10 Strongest Comic Characters Who Have Joined The Suicide Squad

DC's bad guy team has enough firepower to take on the Justice League.

By David Ng'ethe /

DC's most iconic villain team has played a role in cementing anti-heroes and villains as interesting characters in their own right. Members have included well-known baddies such as Harley Quinn and elevated the popularity of others, such as King Shark and Deadshot.

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Under the command of Amanda Waller, the Suicide Squad owes its longevity to the gritty style of the comics and the core premise villains looking for redemption or a way back into crime. The underdog nature of these stories is often compelling and endearing because of the often fatal outcome of their work and their vastly more powerful opponents.

However, the Squad has featured members whose might and skill are beyond that of an assassin or glorified bank robber.

These villains (and anti-heroes) have more than enough power to threaten the world on their own and the fact that Waller can rope them into her schemes is impressive in its own right.

From demi-gods to alien warlords and top-tier metahumans, the most powerful members of the Suicide Squad have featured in epic and twisted stories that are worthy of their world-ending might.

10. Reactron

A walking nuclear bomb, Ben Krullen/Reactron is one of DC's lesser-known villains but that does not mean he is dangerous.

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His atomic abilities are devastating and can turn the tide in any battle, with disastrous results. His control of radioactivity grants him access to all its forms and this includes Kryptonite, making him a dangerous opponent against the likes of Superman and Supergirl.

His containment suit grants him the ability to manipulate nuclear energy, along with enhanced physical attributes such as superhuman strength and durability. These traits made him an ideal choice for Task Force X (and it helped that he was presumed dead following a battle with Supergirl).

Krullen's time on the Squad was brief but eventful and pitted him and his unwilling teammates against the Doom Patrol. However, in true Squad fashion, Deadshot breaches his suit, leading to him exploding and his second fakeout death, ending his tenure on the team.

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