James Gunn promised that the new DCU would be different. He promised continuity, emotional stakes, and a respect for obscure source material. With Creature Commandos Season 1, he delivers on all fronts—but not in the way anyone expected. This isn’t just “ The Suicide Squad but animated and with monsters.” It’s a mournful, violent, and surprisingly tender meditation on what it means to be a weapon when all you want is to be human.
Following the events of Wallermania (implied, not shown), Amanda Waller (Viola Davis, voicing with ice-cold precision) is forbidden from using human prisoners as expendable assets. Her loophole? Use non-human prisoners. Enter the Creature Commandos: Nina Mazursky (the fish-girl), Dr. Phosphorus (a radioactive skeleton), GI Robot (a WWII-era bot who really hates Nazis), Weasel (yes, that Weasel), and the Bride of Frankenstein (their de facto leader). Led by the grizzled General Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo, chewing every line), their mission: stop the witch Circe and the invading kingdom of Pokolistan.
Everyone groaned when Weasel (voiced by Sean Gunn with guttural screeches) returned. In The Suicide Squad , he was a joke. Here, he is the emotional anchor. Episode 6 reveals why he is the way he is, and it is the most heartbreaking sequence DC has ever produced. No spoilers, but you will never see a “mindless beast” the same way again. Gunn weaponizes audience expectation.
Fans of Invincible , The Suicide Squad , and anyone who thinks Frankenstein needed more machine guns. Not For: Children, fans of lighthearted MCU quips, or anyone uncomfortable with on-screen animal death (the Weasel episode is rough ).