Peacemaker (DC Extended Universe)
Christopher "Chris" Smith, also known as the Peacemaker, is a fictional antihero in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and DC Universe (DCU) media franchises, based on the Charlton / DC Comics character of the same name. Adapted for film by writer/director James Gunn, he is portrayed by John Cena. Smith operates as a vigilante who aims to achieve peace at any cost, which results in a 30-year prison sentence at Belle Reve Penitentiary. He is approached by the facility's warden and the director of A.R.G.U.S., Amanda Waller, to join a strike team called Task Force X along with other inmates on an infiltration mission to the remote island of Corto Maltese. After being incapacitated during the mission, he is nursed back to health by A.R.G.U.S. and assigned to accompany a group of their agents for "Project Butterfly".
Peacemaker Christopher "Chris" Smith | |
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Promotional still of John Cena as Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) | |
First appearance | The Suicide Squad (2021) |
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Adapted by | James Gunn |
Portrayed by | John Cena Quinn Bennett (young) |
Voiced by | John Cena (Mortal Kombat 1) |
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Alias | Peacemaker |
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Affiliation | Suicide Squad 11th Street Kids |
Family | August "Auggie" Smith (father) Keith Smith (brother) |
Home | Charlton County, Washington, United States of America |
Nationality | American |
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Pets | Eagly (bald eagle) Eek Stack Ik Ik "Goff" (alien butterfly) |
As of 2022, the character is a central figure in DC media, having appeared in two projects thus far: the feature film The Suicide Squad (2021) and the first season of the eponymous HBO Max streaming television series Peacemaker, both set in the DCEU. The character is set to return in the latter show's second season, set in the DCU. This version of Peacemaker is also set to make a guest appearance as a DLC fighter in Mortal Kombat 1, with Cena reprising his role.