{"id":2083867,"date":"2025-10-11T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2083867"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:44:18","slug":"peacemaker-season-2-features-a-captain-triumph-twist-only-hardcore-comic-fans-noticed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/peacemaker-season-2-features-a-captain-triumph-twist-only-hardcore-comic-fans-noticed\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacemaker Season 2 Features A Captain Triumph Twist Only Hardcore Comic Fans Noticed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Peacemaker&#8217;s (John Cena)\u00a0brother Keith (David Denman as an adult, Liam Hughes and Bryson Haney as a child)\u00a0has inadvertently caused much of his mental trauma. While he&#8217;s a cool and supportive big bro to young Chris\u00a0Smith, the Keith of the prime DC Universe dimension died when Chris accidentally punched him too hard after their monstrous father Auggie (Robert Patrick)\u00a0forced them to fight. Meanwhile, the adult Keith of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1979236\/peacemaker-season-2-episode-6-alternate-reality-twist-earth-x-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:twisty alternate reality Earth-X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">twisty alternate reality Earth-X<\/a> (aka Captain Triumph)\u00a0remains\u00a0a decent big brother. Unfortunately, he&#8217;s also a virulent racist who has internalized the Nazi dimension&#8217;s white supremacist ideology \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/peacemaker-season-2-gives-shows-032947038.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:unlike the show's best villain Auggie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">unlike the show&#8217;s best villain Auggie<\/a>, whose alternate-dimension version turns out to be a comparatively good guy.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While that&#8217;s plenty of complications for one character, it turns out that Keith&#8217;s existence is even twistier and messier than that, and chances are you only notice the full irony of the character&#8217;s &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221;\u00a0version unless you&#8217;re a big-time comic book aficionado. The thing is, the DC Comics version of the character is far from a Nazi \u2014 he&#8217;s actually\u00a0a staunch anti-fascist. He&#8217;s also a superhero who&#8217;s powered by his dead brother&#8217;s ghost, which is a particularly strange twist when you remember that on &#8220;Peacemaker,&#8221; it&#8217;s Captain Triumph&#8217;s brother who&#8217;s haunted (but rather specifically not powered)\u00a0by his death instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1771683\/the-simpsons-celebrity-guest-stars-aged-poorly\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:8 The Simpsons Celebrity Guest Stars That Aged Poorly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">8 The Simpsons Celebrity Guest Stars That Aged Poorly<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The comic version of Captain Triumph has no connection to Peacemaker<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Lance Gallant and the ghost of Michael Gallant combine to create Captain Triumph &#8211; DC Comics<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the comics, Captain Triumph isn&#8217;t called Keith Smith and bears no relation to either Peacemaker or White\/Blue Dragon. Instead, he&#8217;s a WWII-era writer called Lance Gallant, whose brave twin brother Michael is an Air Corps pilot who dies in an explosion caused by a Nazi saboteur. Lance witnesses Michael&#8217;s death and supernatural creatures called the Fates sense his desire for revenge. They bond Michael&#8217;s ghost to Lance, which enables the twins to join into a single entity who has a combination of classic flying brick powers and ghostly stealth abilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though his comic book connection to Peacemaker is tenuous at best, it&#8217;s understandable that James Gunn opted to use Captain Triumph as Keith&#8217;s superhero alias for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1941041\/peacemaker-season-2-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:trauma-tackling &quot;Peacemaker&quot; season 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">trauma-tackling &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; season 2<\/a>. After all, Lance Gallant is an obscure enough character that he was always unlikely to be adapted in the DCU as-is, but his backstory as a person literally haunted by his dead brother fits the themes of Chris\u00a0Smith&#8217;s tragic life to a tee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Peacemaker&#8221;\u00a0season 2 is streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1992510\/peacemaker-brother-superhero-identity-captain-triumph-twist\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on SlashFilm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on SlashFilm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacemaker&#8217;s (John Cena)\u00a0brother Keith (David Denman as an adult, Liam Hughes and Bryson Haney as a child)\u00a0has inadvertently caused much of his mental trauma. While he&#8217;s a cool and supportive big bro to young Chris\u00a0Smith, the Keith of the prime DC Universe dimension died when Chris accidentally punched him too hard after their monstrous father [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2083868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[386716,344631,345101,201412,316700,352037,392057,392056,326584,392055],"class_list":["post-2083867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brother-keith","tag-chris-smith","tag-david-denman","tag-dc-universe","tag-john-cena","tag-keith-smith","tag-mental-trauma","tag-michael-gallant","tag-peacemaker","tag-triumph"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Peacemaker-Season-2-Features-A-Captain-Triumph-Twist-Only-Hardcore.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2083869,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083867\/revisions\/2083869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}