KtJL, Deathstroke deserves to return in a big way

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Season 4 is ending its tumultuous run. Episode 7 is out now and the last playable Task Force X recruit, Deathstroke, joins Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Joker, Mrs. Freeze and Lawless. The game's final content update and seasonal episode will be Episode 8, released in January 2025, and there are already rumors about what Rocksteady might do next. Arrival of Deathstroke Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League It is a long-awaited full circle moment and the seeds are sown within the fruit Batman: Arkham OriginsBut hopefully it won't be the last time he's brought back to the Arkhamverse.




Deathstroke's role as a black masked assassin Batman: Arkham Origins and a militia leader study for Arkham Knight Inn Batman: Arkham Knight Totally justified that he was a mercenary and not a villain with a long-running plan in the Arkhamverse. That said, Deathstroke is more than deserving of a main villain role where he can finally be impressive and cool as he's always been portrayed as a failure.

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The Riddler has hunted Batman with dogged determination in every Arkham title, and his absence in Batman: Arkham Shadows doesn't go unnoticed.

Deathstroke of the Arkhamverse has been the only side antagonist that Batman bullies around.

The Deathstrokes of the Arkhamverse have somehow maintained their popularity and mystique despite not being a worthy adversary for Batman the two times they faced each other. Actually, Deathstroke's boss fights Batman: Arkham Origins Turns out to be a fan-favorite, and yet it largely mimics the Ra's al Ghul boss fight. Batman: Arkham City And even shorter term.


The closing cinematic of the fight shows that Batman is able to outsmart Deathstroke, and Batman seizes the remote claw from Slade's body as he lays unconscious on the floor of the boiler deck, seemingly unaware of the threat to anyone. Slade is also captured and locked up in Blackgate Prison—apparently to round him up and slide a Task Force X recruitment document—and it's luck that Lester Buchinsky's Electrocutioner manages to escape as well, though the Electrocutioner doesn't last long in the Arkhamverse. Anyway.

Deathstroke is dark by then Batman: Arkham KnightWhere he is waiting to take on Arkham Knight's militia when players progress enough in the story and discover that Arkham Knight is Jason Todd. Sadly, after each militia side quest, Deathstroke's 'boss fight' is just a militia tank battle in the Batmobile.

Deathstroke simply emerges from the destroyed tank out of the air, is quickly subdued, and taken to a GCPD holding cell.


If anyone deserves a third rematch with the Caped Crusader it's the alleged World's Greatest Assassin. As a main villain or at least a very important antagonist who isn't just rolled over, it would be nice to see Deathstroke actually look menacing and scary in the future. Arkham the game

Deathstroke should have been Suicide Squad's beating heart, not its last resort

While Deathstroke would have been a better choice Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueAfter Elseworld Joker's first launch as a playable character everyone immediately compared to his Arkhamverse counterpart, it makes sense why Rocksteady held him back until now. If anything is going to draw players back it's Slade Wilson, the only DLC character who's actually from the Arkhamverse and who players already love, and it wouldn't be surprising if some players were still eagerly anticipating his launch . Or otherwise play post-launch episodic content.

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Considered a flop, it's neat to entertain the idea of ​​a sequel led by Deathstroke, perhaps as a prequel entry set after the events.
Batman: Arkham Origins
When ARGUS recruited him to Blackgate.


Here, the stars can align between Lore In Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgateand Batman: Arkham Shadow With Task Force X consisting of Deathstroke, Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, and at least one other criminal inmate. Unfortunately, the possibility of another Suicide Squad The game, let alone another DC ensemble game, is now catastrophically lacking.

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