The bizarre figure of Weasel, whose abilities and origins diverged significantly from those in the comics, was first introduced to moviegoers in The Suicide Squad. The most recent DCEU film, directed by James Gunn, both built upon 2016’s poorly received Suicide Squad and completely revamped this particular region of the globe. The results, which combined heart, comedy, and bloody, R-rated action, captivated audiences all over the world when they were first released. As a result, The Suicide Squad garnered a wave of favourable reviews and had a respectable opening weekend haul. It has since been hailed as the best DCEU film to date.
Returning, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) is still working with Task Force X, despite Batman’s earlier advice to the contrary. She gathered teams of new and recognisable figures after a military coup placed Corto Maltese in the hands of forces unfriendly to America. Idris Elba’s Bloodsport, Danielle Melchior’s Ratcatcher 2, John Cena’s Peacemaker, David Dastmalchian’s Polka-Dot Man, and Steve Agee/Sylvester Stallone’s King Shark made up one squad. The other featured new characters Blackguard (Pete Davidson), T.D.K. (Nathan Fillion), Mongal (Mayling Ng), Javelin (Flula Borg), Savant (Michael Rooker), and the enigmatic Weasel alongside returning characters Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney). They were each entrusted with deleting research involving the Starro character from the DC Extended Universe.
Sean Gunn played Weasel using motion capture. He probably also made some of the sounds that indicated Weasel’s peculiar vocalisations. James Gunn claims that Bill the Cat from the Bloom County comic strip served as the inspiration for the anthropomorphic creature’s design. Weasel is “little more than an animal,” according to James Gunn, and “has no understanding what is going on around him.” As a result, he was considerably different from the original DC Comics character created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan. Here is a synopsis of Weasel’s origins and abilities inside the DCEU, how they differ from the original material, and what Weasel’s prospects are after The Suicide Squad.
Weasel’s DCEU Powers & Origin (& What The Suicide Squad Changed)
Several Task Force X members argued about Weasel’s true character in The Suicide Squad. Among the suggestions were T.D.K.’s that he was an Afghan Hound and Harley Quinn’s urgent desire for him to be a werewolf. Rick Flag said he was really just an anthropomorphic weasel. Unfortunately, he didn’t provide any more information. Because of this, it was unclear if he was a naturally altered animal or a deliberate experiment, such as a dark imitation of Rocket Racoon from Guardians of the Galaxy. Whatever the reason, Weasel has since developed a reputation as a serial child killer. Children had probably been lured to him because of his cartoonish appearance before tragically learning who he really was. In that sense, his razor-sharp fangs were probably his instinctual weapon. No other skills were displayed.
In the comics, the character Weasel was actually a man by the name of John Monroe who wore a disguise. The resentful and oppressed Monroe, who made his debut in 1985’s The Fury of Firestorm #35, was compelled to join The Suicide Squad after perpetrating a series of murders near Vandemeer University, where he worked as a teacher. Monroe had a similar potential for transforming illusion to James McAvoy’s Kevin Wendell Crumb in Split, except when wearing a costume, he seemed to transform into a different person. He moved with increased strength, speed, and agility. In addition to those manifested powers, Monroe personally incorporated a variety of razor-sharp claws onto the Weasel outfit, which he could use to attack his victims and scale virtually any building. As a result, he was a less mindless animal and more of a planned killer.
Weasel’s DCEU Future After The Suicide Squad
In The Suicide Squad, Weasel’s stint with Task Force X was hilariously brief. He was put into the water with the rest of the team not long after they got off the shore of Corto Maltese, but it soon became clear that he couldn’t swim. Weasel was declared to have drowned and his body was left to decompose on the shore, despite the fact that Savant managed to recover him. The pre-credits scene showed that Weasel had indeed survived his initial trauma after the last fights had concluded. He coughed up the water, sprang to his feet, and scampered joyously into the Corto Maltese forests.
Weasel probably resumed his naturally murderous and predatory behaviour after that, taking a tonne more victims. As a result, after Starro is exposed as the Beast of Jotunheim and is vanquished, he will undoubtedly become the new local legend on the island. After finding out about Weasel’s comeback, Amanda Waller might try to capture him once more for more missions. But she probably wouldn’t, since her real intent was to use him as cannon fodder for show. Similar to how she wouldn’t even spend time detonating the bomb in his head, given the attitudes established in The Suicide Squad. Waller would, however, see him as Corto Maltese’s current problem. Weasel might come back to fight (or simply pass away) another day if James Gunn chooses to make a more direct sequel to The Suicide Squad.
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