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10 Amazing Facts About Suicide Squad

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This video will show you some interesting facts about Suicide Squad you have never heard before Please Subscribe to My Channel for More Interesting Videos. 1.SUICIDE SQUAD CONSISTS MOSTLY OF VILLAINS There have been two primary leaders of the Suicide Squad since its birth in the late 50s until present day. The first leader of Task Force X was Rick Flag Sr.. He was the head of the post-WWII incarnation that was previously mentioned. In John Ostrander’s revival of the team in 1987, however, Flag Sr. was plagued with the idea of mortality. This caused him to pass on his position as the team leader to none other than his now adult son, Rick Flag Jr., and Task Force X was changed quite a bit when Jr. took on his position. 2.They WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED “TASK FORCE X” AND ASSEMBLED TO FIGHT MONSTERS Th team, formerly known as Task Force X, got their start in the post-WWII DC world. As written into The Brave and the Bold issue #25 in 1959, they were a team of scientists and military personnel gathered to fight the battles that others could not. During this time in DC comics, many of the “Golden Age” superheroes from the ’40s had retired, leaving the world unprotected from the forces of evil. This was manifested in the form of large monsters and creatures that would terrorize the people of the world. 3.THE SUICIDE SQUAD IS KEPT TOGETHER BY BLACKMAIL AND COERCION We often think of villains as soulless monsters who hurt others for the sake of hurting them, but the Suicide Squad reminds us that almost everyone has something to lose. In one of the more famous cases of coercion, Amanda Waller often tantalizes Deadshot with the idea of seeing his daughter again to motivate him to carry out an assassination. 4.SUICIDE SQUAD CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE BY A SUPER SERUM Over the years, the Squad’s death toll began to rise higher and higher. Seeing this as a problem, Amanda Waller researched and developed a serum, called the Samsara serum, that can resurrect fallen members so that they may live to die another day. This was also a great way of keeping some of our favorite characters on the roster, while still having there be consequences for their actions. 5.THE ENEMY IS NOT WHO YOU’D THINK Since they are on a government team, they often fight anti-American forces or other corrupt agencies. They very rarely ever take on a hero or an individual arch nemesis. As much as we all love seeing Harley interact with Batman, Black Manta take on Aquaman, and the Reverse Flash fight The Flash, this isn’t what the Suicide Squad is all about. Don’t worry though, this is what makes this comic series so special. 6.THE SUICIDE SQUAD HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MANY MEDIUMS Do not be fooled by the title, this is NOT a Batman film. Much like the upcoming live-action version, Batman is in the film, but acts as a background character. The movie is centered on the Suicide Squad and their interactions with each other. This film, though animated, is very mature and delivers everything you’d expect from a movie all about villains. There is well-animated violence, phenomenal voice acting, and great roster choices. 7.JOHN OSTRANDER IS THE GODFATHER There has only been one man that has a grasp on these characters like no other. John Ostrander has become the guiding light for the Suicide Squad and has created some of the greatest series for Task Force X. Despite Ostrander leaving the series for about fifteen years, he triumphantly returned for the Raise the Flag miniseries in 2007-2008. Ostrander was responsible for the creation of some of the greatest characters involved with the Suicide Squad and made an environment much more suited to their villainous backgrounds. 8.AMANDA “THE WALL” WALLER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMBER Amanda Waller was created when John Ostrander took over writing for the Suicide Squad. She was the team handler and acted as an ARGUS agent who would give the team their assignments. She would also be the one who would threaten and ultimately kill those who got out of line. 9.DEADSHOT IS THE MAINSTAY After the original team disbanded and the new Suicide Squad was formed with Rick Flag Jr., Deadshot was immediately recognized as one of the team’s most reliable members. He was also intensely popular with the readers and earned his spot on the team. Known for being an expert marksman, Deadshot usually carried out a lot of the hits on the targets given to the team. 10.NO ONE IS SAFE During the entirety of the Suicide Squad’s existence, only one thing has remained the same: anyone can die. What makes the series and team so interesting is the idea that anyone can be killed in action or make the wrong moves with Amanda Waller, thus resulting in an exploded head. There have been dozens of exciting deaths over the years in every incarnation of the team.