Screen Rant: Harley Quinn Will Either Make Or Break Suicide Squad 

In a year that’s positively bursting with superhero movies –

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse

, the list goes on – there’s one unlikely candidate receiving a surprising amount of attention:

. To begin with, the film isn’t even necessarily a super

movie, boasting a cast of characters better known as supervillians and anti-heroes. It also doesn’t appear as responsible for furthering the DCEU like 

need do is be a fun, entertaining, and insane romp starring the Worst. Heroes. Ever.

‘s success and her name is Harley Quinn. When the first footage from

was shown at San Diego Comic Con, she and the Joker garnered the biggest reactions from the hall. A full year ahead of the film’s release, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn costume was already an enormously popular cosplay. Of all the characters that comprise Task Force X, only Harley has inspired a litany of think-pieces and editorials (like this one).

Harley Quinn is a character poised to explode. Among the comic book community she is already immensely popular, proving to be a powerhouse for publication, starring in three ongoing series as well as several one-shots and mini-series. Harley is a major force of merchandising for DC Comics, too, with every Hot Topic across the country plastered with her red and black diamonds. She’s played a prominent role in DC’s animated series and films, debuting first in

). Plus, she has been a main character in each installment of the 

Yet, for all that exposure, Harley Quinn has a relatively low profile when compared to Batman, The Joker, or Catwoman. For general audiences whose only knowledge of capes and cowls comes from the cineplex, Harley Quinn is as recognizable as Slipknot or Diablo. 

will be Harley Quinn’s mainstream debut and is likely to define her character from here on out.

That fans are frothing at the mouth for Harley Quinn to appear in a major motion picture, even though she remains virtually unknown to most movie-goers, isn’t lost on Warner Bros. or DC. There’s been an obvious effort on their part to put Harley front and center in

Though we’ve only seen a mere fraction of the film in the Comic-Con reel and first trailer, Harley appears to be the only character whose whole origin is depicted on screen and the one with the most potential for a full arc. Whether

 will give Harley the shot at redemption she often receives in both the cartoons and comics remains to be seen, but there’s no denying how large her role in the film is going to be.

may be first and foremost a movie about a team of villains, but it’s serving as the DCEU’s origin for Harley Quinn, a character who has the potential to be integral to the DCEU moving forward – probably far more so than Deadshot, Katana, Killer Croc or anyone else in

, and its success potentially hinges on their interpretation of her character, how are they doing?

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