Summons

[Kitmitsu]

Well whatever they call them in this game they're certain to appear. Which summons would you like to appear in FFXIII from previous games? Also which game made them look the best? I'd put up a poll but theres too many of them :P

I dont really know which my favourite is, either Ifrit or Bahamut i think. I prefered how the aeons looked in FFX because they looked more like animals. I didnt like how some of the ones in earlier games were people. I also though Ixion was a pretty good replacement for an electric element summon ^_^

[Enedok]

Shiva. I want Shivaaaaa...

This was my favorite in FFX

[Unknown Kaze]

I'd like Neo Bahamut, KOTR or Yojimbo to make an appearance in XIII

[Kadaj]

Yeah, him or an equiviant to Yojimbo would be cool. :P Lame how you had to buy him though >_<

[Meia]

I would like Shiva to be in FFXIII since she was awesome in FFX. Just like a real human with a frozen body, long blue hair and sexy:P but in another style, not the same as FFX. Then Bahamut of course! he has been in all the ff games and should be in FFXIII as well, with a much more better style but still a bit similar to the old ones. Actually when I am thinking after summons in FFXIII, I think that there should be many more new summons instead of the old ones. Some who have been all the way through all the ff should be in FFXIII too, like Shiva and Bahamut for instance. Maybe a few more, but there should be some new as well, like Ixion in FFX, it was a great summon I think. Maybe they should take some from old ff games and remake them;; just a thought if it sounds like a ridiculous idea:P

[Desi]

They have been taking summons from old games and remaking them. Rarely any summon is *new* and if it is the summon is nothing more then a enemy in a past game or the most powerful summon(which can be seen in influences from older games).

personally though, I could care less for summons. I rather my characters be at a point where they don't need the aid of a summon of sort to aid them. The most summons have added in the recent FF's were to make them seem important in the storyline and make the game seriously easy. They are nothing more than a trophy like keeping Limit Breaks around.

[Enedok]

They have been taking summons from old games and remaking them. Rarely any summon is *new* and if it is the summon is nothing more then a enemy in a past game or the most powerful summon(which can be seen in influences from older games).

When you say "the most powerful summon" did we ever see the last Aeon in FFX? Or do it take the shape of the person who sacrifice himself? Or was it the shape of sin himself?

Can't remeber it.

[Desi]

Well it was like a giant bug or some crap.

[Shalafai]

I wish they'd have Sin as a Summoning for this game. But I'd like to see Shiva, The Magus Sisters and Anima back.

[Enedok]

Sin would be overkill. As in overkill every time you battle with him/her. Plus one of your friends would have to die when you use him/her/frigginhugething. But I'll bet it would be cool it the summoning of sin looks like the beginning in FFX. (best. opening. ever.)

[Shalafai]

Sin would be overkill. As in overkill every time you battle with him/her. Plus one of your friends would have to die when you use him/her/frigginhugething. But I'll bet it would be cool it the summoning of sin looks like the beginning in FFX. (best. opening. ever.)


Hopefully, if this game has Summonings, it will be like FFX, I really liked how we can control them and stuff. Sin could be like the ultimate hidden Summoning. Like The Magus Sisters in FFX. Sin is so cool. Braska's Final Aeon would be cool for a summoning as well.

[Hextan]

The summons in FFXII were new weren't they? I think that in FFXIII they will have some new ones but for nostalgic purposes throw in some of the older ones. But if they did that I would want the old ones to have radically different looks. Not look unrecognizable but look really different. For sure, Magus Sisters and Shiva were the bomb and should be in FFXIII.

[Desi]

Not all of the FFXII summons were new. Most were FFT bosses and FFTA race special summons. Others were final bosses/enemies from older FF's. Which gives it an even bigger nostalgic feeling.

[Shalafai]

The summons in FFXII were new weren't they? I think that in FFXIII they will have some new ones but for nostalgic purposes throw in some of the older ones. But if they did that I would want the old ones to have radically different looks. Not look unrecognizable but look really different. For sure, Magus Sisters and Shiva were the bomb and should be in FFXIII.

