Kevin Conroy Will Voice Batman for the Final Time in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Batman: The Animated Series legend Kevin Conroy will provide the voice of The Dark Knight for the final time in the upcoming video game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, it has now been confirmed. Conroy sadly passed away on November 10 from cancer, leaving fans wondering whether we would ever hear the actor’s iconic voice emanate from beneath the cowl ever again. Well, thankfully it has been revealed during The Game Awards that Conroy will indeed don the cape as Batman one last time. Check out the trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League below.

Developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is described as “a genre-bending action-adventure game” and is set in an open world based in Metropolis. The game drops players into the same universe established by the Batman: Arkham series, and finds Amanda Waller putting together the task force known as the Suicide Squad. Sent on a covert mission in Metropolis, the team of villains quickly discover that Brainiac has invaded Earth and is brainwashing its inhabitants, including Justice League members Superman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman.

Unable to depend on any hero for help, it is up to the Suicide Squad to save the world by freeing the Justice League from Brainiac's control and stopping him before they both destroy Metropolis, and, sooner or later, the rest of the world.

This latest announcement not only confirms that Batman will indeed be part of the story, but that the late, great Kevin Conroy will voice the character, with the trailer giving us a glimpse of what’s to come. No doubt hearing Conroy’s voice again will prove to be an emotional treat for fans.

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Kevin Conroy sadly passed away on November 10 at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer. For many, Conroy is the definitive Batman thanks to a career that spanned decades, during which he voiced the character across animated series and video games. Conroy provided the vocals for the DC superhero throughout the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, which ran from 1992 to 1995, as well as starring in The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), and Batman Beyond (1999–2001, the latter of which finds Conroy playing an older, retired version of the character.

Conroy’s Batman has joined forces with other DC heroes in the likes of Justice League (2001–2004) and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006) and has also featured in several direct-to-video outings including Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, as well as the theatrical release Batman: Mask of the Phantasm in 1993. The actor continued his legacy as Batman in the video game world, voicing the character in several installments of the Batman: Arkham Asylum series.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is scheduled to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on May 26, 2023.