| Banshee | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:BansheeBraithwaite.png) 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 |
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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 played the role of Banshee in 2011's X-Men: First Class.