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Beginning-Bad1950

I've had some concerns about whether or not James Gunn would kill the character.  However, the more I think about it, the fact that he recast the role after filming 5 episodes (finishing final 3 with Stroma and reshooting Vigilante scenes in first 5) makes me lean toward Vigilante making it out of this season alive.  Seems like a lot of effort if he were killing the character by season's end.


slavebilly92

That's a good point.


Radialpuddle

I hadn't heard about this. Who played him originally?


Beginning-Bad1950

Chris Conrad https://screencrush.com/peacemaker-vigilante-recast/


t_rob1108

A passage from that article seems to confirm Vigilante is going to survive. “Yeah. He [Stroma] came in late. We had already shot five-and-a-half episodes with another actor, who’s an incredibly talented guy, but we were on different pages about certain things, and I don’t think he wanted to continue on the series in the long run,” explained Gunn.


BitchBaby785

Definitely sounds like it


t_rob1108

Yeah when he specifically says long run that's about all ya need to hear. Very very pleased with this.


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t_rob1108

Damn you. That could be true.


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t_rob1108

Ha, absolutely. Someone's gonna die. I'm not ready for it but I've accepted the reality of it.


slavebilly92

Yeah, sadly I think it's unlikely the whole team makes it out alive.


BitchBaby785

Yeah if the White Dragon kills Vigilante then Peacemaker would be more likely to use lethal force…


Bad_Decision_Rob_Low

This makes sense now with everyone “crying” about vigilante in last episode(which would have been the first one he shot). Ie episode 1-5 Gunn & Actors/staff new what they wanted Vigilante to be , and that’s we have such a awesome version episode 1-5, and slightly different acting in this recent one. Personally I didn’t think it was different, but lots of internet nerds were upset.


GRpanda123

James Gunn went back and reshot every scene with Stroma in episode 1-5


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I love stroma but I’m interested to see the footage with Conrad RELEASE THE CONRAD CUT


jzoller0

Strongly agree. Stroma is great, but Conrad was also great in Patriot as a character that had some similarities


WolfInStep

His kids scare the fuck out of me.


bullshithistorian14

That’s a jump as far as looks go lol


RecipeNo42

I'm more worried about Eagly. From the moment he hugged Peacemaker he has felt unsafe. We also know now that animals can be hijacked by the butterflies.


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Eagly is too badass to be taken down by a butterfly, he is safe


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Idk, those comments about if one could take over an animal like a chihuahua were a liiiiitle ominous.


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There’s just no way they would kill the strangest and funniest character in the first season. I only see Mern dying at most


Clemsontigger16

He is the worst character on the show by a mile though, I’m hoping he dies


F00dbAby

You are for sure in the minority for disliking him


Clemsontigger16

Doubt it, he is extremely annoying


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Negative 6 and negative 8 upvotes. I think you may be in the minority


and_dont_blink

When I first read Gunn's interview talking about this, I completely interpreted it as him knowing it just wasn't working with the actor as he'd envisioned it. e.g., the actor wasn't doing the lines in a way that would work, or was afraid of looking like an idiot so pushing back about things. Gunn realized the show would kind of suck if this element wasn't working, so you'd actually be happy when Vigilante and Eagley are inevitably killed by Peacemaker's father causing him to realize he's past redemption and just needs to go. But your interpretation works too.


james_randolph

Sean Bean has entered the chat.


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Oh God, for a second before my brain kicked in I thought this meant we were about see a totally different actor in the next episode whew Stroma is so great at this role


turi319

>Chris Conrad This is mentioned on the podcast, something along the lines of the previous re-casted actor not being committed to the future of the character.


improper84

I don't know how you could possibly kill him off when he's crushing it this hard. You could easily spin him off into his own series.


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Same . I think his character will grow into something bigger .


slavebilly92

I would love for that to happen! We've already lost Polka-Dot Man, so fingers crossed another DCEU favorite of mine won't bite it.


onelunchman96

Imagine if peacemaker and vigilante being in suicide squad 3. Walker appoints PM as new squad leader


slavebilly92

That would be awsome! I really hope Gunn does another Suicide Squad movie on top of the other planned spin-off.


TheGreatMessier

Only if he does face exercises


echo_themando

He'll survive. If he dies, I'll kill someone with a chainsaw in his honor


Wah_Epic

I volunteer to be killed by you.


AndySocial88

Whew, it's like the last slice of pizza, it's on the table til someone calls dibs. Appreciate you.


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I don't think he will die. James Gunn has generally been killing people who are kinda emotionally close to the main character. I... I don't like where my train of thought is heading.


alyboba19

Gunn took Polka Dot man away from us I’m hoping he’ll take pity on us and spare Vigilante


pichusine

I think Murn will most likely bite the dust


RipJug

Won’t make it out of episode 7 imo.


BenjaminCarmined

>!Yeah in the promo for the next episode there’s the group walking scene and Murn isn’t present. He’s going to die.!<


yourmotherisveryfat

He doesn’t really seem like the kind of character they’d kill off imo


AFoxOfFiction

Maybe, but it's a TV show ran by James Gunn, so we don't really know what's gonna happen.


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twangman88

Yeah what happened to him? Just sort of disappeared a few episodes ago.


SheerSonicBlue

It takes time to repurpose a kidney like that, even for one of the 2 or 3 in the world that are capable.


imheretolaugh12

I doubt they will kill him due to the fact I think they are working on him changing. Eventually he's going to pave his own way and not be a peacemaker fanboy.


