7 Hardest Summons To Obtain

Final Fantasy has featured some awe-inspiring summons / eidolons / espers / guardian forces / aeons / astrals / eikons over the years, but while some are quite easy to obtain, others are not! Throughout this video, we're going to explore some of the Hardest Summons to Obtain and we hope you enjoy!

[tiagocosmos]

oh man to this day i still remember the palpitations I got from fighting and winning against Zodiark only to ALMOST die to enemies in the Henne Mines while running to save the game.

[SeannyJay]

Worth noting that you can also get the gold chocobo needed for knights of the round by defeating Ruby weapon and taking the desert rose to Kalm and trading. Potentially quicker although a lot later in the game!

[marvelousjoe]

Getting the Knights of the Round by breeding Chocobos were the most fun for me. It was so rewarding once you obtain the Gold Chocobo!

[virtualbunksie]

Alexander from ff7 was insanely difficult to find before the days of the internet. If you didn't buy the guides that come with the game you would've missed this, considering you fall unconscious every few hundred steps.

[Neotemplarking]

One honorable mention i would put forward is Bahamut in FFXII Revenant Wings, mission 80 is BRUTAL and you have to fight Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, and i think Titan and THEN you have to fight Bahamut when your party is already probably in rough shape and he loves to just constantly drop Mega Flare to decimate any units you have summoned

[gordonbarclay]

Currently replaying FF12 again, and after 15 years of countless attempts, I finally beat Zodiark.

[miguelon]

Another one hard to get was Zodiak from ff tactics, you need to get to the last level of the hardest dungeon on the game and have your summoner get hit by it and survive the hit

[welljer]

Deathgaze was a pain in the ass to get in FF6, straight random battle and having to find him multiple times as he flees battles

[miracolbleid]

An honorable mention for Anima in Final Fantasy X. I think it is far harder than Arka in the first run, because if u miss to complete one (or some) sphere of destruction quest in the temples, you must face dark aeons in order to gain acces again later in the game.

[hassy-g]

Loving the ff8 piano cover during the number summon. Memories.❤️

[MortonGoldthwait]

8:12 I agree to an extent. Mindflayer in Final Fantasy IV DS/3D is the most powerful summon in the game. It paralyzes every non-boss enemy in the game and is paramount for surviving endgame encounters like Behemoths and Red Dragons. You can force encounters with Mindflayers by using sirens in the Lodestone Cavern and the reward is definitely worth the grind.

[bobsteel]

One thing to note: the original PC version of FFVIII came with Chocobo World on the disc too - I remember playing that back in the day. :)

[hueysanchez]

Also, just finding Ultima in FFXII was a pain in the ass. Within the Crystal drove me crazy!

[Drewbe]

I always figure Ark was a mirror distortion to Alexander as a summon. They both are Mecha style summons, but Alexander is holy element, and Ark is dark aligned.

[darkartist]

That level 99 Squall fight broke me on Dissidia. Originally tried with WoL and then said screw it and went with Cecil my main. Omega was so worth it imo.

[lysanderxx]

I was fortunate once to obtain the Cockatrice if FFIV and it was awesome! 100% chance to stone any enemy that wasn't immune, it makes 99% of encounters (even chest encounters) a piece of cake.

[MAv]

If you're gonna mention Bahamut being under the control of the Mysterious Girl, you also have to mention how, upon getting Bahamut and encountering her, she casts reflect(in reference to the strat used in FF4 to survive Megaflare) and how Bahamut just doesn't give a damn about it and nukes her anyway. Most cathartic moment in all of FF.

[giannis]

I took me a whole decade to finally obtain Arc from FFIX, since only last year I choose to play Chocobo Hot & Cold till the end of it (with the help of a guide)! It took me a lot of time, but it really worthed it, heh!

[Beryllahawk]

Oh do I ever remember chocobo racing and breeding. I spent so many hours on that stuff. Definitely worth it though!
I sat straight up and went "WHAT" though when you mentioned Zodiark - I know next to nothing about FFXII outside of what I've learned from your videos. But Zodiark is kind of a big damn deal in FFXIV and so I was VERY wide eyed for a bit there.
All the different lore of the games is so intricate and fun, and the summons are just as interesting most of the time. Great video!!

[EggmanlandResident]

I'm a little surprised that Crusader from FFVI wasn't mentioned, given how it requires tracking down and destroying the 8 legendary dragons.