Banshee (disambiguation)

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In Irish and Scottish mythology, the banshee is a "fairy woman" whose mournful wail heralds an imminent death.

The name is also used for supernatural characters in some role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons, God of War and Fighting Fantasy, whose scream serves as a deadly weapon.

Banshee may also refer to:

• Banshee (comics), a superhero in Marvel Comics
• Banshee (Discworld), a variant on the folkloric banshee
• Banshee, the initial name for the "Mantis" rollercoaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park
• ACA Banshee, Civil Defense Siren made by Alerting Communicators of America.
• Silver Banshee, a character in DC Comics

In music

• The Banshee, a musical piece by American composer Henry Cowell
• Siouxsie & the Banshees, a British punk band
• Banshee Beat, a song by the American experimental rock band, Animal Collective

A vehicle:

• Banshee (dinghy), a cat-rigged one-design sailing dinghy
• McDonnell F2H Banshee, a military fighter aircraft
• Pontiac Banshee, a concept car
• Yamaha Banshee 350, a high-performance all-terrain vehicle

In computer and video game industries:

• Banshee, the main air assault vehicle of the Covenant from Halo (video game series)
• Banshee (game), an Amiga shoot-em-up computer game
• Banshee light fighter, a vehicle from the video game Wing Commander
• "Banshee", a Grendel/Shee hybrid in the game Creatures
• "Banshee", a car from the video game series Grand Theft Auto
• A banshee-class gunship, a ground assault aircraft in the StarCraft series.
• A fighter aircraft used by the Brotherhood of Nod in Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
• Banshee (music player), a GTK+ based music player
• Voodoo Banshee, a computer video card by 3Dfx
• GameBanshee, part of UGO Networks, a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment.