Popsugar Entertainment The Suicide Squad See The Suicide Squad Cast in and Out of Costume The Only Thing Wilder Than The Suicide Squad's Powers Might Just Be Their Costumes 4 August 2021 by Grayson Gilcrease Image Source: Everett Collection One of the biggest draws of DC's The Suicide Squad is its use of niche and interestingly named villains to create a ragtag group of anti-heroes. Inspired by the fictional comic team of the same, the James Gunn film sees Amanda Waller send the prisoners of Belle Reve out on a near-impossible mission to destroy Jotunheim, a Nazi-era prison and laboratory in South America. With such ridiculous powers, like the ability to use polka dots with deadly force or detach limbs to use as weapons, it's no wonder that the group has some incredible costumes. John Cena even dressed as Peacemaker for The Suicide Squad premiere on Aug. 2. "He hasn't taken it off in weeks," joked costar Nathan Fillion to Entertainment Tonight. Ahead, you can see what Cena, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Daniela Melchior, and more look like both in and out of costume as Task Force X, aka the Suicide Squad, before the film premieres on HBO Max and in theatres on 6 Aug. Related: The Suicide Squad's Exact Status in the DC Universe Is Still a Little Bit Murky Idris Elba as Bloodsport Image Source: Warner Bros. 1 / 33 Idris Elba in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 2 / 33 Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn Image Source: Warner Bros. 3 / 33 Margot Robbie in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 4 / 33 Viola Davis as Amanda Waller Image Source: Warner Bros. 5 / 33 Viola Davis in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Pool 6 / 33 John Cena as Peacemaker Image Source: Warner Bros. 7 / 33 John Cena in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 8 / 33 Pete Davidson as Blackguard Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 9 / 33 Pete Davidson in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 10 / 33 Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 11 / 33 Joel Kinnaman in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin 12 / 33 Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2 Image Source: Everett Collection 13 / 33 Daniela Melchior in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 14 / 33 Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 15 / 33 Jai Courtney in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin 16 / 33 Michael Rooker as Savant Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 17 / 33 Michael Rooker in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 18 / 33 Peter Capaldi as The Thinker Image Source: Warner Bros. 19 / 33 Peter Capaldi in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 20 / 33 David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 21 / 33 David Dastmalchian in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 22 / 33 Mayling Ng as Mongal Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 23 / 33 Mayling Ng in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Rodin Eckenroth 24 / 33 Nathan Fillion as T.D.K. Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 25 / 33 Nathan Fillion in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Rodin Eckenroth 26 / 33 Flula Borg as Javelin Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 27 / 33 Flula Borg in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Rodin Eckenroth 28 / 33 Sean Gunn as Weasel Image Source: YouTube user Warner Bros. Pictures 29 / 33 Sean Gunn in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 30 / 33 Sylvester Stallone as the Voice of King Shark Image Source: Warner Bros. 31 / 33 Sylvester Stallone in Real Life Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 32 / 33 The Suicide Squad Official “Rain” Trailer 33 / 33 The Suicide SquadMaxDCStreamingPete DavidsonMoviesMargot RobbieJohn CenaIdris Elba