I think most of them are from FFTAand Ifrit has been in FF7 and FF10.

I really liked the Magus Sisters as bugs, it was so pretty when Yuna summoned them. If they change them I hope they still keep them like that. As for Shiva, I'd like to see her different... She's always been the naked blue woman (for what I can remember XD)

[Hextan]

Yeah I think I recognized some From FFTA but I haven't seen all of them, I can't wait to actually get FFXII. The Demo i'm playing is sustaining me but only a little.

[Desi]

I think most of them are from FFTAand Ifrit has been in FF7 and FF10.

I really liked the Magus Sisters as bugs, it was so pretty when Yuna summoned them. If they change them I hope they still keep them like that. As for Shiva, I'd like to see her different... She's always been the naked blue woman (for what I can remember XD)
Ifrit has been in more then just 7 and 10. More like 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, tactics, tactics advanced. And some other spin off things.

magus sisters are from FF4, so they made the enemy to summon translation like X-death from 5 to 12(as an example) and TA.

[Shalafai]

Ifrit has been in more then just 7 and 10. More like 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, tactics, tactics advanced. And some other spin off things.

magus sisters are from FF4, so they made the enemy to summon translation like X-death from 5 to 12(as an example) and TA.

I've never played 1-6 and 8, 9 and 11. I want to play 9 though. I knew the Magus Sisters were from 4, my friend told me. Anima is pretty cool too, but it is seems like a sad aeon so I hope it doesn't come back. It's depressing... =(

[Desi]

Off-topic again: in FFXII the more well known summons from the FF series are the names of airships. Carbuncle, Atomos(i believe), Shiva, Ifrit, etc etc.

{Link} (http://www.ffxii.us/airships.php)

[S-r-ex]

-Shiva
-Bahamut
|>Sin

Terra Gravition (SFX: boomsprchklerrchkjrbrrbrrbrrbrrbrrbwoooooooooombww wweeeiiiyyyuuuooouuaaammmmBOOOOOOOOOOM!!!)

if Sin is going to be a summon XIII, they're gonna have to keep the FMV's from X, they were awesome! but I would also like to se Anima bash out with oblivion in super graphics and full 1080p. AND Shiva better snap her fingers here too! or else...and alexander, anima, possibly eden, DOOMTRAIN DOOMTRAIN DOOMTRAIN, leviathan, ifrit, shiva, bahamuth, diablos, at least these (VIII had a holy 16). and plz let Anima's oblivion do 1599984 damage....

[Ringlets]

What was the name of the summon that used like 4 different elements and then hit Jenova *Death for like 50 dmg? It may have been awesome (for 32bit graphics) but i have up on it after that incident.

[Desi]

What was the name of the summon that used like 4 different elements and then hit Jenova *Death for like 50 dmg? It may have been awesome (for 32bit graphics) but i have up on it after that incident.
Kjata

(VIII had a holy 16)
VII had 16 summons too if you count master summon which I do...... but anyway, FFVI had 27!

[Pulse]

Kjata


VII had 16 summons too if you count master summon which I do...... but anyway, FFVI had 27!

I loved the fact that there were so many summons. However, I appreciated the smaller number of summons in FFX and the fact that you could play as them because it made me feel more in control and that the summons were worth summoning other than just dealing major damage then leaving.

I hope the same trend continues on throughout Final Fantasy XIII, like how you can ride shiva as a bike << please no puns.

Josh

[Inferno187]

I soo hope Anima will be in it, he was awesome ><
Bahamut will prolly be in there by default and Shiva has already been confirmed so there's no need for me to go whining on about it xD

[Enedok]

I soo hope Anima will be in it, he was awesome ><
Bahamut will prolly be in there by default and Shiva has already been confirmed so there's no need for me to go whining on about it xD

Im just going to post this to pick on you:P

Anima is the ugliest she in history. Shes Saymours mother.

