Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Revives Fallen DC Heroes

This week, the last bit of content for Rocksteady Studios’ “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” dropped, and boy did it shake things up! In a sudden twist, the dramatic deaths of two Justice League members are undone in the final episode. So, in Episode 8, Task Force X manages to take down the last Brainiac, and here’s the kicker: Superman and Batman reappear, very much alive and looking no worse for wear.

In the finale, Harley Quinn walks us through the reveal: Superman and Batman weren’t dead after all—just trapped in Brainiac’s lair. With the Justice League free from Brainiac’s grip, they’re set to make amends. They’re focused on liberating Metropolis from alien control and plan to tackle various alternate realities messed up by other Brainiacs.

Meanwhile, Task Force X has managed to remove those pesky bombs from their heads and has opted for a peaceful life in an Elseworld, far from Amanda Waller’s reach.

Throughout the game, players had quite the shocking task: taking down DC’s iconic superheroes. This didn’t sit well with many Batman fans, who found it hard to swallow that Kevin Conroy’s swan song as the Dark Knight was him being so unceremoniously discarded. However, the game ties up its plot by revealing that the Batman and Superman killed by Task Force X were, in fact, clones crafted by Brainiac. Now, with their confinement over, Batman and Superman are ready to jump back into the Rocksteady Arkhamverse narrative as if they never left.

Earlier episodes saw the retrieval of the untainted versions of Flash and Green Lantern, effectively erasing their untimely ends. Sadly, Wonder Woman, who met her fate at the hands of an evil (clone) Superman, seems to stay dead in Rocksteady’s tale. But there’s hope for Diana: she’s set to star in her own game soon, thanks to Monolith Productions. Whether this new Wonder Woman adventure will share the same universe as Rocksteady’s Arkhamverse, though, remains to be seen.

The resurrection of the Justice League, excluding Wonder Woman, has unfolded over several post-launch expansions for “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.” These expansions have also brought some fresh faces to Task Force X, including an alternate-universe Joker, quite unlike Mark Hamill’s portrayal in the Batman Arkham series.

Given its roots in the unpredictable world of comic books, it’s no shocker that the Justice League would make a comeback, with their earlier ‘deaths’ becoming a footnote. Even before the game’s release, leaked details pointed to their revival. At one point, Rocksteady even teased Batman’s return with a not-so-subtle in-game calendar hint, despite Harley’s deadly shot to his head.

But this grand finale lands with a bit of a thud, utilizing a scant few illustrations and narration from just one character to neatly tie up its once-thrilling storyline. It’s a fitting capstone to Rocksteady’s “Suicide Squad” saga, which had its share of setbacks, lukewarm feedback, continuous leaks, and tech hiccups. On the bright side, nearly everyone—perhaps not Wonder Woman—can now move forward.