Easter and DCU references explained

At the start of this new Peacemaker Episode, John Economos says that he and Rick Flag Sr. are old friends.

This is a reference to last year Creature commandosThe first animated project of the DCU, who saw Rick Flag by Frank Grillo lead the brand new working group of Amanda Waller M to Pokolistan. That said, Rick Flag Sr. does not seem to consider himself a friend of John, given the proximity of the savings for the peacemaker.

Corto Maltese and the death of Rick Flag Jr.

Leota Adebayo warns Chris that Rick Flag Sr. is the new Argus chief and that he did it for the peacemaker, and watched Chris’ house for unusual energy readings with what was seen in the metropolis during Superman.

During this conversation, Peacemaker asks Leota if he knows that Chris killed his son, Rick Flag Jr. in Corto Maltese. This is a reference to the events of the 2021 The suicide teamConfirming also that the events of the first DC DC film by James Gunn are still canon in the new DCU continuity.

Apparently, Rick Flag Sr. was able to examine the classified relationships since he became the new director of Argus, putting Chris Smith directly in his reticle.

Lordtech phone

After accidentally killed the version of the alternative universe of himself, Chris calls vigilant to help him have the body he hid in the quantum deployment chamber. Chris’s phone is confirmed by LordTech. This is the main technological enterprise led by the CEO Maxwell Lord, which finances the gang of justice and was presented in Peacemaker First in season 2 (played by Sean Gunn).

Jitters coffee

Back home, he revealed that Leota’s wife, Keeya, worked at Jitters Coffee. Jitters is a classic coffee chain of original DC comics, and one of the stores was in good place as a recurring set in the Arrowverse’s Flash Series on the CW. In addition, an agitation coffee has also been presented in downtown Metropolis in James Gunn Superman.

Back to Gotham

Fitting with the new career path and the aspirations of Adebayo, Keeya chooses to return to Gotham City, where the couple lived before Peacemaker Season 1.

Before a real DCU Batman project, Gotham City has been referenced a few times in the DCU so far and has been a major Easter egg in James Gunn Superman. However, it was also shown during flashbacks at the origins of Doctor Phosphorus in animation Creature commandos series.

11th St. Kids

Gather and celebrate because of John Economos’ return to work at Belle Reve (Creature commandos),, It is confirmed that Peacemaker & Co. is still called “11th St. Kids” in the cannon of the DCU. The name is inspired by Hanoi Rocks’ song (James Gunn’s favorite group).

Cup

Angry by a woman from the pharmacy, Emilia Harcourt calls another customer, “Beaker”. Humorous man, another woman standing nearby cannot help but get along, admitting that the comparison was certainly not good. With humor, Beaker is the scientific partner of Bunson MUPPETS franchise.

Pokémon’s plural

Personalized image by Bruno Yonezawa

While monitoring the vigilante of Chris and Adrian Chase, Tim Meadows Fleury agent says that Adrian seems to have captured all the “Pokémen”. Hilarious, Economos then corrects it with confirmation that the plural of Pokémon is the same as the singular, which encourages a minor but hilarious argument between the two Argus agents.

Norma Bates

Emilia and Economos joke that Adrian could very well have the corpse of his mother who died in her house “Style Norma Bates”. This is a reference to the classic film by Alfred Hitchcock Psycho Where the serial killer Norman Bates had indeed his mother’s corpse in his room, who, according to him, was still alive and spoke to him.

Divert

One of Fleury’s nicknames for his agents is “Encino Man”A reference to the resemblance of the agent with the classic film of Brendan Fraser on a man of the frozen caves and having to adapt to modern life.