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Due in big part to some ofSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s more scandalous Apocalypse , some fans have started to question whether the title ’s events are canon in the wider Arkhamverse . Since the game ’s proclamation at the August 2020 DC FanDome event , Rocksteady has always stated thatSuicide Squad : drink down the Justice Leaguewould be a successor to the studio ’s acclaimedBatman : Arkhamgames .
[ Warning : The follow article contains major plunderer for Suicide Squad : pop the Justice League.]One of the chief reasonsSuicide Squad : pop the Justice Leaguehas been so controversial is due to the fact it follows through with its titulary premise and has Task Force X kill the Justice League , with theinclusion of this universe ’s Batman , who players were very familiar with after trifle as him for several games since 2009’sBatman : Arkham Asylum . The plot also introduce the concept of Elseworlds to the Arkhamverse for the first time , offering an limitless number of universes for deceased fictitious character to riposte from and somewhat reducing the effect of previous legal action , which has guide many to think action mechanism could easily be undone and anything could become canon .
As is the case with most of the stories centered around Task Force X , Suicide Squad : KTJL sees many fictional character kill throughout its military campaign .
Suicide Squad: KTJL Heavily References The Arkhamverse
There Are Several Batman: Arkham Easter Eggs
Although , in terminal figure of tone , Suicide Squad : wipe out the Justice Leaguefeels dissimilar from theBatman : Arkhamgamesbefore it , it could be argued that this is because players are construe the world through the oculus of the villains , rather than the Dark Knight as they ’ve been accustom in the past .
There are several references and Easter eggs to be regain across Metropolis to attach the game together though , confirm it is the same universe . In fact , Suicide Squad : bolt down the Justice League ’s narration begins with an introduction to Arkham Asylum that is extremely redolent of the opening of theBatman : Arkham Asylumgame . In the original episode , the Batmobile sped past the ill-famed asylum ’s entry on its way to fork up Joker to the asylum . InSuicide Squad : vote out the Justice League , however , a convoy of A.R.G.U.S. SUVs transport Amanda Waller and her team there instead . TheBatman : Arkham Asylumscore can be try in this moment to further establish that this game is a continuance of Rocksteady ’s Arkhamverse .
Later in the game , there ’s an integral museum exhibition send for " The Batman Experience " wherevarious displays recap the events and primal characters inBatman : Arkham Asylum , Batman : Arkham City , andBatman : Arkham Knight . It also explain what materialise in the five years beforeSuicide Squad : vote down the Justice Leagueand howBatman relocate to Metropolisand arrange up the Justice League alongside Superman in that time . Harley can interact with the displays and offer her insight into bit she was require in , and herdeeply distressful and toxic relationship with the Joker .
This expo also addresses why Deadshot has been changed visually from his visual aspect inBatman : Arkham OriginsandBatman : Arkham City . This was one of the first thing that lead fans to argueSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguewasn’t canyon as Deadshot ’s coming into court was changed to closer resemble depictions in some more recent media such as the 2016Suicide Squadmovie , despite portion out the same alter - ego , Floyd Lawton , as his predecessor . Deadshot can approach an effigy of the other Deadshot and implies that this was an pseudo , calling him a " phony steampunk - ass looking swell . "
The " Double Tap " A.R.G.U.S. tapes in the Codex further elaborate on Floyd Lawton ’s past and his encounter with the other variation of Deadshot , state thatSuicide Squad : KTJL ’s variation of Lawton had retired the Deadshot name , but stepped back into action to take down his sham .
The last major tie beam into theBatman : Arkhamtitles add up when Task Force X venture into a Batcave built under the Metropolis Hydro Power Station in search for a way to defeat a mutate Superman . This Batcave boast hologram of the Batmobile as it was depicted inBatman : Arkham Knight , and a display fount full of items take from some of the Arkhamverse ’s most prominent rapscallion such as Scarecrow , Mr. Freeze , and Riddler - the latter of whom return inSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguewith more challenge and enigma to solve .
Electrocutioner ’s shock gauntlets are also present in the Batcave ’s presentation case . Batman repurposed these to give him a combat advantage in the non - Rocksteady Arkhamverse title , Batman : Arkham Origins , which was developed by Warner Bros. Games Montréal .
Despite its new background and protagonists , Suicide Squad : down the Justice League is full of references to Rocksteady ’s previous Arkhamverse biz .
What Does The Multiverse Mean For Arkhamverse Canon?
The Multiverse Opens Up New Worlds, But Doesn’t Undo Suicide Squad: KTJL’s Story
AlthoughSuicide Squad : shoot down the Justice League ’s endingand Lex Luthor twist do make it a multiversal story , it does n’t unmake the events that have already unfolded , it just adds new worlds for the Arkhamverse characters to interact with . Task Force X may have gain a new Lex Luthor from Earth 2 mere moments after their original one died , but this is a new part with different experiences , who has pull through for three years alone in a dimension where Brainiac won . This Luthor have it away firsthand what the stakes are , and what fall out if Waller ’s programme fail and Brainiac bring home the bacon , making him a dissimilar form of asset to the squad than the original Lex was .
This will be the same place when the Joker joins the game inSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League’sfirst post - launch chapter . The Arkhamverse ’s Joker die inBatman : Arkham Cityafter yield to the side consequence of Titan , the experimental rule he injected himself with inBatman : Arkham Asylum , andthis case is shown in the aforementionedBatman Experienceexhibition , make it canyon . consort to Rocksteady’sSuicide Squad Insiderepisodes - which can be found onWarner Bros. Games ' YouTube channel - the new Joker will be less sure of himself and " cark in a different way " .
This does , unfortunately , think of that while new versions of Superman , Green Lantern , Wonder Woman , Flash , and Batman may get together from other universes , the Arkhamverse ’s Justice League is dead . Unless Brainiac ’s alterations to the heroes ' DNA - which is established due to Superman ’s lower tolerance to immature Kryptonite - somehow convey them back , they will stay that way . Some of the way the beloved DC heroes are kill inSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguehave already been stigmatize as " distasteful " by some lover , largely due to how their nemeses in Task Force X react to winning - which is completely in character for them , considering their nefarious nature - which will make this a tougher pill to swallow for many .
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