This week, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League received its final chapter. The update added the last bit of content along with an Offline Mode and a “True Ending,” which was arguably a happy one for the game’s characters — save for at least one.
What a saga it’s been for Harley and the boys. The game came from the creators of the excellent Batman Arkham series and even existed within its universe. However, players were unenthused by live-service elements and repetitious gameplay (even if it wasn’t as bad as assumed from early trailers). The game hit below publisher Warner Bros.’ expectations as interest trailed off on Steam, with news of layoffs for the staff.
Players have expressed disappointment with how the story ended. Completing the True Ending rewards in a cutscene of illustrated comic book panels with Harley Quinn wrapping everything up in less than two minutes.
But it’s also how story elements were resolved that’s got some folks feeling saltier than King Shark. The next section has some ending spoilers, so don’t scroll down if you want to find out for yourself.
The True End is the end for the Suicide Squad
So, what happened at the end of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? And why are some players so disappointed? Well, I haven’t finished the game, but that doesn’t mean I can’t look up a video of the ending cutscene. Which I did. Why? Well, because it’s hard not to be curious. This is the Batman Arkham universe, which kinda got effed up in the story of Suicide Squad. I wanted to know what happens and what the future holds for the world Rocksteady built.
During the end sequence, the Suicide Squad prepares for its showdown with the antagonist, Brainiac. Superman appears, and it’s quickly revealed that the Justice League members the squad thought they put down were actually all clones this whole time. That’s right, the ol’ comic book switcheroo. Batman (the real one) appears out of nowhere to give Brainiac a haymaker and is soon joined by The Flash and Green Lantern.
Shortly after, Harley explains that their brain bombs were shorted out. Amanda Waller is left squad-less, but not without her own reward in a captured Brainiac. The Suicide Squad moves on, and everyone lives happily ever after. Or not, actually. It’s shown that the Wonder Woman killed in the game wasn’t a clone, meaning she’s dead-dead in the Arkhamverse. There’s also no confirmation that Robin survived.
Thus ends the bizarre tale of the Suicide Squad. The game will continue to be playable online for some time, but it likely won’t be for too much longer. Offline Mode is available for those who want to kill some clones for years to come.
Published: Jan 16, 2025 09:43 am