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Shiva is a summon in Final Fantasy VII.
For the summon sequences, see: /Videos

Summon (しょうかん, Shōkan?) is a skillset from Final Fantasy VII the player gains access to after equipping a Summon Materia.

Summons can also be called via Cait Sith's Summon Limit Break in Slots where they are called for free, and the ability name will be the summon's name, with the exception of Fat-Chocobo and Gunge Lance.

Summoning in the PlayStation 4 rerelease earns the Fledgling Summoner trophy.

List of summons[]

Command MP Ability Power Effect
Choco/Mog 14 DeathBlow!! 16 15/16: Non-elemental damage to all enemies and 40% chance of inflicting Stop.
Fat-Chocobo 20 1/16: Non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Attacks all opponents. Sometimes causes [Stop]
Shiva 32 Diamond Dust 24 Ice-elemental damage to all enemies.
Ice magic damage on all opponents
Ifrit 34 Hellfire 27 Fire-elemental damage to all enemies.
Fire magic damage on all opponents
Ramuh 40 Judgement Bolt 30 Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies.
Lightning magic damage on all opponents
Titan 46 Anger of the Land 33 Earth-elemental damage to all enemies.
Damages all opponents on the ground
Odin 80 Steel Bladed Sword 0 If target not immune to instant death: instantly kills all enemies with 92% success.
Gunge Lance 78 If target immune to instant death: Inflicts non-elemental damage to a single target.
Slashes all opponents
Leviathan 78 Tidal Wave 75 Water-elemental damage to all enemies.
Water Magic damage on all opponents
Bahamut 100 Mega Flare 65 High non-elemental damage to all enemies. Ignores Magic Defense.
Unblockable Non-Elemental attack
Kujata 110 Tetra-Disaster 100 Fire, Ice, and Lightning elemental damage to all enemies.
Causes [Fire/Ice/Lightning] magic damage
Alexander 120 Judgement 120 Holy-elemental damage to all enemies.
Causes Holy Magic damage on all opponents
Phoenix 180 Phoenix Flame 60 High Fire elemental damage to all enemies. Resurrects dead allies.
Causes Fire Magic damage, and revives all allies
Neo Bahamut 140 Giga Flare 80 High non-elemental damage to all enemies. Ignores Magic Defense.
Unblockable Non-Elemental attack
Hades 150 Black Cauldron 90 Non-elemental damage to all enemies, 100% chance of inflicting Poison, Confuse, Sleep, Silence, Mini, Frog, Slow, and Paralysis to those not immune.
Changes status of all opponents
Typhon 160 Disintegration 110 High Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth damage to all enemies. Ignores Magic Defense.
Causes [Fire/Ice/Lightning/Earth] magic damage
Bahamut ZERO 180 Tera Flare 120 Heavy non-elemental damage to all enemies. Ignores Magic Defense.
Unblockable Non-Elemental attack
Knights of Round 250 Ultimate End 80 Heavy non-elemental damage on all enemies. Ignores Magic Defense. Damage is the cumulative sum of 13 hits.
Extreme summoned monsters

Other appearances[]

Neo Bahamut in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

A majority of the summons from Final Fantasy VII have appeared in numerous spin-off titles in some form.

The Final Fantasy VII versions of Hades, Neo Bahamut, and Bahamut ZERO appear as end-game bosses and summons in Final Fantasy Record Keeper. Additionally, Choco/Mog appears as Cloud's Limit Break Guardian Soul Break.

The summons also appeared in defunct free-to-play mobile titles. A majority of the summons appeared as ability cards for players to summon in Mobius Final Fantasy, allowing characters to perform either dark, light, or support abilities. The summons also appeared in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade as normal and character Legend summons.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Super Smash Bros.[]

Ifrit Smash Bros Splash Card

Ifrit in SSB4

The Final Fantasy VII interpretations of many of the series's summons appear as stage hazards in the Midgar stage. If a player touches a Summon Materia floating around the stage, it will trigger the corresponding summon.

  • Ifrit: Attacks with fire magic, tilting the stage to the side.
  • Ramuh: Electrifies the three floating platforms.
  • Odin: Splits the stage with its sword. The slash is a one-hit KO, and the separated stage pieces can be grabbed like normal ledges. When the stage rejoins, any character hanging on the ledge is KOed.
  • Leviathan: Floods the arena, making the main platform surf across a huge body of water.
  • Bahamut ZERO: Attacks with a devastating flare, which destroys the city in the background and creates a damaging pillar of light on the stage.

Behind the scenes[]

Tetsuya Nomura created the summons. The creatures themselves don't have official background stories,[1] although they are based on various recurring summons from the series, with some unique ones added, like Kujata.

Nomura did the storyboards for the summon and other effect sequences, and leaving it up to the programmers' to realize them for the game. Since 3D allows the change of perspective in various ways, it was decided to make the summons have flashy "camerawork".[2]

Chess game in Ghost Square.

The ghosts playing chess in the Ghost Square of Gold Saucer appear use pieces that are the summons from the game.

The design of Bahamut for Final Fantasy XIV where the dragon destroyed the old Final Fantasy XIV and created the new A Realm Reborn was designed after the Final Fantasy VII summon.[3]

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Evocation is the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of mind-altering substances with and without uttered word formulas.

References[]

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