Who Is The Villain In The Suicide Squad?

As many viewers likely aren't as well-studied in "Suicide Squad" lore as James Gunn, they may not know who or what the heck a Starro is. At the risk of oversimplifying things, Starro is a cycloptic, Kaiju-sized starfish who travels the galaxy conquering then terraforming entire worlds. Yes, Starro is about as silly as supervillains come. However, the creature is as formidable a foe as DC Comics has conjured, a fact that makes him the perfect antagonist for his absurdist superhero romp, Gunn admitted to Den of Geek. "Starro is hilarious because he's ridiculous. He's a giant, cerulean blue starfish, but he's also f***ing terrifying. When I was a kid I thought that was the scariest thing of all time ... and I think that exemplifies what this movie is: it is ridiculous and it's also terrifying, and serious. So he works really well as the villain of the movie — as one of the villains, actually."

Starro's big screen debut should be enough to get even casual "Suicide Squad" fans hyped for the film. And again, the last part of Gunn's statement slyly teases Starro won't be the only big bad in "The Suicide Squad," though we haven't a clue who else his band of misfits might throw down against. Of course, Gunn may simply be reminding us that every character in "The Suicide Squad" is essentially a bad guy. Either way, it seems the villainous plot of the film has indeed thickened.