Siryn
 

<img src="http://comixfan.com/xfan/images/headshots/marvel/siryn.gif" align=left hspace=10 alt="Siryn">Real Name: Theresa Rourke Cassidy
Known Aliases: Siryn, "Screaming Mimi"
First Appearance: <i>Spider-Woman (1st series) #37</i>
Known Relatives: Maeve Rourke Cassidy (mother, deceased), Sean Cassidy (Banshee, father, deceased), Thomas Cassidy (Black Tom, cousin, unwell)
Group Affiliation: X-Factor Investigations (previously known as XXX Investigations/XXX Investigators), formerly X-Corporation, X-Force, Fallen Angels
Major Enemies: Gamesmaster, Black Tom, Juggernaut, formerly Damian Tryp, Doctor Leery
Known Allies: Banshee, Cannonball II, Deadpool, Layla Miller, Multiple Man, Rictor, Strong Guy, Warpath, and Wolfsbane; formerly Black Tom, Juggernaut
Powers: Sonic scream
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 115 lbs.
Eyes: Blue, sometimes look Green
Hair: Reddish blonde

Theresa Rourke is the daughter of Banshee, and inherited his gift of the ability to generate sound waves. When Theresa was born, her father was overseas on an Interpol mission. Her mother died shortly after her birth, and Theresa was taken by her "Uncle" Tom, who cared for her as if she was his own daughter, but never revealed her existence to her true father.

Theresa spent a lot of time in boarding schools, and eventually found out about Tom`s criminal activities. For a time, she even joined him, but soon realized that it was very wrong and quit. Eventually, she was reunited with Banshee, and while the two are not especially close, they have a good relationship.

Theresa joined X-Force after she aided the team against Black Tom and the Juggernaut during the attempted bombing of the World Trade Centre. Since then, Siryn has developed her fighting skills and use of her powers to the point where she became Field Leader of X-Force during Cable`s absence.

Theresa also had a drinking problem back in high school which resurfaced during her time with X-Force. Thankfully, Warpath, who had long had a crush on Theresa, was able to help her through the ordeal.

Siryn first met Deadpool when she and her father were tracking Black Tom. Since teaming up against her "uncle", she and Deadpool have kept in contact to the point where they are close friends.

In an encounter with the New Hellions, Siryn had her vocal cords slashed by Feral causing her to lose her voice as well as her powers. Taking a leave of absence from the team, Theresa was adjusting slowly to life without her powers when she was possessed by the psychic entity known as Malice.

To free her from possession, Deadpool took Siryn to the organization known as The Watchtower who not only freed her from Malice but also healed her vocal cords.

More recently, Siryn joined Professor Xavier's X-Corporation in Paris and was involved in the clash with Weapon XII (Zona Cluster 6) from the renegade government project known as Weapon Plus. [New X-Men (1st series) # 128-130]

Currently, Siryn works for Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man) and his detective agency, X-Factor Investigations. Not long ago, she learned that if she is completely calm, she can make humans adore her and do what she wants. All she has to do is modulate her speech a certain way. It's been stated that it works only on humans, but it is unknown if Siryn has tried and failed with extra-terrestrials. [B][X-Factor (3rd series) #1]

She endured being brutally beaten by Damian Tryp, Jr. of Singularity Investigations (after he paralyzed her vocal cords with a dart to the neck). One of her legs was broken. She regained consciousness to find herself bound and gagged by a depowered and bitter mutant who was convinced that X-Factor and the X-Men were responsible for M-Day and intended to maim her if she didn't swear to put things back the way they were. She managed to work herself free and get in one scream that saved the depowered-but-not-powerless Rictor so he could save her.

Multiple Man used his paramedic training to treat Siryn, who refused to go to a hospital. He also called in the keeps-a-low-profile Dr. Castillo who warned him, after she treated Theresa, that the guy who beat her knew just how hard and where to hit her for maximum -- but not permanent-- damage.

Banshee died trying to save a plane, but Syrin has been denying her father’s death.

Siryn is pregnant with Multiple Man's child.

