Creature Commandos – All the Easter eggs, references, and cameos in the first entry of James Gunn's DC Universe
Dec. 5, 2024Here’s your guide to all the Easter eggs in every episode of Creature Commandos as they’re released
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It’s official – thetwo episode premiere of Creature Commandosis here, and the animated series marks the start ofDC Studios co-CEO James Gunn’s cinematic DC Universe. As you might expect, there are some Easter eggs and references to the wider DCU in the first two episodes, and we’ve got a breakdown of all the stuff you might have missed right here.
But be warned - we’re getting intomajor spoilers for Creature Commandos episodes 1 and 2 below, so turn back now if you want to stay unspoiled.
Still with us? Here we go…
In the premiere of Creature Commandos, titled ‘The Collywobbles,’ Amanda Waller introducesRick Flag Sr.to his new team – Task Force M – which is designed to circumvent new regulations placed on Waller’s operations that prevent her from sending “human convicts” into the field by only enlisting beings who have been deemed “monsters” in their Non-Human Internment Ward.
This leads to the formation of the Creature Commandos, comprised of The Bride, Weasel, GI Robot, Dr. Phosphorus, and Nina Mazursky, who are immediately dispatched to the nation of Pokolistan to safeguard its princess from the villainous Circe, who wishes to conquer the nation and turn it into her own personal Themiscyra, since she was exiled from the actual Amazon island.
In the second episode, titled ‘The Tourmaline necklace,’ the Bride takes Nina with her back to the castle where she was created by Victor Frankenstein as a, well, bride for his first creation, Eric Frankenstein. But the Bride fell in love with Victor instead, and Eric killed him in retribution. Since then, the Bride and Eric have had a rivalry that has spanned hundreds of years, in which he pursues her affections and she tries to kill him.
But they’re ambushed at the castle by Circe and her soldiers, the Sons of Themiscyra, who beat them mercilessly and leave them for dead, as the rest of the Creature Commandos speed to their rescue. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Nina and the Bride’s survival unclear.
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New episodes of Creature Commandos will premiere Thursdays on Maxthrough early January.
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