
June Moone and the Enchantress are technically distinct characters in the DC Extended Universe, but I’ll talk about them as one for simplicity. She was not a terrible villain, but she definitely has not aged well over time and with hindsight. The movie came out during what felt like the peak of Cara Delevingne’s acting career, which everyone thought would skyrocket; yet, I can barely remember the last thing I saw her in.

In Suicide Squad, June Moone was an archaeologist who stumbled onto an ancient totem and accidentally unleashed the spirit of the Enchantress, a powerful and ancient witch that now shares her body. When she speaks the name “Enchantress,” the entity takes over, and she becomes this super strong magical being. Like the comic book baddie Venom in the Spider-Man stories, they are separate personalities that share one body, with the Enchantress being far darker and more powerful.

In the comics, she is more like a demonic succubus type, but in the Suicide Squad movie, she comes off as more of a primal, ancient witch with massively high power. You could easily imagine her giving Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman trouble if they all faced her at once.

In the movie, Amanda Waller controls the Enchantress by keeping her magical heart in her possession as leverage against her. Waller tries to recruit her into Task Force X because of her power, but Enchantress quickly breaks free, steals her heart back, and then frees her brother, Incubus, from his own ancient container.

The final confrontation with Task Force X is pretty dark and messy. It is supposed to be the epic climax of the story, but it feels like it could have been done so much better. The squad ends up acquiring the Enchantress’s heart, and Rick Flag crushes it, killing the Enchantress and freeing June Moone. I believe June survives the ordeal, though we never see her again in the DCEU, which just makes the shared universe planning feel hilariously sloppy.