- "Bart, stop pestering Satan!"
- ― Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
- "Vargas: ....This thing... What in the world is it? Guts: A Key. That key opens a portal to another world that overlaps our own...It's a key that summons Demons from another dimension that have manipulated the Dark Side of Human history since ancient times. The Five members of the GodHand."
- ― Guts explaining the origins of the Behelit (Berserk Vol.2)
The power to summon demons or demonic beings. Sub-power of Demon Manipulation. Variation of Summoning. Opposite to Angel Summoning.
Also Called
- Demon Calling
- Demonic Calling/Summoning
Capabilities
User can summon demons/demonic beings from other worlds for a variety of reasons such as helping in combat or in granting power to increase the capabilities of the user.
Associations
Limitations
- Without precautions, demons may turn against their summoner.
- Summoned demons may become uncontrollable and put the summoner in danger.
- Summoning demons very likely takes immense amounts of power.
- May require a contract to summon specific demon.
- Summoning may require a sacrifice, such as blood, wealth or life.
- Certain symbols, carvings and/or rituals may be needed to summon a given demon.
- Weak against Banishment.
Known Users
- King Solomon (Abrahamic Mythology/Folklore)
- King Solomon (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
- Uraziel (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
- Magicians (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
- Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
- John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- V (Devil May Cry 5)
- Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
- Aisha (Elsword)
- Lisa Fukuyama (Girls Bravo)
- Tsubaki Shinra (Highschool DxD); via Balance Breaker of Mirror Alice
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Jack (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Magik/Illyana Rasputina (Marvel Comics)
- Haruhiko Ichijo (Musaigen no Phantom World)
- Black Rabite (Seiken Densetsu 3)
- Ruki (Senyu); accidentally
- Witches (Supernatural)
- Cross Roads Summoners (Supernatural)
- Beatrice (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
- Demon Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Otherworld Girl (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Blood Red Queen of Hearts (Vampirella)
Known Objects
- Bringer of Doom (AD&D)
- Behelits (Berserk)
- Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (The Evil Dead series)
- Demon Summoning Pot (Senyu)
- Sanguine Rose (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
Gallery
Due to his lack of combat skills, V (Devil May Cry 5) makes use of summoning demons to lay waste to his foes.
Ruki (Senyu) accidentally summoned a legion of demons after mistaking the "Demon Summoning Pot" for a popcorn pot.
Demon Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)
Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) is able to summon the demon orb of black flames, Allu Majuu.
When Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) calls the Guardian ÄRM, Tiamat, the demonized mother goddess is summoned.
By calling the Guardian ÄRM, Kikazoku Fire, Jack (Marchen Awakens Romance) can summon a small demon with the element of fire.
Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (The Evil Dead series), also known as 'Book of the Dead'