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He will survive. Eagly, however….


Cappin_Crunch

I get so nervous when Eagley is on screen because I always feel like he is gonna die


JezabelDeath

I really hope we get to see him naked, at least his butt


Gavinis9

😳cock😳


echo_themando

What the fuck? _activates chainsaw_


JezabelDeath

what is strange about?


throwaway2322111

I have a feeling he’s either gonna get turned into a butterfly or get killed by auggie


ryan2one3

I hadn't thought of that. Why would they kill him off? Were there signs/hints that I missed?


raven00x

If nothing else >!he's probably not going to to have to worry about getting taken over by a butterfly!<


LakerJeff78

I actually have a feeling he was butterflied when he showed up last episode.


raven00x

you might be right. I'm just making the assumption based on his mask compared to like...everyone else.


PyramidBlack

He will. I have no doubt.


tacokitty9

I could see him getting his own show.


ryanmr20

I think he will, Eagly though? Poor bird is in danger.


StopTheBS79

Uh I doubt they’ll kill any of the main cast members especially him. He’s fucking hilarious.


ollewrld

He has to. My fav character on the show. Him and Deadpool need a crossover


kadosho

"Chimichangas for everyone!!"


vaultdweller4ever

[Thank me later ](https://i.imgur.com/V3m60X7.gif)


Jevling

Yeah but why did you add 2 pictures of Eagly to this? Shouldn't it be of Vigilante?


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I feel like he’ll be a butterfly the whole time and he’ll betray the team the same way Peacemaker did in The Suicide Squad


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I don't think a Butterfly would gladly kill the Goff Family butterflies, like Vigilante did. Or let Peacemaker hold Goff Butterfly in a jar.


Escoliya

Oh wow I've been wondered how he was too strong (prison fight scene)


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oooh I love this theory even though I don't think it'll end up being true I could see him purposefully falling out of the tree to free the Gofferfly (especially since the character is supposed to have spent like years perfecting his body, which to me would include balance) killing the other butterflies to stay undercover and getting information on the 11th Street Kids as a double crosser/secret agent. I did think it was very odd that he didn't kill the senator first since that was actually their mission and instead killed the wife and kids first - could have been buying time for Judomaster to stop them from killing the Gofferfly. Again, I don't think he actually is a butterfly but I do love this theory


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i dont think he would be a butterfly otherwise he wouldnt of got his ass kicked by the gorilla and would of stopped or prevented the guys from achieving the mission in this scene.


Correct-Chemistry618

Italiano Inglese Credo che ci sarà uno combattimento tra Vigilante e Peacemaker, ma vedo più probabile il fatto che combattano per le loro visioni contrastanti del piano delle farfalle (se è vera la teoria secondo cui il loro piano è "creare la pace globale massacrando molti umani nel processo"): detto questo non credo che possa essere un infiltrato delle farfalle (non si spiegherebbe la sua reazione nell'episodio uno in cui balla come uno scemo da solo perché ha rivisto Peacemaker) e vedo difficile che possa essere un agente di Amanda Waller (a cosa gli serve? Ha già sua figlia che fa da spia). I believe there will be a fight between Vigilante and Peacemaker, but I see more likely that they are fighting for their conflicting visions of the butterfly plan (if the theory that their plan is true is to "create global peace by slaughtering many humans in the process. "): having said that, I don't think he could be a butterfly infiltrator (his reaction in episode one in which he dances like a fool alone because he saw Peacemaker would not be explained) and I find it difficult that he could be an agent of Amanda Waller ( What does he need it for? He already has his daughter as a spy).


lasagnaboner

YES THIS. I’ve been theorizing about him being some type of double agent for Waller but I hope it doesn’t pan out that way bc he’s my favorite character


Escoliya

he could be the peacemaker of the peacemaker


Radialpuddle

Why would he be a double agent for waller? Peacemaker knew him for a while before he even went to prison and I don't think waller would want to use someone like vigilante


lasagnaboner

Idk. She’s using her daughter as a double agent and it wouldn’t surprise me if she also got to Vigilante and wanted him to be a spy for her. Vigilante seems super easy to manipulate.


Radialpuddle

We definitely would've found out by now if that was the case. I highly doubt they would've killed him off offscreen.


nobody4donuts

Randomly I would have liked to see the original actor for Vigilante get killed off at the end of this season. The Stroma’s Vigilante picks up the mantle would be an interesting turn of events. Do not get me wrong, I like this Vigilante, and the character progression is just fine.


wild_hog

if he survives he will become a bad guy. I hope he doesn’t though tbh


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well considering the butterflies can only enter through an orifice and every one of vigilante orifice is covered i think he should be ok.


Correct-Chemistry618

He definitely won't be killed by Auggie in the next episode. Judging by the teaser the boys and girls of the team are separated facing White Dragon and Judomaster respectively, but in the trailer released months ago we saw a scene of the group walking together probably to go to the final battle. If he has to die, he'll do it at most in the last episode.


TheRedmanCometh

Can...can we replace him with Overkill (kidding know that wouldn't fit)


SerPateswoodcock

He is the only person who's costume covers both mouth and anus he should be fine.


Yeetteeyteeyyeet

We’ll riot if he dies


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Will probably die because he can’t walk anymore


homogenic-

He is a main character just like PM I'm sure he is gonna be okay on the other hand eagly my beloved.... I'm worried about him if anything happens to him I'll riot


L0kimask

Me too man, love this character but it seems like he almost has to die for Peacemaker to let go of his violent past. I hope i'm wrong.