Chaos Legion inspired Martial Summoner [PF]

[DraconAscendant]

Hey, folks.

I've been in a mood lately where I wanted to play a character themed similarly to Sieg Wahrheit from Chaos Legion (For those of you who never played that PS2 game, basically it was a character action game that was a mixture of using minions and your own skills to progress through stages of bad guys and bosses.)  https://youtu.be/hAL76rak4QE?t=1m32s here is a youtube vid of some gameplay.

I figure Summoner itself would be easy enough, but I was wondering what would be the most optimized way to go about creating a Summoner that still had some presence in the battlefield him/herself without just tossing buffs out and spending the rest of the combat plinking away with a crossbow/arrow.  So, since you guys are my go to for "How do I X effectiely?"  I figured I'd ask here and see what you guys have to recommend.

tl;dr: How do I big sword and minions at the same time effectively in Pathfinder.

[Unbeliever]

I came across this handbook ages ago, and it might be some good advice for what you're looking for:  Tark's Macho Melee Summoning Guide.

Also, with the Improved Share Spells feat, it shouldn't be that hard.  You get to split your buffs between your Eidolon and yourself, giving you 3E's old Share Spells ability instead of the extremely confusingly named Pathfinder one.  With a few of those up and running, you should be pretty solid.

Alternatively, have you considered playing a Hunter?  They are very similar to the Summoner, sort of the Ranger/Druid equivalent.  They are a bit more warrior-esque than the Summoner, and importantly they are a fountain of Teamwork feats.  So, you'll really feel like you're contributing in melee combat, if only b/c you're setting up your Animal Companion to do fabulous things with your Teamwork abilities.