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Highlights
- King Shark’s role as the team’s tank in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a natural fit due to his massive size, near-immortality, and ability to absorb damage.
- Compared to his squadmates, King Shark’s raw power and close-range combat skills make him a formidable force, capable of effortlessly smashing foes and even devouring them whole.
- In the face of devastating attacks from the brainwashed Justice League, King Shark’s role as a tank is essential, as he can shrug off damage and counter with his own destructive strength. He is the best option for a tank in the game.
King Shark’s role as a tank in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the most natural choice for the character by far. While the playable cast of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League all share a history of supervillainy, each of them has a specific niche that they play into. Even though each of them have a gun, their own abilities should make playing as any of them a distinct experience. In Suicide Squad: KTJL, King Shark’s chosen niche is being the team’s tank, and there are a few good reasons for him to play that role.
There are four playable characters in Suicide Squad: KTJL, although it’s still possible that more could be added via post-launch content. The quartet of protagonists featured in the game are:
- Harley Quinn, former companion of the Joker.
- Deadshot, one of DC’s most dangerous assassins.
- Captain Boomerang, an ill-tempered member of the Rogues.
- King Shark, a brutish demigod from the ocean.
All four of them are equipped with high-powered weapons to help them fight legions of enemies, as well as their own personal talents. Considering that their mission is to take down the brainwashed Justice League, it’s best that the team consists of several dangerous individuals.
King Shark’s Massive Strength and Durability Make Him a Perfect Tank in Suicide Squad: KTJL
Among the cast of classic villains in Suicide Squad: KTJL, King Shark immediately stands out due to his stature. Harley, Deadshot, and Boomerang are all basic humans with no superpowers. Nanaue, on the other hand, is half-god and takes the form of a massive bipedal shark. Even though Deadshot has armor, he’s still a baseline human under it, and Harley and Boomerang’s street clothes only emphasize their frailty in comparison. King Shark’s massive size and near-immortality make him far better at taking punishment than his peers, an important requirement for a tank. King Shark passes that expectation of the class with flying colors.
Even without mentioning his partially divine nature, it’s clear that the sheer power of King Shark in Suicide Squad: KTJL compared to his squadmates is remarkably tank-like. Deadshot and Boomerang are both long-range combatants, and while Harley is a skilled melee fighter, her strengths lie in acrobatics and trickery rather than raw power. King Shark, on the other hand, is a hulking menace who can smash his foes with little effort, and even eat people whole if he desires. His skillset is perfectly designed to be brutally powerful in close range. That combined with his ability to absorb damage makes King Shark into a deadly wall that stops foes dead in their tracks.
King Shark’s massive size and near-immortality make him far better at taking punishment than his peers, an important requirement for a tank.
The last good reason to make King Shark a tank is the necessity of the role. The titular antagonists of Kill the Justice League are some of the strongest characters in the DC universe, fighting without their usual restraint. Their attacks are likely to be devastating, with the squad being forced to dodge in order to avoid massive damage. That’s where King Shark’s role could come in, being able to shrug off such damage and counter with his own destructive strength. Not only would his tank role provide gameplay variety, but lore-wise, the team needs someone who can stand up to such powerful attacks.
King Shark is by far the member of the team most suited to play a tank. While it will probably take until Suicide Squad: KTJL‘s closed alpha test to see just how effective he is, there’s no questioning his immense toughness. He should have no issue throwing around his enemies in the heat of battle while resisting a barrage of bullets from those same foes. It’s a role that only he can play out of the four, and he has the perfect tools for it. In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, King Shark is the best option for a tank among the cast.
