Christopher Smith

## Background

### 1987 - 2009: Christopher Smith

Christoper Smith is the only child of industrialist Sean Smith & American author Elizabeth Lewis. The two had been married for almost a decade before Chris was born due to Sean's former military service. Just like his parents, he was raised in the small town of Riverdale in upstate New York. The town was split into two sides, the prestigious Northside & the rougher Southside where Chris & all his older cousins resided.

When he was eight, his father committed suicide after his connection to white supremacy groups came to light. He shot himself right in front of Christopher on his eighth birthday, traumatizing him for the rest of his childhood. The trauma would also define his life & his relation with his father, leading Chris to no longer wanting to be associated with him. Though Sean's family encouraged her to stay, Elizabeth felt she needed a fresh start so she moved herself & Chris across the country to Star City.

Growing up, Christopher had difficulty fitting in due to his father issues & their money dilemma. He became a rebellious & aggressive teen, getting in many fights over the years. He even had dreams of his father in his uniform, speaking directly to him & belittling him for his lack of success in life. The day Christopher turned eighteen, he enlisted in the army. The army seemed to have a positive influence over him & he was recognized as an exemplary soldier in no time.

Upon his second tour, Sergeant Smith received an error from military intelligence & inadvertently massacred a village full of innocent people. As he was in charge of the unit, he was made the sole scapegoat despite the event being at the fault of intelligence personnel. But Chris felt it was karma & was sentenced to twenty years to life by a court-martial.

### 2009 - Present: Peacemaker

After a year into his sentence, Christopher was given a parole, provided he worked with the US Government on a highly covert black ops unit. Led by Rick Flag on the scene & Amanda Waller from behind the scenes, Chris made a good asset to the team & was given the codename Peacemaker. But tensions began to arise as Smith had a knack for turning missions into competitions between him & Deadshot or Bloodsport.

In 2010, Smith was part of the Suicide Squad that was sent to Corto Maltese to assassinate its dictator & destroy a military headquarters. At some point in the mission, Smith experienced a break from reality & essentially disappeared. He was gone for little over a month before Waller tracked him down again. Instead of reinstating him when the Suicide Squad was able to be reassembled, she secretly brought him on to Checkmate as one of their Knights. Still going by Peacemaker, he became known as a one-man-army with high-tech weapons.

However, Christopher’s sanity became increasingly unstable & his actions more violent. He began hearing the voice his father & believed his soul resided in his helmet, urging him towards more violence & retribution. Christopher loved peace so much he was willing to kill for it. Attempts to stop his violent tendencies or control them came directly from Waller, who hired Dr. Bridgette D’Abo, to resolve his fears & recondition him so his father's soul would "disappear."

Despite his occasional breaks from reality, Christopher has proven himself to be a valuable asset to Checkmate as Waller has gone out her way to keep him with the organization.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Aviation:** Christopher is a proficient pilot
* **Above Average Human Condition:** Christopher possesses the physical strength and stamina of a man who engages in intense physical exercise.
	+ ***Acrobatics*:** He is a skilled gymnast.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts*:** Peacemaker is a highly trained combatant & a master of various hand-to-hand combat techniques, making him capable of briefly keeping up with the Rick Flag in a fight.
	+ ***Stealth***
* **Leadership**
* **Military Protocol:** Prior to his court martial, Christopher spent two years in the military.
* **Tactical Analysis**
* **Weaponry:** As an army man & now government agent, Christopher is skilled in various weaponry. He is skilled in the use of firearms, stick fighting, knives & other gadgetry. He is also a proficient weapons maker & q superb marksman.
* **Peacemaker Armor:** His uniform is actually highly flexible bulletproof fabric. The costume itself is a thin, pliable body armor developed by Christopher & enhanced by Checkmate. The right glove holds a vial that becomes a firebomb when crushed. The boots hold a Pentolite compound, which is high explosive. The holster carries one of many conventional firearms, a Derringer, holds ammunition, a tool kit, explosive pellets, nerve gas & an animal sedative. On his back is a jet-pack that works in both air and water.
* **Peacemaker Helmet:** His bulletproof helmet is able to produce a sonic burst that can leave enemies temporarily deafened. The helmet is also heat & pressure proof plastic containing sophisticated cybernetic circuitry, that operate various devices including communication (all-band radio) & surveillance devices, an ultrasonic blaster & a laser.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness**: He possibly suffers from bipolar disorder & schizophrenia, believing that the soul of father inhabits his helmet & eggs him on to violence. He has gone to see a doctor about this, which has helped him plenty though he still has an occasional break from reality when he was long period without his medication.
* **Guilt:** Though he received bad information, Smith still blames himself for the death of those innocent villagers.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* His mother passed away while he was incarcerated & he was not allowed to attend the funeral.
* He respects Blue Scarab & thinks he is an effective superhero.
* Using the money his mother left him, he set us a charity foundation called Pax Institute for war victims.
* He is a huge fan of glam metal music. It was also his mother's favorite genre.
* He regularly drinks & smokes weed.

## Notes

* Some of his family is unique to Earth-44.
	+ Sean Smith is a character from the *Arrowverse.*
	+ Elizabeth Lewis-Smith is Christopher's mother.
	+ Leonard Lewis is Stan Lee's version of Green Lantern from Just Imagine.
	+ Alice Smith-Cooper, Polly Cooper & Betty Cooper are characters from the *Riverdale* franchise.
	+ Nora Smithy is the wife of Victor Fries.
	+ Dora Smithy is Nora's sister in the DCAU.
	+ Byron Lewis is Mothman from the Watchmen.
* In the comics, his father was Wolfgang Schmidt. Him & his mother changed their last name to Smith.