PEACEMAKER: Every DC EASTER EGG and Reference in Eps 1-3 + BATMAN Nolan Trilogy Connection EXPLAINED

Peacemaker is back, spinning off from the Suicide Squad into his own adventure. James Gunn writes and directs this series, and has filled with with Easter Eggs form the DCEU, the comics, and pop culture. There's also a few hints about the DCEU multiverse, with logos from Wayne Enterprises from the Nolan universe being inserted into the movie, along with a sly nod toward CW's the Flash series.
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Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, and Sean Martin
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[@ScreenCrush]

What did you think of the episode?

[@dolphinsfan3245]

I love the show and the intro is the Best

[@DanGoodspeed]

Im just here for Doug's comments ;) Love all of your stuff!

[@TheEvilGuido]

I loved all 3! Eagley is the best sidekick/pet, ever! Well... next to Doug. Doug is the goodest boy!

[@RayThePurple]

The episodes were good but the biggest mystery is how you don't know what air hockey or foosball look like

[@mr.brownstone5716]

I'm sad that I just found out that Nelson Mandela died but thumbs up because I enjoyed the video!

[@heavyspoilers]

Wow some really great Easter eggs in this

[@freddyb6105]

Love your channel too..

[@jonas-yb2zl]

waiting for your vid on this

[@RayThePurple]

You takin' the piss bruv?

[@mr.brownstone5716]

What bet did you win Piss Taker?

[@e3vL1]

Piss taker... What a joke

[@dr.bright5670]

Theory: James Gunn is slowly rebuilding the DC Extended Universe

[@jhayveonnewalker1916]

I hope so

[@itsmytoast666]

We can only dream.

[@JC_Cali]

Between him and Zack Snyder, let's hope so!

[@dr.bright5670]

@@JC_Cali I like Zack Snyder personally. It's Whedon who I can't stand lol

[@ion8531]

@@itsmytoast666 sometimes dreams come true

[@wj6604]

First three episodes are excellent, much better than I expected. Well done DC and James Gunn.

[@michaelhinton2805]

Just well done James gunn

[@ronanvelarde8072]

And then there's joss whedon who directed avengers and then fucking up justice league. I'm calling favouritism to him.

[@seanmurphy1218]

Cena was born to play this role. He's tremendous.

[@Stevenisbelieven]

@@seanmurphy1218 You can tell Cena really enjoys playing Peacemaker, just like Ryan Reynolds playing Dead Pool.

[@rosecity_chris]

I absolutely love that Gunn took the piss out of characters Snyder tried so hard to be super cool and serious lol DC works so much better when someone embraces and understands the craziness of comics.

[@ScreenCrush]

Here's an Easter Egg we missed: among his personal effects, there is a note where he wrote down the names and abilities of the Suicide Squad members, so he wouldn't forget them.

[@siege824s8]

Also Amelia Harcourt is James Gunn's girlfriend IRL

[@BlackHatCinephile]

New Rockstars got it, so you're off the hook.

[@intothefrayyo]

@@BlackHatCinephile where'd you think that info came from 😏

[@daverage4729]

He ain't gonna forget Rick Flag. Lol!

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@intothefrayyo 😁

[@thedoctor2871]

The part where P and V were playing around with guns and explosives was really cool. The song 'Drag Me Down' shows how loyal Peacemaker and Vigilante's friendship is.

[@Hes-A-Wall]

Can’t believe you didn’t talk about the crazy amount of CGI that went into making John Cena visible for this role. If not for their work, half the scenes would be of an empty background and characters appearing to talk to themselves.

[@rogerhalt3991]

Are you thinking of Dave Bautista?

[@alanmullen1974]

😂😅😄

[@alanmullen1974]

I see what you did there...

[@callmejimpickens5558]

@@alanmullen1974 Ikr. I mean without the CGI, we wouldn’t be able to see what he did there.

[@SuperiorRecaps]

@@rogerhalt3991 the joke went over your head.

[@tomwills5231]

I love how by referencing bat mite and even doll man, it basically means that literally ANY dc character and villain can appear in the DCEU

[@REYADREYAD1]

When they are screaming at Peacemaker to "take the shot" it is a reference to the George Clooney movie - Peacemaker (1997) where he is yelling at a trained sniper to take the shot.

[@kniter]

Peacemaker's club dance will forever be my go to dance move

[@banjowookiee7253]

I love that the 1138 reference happens at 11 minutes, 38 seconds in.

[@jamesallred460]

That is some next level Easter egging!

[@dannycruz5446]

Lol wow

[@maxfranceschi300]

Actually, in Arrow Adrian Chase was Prometheus and Vigilante was Vincent "Vince" Sobel

[@Bishnoistaan]

You must've watched the show and i will take your word for it.

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

@@Bishnoistaan he's right

[@Tyler-sk7iu]

@@bashengatheblackmanta7003 he is

[@nate2d2]

Just came here to say that!

[@rololoy2]

I didn’t expect Peace Maker to be so good! I’m hooked and can’t wait for the next episodes

[@johncena2336]

The T-1000 was the villain in Cenas first movie “The Marine”. So this is sort of a reunion for the two

[@chibiusa4072]

I let out the most joyous giggle at Doug's little bear outfit

[@sawaizkhan5129]

finally a show that finished d plus msheu shows for good. boys , doom patrol , daredevil, peacemaker, watchmen , invincible. I want of these shows

[@Ston3dNinja13]

Whomever the stunt choreographer is they are doing an amazing job! The characters fighting and movement is based in their martial arts movement. Peacemaker is very much Wrestling, I mean the butterfly chick threw him a left handed lariat. And Judomaster kicked major ass!

[@mirrormaze213]

I love both your channels!!! You guys have such a good eye. You rarely miss the Easter eggs. James Gunn knows exactly what we want and he's a friggin master of his art. He re-energized the DCEU with just one movie. The Suicide Squad was a fantastic film!!! It delivered on so many levels. I liked this version of Vigilante. He was so funny to watch and he was perfectly cast. I am anxiously waiting for the next episode. I hope they give us another three episodes, instead of just one. I was immediately hooked because John Cena is funny as hell and he's a great actor comparing to his wrestling career. I love Eagley lol

[@djofortunato5799]

I fully expected Vigilante to look like Noho Hank from Barry the way he talked and moved, before he took his mask off. Brilliant take and I freaking Love this show so far

[@Ston3dNinja13]

3:28 not air hockey, you meant to say Foosball "You playing that foosball behind my back!?" Who said that quote??

[@robertallsop3112]

Bobby buchee’s mom! Gatorade

[@coasterdaydreams7150]

I'm glad you pointed out the prison sex line. My wife and I had to pause because we couldn't stop laughing! The best thing was the way Cena delivered the line made it so it took a second for it to register, but once it did....😂😂

[@direct_dan7578]

I love heavy spoilers and screen crushes collaboration for real

[@TemplarMedic]

Didn’t peacemaker drop that he had a brother? I’m going with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the actor that will play the brother.

[@jacksonwells2181]

My god that would be perfect!

[@TemplarMedic]

@@rvbberbandheart lets start the petition

[@pedrohenriquemoraessantos1164]

No its gonna bê vim diesel só we can have a fast and the furious reference

[@djchristinad]

But isn't the brother dead?

[@TemplarMedic]

@@djchristinad Yes, but at the time of this video the back story had not been told. All we knew at the time is that Peacemaker had a brother and there was some drama in the family.

[@chadcognac5626]

Fantastic video! Love the colabs.

[@corymhulsey1]

In that Terminator 2 scene they had to speed up the motorcycle because Robert Patrick kept catching up to it. He trained so hard for the movie that he got that fast

[@alioda_]

Always a pleasure to have Paul from Heavy Spoilers on this channel lol. You guys are too funny.

[@baileyryan96]

I loved when dyebeard was smashing judomaster with the crowbar it reminded me of joker killing Jason Todd. Surprised he didn't bring that up.

[@theodore9668]

Absolutely love Heavy Spoilers 😂

[@heavyspoilers]

Cheers

[@rayhines8978]

Did I miss hear what you called the 80s hairband "The Quireboys"? It sounded like you said...something else LOL

[@JNel77]

Oh…he said it 😂 Also called a massager a dildo 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Fhrek42]

I'm loving this show! It is hilarious and interesting!

[@alpacapines8553]

I never had a doubt but it's a lot better than I thought it would be.

[@MCPhatman]

Crane Kick from Cobra Kai?!

[@toganium4175]

John Economos talking about Bat-Mite implies that Bat-Mite, as absurd as he is, is public information in this version of the DC universe.

[@superj2644]

Actually leaves it open to interpretation as maybe Amanda wallers team knows of bat mite but not the average person

[@purnenduray1130]

Bat mite is also James gunn's favourite bat villain .

[@Nutterbutter123]

I didn’t get that implication, I figured ARGUS and maybe other agencies knows about him. Or at least certain personnel like that Economos dude

[@Jacksabbath44]

He's probably on the list for the Task Force X project, as he was considered by James Gunn

[@RobinHoodsGamingShow]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I messeged last video asking for this and boom, here it is! Sweet!!

[@theUNIQUEdre]

These videos are always great

[@ronburgundy4375]

The mental gymnastics you pulled during this were really astounding

[@aaronsahonta554]

This is appreciation comment. You actually put in effort to find the easter eggs and didn't just go over the bullet points like others. Thanks for that, and I love your style of breakdowns.

[@DaBoff858]

Nice Basket Case cameo in your Video!! Those movies funny..

[@itsporkroll3401]

There is alot of metamorphosis symbolism in the episodes. The green caterpillar that appeared on the branch outside the window was a Tomato Hornworm, which turns into a Five-spotted hawk moth. I hate them and they eat my tomato plants.

[@bradytarvin3546]

I love heavy spoilers, good on ya for including him! New rockstar's is too big now, im gonna stick with you two

[@celiavillagran7228]

I enjoyed little nods from other Gunn movies. Vigilante coming out from behind the dumpster like Super. Plus the dancing character scene from the Specials. In The Specials James Gunn played a character called Minute Man…his only power was he could shrink

[@mergiemerge1120]

3:28 nice I have a similar little foosball table like that lol

[@tigrezangel]

Eagly is my favorite character.

[@dolphinsfan3245]

Love the show and love the intro

[@chrishomenuk15]

OMFG the intro is freaking hilarious 😂 also I live where it was filmed lol 😆 🤘

[@ctkook6477]

Awesome 🤘

[@pedropalheiro8832]

I was waiting for this...

[@AwesomeAutismHC]

3:28 That’s Foosball, not air hockey.

[@joshuadearwester268]

Surprised how much I loved these episodes.

[@aDudesNerdery]

My new favorite show! 10/10 for 1st 3 episodes. Loved the character development, quick witted dialogue, laughed hard throughout and now I want to hug an eagle!

[@LoKimLinProject]

Your most enjoyable easter egg video so far.

[@EJS564]

Real deep cut there with the Pat Kilbane alien candidate MadTv skit

[@Me4Magic]

Just a note. the Crane Kick was done in the first Karate Kid movie, not Cobra Kai, although it is referenced and shown many times in Cobra Kai.

[@egrudasill1]

I love your stuff - an associate of mine also worked at Troma - Keep it up.

[@malcolmrush]

Episode 3 had a song by Band-maid. This song “Choose Me”. Was also in the Netflix movie Kate. Band-maid also done couple of anime songs.

[@jackonno78]

lol *arrow pointing to a fooseball table* "this is an air hockey table"

[@francissobotka8725]

Corto Maltese was also a country in commando and predator

[@SamuelPearlman]

11:57 the crane kick is NOT from cobra kai, you TAKE THAT BACK!!

