James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is filled with iconic characters from DC Comics ranging from Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) to Bloodsport (Idris Elba) with many more in-between. Gunn even created two new members of Task Force X, T.D.K AKA The Detachable Kid (Nathan Fillion) and Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), the daughter of the already-existing Ratcatcher (Taika Waititi). One comics character who has become a fan-favorite of the film is Polka-Dot Man, played by David Dastmalchian. Gunn previously said of the character, “I went and looked online, ‘Who’s the dumbest DC character of all time?’ and it was Polka-Dot Man. We’ve turned that character who’s a sad, pathetic character into a character who’s depressed because people think he’s stupid. He has a very tragic story that you learn about throughout the film – to be able to add depth to characters who are thought of as the silliest is a fun thing for me to do.” Gunn ended up writing the part specifically for Dastmalchian, a fact the actor talked about in a recent interview with Vulture.
