The Banshee debuted in Mass Effect 3, released in 2012, as one of the Reapers' most feared corrupted enemies, created from asari with a specific genetic trait. Its scream was designed to warn players of its teleporting attacks and biotic barriers, and the sound quickly became the most quoted audio cue from the game's multiplayer and single player battles. Clips of the wail spread through gaming forums and video edits, and it remains popular because few enemy sounds communicate instant mortal danger so clearly.