APPEARANCES:
Cable #5, 7, 14-15, 29
Cable & Deadpool (2004) #15-18
Deadpool (1st series) #1-4
Deadpool (2nd series) #2-5, 12, 22, 38, 61, 69
Domino (2nd series) #3
Excalibur (1st series) #82
Fallen Angels #1-8
Generation X #44
Marvel Comics Annual 1998 Starring X-Force & Champions
Marvel Comics Presents #43
New X-Men (1st series) #128, 130-131
Spider-Man #16
Spider-Woman (1st series) #37-38
Thunderbolts (1st series) #25
Uncanny X-Men #148, 278, 280, 294-296, 322, 335
Uncanny X-Men Annual #15
Wolverine (2nd series) #154-155
Wolverine: First Class #6
X-Factor (1986) #69, 84, 106
X-Factor (1st series) Annual #6
X-Factor (3rd series) #1-12
X-Factor: Nation X (2010) #1
X-Force (1st series) #3-7, 9, 11-16, 25-36, 38-44, 46-55, 57, 69-87, 89-91, 99-100
X-Force Annual (1st series) #1, 3
X-Force & Cable '95 Annual, '97 Annual
X-Force/Youngblood
X-Man #18
X-Men (2nd series) #14, 30, 41
X-Men (2nd series) '96 Annual
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #6
X-Men: Prime
X-Men: The 198 Files (threat level rating "significant")
X-Men: The Wedding Album
X-Men Forever #3
X-Men Unlimited (1st series) #23
X-Treme X-Men #24
Youngblood/X-Force

It was never stated that Siryn was possessed by Malice in that story. It was a mystery plot thread left dangling in favor of Counter X. Liefeld had no idea Siryn was possessed in her last appearance, so that subplot was not even mentioned in Wolverine #154-155.

Black Tom Cassidy is not Siryn's uncle. That is just a term of affection she uses with him. He is Banshee's cousin, so he and Siryn are first cousins, once removed.

Terry was also seen in Deadpool #69, amidst the series of phone calls he made before confronting Black Swan.

you sure about that? I thought your parents cousins were called your "second cousins"

That stuff has always confused me, but I think I got it right here. First cousins have sibling parents. Second cousins are the children of first cousins. You are related to your parent's cousins as "first cousins, one generation removed."

but the term for elders who are either cousins/brothers of your Parents are called uncles or aunts right? or is that only in effect where i live?

and can Syrin talk during flight? i've always found it strange... i mean she has to stop screaming to talk, and to stop screaming means she'll fall...

[ can Syrin talk during flight? i've always found it strange... i mean she has to stop screaming to talk, and to stop screaming means she'll fall... [/B][/QUOTE]

i dont think that i ssomething that Marvel ever intended on addressing.

Banshee has shown that as long he keeps his vocal chords running, he stays aloft. Therefore he can talk while flying, but if he stops talking AND screaming, he would fall. Presumably the same would be for Siryn.

The relationshipp between Black Tom has always confused me. One day they're brothers, the next cousins, the next second cousins!

Has that happened before?

Btw, did Siryn appoint herself Siryn? If she did, I'm wondering why she made that codename comment in nxm 128 :rolleyes:

Morrison was babbling incoherently in that scene. It didn't make any sense. As for Banshee, he's fallen from the sky by not screaming, and has spoken between "EEEEEEEE's" before.

Was also in the X-Force #1 Annual.

That was an alternate future, tyran.

being the Siryn expert let me clarify some things for you all.

1. Tom is her SECOND cousin. Tom is Sean's First cousin, making him Siryn's second.

2. Siryn calls him Uncle out of affection.

3. Siryn is the only one who can scream and talk at the same time. Banshee cannot. Her power is barely slightly different from Banshee's in that way. Otherwise it's pretty identical. She uses her in different ways than he does. There was a theory that she may have two vocal cords because of the fact that she can scream and talk at the same time. I would support this theory only because Banshee has had his powers far longer and cannot do both as she can.

4. I believe Marvel on their website had once said it was Malice that posessed her. Besides, the way she was posessed was very common of Malice. She inhabited jewelry, mostly necklaces and that's exactly how Siryn was posessed. I wish they would have cleared that one up for everyone.

5. I'm thinking Tom may have given her the name Siryn as an ode to her father without exactly letting it be known to her who her father was.

4. Malice never actually inhabited jewelry. The "Malice choaker" was a psychic construct that materialized on someone's neck when she possessed them.

i agree it was never revealed to be malice in print, however all clues we have (albeit few) lead to that. the plot was basically dropped in the x books; i dont think it should be included in her bio, it was never proved/disproved, just dropped.

I've always loved Siryn, and really want her back on a X-team. She also needs a love interest- besides Deadpool/Agent X. She has great powers and development potential, so someone do something with her please!

Re: Siryn
 

Siryn's bio has been updated to include what happened to her in "X-Factor" v.3, #4 & 5. That was a ghastly situation she was in in #5!

Re: Siryn
 

Siryn's bio has been updated to include Dr. Castillo's warning about her injuries from "X-Factor" v.3, #6.

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She has another love interest, the same one that she had pretty much her entire time spent as a member of X-Force, James Proudstar aka Warpath, who fully returns her feelings and they and everyone else know it. W/B. Warpath/Siryn. I'll go now............

P.S.-Though yeah she does belong, imho, on an X-team other than X-Factor.