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DC has a ton of team that all do dissimilar things , but one of the most various teams , in both their roster and overall use of goods and services , is theSuicide Squad . The Squad has go bad on tons of commission over the years and has incredibly frequent roster changes . That makes for a batch of wild ' torpedo ' that the DCU can accommodate when it eventually revisit the antihero team .
The initial estimation for the Suicide Squad was to be a team with disposable members . Sent off on top secret missions by the government where they could very well snuff it . This means fibre would come and go as they were eitherreleased from the Suicide Squador killed in action . While nowadays the team has a somewhat heavily - go down roster , back then , it was n’t unusual to see some rightfully bizarre theatrical role on the team - characters who could be incredibly fun on - screenland .
10Big Sir Was Suicide Squad’s Dimwitted Muscle, Then He Exploded
Suicide Squad #1(2001) by Keith Giffen, Paco Medina, Joe Sanchez, Bill Oakley, and John Kalisz
One of the few times a heroic character was actually drafted onto the Suicide Squad . Big Sir was originallya member of the Flash ’s rascal , but only due to manipulation . He was a dim - witted , superstrong man who was pull strings into fight down Flash , and would eventually be enroll into the Suicide Squad where he was sent on a mission to an island of flesh - eating ants . Surprisingly , it was not the pulp - run through pismire that kill him , but a metahuman child who exploded him from the inside out , as seen inSuicide Squad # 1by Giffen and Medina .
Big Sir first appeared as a Flash villain inThe Flash # 338(1984 ) by Cary Bates , Carmine Infantino , Frank McLaughlin , Carl Gafford , and Ben Oda .
Joining the Suicide Squad in the DCEU is comparatively painless , aside from the turkey implants , but in the comics , it is a straight up torturous physical process .
Crowbar ’s crowbar gives him a major advantage over most heroes ' powers , but when it let him down , itreallylets him down …
9Crowbar Joined The Suicide Squad… And Then Was Obliterated By Vibe
Justice League of America’s Vibe #5by Sterling Gates, Pete Woods, Sean Parsons, Brad Anderson, and Taylor Esposito
One of the forget villain of the Justice League is Malcolm Tandy , also know as Crowbar . He is a man who had a crowbar that was capable to channel push , though he mostly used it to either undertaking Energy Department blasts at the great unwashed or simply tick them . He get together the Suicide Squad inJustice League of America ’s Vibe # 5by Gates and Woods , which is the very same upshot where he was killed . Duringa fight with Vibe , Crowbar challenged the herculean hero , making it clear that his weapon could contravene whatever Vibe fuddle at him . Unfortunately , Vibe was a little too positive in his nominal wrecking bar , and paid the price .
Vibe would be an specially fun hero for the DCU Suicide Squad , because he ’s far more powerful than he seems . Crowbar ’s crowbar pay him a major advantage over most heroes ' powers , but when it lets him down , itreallylets him down .
Crowbar first made himself an enemy of the Justice League inJustice League of America#233 by Gerry Conway , Chuck Patton , Bill Anderson , Gene D’Angelo , and Ben Oda
8Branch Was In Way Over His Head, Which Ultraman Proved
Suicide Squad #6(2021) by Robbie Thompson, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Dexter Soy, Alex Sinclair, and Wes Abbott
control condition over plant is usually an amazing ability , but unfortunately Branchdidn’thave mastery over flora . He could hear plant tattle , and he had control over the plant life material his body was made up of , but that was it . He was essentially a significantly fallible version of Poison Ivy . Branch was always out of his depth , and this was proved inSuicide Squad # 6by Thompson and Pansica whereUltraman tore Branch apart and then annihilated his remains with heat imagination .
Branch was the classic hero who seemed like he should be a god - tier addition to the squad , but was ultimately just there to keep a far more serious terror meddlesome . Theevil equivalent weight of Superman , Ultraman is vastly powerful , and seeing him cut through Suicide Squad ’s also - rans truly drove home his scourge .
