LONDON — During a livestream from their headquarters in London, the five remaining members of the development team for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League announced that the next season of the live service game would be themed around fan-favorite Warner Bros. film Coyote vs. Acme.
“After the successful mid-July launch of our winter-themed season, we’re thrilled to bring Wile E. Coyote and…Acme? I guess?…to the ongoing adventures of the Squad,” said Bill Parker, the only remaining writer for the game. “I have to say, this tie-in means a lot to me personally. Coyote vs. Acme is a movie that really changed my outlook on writing and made me realize that I, too, could vanish into thin air if it gave somebody a tax break.”
The fact that Coyote vs. Acme was never released and has only ever been shown to a handful of people did not seem to deter the Rocksteady crew.
“Fans are going to be thrilled when they see what’s in this season’s battle pass. Harley Quinn will get a t-shirt that says ‘Acme’, King Shark will get a t-shirt that says ‘Coyote’, and…um…Captain Boomerang will get a t-shirt that says ‘Coyote AND Acme’,” said remaining 3D artist Joe Philadelphia. “And of course, you’ll get to meet the newest member of the Squad, Will Forte. He does all of the things the other squad members do — shoot a gun, jump around — but he says lots of quips while doing it. Well, I mean, the other characters do that too, but his quips will be more like…um…”
“Oh, and you’ll get to fight the Flash again. He’ll be orange this time. Like a desert. Because Wile E. Coyote lives in a desert,” added Philadelphia right before the stream abruptly ended.
Fans took to Reddit to voice their frustration with the announcement.
“How dare Rocksteady add Will Forte as a character before they’ve even added Poison Ivy or Deathstroke,” posted user SuSquaBoi10319, “We want you to ruin more DC villains before you bring in guest characters. And why were all of the developers so nervous and sweaty for the whole livestream? And why was one of them holding up a little sign that said ‘Please help us’?”
Shortly after the livestream, David Zaslav ominously tweeted a single laughing emoji.
