2025 is a big year, celebrating 25 years of UncannyXmen.Net and 50 years since Giant-Size X-Men #1 redefined the franchise. In tribute, we'll be working up to our anniversary in August with a Spotlight Update each month on one of the All-New, All-Different X-Men! Banshee hasn't had overly many appearances since we last touched base in 2017, but he's had a rough time. His recovery from the Apocalypse Seed was a slow process, and his body and trust were horribly abused by Moira MacTaggert in her conflict with Krakoa. Sean had a new purpose in life when he bonded with the Spirit of Variance as Vog Ignis, but this too was a manipulation at the hands of Mother Righteous. That symbiosis was un-written from reality through magic, leaving Banshee's next path unclear.

Once considered Charles Xavier's greatest foe, the Shadow King has had a lasting impact on the X-Men and many of their members. He possessed Karma for months, tormented Storm as a child, and nearly killed his hated rival's son, Legion. A powerful telepath from the onset, Amahl Farouk later proved he was also supported by a malevolent force independent of his own abilities. Farouk found some measure of peace on Krakoa, after centuries of being twisted to the Shadow King's ends, but that lingering fount of pure evil can never be truly destroyed, and will inevitably return through one host vessel or another. (We have reached #498. But what happens next..?)