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Peacemaker is an American superhero television series created by James Gunn for the streaming service HBO Max (later renamed Max), based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The first season is the only DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series and a spin-off from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad .
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- Biography
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- Relationships
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- Behind the Scenes
―Peacemaker
Christopher "Chris" Smith, also known as the Peacemaker, is a violent vigilante who believes in achieving peace at any cost no matter how many people he has to kill for it in the process. He was also a member of the second Task Force X strike team sent on a mission to Corto Maltese. While he struck up a rapport with the team, he eventually turned on them to complete their intended mission when they learned it was all a cover-up for the U.S. government's mistake. In the attempt to complete the mission, Smith murdered team leader Rick Flag, and was sent into a coma by teammate and rival Bloodsport.
When the comatose Smith was recovered from Corto Maltese, he was sent to an American hospital, where the mission coordinators of the Force, John Economos and Emilia Harcourt, awaited his awakening, preparing to have him join a smaller team to participate in Project Butterfly, with his friend Vigilante also joining the team. During the course of Project Butterfly, Peacemaker also came into conflict with his abusive father, and was forced to reflect on his world views and past traumas, culminating in Smith defeating and killing his own father.
In the aftermath of Project Butterfly, Smith was freed from Amanda Waller's control after Leota Adebayo publicly leaked Waller's corrupt secrets. Smith then started taking small steps towards becoming a better person, but became haunted by a hallucination of his deceased father.
Early lifeSuperhero careerMission in Corto MalteseProject ButterflyBack to NormalIn the aftermath of the events, Harcourt, Economos, and Chase underwent medical treatment for their injuries, meanwhile, Adebayo and Smith made amends over the incident involving the fake diary, inspiring the latter to leak details surrounding "Project Butterfly" and Amanda Waller's role in assembling Task Force X to the public, clearing Smith's name in the process. Before Adebayo left, Smith told Adebayo that she was his best friend, after Eagly, touching his teammate, who checked out of the hospital while Smith awaited the recovery of his other friends. While watching Adebayo's revelation, Smith was proud of Adebayo, who publicly reported on the mission and how Smith and the 11th Street Kids were heroes. For the next few days, Smith waited for Harcourt to wake up, comforting his love interest, who was shown to have feelings for him. Returning to his normal life, Peacemaker continued to have fun with Vigilante, blowing up vehicles. Smith returned home to his trailer, accompanied by Eagly and Eek Stack Ik Ik, who no longer had any ill will towards him, but also hallucinated his father again, something that disturbed Smith, however, after seeing Eagly bring a death possum, Chris continued to drink in confusion.―Peacemaker
Christopher Smith is a man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill along the way, He is more than willing to fight, kill, and even start a war, but in the end, every action he takes is in the name of ultimately keeping the peace. While Smith is obsessed with gaining everlasting peace and liberty, his actions are violent and he loves death and destruction, stating that there is "nothing like a bloodbath to start the day." He is willing to do anything to get peace and end all fighting, no matter how many people he needs to kill, hurt, maim, or emotionally destroy along the way, making him very hypocritical. However, he is not beyond giving people he appreciates a warning before he attacks. He is also willing to humiliate himself for his cause, blindly follows orders, and condemned Bloodsport for killing for money. His willingness to do whatever it takes makes him the perfect soldier, as well as the only member of the Suicide Squad who knew the truth behind the mission of Corto Maltese.
He is self-righteous, egotistical, arrogant and overconfident, as seen with his rivalry with Bloodsport, and has no shame in showing off what he is capable of. Due to his ego and hypocrisy, the other members of the Suicide Squad tend to greatly dislike him and not take him seriously, not that he cares, as he views himself as better than them, claiming to do exactly what Bloodsport does, "but better." Ratcatcher 2 and King Shark were the only two members of the Suicide Squad who tried to reach out to him, and while he was initially on good terms with the former, he regretfully attempted to kill her so he could prevent the secrets of Project Starfish from being reached to the public, causing her to see a different side of him and was greatly afraid of him. He was also annoyed by King Shark's childlike and dim-witted nature; he often meanly rejected his gestures of friendship despite a few instances of passing encouragement. Smith also dislikes millennials such as Ratcatcher 2.