[@djofortunato5799]

Dude had no idea you worked for Troma ! Also love the deep connect btw your reviews woth your dog dressed in tiny human clothes and the show. 1 question I have is: will the Mandela effect somehow work its way into the show ???

[@mr.moviemafia]

FUN FACT: The amazing opening credits sequence that appears before every episode was choreographed by Alan Tudyk's wife, Charissa-Lee Barton. Tudyk even stood in for John Cena whenever Cena was away shooting other scenes to help nail down the choreography

[@Jacksabbath44]

Alan Tudyk played Vanderveer Wayne on Powerless, it would be hilarious if he somehow reprises that role as a Wayne Foundation representative

[@dankorn]

I love the banter with the Heavy Spoilers guy!

[@Jayk129]

I loved the Smith Comma John clip!

[@aoinatafanboy84]

Aww, I know the ending of Episode 1 was really graphic but I was hoping someone would mention how it was a Terminator homage. The Butterfly walks out into the parking lot in the same setup as before. partially naked into the cold dark weather without flinching.

[@zengamer21]

"Today, I am a little bear," omg. Ded. :)

[@ll7868]

Butterflies start off as caterpillars...Mr. Mind has already been introduced in the DCEU in the Shazam end credits...just throwing it out there.

[@StunnamanSayles]

9:05 ......this is a movie? 😳😅 As always, thanks for the breakdown Ryan! 🤪

[@SharpDaIllest]

Vigilante wasn't Adrian Chase on Arrow. Adrian Chase was Prometheus. Vincent Sobel, former cop and love interest of the new Black Canary, was Vigilante.

[@Batcow-1138]

Yes, but Adrian Chase is Vigilante in the comics

[@SharpDaIllest]

@@Batcow-1138 yes, but he mentioned it was on Arrow. I wouldn't have said anything otherwise lol.

[@TheJulian0727]

This means he only search what he says he really dont know he’s saying lol

[@SharpDaIllest]

@@TheJulian0727 that would be unfortunate... I come here to find what I missed.

[@takenname8053]

Super Nice

[@carlz3955]

I see James Gun id slowly become the future of Kevin Feige in WB, he has passion and vision to lead DCEU.

[@stephenwallace3771]

Holy Killer Condom Batman! I didn't know you worked at Troma, Ryan. Very cool!

[@paulgeetv]

Love when you and heavy spoilers collab💪🏾🙌🏾lol

[@Rascofresco11]

This show may have single handily saved the DC E. Universe

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

Said the same, it's the only thing currently keeping the interest to dceu but the die hard snyder fans won't watch even if is a very good show

[@juanitacanon3120]

@@bashengatheblackmanta7003 really ? The don’t like this show?

[@CharlesSpadina3030]

Air hockey?! That’s foosball my guy

[@KevinCordova2121]

Yup dog is dope just the way he is! Love the vids keep em up. Also taking Bengals to cover BUT not win. Rams by a field goal. It is the way

[@KevinCordova2121]

Take the bet I'm 8/8

[@danieltembo7120]

best KZbin channel

[@crithitjace]

John Cena is literally playing an R Rated Ernest in this series and I love it.

[@MaximusOD12]

the berenstain bears argument broke me. I vividly remember seeing the book saying berenstein bears as a child. And tonight went to my daughters bookcase where I had those childrens books and it was berenstain bears. I think as an adult I’m living in a parallel universe.

[@joshnizzle]

Same. For real

[@kennynopachi8864]

The Mandela effect 😂

[@alisterfolson]

12:17 You forget the Mandela Effect they used on The Bernstein Bears lol

[@MisterK-YT]

3:27 Foosball baby, not air hockey 👌

[@midago7332]

This show is gold, Gunn knows his stuff hey. The suicide movie was absolutely wonderful and this is a great show, Cena is spot on. I had to go get slither on blu ray because of this.

