History VideoGame / SuicideSquadKillTheJusticeLeague

** Harley calls Batman Bruce after Scarecrow revealed his identity in ''Arkham Knight.''

* AdaptationalBadass: Captain Boomerang is a BadassNormal in other media (including prior installments in the Arkham-verse), but after confiscating a gauntlet developed by Dr. Sivana, he's now able to tap into the Speed Force himself, zipping around to dodge fire and pick off enemies.

** Before [[spoiler:shooting him [[BoomHeadshot in the head]]]], Harley brings up the time Batman said she "never was too bright" back at the asylum.
* ContinuitySnarl: Both King Shark and Captain Boomerang were killed in past media connected to the ''Arkham'' series, with King Shark having his head blown off by Waller in the animated movie ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', and Boomerang being killed by Deadshot in a tie-in comic. Despite this, they're here alive and well, with Boomerang working somewhat well alongside his would-be murderer.

** [[spoiler:In the Superman mythos proper, Gold Kryptonite is a VERY serious threat to him, since all it takes is one instance of exposure to ''permanently'' DePower Superman and other Kryptonians. Here, it's just a replacement for Superman's KryptoniteFactor made by Luthor-2 after Brainiac's genetic tampering rendered him immune to the usual Green Kryptonite, and even then he'll throw off the effects after a while during his boss battle, requiring repeated shots with Gold Kryptonite bullets to render him vulnerable.]]

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Rather than forcing you to turn back or running into an InvisibleWall, wandering too far away from the mission area will cause Amanda Waller to [[NonStandardGameOver detonate the bomb in your character's neck]] for disobeying her direct orders, just like she promised.

** Flash forgets that he can just rip their hearts out with phasing whenever their anti-Speed Force shields go down...despite him doing JUST that to Earth-1 Luthor a while ago.
** Green Lantern forgets he can create large manacles or clamps to bind the Squad in place for easy assimilation or execution....despite him ALSO doing ''just'' that when he ''originally'' had them captive.

* VoodooShark: The game explains Deadshot being a different race than the Deadshot featured in ''Arkham City'' and ''Arkham Origins'' by explaining that the latter is actually an imposter [[spoiler:from another universe]]... which doesn't explain how Batman, the World's Greatest Detective, managed to be tricked by a man who didn't even have the same skin color.

Like the ''Arkham Series'', combat will play to the strengths of each member of the Suicide Squad, mixed with elements of gunplay. Unlike the ''Arkham'' games, ''Kill the Justice League'' will allow players to tackle the story by themselves, switching between Squad members as needed, or with upwards of three other players via CoOpMultiplayer.

DC published the ''ComicBook/SuicideSquadKillArkhamAsylum'' series by Creator/JohnLayman and Jesús Hervás that leads into the game.

* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Harley Quinn willingly collaberated with Joker to terrorize ''thousands'' of Gothamites and even stopped as low as to [[spoiler: drug a toddler with TITAN]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', but when she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lays into Batman]] right before [[spoiler: shooting him in the head,]] she has the ''gall'' to claim the moral high ground by calling him out for "causing long-term mental and emotional damage" to everyone around him.
** After [[spoiler: The Flash is killed,]] King Shark coerces his comrades to show respect for his passing as "honorable warriors", yet when the squad [[spoiler: drags Batman to an isolated location in Metropolis,]] Shark can be heard chuckling sadistically, showing that he's going to ''enjoy'' [[spoiler: executing the caped crusader in cold blood.]]

* TheMultiverse: [[spoiler: There's revealed to be other Earths on which other Brainiacs are attempting a similar takeover to the one fought in the game, taking place on the Earth titled Earth-1. With this is mind, it can be inferred that, rather than this game being a direct sequel to the ''Arkham'' series, it's instead one of many possible continuations - [[FanonDiscontinuity potentially making the events of the game a little easier to swallow.]]]]

** Harley Quinn willingly collaberated with Joker to terrorize ''thousands'' of Gothamites and even stopped as low as to [[spoiler: drug a toddler with TITAN]] in ''VideoGame/ArkhamKnight'', but when she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech lays into Batman]] right before [[spoiler: shooting him in the head,]] she has the ''gall'' to claim the moral high ground by calling him out for "causing long-term mental and emotional damage" to everyone around him.