Branch first appear for his short run in theSuicide SquadinSuicide Squad # 3(2021 ) by Robbie Thompson , Eduardo Pansica , Julio Ferreira , Marcelo Maiolo and Wes Abbott .
The Suicide Squad has had dozens of phallus over the years , with some being much more useful than others . Here are the potent and the washy .
threefold Down has a bizarre power , but one that even Superman has reason to revere …
7Double Down Was Suicide Squad’s Bizarre Magic User
Superman Secret Files and Origins(2004) by Geoff Johns, Jeremy Johns, Jim Fern, Lary Stucker, K.L. Fletcher, and Sno-Cone
Double Down is another Flash rogue who use thaumaturgy to commit crimes . His backstory is a off-the-wall one where , after losing at a biz of cards , he kill his antagonist and was then immediately excommunicate by a deck of cards that bonded to his skin . This yield him the ability to remove parts of his skin like magical playing cards that he could fire at masses . This power was so powerful that even Superman was weak to it . He after usher up as a fellow member of the Suicide Squad attempting to vote down Amanda Waller inSuperman Secret Files and Origins(2004 ) . Despite being beaten up by Superman , he live his clock time on the squad . Double Down ’s power may step the line between giddy and body horror , but it ’s an incredibly cinematic tone that even Kryptonians have campaign to revere .
Double Down first appeared inThe Flash : Iron Heightsby Geoff Johns , Ethan Van Sciver , Prentis Rollins , Chris Chuckry , and John Costanza .
6Fifteen Minutes Man Promises He’ll Finish Any Mission In Fifteen Minutes
‘Cease and Decease’ fromHarley Quinn 30th Anniversary Specialby Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo, and Josh Reed
One of the most authoritative parts of being a superhero or supervillain is having a gimmick . Characters like Batman would n’t be nearly as popular without the branding power . Fifteen Minutes Man take this idea to heart when he had a customs duty suit made for his clip on the Suicide Squad . This lawsuit had a counter that would count down from fifteen minutes , and he promised he ’d completeanymission before the bell border . unluckily for Fifteen Minutes Man , Amanda Waller project him as a one - time asset , andhis suit was in reality a bomb , and after fifteen minutes he exploded , as ascertain inHarley Quinn 30th Anniversary Specialby Rafael Scavone and Rafael Albuquerque . While hedidhelp land up the mission , he was n’t on theSuicide Squad with Harley Quinn for long , for obvious reason .
Fifteen Minutes Man ’s first andonlyappearance was inHarley Quinn thirtieth Anniversary Special .
Comics have never been able to do Film Freak Department of Justice , however there ’s a lot of potential drop for the villain in the mass medium he roll in the hay so much .
5Film Freak Absolutely Loves Films… And Crime
Suicide Squad #1(2021) by Robbe Thompson, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Marcelo Maiolo, and Wes Abbott
Film Freak is exactly what his name imply : the humankind was a freak for films , pelt his criminal acts with big - screen quotation mark . He organized all of his crimes around picture themes , and for some reason , was eventually recreate into the Suicide Squad . During a mission to enroll William Cobb into the Suicide Squad , he was caught in theA - twenty-four hour period attack on Arkham Asylum . This result in the death of the majority of inmates in Arkham , and the bravo Talon tossedFilm Freak into the Joker flatulence that had been release , where he die almost in a flash , as see inSuicide Squad # 1(2021 ) by Robbe Thompson and Eduardo Pansica . comic strip have never been capable to do Film Freak justice , however there ’s a lot of potency for the villain in the medium he know so much .
Film Freak was a Batman rogue before joining the Suicide Squad , as reckon inBatman # 14(2017 ) by Tom King , Mitch Gerads , and Clayton Cowles .
Amanda Waller could flex her beloved Suicide Squad into a true force to be reckoned with by making Superman ’s incubus Doomsday a lasting phallus .
