Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis Rocksteady’s take on the antihero team in itsArkhamDC universe. The Squad includes Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang, all facing off against Superman and the Justice League in a strange twist of fate.
With a great cast of characters comes a great cast of voice actors. Here are the artists confirmed to be lending their vocal talent to Rocksteady’sSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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Tara Strong as Harley Quinn
Fans ofHarley Quinnwill be relieved to know that the character is in extremely safe hands with voice acting veteran Tara Strong. Strong first took on the character inArkham Cityin 2011, but had been involved in other DC projects as well, voicing Batgirl from 1997-2016. Tara Strong also voiced Harley inDC Super Hero Girlsin 2015 and inBatman: Arkham Knight, taking over from Arleen Sorkin who voiced the character from theBatman Animated Seriesthrough until her retirement afterArkham Asylum.
Strong’s casting makes sense as,unlikeGotham Knights,Suicide Squadtakes place in a continuation of the DC universe established in Rocksteady’sArkhamgames. New players, though, will likely heard Strong’s voice in other projects including starring as Timmy Turner inThe Fairly OddParents, the titular character inBen 10, and in the English dubs of films likePrincess MononokeandSpirited Away.
Samoa Joe is King Shark
One of the biggest names attached to the newSuicide Squadgame is also one of the most surprising. WWE wrestler Nuufolau Joel Seanoa, AKASamoa Joe, will be playing King Sharkin the upcoming Rocksteady title.
His hard-hitting fighting style likely had an impact on the casting as well, withKing Sharklikely being the heavy of theSuicide Squadlineup. Just as with The Rock or Dave Bautista, it is far from uncommon for people to move from WWE to professional acting due to the serious performance skills required for professional wrestling. Most of Joe’s video game performances have been as himself in WWE games, but he also played Beast in Telltale’sGame of Thronesand fans will likely be excited to see him continue his endearing performance from the trailer.
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Rumors and Speculation
So far, these are the only two voice actors that have been confirmed for the game. However, there are a few predictions which can be made based on Rocksteady’s history. First, the originalArkhamgames tried to use voice actors like Mark Hamill andKevin Conroyas they had provided the voices in the originalAnimated Series, upon which much of the games’ tones are based.
This makes it seem likely that Tim Daly, the voice of Superman inSuperman: The Animated Series,was approached for the voice of the Man of Steel, but it is unknown if he accepted or if Rocksteady is planning to go in a different direction for their its version of Krypton’s son. If Daly was not available, it is likely that a well-established voice actor with a good range of impressions was hired to replace him, just as Tara Strong and Troy Baker were hired to play Harley Quinn and the Joker respectively when theirAnimated SeriesVAs stepped down from the roles.
It has yet to be announced who voiced Deadshot orCaptain Boomerangin theSuicide Squadteaser trailer, but unlike Superman, their voices were featured in the trailer itself, it is very likely that more details about the cast will be revealed in the coming days.
Captain Boomerang has been played by Nolan North and John DiMaggio in the past, either of whom could make a return. Will Arnett, who voiced Lego Batman, hosted the game’s panel at DC FanDome and also expressed interest in a role. What’s likely, however, is that with the star-pulling power of a studio likeRocksteady, players can expect a packed voice cast full of known talent.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguelaunches in 2022 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
