“Don’t get too attached.” - Who lives, who dies?

Yeah I’m going to bet that nobody in Team A other than Flag and maybe Boomerang survives, simply because after watching the trailer a couple of times, you can kinda tell who is still around towards the end. Bloodsport, Harley, Ratcatcher, Polka Dot Man and King Shark all seem to be alive when Starro shows up. I figure they will all survive. People seem to be speculating a lot that Bloodsport will die a heroic death but I don’t see WB or Elba wanting to go that route; he’s a popular actor that WB would be foolish to lose after one film, and he seems to be searching for a franchise to attach himself to, so I think he’s safe. Peacemaker and Flag don’t appear to be present when Starro shows up so they could be goners by then, though I hope not. I love what I’m seeing from Cena (and if his TV series takes place after the movie then he’s definitely surviving) and Kinnaman can be really badass and charismatic when he’s working under directors not named David Ayer.

Not sure about the Thinker; I was under the impression that he was the big bad in this until the trailer came out. Though that could be a bit of misdirection and perhaps he’s controlling or working with Starro.

Also, I like the idea of Boomerang apparently dying and then showing up at the end to help out. It would fit his character, who always seems to survive these missions even though he probably shouldn’t.

 

I’m just thankful that Gunn knows what he’s doing enough to fill this cast with cannon fodder.

I mean, how many major deaths were there in the first movie? TWO??

 

So everyone that was walking in front of the American flag is dead meat, right? That’s a bummer because I wanted Boomerang to survive. I like him and I think it’s a role that actually suits Jai Courtney. But judging by that shot and the fact that we don’t see him in any of the other set pieces, I’m thinking he’s a goner. Who knows maybe he’ll be a twist survivor.

 

I break things up as follows-

1. "People with their own show". Harley Quinn is of course Harley Quinn, and Peacemaker has his own show on HBO already announced. They are both safe.

2. "People who are iconic members of the Suicide Squad". Captain Boomerang and King Shark are both names that come up really quick when people think of this particular franchise. They are both highly unlikely to die ( doubly so since both are technically part of someone else's rogues gallery ).

3. "People who are special cases". Bloodsport is played by Idris Elba and clearly a substitute for Deadshot in terms of team role. He's probably safe, *unless* either Elba or WB wants this to be a one time thing, then he gets a heroic and meaningful death towards the climax. Rick Flagg is somewhat iconic for the SS, and fills a natural and required role on the team such that killing him would be stupid and pointless. . . normally. However, Peacemaker *also* fills a similar niche, so they theoretically could kill Rick Flagg. I think they will both live, but I wouldn't find it unthinkable if I were wrong.

4. "People who are about to die", AKA 'Everyone Else'. Seriously, I would not at all be shocked if literally everyone I haven't named above dies horribly/hilariously. Nobody is safe, that is for sure.

This really stand in contrast to the first film, where you could pretty much predict exactly who'd die from the first trailer, because aside from like three names, everyone had predictable plot protection ( and the three names aside included stuff like 'famous for getting killed', 'famous for heroic sacrifice', and 'famous for turning traitor' ).