Heartbreaking Peacemaker Detail Explains His Biggest Power Weakness
James Gunn shackled the lead character of his Peacemaker series by never equipping the anti-hero with a helmet capable of more than one superpower. Peacemaker, whose real name is Chris Smith, spent the majority of his eight-episode conflict with the otherworldly Butterflies at a significant disadvantage. While his comic counterpart never wielded anything as powerful as the live-action Peacemaker helmets, it was still peculiar that a character as driven as Chris never brought all of his abilities into the field at once.
Chris, played by John Cena, went through a tremendous transformation during Peacemaker season 1. One of the few constants throughout his journey was Peacemaker's limited resources, most notably the finite amount of helmets he weaponized against the Butterflies. Based on everything known about Peacemaker season 2, it's expected that some of the same themes, challenges, and relationships will return. One dynamic that did change, however, related directly to Peacemaker's helmets. By the end of Peacemaker season 1, Chris's father, the White Dragon (Robert Patrick), was no longer designing his son's gear.
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Peacemaker never had one helmet capable of exhibiting multiple powers because August «Auggie» Smith, alias White Dragon and architect of Chris's equipment, wanted to suppress him. At the core of Peacemaker, the story wasn't only about a world of aliens and superheroes. Peacemaker told the tale of a troubled son and an abusive father, both of whom were wracked by grief. Although Auggie created a surprising range of helmets in Peacemaker season 1, he never wanted his son to excel. Auggie wanted to control Chris. He wanted to keep Chris weak,
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