Update: This article was last updated with new Peacemaker Season 2 easter eggs on 19th September.
Summary:
- Peacemaker Season 2 has premiered with new episodes dropping every week up until October 9, 2025.
- Each Peacemaker episode has many Easter eggs, cameos, and DCU references, and we explain all.
- This article will be updated weekly with new Peacemaker Season 2 Easter eggs and hidden details.
Peacemaker Season 2 serves as the third entry in James Gunn’s new DCU. Season one of Peacemaker was released in 2022, which was connected to the DCEU. Season 2 is now available and retcons several elements from the previous season, while also preserving most of the events from Season 1 as canon.
The story takes place one month after the events of Superman 2025 (here is the timeline explained), with Peacemaker leading a reformed life as a superhero. Season 2 of Peacemaker spans eight episodes, releasing weekly, each packed with Easter eggs, cameos, and hidden references. We have compiled a list of every Easter Egg, cameo, and reference in Peacemaker Season 2.
Table of Contents
Episode 1: The Ties That Grind
Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 1 is chalk full of Easter eggs and cameos. From explaining what’s canon from the last season to a surprise appearance by a Batman villain, here’s every Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 1 Easter egg and cameo:
1. Kite Man is Canon
James Gunn uses the Peacemaker Season 1 recap, titled “Previously In The DCU,” as a way to showcase what’s canon in the DCU. Funnily, the first Peacemaker easter egg shows Kite Man as canon. He is one of Batman’s most obscure villains. The character was mentioned in season one of Peacemaker but never really made an appearance. His name drop means that some version of Kite Man exists in the new DCU.
2. Justice Gang Replaces Zack Snyder’s Justice League
The Justice League cameo from Peacemaker Season 1 finale is replaced with the Justice Gang, with Superman and Supergirl coming in to save the day. You can even spot Mr. Terrific in his flying chair. That said, James Gunn has since then clarified two things. Firstly, this event takes place before Superman 2025, and second, Superman and Supergirl are not part of the Justice Gang. “They team up with them a lot like they did in Superman,” Gunn said on Threads.
3. Aquaman Joke Replaced with Green Lantern
The joke Peacemaker makes in season one about Green Arrow and Aquaman is replaced with a Green Lantern joke. Peacemaker tells Harcourt how he once puked all over Green Lantern (Guy Gardner). Guy even addresses the joke later on, as he tells Hawkgirl about it.
4. Reference to Toymaker
This is a subtle Peacemaker easter egg to Batman. Krank Toys is a toy store chain owned by Toymaker, who is one of Batman’s villains. The Justice Gang interview takes place in an abandoned Krank Toys shop.
5. White Rabbit
As Christopher Smith enters the Justice Gang interview location, we catch a brief glimpse of White Rabbit leaving in tears. White Rabbit is a minor Batman villain who can duplicate herself. Yeah, there are a lot of Batman easter eggs in Peacemaker and more follow below.
6. Maxwell Lord
Maxwell Lord returns from Superman 2025 and serves as one of the connective tissues of the larger DCU. Lord is a tech billionaire and is funding the Justice Gang, which explains why he is one of the people interviewing Peacemaker for the Justice Gang.
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7. Sasha Bordeaux
While not exactly a cameo, Sasha Bordeaux has made her live-action appearance in the DCU. In Peacemaker, she’s simply an A.R.G.U.S. agent working under Rick Flag Sr. However, in the comics, Bordeaux is introduced as a bodyguard to Batman, who eventually falls in love with her. There is even a point in the story where she becomes a cyborg.
8. Rick Flag Sr., The Luthor Incident and Interdimensional Rift
Rick Flag Sr. is seen watching a news report. He now serves as the director of A.R.G.US. Taking Amanda Waller’s place following the events of Peacemaker season 1. It is revealed that Flag knows that Peacemaker killed his son and is using A.R.G.U.S. resources to spy on Peacemaker.
