History YMMV / SuicideSquad

* BrokenBase: The Joker being a part of the Squad in this movie, primarily because of not being part of the squad (And in ''Assault on Arkham'', he was even their target!). However, a notable amount of fans are excited for Jared Leto and his interpretation of the role, or are just interested in how it'll play out.

** Like Creator/HeathLedger before him, Creator/JaredLeto has his work cut out for him to establish his own version of the Joker without being seen as too derivative of his immediate predecessor.

* ToughActToFollow: Like Creator/HeathLedger before him, Creator/JaredLeto has his work cut out for him to establish his own version of the Joker without being seen as too derivative of his immediate predecessor. To a lesser extent, Creator/WillSmith as Deadshot and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang following after Michael Rowe and Nick Tarabay, respectively, in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* ToughActToFollow: Like Creator/HeathLedger before him, Creator/JaredLeto has his work cut out for him to establish his own version of the Joker without being seen as too derivative of his immediate predecessor. To a lesser extent, Creator/WillSmith as Deadshot and Creator/JaiCourtney as Captain Boomerang following after Michael Rowe and Nick Tarabay, respectively, in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* ToughActToFollow: Like Heath Ledger before him, Jared Leto has his work cut out for him to establish his own version of the Joker without being seen as too derivative of his immediate predecessor. To a lesser extent, Will Smith and Jai Courtney following after Michael Rowe and Nick Tarabay in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
* WinTheCrowd: Fans who were concerned that Warner Bros. would play it safe by churning out movies starring Superman, Batman, and the Justice League were pleasantly surprised to hear that this was the first project that they would work on after ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.

* ToughActToFollow: Like Heath Ledger before him, Jared Leto has his work cut out for him to establish his own version of the Joker without being seen as too derivative of his immediate predecessor.

* TaintedByThePreview: The New 52 reboot of Suicide Squad didn't make the best first impression. A lot of the people who would have eagerly supported such a book were put off by SecretSix getting cancelled seemingly to be replaced by the new Squad, and the new costumes (particularly for Harley Quinn) were... not well-received. Since the book officially launched, it has attracted a fair share of complaints for its characterizations that seem a bit off and for, what some consider to be, pointless design changes, such as Amanda Waller's slimming-up.

* TaintedByThePreview: The New 52 reboot of Suicide Squad didn't make the best first impression. A lot of the people who would have eagerly supported such a book were put off by SecretSix getting cancelled seemingly to be replaced by the new Squad, and the new costumes (particularly for Harley Quinn) were... not well-received. Since the book officially launched, it has attracted a fair share of negative buzz for its gratuitous violence, characterizations that seem a bit off, and Amanda Waller's slimming-up.

* ReplacementScrappy: The 2011 Squad reboot in general, in the eyes of many SecretSix fans.

** Of course. His name is Captain Boomerang. He always comes back.

** Amanda Waller herself was a walking mine of awesome moments. Laughing off as her rebellious subordinate desperately held a gun to her face, and ''daring'' him to shoot. Utterly crushing Kobra's Janus Directive plans. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Easily mending the relationship between her son-in-law and her daughter by force of pure, unadulterated]] {{Sassy Black Woman}}hood.

** Deadshot. The series put the character on the map and is largely credited for his popularity amongst fans. Because of this, he became the team's de facto field leader in the New 52 series.

* TaintedByThePreview: The New 52 reboot of Suicide Squad didn't make the best first impression. A lot of the people who would have eagerly supported such a book were put off by SecretSix getting cancelled seemingly to be replaced by the new Squad, and the new costumes (particularly for Harley Quinn) were... not well-recieved. Since the book officially launched, it has attracted a fair share of negative buzz for its gratuitous violence, characterizations that seem a bit off, and Amanda Waller's slimming-up.

* HilariousInHindsight: Count Vertigo and Kanto wind up fighting each other in Issue 35, which is funny considering that both characters would later be voiced by Michael York in the {{DCAU}} shows (the former appearing in an episode of ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and the latter in an episode of ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'').

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Amanda Waller staring down Batman is probably the big one (loosely adapted into the ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' cartoon with Waller offhandedly calling him "rich boy"), but the gradual reveal of Oracle proved to be the one with the most disproportionate effect on the DCU.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Deadshot. The series put the character on the map and is largely credited for his popularity amongst fans. Because of this, he became the team's de facto field leader in the New 52 series.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[spoiler:As of issue 6, Yo-yo is still alive inside King Shark's stomach and he appears briefly to beg for help.]]

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The guy's name is Captain Boomerang, for crying out loud, yet he's one of a handful of characters to survive the whole series while going on most every mission, even ones where his teammates actively try to kill him.

** For perspective, following her crippling, Barbara Gordon had been all but written out of the Bat-books and the DCU in general, and most people remembered her as Yvonne Craig in the Batman TV show from the 60s. After this, Oracle's become big enough to get her own bad TV show, several comic series, repeat Justice League memberships, and inspired the resurrection of a cheesy villain named the Calculator just to be her evil counterpart. She's generally considered one of the sexiest women in the DCU, and it's primarily for her personality and mind.

* CriticalResearchFailure: When complaints mounted about Amanda Waller losing weight in the New52, WordOfGod said the storyline was about a young Amanda's earliest days with the Squad... which was formed by Waller, on camera, during the Legends CrisisCrossover.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Deadshot. The series put the character on the map and is largely credited for his popularity amongst fans.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[As of issue 6, Yo-yo is still alive inside King Shark's stomach and he appears briefly to beg for help.]]

* TaintedByThePreview: The upcoming Suicide Squad reboot in September is already being vehemently hated, based solely upon a couple of cover images and their accompanying solicitation blurbs. The two major points turning off fans seem to be A.[[ReplacementScrappy the book not being]] SecretSix, and B. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Harley Quinn's redesign]].

** Amanda Waller herself was a walking mine of awesome moments. Laughing off as her rebellious subordinate desperately held a gun to her face, and ''daring'' him to shoot. Utterly crushing Kobra's Janus Directive XanatosGambit plans. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Easily mending the relationship between her son-in-law and her daughter by force of pure, unadulterated]] {{Sassy Black Woman}}hood.

** Amanda Waller herself was a walking mine of awesome moments. Laughing off as her rebellious subordinate desperately held a gun to her face, and ''daring'' him to shoot. Utterly crushing Kobra's Janus Directive XanatosGambit plans. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Easily mending the relationship between her son-in-law and her daughter by force of pure, unadulterated]] {{SassyBlackWoman}}hood.