Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 7: Auggie’s Death Twist Changes The DCU, James Gunn Reveals The Dark Future Ahead

Peacemaker takes a grim turn in season 2, episode 7, as the story crosses dimensions and opens a door to something far darker in the DCU. The episode features the death of Auggie from an alternate Earth, killed by Vigilantes during a brutal encounter. The incident nearly takes the life of Chris’s alternate brother, Keith, but Chris spares him in the end, setting off a chain of events that carries deep emotional and future consequences.

James Gunn Explained How Auggie’s Death Shapes The Future

James Gunn explained that Auggie’s death was not meant to close a story but to open another. For Chris, watching this version of his father die forced him to relive the worst moments of his past. For Keith, it marked the beginning of his own descent, the spark that could turn him into Captain Triumph, a villain who is twisted by pain and ideology, one that could grow into hatred strong enough to turn him into one of the DCU’s future threats. Gunn described this as the real origin of a supervillain, born from grief, hatred, and a distorted sense of justice, per Screenrant.

Auggie’s Death & Keith’s Revenge Set Up Captain Triumph’s Origin

Auggie, despite living in a world ruled by Nazis, had not given in to the ideology around him as he had tried, in small ways, to fight against it. His murder by the Vigilantes made the scene even more tragic, as it punished one of the few men in that world who still tried to do what was right. Keith’s retaliation almost costs him his life, but by the end of the episode, he remains alive, deeply scarred and ready for what comes next.