The Characters Of Suicide Squad Ranked From Worst To Best

When Suicide Squad was released earlier this month, the response was mixed to say the least. However, while critics tore apart the David Ayer-helmed big screen debut of Task Force X, moviegoers have been a tad more positive, and that was arguably reflected by the fact that it recently passed the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office. Regardless of its critical and commercial success (or lack thereof), there's no denying that there's a lot which both does and does not work in the movie. The characters in particular are very hit and miss, with some standing out as being excellent new additions to the DC Films Universe and others who it would be better to never see grace the big screen again. All in all, there are ten leads in Suicide Squad, and what you'll find here is a ranking of each of them from worst to best along with a look at their future potential. 10) Enchantress To call Enchantress one of the worst comic book movie villains to ever grace the big screen would be an understatement. Her ill defined plan essentially boiled down to opening a portal in the sky for humans to worship while simultaneously wanting to have them bow down to her and wipe them out. The less said about her CGI brother, the better, but Enchantress herself was bad enough as we saw Cara Delevingne weirdly gyrate across the screen and speak with a bizarrely amplified English accent. While there's no denying that she looked good from a visual perspective (at least until she was transformed by Incubus), Enchantress ended up bringing very little to Suicide Squad despite being a mystery going into the movie. She ended up being a major letdown who made some baffling decisions along the way - which just makes her more frustrating than anything else. 9) Killer Croc When Killer Croc was first revealed, many fans were disappointed to see that David Ayer had gone for a more humanoid version of the Batman villain for Suicide Squad. Still, while you have to give him credit for making an effort to avoid using a fully CGI character in the movie, the fact is that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje makes pretty much no impact here. Early reports pointed to some gruesome scenes of Croc throwing up goat intestines and eating humans, and while the latter point was certainly implied, there's not a single moment in Suicide Squad where he feels particularly dangerous or frightening. Throw in him only having a handful of lines and the villain who should have stood out from the crowd here ends up instead just blending into the background. 8) Katana Another member of Task Force X who could have very easily stolen the show, Katana is given at least some backstory as we learn about the murder of her husband and her mystical sword, but nowhere near enough time is devoted to any of that to make it really matter. We also never learn why she's serving as a bodyguard for Rick Flag; has Amanda Waller found a way of forcing her to be there, or is she a gun for hire? This and the fact that she jumps on that helicopter as almost an afterthought do Katana no favours. Perhaps even worse than that is the fan-favourite comic book vigilante never being given the chance to shine in a particularly cool action sequence. As a result, Katana is another forgettable addition to Task Force X who barely makes a bigger impact than the quickly dispatched Slipknot. 7) Diablo Unlike the other villains mentioned in this feature so far, Diablo is at least given a satisfying backstory in Suicide Squad. However, despite him getting a cool fight sequence in the finale act before he makes a memorable (if somewhat unnecessary) sacrifice, there's so much which doesn't make sense with the character that he ultimately underwhelms despite the solid performance from Jay Hernandez. After handing himself in for the murder of his family, why would Diablo then incinerate an entire prison yard of inmates before deciding to give up his powers? After refusing to fight for the entire movie, he does so after some gentle teasing from Deadshot and then bizarrely calls the other members of Task Force X his family despite having barely interacted with them. Cool powers or not, it's poor writing which ultimately lets this villain down. 6) Captain Boomerang Jai Courtney is undeniably excellent as Captain Boomerang, but the quirky Australian villain isn't given anywhere near enough screen time in Suicide Squad. It's hard to escape the feeling that the majority of his scenes were probably cut because they may have been a little too R-Rated in nature, but decisions made in the editing room mean that Boomer wasn't the breakout star he should have been (which would have made viewers a lot more excited about seeing him possibly return in The Flash movie a couple of years from now). On the plus side, Courtney does the best with what he's given, but the decision not to spend more time on showing his trick boomerangs means he never stands out as a vital member of the team who is in any way essential to the mission playing out here. 5) Rick Flag Joel Kinnaman hasn't received anywhere near enough love for his performance in Suicide Squad, but Rick Flag is definitely a character it would be great to see more of in the DC Films Universe. While the romantic subplot with June Moon/Enchantress feels like it's been thrown in for the sake of it, following his journey throughout the movie is surprisingly compelling. Not only is he a bona fide badass, but watching his disdain for the members of Task Force X turn into a sort of respect and friendship is extremely satisfying. More time should have probably been devoted to exploring Flag's relationship with Amanda Waller, but if nothing else, David Ayer succeeded here in introducing a character who could reappear in any one of the upcoming DC Comics adaptations on the way over the next few years. 4) The Joker It's become apparent in recent weeks that the vast majority of Jared Leto's scenes as The Joker were left on the cutting room floor. The main reason for that seemingly boils down to Warner Bros. wanting to lighten up the tone of Suicide Squad after the negative response to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice's darker tone, but to call that a mistake on the studio's part would be an understatement. What we were left with were a series of brief clips of the Clown Prince of Crime which felt completely out of place, though if you look past that, Leto's performance was pretty damn good. A very different version of The Joker to past iterations, Suicide Squad at least set the stage for him to return in a more significant role in Ben Affleck's The Batman, and that at least is something well worth being excited about. 3) Harley Quinn You were probably expecting to see Harley Quinn in the top spot here, and while there's no denying that Margot Robbie was great in the role, a couple of other characters just manage to outshine her. Of course, there's no denying that it will be nice to see her again whether it's in The Batman or her own solo outing, but Suicide Squad never quite pushes the boundaries with the character as much as it probably should. Like The Joker, it's easy to imagine that some darker scenes featuring the former Arkham Asylum psychiatrist ended up on the cutting room floor with the biggest casualty being her origin story. Had Suicide Squad really delved into that, it would have made her journey all the more satisfying; instead, the movie just ends with her returning to The Joker, undoing pretty much all of Harley's character development. 2) Amanda Waller Say what you will about Suicide Squad, but the movie does a superb job of establishing Amanda Waller as a force to be reckoned with in the DC Films Universe. It remains to be seen where the head of A.R.G.U.S. will show up next, but that after-credits scene with Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne definitely seems to point to those two crossing paths again sooner rather than later. The brilliant Viola Davis is both compelling and utterly detestable in the role, with the way she manipulates both her "ally" Rick Flag and the members of Task Force X making her by far the movie's greatest bad guy. Even when Waller promises to send a chopper back to Midway City for the team, it's actually hard to believe she means it, and the more we see of this character post Suicide Squad, the better. 1) Deadshot The true MVP of Suicide Squad is without a doubt Will Smith's Deadshot. His backstory is by far the most interesting (even if that fight with Batman was a disappointment), while his arc is way more satisfying than the movie's other characters. In fact, by the time the credits roll, the door has been opened in a way that means we could see Deadshot return in a solo outing as an anti-hero of sorts or as a villain in The Batman. Regardless of what the future holds in store for Floyd Lawton, this may very well be Smith's best performance in years, and the fact that he even dons the mask every now and again is particularly satisfying for comic book fans. Whatever other faults Suicide Squad might have, at least Warner Bros. and David Ayer didn't drop the ball on this beloved character.