[Inferno187]

Damned typo's I swear!! O.o'

[Wind]

Tonberry or a moogle summon FTW!

[Inferno187]

Whahahah tonberry FTW
That nasty backstab attack of his was pure eviil

[Sephirothjr]

Is it still true that the summons will transform into differen object coz i heard that shiva will transform into a bike and my guesses that if bahamut is in it will transform into a airship.

[Kitmitsu]

From my poor translation after Jump Festa they did mention other summons being able to transform into other things like Shiva and her sister transforming into a motorbike. Heres the scan of them chaning back to normal (I think):

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.php?image=media/scans/famitsu/16.jpg

[Lifrasthir]

Shiva...turning into a bike....:lol:

[Sephirothjr]

From my poor translation after Jump Festa they did mention other summons being able to transform into other things like Shiva and her sister transforming into a motorbike. Heres the scan of them chaning back to normal (I think):

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.php?image=media/scans/famitsu/16.jpg

that so cool can't to what the other summon are like

[Sorrow]

That would be awesome. May be Ifrit will appear as well. I mean transforming into a motorbike...

[Pulse]

Well... if the summons are changing into mechanical items I would hope and pray it goes something like this............. I am basically going on Wikipedia.orgs list of the more prominent Final Fantasy Summons.... Anybody like to come up with some more for me? lol

Alexander - Something like a steam train.....? I duno....
Bahamut - THE AIRSHIP!
Leviathan -Possibly like a boat or something?
Odin - Could turn into a weapon? Or something like a gun blade?
Shiva - Clearly turns into the bike.

Just a quicky.... right, COME UP WITH SOME MORE!

Josh

[_Versus_]

KOTR (Kings of the round ) change on Phone :D

[Interficio Nocte]

I Think that:

-Odin will be some sort of special mechanical greatsword
-Andrammelech should be some sort of gun
-Shiva is obviously a motorcycle
-I think that it would be cool if Bahamut or Leviathan could made you like glide or surf on land and buildings and stuff and runs enimes over.

[Tzailor-muun]

I like the idea of the summons turning into different vehicles, it´s very original. LIke, FFXIII´s little own special charm. :crazy:

Everyiones ideas here on different transforms are very interesting, but i can´t come up with any myself. BTW have you seen on one of the scans this huge airship thing with a big red sky as background? Could be ifrit, who knows? It´s in the FFXIII scans.

[Desi]

BTW have you seen on one of the scans this huge airship thing with a big red sky as background? Could be ifrit, who knows? It´s in the FFXIII scans.
It is the city Cocoon. Very old picture.

[Tzailor-muun]

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.php?image=media/scans/famitsu/15.jpg

The picture to the top left corner. Is that Cocoon? I didn´t know. To me it looked like some kind of airship. And Desi, what has the fact the the picture is old to do with that "i am wrong". That´s just immature.

[Desi]

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.php?image=media/scans/famitsu/15.jpg

The picture to the top left corner. Is that Cocoon? I didn´t know. To me it looked like some kind of airship. And Desi, what has the fact the the picture is old to do with that "i am wrong". That´s just immature.
Yes it is the city Coccon, it flys/is a big airship think Star Trek. I said the picture is very old as a way to say "yes we have seen it because the picture is hosted on the site in the magazine scan section". So I don't see it as immature at all, you are just being offensive.

[Tzailor-muun]

Oh sorry i thought you meant: "You are a jerk, i have seen that along time ago, your theory sucks and you will die by my blade". I thought you where offensive. Just a wierd misunderstanding (by me).

[Gilgamesh]

See, since its been clear we have Shiva coming back in XIII, we immediately assume(and are most likely correct) that Ifrit will also return, and even Bahamut- because one classic summon leads to another. Then I guess we can count Leviathan in too, among the classics...but seriously, I'd like to see some brand new summmons as well, and a new ultimate summon for sure...something bigger and badder than KOTR, Magus Sisters or Zodiac.

