At DC FanDome, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League received a long-awaited trailer detailing more of the game. It doesn’t dive much deeper into the story than fans have been able to piece together so far, but it does put a lot of emphasis on the ticking bomb that’s in the Suicide Squad’s heads. It also shows off several members of the Justice League, appearing to confirm all the major “antagonists” players will face.
Shots of the Hall of Justice can be seen in the Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League trailer, showcasing five statues corresponding with the Justice League. This lines up with the known members so far: Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman (seemingly). Batman, at the very least, has some teases in the new trailer that suggest he’ll play some role—likely finally resolving the secret ending in Batman: Arkham Knight.
However, this skips over one member of the Justice League who should appear in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League; otherwise, it sort of makes the hero-to-villain relationships a bit lopsided.
Suicide Squad vs. Justice League: Rogues Galleries
Essentially, outside the formation of Task Force X, each member of the Suicide Squad has a documented history against one or more members of the Justice League. That doesn’t make the fights against other heroes less worthwhile, but it makes some of them more interesting. For example, it’s no clearer than it is with Harley Quinn and Batman. As Joker’s girlfriend-turned-her-own villain, Harley Quinn has had a lot of run-ins with Bats, and it makes his potential return even more interesting to see how he goes up against Harley given Joker’s fate in the Arkhamverse.
Deadshot is traditionally depicted as a villain of Batman too, but he has some history with Superman as well. He’s not his most common foe or anything like that, and Superman likely serves as this big overarching threat to the group as a whole, but it lines up well enough. Meanwhile, The Flash and Captain Boomerang certainly have history, and their relationship in-game will likely reflect that.
This leaves Green Lantern and Wonder Woman no real connection to the other members of Task Force X, other than their opposition as The Justice League. The game may be more cognizant of this than fans are currently aware though. Wonder Woman is not under Brainiac’s control in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, for example, and while Green Lantern is, the game may do something more interesting with the character. But all of this leaves out King Shark.
Suicide Squad vs. Justice League, King Shark vs. Aquaman?
For King Shark to have a good antagonist pairing in the game, it would really need to feature Aquaman. Not only is King Shark part of his rogues gallery, but he’s a founding member of The Justice League. Metropolis, even before being destroyed, has plenty of water landmarks and such to depict Aquaman accurately, so it’s a bit of a headscratcher.
An epic fight between King Shark and Aquaman would be fitting for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and would play into more of King Shark’s element. But, while Aquaman could still appear and the Hall of Justice statues could be incomplete/old/have one hidden, it doesn’t seem likely. Until more is revealed, it seems King Shark and Aquaman are getting the short end of the stick in this regard.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League releases for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.