How Peacemaker's White Dragon Compares To The Comics
Warning: Contains spoilers for Peacemaker episode 4.
In Peacemaker episode 4, “The Choad Less Traveled,” the DCEU TV show reveals the White Dragon armor that indicates how closely the show might be following the original comic character. Located in Peacemaker’s father’s quantum unfolding storage space, the White Dragon armor gets its own pedestal. While Auggie Smith seems to be quasi-retired, it is clear that he still holds his armor in high esteem while working on new equipment for his son.
William Heller, a major white supremacist, was the original White Dragon in DC comics. He originally founded the Aryan Empire and went by the name of William Hell, but later returned as White Dragon in a suit of armor when joined the Fourth Reich. Peacemaker appears to be combining the William Heller White Dragon with Peacemaker’s racist and abusive father from the comics, Wolfgang Schmidt, to have Auggie Smith (Robert Patrick) serve as both the White Dragon and Peacemaker’s father.
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As Peacemaker is stealing the spare helmets from his father’s house in Peacemaker episode 4, he is joined by Vigilante as he notices the White Dragon armor that is tonally extremely similar to the comic's depiction. Much of the color scheme and the shapes have been recreated accurately by Gunn’s team, with the most notable stylistic changes being toning down the size of the cuffs, boots, and shoulder pads, and extending the helmet's horns to be more defined. These give the suit a sleeker and slightly more realistic silhouette, while also highlighting the evil nature of the character.
While the Peacemaker version of the White Dragon costume looks aesthetically similar to the
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