CHARACTER NAME: Banshee<div class="floatright">(http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae316/kckolbe/ewan-mcgregor-23299.jpg)</div><br/>REAL NAME: Sean Cassidy<br/>AGE: 41<br/>SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual<br/>HEIGHT: 6'0"<br/>WEIGHT: 175<br/>AFFILIATION: X-Men<br/>FACE CLAIM: Ewan MacGregor<br/>APPEARANCE: Banshee is possessed of a light build, being one of the weaker X-Men in terms of upper body strength.  His hair is noticeably starting to gray, something he's resigned himself to.<br/>POWERS/ABILITIES: Superhuman hearing, Sonic screams, Flight, Concussive blasts, Sonic energy lances, Ability to cause nausea, disorientation, or unconsciousness, Immune to powers of known family members<br/>WEAKNESSES: His powers are tied into vocal chords, meaning that they are subject to fatigue and he loses the ability to maintain frequency when strained.  He is also not immune to his own powers if he pushes them beyond his normal limits.<br/>HISTORY: After growing up in Ireland, Sean moved to New York when Black Tom inherited Cassidy Keep.  He started working for INTERPOL, quitting after a few years due to a failed mission (botched by Deadpool).  While doing freelance detective work, he stumbled across Factor Three.  They found a way to mind control him, leading to his first fight as a mutant, that fight against the original X-Men team.<br/><br/>For the next couple of years he continued in New York, living a somewhat normal life, his abilities aiding him greatly as a detective.  When the original X-Men team became captured, Banshee was one of several enlisted to help save them.<br/><br/>Over the remaining years, Banshee lived a mainly normal life, interrupted by occasional stints as an X-Man or helping the team as he could, at times limited by temporary losses of power due to over stress.  Though often hidden in the background, he spent many years training young X-Men to-be, both in team tactics and investigation.<br/><br/>PERSONALITY: Banshee is something of an outsider among the X-Men.  Though only Cyclops and Jean Grey joined before him, his off and on status along with being a decade older than the original class always set him rather apart, and he never felt really close to them.  He did feel a semi-kinship with Wolverine, both of them being experienced combatants and older than their students, having joined at the same time, and neither being full-time members, though Wolverine seemed to eventually find his place among the team.  Banshee often keeps to himself, playing on the piano, reading, working out, or listening to music while he works Sudoku puzzles.  He is a generous friend, dependable in any situation, and an excellent listener, though he can be a bit awkward at times.<br/><br/>The years have changed him a bit.  The Banshee who first came to the rescue of the original X-Men was an experienced fighter and leader, his own insecurity about his age being the only thing keeping him from actively leading the X-Men.  That insecurity helped him push himself harder, the combination of experience and stamina making him "the only worthy opponent among the new X-Men" according to Magneto.  He may not have bonded with those X-Men (Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and Colossus), but he knew in his heart that he set a great example for them and that he helped make the X-Men great.  He would regret never becoming the leader that Charles had wanted him to be, but he knew he'd done well.<br/><br/>Losing his powers cost him a lot of pride.  For a while he went away, only returning as little more than an over glorified babysitter when the X-Men went away en masse.  Eventually, he started making use of his stints to teach, something he found he really loved.  Losing his powers didn't make him useless at that, at least.  He still could fight decently in hand to hand and evaluate Danger Room sessions.  Of course, every time the real X-Men returned Sean would begin to feel self-conscious again, and he wouldn't stay long.<br/><br/>His vocal chords have now healed, and he's gotten back to fighting shape, as close as he can, at least, given his years.  He's not sure what his role will be among the X-Men, but he knows he can still contribute, and he needs to do just that.<br/><br/>EQUIPMENT: Banshee always carries a simple sidearm on him, and occasionally a handful of assorted grenades.<br/>KNOWN ENEMIES: Black Tom