[Misschoco]

and even Bahamut-
most people speculated it was behemoth although the monster in that scan looked like him it might not be him

[Sythe]

I liked some of the summons they had in XII I want to see some off those but it probably wouldn't seem right seeing how this game has a completely different storyline to it then XII

[Desi]

most people speculated it was behemoth although the monster in that scan looked like him it might not be him
The only scan he mentioned was the Shiva scan. He said that he would expect bahamut to be in the game since Shiva and probably more well known summons are going to be in it.

[ozonez]

Ifrit is a def. If shiva is in it then ifirit will. Ifirit is Shiva opposite.

[Interficio Nocte]

That would lead you to think that they would put Ramuh in, but I think they shoud use Andremmelech instead.

[Misschoco]

He said that he would expect bahamut to be in the game since Shiva and probably more well known summons are going to be in it.
but the creature looks like a cross between behemoth and bahamut from my view :blink:

[masamune]

The creature must be a behemoth for sure, not bahamut. And i may be crasy right now, but i think we were shown bahamut already. Think with me: shiva transforms into a motorcicle (or vice-versa) then bahamut will transform into an airship. and according to nomura the summons will be useful outside of battle, like shiva being used to travel the world... soooooo if we assume that airshipos are got later in the game i think the airship shown in a scan i saw may be bahamut (or maybe not anyway).
*My favorite summon is Odin in FFVIII, for its might and godly design, just like a summon must be (and not like some pets we've had before)

[Desi]

The giant Airship in the scan we were already shown is the city Cocoon. Now Bahamut may be a civilian airship but not Cocoon.

[masamune]

The giant Airship in the scan we were already shown is the city Cocoon. Now Bahamut may be a civilian airship but not Cocoon.

Didn't know that...

[Sythe]

Didn't know much of any of this until now...glad I joined the forums.

[Desi]

You can just read up on scans and interviews on the main site. You can learn pretty much the same things in less time that way.

[Ultima Star]

Well...I think that summons are not really necessary but it depends..if there's magic then perhaps there's also going to be summons :D

[Desi]

We already saw the summon Shiva. So I don't get the point of your post.

[Ultima Star]

Wasn't it just a motorcycle?:blink:

[Desi]

it was shiva. Look at the scans, read the translations.

[Ultima Star]

Oh really?..well then..forget what I said XD

[Dream Machine]

Apologies if this has already been said/stated but it would make sense if the other summons can also transform into some sort of mech thingys, like Shiva the Motorbike. Whose betting for a Bahamut Fighter Plane? Ifrit Ipod? :lol:

Hmmmm I know they are playing more with the elemental aspect of summons but still, whose gonna represent Thunder. I do hope for a return of Ixion or Quazqotl (Sp?). Ramuh never did it for me like Shiva and Ifrit did.

[Alphonse]

The summons in this game are going to be wild.

[Desi]

Apologies if this has already been said/stated but it would make sense if the other summons can also transform into some sort of mech thingys, like Shiva the Motorbike. Whose betting for a Bahamut Fighter Plane? Ifrit Ipod? :lol:

Hmmmm I know they are playing more with the elemental aspect of summons but still, whose gonna represent Thunder. I do hope for a return of Ixion or Quazqotl (Sp?). Ramuh never did it for me like Shiva and Ifrit did.
They already confirmed that summons have multiple uses and some/all will transform.

Ramuh got me on his side in FFXI. Best Ramuh. Only thing Ixion was good for was dieing. It was extremely weak compared to all the other summons.

[Interficio Nocte]

Andremmelech was better than both of them.:nod:

[Desi]

I am pretty sure Yoshida and Matsuno doesn't want their summons whored out.

[Dream Machine]

They already confirmed that summons have multiple uses and some/all will transform.

Ramuh got me on his side in FFXI. Best Ramuh. Only thing Ixion was good for was dieing. It was extremely weak compared to all the other summons.

Brappage, I can't wait to see what they cook up.

