James Gunn reveals the characters he cut from Creature Commandos, including one of his favorite DC villains

James Gunn has revealed the characters he cut from his first DCU show Creature Commandos, and some have left fans reeling. The DC Studios head revealed he considered some deep-cut comic book characters for the animated series before going in other directions.

The Guardians of the Galaxy director was asked on Threads who else he considered. A fan asked: "Like with The Suicide Squad, did you go through a number of different characters for the team before going with the ones that you chose? And which characters did you consider for the team early on?"

Gunn replied: "I definitely considered Wolfpack, and, especially, Man-Bat (one of my faves). But I knew I wanted to tell Weasel’s story so it felt like too many rabid and fuzzy characters. I considered Vincent Velcoro but wanted to choose a 'creature' far outside the usual roster from another part of DC – so I went with Dr. Phosphorous instead. I also considered Solomon Grundy, another favorite, but was pretty set on Frankenstein."