Drailaac-pattern Banshee
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| Drailaac-pattern Attack Flyer | |
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 Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction's Drailaac-pattern Banshee. | |
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Type-26AZ[1] |
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Approx. 7 meters (23 ft 0 in)[1] |
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Approx. 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[1] |
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Approx. 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in)[1] |
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2.5 metric tons (2.5 LT; 2.8 ST)[1] |
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Equipped with energy shielding (possibly non-standard)[2] |
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One pilot[1] |
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Ground support aircraft |
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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 model for Halo 2: Anniversary's campaign.
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.
T-26AZ Banshees on the Threshold gas mine.
HUD of the T-26AZ Banshee in Halo 2: Anniversary.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 2: Anniversary
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Halo Waypoint, Banshee (Retrieved on Sep 30, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level The Oracle: "Hot Pursuit" cutscene
- ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 286
- ^ Joyride Studios, Heretic Banshee (Retrieved on Feb 14, 2022) [archive]
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