Maybe Ramuh looks too human for me, Shiva and Ifrit both have that mythical beast thing going for them, Ramuh looks like some old wizard. Yeah Ixion wasnt a summon I ever used in battle, he did look cool though.

[Desi]

Maybe Ramuh looks too human for me, Shiva and Ifrit both have that mythical beast thing going for them, Ramuh looks like some old wizard.For shiva, she looks as human as Ramuh really (except for VIII) the only difference that makes her look "mythical" is her skincolor. Ramuh skin is Snow White in XI and armor Night Black. His story (which is false) is about a old wizard from a gone civilization.

[Dream Machine]

My favourite Shivas VIII and X incarnations were my favourite. The X Shiva had those funky dreadlocks.

I've never seen any of the XI summons looks.

[Creegan]

Bearing in mind that a lot of Final Fantasy summons tend to be bosses from previous games, I think it's about time we saw Sephiroth as a summon. Arguably one of the most favored FF bad guys (with good cause!), and possibly the most universally recognizable as well. I would love to see him in some demigod-like form, wielding his insane sword and unleashing holy hell upon any foe standing his path.

[Desi]

Not counting that you had to fight most summons before you got them starting from FFIII. A lot of summons weren't bosses from previous games but I suspect you are using the summon cast of XII as your main point. Less then 1/4 of summons throughout the whole series were even bosses/enemies. I believe the world would be fine without a final boss based summon.

[Dream Machine]

Gah no Sephiroth please. I'm sick of seeing him everywhere (could I be the only person that groaned when I saw him at the end of the Dissidia trailer?)

If any boss would be good then maybe something random like Krysta from VIII or something?

[lathandien]

I'd like Neo Bahamut, KOTR or Yojimbo to make an appearance in XIII
kotr sounds unlikely... same with yojimbo.. but thats just what you want, anyway i want new summons

[Dream Machine]

KOTR , Yojimbo and the like are very title-specific. Like Eden in FFVIII and many others, I never expect to see repeats of them really.

[Forzum]

Odin, Bahamut,yojimbo, Anima

[OmiVersusXIV]

Yojimbo, anima, and bahamut

[entity]

Jumbo Cactuar :cookie:



No, really... Bahamut is necessary I believe? ^_^ Buut.. I'm fine with Ifrit, Shiva, Carbuncle and Siren! Siren looks amazing in XIII.
Leviathan and Ixion would be cool, too... I also hope some "dark" looking summon with dark powers.. *chuckle* Like Anima....


Sephiroth as a summon... ROLF! :lol: I would use him every time! (How about Seymour? xD)

[andrewonmars]

that cool new summon

[Unknown Kaze]

FAT CHOCOBO - wud fuck up bitches :cookie:

But seriously, I would like NOT to see any of the FFXII summons. With the exception of the first one (I forget his name), after u just get him, they were just for show. Bahamut has been done to death as well. I want something original AND useful tbh...

[olorin818]

hate KOTOR, I have beat Emerald without him, and all these strategies, KOTOR is toooooo long, same for Eden, most original as for me are Shiva and Bahamut, nice design in all FF parts and cool cuutscenes....

[thunder_zero]

I want Bahamut.. I'm hoping he's in a trailer at TGS.

[sixxjosh]

Leviathan, Alexander, Anima, Eden, Pheonix, and Bahamut would be very epic summons seeing as they are all magnificent in their own way. I'm glad carbuncle is in FF. I liked Leviathan because he was the first Water based elemental summon I ever saw. Alexander was holy and this huge machine. Anima... I don't even have to say. Eden was the strongest summon in FFVII and I liked Pheonix because he was a support and an attack which is very useful. And Bahamut is just amazing. What are your thoughts? Some FFXII summons would be nice since they were refreshing compared to the rehashed continuation of ifrit, shiva, and bahamut. And they were plentiful too...................

[Vaan009]

Well my favourite summon ever would be the Bahamuts know why I added the s at the end because I like all of them from Bahamut to Bahamut ZERO. Bahamut will probably appear in this Final Fantasy for sure.