Summary
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas been revealing more and more of its content, including a variety of easter eggs that point to DC’s extensive rogues' gallery. This information comes via a recent video from the officialSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueYouTube channel, where fans got an inside look at the game’s story, traversal, and gunplay.
Rocksteady’sSuicide Squadcomes off the heels of its much-acclaimedArkhamseries. The title, a mix of live service and story elements, will be moving the perspective off of the Caped Crusader and onto the eponymous Suicide Squad. Naturally, the Suicide Squad’s affiliation withthe rest of the Justice League(with members such as Captain Boomerang and King Shark serving as villains for the Flash and Superboy respectively) opens up the entire DC canon, allowing for references to all sorts of different characters—including some iconic antagonists.
The meat of this memorabilia is seen at 5:40 in the video, when Harley breaks into an exhibit in the Hall of Justice. Likely an early point in the game, this is where the cast steal items for traversal—serving as the basis forSuicide Squad’s much-vaunted movement system. The stolen items are as follows:
• A ‘Speed Force Gauntlet’ from Dr. Sivana, one of Shazam’s main nemeses. This will serve as Captain Boomerang’s traversal method.
• A ‘Bat-Drone’ and a grapple gun to latch onto it, a means for Harley Quinn to get around.
• A jetpack from Gizmo, an enemy of the Teen Titans, which looks to be the tool of choice for Deadshot’s movement.
• The Riddler’s iconic bowler hat, used for a gag where the crew convince King Shark that it’ll turn him invisible.
This gear definitely reflects some slightly obscure references, but nothing casual audiences couldn’t get. The villains referenced in this section have all had onscreen portrayals and significant comic roles (with the Riddler being popular enough to be thecentral villain in multiple Batman films). However, there’s far more in the case than what’s stolen. Another reference to a popular villain is to Poison Ivy with her ‘Cutting Plant’. This plant is pointed out by Harley, with her commenting ‘Miss ya, Red’ upon seeing it. ‘Red’ is Harley’s nickname for Ivy, one used as both an indicator of their friendship and as a romantic petname (depending on the continuity).
There are still many references to iconic DC supervillains beyond what’s pointed out, though. A handkerchief from Polka-Dot Man (who’s seen a surge in popularity after beingfeatured in James Gunn’sSuicide Squadmovie) can be spotted nearby a ‘Fear Injector Glove’ that belonged to Scarecrow, another well-known Batman antagonist. The latter was a feature of Scarecrow’s design inBatman: Arkham Asylum, which took place in the same universe. Representation for Batman villains is further bulked out by condiment ammo that belonged to Condiment King (a joke villain fromBatman: The Animated Series) and a ‘Sample Container’ from Man-Bat (likely a blood sample given its red color).
Batman villains don’t get to hog all the spotlight, however. Toyman, whoRocksteady has confirmed will appear in the flesh, has a ‘Condense-A-Ball’ on display. Interestingly, he’s credited as ‘H. Okamura’ instead of by his alias, unlike his fellow criminals. The remaining apparel is as follows:
• An arrow from Merlyn, archenemy of Green Arrow.
• Bizarro’s rock medallion.
• A ‘Toxin Canister’ that belonged to Dr. Poison, one of Wonder Woman’s villains.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas crammed in a great deal of supervillain references in this short sequence, some of which are pretty deep cuts. This helps the teaser really drive home how muchSuicide Squadwill delve into DC lore.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
WHERE TO PLAY
Play as the Suicide Squad to take down the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is a genre-defying, action-adventure third-person shooter from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series.
