Summoning

Summoning
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) summoning a hawk via the Summoning Jutsu/Kuchiyose no Jutsu.
Power/Ability to:	Summon forth objects/people from seemingly nowhere.

"Do not call up that which you cannot put down."

― H.P. Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

"Do not call up that which you cannot put on hold."

― Greg Hill and Kerry Wendell Thornley: Principia Discordia

"Summoned to a different world, huh? "

― Mikoshiba Ryouma (Record of Wortenia War)

The power to summon forth an object or organism. Opposite to Banishment.

Capabilities

The user can transport person, creature, or object of choice by means of Teleportation, Dimensional Travel, Portal Creation, or some other way. This may also result from a previous summoning contract, which creates a connection between the summon and summoner.

High-level users may not be bound by restrictions such as a contract and can summon anything they want, including powerful beings or "familiar spirits" and often require strong mystic connections to where these entities reside. Users can call upon fairies, angels, demons, or animal spirits, just to name a few.

The summoning can backfire, however, leading to any number of misfortunes, such as the summoned person, creature, or item causing harm to the summoner.

Applications

• Calling - Ability to call forth anything from anywhere.

Techniques

• Alternate Matter Materialization - Ability to summon matter from alternate universes and possible futures/timelines.
• Animal Emerging - Ability to summon animals from user's body.
• Door Projection/Portal Creation - Ability to summon portals and gateways.
• Elemental Generation - Ability to summon elements.
• Living Factory - Ability to summon weapons, equipment and other tools from ones' body.
• Materialized Guardian - Ability to summon a Guardian.
• Meteor Summoning - Ability to summon astrological rocks from outer space.
• Object Creation - Ability to summon objects from nothing.
• Over Run! - Ability to summon an army.
• Plant Emerging - Ability to summon plants from user's body.
• Remote Teleportation - Summon anyone and anything by teleporting them remotely.
• Remote Time Travel - Summon anyone or anything from either the past or the future.
• Snake Den - Ability to summon snakes to attack.
• Soul Summoning - Ability to summon souls from beyond the grave.
• Spatial Displacement - Ability to summon an entire environment to the battlefield.

• Summon Bestowal - Ability to give powers to summons.
• Summon Energy Manipulation - Ability to manipulate the energies of summons.
• Summoning Combat - Ability to combine summoning power with physical combat skill.
  • Summoning Attacks - Ability to release summoning power for various attacks.
    • Summon Infusion - Ability to infuse an object with summoning capabilities.
  • Summoning Defense - Ability to use summoning power for defensive purposes.
• Summoning Empowerment - Ability to be empowered by summons.
• Summoning Mimicry - Ability to borrow power/appearance of summons.
• Weapon Summoning - Ability to summon weapons.
• Living Power Plant - Ability to generate and store energy.

Variations

• Angel Summoning - Summon Angels.
• Beast Summoning - To Summon Beasts/Monsters
• Conjuration - Summon using spells.
• Demon Summoning - Summon Demons.
• Dimensional Summoning - Summon things from other dimensions.
• Dragon Summoning - Summon Dragons
• Empathic Summoning - Summon empathic entities.
• Fictional Summoning - Summon any entity/object from fiction.
• God Summoning - Summon Deities.
• Image Summon - Summon entities from art and/or media.
• Jewel Summoning - Summon entities using magical jewels as a medium.
• Meta Summoning - Summon anything/everything.
• Mind Summoning - Summon anything from the mind.
• Name Evocation - Summon entities via their name.
• Summon Weaponry - Wield or create weapons with summoning power/capability.
• Summoning Manipulation - Manipulate summoning powers, entities or other party's abilities.
• Undead Summoning - Summon undead.
• Zodiac Summoning - Summon zodiac signs.

Associations

• Banishment - very important, not being able to get rid of a summon has been the downfall of many users.
• Contract Bestowal - some live summons may require a contract to bring towards the summoner.
• Energy Circle Combat - some summons require a magic circle/symbol to bring forth the target.
• Meta Teleportation
• Space-Time Manipulation - summoning usually involves transporting target through the space-time continuum.
• Summon Symbiosis - acquire powers by symbiotically linking to summoned being.

Limitations

• Usually temporary.
• Summoned creatures may have to find their own way back, which is likely to cause problems.
• Summoning immensely large/heavy or powerful targets may take a mental toll on the user.
• Summoning may not grant control over the summoned being.
• Summoned entities may become uncontrollable and put the summoner and everyone else in the vicinity in danger.
• May require a contract to summon specific entities.
  • May require the approval of the entity if they are sentient.
• Summoning certain entities may require sacrifices, such as blood, weal, in their life.
• Certain symbols, carvings, and/or rituals may be needed to summon.
• May require knowledge of what is to be summoned to actually summon it.
• Certain temporal/spacial limitations/restrictions may prevent/complicate summoning.

