Ghost Initiative


 * For the eponymous episode in which the group appears, see Suicide Squad.

Task Force X, also known as the Suicide Squad, is a squad of mostly incarcerated criminals who undertake high-risk missions for A.R.G.U.S. in exchange for reduced jail sentences.

History
The team was put together by Amanda Waller, consisting of criminals who've been incarcerated.

Sometime later, Waller notified John Diggle and Lyla Michaels of a nerve agent being held by Gholem Qadir. She introduced them to the team, and they proceeded to execute a plan to appropriate the nerve chemical from Qadir. After their first assassination attempt on Qadir's life, Shrapnel was killed after attempting to escape. A while after, John and Lyla attended a party held by Gholem Qadir. They were successfully able to evacuate the area above where the nerve agent was being held, however a drone was directed towards Deadshot, who had found the nerve agent below. Deadshot was otherwise convinced to leave, rather than stay, and the squad left. Lyla was able to cut out the chip in Deadshot's head, saving them from imminent explosion. After the prisoners were returned later, Waller suggested that they would put the chips in their spines from then on, to ensure they could not be removed again.

Weeks following, Amanda Waller ordered a drone strike on Starling City, prompting John and Lyla to let the squad out of their cells in order to threaten Waller.

Following the extremist sect Onslaught coming to power, the squad was sent to the Republic of Kasnia to fight them, Deadshot and Bronze Tiger killing a number of them. Later, Lyla Michaels recruited Ravan Nassar to join the team.

Oliver sent Carrie Cutter/Cupid to Waller to become a member where she could put her skills to use rather than be in Iron Heights Prison, having taken pity on her.

Known members

 * Amanda Waller/Mockingbird (leader)
 * Carrie Cutter/Cupid
 * Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
 * Ravan Nassar
 * Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger

Unused members

 * Harley Quinn
 * Raven
 * Torque

Former members

 * John Diggle
 * Lyla Michaels/Harbinger
 * Mark Scheffer/Shrapnel (deceased)

Arrow: Season 2.5

 * "Ascension" Suicide Squad: Crisis in Kahndaq
 * "Outnumbered" Suicide Squad: Crisis in Kahndaq (mentioned)
 * "Haunted" Suicide Squad: Crisis in Kahndaq