** Regular gear comes in Common, [[green:Uncommon]], [[blue:Rare]], [[purple:Epic]], and [[gold:Legendary]], with higher rarities having more damage and passive traits.

** [[spoiler:In the ARGUS tapes, Floyd Lawton begins to suspect that the Deadshot seen in prior games, who he had dismissed as a imposter, might have actually been a displaced version of him from another universe, as, aside from their difference in race, their skills and methods were otherwise identical. While they don't say it to his face, Luthor and Cash insinuate its the other way around.]]

** The squad is outraged to learn that [[spoiler: Boomerang put a bomb in the head of Poison Ivy's clone under Waller's orders]] since [[WouldntHurtAChild she's a minor]]. However, they laugh and joke when [[spoiler: Toyman gets injected with a bomb as petty revenge for embarrassing Boomerang]] despite him being both a minor and a helpless civilian.

** The squad is outraged to learn that [[spoiler: Boomerang put a bomb in the head of Poison Ivy's clone under Waller's orders]] since [[WouldntHurtAChild she's a minor]]. However, they laugh and joke when [[spoiler: Toyman gets injected with a bomb as petty revenge]] despite him being both a minor and an innocent civilian.

** Even the GameplayAndStoryIntergration is built on this, the Squad's need to harness shields from their enemies because Waller modified their shields to disable automatic recharge.

* DevelopersForesight: In the "Knight At The Museum" segment, the squad encounters a brainwashed Batman who takes out the squad one by one, and since Harley needs to be the last one standing for the cutscene at the end of it, should a player try and open the last exit door as her, Harley will instead prompt one of the others to open it instead leading to them being knocked out by Batman, with Harley commenting she had a [[TaughtByExperience feeling that would happen]] and that it's NothingPersonal.

* DevelopersForesight: In the "Knight At The Museum" segment, the squad encounters a brainwashed Batman who takes out the squad one by one, and since Harley needs to be the last one standing for the cutscene at the end of it, should a player try and open the last exit door as her, Harley will instead prompt one of the others to open it instead leading to them being Batman knocked out, with Harley commenting she had a [[TaughtByExperience feeling that would happen]] and that it's NothingPersonal.

** To elaborate on [[spoiler:Earth-1 Lex's]] death for a second, The Flash literally tears his out heart. Even though Flash could easily do the same to all the squad, he chooses to run in circles (presumably to make some lightning or a speed force tornado) until Wonder Woman stops him. He later says that he could have also grabbed them and run at so high of speeds that the flesh would be ripped from their bones. For how long it takes the squad to get the anti-speed force tech, Flash had so many opportunities to do either and he just doesn't.

* PlotArmor: Task Force X manages to survive many encounters with the brainwashed Justice League, even though only one of them is enough to wipe the whole team out. Sometimes this is {{Justified}}, like with a pre-brainwashed Flash or Wonder Woman [[BigDamnHeroes coming to the rescue]]. Other times, it can get egregious, especially when other characters [[spoiler:like Earth-1 Lex Luthor]] are not given the same privilege.

* ProtagonistCentredMorality: Harley's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that she delivers to [[spoiler: Batman before she executes him]] is meant to be treated as an empowering moment where a bullying victim stands up to their abuser, but falls flat once you take her actions in the previous game into account (consisting of ColdBloodedTorture and mass murder at the very ''least''). Harley herself admits in Batman's bio that her beatings, insults, and imprisonments at his hands are the least that she deserved.

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Superman thought he could negotiate with Brainiac despite Batman, The Flash and Wonder Woman's warnings, which led to Brainiac brainwashing the League. Flash instantly killed Lex Luthor by ripping his heart out but instead chose to gloat and torture the squad, allowing Wonder Woman to save the day. The next time they fight, they have Anti speed-force tech.]]

** [[spoiler: Lex Luthor is revealed to have been in contact with a bearded version of himself from another Earth, already conquered and terraformed by Brainiac, who the squad enlist the help of after their Lex is killed by the Flash.]]

* ShootTheShaggyDog: This entire game made the entire Batman: Arkham series pointless. After everything Batman has done to save Gotham time and time again, he gets brainwashed by Brainiac into becoming a murderous goon where he helps kill most of Metropolis as well as likely his own Robin. The Suicide Squad takes him down and he dies as a villain no different from the ones he put away.