Wondering if Peacemaker dies in Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 1’s ending? The premiere closed with a dramatic multiverse clash that left one version of the character facing a deadly outcome. The shocking sequence has raised questions about his fate and what it means for the story ahead.
Here’s what happens in Episode 1, what the cliffhanger reveals, and how it sets up the next chapter.
Does Peacemaker die in Season 2 Episode 1’s ending?
The DCU’s Christopher Smith does not die in Peacemaker Season 2, but he accidentally kills his own Peacemaker variant from an alternate universe.
The episode ends when Christopher Smith accidentally kills his variant inside the Quantum Unfolding Chamber. The variant attacks and chases him during a fight, but Peacemaker activates his jetpack and sends him into a sharp object on the ceiling. The impact impales the variant, leaving John Cena’s main version alive yet responsible for his multiversal counterpart’s death.
Christopher Smith inherits the Quantum Unfolding Chamber from his father, and it opens doors to 99 other dimensions. In one of them, Peacemaker encounters alternate versions of his family. He discovers that his other self belongs to a superhero team called the Top Trio. In this dimension, his father Auggie lives as a reformed man, and his brother Keith also survives. These revelations shock Peacemaker, since both men are dead in his own universe.
The alternate Peacemaker does not realize he is facing another version of himself. He assumes the main Christopher Smith is a shape-shifter. This mistake leads to a violent fight that ends with the alternate Peacemaker’s death. The series shows that although the death is accidental, it sets up interdimensional fallout. No one else in Peacemaker’s world knows what happened.
ARGUS monitors Peacemaker because the chamber releases energy similar to the “Luthor Incident” from Superman. Rick Flag Sr., who blames Peacemaker for his son’s death in The Suicide Squad, puts him under surveillance as Priority 1. Each time Peacemaker uses the chamber, he risks triggering another interdimensional disaster. His actions grow more dangerous with every attempt.
By the end of Episode 1, Peacemaker is alive but burdened by killing his variant. The scene establishes the multiverse as a central threat while connecting the show directly to James Gunn’s wider DCU storyline.