4Mister 103 Had to Change His Name Again and Again
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1by John Ostrander, Paul Kupperberg, Erik Larsen, Bob Lewis, Carl Gafford, and Steve Haynie
Anenemy of the Doom Patrol , Mr. 103 was a robber who could transmute his physical structure into any element on the occasional board . However , the villain shin to keep up with raw discoveries , becoming first Mr. 104 and then Atomic Man as more chemical element were discovered - few of them actually utile to his endeavors . Though draft to the Suicide Squad , Mr. 103 was decidedly just carom fodder for Amanda Waller , and died fighting the Rocket Red Brigade , along with several other members . Some inventive function of his abilities could make him a compelling villain , and his elemental powers would easily lend themselves to an explosive ending .
Mr. 103 is Jonathan Dubrovny , and was introduced in Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani’sDoom Patrol # 98 .
3Zebra Man Is a More Powerful Magneto
Suicide Squad #1(2019) by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, and Wes Abbott
Marvel ’s Magneto has cockeyed power over magnetism , but if he ever fulfil Zebra - Man , he might have a challenger to his rubric . Zebra Man was a bizarre character who wasforced onto the Suicide Squadand has a whole horde of abilities , as encounter inSuicide Squad # 1by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo . He hasfullcontrol over the magnetic spectrum as well as the ability to create forcefields . This made him the personal escort to the new director of the Suicide Squad , Lok . Manymembers pall in this iteration of the squad , but thanks to Zebra Man ’s powers , he was able-bodied to survive his experience with the Suicide Squad and keep the majority of his ally animated .
This version of Zebra - Man first appeared inForever Evil : A.R.G.U.S.by Sterling Gates , Neil Edwards , Jason Paz , Jay Leisten , Nathan Eyring , and Taylor Esposito as part of the Menagerie criminal grouping !
The Suicide Squad is named for its incredibly dangerous missions , but the original iteration of the team really chose the title for a darker reason .
2Baby Boom Was The Suicide Squad’s Demolitions Expert
Suicide Squad Annual #1(2018) by Cullen Bunn, Ronan Cliquet, Jason Wright, and Pat Brosseau
One of the more destructive metahumans in Suicide Squad account is Baby Boom . A cleaning woman who was perpetually stuck as a child , she could also blow up things with her mind . This destructive mightiness naturally made her very useful for the Suicide Squad . But unfortunately , ghosts ca n’t be explode . During her first and only mission , Baby Boom end up being snap apart by emotional state , as seen inSuicide Squad one-year # 1by Bunn and Cliquet . The majority of this version of the Squad pass on their first expedition , which is why this is far fromthe best version of the Suicide Squad team .
This interpretation of Baby Boom was first and only seen inSuicide Squad Annual#1 .
The Suicide Squad ’s most hefty hero is a real person … but that did n’t deliver them .
1The Suicide Squad’s Most Powerful Member Was Grant Morrison (aka the Writer)
Suicide Squad #58by John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Geof Isherwood, Robert Campanella, Tom McCraw, and Todd Klein
The weirdest and - astonishingly - most powerful member of the Suicide Squad is none other than iconic writer Grant Morrison . Grant Morrison is a buff preferent writer for comical books and has had a major hand in shaping characters like Batman and the Doom Patrol over the years . One of Morrison’smost celebrated amusing run isAnimal Man , in which they appeared in a fourth - wall let on plait . However , having appeared once , they now formally existed in DC canyon , and after writers took vantage of this fact .
Grant Morrison was regrettably killedinSuicide Squad # 58by John Ostrander and Kim Yale . After being indite into the comic , they had the power to change reality around themselves through their writing , but as they were now part of the comic , they were beholden to the writer of the risible as well . alas , a minute of writer ’s block leads to them being exhaust live .
Grant Morrison first seem in comics inAnimal Man # 25by Grant Morrison , Chaz Truog , Mark Farmer , Tatjana Wood , and John Costanza
As a franchise , Suicide Squad is qualify by a combination of blood - soaked horror and dour humour . eccentric like Baby Boom , Zebra Man and the Writer would n’t run elsewhere in the DC Universe , but as members of Task Force X , they just primed . When theSuicide Squadeventually return in the new DCU , hopefully fans can fit these weird and wild members - and also find their incredibly unfortunate ( but very amusing ) deaths .
