Summary
The latestSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguetrailer puts the spotlight on the irreverent Harley Quinn, one of the anti-heroes players will control in Rocksteady’s upcoming superhero shooter. First created for the belovedBatman: The Animated Seriesin 1992, the former Dr. Harleen Quinzel has gone on to become one of DC’s most popular characters and has appeared in subsequent comics, cartoons, and even live-action DC movies over the years. She even served as a recurring antagonist across all three ofRocksteady’sBatman: Arkhamgames, supporting her longtime boyfriend the Joker until his death at the end of the second game.
Harley Quinn’s story will continue inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a spin-off set in the same universe as theBatman: Arkhamseries. She, alongside fellow super-criminals Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark, is recruited by Amanda Waller as part of her Task Force X program to complete a dangerous and daunting mission: eliminate the Justice League after they are taken over by the sinister Brainiac. This mission will take them toan open-world version of Metropolis, as shown in the recentSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguedeep-dive that Rocksteady shared earlier this month.
This recent stream ofnewSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueintelis continuing, with the latest trailer showcasing Harley Quinn. It starts with Amanda Waller describing Harley as “a mad one-woman show who takes nothing seriously” in a voice-over narration as the deadly jester shows off her wild and chaotic personality. The focus then shifts toward Harley’s in-game transversal and combat capabilities, showing her striking enemies with her baseball bat and shooting them with guns before swinging across the battlefield on a grappling hook. According to Waller, Harley has even gained access to some of Batman’s technology, including a bat-shaped attack drone of some kind.
So far,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas had a rough road since it was first announced back in 2020. While fans initially welcomed the prospect of returning toRocksteady’sBatman: Arkhamuniverseas some of the DC’s most popular villains, there was a considerable backlash toSuicide Squad’s over-the-shoulder shooter mechanics and live-service model - the latter of which conjured less-than-ideal memories of games likeMarvel’s Avengers.Suicide Squadhas also been delayed twice, something that many fans are taking as a bad omen for the game.
Rocksteady is working to mitigate these concerns by showing off more ofSuicide Squad’s gameplay, plot, and characters in the build-up to its planned release next January, including its take on the ever-popular Harley Quinn. There are still many questions surrounding Harley’s role inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, especially over how she managed to acquire some of Batman’s weapons, but the Clown Queen of Crime is bringing her bat, some guns, and a few one-liners to the battle against Earth’s former heroes next year.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
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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.
