Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a game that is full of Easter eggs and references to various heroes and villains from the DC universe. The game expands the game's backstory and hints at future plotlines by incorporating nods to DC's notable heroes and villains.
As with Rocksteady's previous Arkhamverse games, Suicide Squad: KTJL's Metropolis is a treasure trove of hidden details and Easter eggs for players to discover. These details offer insights into the DC universe, flesh out character backgrounds, and hint at future narrative elements within the game's storyline.
10 Most Clever Batman: Arkham Easter Eggs In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Despite its new setting and protagonists, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is full of references to Rocksteady's previous Arkhamverse games, setting Task Force X's mission in Superman's home, Metropolis, rather than Gotham. This allows for even more DC character references from outside the Batman series to be explored in the game's Easter eggs.
- Johnny Charisma was due to play a show in Metropolis due to the influence of Joker's blood on the Joker-infected patient Henry Adams.
Suicide Squad: KTJL's story is a continuation of Rocksteady's Arkhamverse, but it also opens the door to an extended DC Multiverse.
Batman reports his findings to Brainiac throughout the game. While he initially seems omniscient, the Dark Knight can be spotted watching Task Force X from various rooftops across Metropolis. Occasionally, Deadshot or another character will comment on it, and if they attempt to get close to Batman, he will just drop a smoke pellet and disappear.
Players can find several memorial plaques honoring significant people who have worked with Rocksteady or DC actors. Two of these are inside the Hall of Justice's Inner Sanctum, with one on each side of its main doorway. These plaques are dedicated to Batman actor Kevin Conroy, who passed away in November 2022, and DC actress Arleen Sorkin, who passed away in August 2023. Both actors reprised their roles in the Arkhamverse, with Conroy playing Batman in each of Rocksteady's games, and Sorkin portraying Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham Asylum before Tara Strong took on the role for future installments.
In the wider open world of Metropolis, further memorials can be found for Matthew White, the Senior AI Programmer at Rocksteady who passed away in August 2023 at the age of 40. White worked in the gaming industry for 16 years, notably working at Criterion Games on the Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars: Battlefront series before joining Rocksteady in 2019. A memorial is also dedicated to Pat McCallum, Co-founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Wizard Magazine who passed away in July 2022.
Suicide Squad: KTJL features an impressive roster of DC characters, with many reprising their roles from previous games.
Harley Quinn's first appearance as a character was in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor," which aired September 11, 1992, a year before any comic appearances.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Metropolis is teeming with references to DC superheroes, showcasing magic shows by Zatanna, the Department of Extranormal Operations, and Queen Industries, operated by Green Arrow's alter ego, Oliver Queen. It also features landmarks like Booster Gold International, Kord Industries, and the Superman-inspired Sullivan Place, with numerous Riddler puzzles throughout the movie.
Alongside the numerous nods to DC's heroes, there are several references to some of its most notorious villains across the city, some of whom were also members of the Suicide Squad in other media. This includes graffiti for Aquaman foe Black Manta, Peacemaker - a character who has become increasingly popular in recent years due to John Cena's portrayal in the 2021 movie The Suicide Squad and its 2022 spin-off series Peacemaker - and Deathstroke, whose presence is rumored to be imminent to the Suicide Squad's first post-launch season.
There are numerous Easter eggs scattered throughout the casino, with a focus on the Royal Flush gang and their graffiti, as well as a wanted poster for James Gordon Jr., the psychotic son of Batman's ally, James Gordon. Other subtle clues include a blood-stained kite hanging on the side of a building and a splatter of polka dots and blood on a wall depicting Polka Dot Man's demise.
One feature in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is completely missable unless players are playing as Captain Boomerang in the third chapter of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. During the fight with Flash, the Scarlet Speedster speeds past Boomerang, and before he knows it, Boomerang is left wearing nothing but a pair of Flash-inspired underwear. It's unlikely that Boomerang would wear underwear modeled after his arch-nemesis, so it's possible that the brainwashed Flash may have added these himself to further annoy his foe.
A recording between Batman and Wonder Woman can be found within the vault beneath Wayne Bank. As players uncover the hidden pages of a mysterious calendar, they discover a cryptic message that sheds light on the Justice League experiment and the intricate contingency plans devised by Bruce Wayne to safeguard the world from rogue superheroes. Players can listen to their conversation through a holographic recording on the Clocktower Cam 1 display, uncovering the depths of the Justice League's history and the sacrifices made to protect Gotham City.
As revealed by Batman Arkham Videos, converting the dates into letters (e.g. January 8 = H), they spell out a hidden message saying "HE WILL RETURN". This could mean Calendar Man, who was last spotted in the finale of Batman: Arkham Knight watching as Wayne Manor was destroyed, this is most likely hinting at Batman's return in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League due to the presence of the Batsymbol on December 14.