monsters breaking into our world from the Tenebrae. Members are TheChosenMany, wielding [[WordsOfPower speech-based]] [[LightIsGood light powers]], though the organisation goes out of its way to avoid {{conscription}}, giving unwilling Knights enough training to keep control of their powers before letting them go their own way. Most choose to join, even though members tend to die young, brave and alone.

* Graham Masterton's ''Night Warriors'' series is about a loose network of individuals chosen by God to protect humanity from evil supernatural forces (mostly of demonic origin). Since their enemies can haunt dreams, the Night Warriors have one specialist individual who can transfer a team back and forth through the dreamscape and each Night Warrior has special powers while there. In the real world, the Night Warriors are just regular humans, so often their enemies can rampage for a significant amount of time before they can hunted successfully in dreams.

* The Lakewalkers in Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Sharing Knife'' series. They exist to hunt and kill Malices (Blight Bogles).

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning'', the Warsworn were originally the Firstsworn, an order dedicated to hunting down the chaos demons known as Niskaru. After the threat of the Niskaru was apparently defeated, the order lost its sense of purpose and eventually rebranded itself as a mercenary order that fights for the highest bidder. [[spoiler:The Warsworn faction questline sees the Niskaru threat re-emerging, culminating in the Fateless One and the Warsworn facing the very same threat (a Niskaru Lord) that the Firstsworn's founder Eagonn faced. Depending on the player's choice at the end, the Warsworn either re-dedicate themselves to their original purpose of fighting the Niskaru...or are wiped out by the Niskaru Lord's new champion, the Fateless One.]]

* ''[[http://salamanstra.keenspot.com/ The Hunters of Salamanstra]]'' by [[Webcomic/TheLounge John]] [[Blog/AskPrincessMolestia Joseco]] features The Swords of Ariel, one of several hunters guilds in this comic's world. Main character Kessah is a junior member of said guild, working her way up the ranks, trying to live up to the reputation of her late sister, [[TheAce Diana, "The White Wolf."]][[labelnote:*]]It should be noted that Diana was stated to be killed not by a monster, but by a rival guild.[[/labelnote]]

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* D.I.A.P.P., the Division for the Investigation and Appropriation of Paranormal Phenomena from ''Literature/AngelOfDeath'' is a division of the US government who, among other things, work to combat the numerous liches who go about devouring human souls.

* One of the many roles filled by the Website/SCPFoundation. However, the Foundation isn't in the business of killing monsters, instead preferring to capture, contain, and study them for scientific research; they will only destroy anomalous entities as a last resort if they're far too dangerous and unpredictable to be reliably imprisoned alive. Their main rivals, the Global Occult Coalition, have the same goal of [[{{Masquerade}} hiding all things paranormal from the world]], but they prefer to do so by destroying supernatural threats with brute military force.

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* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' has the Slayer's Take in Vasselheim, an organization that takes contracts to hunt down dangerous monsters and harvest valuable resources from them. They also serve as one of Vasselheim's first lines of defense, but they only mobilize if the price is right. Vox Machina (minus Pike) become official members over the course of the "Trial of the Take" arc, during which they proved their worth by tracking down and killing a Rakshasa and an Adult White Dragon.

* In the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series, the Grey Wardens' mission is to fight the darkspawn. In particular, Wardens are key to ending Blights (when the darkspawn corrupt an Old God into an Archdemon and attack the surface of Thedas); they are the only ones capable of killing Archdemons[[note]][[spoiler: If a non-Grey Warden kills an Archdemon, it simply [[VillainOverride possesses the body of the nearest darkspawn]], which is instantly transformed into a new Archdemon. When a Grey Warden kills the Archdemon it instead attempts to possess the Grey Warden, resulting in both of their destruction]][[/note]].

* ''VideoGame/SoulSacrifice'' is, of course, another monster-hunting game where you play as a magic-wielding sorcerer/sorceress who takes down [[BodyHorror horrific]] {{Eldritch Abomination}}s called Archfiends; monsters who [[WasOnceAMan were once humans]] until they [[DealWithTheDevil made a pact]] with the [[ArtifactOfDoom Sacred Chalice]]. The fate of a defeated Archfiend heavily depends on your faction. If your faction is Avalon, then sacrifice the defeated Archfiend, painfully killing them in the process. If your faction is Sanctuarium, then rescue the defeated Archfiend and recruit them as an ally. And if your faction is Grim, then the Archfiend's fate is unknown...

* In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' Vampires have at all times had to deal with being hunted by humans aware of their existence. While individual vampire hunters are rarely more than a nuisance, groups of organized hunters can potentially pose a bigger threat, and even worse are the organisations that have the backing of an official government: The Society of Leopold is a secret division of the Catholic Church, which back in the Middle Ages led the "Shadow Inquisition" against Vampires and other supernatural creatures. In the [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasqueradeFifthEdition 5th Edition]] we also have the Second Inquisition, a black ops international collaboration between the world's intelligence agencies. Having all those resources has made the SI exceedingly dangerous, as they have killed multiple big names, ''every vampire in London'' and blew up the Vienna chantry, destroying the Tremere's upper echelons and collapsing the hierarchy of the clan.

* ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'' is about the [[TitleDrop God Eaters]] of [[TheEmpire Fenrir]]. They are [[{{Conscription}} conscripted]] for their compatibilty to the [[WeaponOfXSlaying God]] [[LivingWeapon Arcs]] -- weapons that come as [[{{BFS}} swords]] or [[{{BFG}} guns]], with some [[SwissArmyWeapon able to switch between the two]]. They use these to fight the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Aragami]] organisms made up from colonies of [[HiveMind Oracle]] [[TechnoBabble Cells]] which [[YouAreWhoYouEat eat and take the appearance of whatever they eat]]. They can only be damaged by other colonies of oracle cells. Which is what the God Arcs are made up of, making them technically Aragami as well. ''God Eater 2'' features The [[TheSquad BLOOD Squadron]] who are still teenagers. There are also new God Arc types the [[DropTheHammer Boost Hammer]] and Charge Spear and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]].