Stop Saying The Thunderbolts* Are Copying DC's Suicide Squad

Thunderbolts*

It ’s time to finish saying the Thunderbolts are exactly like DC ’s Suicide Squad after the late trailer forThunderboltsrevealed one significant difference between the two teams . Marvelis introduce its newest on - screen team inthe history ofThunderbolts * , with the mathematical group set to be a big departure from the MCU ’s usual superhero - focused ensemble films . TheMCUThunderboltscastfeatures many of Marvel ’s ripe misfit and antihero , including Yelena Belova , Red Guardian , John Walker , Taskmaster , and Ghost . Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and Bucky Barnes tack together this crew to fight a muscular entity that requires unorthodox method acting .

On paper , this squad sounds a lot like the Suicide Squad , which also consists of a group of villain enroll for an out of the question mission that is kept off the books . Thunderboltshas been labeled by many asMarvel ’s interpretation of aSuicide Squadfilm , but it ’s a rather simple comparison . Thelatest dawdler forThunderboltsreveals one key difference of opinion that single out the two team enough , despite the many similarities they share .

Thunderbolts* Vs Suicide Squad: The Biggest Similarities

The most obvious law of similarity between these two teams is that they are both groups of outcasts who fall in forces to defeat a mutual foe . While the Suicide Squad member are more villainous than the Thunderbolts , both of the DC picture show about the group explore each character ’s backstory and motivations , transform them from villain into complex antiheroes . The team are also severely outdo by the villains they confront . A few of the Suicide Squad members have power , but are n’t at the level of the antagonist they face .

While theThunderboltsvillain is n’t confirmed , the prevue hints that they ’re fight down The Void , the darker one-half of the Sentry . It ’s almost unimaginable for any of them to fight The Void and hold up , and Yelena joke in the trailer that all they can do is " punch and shoot . " The teams are also controlled by powerful women who hold influential positions in government . In DC , Amanda Waller is a high - rank governance official who will do anything to oppose U.S. interests . For Marvel , it ’s rather Valentina who works within the shadow of the CIA , and it ’ll be interesting to seeThunderboltsdive deeper into her need .

The Thunderbolts* Aren’t Being Forced To Join This Mission

Marvel’s antiheroes have more autonomy over their lives.

The principal difference between the Thunderbolts and the Suicide Squad is their consent to these missions . InSuicide Squad , Waller recruit each member directly from prison house and gives them an ultimatum : bring together her missionary station and get time taken off their sentence or answer out the rest of their time . Most prisoners choose the former option , but there ’s still another twist . Waller puts volatile french-fried potatoes inside their heads , so if they endeavor to escape or fight back , Waller can blow their heads off . Waller force them into accept the delegation , and then uses threatening method to keep them in line .

TheThunderbolts*trailerillustrates that each appendage can decide to accept this commission without the threat of prison house or expiry . While Bucky does tie them up , he chip in them a chance for redemption , enounce " So you may do something about it now or live with it forever ? " This question indicates they can make up one’s mind whether to make up for their mistake or live with regret . It ’s a different approach than the Suicide Squad , and for the serious , since many of these characters were brainwash into commit their past crime .

The Thunderbolts Will Benefit From Having More Autonomy

Autonomy allows each character to have a better arc.

Most of these character deserve a hazard at redemption , but it ’s more interesting if they make the decisions themselves . Winter Soldier , Yelena , and Taskmaster were previously brainwashed into committing heinous offence for The Red Room and HYDRA . John Walker , Ghost , and Red Guardian worked for different regime that basically abandon them once they used up their worth . These figures are blemished individuals , but they ’re not true villains , and they could have futures as torpedo , count on what happens in this film .

Indeed , the teasers forThunderboltssuggest that these eccentric at long last just want a opportunity to make up for their mistakes . Trailer scenes like John Walker reading headlines about his failure as Captain America or Red Guardian pretend to have important work lined up to Yelena point thatthese characters want to feel redemption and will voluntarily join this mission for a probability to become wedge , arguably set up a readable style for the film to show their growth . As such , theThunderboltsplot may have similarity to the Suicide Squad , but they are n’t virtually as villainous as their DC vis-a-vis .