Events from Superman 2025 are mentioned as we see Bordeaux talk about the “Luthor Incident,” after which A.R.G.U.S. has been on high alert.
9. The Sphere News Outlet, Belle Reve, and Arkham Asylum
We see Rick Flag Sr. watching a news report by Cleavis Thornwaite, who’s a part of The Sphere News outlet and even appeared in Superman 2025. The report talks about multiple metahuman breakouts from Belle Reve and Arkham Asylum. We last saw Belle Reve in Creature Commandos as Amanda Waller made Task Force M using another set of metahumans.
10. Peacemaker’s Passcode (261011)
The passcode to the Quantum Unfolding Chamber is 261011. This is a reference to Robert Patrick’s (White Dragon) motorcycle club called Boozefighters Motorcycle Club. Patrick serves as the 1st Charter Holder of the 101st chapter, which is represented as BF1011, with “B” and “F” standing for Boozefighters. “B” is the second letter of the alphabet, and “F” is the sixth, roughly translating to 261011.
11. Rainbow Creature
Peacemaker ends up finding an alternate reality where he lives happily with his brother and father. We see a newspaper clipping of them defeating Rainbow Creature in this reality. Rainbow Creature is yet another Batman villain from the 60s, probably teasing us for DCU’s Batman outing in Brave and the Bold. No, James Gunn is not done with batman easter eggs in Peacemaker yet.
12. Ultra-Humanite and Gotham City Reference
Ultra-Humanite is a Superman villain that first appeared in comic books, all the way back in 1939. He was the archnemesis of Superman before the introduction of Lex Luthor. This Peacemaker Easter egg, the Top Trio – White Dragon, Peacemaker’s brother Keith, and Peacemaker himself are shown to have taken down Ultra-Humanite, with a subtle nod to Gotham City in the background.
13. Keith Lives as David Denman
Keith, Peacemaker’s brother, is alive in this alternate reality. Keith is shown to have died in Peacemaker Season 1 in a flashback sequence. However, in this reality, Keith is alive and is played by David Denman. Fans might know Denman from Brightburn and The Office, where he played the role of Roy.
14. Blüdhaven
Blüdhaven is mentioned by Keith and Auggie Smith. In DC Comics, Blüdhaven is a corrupt and decaying city, similar to Gotham, and is the main base of operations for Nightwing. Nightwing, the adult Dick Grayson who has taken on the mantle of Nightwing after being Robin under Batman’s guidance.
15. Imps Exist in the DCU
This is another fun Easter egg from DC Comics. We hear Auggie Smith and Keith talk about an Imp. This is the second time we get a reference to an Imp, the first one being the Interdimensional Imp that the Justice Gang fights. This confirms the existence of a race of extra-dimensional imps, which includes characters like Bat-Mite, Nite-Mite, and Mister Mxyzptlk.
16. Hanoi Rocks (Hanoi Roxx)
As Peacemaker enters the alternate reality of Chris’ room, we see posters of a bunch of bands. There is a poster of the iconic rock band Scorpions, which is known as Scorpionz in this universe. There is also a poster for Def Leppard along with a poster for Hanoi Rocks, which is called Hanoi Roxx in this universe. Hanoi Rocks was particularly important in Peacemaker season 1, as their song, “11th Street Kids,” was loved by Peacemaker and his team. Later the team even adopted the name.
17. Subtle Nod to Jared Leto
In the post-credits scene, we can see Harcourt and Peacemaker talk about how any band is better than Thirty Seconds to Mars. “Yeah, geez, anybody’s better than Thirty Seconds to Mars. That garage band I was in for two seconds is better than Thirty Seconds to Mars,” Peacemaker says.
Jared Leto is the lead vocalist of Thirty Seconds to Mars, and while this reference is just a fun joke, it could very well mean that the Joker we saw in Suicide Squad is not returning (Not like fans expected him to anyway).
