Banshee (disambiguation)

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
* Banshees, in the Darkover universe created by Marion Zimmer Bradley, are large, blind, flightless, carnivorous birds that live in the mountains of the planet Darkover.

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
* Banshee, a 80's heavy metal band

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" (video 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
* Banshee (music player), a GTK+ based music player
* Voodoo Banshee, a computer video card by 3Dfx
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