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 99ยข
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
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