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“By the end of this issue half of this team’ll be dead!” Harley Quinn cheers — flanked by Deadshot, King Shark, and other villains — on the cover of Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair/DC Comics

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Here’s an exclusive look at the new Suicide Squad’s new recruits

Who are the Revolutionaries?

By Susana Polo
Susana Polo is an entertainment editor at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue.

A new era for DC Comics’ longest running supervillain team is about to begin. This December, the Suicide Squad gets a reboot, with a new #1 issue and a bunch of new characters.

Readers will meet the Revolutionaries, a group of “international super-terrorists” that the Squad is assigned to neutralize. The fight results in losses on both sides, prompting the Squad’s new, mysterious commander to fill the empty spots on the team with surviving members of the newly captured Revolutionaries. It’ll be up to Harley Quinn and Deadshot to figure out who they can trust.

DC recently released the full Revolutionary character lineup, from the minds of Injustice team Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo. Polygon has an exclusive look at the superpowers of the new recruits, which you can read below.

Then, check out six unlettered pages from Suicide Squad #1, in which the Revolutionaries assault three military submarines in an ... explosive fashion.

Osita is a giant woman in armor, with one metal hand, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Osita

Born: Puerto Rico

Powers: Strong. Angry. Leader of The Revolutionaries

The Aerie is a short-haired person with turquoise, purple, and black wings, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

The Aerie

Powers: Flight. Able to talk to birds, but that’s not in any way useful

Chaos Kitten wears fighting gear and a hat with cat ears, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Chaos Kitten

Born: Hong Kong

Powers: Fighter

Deadly Six wears a suit with an open shirt and a large medallion, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Deadly Six

Born: Somalia

Powers: Can choose from six deadly sins to influence people

Jog has a bit of a gut but is dressed for running, , from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Jog

Born: France

Powers: Speedster. Limited to short bursts

Scale and Finn are two amphibious-looking fish people from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Scale and Fin

Origin: Atlantean

Powers: Telepathic. Very dense bodies

Thylacine goes barefoot and carries a staff, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Thylacine

Birthplace and heritage: Australia, Ngarluma woman

Powers: Heightened senses. Hunter

T.N.Teen looks very grumpy in a hoodie and denim jacket, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

T.N.Teen

Born: Argentina

Powers: Explodes

Wink wears a ripped body suit with a loose tank top over it, from DC Comics’ 2019 Suicide Squad series. Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

Wink:

Born: USA

Powers: Teleporter. Kleptomaniac

Blink drops out of a portal in the sky with a uniformed man. The Aerie swoops in and grabs both of them, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics
Aerie drops the man, while Blink kisses them on the cheek. They land on a speedboat, while the man makes a bloody impact from a great height on the tower of a military submarine, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics
The Revolutionaries, consisting of (LtR) Jog, Thylacine, Osita, Deadly Six, Blink, T.N.Teen, Chaos Kitten, and the Aerie, ride a speedboat, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics
Blink teleports T.N.Teen to the deck of the submarine, and then teleports away. Navy soldiers fire a single bullet at T.N.Teen, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics
Osita looks on as a massive explosion cracks the submarine in half, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics
Submarine crew react as Scale and Fin swim on to the scene, flipping the underwater bird, in an unlettered page from Suicide Squad #1, DC Comics (2019). Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo/DC Comics

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