Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may have been delayed recently, but it still promises plenty of action and drama with the unlikely cast of misfit 'heroes'. The game will give players the opportunity to see through the eyes of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang, and take on their abilities as they begrudgingly save the world and the fictional city of Metropolis. It's an interesting concept as the villains are actually the heroes and vice versa this time around, so the moral lines are sure to be blurry as the group attempts to deal justice of their own.
Kill the Justice League is another chapter in the Arkhamverse, which includes several stellar Batman-centric games that each have him grapple with a litany of enemies and adversaries, desperately trying to maintain the peace in Gotham. In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, however, he's the one who's engaging in villainy with the Justice League (save for Wonder Woman), and the titular team are tasked with bringing them down after Brainiac has corrupted their minds. This is a perfect opportunity to dig into the Arkham toy box and bring a character back who is known for skirting the line between right and wrong.
Jason Todd is a Lovable Rogue
Much of 2015's Arkham Knight focuses on the identity of the new villain in the city, and when it's revealed to be none other than Jason Todd, the second Robin, few were surprised. He has a chip firmly on his shoulder, and for good reason. In the comics, Todd is a scoundrel street kid whom Batman sees a great deal of potential in. He takes up the mantle of Robin when Dick Grayson turns in the cape, and it made for a good fit. He's tragically killed by the Joker in the A Death in the Family storyline, and later revived in the Lazarus Pit, whereby he becomes Red Hood, governing Gotham with fewer restrictions than Batman.
Jason Todd is a fundamentally righteous character who uses brutal methods to achieve a positive goal. In Batman: Arkham Knight, he blames Bruce Wayne for abandoning him, adding a great deal of complexity to his character instead of being a faceless villain who is terrorizing the city of Gotham for a generic reason. He clashes with the Bat Family a lot, and his jaded morality would make him a wonderful fit alongside the Suicide Squad because of it, but also because his backstory is deeply intertwined with The Dark Knight.
Red Hood and The Suicide Squad's Plans Could Align
The members of the Suicide Squad are generally not good people. However, they are encouraged to do good deeds by A.R.G.U.S in return for shorter prison sentences if they get out alive. Jason Todd is a good person who does bad things, and so while his behavior has different origins, he's murky enough to fit well in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Including him in some way could provoke some fantastic story beats like Todd being discouraged by the Suicide Squad's unsophisticated methods, being thoroughly unimpressed with Harley Quinn's theatrics, or even respectful of Deadshot's proficiency with a gun.
Jason Todd's extensive experience with Batman could also provoke some great conversations between the two and link back to their story in Arkham Knight. Watching Jason Todd try to appeal to Bruce's reason while he's under Brainiac's influence, or even trying to put him out of his misery would add a lot to the game's storytelling.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.