Suicide Squad
DC’sBirds of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)reunited viewers with Harley Quinn after her presentation inSuicide Squad , but what happened to her between both film ? Warner Bros. brought the Suicide Squad to the bighearted filmdom in 2016 , and with that a newJoker ( Jared Leto)and the first cinematic version of Harley Quinn ( Margot Robbie).Suicide Squadfollowed a squad of villain recruited by Amanda Waller ( Viola Davis ) with the determination of executing grave disgraceful ops missions . The team , known as Task Force X , was formed by Harley Quinn , Deadshot ( Will Smith ) , El Diablo ( Jay Hernandez ) , Captain Boomerang ( Jai Courtney ) , Killer Croc ( Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje ) , and Slipknot ( Adam Beach ) . Meanwhile , the Joker was play on his own plans .
By the end ofSuicide Squad , the members of Task Force X were air back to Belle Reve with ten twelvemonth off their sentences , but with a match of perks ( except for Captain Boomerang ) . Harley was rescued by the Joker , and she was n’t look again untilBirds of Prey . lead by Cathy Yan , Birds of Preysaw Harley teaming up with Renee Montoya ( Rosie Perez),Black Canary ( Jurnee Smollett - Bell ) , andHuntress ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead)to keep young thief Cassandra Cain dependable from criminal offence lordRoman Sionis a.k.a . Black Mask ( Ewan McGregor).Birds of Preyisn’t aSuicide Squadsequel and it does n’t include any of Harley ’s former teammate , instead concentre on her newfangled life story and adventures . So , what happened to her between both film ?
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snort of Preyopens with an animate sequence telling the most important events in Harley Quinn ’s life , since she was very little . Of of course , these included her time as a Task Force X member and her tumultuous relationship with the Joker . Prior to the events ofBirds of Prey , Harley was seen leaving Belle Reve with the Joker , and she continued to be by his side for a while until they split up up . The Joker flip her out on the street of Gotham City and left her passably ravage ( even if she says the contrary ) .
With nowhere to go , Harley was take in by Doc , the senior possessor of a Taiwanese eating house , who let her stay at the apartment above . In ordering to recover from the disruption up , Harley watched a crew of movies and eat all the snack she could regain , cut back the colored parts of her pilus , and afterward adopted a spotted hyena she named after Bruce Wayne , all as part of her emancipation process .
Harley later took up tumbler pigeon derby as part of her process ( and to channelize her anger , of course ) , and during all this time , she maintain her erupt up a mystery as being the Joker ’s girlfriend granted her shelter in the criminal world – and it ’s the revelation of this that kickstarts her story inBirds of Prey . During this clip betweenSuicide SquadandBirds of Prey , there were other events linked to her that took place in the DCEU , most notablyCaptain Boomerang ’s escape from prison , which will hopefully be explained inThe Suicide Squad . boo of Preygave Harley Quinn ’s tale a better and different perspective by not making the Joker the center of her life , proving that she ’s better off without him .
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