- Banshee (disambiguation)
In Irish and
Scottish mythology , thebanshee 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, andFighting Fantasy , whose scream serves as a deadly weapon.Banshee may also refer to:
*Banshee (comics) , a superhero inMarvel 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 inDC Comics
* Banshees, in theDarkover universe created byMarion Zimmer Bradley , are large, blind, flightless, carnivorous birds that live in the mountains of the planetDarkover .In music:
* "The Banshee", a musical piece by American composerHenry Cowell
*Siouxsie & the Banshees , a British punk band
* "Banshee Beat", a song by the American experimental rock band,Animal Collective
* Banshee, a 80'sheavy metal bandA vehicle:
*Banshee (dinghy) , acat-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 vehicleIn 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.
* Afighter aircraft used by theBrotherhood of Nod in
*Banshee (music player) , a GTK+ based music player
* Voodoo Banshee, a computer video card by 3Dfx
* GameBanshee, part ofUGO Networks , a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment.
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