[@Bradley_Lute]

I remember liking it when it came out. It has a lot of acclaim. Will have to give it a re-watch.

[@geedozen5095]

the Butterflies are like the Kroloteans from Young Justice

[@Metfan722]

I didn't know Doug did the voice of Mothra! Nice job Doug! Also that's not a Dildo, Peacemaker is holding, but a "massager".

[@jstreimikes]

Also came here to point out that's a Hitachi magic wand... the Cadillac of vibrators. Not a dildo.

[@fredmedinaii4364]

I think when vigilante was using a Bow an arrow during the scene with him and peacemaker shooting everything. it might have been a reference to The CW arrow and that version of vigilante since it was his first live appearance

[@JBThrills]

3:28 that’s foosball not air hockey

[@ScreenCrush]

Did you catch any Easter Eggs?

[@MengsTel]

Does KevinSpoilers count?

[@Lord-Emperor-Vader]

Yes I was glad it was hard boiled and not raw because it would of broke when I caught it.

[@waynesmith2287]

You missed Peacemaker slamming John Economos about his bad beard dye job and John saying it was real. -- "Although he enjoyed reprising his role from the film, Agee wasn't particularly happy with dying his beard after dying for The Suicide Squad, forcing Gunn to examine possibilities to get rid of the problem once a second season starts production."

[@namegoeshere5220]

Yknow months ago when I once suggested more Doug, back when he was just a bumper at the end...i never dreamed it would end up like this. Bless you, manager of some sort of transdimensional Blockbuster prison. And bless Employee of the Month, Doug.

[@themullinator]

Nice

[@acekeianar]

Dude, Ryan, you worked at Troma? I always thought it was pronounced "Tro Muh" ... I mean, I was like, 7 or 9 when I first watched Toxic Avengers on a local station. That's so friggin' cool! I mean, I stan and fanboy for your skillset and knowledgebase, but that fact alone makes you, concrete and foundationally, even more qualified and legitimate (not that you need those type of creds, but it skylights a lot.)

[@coasterdaydreams7150]

Who were they trying to show in that vid you played talking about referencing Cena's roots? I heard music but I wondered if someone missed their queue or something because I couldnt see anyone?

[@tonyyoung3985]

Guess I'm going to be part of the Troma family too. My film "Micky's Summer Resort" is set to be scheduled to stream on their service hopefully very soon.

[@kbaccari88]

I was wondering where the Heavy Spollers video about Peacemaker was.

[@zsch999]

Did you really work at Troma? Wow, you are such a legend!

[@dozer11]

Love the Easter eggs! I don’t know much about the character so this is some legit stuff. On a side note, as of the first Karate Kid movie, the rules said any strike above the waist is legal, including kicks to the head. Otherwise even Johnny and a few other fighters in the montage would have been disqualified. Also Johnny was just bitter about losing so of course he would embellish a story to make himself look better.

[@JBM1428]

My favorite Easter egg is that on the note where Peacemaker wrote down the names of the suicide squad members, he spells King Shark’s name “Na Naw Way” and for Bloodsport he just writes “black guy”

[@sidheart8905]

I read about several mandela effect examples a few days back and then yesterday show it demonstrating in the movie , otherwise i would have taken it just as anything.. but its a great thing they referred and it was quiet funny... I loved now he has many helmets to choose from and the last helmet would actually punish him hahahha Judo master was shown extremely strong he over taken 3 people at once including the harcourt , at the same time he gots beaten by dyebeard accident rofl.

[@laboy1958]

Peacemaker’s microphone isn’t a dildo, it’s a vibrator. A Hitachi Wand Wireless. The more you know… 😉

[@jaymckay88]

This show is awesome

[@MisterK-YT]

Paul calling him a tw4t killed me 🤣🤣

[@rpm7x7]

Nice.

[@MattyFitt]

Dee Bradley Baker voices Eagly? That guy is in every show ever!!!

[@Abraham-ne4yf]

NICEEEE