Forum:Special Summoning face-down?

Okay, I'm having issues here. Firstly, one of my friends is adamantly insisting that when you Special Summon a card, unless a specific position is required (i.e. Mystic Tomato), you can summon in face-up attack position, face-up defense position, or FACE-DOWN DEFENSE POSITION. As long as I've dueled, I've always believed that a Special Summon was required to be face-up, and that's what I've always told people. Am I wrong?

On a similar note, said friend's brother claims to have an effect monster which says it can Special Summon a monster in face-down defense position. Does anyone know what this card is (if it exists), or if ANY card can do that?

Much obliged. 68.54.219.226 05:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)