From the very first episode of Creature CommandsThe Max animated series had very explicit connections to James Gunns The Suicide Squad And Peacemaker. These connections extend to characters like Amanda Waller and John Economos, to Task Force M itself, which is an extension of Task Force X. And in the finale of the first season of Creature Commandswe get another new addition from Task Force X to Task Force M, in the form of the ever-goofy King Shark. The finale shows him as one of Waller’s recruits for the second season squad. This half-human/half-shark creature stole the show in many scenes of Gunn’s film The Suicide Squad. And it looks like he’s now officially a Creature Commando.

In The Suicide SquadKing Shark’s voice came from none other than Rocky And Rambo Icon, Sylvester Stallone. We doubt he’ll be back for Creature Commandos. However, James Gunn has stated that he wants his animated voice actors to be the same as the live-action actors. At least as much as possible. So maybe we’ll hear Sly as King Shark again. James Gunn has the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible. He could have King Shark on the same team as the Shark, another “humanoid mutated shark” DC villain. The shark was technically a Green Lantern villain.

King Shark was first released in 1994 Superboy #0 before making his first full appearance in Superboy #9. He becomes a recurring enemy for Superboy and (of course) Aquaman as well. King Shark’s real name is Nanaue. At first everyone thinks he is some kind of mutated great white shark. But he is actually the descendant of a mythical shark god named Chondrakha and a human woman. In another version, he was raised in a laboratory from birth by Amanda Waller, which may be the origin Gunn uses. None of this is really addressed The Suicide Squadso maybe season two of The Creature Commandos will tell us Gunn’s version of King Shark’s tragic backstory. Whatever this bizarre story may be.