Episode 2: A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird
Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 2 is quite lighthearted when compared to its predecessor. The episode begins with a flashback focusing on Rick Flag Sr. and him finding out that Peacemaker killed his son.
The actual major plot development happens at the end of the episode as Peacemaker finally enters the alternate reality to take Peacemaker 2’s place. However, amidst all these events, there are certain Easter eggs and cameos that you might have glossed over.
1. Connection to Creature Commandos
John Economos refers to Rick Flag as his “pal” in the beginning of the episode. This is a subtle nod to the Economos and Flag meeting in Creature Commandos. We saw Rick Flag Sr. lead Amanda Waller’s Task Force M in Creature Commandos, which also happened to be the first official project kickstarting the new DCU.
2. The Suicide Squad is Canon (Kinda)
The beginning of this episode gives us a better understanding of the events in the larger DCU. We find out that Rick Flag Sr. didn’t know who killed his son until eight months ago. This also means Flag became director of A.R.G.U.S. eight months ago. This also means that he held the title in Superman but not in Creature Commandos.
We also get our first flashback from The Suicide Squad. A fan asked James Gunn on Threads, “TSS is a bit more flexible with canon since you’ve used a couple actors from that movie for different roles in the DCU?” Gunn simply replied, “Yes.” This means that not everything that happened in The Suicide Squad is essentially canon.
3. LordTech Phone
Peacemaker picks up a LordTech phone to call Adrian Chase (Vigilante). James Gunn has previously emphasized the importance of corporations in the DCU. “We’re reaching a point in the DCU where there are three factions. There’s the Metahumans, the governments, and then the corporations.”
Gunn stated how these corporations are fighting for power amongst themselves, which also includes Luthor Corp, Stagg Industries and Wayne Enterprises.
4. Jitters Coffee
We see Keeya working at Jitters Coffee. This is a fictional cafe set in the DC universe. In the comics, Jitters Coffee is based out of Central City, which also happens to be Flash’s hometown. However, since James Gunn has mentioned it will be a while until we see Flash on screen, it makes sense why the logo says “Metropolis’ finest.”
5. Muppets is Canon in the DCU
When a bunch of people at a grocery store stare at Emilia Harcourt for screaming. Harcourt calls a man with the likeness of an orange-haired Muppet Beaker. Another character then proceeds to explain who Beaker is, confirming that Muppets are in fact canon in the new DCU.
6. Reference to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
When asked by Adebayo why the 11th Street Kids are having a party at Harcourt’s place, she gives an explanation for why she doesn’t want to go to anyone else’s house. She then mentions how Adrian lives with his mother and may very well have her corpse “Norma Bates style.” This is a reference to the movie Psycho, where Norman Bates (spoiler alert) has his mother’s corpse in his basement the whole time.
7. Encino Man
Fleury calls one of the A.R.G.U.S. agents Encino Man. This is a direct reference to the Brendan Fraser movie of the same name about a frozen caveman’s ice melting as he comes to terms with modern life.
Episode 3: Another Rick Up My Sleeve
Episode 3 of Peacemaker focuses on the life of Peacemaker in the other dimension. We see the DCU Peacemaker interacting with different characters from the dimension. And needless to say, we have a bunch of Easter eggs, cameos and references that you need to know about.
1. Rick Flag Sr. is Back
As theorized by fans, Rick Flag Sr. is back. We get to know that Flag had a relationship with Emilia Harcourt, which explains Harcourt’s resentment towards Peacemaker. This is owing to the fact that Peacemaker killed Flag in the Suicide Squad and Harcourt holds him accountable for doing that.
That said, we also get to see the Earth 2 version of Rick Flag Sr. Harcourt is in a relationship with Flag in this universe. Earth 2’s Flag is not a marine but from the army, as mentioned by Keith calling him a “jarhead.”
