Caution! This episode accommodates SPOILERS for Peacemaker season 2, episode 2
Lately, the DCU is house to 2 main animal sidekicks. Whilst James Gunn’s Superman has Krypto the Superdog, Peacemaker has Eagly the Bald Eagle. Even if they lend a hand two very other superheroes, each pets have fairly just a little in not unusual.
Krypto made his DCU debut in 2025’s Superman, backing up Kal-El in his struggle in opposition to Lex Luthor. Likewise, Eagly debuted in 2022’s Peacemaker season 1, and is now making new look in Peacemaker season 2. Following Peacemaker season 2, episode 2, it is price evaluating each the DCU’s Krypto and Eagly to resolve if one is best than the opposite.
Superman’s Krypto The Superdog: A Now not-Moderately Housetrained Powerhouse
As showed in James Gunn’s Superman, Krypto isn’t owned through the Guy of Metal without delay. As a substitute, Superman’s finishing printed that Krypto in truth belongs to Kara Zor-El’s Supergirl, however used to be being watched through Kal-El whilst Kara partied on different worlds with crimson suns (permitting her to get under the influence of alcohol).
Now not fairly house-trained, we first meet Krypto biting at Superman’s ankles within the Castle of Solitude, which he is utterly trashed. