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* In any ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' title in which Link's CoolHorse Epona appears, there will be some means to summon her by playing or whistling her theme. Similarly, in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', Link summons his Loftwing by jumping off the edge of a FloatingContinent and whistling. ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' had the magic flutes which would summon your animal companion (except in the sunken city). You get to meet all three as the plot requires, but which one stays with you depends on your actions.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Elsword}}'', if you have acquired a mount, you can choose to summon them at will whenever you like (except in PVP).

* ''VideoGame/{{ScarletBlade}}'': player characters are given futuristic bikes operated this way, but at least the setting is high-tech one. Phlebotinum ahoy.
* In both ''VideoGame/EverQuest'' and ''VideoGame/EverQuestII'', mounts are summoned via HyperspaceArsenal by merely activating an item in your inventory.

* ''Videogame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC expansion has the "Summon Arvak" spell, which summons a HellishHorse who serves you as a steed until the spell expires. There is also a GameMod called "Convenient Horses" that lets the player learn to whistle and summon their horse to them.

* Once you get the GlobalAirship in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'', you board it by tapping a button on the menu--which is specifically a safeguard against forgetting where you parked it.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': A button summons the Inquisitor's mount. Party members are forced to walk and disappear altogether once you get on the horse/dracolisk/hart.
* In ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'', the party acquires the Flammie Drum, which summons a large dragon that serves as the Global Airship of the game. It can only be used outdoors for obvious reasons.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'', you can use a flute to summon Latias or Latios anywhere in the overworld and have them fly you around, whether or not they're in your active party (indeed, they'll ferry you around even if you've traded them away!)

* Low-to-mid-level {{paladin}}s in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', UsefulNotes/D20System, and other games derived from them gain the ability to summon their personal divine mounts anywhere they require.

* ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror'' has the [[http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Summon_Shantak Summon "Shantak"]] spell, which summons an otherworldly bird... thing and gives you an extra movement point while bypassing any monsters safely.
* ''[[TabletopGame/{{Mekton}} Mekton Zeta]] has the "Summoning Your Mecha" Stupid Mekton Trick, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* Whistling while out in the wilds in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' immediately summons your horse, regardless how far away you "parked" it. In ''Videogame/RedDeadRedemptionII'' however, there is actually a range for how far the horse will reach (though it's still pretty generous).

* The ability to summon cars exists in all the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games. In [[VideoGame/SaintsRow1 the first]], it even summons TheDriver along with the car to chauffeur you around. In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', the Boss can call a homie who will bring any ground vehicle from their garage to their location--even if that vehicle was just blown to smithereens by the Boss themselves (though there is a {{Cooldown}} on this ability). In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', your summoned vehicle simply appears around you, since it takes place inside a computer simulation.

* In ''[[Videogame/GrandTheftAutoV GTA Online]]'', you can call your mechanic to bring you a vehicle as long as: you're not too close to your house/garage; the vehicle is not destroyed or impounded; and you're not in an area with no roads or some type of obstruction that can be accessed normally.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' allow the player to use a whistle that summons a horse to wherever they were, even if such a location seemed impossible for one to reach. How this manages to summon only one horse has not been explained.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' allows you to summon Phobos from any outdoor area in the game, so long as it isn't a restricted area. [[FridgeLogic This includes tiny deserted islands you had to swim to]]. Sadly the game doesn't let you ride Phobos onto or off of [[CoolBoat the Adrestria]], which would have explained how Phobos gets to you in the local port[[labelnote:*]][[BigEntrance As well as let you do dramatic disembarkments onto the dock]][[/labelnote]].

* In ''Videogame/GhostOfTsushima'', Jin can whistle for his horse which he handwaves as the bond between a warrior and his mount.

* Aang buys a bison-shaped whistle in an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. It appears useless, but can be used to summon his flying bison Appa from a distance.
* In RealLife, having a personal driver is the closest equivalent of this trope. Services like Uber try to approximate this with a traditional taxi service.
* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In the ''Marching to the New Wonderland'' series, Weslie can ring his bell to summon the Xiha trains.

* Low-to-mid-level [[ThePaladin paladins]] in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', UsefulNotes/D20System, and other games derived from them gain the ability to summon their personal divine mounts anywhere they require.

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* In ''Videogame/DynastyWarriors'', (particularly the later installments) allows you call your horse from any location unless they're in certain buildings.
* In ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' (the sister series of ''Dynasty Warriors''), starting with ''Samurai Warriors 3'', you can summon the horse you started the stage riding in just about any outdoor loation; if you didn't start the stage riding a horse, the HollerButton button summons a generic one with poor stats. Prior to ''3'', this ability was exclusive to Yukimura, Keiji, and Toshiie, and basically worked in exactly the same fashion.

* Whistling while out in the wilds in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' immediately summons your horse, regardless how far away you "parked" it.

* 5th edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' sourcebook "Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes" features a magical item called "Infernal Tack" that can be used to bind a [[HellishHorse Nightmare]] into an evil character's service. A nightmare subdued by the tack must appear before its master if the spurs are clicked together and serve them as a steed for 24 hours.

* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku usually shouts "Flying Nimbus!" to make the cloud fly in to him until he learned how to fly himself and it became obsolete, although he still uses it later on to save his energy.

* Low-to-mid-level [[ThePaladin paladins]] in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/D20System'', and other games derived from them gain the ability to summon their personal divine mounts anywhere they require.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' did this with the mount items that used to be used before 1.3 gave them a dedicated slot and dye slot that was accessed by pressing R by default. Pressing R again, using a grappling hook or entering certain liquids caused it to disappear and they appear/disappear in a cloud of their respective particles (sparkles for the giant bunny, honey for the bee mount, slime for the slime mount, etc.)

* Aang buys a bison whistle in an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. It appears useless, but can be used to summon his flying bison Appa from a distance.

* ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror'' has the "[[http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Summon_Shantak Summon Shantak]]" spell, which summons an otherworldly bird... thing and gives you an extra movement point while bypassing any monsters safely.

* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku usually shouts "Flying Nimbus!" to make the cloud fly in to him until he learned how to fly himself and it became obsolete.

* In any ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' title in which Link's CoolHorse Epona appears, there will be some means to summon her by playing or whistling her theme. Similarly, in ''SkywardSword'', Link summons his Loftwing by jumping off the edge of a FloatingContinent and whistling. ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' had the magic flutes which would summon your animal companion (except in the sunken city). You get to meet all three as the plot requires, but which one stays with you depends on your actions.

* When ''EarthwormJim'' reaches the end of the level, he produces a portable rocket from his back pocket, mounts it (it's not unlike a Harley in execution), and hurtles off to the end of the level. In the second game, it sometimes flies off without him, and the hapless hero ''calls a cab'' to get to the next level!

* The ability to summon cars exists in all the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games. In [[VideoGame/SaintsRow1 the first]], it even summons TheDriver along with the car to chauffeur you around. In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', the Boss can call a homie who will bring any ground vehicle from their garage to their location--even if that vehicle was just blown to smithereens by the Boss themselves (though there is a {{Cooldown}} on this ability). In [[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV]] your summoned vehicle simply appears around you, since it takes place inside a computer simulation.

* The ability to summon cars exists in all the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games. In [[VideoGame/SaintsRow1 the first]], it even summons TheDriver along with the car to chauffeur you around. In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', the Boss can call a homie who will bring any ground vehicle from their garage to their location--even if that vehicle was just blown to smithereens by the Boss themselves (though there is a {{Cooldown}} on this ability).

Subtrope of PowerupMount--in this case, you summon a mount rather than having to first catch it in the wild. In case of horses, the player is often given a HollerButton to summon them. Also a subtrope of EasyLogistics. May overlap with AutomatonHorses. The ride may be summoned by a HollerButton.