It puts him one up on Batman and Deadshot, the character he's functionally replacing in the Squad's lineup. This detail also justifies Elba's casting for a character that could have been nothing more than a one-note villain with a name that references a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.The implication is clear.

Injuring Superman immediately establishes Bloodsport as a major player among The Suicide Squad's oddballs. Injuring Superman is the most impressive thing Bloodsport accomplished in his short villain career, which ended when he was shot trying to escape from Stryker's Island Penitentiary. His ties to Luthor might be a way to bring the arch villain back to theaters, but it's unlikely to factor into The Suicide Squad much. RELATED: Suicide Squad's King Shark Was More Challenging to Create Than Rocket or Grootīloodsport's ties to the Vietnam War don't appear to have translated to his cinematic debut. He was able to stop Bloodsport's rampage by having his brother, a quadruple amputee who served in Vietnam in his brother's place, talk him down. Once the bullet was removed, Superman's healing factor kicked in, allowing him to confront Bloodsport again. It took prolonged exposure to the Kryptonite to allow doctors to operate on Superman. Superman had to undergo surgery to remove the needles from his body. Using tech he got from Lex Luthor, Bloodsport teleported a rifle that fired Kryptonite needles into his hands and shot Superman with it. In 1987's Superman #4, by John Byrne and Karl Kesel, Superman tried to stop Bloodsport's rampage through Metropolis.

The fact that he was able to injure a major player like Superman makes him a key asset to Waller, especially on a mission that involves a cosmic threat like Starro.īloodsport hospitalizing Superman was lifted directly from his first comic book appearance. Even if there could be mitigating factors that assisted him, it shows that he has some serious skills. This also explains why Waller resorted to blackmailing Bloodsport to ensure he joined the Suicide Squad's latest mission. It's a serious feather in Bloodsport's cap. The Superman introduced in Man of Steel has never shown that level of vulnerability. RELATED: The Suicide Squad Producer Explains Why James Gunn Had to Make the Filmīloodsport, on the other hand, injured Superman badly enough that he was hospitalized.

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