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Added by A Crawdad Finagler SkaterThe Summoner (召喚士, Shōkanshi?), also known as the Caller or Evoker, is a job that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. One of the earliest introduced job classes, summoner first appeared in Final Fantasy III.
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Summoners are known for their ability to summon magical beasts to fight for the party. In games with summoners as part of the storyline, summoner ranks exist, such as Conjurer and High Summoner. Summoners generally have some of the lowest physical stats in the game and but also the highest magical stats. Their weapon arsenal varies by game, but most games show them equipping rods, staves, daggers, and sometimes whips. They sometimes wear robes of green and white, and in some games summoners bear large horns growing out of their foreheads. If this horn is natural or part of their outfit varies from game to game.
Summoners use special magic that allows them to call forth summons. The summons go by various names in each game. Most games simply call them Summons; however, they have also been called Summoned Monsters, Avatars, Espers, Guardian Forces, Eidolons, and Aeons. Summons usually cost more MP than the average spell, but are much more powerful. In some games, summoners also have the ability to cast either Black Magic or White Magic as well as to summon, thus making them more versatile.
Usually, summoners and their summons possess some important story element; such as the summoners of Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X, where the concept of a summoner is focused and expanded further from a mere job class and where their presence and powers significantly change the landscape of the world they live in.
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Final Fantasy IIIEdit
- Main article: Evoker
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy III)
The Evoker job can be obtained from the Water Crystal, while the Summoner is obtained from the Earth Crystal. While both classes are able to use the same summons, the Summoner has higher stats and can cause the summons to use their most powerful attacks.
Final Fantasy IVEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy IV)
The summoners are a race of people who possess the power of summoning as a birthright. Most of the summoners are wiped out at the beginning of the game, with Rydia being the only known survivor. As a summoner, Rydia is capable of learning Black Magic and Summon Magic. Enemy Summoners are fought in the Feymarch.
Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsEdit
Rydia returns as a summoner and retains her abilities from Final Fantasy IV, but is unable to summon during the game's early portions. Maenad is also able to summon. Enemy Summoners appear in Kain's Challenge Dungeon.
Final Fantasy VEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy V)
The Summoner is a job class obtained from the Water Crystal. The summons they use must either be bought from shops or defeated in battle.
Final Fantasy IXEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy IX)
The summoners were a race of people who lived in Madain Sari and possessed a horn on their heads. Almost all the summoners were killed after Garland destroyed their hometown. Garnet, her mother, and Eiko's parents and grandfather survived the attack. By the beginning of the game, only Garnet and Eiko are left alive. Garnet and Eiko can summon Eidolons and cast White Magic. However, Garnet's abilities focus on her summons while Eiko's focus on her White Magic, and the two learn different spells and summons.
Final Fantasy XEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy X)
The summoners are people who embark on pilgrimages across Spira to pray to the Fayths of each temple to obtain the power of the Aeons the Fayth create. All summoners' goal is to obtain the Final Aeon and to use its power to defeat the monster known as Sin. A Summoner who manages this feat posthumously gains the title of High Summoner. Yuna is a summoner in the player party, and can use Summon Magic and her Sphere Grid path teaches her White Magic, although she can also learn other abilities from the other characters' paths. Seymour Guado is also able to summon, as are many NPCs.
Final Fantasy XIEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy XI)
An advanced job in the game, the Summoner wields in the ability to summon Elementals and Avatars to aid the party in battle.
Final Fantasy TacticsEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy Tactics)
Summoners possess the ability to call upon powerful Espers to aid them in battle. The difference between an Esper attack and regular magic is the fact that Espers affect a much larger area and distinguish between friend and foe.
Final Fantasy Tactics AdvanceEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)
Summoners are a Viera-exclusive job class in Tactics Advance. They share the same role as in the game's predecessor. Summons should not be confused with the Totema.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the RiftEdit
- Main article: Summoner (Final Fantasy Tactics A2)
The Viera Summoners make a second appearance in A2. The Espers that they call upon should not be confused with the entities known as Scions.
Dissidia Final FantasyEdit
In the Duel Colosseum, when chosen, the Summoner job card will cause the next hand to consist only of treasure and job cards.
Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit
Yuna represents the Summoner job in Dissidia 012. The Summoner job card reappears in the new Labyrinth mode, and ensures the next cards drawn to contain only Treasure and Job Cards.
The Summoner is also a job that can be selected for a character in a party in Quick Battle or wireless matches, increasing the Summonstone use by one.
Final Fantasy Trading Card GameEdit
There is a trading card depicting Arc as an Evoker in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, specifically referring to him as an Evoker instead of by name.
Non-Final Fantasy AppearancesEdit
It's New FrontierEdit
Summoners also appear in It's New Frontier, a new video game by Square Enix not part of the Final Fantasy series.
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Rydia in Final Fantasy IV DS.
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Rydia in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
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Bartz from Final Fantasy V as a Summoner
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A Summoner in It's New Frontier
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Trading card of Arc as an Evoker.
