Screamin' Banshee

The Screamin' Banshee is a minor antagonist in Mater and the Ghostlight.
==Role in the short==
"The Screamin' Banshee lurks outside of Radiator Springs in Ornament Valley. The Banshee waits for anyone who wanders out alone in the darkness of night. He is rarely spotted but is well-known through myths and legends. Nothing can make the Banshee show fear. However, he is a bit puzzled by Mater."Banshee's bio on Cars Drive-In Gallery (archived)
In a post-credits scene, the Banshee comes to scare Mater, who is unaware that it is him, and warns him to look out for the Banshee, before heading off home to bed. The Banshee is left completely confused.
==Physical appearance==
The Screamin' Banshee is a gigantic yellow truck with a semi truck-like cab with one eye smashed and discoloured gray, a dumper at his back, and giant spiky wheels. He also has two big exhaust pipes at his sides and has a crane arm and an excavator arm.
==Personality==
Not much is really known about Banshee's persona, but he appears to be angry and terrifying. It's unknown if he speaks in any form but only makes grunts and growl noises.
==Trivia==
*The Screamin' Banshee appears to be inspired by the Banshee, an Irish legend, that is said to be a female spirit. However, the Banshee is said by Mater to be male.
*He is the first character in the Cars series to have an excavator's bucket for a jaw. The second is Dr. Frankenwagon's monster, from Monster Truck Mater.
*In 2010, the Italian-published Cars Magazine's issue 31 contained a one-page comic story involving the Banshee (known in the Italian-language version of the short as "la Strega urlante", "the Screaming witch" and referred to as a female), though the name is never said, titled "Chi urla, adesso?" ("Who is screaming, now?"). It (referred to in the comic as a male), accompanied by Mater, meets Lightning McQueen and Luigi, but, before Mater is given the time to explain, Lightning salutes him as "ragazzone" ("big boy"), and then, as it rages, Mater, escaping, explains that the Banshee hates that name.
*The Banshee is a hybrid of a crane (hook arm), a large dump truck (wheels), an excavator (bucket arm and mouth), and a typical commercial freight truck (chassis). He also resembles a heavily-modified International S-Series dump truck.
*He was planned for a diecast release but never saw the light of day.https://www.takefiveaday.com/2015/10/16/mattel-disney-pixar-cars-the-banshee-that-never-was/
==Gallery==
Confused banshee.jpg|Banshee's reaction to Mater strolling off "Huh?"
==References==
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