Peacemaker Season 2 has introduced a version of Chris Smith’s father that is the complete opposite of the monster he knew. The new Blue Dragon is not the neo-Nazi villain White Dragon from the first season, forcing Peacemaker to confront a painful question: what if the father he killed could have been a better man?
Who Was the White Dragon?
In the first season of Peacemaker, Chris Smith’s greatest enemy was his own father, Auggie Smith. Auggie was not just a distant supervillain; he was an abusive parent who raised Chris with humiliation and violence in a home filled with Nazi symbols. As the White Dragon, Auggie used his genius-level engineering skills to build a powerful suit of armor and weapons to spread his hateful ideology. His evil was intimate and personal, shaping Chris’s life from childhood.
Peacemaker’s eventual decision to kill the White Dragon was a raw and painful act of survival. It was meant to be a liberation from a lifetime of abuse and indoctrination. However, the victory did not bring Chris peace. The trauma of his father’s abuse and the guilt of patricide continued to haunt him, with Auggie’s voice still echoing in his head.
A Shocking Discovery in a New World
The second season of Peacemaker shatters the idea that Chris had closed this painful chapter of his life. Chris discovers a doorway to an alternate reality, a world where his father and brother are still alive. In this world, the Smith family is celebrated as beloved superheroes known as the Top Trio, and Auggie is not the White Dragon but the Blue Dragon.
This new world, later confirmed to be Earth-X, is a nightmare version of America where the Nazis won World War II. The streets are covered with swastikas, and the regime’s values are the law of the land. Given this setting and the main universe Auggie’s beliefs, Chris and the audience are led to assume the worst: that this Auggie is a Nazi hero.
The Blue Dragon’s Surprising Truth
The biggest shock of the season comes when the Blue Dragon reveals his true nature. This version of Auggie Smith is not the man Chris expected. He is a complex and surprisingly reasonable figure who directly rejects the Nazi ideology that defined his counterpart.
In a key scene, Auggie tells Emilia Harcourt that he is not a Nazi and does not agree with the regime he lives under. He explains his complicated moral position:
“I didn’t create the problems in my world, missy. I don’t agree with them… I fight the madman murderers and monsters in front of me because that’s all I can control. And at the end of my life, when I stand in judgement before God, I hope he knows that I did the best that I could.”
This Auggie is a father who genuinely loves his sons. He scolds his other son, Keith, for chasing after Leota Adebayo, reminding him that he taught his children to stand against racism. When he learns that the original Peacemaker killed his universe’s Chris in self-defense, his reaction is not violent revenge. Instead, a grieving but rational Auggie works to de-escalate the situation and safely send the 11th Street Kids back to their own dimension.
Why the Difference Between the Dragons Matters
The transformation from White Dragon to Blue Dragon is more than just a costume change; it fundamentally changes Peacemaker’s journey. For Chris, killing the openly hateful White Dragon was a painful but clear-cut decision. Confronting a father who is compassionate and claims to reject Nazism is emotionally devastating.
This forces Chris to rethink his entire past. He is tormented by the possibility that his own father could have been a better person under different circumstances. The show explores deep themes of guilt, legacy, and whether people are destined to be evil or if change is possible. It suggests that hate is learned, not inevitable.
The Blue Dragon’s moral compromise also acts as a mirror for the heroes. He fights supervillains but feels powerless to fight the entire evil system he lives in. This makes the audience question the heroes of the main DC Universe, who also often battle colorful villains while overlooking deeper social injustices in their own world.
A Tragic End for a Complicated Man
Just as Peacemaker begins to understand that this version of his father is not a monster, tragedy strikes. Vigilante, unaware of Auggie’s true nature and thinking he is saving his friends, bursts in and stabs the Blue Dragon to death.
Peacemaker is forced to relive the trauma of losing his father, but this time the pain is even greater. He sobs over the body of a man who was probably not a Nazi, a father who did not deserve to die. This heartbreaking moment leaves Chris to grapple with immense guilt and confusion, setting the stage for the season finale on October 9, 2025.
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