Following his release from the hospital, Smith began to reflect on his actions; he notably regrets killing Flag and putting on the façade of a rude, arrogant, misogynistic person in order to push people away to protect his own feelings and reduce the risk, and begins to question the morality of his father's teachings. He is also heavily driven by his desire to gain his father's approval, despite being well aware and even being blatantly told on occasion that his father does not care about him and sees him as pathetic and weak. He even admitted that John Economos could be a potential friend, if he did not constantly tease him. Despite his claims that he is willing to kill children in the name of peace, he was unable to bring himself to kill Senator Goff's children, though he claimed to Murn that he was unable to kill them due to not having been given the reason to kill them. He also was shown to be uncomfortable and horrified when Vigilante killed them with the sniper rifle. Peacemaker later admitted to Harcourt that he doesn’t think he wants to kill people anymore, showing that he has grown from his previous ideology, though he did admit he still had no issue killing aliens.
Peacemaker is jealous of other superheroes that are more popular than him, mainly the Justice League. He routinely makes wild claims and exaggerated stories about other superheroes in vain attempts to discredit them based on blatantly fake rumors he finds on social media or his own made up stories. Smith feels personally offended whenever his credentials as a superhero are brought into question or when he's reminded that he's a lower tiered unpopular superhero, he also tends to cling on to any proof he can have to validate his superhero status, such as framing a news article reporting his battle with Kite-Man or going to a school Show-n-Tell at Jamill's request to show off in front of kids. Peacemaker would have a moment of self-validation when the Justice League arrived too late at Coverdale Ranch and he scolded them for being useless.
Christopher was also very close to his older brother Keith during their youth, he developed his fondness for music during his childhood while hanging out with Keith. Chris' accidental killing of Keith severely traumatized him, and was a major contributor to his warped view on morality and lack of self-esteem. Chris shows signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, frequently flashbacking to Keith's death and struggling to keep a composure whenever the flashbacks happen, his murdering of Rick Flag would later trigger similar flashbacks as well, then after killing his own father Chris began hallucinating him. In his adulthood, Smith retains his fondness of music, he often resorts to listening music as a means of calming himself and when reflecting about himself.
―Jamil and Christopher Smith
•Peak Human Condition: Peacemaker has achieved peak physical condition in his mission for global peace. He is incredibly strong and tough, being one of the most fit human heroes like Batman, as well as sufficiently fast and agile. He claims to put a lot of time into his small muscle groups.
•Peak Human Strength:
Peacemaker is visibly very strong for a human; he is huge and hulking with "muscles on his muscles". When the Suicide Squad went to rescue Rick Flag, he was strong enough to bury his tomahawk in a man's head and cut off part of another man's arm with his sword. He then easily hoisted himself onto a roof to take a vantage point. In the convoy, he reached one arm through a hole he made with a shotgun and grabbed the enemy passenger to slam his head into the glass, cracking it, and repeatedly hit his head against the side of the car until he was knocked out. He was able to knock down and throw a fully grown man like Flag around several feet and into two grain hoppers during their duel and later tossed Ratcatcher 2 to the ground with just one arm. Even as a child, Smith was quite strong, as he accidentally killed his brother by punching him with enough force to cause a seizure. During his first fight against Judomaster, he punched him across the face with enough force to make him flip, and during their rematch, he easily lifted him off the ground and onto the hood of a car, flipped him over his shoulder by his arm, and broke a car window with his head. Smith has fought at least two gorillas in his life, once at Burning Man, and Charlie, whose strength was enhanced by Butterflies.
•Peak Human Durability: Peacemaker is extraordinarily resilient; he walked away from a car crash, was barely fazed after being struck with a metal grate during his duel with Flag, and ultimately survived getting shot in the throat by Bloodsport and being crushed under the rubble after the collapse of Jotunheim. After recovering, he only needed to replace a clavicle. He can also withstand long falls, as seen when he failed to jump onto a balcony and hit the pavement. Smith is also able to withstand multiple slashes and stab wounds during his fight with Annie Sturphausen. When beaten by his father, who was wearing the White Dragon suit which enhanced his strength, Smith was bloodied but still able to move and fight.
•Peak Human Agility: Peacemaker has incredible agility, balance, dexterity and flexibility. He was able to land on his feet and regain his balance after jumping from the roof.
Suit
―Peacemaker to Bloodsport •Peacemaker suit: Smith wears a red, blue, and white suit as Peacemaker, tight-fitting to display his strength, with holsters for his guns, and a picture of a dove his chest, showing his message of peace to all. •Peacemaker's helmets: Smith wears an oddly-shaped chrome helmet with a dove engraved on the forehead to protect his skull and identity which was created by his father Auggie Smith. Smith's father developed multiple helmets; each with their own special function such as causing a sonic boom which was enough to kill Annie Sturphausen and send other vehicles away with force, or X-Ray Vision which Smith used to identify if someone is a Butterfly by looking at their brain. Smith later went back to his storage chamber to take all other helmets for his use for the missions, but he abandoned them once he realized his father was tracking him through the helmets. He reclaimed the helmets after killing the White Dragon.
Weapons and gadgets
―Peacemaker •IMI/Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX: Peacemaker uses a long-barreled pistol, sometimes fitted with a suppressor or a scope, as his main weapon to incapacitate and kill those he believes threaten peace or who get in his way. He occasionally loads his pistol with exploding compression bullets. He used it to bring down Kite-Man, along with two rocket launchers. After Bloodsport shot through his bullet with a smaller bullet, destroying his gun, he acquired a second identical pistol. He brought it to practice shooting appliances with Vigilante, and used it to shoot his falling shield into the neck of a Butterfly host, using it for the entirety of Project Butterfly. •Luger P08: Smith took a pistol from one of his father's soldiers and used it to execute him by shooting him in the forehead. •Glock 17: Smith took Eek Stack Ik Ik's pistol when they inhabited Sophie Song. •Colt Single Action Army: Smith dual-wielded a pair of revolvers when shooting appliances with Vigilante. ―Peacemaker to Royland Goff •Remington 870: Smith briefly commandeered a shotgun when he was liberated from a convoy, using it to shoot the driver in the head and reach through the hole to attack the passenger. He later took another shotgun from Royland Goff and used it to shoot him in the face. ―Emilia Harcourt and Peacemaker •Kel-Tec KSG: Smith used a bullpup shotgun to practice shooting appliances with Vigilante. He later carried it when infiltrating the Glan Tai Bottling Company facility, using it to shoot many Butterflies in the head, aided by his x-ray vision helmet. However, Charlie the gorilla disarmed him of his shotgun. •Heckler & Koch HK416: Smith used a rifle to shoot a peace symbol into an appliance while practicing with Vigilante. ―Emilia Harcourt to Christopher Smith •FN P90: Smith was given a new gun from Harcourt in preparation to fight the Butterflies and kill their cow. After his father crashed the car with him, Vigilante and Economos, the rifle ended up in the hands of the latter two. Chris himself used it during the Battle at Coverdale Ranch, discarding it once it ran out of ammunition. •Barrett M82: Smith attempted to assassinate the Goff family with a sniper rifle, but he could not bring himself to shoot the children. •Tomahawk: Peacemaker often makes use of a pair of tomahawks while out in the field, capable of using them as ranged weaponry or close-quarters melee with expert finesse. •Sword: Peacemaker rarely utilizes a 4'11" long titanium steel blade when engaging in hand-to-hand fighting range. •Blowgun: In the event of stealth encounters, Peacemaker is also armed with a blowgun containing poison darts which can kill enemies within seconds. However, since his magnum already comes with a suppressor, he only uses the blowgun in order to show off his skills to Bloodsport. •Bow and arrows: Peacemaker carries his bow and arrows when practice shooting with Vigilante. ―Peacemaker •Grenade/Tank shell: Smith attached a grenade to a Russian tank shell and threw it at a horde of Butterflies. •Shield: During the battle at Coverdale Ranch Peacemaker used a stylized shield featuring his signature dove of peace emblem. The shield could stop bullets without any sign of taking damage and could be used as an offensive weapon shown to be capable of slicing limbs off the butterflies with a single strike. The shield was lost when Peacemaker fell through the stairs on his way to the cow's location.
