- For other uses of Suicide Squad, see Suicide Squad (Disambiguation).
“ | Welcome to Task Force X. Love 'em or hate 'em, these are your brothers and sisters for the next few days. | ” |
The Suicide Squad is a 2021 film based on the DC Comics team, Suicide Squad, and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe. It premiered on July 30, 2021, in the United Kingdom and on August 5, 2021, in the United States.
The film stars Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, and Pete Davidson, and is both directed and written by James Gunn. A spin-off on Cena's character, titled Peacemaker premiered in January 2022 on HBO Max.
Synopsis[edit source]
Welcome to hell — a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today's do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin, and everyone's favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and- destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave... and Amanda Waller's government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move, and they're dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone's laying down bets, the smart money is against them—all of them.[1]
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
- Task Force X
- Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn)
- Bloodsport (Robert DuBois) (first appearance)
- Peacemaker (Christopher Smith) (first appearance)
- Rick Flag
- King Shark (Nanaue) (first appearance)
- Polka-Dot Man (Abner Krill) (first appearance)
- Ratcatcher 2 (Cleo Cazo) (first appearance)
- Sebastian (first appearance)
- Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)
- Savant (Brian Durlin) (first appearance)
- Blackguard (Richard "Dick" Hertz) (first appearance)
- T.D.K./The Detachable Kid (Cory Pitzner) (first appearance)
- Weasel (first appearance)
- Javelin (Gunter Braun) (first appearance)
- Mongal (first appearance)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Amanda Waller
- John Economos (first appearance)
- Emilia Harcourt (first appearance)
- Freedom Fighters (first appearance)
Antagonists[edit source]
- Thinker (Gaius Grieves) (first appearance)
- Corto Maltese Armed Forces (first appearance)
- Mateo Suarez (first appearance)
- Silvio Luna (first appearance)
- Camila (first appearance)
- Vera (first appearance)
- Isabella (first appearance)
- Starro the Conqueror (first appearance)
- Avral Kaddam (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Abner Krill's Mother (first appearance) (hallucination)
- The Devil (mentioned)
- Joker (indirectly mentioned)
Other Characters[edit source]
- Tyla DuBois (first appearance)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Flo Crawley (first appearance)
- Dr. Fitzgibbon (first appearance)
- Briscoe (first appearance)
- Lt. Glass (first appearance)
- Dale Biner (first appearance)
- Ratcatcher (first appearance) (flashback)
- Robert DuBois' Father (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Superman (mentioned)
- God (mentioned)
- Robert DuBois' Wife (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Christopher Smith's Father (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Ancient Shark God (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Belle Reve Correctional Center
- Calendar Man (first appearance)
- Double Down (first appearance)
- Kaleidoscope (first appearance)
- William James (first appearance) (name seen)
- Calendar Man's Son (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Herrera Family (first appearance) (pictured)
- Charlie the Tuna (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Mario (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Harley Quinn's Mother (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Norman Bates (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Abner Krill's Siblings (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Senator Cray (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Inspector Gadget (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Ultra Bunny (first appearance) (shirt)
- Jesus Christ (mentioned)
- Dr. Alandy, MD (first appearance)
- Sgt. Chavis (Palace Guard) (first appearance)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- Belle Reve Correctional Center
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Pibb (first appearance) (products)
- Corto Maltese Armed Forces (first appearance)
- Project Starfish (first appearance)
- US Army
- La Gatita Amable (first appearance)
- Freedom Fighters (first appearance)
- Nazi Party (mentioned)
- S.T.A.R. Labs (mentioned)
- Tenorio Transporte y Logistica (first appearance)
- Café Aroma (first appearance)
- Cache (first appearance)
- NASA (video footage)
- U.S. Govt. Research Laboratory (first appearance) (video footage)
- WXPT (first appearance) (television)
- GBS (television)
- Mount Rouge Health Center (first appearance)
Events[edit source]
- Project Starfish (first appearance)
Species[edit source]
- Humans
- Metahumans
- Warzoons (first appearance)
- Dogs (mentioned)
- Birds
- Werewolves (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Deities (mentioned)
- Rats
- Angels (mentioned)
- Clyrax (first appearance)
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Nano-Bombs
- Savant Suit (first appearance)
- T.D.K. Suit (first appearance)
- Captain Boomerang Suit
- Trick Boomerangs
- Javelin Suit (first appearance)
- Javelin (first appearance)
- Mongal's Suit (first appearance)
- Blackguard Armor (first appearance)
- Sheba (first appearance)
- Harley Quinn Suit
- Bloodsport Suit (first appearance)
- Ratcatcher Suits (first appearance)
- Rat Communicator (first appearance)
- Peacemaker Uniform (first appearance)
- Peacemaker Helmet (first appearance)
- Polka-Dot Man Suit (first appearance)
- Power-Dampeners (first appearance)
- The Varieties of Religious Experience (first appearance)
- Exploding Compression Bullets (first appearance)
- Kryptonite (mentioned)
- Mario Kart (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Minibus (first appearance)
- Inspector Gadget (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Ratatouille (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Kaiju (first appearance) (mentioned)
Location[edit source]
- Earth-1
- Earth
- United States of America
- Louisiana
- Delaware
- Metropolis
- DuBois Residence (first appearance)
- Metropolis
- U.S. Govt. Research Laboratory (first appearance) (video footage)
- White House (mentioned)
- Mount Rouge Health Center (first appearance)
- Corto Maltese (first appearance)
- South Beach (first appearance)
- North Beach (first appearance)
- Jotunheim (first appearance)
- Valle Del Mar (first appearance)
- La Gatita Amable (first appearance)
- Café Aroma (first appearance)
- Cache (first appearance)
- Freedom Fighters Camp (first appearance)
- Calle Principal (first appearance)
- Avenida Medrano (first appearance)
- Calle Aguero (first appearance)
- Delicias Inquieto (first appearance)
- Afghanistan (mentioned)
- Russia (mentioned)
- China (mentioned)
- Spain (mentioned)
- Portugal (flashback)
- Japan (mentioned)
- United States of America
- Earth
- Hell (mentioned)
Notes[edit source]
- The film takes place in 2021, the year it was released.[2]