Summary

  • Another Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League DLC character has been leaked, this time being Slade "Deathstroke" Wilson.
  • The game features a base roster of popular DC villains, including Harley Quinn and King Shark.
  • Speculation about post-launch DLC characters includes Killer Croc, Killer Frost, and even the Joker.

Another Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League DLC character has been leaked, and this time it’s the infamous Slade “Deathstroke” Wilson. Rocksteady announced that it was working on a new game set in its acclaimed Batman: Arkham universe back in 2020 with Suicide Squad, a team-centric spin-off focused on the titular Task Force X as they hunt down the mind-controlled members of the Justice League in an open-world version of Metropolis. After being hit with two separate delays, Rocksteady is starting to unveil new information about Suicide Squad’s characters and gameplay in the build-up to its current release date of February 2, 2024.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s base roster of playable characters already contains some of the most popular supporting villains in the DC Universe, with Harley Quinn returning from her role in the Batman: Arkham games alongside a revamped version of Deadshot, the wise-cracking Captain Boomerang, and the monstrous King Shark. Earlier this month, a notable dataminer by the handle of mmmmmmmmiller started sharing data acquired during the recent Suicide Squad closed alpha test that may reveal some of the post-launch DLC characters Rocksteady plans to add to the game, with the first reportedly being Batman’s ferocious enemy Killer Croc.

A few days ago, mmmmmmmmiller posted a series of emojis hinting at the remaining Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League DLC characters, as reported by TheGamer. One of these emojis was a green water pistol, which left fans speculating about which character it could represent. Eventually, mmmmmmmmiller revealed that it was Deathstroke by posting an image of the super-powered mercenary’s new design. Said image has since been taken down, but it has been described as resembling Deathstroke’s costume from the previous Batman: Arkham games in a more comic-accurate orange-and-blue color scheme.

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While he has primarily been portrayed as an enemy of the Teen Titans, Slade Wilson has battled a wide range of other famous DC superheroes across comics, games, and other media, including Batman himself in two of the Batman: Arkham titles. Deathstroke famously tangled with the Dark Knight during a particularly memorable boss fight in the WB Montreal-developed prequel Batman: Arkham Origins, before being approached by Amanda Waller to join Task Force X during that game’s post-credits scene. This plot thread would remain unresolved in 2015’s Batman: Arkham Knight, where Deathstroke was instead shown leading a militia squad under the employ of Scarecrow and the titular Arkham Knight.

Rocksteady may be circling back to Batman: Arkham Origins’ Deathstroke-related cliffhanger for Suicide Squad’s post-launch DLC if mmmmmmmmiller’s claims are to go by. Aside from Deathstroke and Killer Croc, players are trying to guess who the other emojis in mmmmmmmmiller’s leak are, with some popular guesses including Killer Frost, Katana, future Mortal Kombat 1 guest fighter Peacemaker, and even the currently-deceased Joker. All of these leaks and rumors remain unverified, so players will have to wait and see just what Rocksteady has planned for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice after it launches in February.

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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
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Released
February 2, 2024
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
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Rocksteady Studios
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Warner Bros. Games
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Unreal Engine 4
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Online Multiplayer
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Suicide Squad
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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. 

Featuring an original narrative set within an expansive open-world city of Metropolis, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League puts the four DC Super-Villains on a collision course with an invading alien force and DC Super Heroes who are now laser-focused on destroying the city they once vowed to protect. All the while, the Suicide Squad must be mindful of the lethal explosives implanted in their heads that could go off at the first sign of defiance.

Each squad member has their own unique moveset with enhanced traversal abilities to freely explore the dynamic open-world of Metropolis, along with a variety of weapons to customize, and skills to master.