- "Less substantial than living bodies, but much more than ghosts."
- ― Description of the souls brought back by the Resurrection Stone (Harry Potter)
- "Open the gates of the past, liberate the souls of the wrongfully damned."
- ― Zi Yuan (Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)
The power to summon souls. Sub-power of Soul Manipulation. Variation of Mythic Summoning, Summoning, Mediumship, and Communing.Not to be confused with Séance. Opposite to Soul Banishment.
Also Called[]
- Ghost Summoning/Calling
- Séance
- Soul Calling
- Spirit Calling/Summoning
Capabilities[]
The user can summon spirits from the afterlife, drawing forth ethereal beings who can communicate with them or offer their assistance. This enchanting power allows the user to forge connections with those who have passed, enabling a dialogue that transcends the boundaries of the living and the departed, as these spirits come forth to fulfill the user's desires or to share their wisdom.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- African Mysticism
- Afterlife Connecting
- Medium
- Communing
- Mediumship
- Mystic Human Physiology
- Necromancy
- Soul Manipulation
- Soul Resonation
- Strong Soul (required for the user to maintain their sanity and control the power of their altered soul)
- Summoning
- Superior Human Physiology
Limitations[]
- If a soul doesn't want to be summoned, they might resist the summoning and not come at all.
- Summoned souls may have a mind of their own.
- Cannot summon souls that have been sealed/trapped.
Known Users[]
See also: Spooky Séance
- Fight King (Adventure Time)
- Coral the Betta (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Lysander Sage (Charlie Bone)
- Witches (Charmed); via Spell Casting
- Neri (Children of the Whales)
- Millennium Earl (D.Gray-man)
- Add (Elsword)
- Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
- Wendy Marvel (Fairy Tail)
- Chernabog (Fantasia)
- Mu (Fantasy War Tactics)
- Kuri Himeshiro (Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase)
- Rowan North (Ghostbusters 2016)
- Alrik/Barbarian King (God of War); via the Barbarian Hammer
- Hades (God of War); via the Claws of Hades
- Kratos (God of War); via the Blades of Chaos with the Soul of Hades infused, Army of Hades, Barbarian Hammer and Claws of Hades
- Lost Jack (Granblue Fantasy)
- Ritualists (Guild Wars)
- Madame Leota (The Haunted Mansion 2023 movie)
- Aradia Megido (Homestuck)
- Irene Adler (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Toshiie Maeda (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)
- Necromancer (Island of Lost Souls)
- Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Dragons (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Karsearin; via Kasa and Salamander
- Kiadris
- Spirit Kings (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Ifrit; via Kasa, Salamander, and Ignis
- Spiritualists (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Gabein Kirk; via Hewitt and Undine
- Users of the Roar of the Elders (The Lion Guard)
- Kion
- Vitani
- Scar
- Askari
- 2BDamned/Doc (Madness Combat)
- Director Phobos (Madness: Project Nexus); after partially ascending godhood via Project Gestalt
- Player (Madness: Project Nexus); as the Offering
- Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance); via Abyss Cannon
- Wizards (Mazica Party)
- Evokers (Minecraft)
- Kamile Bidan (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
- Nekomaru (Moeyo Ken)
- Melascula (Nanatsu no Taizai/The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Gareth (Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi)
- Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Users (Naruto)
- Oracle magic users (The Owl House)
- Shadow Rider Calyrex (Pokémon); via Astral Barrage
- Tapu Fini (Pokémon)
- Olaric (Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
- Undead (Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
- Ghouls
- Mummies
- Zombies
- Nico di Angelo (Riordanverse)
- Hosts (Roblox; HOURS); via Hint
- Principal Deedle/Dark Specter (Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins)
- Yulü, Yama and Kshitigarbha/The All-Death/The Great Death/The Small Death/The Three Lords of Death/The Brothers Death (SCP Foundation)
- Anna Asakura nee Kyoyama (Shaman King)
- Ashborn (Solo Leveling)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Sung Suho (Solo Leveling: Ragnarök)
- Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series)
- Witches (True Blood); via Spell Casting
- Klaus Hargreeves/Number Four/The Séance (The Umbrella Academy)
- Lila Pitts/Number Eight (The Umbrella Academy) via Power Mimicry
- Ghost (Undead Unluck)
- Arcadius (The Vampire Diaries)
- Running Wolf (Walker, Texas Ranger)
- Lich King (Warcraft)
- Ymiron (Warcraft)
- Gaou (Wonderful Pretty Cure!)
- Yo-kai Watch holders (Yo-kai Watch)
- Pharos Heracles (Yumekui Merry)
- Darkhammer (Hungry Shark Evolution)
- Necromancer (Battle Realms)
- Wildeye (Battle Realms)
Known Objects[]
- Elven Moonblades (Forgotten Realms); via Elf-Shadow
- Resurrection Stone (Harry Potter)
- Ghost Ball X/Double X/Z (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Barbarian Hammer (God of War)
- Blades of Chaos (God of War); via the Soul of Hades
- Claws of Hades (God of War)
- Abyss Cannon (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Spirit Speaker (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
- Oracle Coven Crystal Balls (The Owl House)
- The Hand (Talk to Me)
Known Locations[]
- Greek Temples of Hades worshipers (Age of Mythology)
- Japanese Docks (Age of Mythology)
- Norse Temples of Heimdall worshipers (Age of Mythology)
- Planet Ekoda (Outlanders); via the Festival of Melfon
Known Powers/Techniques[]
- Zin-Carla spell (Forgotten Realms)
- Army of Hades (God of War)
Gallery[]
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) using Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin to summon ten trillion souls of those he burned to death.
Madame Leota (The Haunted Mansion 2023 film), a powerful medium, psychic, palm-reader, potion brewer, clairvoyant, and an oracle. She has displayed this ability while conducting séances.
Gaou (Wonderful Pretty Cure!) can use his orb to summon his companions' fallen souls, such as Torame and Zakuro's.
After partially ascending godhood through Project Gestalt, Director Phobos (Madness: Project Nexus) can summon unique purple S-3LFs called Ghosts to help him fight.
As the Offering, the Player (Madness: Project Nexus) has a chance to enslave and summon dead people's S-3LFs to help him fight enemies.
Orochimaru (Naruto) using the Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei/Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to summon souls from the Pure World and reincarnate them.
Surpassing Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto) proved his mastery of Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei/Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation by summoning entire armies of souls.
Anna Asakura nee Kyoyama (Shaman King) is a powerful Itako, a shaman capable of summoning spirits from the afterlife.
Klaus Hargreeves/Number Four (The Umbrella Academy/Dark Horse Comics) summons the souls of a dead army in order to fight off his enemies.





















