Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Suicide Squad.
The Suicide Squad earned a wave of positive reviews and has widely been called the best DCEU movie to date.
Making her return, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) has continued with Task Force X (despite Batman's previous warning against it). When a military coup left Corto Maltese under the control of forces with hostile intentions towards America, she amassed teams of new and familiar faces. One team was comprised of Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), Peacemaker (John Cena), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian), and King Shark (Steve Agee/Sylvester Stallone). The other was made up of the equally returning Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) alongside new faces Blackguard (Pete Davidson), T.D.K. (Nathan Fillion), Mongal (Mayling Ng), Javelin (Flula Borg), Savant (Michael Rooker), and the mysterious Weasel. Respectively, they were tasked with destroying experiments centered around the DCEU's version of Starro.
Using motion capture, Weasel was portrayed by Sean Gunn. He also presumably contributed to the noises that denoted Weasel's eccentric vocal patterns. According to James Gunn, the anthropomorphic creature's design was based on Bill the Cat from the Bloom County comic strip. James Gunn also told IGN that Weasel is "barely more than an animal" and "has no clue what is happening around him." As such, he shared very little in common with Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan's original DC Comics' creation. Here's a breakdown of Weasel's origins and powers within the DCEU and how they differ from the source material, as well as what the future holds for the unusual character following The Suicide Squad.
Weasel's DCEU Powers & Origin (& What The Suicide Squad Changed)
In The Suicide Squad, several of Guardians of the Galaxy. Whatever the case, Weasel had since become a prolific killer of children - with them likely drawn in by his cartoonish appearance before tragically discovering his true nature. In that regard, his sharp fangs were likely his weapon of natural instinct. No other abilities were shown.
In the comics, Weasel was actually a costumed identity embodied by a man named John Monroe. Debuting in 1985's The Fury of Firestorm #35, the bitter and put-upon Monroe was forced to Split, however, Monroe went through an almost metamorphosis when in costume. He displayed enhanced speed, agility, and strength. Those manifested abilities were also complemented by a range of sharp claws that Monroe personally weaved into the Weasel costume, for use against his victims and to climb almost any structure. As such, he was a more premeditated killer and less a mindless animal.
Weasel's DCEU Future After The Suicide Squad
Weasel's time among Task Force X was hilariously short-lived in The Suicide Squad. Not long after arriving off the coast of Corto Maltese, he was dropped into the ocean alongside the rest of the team — only for it to be revealed that he can't actually swim. Though he's recovered by Savant, Weasel was declared to have drowned and his body left to rot on the beach. After the dust had settled on the final battles, however, a pre-credits scene revealed that Weasel had actually survived his original ordeal. After coughing up the water, he clambered back to his feet and scurried gleefully into the jungles of Corto Maltese.
What happened next was that Weasel likely went back to his naturally predatory and murderous ways, claiming a host more victims. As such, he'll no doubt become the island's new local legend following Starro being revealed as the Beast of Jotunheim, and its subsequent defeat. There is a chance that Amanda Waller, upon learning of Weasel's revival, could recapture him yet again for future missions. Given that she only really intended him to be distracting cannon fodder, though, she probably wouldn't bother. Similarly, given the attitudes established in The Suicide Squad, she'd probably not even waste time detonating the bomb in his head. Instead, Waller would view him as Corto Maltese's problem now. Should James Gunn decide to craft a more direct follow-up to The Suicide Squad, however, there's always a chance Weasel could return to fight (or just die) another day.
