COSTUME GALLERY
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1) Banshee originally wore a form-fitting green suit with a yellow triangle in front that became a high collar in the back. He wore matching tight yellow gloves and boots. What kind of became the signature of his costume though were the black and yellow wing-like stripes, connecting the arms to his hips. These glider wings aid him in flying, as Banshee can only fly as long as he's screaming. If he needs to speak or gets interrupted, the gliders keep him from dropping like a stone mid-air. [X-Men (1st series) #28]
2) When the Reavers attacked Muir Island, Banshee wore the basic blue and yellow training outfit of the X-Men. A couple of days later, Moira MacTaggert designed new body suits that were an updated version of the classic X-Men costume, including body armor and other special functions. Banshees’ costume was once again equipped with the gliders. [Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #255, 258]
-) Right before founding Generation X, Banshee briefly returned to wearing his classic green costume. [Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #316]
3) As headmaster of Generation X, Sean rarely used a costume at all, but wore average street clothes. Only when training with his young charges, he went back to his modified blue and gold standard X-Men look. Much like the rest of the team, Sean wore clunkier boots and, occasionally, switched to a similar outfit without the striped wings, often wearing a jacket over the suit. [Generation X (1st series) #4, 16, 18]
4) As leader of the paramilitary X-Corps, Sean wore a sleek black military style uniform, trimmed with some red lines, a subtle X-logo and a gun belt. [Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #401]
-) After the events with the X-Corp, until his death (and beyond), Banshee returned to his classic green and gold costume
5) When Banshee was resurrected as a Horseman of Death, he donned an armored, black and blue variation of his classic costume. Like his earlier costumes, this one had black and yellow striped wings running from his wrists to his legs. However, the edging on these wings was jagged rather than smooth. [Uncanny Avengers (1st series) #9]
-) As a member of Xandra and Sunspot's "Secret X-Men", Banshee adopted the new group's uniform. It was an upgrade of the classic yellow and black 'X' design he had worn in the past, but only lasted a single mission. [Secret X-Men #1]
6) As Vox Ignis, Banshee mixed elements of his classic look and the Ghost Rider motif. The black, yellow and green of his costume became black, red and spectral gray. He wore wrappings of metal chain around his wrists, and his glider wings appeared more tattered and unearthly. Finally, his head was consumed by a purplish flame that burned down to the skull. [Legion of X #3]