Demon Summoning

Demon Summoning
Umbra Witches (Bayonetta) can summon demons from Inferno for battle by using their hair as a medium.
Power/Ability to:	Summon demonic beings.

"Bart, stop pestering Satan!"

― Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)

The power to summon Demons or Demonic beings. Sub-power of Demon Manipulation. Variation of Mythic Summoning and Summoning. Opposite to Angel Summoning.

Also Called

• Demon Calling
• Demonic Calling/Summoning

Capabilities

User can summon demons/demonic beings from other worlds for a variety of reasons such as helping in combat or in granting power to increase the capabilities of the user.

Associations

• Demon Creation
• Demon Manipulation
  • Demonic Subjugation
• Demonic Force Manipulation
• Demonic Magic
• Summoning
  • Conjuration
  • Mythic Summoning
• Theurgy

Limitations

• Summoning may not include the ability to bind or control the demon the user summons.
• Without a way to bind or control the demon, a summoned demon is very likely to turn upon its summoner.
• Summoning demons very likely takes immense amounts of power.
• May require a contract to summon specific demon.
• Summoning may require a sacrifice, such as blood, wealth or life.
• Certain symbols, carvings and/or rituals may be needed to summon a given demon.
• Weak against Banishment.

Known Users

• King Solomon (Abrahamic Mythology/Folklore)
• King Solomon (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
• Uraziel (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
• Magicians (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
• Numerous Characters (Diablo franchise)
  • Adria
  • Eskara
  • Lucion
  • Rathma
  • Vizjerei Mages
• Precht Gaebolg/Hades (Fairy Tail)
• Yoko (Fairy Tail)
• Hakune (Fairy Tail)
• Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
  • Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
  • Jeanne (Bayonetta)
  • Rosa (Bayonetta 2)
  • Viola ("Bayonetta 3")
• John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
• V (Devil May Cry 5)
• Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
• Aisha (Elsword)
• Lisa Fukuyama (Girls Bravo)
• Tsubaki Shinra (Highschool DxD); via Balance Breaker of Mirror Alice
• Drago (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Various Users (Kamen Rider Revice); via Vistamps
• Komekko (Konosuba)
• Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Jack (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
• Magik/Illyana Rasputina (Marvel Comics)
• Haruhiko Ichijo (Musaigen no Phantom World)
• Black Rabite (Seiken Densetsu 3)
• Ruki (Senyu); accidentally
• Witches (Charmed); via Spells
• Witches (Supernatural)
• Cross Roads Summoners (Supernatural)
• Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
• Coronzon (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
• Number Six "Ben" Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)
• Beatrice (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
• Emperor Kans (Krishna Aur Kans)
• Demon Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Otherworld Girl (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Blood Red Queen of Hearts (Vampirella)
• Prime Minister (Yankee Wa Isekai De Seirei Ni Aisaremasu)
• King Magnifico (Wish)

Known Objects

• Bringer of Doom (AD&D)
• Beherit (Berserk)
• Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (The Evil Dead series)
• Demon Summoning Pot (Senyu)
• Sanguine Rose (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
• Ars Goetia (Occultism)
• Allu Majuu (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Tiamat (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Body Eye (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Kikazoku Fire (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• COMP (Megami Tensei)
• Vistamps (Kamen Rider Revice)

Gallery

A Beherit (Berserk) can summon the Godhand to grant the wish of its bearer in exchange for a sacrifice and the transformation of the bearer into a demon.

Due to his lack of combat skills, V (Devil May Cry 5) makes use of summoning demons to lay waste to his foes but has to strike the final blow himself.

The Sanguine Rose (Elder Scrolls) is the Daedric Artifact of Sanguine and has the power to summon Dremora warriors.

Ruki (Senyu) accidentally summoned a legion of demons after mistaking the "Demon Summoning Pot" for a popcorn pot.

Demon Summoner (Valkyrie Crusade)

Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) is able to summon the demon orb of black flames, Allu Majuu with the ÄRM of the same name.

Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) activates the Guardian ÄRM, Tiamat to summon the demonized mother goddess of the ocean.

By calling on the Guardian ÄRM, Kikazoku Fire, Jack (Marchen Awakens Romance) can summon a small demon with the element of fire.

Mathers (Toaru Majutsu no Index) was able to summon Great Demon Coronzon and gave it a single command; to pretend to have been summoned by Aleister Crowley and then guide him to ruin, even after his death, the demon would still be bound by his contract.

Qliphah Puzzle 545 (Toaru Majutsu no Index) is an artificial demon summoned and created by Coronzon which she serves as a weapon to be used against Aleister Crowley.

The Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (The Evil Dead series), also known as 'Book of the Dead'.

a COMP that is used to summon demons (Shin Megami Tensei)

a GUMP that is used to summon demons (Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner)

a Gauntlet that is used to summon demons (Shin Megami Tensei IV)

Liv (Super Detention) summoning a demon.

Drago (Jackie Chan Adventures) summoning a horde of demons.

Videos

Dante VS Bayonetta DEATH BATTLE!