Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Arkhamverse Connection Means it May Miss Out on The Joker
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League pits Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark against a slew of Brainiac minions, as well as the Justice League itself. Lacking any sort of context for when Brainiac’s invasion began, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League seemingly drops Task Force X into Metropolis as a final effort to dispatch the League, whose members are being mind-controlled.
This establishes a fantastic set piece in Metropolis with an alluring premise, but following Brainiac’s invasion it is interesting to consider where a sequel may take these characters in the future, and who they may be thrust into conflict with that could surmount the likes of Superman, the Flash, or Green Lantern. The fact that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a continuation of Rocksteady’s Arkhamverse suggests some characters will unfortunately not appear to terrorize Metropolis or Gotham, such as the Joker.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Release Date Hit With Big Delay
Rocksteady and WB Games Montreal’s Arkhamverse is made up of all Batman games that feature the name Arkham in their subtitle, including the iOS game Batman: Arkham City Lockdown and the animated film Batman: Assault on Arkham. In this timeline, and particularly the canon established in Rocksteady’s seminal trilogy, the Joker died at the end of Batman: Arkham City.
Having been dying due to the effects of Titan in Joker’s blood from Batman: Arkham Asylum, the character attempts to achieve immortality through Ra’s al Ghul’s Lazarus Pit, but is thwarted. Unable to retrieve the cure that Mr. Freeze had manufactured, the Joker is left to die at Batman’s feet. Mark Hamill, whose performance as the Joker is iconic, returns in Batman: Arkham Knight
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