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Summary
Amanda Waller ’s surprising intake for theSuicide Squadin the Arkhamverse has been revealed . In a flashback to his early days in prison , King Shark — also known as Nanue — sacrifice Waller and the guards an eloquent public lecture on the phylogenesis and survival of shark . Meant to get him out of cleaning the bathrooms , this speech get Waller to the conclusion that monsters can be used to drink down other monstrosity .
Suicide Squad : bolt down Arkham Asylum#5 by John Layman and Jesús Hervás is the last piece in the tie - in comic to Rocksteady ’s gameSuicide Squad : pop the Justice League . Five years after the events ofBatman : Arkham Knight , Brainiac seizes control of the Justice League and Waller forms Task Force X , more commonly known as the Suicide Squad , to overcome them .
In this flashback issue , King Shark seems to give Waller the idea to habituate tops - powered convict in a specialized team , as bring out in a abbreviated - but - telling encounter between the two in an other scene from the issue . As always , Waller is thinking about threats and ascendancy — but she ’s animate by King Shark ’s desire for expectant thing in his own life .
Five more Arkhamverse character have officially been confirmed to have been drink down off between Arkham Knight and vote down the Justice League .
King Shark Inspired Amanda Waller to Start the Suicide Squad
Who Is King Shark?
Much like King Shark himself , his view of development is fluent , if tearing . The Logos of the Shark God , Chondrakha , he cite to himself and his species as " the perfect killing machine … match against the most terrible and murderous beasts the world has ever recognize . " Sharks , which are virtually unchanged after 150 million eld , are adapt to their environment such that they ca n’t be outstripped by other vulture ' adaptations .
King Shark himself is an apex predator on land and ocean , though he prefer a nonviolent approachto battle whenever possible . It ’s this balance that is at odds with Waller ’s conclusion about get teras combat other monsters . King Shark survive to be the most powerfulpredator by choose his conflict cautiously .
Suicide Squad fans can check out what Waller and the team are up to in the main DC persistence in the miniseriesSuicide Squad : Dream Teamby Nicole Maines and Eddy Barrows , available now from DC Comics .
The story ofSuicide Squad : bolt down the Justice Leagueis startling for fans of theArkhamgamesfor a number of reasons . The idea thatthe Justice League might become irreversibly evil , and should be drink down for the safety of others , is a bleak one . This defeatist and paranoid head of view is the one from which Amanda Waller receives King Shark ’s speech about the historical dominion of shark . The heroes of the game , and of Waller ’s view of evolution , will be the biggest monsters .
King Shark Is Forced Into Waller’s Idea of Survival
The Suicide Squad Is a Potential Nightmare for DC Villains
While King Shark consider that sharks have emerge as the most powerful ocean giant over time , it ’s unmortgaged thatWaller views the competitory nature of predators as a pathway to revealing the swell weapon among them . Their difference in viewpoints has an tremendous impact on their methodologies . King Shark consider strength as the way to survival , whereas Waller view survival as test copy of strength .
These clash priorities battle for dominance as well , but this biz is rigged . The struggle among DC ’s most hefty monsters is being overseen by a violent " god " whose designs are n’t for the survival of the fittest of those who try fittest . Waller only wants the strong ogre under her control on theSuicide Squadso that she herself can emerge victorious — over anything she considers to be a threat .
Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylum # 5is available now from DC Comics .
SUICIDE SQUAD : KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM # 5 ( 2024 )
congeal in the Arkham secret plan universe , Suicide Squad : wipe out the Justice League is an action third - individual shooter live - service secret plan from the developers at Rocksteady . Players will select from one of four members in the Suicide Squad , headed by Amanda Waller , as they ’re squeeze to take on their most difficult challenge yet - to front a corrupted slate of the world ’s greatest heroes , including the Flash , Batman , and Superman . The game allows for squad of up to four instrumentalist as characters collect gear to improve their chances of survival .
Suicide Squad - Kill Arkham Asylum #5 “Only the Strong” by John Layman, Jesús Hervás, and David Baron. Cover by Dan Panosian
Suicide Squad - Kill Arkham Asylum #5 “Only the Strong” by John Layman, Jesús Hervás, and David Baron. Cover by Dan Panosian
