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Summoning Magic [(Main article)] calls forth magical creatures to attack enemies and/or heal or protect party members. The mechanics of Summon Magic vary from game to game, including which characters are capable of using it, how it is utilized, and how new summon spells are acquired. Despite the significant differences in Summon Magic across the series, it has appeared in one form or another since Final Fantasy III in the main numbered series, as well as spin-off titles.

The official names of summons in different Final Fantasy games varies. Summons are used in Final Fantasy III, IV, V, VII, and Final Fantasy: Unlimited. Espers are used in VI and XII. Guardian Forces in VII, Eidolons in IX, Aeons in X, and Avatars in XI.

Note: The first two Final Fantasy games do not feature summoning magic. Final Fantasy X-2 features Aeons, but they cannot be used by the party. Several summons have been used in other Final Fantasy games as monsters, only bosses are labled.

Three main Summons are Ifrit ,Shiva and Bahamut that made the most appearance in the Final Fantasy Series.

Summon Chart

Summon	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	X-2	XI	XII	T	TA	U	Most common attack
Adremmalech	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Judgement Bolt
Alexander	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Ship	No	No	Yes	Holy Judgement
Anima	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Oblivion
Ark	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Eternal Darkness
Asura	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Random Curative magic
Atomos	No	No	Boss	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Ship	No	No	No	G-Force 199
Bahamut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Ship	Yes	No	Yes	Mega Flare
Belias	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Hellfire
Bismark	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Sea Song
Bomb ^[1]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Self-Destruct
Brothers	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Brotherly Love
Cactuar	No	No	No	Yes (GBA)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1000 Needles
Carbuncle	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Ship	Yes	Yes	No	Ruby Light
Catoblepas (Shoat) ^[2]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ship	No	No	No	Demon's Eye
Cerberus	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Counter Rockets
Chaos	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Tornado
Chocobo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Chocobo Kick
Cockatrice ^[3]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Stone Gaze
Crusader (Knights of the Round) ^[4]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Purifier/Ultimate End
Cuchulainn	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Blight
Cyclops	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Ice Damage
Diabolos	No	No	No	Yes (GBA)	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Mark	No	No	No	Dark Messenger
Doomtrain	No	No	No	Boss	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Runaway Train
Eden	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Eternal Breath
Exodus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Comet/Meteor
Famfrit	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Tsunami
Fenrir	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Boss	No	No	No	Terrestrial Rage/Howling Moon
Garuda	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Boss	No	No	No	Aerial Blast
Gilgamesh ^[5]	No	No	Boss	Yes (GBA)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Mark	No	No	No	Zantetsuken, Masamune, Excalibur, Excalipoor
Goblin (Imp) ^[6]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Goblin Punch
Golem	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Earth Wall
Hades	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Boss	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Black Cauldron
Hashmal	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Gaia's Wrath
Hydra	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Thunder Storm
Ifrit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Ship	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hellfire
Ixion	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Mark	No	No	No	Thor's Hammer
Kirin	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Life Guard
Kjata	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Tetra Disaster
Leviathan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (GBA)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Ship	Yes	No	No	Tsunami
Lich	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Death Strike
Madeen (Maduin) ^[7]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Chaos Wing/Terra Homing
Magus Sisters	No	Boss	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Delta Attack
Mateus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Frostwave
Mist Dragon	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Mist Breath
Moomba	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Moomba Punch
MiniMog	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Mog riding a Chocobo
Odin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Ship	Yes	No	Yes	Zantetsuken
Palidor (Quetzalli) ^[8]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Sonic Drive
Pandemona	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Tornado Zone
Phantom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ship	No	No	No	Fader
Phoenix	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Boss^[9]	No	Yes	Yes	Rebirth Flame
Quezacotl	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Thunder Storm
Ragnarok	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Metamorph
Raiden	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	True Edge
Ramuh	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Judgement Bolt
Remora	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ship	No	No	No	Latch on
Salamander	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Flame
Shemhazai	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Devour Soul/Soul Purge
Shiva	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Ship	Yes	Yes	Yes	Diamond Dust
Silf	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Fairy Dust
Siren	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Silent Voice
Straphim	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Reviver
Starlet (Lakshmi) ^[10]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Group Hug
Stray (Cait Sith) ^[11]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Cat Rain
Sylph	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Whisperwind
Terrato (Midgarsormr) ^[12]	No	No	No	Yes	Boss ^[13]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Earth Aura
Titan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Rage of the Earth
Tonberry^[14]	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Chef's Knife
Tritoch (Valigarmanda)^[15]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Tri-Dazer
Typhon	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Wind Tunnel
Ultima	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Eschaton
Unicorn	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Heal Horn
Valefor	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Ship	No	No	No	Energy Blast, Energy Ray
Yojimbo	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Daigoro, Kozuka, Wakizashi, Zanmato
Zalera	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Condemnation
Zeromus	No	Boss	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Big Bang
Zodiark (Zodiac)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Final Eclipse
Zoneseek	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Wall

T = Final Fantasy Tactics
TA = Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
U = Final Fantasy: Unlimited anime, radio drama and novels
White boxes mean the creature made an appearance as a summoned creature that could not be used by the party or a boss; in the case of XII, most major Imperial ships are named after recurring summoned creatures, major bosses and marks are also marked.

Notes and references

^ Bomb is a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Bomb" item it leaves behind.
^ During translation of Final Fantasy V and VI for the SNES, Catoblepas was shorted to Shoat
^ Cockatrice is a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Cockatrice" item it leaves behind.
^ In FF6, Crusader consists of three knights that attack. In FF7, there are thirteen different knights.
^ Gilgamesh is a minor character in several Final Fantasy games.
^ Imps are a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Imp" item it leaves behind.
^ In FF6, Maduin gives non-elemental damage on all enemies. In FF9, Madeen gives out holy damage.
^ Palidor was renamed Quetzalli in the GBA version.
^ Phoenix is an optional boss in FFXII
^ Starlet was renamed Lakshmi in the GBA version.
^ Stray was renamed Cait Sith in the GBA version.
^ Terrato was renamed Midgarsormr in the GBA version.
^ Boss is called 'Midgar Zolom' that resides outside Midgar in a swamp area
^ Tonberry is a common monster in most Final Fantasy games.
^ Tritoch was renamed Valigarmanda in the GBA version.

External links

Final Fantasy Compendium's full list of summons
Shoukan Kedamono - Covers all of Shiva's Final Fantasy incarnations

[1] Bomb is a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Bomb" item it leaves behind.

[2] During translation of Final Fantasy V and VI for the SNES, Catoblepas was shorted to Shoat

[3] Cockatrice is a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Cockatrice" item it leaves behind.

[4] In FF6, Crusader consists of three knights that attack. In FF7, there are thirteen different knights.

[5] Gilgamesh is a minor character in several Final Fantasy games.

[6] Imps are a common monster in all Final Fantasy games and appears as a summon in FF4 if you pick up the "Imp" item it leaves behind.

[7] In FF6, Maduin gives non-elemental damage on all enemies. In FF9, Madeen gives out holy damage.

[8] Palidor was renamed Quetzalli in the GBA version.

[9] Phoenix is an optional boss in FFXII

[10] Starlet was renamed Lakshmi in the GBA version.

[11] Stray was renamed Cait Sith in the GBA version.

[12] Terrato was renamed Midgarsormr in the GBA version.

[13] Boss is called 'Midgar Zolom' that resides outside Midgar in a swamp area

[14] Tonberry is a common monster in most Final Fantasy games.

[15] Tritoch was renamed Valigarmanda in the GBA version.

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