Every Easter Egg and Cameo in Season 1 Finale Explained

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Every Easter Egg and Cameo in Season 1 Finale Explained



Summary

  • Creature Commandos season 1 ends with high-profile cameos like King Shark, Nosferata, and G.I. Robot’s return.
  • In the finale, iconic DC locations like Star City and Blüdhaven are mentioned, hinting at future storylines.
  • The show cleverly references Marvel’s Ghost Rider and Mary Shelley’s “Mathilda,” adding depth to the storyline.

Creature Commandos, the brainchild of DC Studios’ creative head, James Gunn, and the first project of the newly-formed DC Universe, is famous among the DC fandom for its litany of references, Easter eggs, and cameos, both from within and without the DC lore.

Prior to the season finale of Creature Commandos, fans were treated to unexpected and high-profile cameos, such as Shaggy from Scooby-Doo’s Mystery Inc., Gorilla Grodd, a Bat-Mite tease, a silhouette of the DCU Batman, and Gorilla Grodd. Yet, the season finale of the animated TV show, titled “A Very Funny Monster,” sported some of the most high-profile references and Easter eggs in the seven-episode-long series — some of which are ripe for exploration in the second season.

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King Shark Returns

Season 1 of Creature Commandos closes with The Bride successfully assassinating Princess Illana Rostovic and heading back to Belle Reeve not only a heroine, but also tasked with leading a revamped Task Force M (presumably while Rick Flag Sr. recuperates.)

Among the “new” recruits is Nanaue, better known as King Shark, last seen in Gunn’s 2021 soft-reboot The Suicide Squad. Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes on YouTube, Gunn confirmed: “it’s basically that King Shark who we’ve met in The Suicide Squad.”

Why he’s back in prison remains unclear, given that the mostly-human Task Force X blackmailed their way to freedom at the end of the 2021 movie after threatening to un-classify the classified documents connecting Amanda Waller and the United States to “Project Starfish” in Corto Maltese’s Jotunheim. It’s plausible, however, that King Shark’s habit of snacking on humans has landed him back behind bars.

Nosferata and Khalis Debut

When the doors slide open for John Economos to reveal to The Bride her new team, vampiress Nosferata is the first meta-human viewers see, playing table tennis with another inmate. In DC Comics lore, Nosferata once battled Superboy for domination of the Wild Lands.

Khalis is also revealed as the newest addition to the Bride-led Task Force M, although his design is a little fazy. A revived Egyptian mummy working as a government agent for S.H.A.D.E, Khalis possesses superhuman strength and the ability to sense human lifeforms. On his animation and design, James Gunn says he is “pretty interested” in how it’s done.

G.I. Robot “Resurrected”

G.I. Robot in the Creature Commandos finale

To the horror of viewers, Episode 7 took one precious life away; but it also restored another in the Nazi-hunting machine, G.I. Robot. Technically, this might not be an Easter egg, since he (it?) had his time as a key member of the Creature Commandos unit in previous episodes. But now, G.I. Robot returns to Task Force M significantly upgraded after being blasted to pieces in a battle with Pokolistani sentries in Episode 3 (“Cheers to the Tin Man”). As a robot who can be improved or completely rebuilt, it’s not that surprising that he comes back from the “dead,” although his new design surely is.

Batman’s Active Career In The DCU

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After Weasel thwarts the initial murder of Princess Illana Rostovic — which leads to the gruesome end of Nina Mazursky — the guards pet him. Frustrated at the show of affection, Doctor Phosphorus laments to The Bride, saying:

You know what it’s like not being touched for 15 years?

Phosphorus’ comments imply that his last moment of intimacy occurred was when he was perfectly human with his wife and daughter, shortly before his unwilling transformation by Rupert Thorne and subsequent capture by Batman. Doing the timeline math, Batman has prowled Gotham for at least 15 years in this universe and is within the age range of 38 to 45.

Ghost Rider

Doctor Phosphorus Ghost Rider

In a scene that takes place on the walls of the Rostovic castle, the Bride, after shooting (and presumably killing) her immortal stalker, Frankenstein, answers Doctor Phosphorus with the words “Oh, can it, Ghost Rider,” after the radioactive commodore questions about her lover. It’s a cheeky nod to the Marvel character, Ghost Rider, who shares a similar fiery skeletal appearance with Phosphorus and proves that Marvel lore is alive in the DC Universe’s pop culture.

Star City, Bludhaven, and Metropolis

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The season finale name-drops iconic DC locations during a news report covering Nina Mazursky’s search and capture. Star City is the birthplace of Nina and home city to billionaire Oliver Queen, who is the vigilante Green Arrow. Blüdhaven is Nightwing’s base of operations, which is close to Gotham in both proximity and corruption-levels. Metropolis is set to come to life on July 11, 2025, with James Gunn’s Superman featuring the Man of Steel, his canine sidekick, Krypto and other meta-humans.

Mary Shelley’s “Mathilda”

Before The Bride vengefully assassinates Princess Illana in her personal library, she fakes a calm demeanor by browsing the books on a nearby shelf. One notable title is Mathilda, by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein. Why The Bride picks up this book is no coincidence. Mathilda tells the story of a father’s unhealthy obsession with his daughter — not unlike Frankenstein and The Bride. Other famous books, such as Don Quixote and Wuthering Heights are also neatly tucked into the shelf.

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello

One of the many famous posters on the wall of Nina’s teenage room shows Eugene Hütz, lead vocalist of the American punk rock band Gogol Bordello. Creature Commandos’ soundtrack uses many Gogol Bordello songs, such as “American Wedding” and “Start Wearing Purple.” Hütz was featured in person in Episode 2, during a montage of Frankenstein’s century-long stalking of The Bride.

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