Vehicles
•Peacemaker's 1976 Ford Comet: Smith owned his personal vehicle which painted in America flag for transportation. It was later destroyed when he activated sonic blast on his helmet. •Vigilante-mobile: Smith sat in a normal Sebring car owned by Adrian Chase to get to his father's home for more helmets. •Aryan Empire's sedan: Smith drove a car stole by Adrian Chase to escape Aryan Empire. Unbeknownst to him, Chase stored a bag of his helmets in the trunk, prompting Smith to stop the car to throw the bag away in order not to be tracked by the White Dragon. •Locke's sedan: Smith and Adrian Chase was offered a black car by Locke to escape the police. •11th Street Kids' van: To be added
Family
•Mother •Auggie Smith/White Dragon † - father, attempted killer and victim •Keith Smith † - older brother and accidental victim
Allies
•Eagly - sidekick, pet and best friend •Gut Chase - friend •Matter-Eater Lad •Becky Coolidge - former love interest •11th Street Kids - former teammates and friends •Clemson Murn † - former leader •Ik Nobe Llok † - former leader •Emilia Harcourt - leader and love interest •John Economos - former enemy turned friend •Leota Adebayo - second best friend •Adrian Chase/Vigilante - friend, fan and savior •Task Force X - former teammates •Nanaue/King Shark •Abner Krill/Polka Dot Man † •Maltese Resistance - former enemies and victims turned allies •Sol Soria •Milton † •Valentina - former love interest •Alandy - former physician •Jamil - friend •Blake •Auggie Smith's neighbor - temporary enemy •Amber Calcaterra - temporary love interest and temporary enemy •Evan Calcaterra - temporary enemy •Adiva •Eek Stack Ik Ik - pet, friend and former target •Hurwitz •Justice League - situational allies •Superman •Wonder Woman •Flash •Aquaman
Enemies
•Kite-Man •A.R.G.U.S. •Flo Crawley - mission coordinator •Fitzgibbon - physician •Amanda Waller - superior and willing ally, manipulator turned incriminator •Starro † - target •Corto Maltese Armed Forces •Silvio Luna † •Mateo Suarez † •Vera † •Isabella † •Gaius Grieves/Thinker † - former manipulatee •Rick Flag † - former team leader and rescuee turned attempted killer and victim •Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2 - former teammate turned attempted victim •Robert DuBois/Bloodsport - former team leader, rival and attempted killer •Sebastian - former teammate's pet •Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn - former teammate •Annie Sturphausen † - one-night-stand, attempted killer and victim •Evergreen Police Department •Caspar Locke † - victim •Miele •Sophie Song † •Larry Fitzgibbon † •Peggy Sacks † •Johnson † •Royland Goff † - target and victim •Judomaster •Charlie † - attempted killer •Aryan Empire •Cow † - target and indirect victim
•In the comics,, Christopher Smith was a pacifist diplomat so committed to global peace that he takes on the superhero alter ego, Peacemaker, to ensure it by strictly using non-lethal weapons and combat techniques. Although, over time, he started to develop more into a violent vigilante that is willing to make sacrifices for peace.
•This is the first onscreen adaptation of the Peacemaker, though a version of Christopher Smith was mentioned in the Arrowverse, although he has yet to be seen.
•Every weapon Peacemaker uses is engraved or adorned with his "dove of peace", and he believes he can't kill using a weapon without it. He later claims to Harcourt that he doesn't actually care if a "dove of peace" is engraved on the weapon, having used it as an excuse because of his nerves.
•Chris cannot draw his "dove of peace", claiming it always looks like a ghost when he tries.
•Smith likes zucchini noodles.
•Smith is a fan of Quireboys and Cinderella, going so far as to risk a mission to get some more records for his collection. He also likes Sister Sin, Whitesnake, Poison, and Hanoi Rocks. However, he dislikes jazz.
•John Cena has described Peacemaker on a few occasions as a "douchey Captain America".
•Dave Bautista was originally in talks for the role, but had to pass, because of his busy schedule. James Gunn later confirmed that he originally did write the role with Dave Bautista in mind.
•Spencer Thomas and Spencer Mulligan were stunts doubles for John Cena in the role of Peacemaker.
•John Cena had to eat 31 empanadas for one scene where all the members of Task Force X sit on a roof eating, and Cena wanted it to look cool for one seamless take.
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