2. June Moon from Suicide Squad (2016) is Canon
After almost 10 years since her appearance in Suicide Squad (2016), June Moone is mentioned. Moone served as one of the primary antagonists of the first Suicide Squad movie. Her name is mentioned in a ‘blink it and you’ll miss it’ moment by Harcourt.
Harcourt mentions her being a sorceress and worries if she will “burrow a hole in the planet” if Flag and she were to break up. This suggests that certain events from Suicide Squad (2016) are canon, including Flag’s relationship with the Enchantress and the character of the Enchantress herself.
3. Existence of Martians
When quizzed by John Economos about spiders, Adrian incorrectly states that spiders have two eyes. Economos then corrects him, stating that “eyes don’t come in pairs.” Adrian then says how he forgot about the Martians. While the Martians and the Martian Manhunter in the comics have two eyes, this could be a subtle nod.
The current Absolute Martian Manhunter comics’ run of the character has only one eye. This could suggest that Gunn wants to adapt this Martian Manhunter to the big screen, or it could simply mean that Martians don’t exist yet in this DCU.
4. The Kardashians Don’t Exist on Earth 2
Earth 1 Peacemaker wears Earth 2 Peacemaker’s clothes and hilariously quips with his brother Keith about why all of his clothes look like the Kardashians’ clothes. However, Keith looks quite confused by the reference and asks who the Kardashians are. This suggests that the Kardashians don’t exist on Earth 2.
5. Harley Davidson’s Peace Cycle
When Earth 1 Peacemaker asks Keith if he can take his truck, Keith replies, saying why doesn’t Chris take his Peace Cycle? We are then introduced to the Peace Cycle, fit with rock launchers and woofer speakers. A tiny detail that is added is the Harley Davidson sign under the woofer, suggesting that Harley Davidson makes bikes in this universe too.
6. The Mighty Crabjoys Exist on Earth 2
As Peacemaker leaps into the building to rescue civilians, we see a billboard of the Mighty Crabjoys, a punk rock band first mentioned in Superman. They were also mentioned in Creature Commandos.
7. Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty serve as the primary antagonists of this episode. In the comics, the group acts as a ultra-patriotic paramilitary organization trying to overthrow the government. Their DCU counterpart is quite similar as the group outright states “We’re going to continue to destroy one governmental agency a week until our demands are met.”
8. Ripley Jagger is Judomaster
The ending of Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 3 reveals that ARGUS has recruited Ripley Jagger, who turns out to be Judomaster from Season 1. Jagger in DC Comics is the real name of Judomaster, who used his mastery of Judo to become a superhero.
Episode 4: Need I Say Door
As the episode title suggests, this episode of Peacemaker season 2 focuses on giving us the origin of the Quantum Unfolding Chamber (QUC). We get to see the technology behind it and how Chris fools A.R.G.US. to transport the QUC to a different location. This episode didn’t have that many Easter eggs and references but here are the ones we spotted:
1. Superman is Not Earth’s First Alien
Right off the bat, we get a flashback set 35 years ago showing us how Auggie Smith got the QUC. We see how the Smith family found a wounded alien, ended up killing i,t which led them to the Quantum Unfolding Chamber.
Superman’s opening crawl told us that Superman arrived on Earth 30 years ago. However, we see this alien arrive on Earth 5 years before Superman, cementing the fact that Superman is not the first alien to arrive on Earth.
2. Judomaster is compared to Bulbasaur
John Economos quips and calls Judomaster “Kung Fu Bulbasaur.” This is the second time we get a Pokemon reference, the first one coming from Fleury in episode two.
3. Economos is called Hagrid
As ARGUS is approaching Peacemaker’s house, we see a banter take place between Red St. Wild and Economos. Wild quips and compares John to Hagrid from the Harry Potter series, probably owing to his beard (dyed) and huge stature. This also establishes that Harry Potter is canon in the DCU.
