Injustice 2: 10 Characters That Should've Been Included

by Ewan Paterson

1. John Constantine

John Constantine Injustice
DC Comics

Many waves were made when this scouse magician made his off-screen Injustice debut last year, and quite rightly too. The character had generated considerable buzz after the criminally underrated show based upon the Hellblazer series was prematurely cancelled, and his trench coat aesthetic is quintessential DC. Surely, given the fact he's confirmed to appear in Justice League: Dark, he's worthy of a spot on the roster?

DC certainly hyped up John's presence when he popped up to help Batman fight the regime in the Injustice-verse, and Dr. Fate mentions him by name if you complete the game's arcade mode as that character. He's clearly pivotal in this universe, so why isn't he tangling with Bats' resistance on-screen as well as off it?

I get that there are already a few supernatural characters to have featured this time around, and I do love me some Swamp Thing and Kent Nelson, but their respective presences would undoubtedly benefit from the addition of Alan Moore's most (arguably) revered creation. Throw Matt Ryan into the mix, who has clearly shown a willingness to reprise his role whenever possible, and boom, you've got yourself a bonafide trio of occult misfits that are bound to set the title alight at a moment's notice.

I really do love NetherRealm's third foray into the DC Universe, but maybe, just maybe, tone down the Bat-fam next time. All right?

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Were there any characters that you expected to make the Injustice roster but didn't? Or do you think NetherRealm got it right this time? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.