“You may be wondering who this is. This is Katana. She’s got my back. I would advise not getting killed by her. Her sword traps the souls of it’s victims.”

I like to look for the potential in things, even in hot garbage like 2016’s Suicide Squad. While I think the film had some cool concepts and isn’t the cinematic holocaust people make it out to be, it’s still pretty damn bad. But against all odds, I still kind of like it, and a lot of things from it have stuck with me.

One of those things was the film’s version of Katana. Of course her introduction and inclusion are clearly rushed and awkward, but her character really interested me. Even among a task force of supervillains, she came off as cold and hostile. And she’s usually a good guy!

For her design, I stayed almost completely true to her Squad design, but with some of the edge taken off. The kanji on her pants have been removed, and she has a normal shirt rather than a crop top. I did want to keep her demeanor, though. With the “mom jeans” I gave her, she looks like a single mother who turned edgy. Which is actually kind of in line for her, since her husband’s soul is trapped inside of her sword. Maybe I’m reading too deep into it, but then again I love reading too deep into stuff like this.