21 Incredibly Obscure DC Movie Easter Eggs

14. Who Watches The Watchmen? - Batman v Superman

Watchmen Batman v Superman
Warner Bros.

The background of Batman v Superman yields some great Easter Eggs that fans were still discovering months after its release. One of the most strangely bountiful sequences saw Batman and Superman throwing down in their big fight, with graffiti marking pretty much every wall in the background.

The most interesting tag reads 'Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?', which translates from Latin to 'Who watches the Watchmen?' Sound familiar?

And of course there's also the much easier to spot Riddler tag...

Batman V Superman Riddler
Warner Bros.

There's a similar egg in Suicide Squad - the shop window that Harley Quinn smashes to steal her handbag has the Latin phrase "si vis pacem para bellum", whose translation is basically the main motivation behind the Squad: "if you want peace, prepare for war" in English. Plus, there's a giant Watchmen-like smiley in the same window.

Suicide Squad Harley Quinn
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