Known Users

See Also: Summon Magic and Summoning Ritual.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Mechtogan users (Bakugan Mechtanium Surge)
• Sajin Komamura (Bleach)
• Retsu Unohana (Bleach)
• Beyblade users (Beyblade series )
• Satella Harvenheit (Chrono Crusade)
• Devil dog (Denma); via Summon Otherworldly Creatures Quanx ability
• HIM (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z)
• Han Jee-Han (The Gamer)
• Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
• Nia Honjou (Date A Live); via Angel: Rasiel
• Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott (Date A Live); via Demon King: Beelzebub
• Seikoku users (Dragonar Academy)
• Celestial Spirit Mages (Fairy Tail)
• Capricorn (Fairy Tail)
• Miaka Yūki (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Yui Hongo (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Suzuno Osugi (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Takiko Okuda (Fushigi Yûgi/Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Users of Kaijudo (Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters)
• Box Weapons (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!)
• Summoning Magic users (Little Witch Academia)
• Summoners (Mon Colle Knights)
• Melascula (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Summoning Jutsu users (Naruto)
• Koji Kashin (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Charlotte Daifuku (One Piece); limited to genie
• Natsuki Rigel (Re:Zero); via Zarestia's bracelet
• Huang Fei-Hung (Rosario + Vampire: Season II)
• Miao Xai-Lung (Rosario + Vampire: Season II)
• Yukari Sendō (Rosario + Vampire: Season II)
• Kazehaya Kamito (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
• Female Contractors (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
• Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
• Dimitrie Vatler (Strike the Blood)
• Hwan Sung-Gon (The Gamer)
• Kinzo Ushiromiya/Lord Goldsmith (Umineko: When They Cry)
• Beatrice (Umineko: When They Cry)
• Eva-Beatrice (Umineko: When They Cry)
• Ange-Beatrice (Umineko: When They Cry)
• Hoopa (Pokémon)
• Shadow Game Duelists (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Psychic Duelists (Yu-Gi-Oh 5D)
• Friederich Tanner (The Qwaser of Stigmata); via cards
• Depend Cards users (Cardfight Vanguard G)
• KR (Log Horizon)
• Roe2 (Log Horizon)
• Summoner Class (Log Horizon)
• Ishkhandar/Alexander/Rider (TYPE-MOON)
• Incognito (Hellsing)
• ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Haruhiko Ichijo (Musaigen no Phantom World)
• Megumi Fushiguro (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
• Touya Mochizuki (Isekai Smartphone) Via. Dark Magic
• Yumina Ernea Belfast (Isekai Smartphone) Via. Dark Magic

Cartoons

• Darren the Ancient Sleeper (Adventure Time)
• Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony series)
• Megatron (Transformers Prime); when controlled by unicron
• Unicron (Transformers Prime)
• Soundwave (Transformers Prime/Robots In Disguise)
• Vector Prime (Transformers Cybertron)
• Genie (Aladdin)
• Jafar (Aladdin)
• Mirage (Aladdin: the Animated series)
• Chaos (Aladdin: the Animated series)
• Eden (Aladdin: the Animated series)
• Mozenrath (Aladdin: the Animated series)
• Andrew Wells (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Master Cyclonis (Storm Hawks)
• Discord (My Little Pony Series)
• Grogar (My Little Pony Series)

