When Siryn was created, Thomas' reaction was 'that was what Banshee was supposed to look like all along!' So, with Siryn's taking on the name, the Banshee he'd created has finally arrived. Writer Roy Thomas had actually meant for Banshee to be a woman, but Stan Lee decided that a male character would be better. Having accepted her father's death, Siryn has taken on his name - including a Lampshade Hanging that she was never quite sure why he named himself after a female spirit in the first place. His daughter, incidentally, was originally called Siryn. X-Men: Banshee was a male mutant with a supersonic scream and bizarre flight powers.Of course, our hero tries to seduce her and break the nefarious curse by surviving himself. Dylan Dog: In one story, Dylan meets a girl named Banshee, who brings death and bad luck to all those who are close to her.Death Vigil: Banshees' screams are enough to blow Sam halfway across a graveyard and paralyze him until Bernie intervenes.Her father, who she inherited the curse from, became one of the undead, feeding on others' souls. She retains the hideous scream, which now lays waste to anything around, but also gets the power to speak any language, even alien or animal, after hearing only a few words. In Supergirl (2011), Silver Banshee gets reimagined, this time a girl named Siobhan Smythe who inherited a family curse, and became a friend of Supergirl.When facing Silver Banshee, Supergirl touches her clan's heirlooms, is possessed by the spirits of the McDougals and turned into another banshee. Death & the Family reveals that Siobhan was transformed into an ageless banshee by her clan as part of a leadership test.However, if she does know your true name, her scream is less 'standard sonic attack' and more ' Brown Note as you're forced to relive her botched beheading'. An absurdly loud sound, at close ranges, being heard by someone whose ears are sensitive enough to pick up a whisper from across the city? Not fun. Her power doesn't work on Superman because she doesn't know his birth name is neither Superman nor Clark Kent, but Kal-El - or, at least, it won't kill him, but it will cause intense pain. In order to affect you, Silver Banshee has to know your True Name. The banshee of the DCU are typically mystical in origin, receiving immortality, superstrength, and a hideous scream that can kill those who hear it. The DCU has Jeanette, of the Secret Six, and Superman's foe the Silver Banshee.She dodges the question, but she isn't, as far as the story goes, a supernatural creature. Corto Maltese: In one story, Corto meets an Irish girl named Banshee and asks her why she was given such an inauspicious name.A clue to their origin can be found in their name bean sídhe can be translated as 'fairy woman'. In modern fiction, along with the above-mentioned sonic attack, they are usually depicted as purely a type of undead or ghost, without a hint of The Fair Folk. And, as often in the original folklore, the fairy woman might be explicitly described as a ghost The Fair Folk were a little unclear about the edges. There have been stories of banshees haunting families even as late as the 19th Century. It was actually a privilege for a family to have a Banshee. Believe it or not, their crying was actually due to mourning for members of the family who were already about to die, which often served to warn others of their loved one's death if she's screaming at all, she's screaming in grief rather than as a threat and she herself means no harm, as it's only her job to warn the family. They are also prominent in Irish legends, where many of the more well-known banshee stories come from, as being a type of fairy typically connected to a single family. Traditionally, hearing a banshee wail is a Portent of Doom, though this is often Sadly Mythtaken for the wail itself being a sonic attack or Brown Note that causes death, which to be honest is a lot cooler and a lot scarier, and makes for a more active antagonist. They are usually noted for their voices, which are either hauntingly hypnotic wails, or blood-curdling screams. Here we have the ghostly women who originate from Celtic Mythology. Ancient Domains of Mystery, on being killed by the wail of the Banshee

Banshee creature