diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index 67cca752d2..3a94057cb3 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ def banner(self):
     def show_banner(self, banner=None):
         if banner is None:
             banner = self.banner
-        print(banner)
+        print(banner + "crashing theta:θ")
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Things related to hooks