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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis reportedly set to bring popular DC villain Deathstroke in its Season 4 update. If the leaks are true, the deadly assassin’s arrival inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguewill mark his first appearance in the Arkhamverse since featuring in 2015’sBatman Arkham Knight.
It’s no secret that Rocksteady’s latest Arkhamverse game,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, deviates from the company’s single-player legacy and dives right into the typical live-service formula prevalent in gaming these days. Despite its controversial traits such as microtransactions, live-service games fortunately do promise a seasonal cycle of fresh in-game content. Most recently, theSuicide Squadgame received the Joker in Season 1, and it seems another Batman villain may follow in a future update.
As leaked on Twitter by tipster Miller Ross,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguewill re-introduce Deathstroke in the Arkhamverse with the Season 4 update, which is scheduled for January 2025. According to the post, Season 4 will see Batman return to Metropolis to rebuild the Justice League, alongside Flash and Green Lantern, in the aftermath of the game’s events. Further, the post reveals that Deathstroke will be a playable character, caught up in the dilemma of whether to aid his nemesis or not.
An interesting detail revealed by the leak confirms that Kevin Conroy will posthumously voice the Dark Knight in the game’s Season 4 update. Moreover, the leak mentions that events of Season 4 will lead to a finale in Season 5 where the re-unified Justice League and ARGUS will end Brainiac’s rule for good. Given there have been rumors aboutDeathstroke arriving inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueprior to this, the masked villain’s inclusion in the game seems imminent at some point.
Based on Rocksteady’s exceptional track record over the years,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s reception has been underwhelming, to say the least. On top of that, publisherWarner Bros Games' live-service approach to the Arkhamverse gamehas also been criticized by fans vehemently time and again. However, in spite of everything, the devs are hard at work trying to turn things around for the game post launch.
Currently, Rocksteady is offering players wholog in toSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguefree outfitsevery day until April 7. This promotional campaign came days after the rollout of the Season 1 update on March 28, which added the Joker to the fray. With new rewards and fresh story content coming one after the other, the developer is apparently doing its best to capitalize on this period and reach more players.
