Every Summon Featured in Final Fantasy 16's June 2022 Trailer

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While summoning has been an important part of the Final Fantasy series for ages, Final Fantasy 16 looks to place a heavier emphasis on the ability than in previous installations. As part of the basic premise of Final Fantasy 16, humans—called Dominants—have taken control of summoned beings and pit them against one another while vying for their faction's supremacy. As expected, placing summons as such a focal point of the plot means that nearly all the familiar summons from previous games should be expected to make an appearance.

While as many as eight are shown in the Final Fantasy 16 trailer, fans should expect to see Final Fantasy's most recurring summons like Leviathan, Carbuncle, Kjata, and the like. For a title that places summoning at its center, having as few as eight would put it at the lowest number of summons in a mainline game, tied with Final Fantasy 3 and Final Fantasy 10.

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Bahamut stands as arguably the most iconic summon in Final Fantasy. Unlike the other summons that were clearly drawn from mythological sources, Bahamut is most likely a unique blend of the Biblical stories and Dungeons & Dragons. Bahamut also holds the distinction of being the first summon in the franchise, first appearing in the original Final Fantasy game, though not as an actual summon spell.

Oddly enough, along with Donald Duck, Bahamut is one of the few characters to use Zettaflare, one of the most powerful spells in Final Fantasy and its related titles. Since Bahamut has always dealt heavy damage in each of his appearances, he has long been a fan-favorite summon.

In contrast to Bahamut, Garuda is probably one of the lesser-known faces in the franchise, and one of the newest,