History Film / SuicideSquad2016

* DwindlingParty: The Squad's military escort. Half are captured in the first battle, more are lost during the tower fight, and the remaining are executed by the sewer abominations, until finally only [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Flag]] remains.

** Also, the trailers make the film out to be a planet-bound ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, full of wacky, snarky {{Unscrupulous Hero}}es on a fun, satirical adventure. It's actually a dark, moody [[TheCaper heist flick]] with near-''suicidal'' {{Nominal Hero}}es looking for a reason (besides their {{Explosive Leash}}es) they should battle a nigh-unstoppable force for the sake of a world that has good reasons for fearing and hating them, and vice-versa. With a few jokes here and there.

** Also, the trailers make the film out to be a planet-bound ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, full of wacky, snarky {{Unscrupulous Hero}}es on a fun, satirical adventure. It's actually a dark, moody [[TheCaper heist flick]] with near-''suicidal'' {{Nominal Hero}}es looking for a reason (besides their {{Explosive Leash}}es) they should battle a nigh-unstoppable force for the sake of a world that has good reasons for fearing and hating them, and vice-versa. With a few jokes here and there.

* TheStinger: A mid-credits version. [[spoiler:Waller talks with Bruce Wayne and gives him classified files on Enchantress, Barry Allen and Arthur Curry, with him saying he is looking to make friends. She implies she knows he is Batman and he tells her to shut down her metahuman program, or [[Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague he and his]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} friends]] will do it for her.]] So far, ''Suicide Squad'' is the only DCEU film to have a post-credits scene.

* WeaponOfChoice: Most of the squad members have unique or personalized weapons they use.

* BattleBoomerang: Captain Boomerang's WeaponOfChoice are bladed boomerangs, as his name may indicate. He also uses explosive boomerangs in a scene, but they're less effective against the metahuman he's fighting. Even so, his body count is second only to Deadshot's.

* RareGuns: Harley Quinn's revolver is a ornately painted Chiappa Rhino 60DS. Since it first went into production in 2009, only a handful of films have featured the Chiappa Rhino, and ''Suicide Squad'' was the first movie to feature the model 60DS.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary

* TheAtoner: Diablo initially refused to use his powers, out of remorse [[spoiler:for killing his family using them]].

'''Flag:''' Lady ''' ''[[https://youtu.be/pdQShdZaih8?t=142 SHUT UP!!!]]'' '''\\

** Metal teeth, lack of eyebrows, and tattoos aside, the Joker's still being played by the very attractive real life PrettyBoy Creator/JaredLeto and taking the [[Film/Batman1989 last]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight two]] Joker incarnations into account. [[spoiler:There is also a glimpse of what the Joker would look like as a normal person, which is basically Jared Leto without any of the make-up or teeth. Because of what we are accustomed to, [[UncannyValley it's disturbing]].]]

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary:
** Rick Flag is ludicrously young for his rank. Maybe in 10-15 years he'd realistically expect to make Colonel.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Harley Quinn's mental disorder seems to just be "whatever the writers feel like". It's mostly poor impulse control combined with being [[AxeCrazy prone to violence]] and an unhealthy obsession with the Joker. She apparently also hallucinates, however, as at one point she asks if she's the only one who can see some magical phenomenon, and mentions she's off her meds.
* AmbiguousDisorder: As discussed in [[https://youtu.be/KjvE_h-GBf4 this video]], Harley shows signs of Histrionic Personality Disorder, but it's never mentioned in-universe.

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLLQK9la6Go First Look]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRih_VtVAs Trailer 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZwsbcW-d-E Trailer 2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smHxeRdf7oI Final Trailer]].

Harley Quinn's story is continued in 2020's ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}''. A follow-up to ''Suicide Squad'', titled ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', was released in August 2021. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas Not to be confused with]] [[https://youtu.be/EF_Sg5iBdKI a 1935 movie of the same name about firefighters]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Waller believing that she could control the Enchantress with her heart and Moone's relationship with Flag was destined for failure -- after all, Enchantress and Moone are two different beings, so the former has no reason to care about the latter's SO, and while Waller could theoretically destroy her heart if Enchantress went rogue, her being able to teleport means she could easily get up to all manner of things that Waller couldn't know about -- [[spoiler:such as releasing her brother. Not to mention, when Waller does try to destroy the heart, she stabs it, which gives Enchantress time to beg her brother for help, instead of crushing it, which actually kills her.]]
** Despite the mother of Deadshot's daughter being a deadbeat mother, Deadshot doesn't have custody of his daughter due to the simple fact that he is a paid assassin and his daughter's mother is considered the lesser of two evils.

