Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueon paper seems to have a fairly predictable narrative if it follows common superhero tropes. The likelihood of the Justice League actually being killed by Task Force X is low, for example, and there may even come a time when Task Force X might need to defend vulnerable League members from ARGUS to show that the so-called Suicide Squad is more than a bunch of disposable miscreants.Brainiac is the overarching villain inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueafter all, though it is surprisingly easy to forget about his presence with the League around.
It is possible that the narrative could truly be killing off the Arkhamverse’s newly introduced characters, and that would probably result in a much more favorable and distinguished outcome for its story. Still, there are even more dubious details aboutSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguepertaining to its precise place in the Arkhamverse mythos. Interestingly,a prequel comic for the game titledSuicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylumwas announced a while ago, and pages revealed from it show that Batman seems fully reintegrated into the public beforeSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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Being part of the Arkhamverse means thatSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguecarries with it a lot of lore baggage, and it will be nothing short of miraculous to see how Rocksteady has reintegrated Batman into the public followingBatman: Arkham Knight’s Knightfall Protocol. However,Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylumseems to show Batman as a regular crime-fighter again and not some Scarecrow toxin-infused wraith haunting thugs in Gotham City.
Bruce Wayne is obviously not deceased, nor was it ever confirmed that he literally blew Alfred and himself up in Wayne Manor, but having him suddenly be back as Batman seems strange. It has been confirmed thatSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguetakes place five years after the events ofBatman: Arkham Knight, and it will be necessary for Rocksteady to at least have dialogue shared between characters about how Batman is back after a supposed absence.
The entire idea of the Knightfall Protocol was seemingly that Bruce could live his life fully as a more fearsome version of his caped persona. Therefore, there will surely need to be some narrative explanation as to why he is back in the cape and cowl like nothing had happened.
Of course,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguemight simply retcon certain parts of this Knightfall Protocol ending, but that would be wholly disappointing because it would cause a rift in the continuity’s lore that fans would not have a way to reconcile with properly. Regardless,Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum’s pages with Batman also show him taking down Killer Croc and landing from the Batwing to talk to Jim Gordon and Amanda Waller.
This Waller resembles the one fromSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, confirming that the prequel comic takes place near the beginning of the game. Now thatSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas revealed it will include new playable characters in its post-launch DLC, it seems as if Killer Croc could be a potential addition to Task Force X later on.
It would be exciting tomeet villains from Rocksteady’sArkhamgames in Metropolisand later be able to play them. If Croc is still around as a villain five years afterBatman: Arkham Knight, then it is possible that many others could be as well.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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