Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark are significant Suicide Squad characters who have all appeared in blockbuster films, and have had histories in animated DC franchises or comic book source material. Now, as the four playable protagonists in the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, players have received first looks at each character's iteration in the game.
Marketing has focused entirely on the game's four protagonists since Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's announcement, with a narrative tease of Brainiac as a primary antagonist. Today, it appears as though Rocksteady Studios wishes to excite fans further with regard to the content that will be shown during DC FanDome next weekend.
An assortment of developers at Rocksteady have collaborated today in sharing individual character art for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. These solo pieces are ultimately taken from the official ensemble key art that features all of them together with the title logo, but portray a closer look at each character in individual portions. Much more detail is perceivable on each character's individual art as it is shared by the devs, with each dev providing a little tagline that suits the anti-hero associated to it.
Deadshot's individual character piece is shared first through Marketing Game Manager Gaz Deaves; Harley Quinn is then shared from Associate Producer Holly Gordon; Captain Boomerang is shared through Sound Designer Elly Johnson; and King Shark is shared through Advanced VFX Artist Hanno Hinkelbein. It appears as though each character will have some unique specialty in gameplay, whether they are melee-focused or long-range-focused, and the detail on each character demonstrates their distinguishable personalities.
Because Rocksteady's seminal Batman: Arkham series generated so much passion and excitement from players, it is a particularly large departure for the developer's newest title to be a four-player cooperative multiplayer game. But fans of DC Comics and Rocksteady's previous work with DC's cast of characters may still be excited to experience these characters, who are normally perceived as supervillains.
Rocksteady has yet to show off members of its titular superhero group besides Superman, who appeared in the game's original poster marketing and then briefly in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's reveal trailer. Perhaps fans will get a glimpse of one or more other Justice League characters, who are seemingly serving as sub-antagonists against the player's anti-hero Suicide Squad.
Gameplay, in general, is also yet to be shown, so there might be a lot to look forward to from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League on October 16.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