Web Series

• Invokers (Kofi)
  • Kofi
  • Niñato

Video Games

• Kongu (Bionicle)
• The Witch of Hemwick (Bloodborne)
• Chime Maidens (Bloodborne)
• Mortanius (Legacy of Kain)
• Azimuth (Legacy of Kain)
• Kain as Scion of Balance (Legacy of Kain)
• Looking Glass Knight (Dark Souls II); via King's Mirror
• Elana, Squalid Queen (Dark Souls II)
• High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls III)
• Man-Serpent Summoner (Dark Souls III)
• Judicator Giants (Dark Souls III: The Ringed City)
  • Judicator Argo
• V (Devil May Cry 5)
• Rakanoth (Diablo)
• Corvo Attano (Dishonored); via Devouring Swarm
• Daud (Dishonored); via Summon Assassin
• Conjurer (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Call of Valor Shout and conjuration spells
• Protagonists (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem); via summoning spell
• Gatekeepers (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
• Summoner Class (Final Fantasy)
• Kadaj (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)
• L'Cie (Final Fantasy XIII)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Annie (League of Legends)
• Ivern (League of Legends)
• Tara Grimface (Lost Kingdoms II)
• Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Bosses (Maple Story)
• Konjurer Tarkatan Xenomorphs (Mortal Kombat X)
• Bomamba (NiGHTS Journey into Dreams)
• Genji (Overwatch)
• Hanzo (Overwatch)
• Queen Kharma (Patapon)
• Ormen Karmen (Patapon 2)
• Patapons (Patapon 3)
• Dark Heroes (Patapon 3)
• Aleph (Shin Megami Tensei); via COMP
• The Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Mermaid (The Sims 3: Island Paradise); specific traits required.
• Sorcerer Doomlander (Skylanders)
• Portal Masters (Skylanders)
• Spellslamzer (Skylanders)
• Z.W.E.I (Soul Calibur 5)
• Chlomaki (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Daimajo/Great Witch (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Meikai (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Wadanohara (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Devil Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Izumo No Okuni (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Rena (Elsword); fairies only
• Aisha (Elsword)
• Elsword (Elsword)
• Wizards (Magicka series)

Comics

• John Constantine (DC Comics)
• Kid Eternity (DC Comics)
• The Hat (DC Comics)
• Al Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
• Jackie Estacado/The Darkness (Image Comics)
• Magik (Marvel Comics)
• Doreen Allene Green/Squirrel Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)
• Fallen/Megatronus Prime (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Jetfire (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Fortress (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Ransack (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Other Seekers (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Ancient Primes (Revenge of the Fallen)
• Sentinel Prime (Transformers Dark of the Moon); by using space bridge
• Immortus (Marvel Comics)

Literature

• Warlocks (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Elias (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Magnus Bane (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Tessa Gray (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Valentine Morgenstern (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Simon Lewis (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
• Most magic users from the courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber)
  • Brand (The Chronicles of Amber)
  • Merlin (The Chronicles of Amber)
• Petrosilius Zwackelmann (Der Räuber Hotzenplotz)

Television

• Paige Matthews (Charmed)
• Elders (Charmed)
• The Seer (Charmed)
• The Crone (Charmed)
• The Triad (Charmed)
• Witches (Charmed); via spells
• Debra Harding (Heroes)
• Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
• Oni Mask Wearers (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Him (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Allied Armor of Azure (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Users of familier necklaces (Tara Duncan)
  • Tara Duncan
  • Sparrow
  • Cal
  • Claire
• Princess Ivy (Sofia the First)
• Serrator (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
• B.E.R. (Teen Titans Go!)
• Agent Howard (Haven)
• Janets (The Good Place)
• Daiki Kaito (Kamen Rider Decade)

Movies

• Fallen/Megatronus Prime (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Jetfire (Transformers Revenge of the Fallen)
• Ancient Primes (Revenge of the Fallen)
• Sentinel Prime (Transformers Dark of the Moon); by using space bridge

Known Objects

• Alpha Rune (Ben 10 Series)
• Beckoning Bell (Bloodborne)
• Summoning Signs (Dark Souls)
• Summonstone (Dissidia Final Fantasy)
• The Moon (Final Fantasy VIII); via Lunar Cry
• The Barn (Haven)
• ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Elements of Harmony (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Amulet of Avalor (Sofia the First)
• Starfire Gems (Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic)
  • Topaz Gem; summons Golden Lion
  • Rose Quartz Gem; summons Rose Eagle
  • Sapphire Gem; summons Sapphire Dolphin
• Summoning items (Terraria)
• Yo-kai Watch and Yo-kai Medals (Yo-kai Watch)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)

The nine Oni Generals (Jackie Chan Adventures) summoning their Shadowkhan soldiers to devour the light of the world.

Immortus (Marvel Comics), a future version of Kang the Conqueror, has the power to summon other people from the past or future so they act as his minions.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach) summoning his scientifically modified Zanpakutō via his Bankai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō.

Sajin Komamura (Bleach) summoning his guardian spirit warrior via his Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) using Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jumanōkushi Daisōjin to summon the people he killed.

Road Kamelot (D.Gray-Man) summoning the Door that allows inter-dimensional travel.

Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott (Date A Live) can summon Nibelcol, various soldiers from Beelzebub's pages, all of whom bare a striking resemblance to Marina Arusu.

After regaining full Astral Dress due to being empowered by Mio, Nia Honjou (Date A Live) can summon her own version of Nibelcol through a combination of Rasiel and Ratatoskr's technology.

Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail) is a Celestial Spirit Magic user, and can use Gate Keys to summon Celestial Spirits.

Yukino Agria (Fairy Tail) summoning a Celestial Spirit.

With his impressive mental power, Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) is able to summon and control multiple Guardian ÄRMs at once.

When Snow (Marchen Awakens Romance) calls the Guardian ÄRM, Undine, a beautiful nymph made of water is summoned.

When Jack (Marchen Awakens Romance) summons the Guardian ÄRM, Mehitos, a giant Venus flytrap appears.

A ferocious canine with snake heads appears when Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance) summons the Guardian ÄRM, Cerberus.

Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) summons the demonized mother goddess of the ocean when he calls the Guardian ÄRM, Tiamat.

Alibaba (Marchen Awakens Romance) brings out a genie with his own will when he rubs the Guardian ÄRM, Genie's Lamp

Activating the Ghost ÄRM, Analysis From Abyss makes Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) summon a dragon from his mouth.

Merascylla (Nanatsu no Taizai) can summon demons from another plane to aid her team's motives.

The Summoning Jutsu (Naruto) can summon any animal the user has signed a contract with.

Temari (Naruto) summons Kamatari, a giant weasel carrying a giant sickle.

Danzō Shimura (Naruto) summons his unique summon: the nightmare-eating chimera, Baku.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) using Binding Snake Glare Spell to summon giant snakes that instantly bind the foes.

Hashirama Senju (Naruto) using Summoning Jutsu: Five-Layer Rashomon/Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon to bring forth five very powerful doors for defense.

Jiraiya (Naruto) using Ninja Art: Toad Mouth Trap/Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind to summon the esophagus of a fire-breathing toad to the arena.

Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto) uses a live sacrifice to evoke the forbidden Summoning: Reanimation/Impure World Reincarnation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto) using Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal to summon the God of Death.

Kōtetsu Hagane (Naruto) summoning his shell-mace weapon that was sealed inside a scroll.

Nagato (Naruto) can summon a great variety of animals via his Chikushodo/Animal Path…

…and his other Paths of Pain.

Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya (Naruto) summons Manda, Katsuyu and Gamabunta.

Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke (Naruto) summoning Katsuyu, Gamakichi and Aoda.

Mitsuki (Naruto) uses Striking Shadow Snake Assault to summon a large amounts of snakes to dive from the underground for surprise attacks.

Charlotte Daifuku (One Piece) can summon a fearsome and powerful genie from within his body.

Sabrina's Kadabra (Pokémon Adventures) summoning Articuno and Zapdos via "Teleport".

Lucia (Princess Lucia) summoning the Morning Star meteor via her magic circles.

Lucia (Princess Lucia) uses a magic circle to summon a pillar of explosive flames.

Beelze (Princess Lucia) summoning the Gates of Hell to act as a defense.

Han Jee-Han (The Gamer) summoning a Bat from his Inventory.

Miao Xia-Long (Rosario + Vampire: Season II) summoning his specialized plants, Guns, and Roses.

As the wearer of the Yo-Kai Watch, Nathan Adams (Yo-Kai Watch) can summon Yo-Kai via inserting Yo-Kai medals.

Megumi Fushiguro (JUJUTSU KAISEN) summons his curse familiars, Divine Dogs.

Video Games

Sora (Kingdom Hearts series) has the ability to summon various Disney characters to aid in battle.

Zant (The Legend of Zelda) using Twilight magic to summon Twilight creatures and even another arena to the battlefield.

Hoopa (Pokémon) summoning several legendary Pokémon.

The Konjurer (Mortal Kombat X) can summon drones and facehuggers to fight alongside it.

Izumo No Okuni (Valkyrie Crusade) can summon gods using her dance.

Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade) can summon anyone.

Devil Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade) is a summoner that has fallen to darkness.

Looking Glass Knight (Dark Souls II) can use his mirror shield to summon phantoms to help him fight the Bearer of the Curse.

V (Devil May Cry 5) relies on the three demons he summoned to fight for him.

A Wizard (Magicka) summons a Phoenix.

Kain as Scion of Balance has the powers of the rest of the Pillar Guardians (Circle of Nine members),which include several forms of summoning: Can summon Undead creatures,like Skeletons,Shadows,etc,Can summon creatures from other dimensions,creating dimensional portals,can summon special tentacles,that attack to the enemy.

Others

Melinda Warren (Charmed) being summoned by the Charmed Ones.

Kofi (Kofi)

Janets (The Good Place) have the ability to summon anything anyone wants whenever they want it.