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The Summoner is a recurring job class in the Final Fantasy and Fire Emblem series. Notable summoners include Rydia from Final Fantasy IV, Ewan and Knoll (the only possible summoners in the Fire Emblem series) from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and Izuka, a boss and minor character, from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It is also a job class in Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
As their name implies, Summoners are capable of summoning powerful beasts to do their bidding, which often happens to be fighting an opponent of theirs although some summons provide healing effects the summoner's party. In the Fire Emblem series, they may have one summon at a time which is an axe-wielding phantom. Their stats (except for defense and resistance, which are always 0) mirror those of their summoner. In the Final Fantasy series, the summonable creatures only appear for a short time and cost a lot of Magic Points, or MP. Recurring summons include Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, Bahamut, and Odin.
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Jobs in Final Fantasy | |
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Final Fantasy | Black Mage/Black Wizard • Monk|/Master • Red Mage/Red Wizard • Thief/Ninja • Warrior/Fighter • White Mage/White Wizard |
Final Fantasy III | Bard • Black Belt • Black Mage • Devout • Dark Knight • Dragoon • Evoker • Geomancer • Knight • Magus • Monk • Ninja • Ranger • Red Mage • Sage • Scholar • Summoner • Thief • Viking • Warrior • White Mage |
Final Fantasy V | Bard • Beastmaster • Berserker • Black Mage • Blue Mage • Cannoneer • Chemist • Dancer • Dragoon • Geomancer • Gladiator • Knight • Mime • Monk • Mystic Knight • Necromancer • Ninja • Oracle • Ranger • Red Mage • Samurai • Summoner • Thief • Time Mage • White Mage |
Tactics Advance | Alchemist • Animist • Archer • Assassin • Beastmaster • Bishop • Black Mage • Blue Mage • Defender • Dragoon • Elementalist • Fencer • Fighter • Gadgeteer (Fusilier in A2) • Gladiator • Gunner (Fusilier in A2) • Hunter • Illusionist • Juggler • Mog Knight • Morpher (not in A2) • Ninja • Paladin • Red Mage • Sage • Sniper • Soldier • Summoner • Templar • Thief • Time Mage • Warrior • White Mage • White Monk |
Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift | Arcanist • Bard • Berserker • Cannoneer • Chocobo Knight • Dancer • Flintlock • Fusilier • Geomancer • Green Mage • Lanista • Master Monk • Parivir • Ranger • Raptor • Ravager • Scholar • Seer • Spellblade • Tinker • Trickster • Viking |
Character classes in Fire Emblem | |
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Trainee | Journeyman • Recruit • Pupil • Villager |
First Tier | Lord • Ranger • Tactician • Nohr Prince • Free Knight • Cavalier • Dragon Rider • Prince • Myrmidon • Archer • Fighter • Sword Knight • Lance Knight • Axe Knight • Pegasus Knight • Mage • Priest • Cleric • Thief • Soldier • Brigant • Pirate • Shaman • Mercenary • Troubadour • Monk • Nomad • Dancer • Bard • Hunter |
Second Tier | Princess • Great Lord • Blade Lord • Nohr Noble • Hoshido Noble • Knight Lord • Ranger • Duke Knight • Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • Master Knight • Swordmaster • Sniper • Warrior • Knight • General • Bow Knight • Paladin • Falcon Knight • Sage • Bishop • Valkyrie • Assassin • Halberdier • Berserker • Hero • Rogue • Great Knight • Mage Knight • Summoner • Nomad Trooper • Druid • Horseman |
Third Tier | Vanguard • Light Priestess • Dread Fighter • Baron • Sentinel • Reaver • Marksman • Trueblade • Marshall • Whisper • Saint • Archsage • Gold Knight • Bow Knight • Silver Knight • Seraph Knight • Dragonlord |
Dragons | Manakete • Fire Dragon • Divine Dragon • Mage Dragon • Ice Dragon • Wyvern • Feral Dragon • Astral Dragon |
Shape-shifters | Cat • Tiger • Lion • Lion King • Wolf • Wolf Queen • Heron • Hawk • Hawk King • Raven • Raven King • Red Dragon • White Dragon • Black Dragon • Dragon Prince • Dragon King • Taguel • Kitsune • Nine-Tails • Wolfskin • Wolfssegner |
Enemy-only classes | Grima (class) • Nohrian King • Blight Dragon • Empty Vessel • Fell God • Draco Zombie |