US Edition‘Peacemaker’ Finale: James Gunn & Jennifer Holland Tease Plan for Checkmate’s Future in DCU
The finale introduces Checkmate to manage metahumans while Peacemaker is sent to a prison planet called Salvation by Rick Flag Sr. and Lex Luthor.
- James Gunn staged a cliffhanger in the Peacemaker finale that introduces Checkmate, led by Chris Smith and Emilia Harcourt, while Rick Flag Sr. kidnaps Peacemaker and sends him to Salvation.
- A.R.G.U.S.'s investigations into alternate worlds led to Checkmate forming after Sasha sought Emilia Harcourt's advice and teams explored the Quantum Unfolding Chamber with Bordeaux.
- Behind the portal, Salvation emerges as a liveable planet discovered in the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, with deadly alternate universes and A.R.G.U.S. casualties highlighting the danger, Gunn teases.
- James Gunn has teased that Checkmate will be an "incredibly important" part of the DCU, while Season 3 remains unconfirmed but likely, with fans awaiting Chris’s fate.
- The finale also signals internal conflict as Rick Flag Sr. and Lex Luthor hint at secret agendas complicating Checkmate's mission and expanding DCU villains.
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