Banshee (disambiguation)

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

Banshee may also refer to:

Computing and video games

• Banshee (media player), a cross platform open source media player
• Banshee (video game), an Amiga shoot-em-up video game
• Voodoo Banshee, a video card by 3Dfx

Fictional in video games

• Banshee, an armed acrobatic aerial craft developed by the Covenant race in the Halo series of games
• Banshee, a lightly armed and armored fighter craft used by the Union of Border Worlds in Wing Commander IV
• Banshee, a supporting casting unit in undead army from Warcraft 3
• Banshee, an enemy from Mass Effect 3

Fiction

• Banshee (comics), a superhero in Marvel Comics
• Banshee (Discworld), a variant on the folkloric banshee in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
• "Banshee" (short story), an autobiographical short story by Ray Bradbury
• Banshee (film), a 2006 TV movie by Kari Skogland
• Banshee (TV series)
• Silver Banshee, a character in DC Comics
• Banshees, large flightless blind carnivorous birds in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series
• Mountain Banshee, a flying animal in the film Avatar

Music

• Banshee, an instrumental track by Irish band Thin Lizzy on their 1974 album Nightlife
• The Banshee, a musical piece by American composer Henry Cowell
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, a British rock band
• "Banshee Beat", a song by the American experimental rock band, Animal Collective
• Banshee (band), a melodic power metal band from the 1980s American Midwest
• "Banshee", a song by American electronic singer Santigold from her third album 99¢

Vehicles

• Banshee (dinghy), a cat-rigged one-design sailing dinghy
• HMS Banshee (1894), a Banshee class destroyer
• International Ultralite Banchee, ultralight aircraft
• McDonnell F2H Banshee, a military fighter aircraft
• Pontiac Banshee, a concept car
• Yamaha Banshee 350, a high-performance all-terrain vehicle
• Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee a remotely piloted vehicle (aerial target system) developed by Meggitt Defence Systems
• A-24 Banshee, USAAF equivalent of the SBD Dauntless dive bomber

Other

• Banshee (roller coaster), a steel roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio