Drailaac-pattern Banshee

This article is about the Halo 2 campaign Heretic Banshee. For the Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Heretic Banshiee, see Type-26BZ Banshee.

Type-26AZ Ground Support Aircraft
Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction's Type-26AZ Banshee.
Production information
Manufacturer:	Assembly Forges (pre-Great Schism) Lodam Armory (post-Covenant War)
Product line:	Type-26A Banshee
Model:	Type-26AZ
Technical specifications
Length:	Approx. 7 meters (23 ft 0 in)
Width:	Approx. 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)
Height:	Approx. 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in)
Mass:	2.5 metric tons (2.5 LT; 2.8 ST)
Engine(s):	Boosted gravity propulsion drive
Hull:	Equipped with energy shielding (possibly non-standard)
Armament:	2× DEML-AW, Plasma Bolt/Diffused (Class-2)s 1× HAAW/M, Heavy Fuel Rod (Class-3)
Crew:	One pilot
Usage
In service:	Human-Covenant War
Role(s):	Ground support aircraft
Affiliation:	Covenant Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction

The Type-26AZ Ground Support Aircraft (T-26AZ GSA), more commonly known as the Heretic Banshee, is a variant of the Type-26 Banshee commonly employed in Covenant service as a standard aircraft.

Specifications

Design details

Main article: Type-26 Banshee

The Type-26AZ is a specialized "ordained" variant of the Type-26A Banshee. Followers of Sesa 'Refumee removed the cowlings from their standard Type-26A Banshees to reveal the glowing blue lights and silver metal of the craft's internal Forerunner-derived mechanisms. They also bestowed upon their Banshees golden-brown colors intended to represent their homeworld. The Type-26AZ is otherwise nearly identical to standard Type-26A Banshees. These Sangheili would do the same to some of their Type-26B Banshees, creating the Type-26BZ variant.

Armament

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Operational history

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Production notes

The Type-26AZ Banshee is the "heretic" Banshee featured in Halo 2 and the campaign component of Halo 2: Anniversary - the heretic Banshee seen in the game's multiplayer mode is the Type-26BZ Banshee. The vehicle behaves identically in-game to the standard Banshee. The design was not given a formal designation difference until a 2015 Halo Waypoint universe entry.

Trivia

	See our gameplay information related to Drailaac-pattern Banshee on its gameplay page
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• In Celtic mythology, a banshee is a female spirit who wails for the death of a particular person before they die. Banshees must steal souls from people to continue their existence. The high-pitched sound made by the Covenant Banshee is a reference to this, especially while performing tight maneuvers making it easy to hear them before one sees them. This also fits the theme of Covenant vehicles, with the exceptions of the Excavators, being named after supernatural entities.

Gallery

Renders

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  A T-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2.

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  A T-26AZ Banshee model for Halo 2: Anniversary's campaign.

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  A side view of Sesa's Type-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

Screenshots

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  A Type-26AZ Banshee personally piloted by Sesa 'Refumee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

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  T-26AZ Banshees on the Threshold gas mine.

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  HUD of the T-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

List of appearances

• Halo 2 (First appearance)
• Halo 2: Anniversary