Suicide Squad
DC Comics put in several unlike , intriguingSuicide Squads — and then right away draw a blank about them . In 2014’sSuicide Squad # 25 , part of theForever Evilcrossover event , Amanda Waller droppeda serious bombshell : that not only is there a Task Force X ( the official name for the Suicide Squad ) but other Task Forces as well , each with its own purpose . However , these Task Forces have never been discover again , prepare them one of DC ’s corking mysteries .
There have been two incarnations of Task Force X , the Suicide Squad , in DC Comics . The first operated in the mid-20thcentury , running unavowed mission for the United States regime . The second , and more pop version , debut during 1986’sLegendscrossover . This team , headed up by theiron - willed Amanda Waller , comprise of villains who were given the option to serve on Task Force X , in interchange for long time off their sentences . Knowing that she was working with some of the spoilt characters in the DC Universe , Waller had each member implanted with bombs in their cervix , to be actuate if anyone got out of ancestry . For years , rooter wondered if there were any other Task Forces , with other letter and inSuicide Squad#25 , readers memorize there actually was — but never learned anything about them . The issuance was written by Matt Kindt and illustrated by Patrick Zircher .
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During the course of the return , Amanda Waller disclose to James Gordon Jr. ( Commissioner Gordon ’s son)the existence of previous Task Forces . Waller state him that in her time with the agency , they have had a Task Force U , a Task Force V and a Task Force W. Waller does not let out the nature of these team , and referee are only given bait glance of them . Task Force U seems to consist of primates and Task Force V is just a mysterious , float globe with tentacle , being examined by a scientist . Task Force W may be the most eery of them all , with citizenry in armor linked together into what seems to be hive nous . Gordon tries to wrecking bar info about theseTask Forces from Waller , but she changes the subject .
The aspect only lasts a page before propel on with the residue of the story , leave behind Gordon , and readers , with many question . First and frontmost : what was the precise mission of each Task Force ? Task Force U lie in of cybernetically - enhanced primates — was this Task Force an attempt to weaponize beast ? The other Task Forces seen are even more inscrutable . Is Task Force V some sort of sentient exotic weapon ? Do the individual members of Task Force W exist as a beehive ? What are their powerfulness ? Furthermore , these letters are some of the last in the alphabet — and Waller implied there were even more Task Forces . Is there a Task Force B ? D ? E?Suicide Squad # 25took place during theNew 52era , potentially rendering these other Task Forces out of continuity , but DC did recentlyintroduce Task Force Z , consisting of zombi spirit - fied villains , with a assumption very similar to Task Force X , bringing the numeration up to five different squad .
DC never revisit any of the Task Forces glimpse inSuicide Squad # 25 , bequeath it up to reader to occupy in the gaps . These lost Task Forces are a bewitching part ofSuicide Squadlore but have been forgotten .
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