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{{Title|''Drailaac''-pattern Banshee}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the [[Halo 2]] campaign Heretic Banshee|the [[Halo 2: Anniversary]] multiplayer Heretic Banshiee|Type-26BZ Banshee}}
{{Disambig header|the [[Halo 2]] campaign Heretic Banshee|the [[Halo 2: Anniversary]] multiplayer Heretic Banshiee|Te'ved-pattern Banshee}}
{{Vehicle infobox
{{Vehicle infobox
|image = [[File:H2A-HereticBanshee.png|300px]]<br>[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]'s Type-26AZ Banshee.
|image = [[File:H2A-HereticBanshee.png|300px]]<br>[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]'s ''Drailaac''-pattern Banshee.
|name = Type-26AZ Ground Support Aircraft
|name = ''Drailaac''-pattern Attack Flyer
|manufacturer = *[[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|manufacturer = *[[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*[[Lodam Armory]] {{c|post-Covenant War}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|D=30|M=09|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Banshee}}
*[[Lodam Armory]] {{c|post-Covenant War}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|D=30|M=09|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Banshee}}
|line = [[Type-26A Banshee]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|line = {{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|model = Type-26AZ{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|model = Type-26AZ{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|cost =  
|cost =  
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*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]{{Ref/Level|Id=thearbiter|H2|The Arbiter}}
*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]{{Ref/Level|Id=thearbiter|H2|The Arbiter}}
}}
}}
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.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
The '''''Drailaac''-pattern Attack Flyer'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=286}} {{Type|26AZ|Ground Support Aircraft|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.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Specifications==
==Overview==
===Design details===
===Design details===
{{Main|Type-26 Banshee}}
{{Main|Type-26 Banshee}}
The Type-26AZ is a specialized "ordained" variant of the [[Type-26A Banshee]]. [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|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 [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HereticBansheeToy|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126131232/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo2_7_heretic_banshee.asp|Site=Joyride Studios|Page=Heretic Banshee|D=14|M=02|Y=2022}} The Type-26AZ is otherwise nearly identical to standard Type-26A Banshees. These [[Sangheili]] would do the same to some of their [[Type-26B Banshee]]s, creating the [[Type-26BZ Banshee|Type-26BZ]] variant.
The Type-26AZ is a specialized "ordained" variant of the {{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}}. [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Followers]] of [[Sesa 'Refumee]] removed the cowlings from their standard ''Oghal''-pattern 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 [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HereticBansheeToy|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126131232/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo2_7_heretic_banshee.asp|Site=Joyride Studios|Page=Heretic Banshee|D=14|M=02|Y=2022}} The Type-26AZ is otherwise nearly identical to standard ''Oghal''-pattern Banshees. These [[Sangheili]] would do the same to some of their {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s, creating the [[Te'ved-pattern Banshee|''Te'ved''-pattern]] variant.


===Armament===
===Armament===
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==Production notes==
==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.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}  
The ''Drailaac''-pattern 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 {{Pattern|Te'ved|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.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}  


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Type-26A Banshee|gameplay=yes}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
* In [[Wikipedia:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]], a [[Wikipedia:Banshee|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 [[Excavator]]s, being named after supernatural entities.
* In [[Wikipedia:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]], a [[Wikipedia:Banshee|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 [[Excavator]]s, being named after supernatural entities.


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File:H2-Heretic-T26BansheeGSA.png|A T-26AZ Banshee in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:H2-Heretic-T26BansheeGSA.png|A T-26AZ Banshee in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:H2AHBanshee.jpg|A T-26AZ Banshee model for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''{{'}}s campaign.
File:H2AHBanshee.jpg|A T-26AZ Banshee model for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''{{'}}s campaign.
File:H2A-HereticBanshee-Alt.png|A side view of Sesa's Type-26AZ Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-HereticBanshee-Alt.png|A side view of Sesa's ''Drailaac''-pattern Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H2A - Heretic Banshee.png|A Type-26AZ Banshee personally piloted by Sesa 'Refumee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A - Heretic Banshee.png|A ''Drailaac''-pattern Banshee personally piloted by Sesa 'Refumee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-T26AZ.png|T-26AZ Banshees on the [[Threshold gas mine]].
File:H2A-T26AZ.png|T-26AZ Banshees on the [[Threshold gas mine]].
File:H2A-T26AZHUD.png|HUD of the T-26AZ Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-T26AZHUD.png|HUD of the T-26AZ Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.

Latest revision as of 07:16, January 17, 2024

This article is about the Halo 2 campaign Heretic Banshee. For the Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Heretic Banshiee, see Te'ved-pattern Banshee.
Drailaac-pattern Attack Flyer
H2A-HereticBanshee.png
Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction's Drailaac-pattern Banshee.
Production information

Manufacturer:

Product line:

Oghal-pattern Banshee[1]

Model:

Type-26AZ[1]

Technical specifications

Length:

Approx. 7 meters (23 ft 0 in)[1]

Width:

Approx. 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[1]

Height:

Approx. 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in)[1]

Mass:

2.5 metric tons (2.5 LT; 2.8 ST)[1]

Engine(s):

Boosted gravity propulsion drive

Hull:

Equipped with energy shielding (possibly non-standard)[2]

Armament:

Crew:

One pilot[1]

Usage

In service:

Human-Covenant War[3]

Role(s):

Ground support aircraft

Affiliation:

 

The Drailaac-pattern Attack Flyer[4] (UNSC Type classification: 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.[1]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Main article: Type-26 Banshee

The Type-26AZ is a specialized "ordained" variant of the Oghal-pattern Banshee. Followers of Sesa 'Refumee removed the cowlings from their standard Oghal-pattern 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.[5] The Type-26AZ is otherwise nearly identical to standard Oghal-pattern Banshees. These Sangheili would do the same to some of their Is'belox-pattern Banshees, creating the Te'ved-pattern variant.

Armament[edit]

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Operational history[edit]

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Production notes[edit]

The Drailaac-pattern 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 Te'ved-pattern 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.[1]

Trivia[edit]

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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[edit]

Renders[edit]

  • A T-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2.

    A T-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2.

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

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

  • A side view of Sesa's Drailaac-pattern Banshee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    A side view of Sesa's Drailaac-pattern Banshee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

Screenshots[edit]

  • A Drailaac-pattern Banshee personally piloted by Sesa 'Refumee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    A Drailaac-pattern Banshee personally piloted by Sesa 'Refumee in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • T-26AZ Banshees on the Threshold gas mine.

    T-26AZ Banshees on the Threshold gas mine.

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

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

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Halo Waypoint, Banshee (Retrieved on Sep 30, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level The Oracle: "Hot Pursuit" cutscene
  3. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 286
  5. ^ Joyride Studios, Heretic Banshee (Retrieved on Feb 14, 2022) [archive]

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