Summary
The heroes of anyFinal Fantasyadventure always face tough odds. Sometimes, the party goes up against catastrophe, the invading army of an evil empire, or their own inner demons. However, there are times when a threat is so vast and monstrous that a sword, no matter how big, just won’t cut it. In that case, the only chance for survival is calling for help from a higher power. Thankfully, theFinal Fantasyshared universe is famous for its pantheon of benevolentdemi-gods and otherworldly guardianswho have made themselves worthy of borrowing their power.
Summons can help the party overcome a tricky moment, or they can be meaningful, collectible rewards for a side quest. Getting a new summon is a significant milestone, and they come in all shapes, elements, and sizes. To get a spot on the list, these summoned creatures need to stand at least as tall as a two-story house, and although size can be difficult to assess between each game, each will be ranked by comparative scale. Some of these entities (summons, espers, eidolons, or aeons) could dwarf entire cities (and the cities depicted in the cutscenes, not just the ones on the overworld map).
A massive spaceship that can transform into a giant battle robot might not sound like it would fit into a fantasy story, but somehow, it does. In its futuristic yet distinctly “Final Fantasyairship” form, Ark has a dragon’s head and a giant sword thrusting out from its helm. In its humanoid form, Ark is capable of delivering a barrage of laser-guided heavy artillery and an energy blast from the tip of its sword.
After it transforms, Ark delivers its payload from the sky, making it difficult to measure its size in either form. However, as the eidolon airship is described as a “cruiser,” this presumably makes it large enough to fit a whole town of people inside. Whether or not people could ride inside it or even survive the transformation is another question.
The exact size ofFinal Fantasy 7’s ultimate and most powerful summon is somewhat obscured by the fact that it moves and attacks from outer space, well above the planet’s atmosphere. However, certain clues point toward Bahamut ZERO’s massive stature. For one, ZERO’s only predecessor, Bahamut SIN, as seen inAdvent Children(in an appearance thatsome Bahamut fans see as wasted potential), was shown towering over large buildings amid the remains of Midgar.
As each Bahamut inFinal Fantasy 7gets bigger with each iteration, it stands to reason that ZERO should be equal to or slightly smaller than SIN. That being said, ZERO is a spacefaring entity, and given that its growth is not restricted to the constraints of gravity, it could well be the largest of the dragons. Judging by the size of its blast alone, the impact of which could crater a small country, it is possible that ZERO could far exceed theAdvent ChildrenBahamut in scale.
This knight-cum-living-fortress summon has been around in modernFinal Fantasygames for a while and, as such, has appeared in multiple incarnations. Each time, he seems somewhere in scale between a battle mech and a cathedral-sized war machine. Either way, he is built to ignite evil with the flames of purifying justice. InFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Alexander is depicted as about the size of a house or airship.
While he isn’t available as a summon inFinal Fantasy 9, Alexander manifests as a gargantuan winged fortress that easily dwarfs Alexandria Castle. However, the largest summonable version of Alexander comes fromFinal Fantasy 6, at least according to the game’s final cutscene, in which he appears in the sky in his floating fortress form, easily eclipsing a magically enhanced Kefka in scale before incinerating him as revenge forruining the worldwith an almighty blast.
InFinal Fantasy 15, there’s only one being that could stand toe-to-slope with a living mountain and size up to it before taking a swing: Titan. If the player should find themselves facing off against atortoise the size of a towering peak, tsunami-wreaking god-serpent, or anything within an astronomical size range, this earth-based ally is probably the only one with a chance of matching up.
Titan is so massive that his footsteps reshape the land in its wake. At his full height, Titan stands just under 500 feet tall. He would be able to clean the entire horizon from left to right on a light jog. Titan uses this speed to run to Noctis' aid when he’s in trouble, reshaping geological maps by hurling landmasses at those who threaten his life.
2Leviathan - Final Fantasy 15
The Coast-Sized Star Monster of The Sea
This astral is arguably longer than she is tall, but even so, at a wave-making 3,377 feet, Leviathan has enough size to dwarf even the earth astral so-named for his gigantic stature. Her length and massive fins give her the ability to move through ocean waters effortlessly. She also has the power to manifest anywhere inFinal Fantasy 15’s open world through water, so long as there is enough of it for her to enter in from.
Equally effortlessly, Leviathan would be able to end any of thebeautiful human settlements on Eosjust by moving through and rolling over, given the density of her body. If she chose to do so, Leviathan could swallow whole groups of humans with a single bite. However, rather than fighting directly, she tends to use her length and mass to create a swirling vortex of water, enough to trap a foe of any size or wipe out anything in its path.
Other gigantic summons have been compared to beings the size of skyscrapers or massive airships, but Eden, the final summon inFinal Fantasy 8, has the distinct honor of being both simultaneously. Hanging below what appears to be an intergalactic-class garden (the flying city-sized structures, not the plants-and-flowers kind) is the semi-organic body of an angelic colossus.
When summoned, it is hard to even get a look at Eden all at once. The gargantuan guardian force blackens the horizon and sweeps away the clouds upon its descent before raising the enemy above. Its attack, which is one of themost powerful in the Final Fantasy series, turns the entire planet into an energy weapon, launching everything in its sights out of the atmosphere, across the stars, and into the heart of another galaxy, where it is swallowed by a black hole.