''[[caption-width-right:350:[[WorstWhateverEver Worst. Heroes. Ever.]][[note]]L - R, top to bottom: ComicBook/TheJoker, Killer Croc, The Enchantress, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller, Slipknot, El Diablo, Katana, Harley Quinn, Deadshot and Captain Boomerang.[[/note]]]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WorstWhateverEver Worst. Heroes. Ever.]][[note]]L - R, top to bottom: ComicBook/TheJoker, Killer Croc, The Enchantress, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller, Slipknot, El Diablo, Katana, Harley Quinn, Deadshot and Captain Boomerang.[[/note]]]]

Harley Quinn's story is continued in 2020's ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}''. A follow-up to ''Suicide Squad'', titled ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', was released in August 2021. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused with]] [[https://youtu.be/EF_Sg5iBdKI a 1935 movie of the same name about firefighters]].

** Captain Boomerang -- Boomerangs as both ranged weapons and sharpened for close-combat.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: At least ''nine'' characters appear as a part of Task Force X at varying points in the movie.

* PsychoPsychologist: [[Characters/HarleyQuinn Dr. Harleen Quinzel]], a former Arkham Asylum psychiatrist-turned-psychotic criminal.

* MaleGaze: Harley's default outfit in the movie has her wearing [[WhoWearsShortShorts hot-pants]], and as such numerous shots tend to show her from behind. One bit has Harley Quinn bending down to [[PokeThePoodle steal a purse from a shop display]] while wearing them, with the camera lingering on her behind. She's also seen from below while climbing a rope. During a LockAndLoadMontage of the squad getting ready the camera pans up the "interesting" parts of her figure when she puts on her outfit.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Harley Quinn wears shorts instead of her classic harlequin outfit, which distracts prison guards of both genders.

The movie revolves around a group of [[BoxedCrook incarcerated]] {{Supervillain}}s, who are recruited into a secret, [[PlausibleDeniability deniable]] and [[SuicideMission expendable]] government task force led by the ruthless Amanda Waller (Creator/ViolaDavis) in exchange for [[ThePardon reduced sentences]], and not having their [[YourHeadASplode heads blown off]] by [[ExplosiveLeash bombs planted in their necks]]. They have to go rescue a person (whose identity initially is kept from them) from the evil Enchantress (Creator/CaraDelevingne) in [[{{UsefulNotes/Chicago}} Midway City]]. The latter also has destructed much of the city and magically turned many humans into her HumanoidAbomination mooks. The team is led, and kept on a leash, by Colonel Rick Flag (Creator/JoelKinnaman), who also has a personal interest in this mission since the Enchantress [[DemonicPossession demonically possesses]] his girlfriend.

Meanwhile, ComicBook/TheJoker (Creator/JaredLeto), who was in a (very dysfunctional) relationship with Harley Quinn (Creator/MargotRobbie) prior to her imprisonment, is executing a plan to rescue Harley during the mission. As they get farther into the city and towards their destination, the Squad goes from a DysfunctionJunction of which each is only looking out for their own good, to warming up to each other and forming a bond.

The movie revolves around a group of incarcerated {{Supervillain}}s, who are recruited into a secret, [[PlausibleDeniability deniable]] and [[SuicideMission expendable]] government task force led by the ruthless Amanda Waller (Creator/ViolaDavis) in exchange for [[ThePardon reduced sentences]], and not having their [[YourHeadASplode heads blown off]] by [[ExplosiveLeash bombs planted in their necks]]. They have to go rescue a person (whose identity initially is kept from them) from the evil Enchantress (Creator/CaraDelevingne) in [[{{UsefulNotes/Chicago}} Midway City]]. The latter also has destructed much of the city and magically turned many humans into her HumanoidAbomination mooks. The team is led, and kept on a leash, by Colonel Rick Flag (Creator/JoelKinnaman), who also has a personal interest in this mission since the Enchantress [[DemonicPossession demonically possesses]] his girlfriend.

* HighConcept: Supervillains are forced to be a high-risk, deniable black-ops group for the government in exchange for reduced sentences.

''Suicide Squad'' is a 2016 superhero movie based off the [[Creator/DCComics DC]] [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad comic books of the same name]], directed by Creator/DavidAyer. It is the third installment in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse.

** The squad is made up of criminals who were given little to no choice in their inclusion, and who were outright told that the mission would likely get them killed. So naturally, as soon as they're assembled, they start coming up with escape plans.
** After being mistreated by Griggs, Harley has no reason or inclination whatsoever to speak kindly of him to the Joker.
** Two attempts are made at rescuing someone in the war zone by helicopter, and they both fail because the city is full of people with guns shooting anything that moves.
** As various members of the squad find out, backchatting and snarking at the people in command isn't going to be tolerated.
** Captain Boomerang's disdain for the offered rewards is perfectly understandable -- after all, ten years off three life sentences doesn't mean shit.

** In the beginning, one of the reasons given for Task Force X's creation is the fact that if Superman had turned evil and done something like kidnapping the President, there wouldn't be anyone who could have stopped him.
** After successfully defeating the Enchantress, [[spoiler: the villains aren’t completely let off the hook. They all get 10 years deducted from their sentencing as promised. They return to jail to complete their sentences due to them still being a threat to society and because they broke the law prior to them forming an EnemyMine with the people in command]].

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