Banshee (character)

Banshee
Banshee as depicted in X-Men: Chaos War #2 (January 2011). Art by Doug Braithwaite.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The X-Men #28 (Jan. 1967)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer) Werner Roth (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Sean Cassidy
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	Interpol NYPD Factor Three X-Men Generation X X-Corps Horsemen of Death
Abilities	Enhanced hearing Sonic scream Flight Immunity to the mutant abilities of Black Tom Cassidy

Banshee (Sean Cassidy) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in X-Men #28 (Jan. 1967).

An Irish mutant, Banshee possesses a "sonic scream", capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. He is named after the banshee, a legendary female spirit from Irish mythology, said to possess a haunting cry.

A former Interpol agent and NYPD police officer, Banshee was always a decade older than most of the X-Men and had only a relatively short tenure as a full-time X-Man. He was a mentor of the 1990s-era junior team Generation X.

Caleb Landry Jones portrayed Banshee in 2011's X-Men: First Class.