13 Coolest Final Fantasy Summons

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Final Fantasy XIII came out, Square Enix has shipped more than 5 million units, and we we celebrated with the 13 coolest summons throughout the Final Fantasy series, from the status-exploding killer train Doomtrain to formidable shackled dark Aeon Anima.

#13

Cyclops (FF Tactics)

FF Tactics sometimes gets unfairly left out of the Final Fantasy pantheon just because it doesn't have a Roman numeral next to its name. But it's one of our favorites: whippersnappers may... Read on...

#12

Leviathan (FFV)

In FFV , summons were largely overshadowed by the bafflingly complex and awesome Job system, which can teach modern RPGs, J- and otherwise, a thing or two. Leviathan was the most memorable... Read on...

#11

Tritoch (FFVI)

The frozen Esper that starts the whole messy Gestahlian landgrab in FFVI , Tritoch (a.k.a. Valigarmanda) isn't the most powerful or distinctive summon in the game, but he gets points for... Read on...

#10

Fat Chocobo (FFVII)

Not actually. [yes, we know the summon is actually called "Choco/Mog."] Read on...

Titan (FFIX)

Just as they are in FFXIII, summons in the old-school JRPG FFIX were called "Eidolons" (which, in turn, is a return to FFIV lingo), and Titan , a longtime Final Fantasy favorite, was looking his... Read on...

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