BANSHEE

Real Name: Sean Cassidy

Group Affiliation: Generation X, former member of the X-Men

Height: 6'

Weight: 170 lbs

First Apperance: X-Men(Uncanny)#28 January 1967

Mutant Power(s): Sonic Scream. can shatter objects(even steel), hypnotize people, render people unconscious and allows flight

Power Rating 1 to 7, 7 being the highest

Strength-2

Intelligence-3

Speed-5

Fighting Abilty-5

Stamina-3

Agilty-3

Energy Blast-5

Sean Cassidy after a battle for her affections with his cousin Tom married Maeve Rourke, while he has away working for Interpol Maeve gave birth to Theresa, Sean never knew he had daughter because Black Tom kept it secret from him. Shortly after giving birth to Theresa Maeve traveled to Northern Ireland to vist family and was killed by terrorists. After Sean left InterPol he moved to the United States and became a New York Police Officer, however shortly after he left NYPD he was forced into crime by the group known as Factor Three, Sean was freed from Factor Three by the X-Men. Sean then swore he'd take down Factor Three, and with the help of the X-Men he did just that. He then moved to Nashville where he lived until Professor Xavier came to him asking him to join the X-Men, he of course accepted. He was an X-Man for many years(at one point he was even temp leader of the X-Men when Cyclops was away, he also met Moria MacTaggert)until he pushed his powers to the limit by defeating Moses Magnum's doomsday weapon a feat that would cost Banshee his powers for years. During the time he was powerless he learned that he had a daughter with his late wife Maeve. When his powers returned he returned to the X-Men again he he would stay with the X-Men for a while but left yet again to purse the the love of his life Moria Mactagert. When he returned he would have to face another one of his greatest challenges, the Phylanx. In this battle not only was he forced to destroy the super computer cerbro he had to save the next generation of X-Men, GENERATION X from the hands of the Phylanx.. Banshee now resides as the headmaster of the Massachusetts Academy the home of the Marvel Comics Universe's newest team of Mutants Genration X.

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SIRYN

Real Name: Theresa Rourke Cassidy

Group Affiliation: X-Force

First Apperance: Spider-Woman #37 Apirl 1981

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 112 Ibs

Mutant power(s): The same sonic scream as her father Banshee

Power Rating 1-7, 7 being the best

Strengh-2

Intelligence-2

Fighting Ability-3

Speed-5

Agility-3

Energy Blast-4

Daughter of Generation X's Banshee shares the same mutant power as her father. Theresa was raised by Black Tom Cassidy because her mother had died when she was just a baby and her father wasn't even aware he had a daughter because when Maeve(Banshee's wife, Siryn's mother)died he was away working with Interpol. Tom kept this secret from Sean until (Uncany)X-Men #148. Theresa went to a private school and that is were she delvoped a problem with alcohol. When she returned to Cassidy Keep, Black Tom got her involed in his crime operations. After which is when Black Tom reveiled to Banshee he had a daughter. Since then Theresa had been used as a reason the feud between Sean and Tom had continued after all of these years. With the help of Warpath Theresa has kicked her addiction to alchol and is now Deputy Leader of X-FORCE. Siryn is also debating her feelings for Warpath and the Merc with a mouth Deadpool.

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BLACK TOM

Real Name: Thomas Cassidy

Group Affiliation: None, note he has been know for teaming up with Juggernaut

Hgt: 5'11

Wgt: 155lbs

Mutant Power(s): Heat Blasts bolts of concussive thermal force which he channels through his shillelagh

Power Blast: Full potental un-known

Black Tom Cassidy's greatest foe would have to be his cousin Generation X's Banshee. Black Tom is a cunning indivdal, who's usual motive is money. He had been klnow for teaming up with Juggernaut on many occasions until Juggernaut was wistked away to the Ultraverse(he has since returned but has not teamed with Tom as of yet). Tom raised Theresa and kept her a secret from her father Banshee. Tom has to use a cane due to his limp that Sean(Banshee)Cassidy inflected on him after finding out his wife was dead. These past years Black Tom has been experamenting on his body with oraganic(tree like)tissue and even metal as of late. Tom recently kidnapped Generation X in a fit of Revenge againest Sean, the end result of the encounter was Tom's supposed death(there is reasons to believe he is indeed alive).

Cassidy Family Facts:

Banshee is the head of Cassidy Keep, the Cassidy family castle in Ireland.

Siryn uses her late mothers madien name, Rourke

Thomas Cassidy's nickname "Black" he earned by being the "Black Sheep of the Family"

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