The Suicide Squad

The climax of The Suicide Squad reveals that the team’s mission to destroy Project Starfish was more complicated and morally ambiguous than it seemed. As they confront Starro the Conqueror—a massive, alien starfish creature capable of controlling minds—they discover that Starro’s origins are connected to secret governmental experiments aimed at weaponizing extraterrestrial life. It turns out that the US government and Corto Maltese officials had been experimenting with Starro in secret, using the chaos of the military coup as cover to hide their involvement.

During the final battle, Ratcatcher 2 and her army of rats are crucial in defeating Starro. They swarm the creature’s body, infiltrate its nervous system, and eventually cause its demise from within, harming its vital organs and ending its threat. Before Starro is killed, it nostalgically remarks that it was happily floating in space, staring at the stars, suggesting a sense of innocence or lost wonder before it was used as a tool by humans.

Meanwhile, the remaining members of the team confront Waller, who had ordered their mission but secretly aimed to cover up the truth about the experiments. Bloodsport threatens to release evidence of the government’s involvement, which forces Waller to agree to give the team immunity and freedom. In the chaos, Waller attempts to detonate their explosive collars, but the squad rebels, and the session ends with them escaping.

In the aftermath, we see that Weasel is still alive, coughing up water, hinting that he survived. The movie ends with the team going free, while a key post-credits scene shows Peacemaker surviving his injuries and being taken to a hospital. There, Waller’s agents worry he might be used as a weapon, and the scene sets up the upcoming spinoff series, expanding on his character’s story. Overall, the ending emphasizes the corrupt nature of government experiments and highlights the team’s unlikely victory against a monster they didn’t fully understand, leaving open the possibility of future conflicts.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 08:57