BANSHEE

Real Name:

Sean Cassidy

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Other

Category:

Mutant

Alias:

Vox Ignis, Spirit of Variance.

Nationality:

Irish

First Appearance:

X-Men (1st series) #28

Powers & Abilities:

superhuman hearing, vocal chords can project sonic energy as concussive force or energy lances, to shatter or disintegrate matter, create sonar pulses, or to cause unconsciousness, trances, or disorientation in others, flight

Affiliation:

Factor Three, Four Horsemen of Death, Generation X, Interpol, Massachusetts Academy, Muir Islanders, X-Corps, X-Men, Mutant Liberation Front

Notes:

Banshee's real name was revealed in X-Men (1st series) #96.

Banshee's throat was cut in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #405 by Mystique, leaving him powerless and recovering until in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 when Vulcan crashed a Blackbird into him. He was restored by the Apocalypse Twins in Uncanny Avengers (1st series) #9 using the Lifeseeds and Deathseeds they culled from the Celestials. Beast began working to undo the mutation they forced on Sean in #23, eventually being mostly successful as of Astonishing X-Men (4th series) #13.

Banshee was killed fighting O*N*E in Uncanny X-Men (5th series) #21. He appeared on Krakoa in House of X #1, as a result of the Resurrection Five's efforts.

In Legion of X #3, Banshee made a deal with Mother Righteous and bonded with the Spirit of Variance to become Vox Ignis. This was a Spirit of Vengeance that chose to stop punishing sin and try inspiring change. However, the Spirit was only a tool in Mother Righteous's plot for ascension, and when she sacrificed it in a parallel future, it seemingly erased itself retroactively through time, as explained in Nightcrawlers #3 and X-Men: Before the Fall -- Sons of X #1.

Alternate Versions:

BANSHEE (AoA).

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BANSHEE

Last Updated:

12th August 2024 by Monolith