4. Events of Creature Commandos Mentioned
Rick Flag Sr. mentions his back injury from Creature Commandos when speaking with Harcourt. Flag got this injury while fighting Clayface. Interestingly, Clayface is getting his own standalone film, releasing in 2026. Flag also name-drops the European nation of Pokolistan, where the majority of the events of Creature Commandos took place.
5. Twilight Zone Reference
Once Chris is out of harm’s way, he explains what happened with the Earth 2 Peacemaker and how he killed him. Adebayo responds by comparing the situation to the hit 1959 show The Twilight Zone. Hosted by Rod Sterling, The Twilight Zone was an anthology series with each episode telling absurd stories around genres like horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Adebayo specifically calls the whole thing “some f****d up Twilight Zone s**t!”
6. Paul Kupperberg is mentioned
Peacemaker calls Harcourt to Kupperberg Park. This is a reference to comic book writer Paul Kupperberg, who has worked on multiple Charlton comics, including Peacemaker and Vigilante. Paul has even worked with the likes of Jack Kirby across Marvel and DC Comics, and needless to say, he is a legendary writer. As of writing, he is working as a writer and executive editor at Charlton Neo Comics.
Episode 5: Back to the Suture
Peacemaker episode five resolves the cliffhanger episode four left us with. We find out that Harcourt didn’t actually betray Peacemaker and actually sent him a code word to help him out. However, Peacemaker still ends up meeting Harcourt, learns that she isn’t interested in him and leaves for Earth 2. This episode is packed with Easter eggs and one particularly intriguing reveal that fans have been speculating about for some time.
1. Rick Flag’s middle name is changed
Episode 5 begins with Rick Flag Jr.’s funeral. We see that Flag’s middle name here is Bill, which was Rogers in The Suicide Squad. Flag’s middle name in the comics is Rogers as well, so it’s up for debate why his name is Bill in this snippet.
2. Project Starfish is Mentioned
Rick Flag Sr. references the events of The Suicide Squad as he states how Waller sent his son to fight with “a giant starfish” with “a bunch of costumed clowns.” This confirms that Starro in The Suicide Squad is canon since Gunn has previously mentioned that not all events of The Suicide Squad are canon.
3. John Shaft Reference
Peacemaker interacts with Fleury for the first time and, in a twist of irony, turns Fleury’s habit of giving everyone nicknames back on him by calling him Shaft. John Shaft is a famous private investigator and has a novel series of the same name. There is even a 1971 movie called Shaft, which is probably where Peacemaker drew the reference from.
4. Sasha Bordeaux’s Comic-Accurate Cyborg Appearance
Finally, Sasha Bordeaux’s “cybernetic enhancements” are revealed. Fans had been theorizing for a while that Bordeaux would get her enhancements later on. However, it seems like she has already gotten them.
In the comics, Bordeaux is an OMAC cyborg with superhuman abilities, similar to the one in Peacemaker. She also has a nanomachine coating, which she uses to make it look like human skin to hide her cyborg nature.
5. ARGUS’ ulterior motives hinted
After beating Peacemaker to a pulp, Flag Sr. is shown reading a document, which is a lab note on dimensional testing. This could be a subtle nod to how ARGUS might be looking to secure the interdimensional technology for themselves and the whole “stopping another Metropolis incident” might just be a farce. Or another interesting theory could be Flag Sr. trying to secure the technology for himself to bring back his son from another dimension.
6. The Red might exist in the DCU
Eagly might indeed be the Prime Eagle, as Red St. Wild had thought. He calls multiple eagles upon St. Wild as he is about to shoot Eagly and summons a fiery force, which appears to be the Red. The Red is a force in the DC universe that connects all animal life. Various DC characters like Animal Man, Vixen, Cheetah, and Beast Boy use it.
The Top Trio takes down Superman’s Kaiju
Finally, in what might be a subtle nod at things to come in the next three episodes, the kaiju from Superman is shown on Earth 2. However, instead of the Justice Gang killing i
