Editing Te'ved-pattern Banshee

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the [[Halo 2: Anniversary]] multiplayer Heretic Banshiee|the [[Halo 2]] campaign Heretic Banshee|Drailaac-pattern Banshee}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|image = [[File:H2A-HereticBanshee-Flight-01.png|300px]]<br>[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]'s ''Te'ved''-pattern Banshee.
|name = ''Te'ved''-pattern Attack Flyer
|manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]] {{c|pre-Great Schism}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<br>[[Lodam Armory]] {{c|post-Covenant War}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/banshee ''Halo Waypoint'': Banshee]</ref>
|line = [[Banshee]]
|model = Type-26BZ
|cost = 
|length = {{Convert|7.1|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=119}}{{Ref/Reuse|LC17}}
|width = {{Convert|7.5|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
|height = {{Convert|3.6|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
|mass = {{Convert|1.3|MT|lb}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=LC17|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #17]]}}
|max speed = 
|engine = [[Boosted gravity propulsion drive]]
|hull = 
|sensor = 
|target = 
|armament = 
* Two [[Class-2 directed energy cannon|DEML-AW, Plasma Bolt/Diffused (Class-2)]]s{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|crew = One [[pilot]]
|complement = 
|consumables = 
|othersystems = 
|firstuse-title = In service
|firstuse = [[Human-Covenant War]]
<br>[[Great Schism]]
<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|role = Ground support aircraft
|affiliation = 
*[[Covenant]]
*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]
}}
The '''Type-26BZ Ground Support Aircraft''' ('''T-26BZ 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}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Type-26 Banshee}}
The Type-26BZ is a specialized "ordained" variant of the {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}. [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Followers]] of [[Sesa 'Refumee]] removed the cowlings from their standard ''Is'belox''-pattern Banshees to reveal the glowing purple 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-26BZ is otherwise nearly identical to standard ''Is'belox''-pattern Banshees. These [[Sangheili]] would do the same to some of their {{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}}s, creating the [[Drailaac-pattern Banshee|''Drailaac''-pattern]] variant.

===Usage===
The Type-26BZ was the chosen Banshee model of the forces under [[Loka 'Bandolee]], a [[Sangheili]] warrior assigned to join [[Sesa 'Refumee]]'s expedition to the [[Threshold gas mine]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Production notes==
The ''Te'ved''-pattern Banshee is the "heretic" Banshee featured in the multiplayer component of ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' - the heretic Banshee seen in the game's campaign mode is the {{Pattern|Drailaac|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 ==
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* 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.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:H2A - Loka's Banshee.jpg|The ''Te'ved''-pattern Banshee.
File:H2A-HereticBanshee-Flight-02.png|Another view of the ''Te'ved''-pattern Banshee.
File:H2A-MP-HereticBanshee.png|The Type-26BZ with its hatch open.
File:H2A-T26BZ.png|A T-26BZ Banshee in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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