Related
Summary
WhenSuicide Squad : pop the Justice Leaguewas first announced , there was some mix-up smother how the game was stillcanon to the Arkhamversewhile featuring a different version of Deadshot to the one that appeared inBatman : Arkham CityandBatman : Arkham Origins . While this new edition could have been a heir to the mantle , accompany promotional cloth confirm that the master marksman ’s alter - self was Floyd Lawton as well . Fortunately , nowSuicide police squad : Kill the Justice Leaguehas been bring out , the biz has furnish an answer to this interrogation .
[ Warning : The following article contain spoilers for Suicide Squad : vote out the Justice League . ]
Suicide Squad : belt down the Justice Leaguewastes no time in addressing the remainder between Deadshots , with Captain Boomerang instantly need Floyd Lawton " Is n’t Deadshot suppose to be blanched ? " when they first cope with in the game ’s opening cutscene . Not long after , Task Force X visits an entire museum exhibition recapping the events and central character inBatman : Arkham Asylum , Batman : Arkham City , andBatman : Arkham Knightcalled " The Batman Experience " andexplaining what happened in the five - year gapbeforeSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League . When interacting with an paradigm of the other Deadshot , Lawton implies that this was an impostor , calling him a " phony steampunk - ass looking dude . "
Suicide Squad : KTJL , has an telling roll of DC characters , with many actors reprising their roles from former games .
Suicide Squad: KTJL Tells A Tale Of Two Deadshots
The History Between The Two Deadshots Is Explored In Suicide Squad: KTJL
At first , the idea that the other , established Arkhamverse Deadshot was merely an impostor could have been written off as a lazy retcon just to makeSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s interpretation of Deadshotlook visually closer to the version take care in the 2016Suicide Squadmovie , specially asHarley Quinn and Captain Boomerang ’s costume designalso seemed to take inspiration from this plastic film . However , several A.R.G.U.S. tapes reveal a far more broad history between the two Deadshotsand turned this into a whole side plot .
A.R.G.U.S. tapes are similar to the patient interviews fromBatman : Arkham Asylumand can be unlock in the Codex after completing various Riddler activities and during Finite Crisis .
The " Double Tap " A.R.G.U.S. tape measure further luxuriant on Floyd Lawton ’s past times and his encounter with the other interlingual rendition of Deadshot , stating thatSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s version of Lawton had retired the Deadshot name and his vicious action when his girl , Zoe was born . Upon the arrival of the impostor Deadshot , however , Lawton came out of retirement to track him down and kill him , claiming that he was starting to " bring the heat " back on Lawton and risk jeopardizing all he had built .
grant to Green Lantern , the two assassinator " blare holes up through Midtown and then some " in Gotham , which lead to Lawton ’s arrest . However , Lawton explains to his fellow Task Force X teammates how he really drink down the other Deadshot in a different tape . agree to Lawton , he ’d observed the other Deadshot for month , stating thatthe two were so similar he was practically reading his mindbefore the two finally came face to aspect .
Both assassins pick out each other through their sniper rifles from ten city blocks forth , and fired at each other instantly and simultaneously , with Lawton describing it as being " symmetrical . " WhileSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s Deadshot pip his target , the other missed his mark by " a couple of millimeters . " While Lawton state that he is " ninety - nine per centum sure " he ’s the last Deadshot standing , this came at a great personal price . Although Lawton claims he went after the other Deadshot to protect his girl , break down back into action was what led to him being cop by Green Lantern and taken away from her anyway , setting up his score against the superhero throughout the main campaign .
Despite its new setting and protagonists , Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League is full of mention to Rocksteady ’s previous Arkhamverse games .
Both Arkhamverse Deadshots Are Legitimate
Batman: Arkham City’s Deadshot Seemingly Came From Another Universe
That may seem like the end of Deadshot ’s narrative , but further tapes uncover a far greater whodunit . Aaron Cash confirms thatboth Deadshots shared the same deoxyribonucleic acid and fingerprints , which would align with some of the investigative oeuvre Batman did when tracking the Deadshot ofBatman : Arkham City , mean that both versions were technically a legitimate version of Floyd Lawton .
The final A.R.G.U.S. tape shows Lawton approaching the Lex Luthor of Earth 2 after the plot ’s multiversal revelations . In this conversation , Lawton wonder about whether the other Deadshot could have been a multiversal variantas well . Luthor initially denies this theory , claim that " the timelines do n’t line up " as the other Deadshot would have require entree to dimensional phasing technology years before Luthor even instruct of Brainiac ’s existence .
Lex Luthor also claims that the Deadshot of his universe exit during Brainiac ’s intrusion , so the one Lawton faced could n’t be the same variant , and would potentially be from yet another Elseworld .
Custom image by Katarina Cimbaljevic
This then raises the question ofwho had the tech to travel between dimension before Brainiac render up , actuate a mystery that could be solve later in the Arkhamverse , or during one ofSuicide Squad : vote out the Justice League ’s post - launch chapter . There ’s even the possibility that Task Force X may even travel to the other Deadshot ’s universe and deliver it from Brainiac , especially with one of these chapters rumored to be revolving around Zoe Lawton ’s vigilante alter - ego " anarchical " .
Either room , for now , the theory thatBatman : Arkham CityandBatman : Arkham Origins ' Deadshot is a multiversal twin is look most likely . If so , this will tie into some ofSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s primary plot of land point - especiallyfollowing the main crusade ’s endingin which Task Force X embarks on a mission across the multiverse to defeat 12 Brainiac variants - and provide a more satisfying answer to the enigma than the pre - established Deadshot just being an impostor .
Set in the Arkham game universe of discourse , Suicide Squad : pop the Justice League is an activity third - person shooter live - service plot from the developers at Rocksteady . Players will opt from one of four members in the Suicide Squad , head by Amanda Waller , as they ’re forced to take on their most unmanageable challenge yet - to face up a corrupt slating of the public ’s greatest heroes , include the Flash , Batman , and Superman . The plot countenance for teams of up to four player as characters amass gear to improve their chances of survival of the fittest .
Custom Image by Glenn Bunn
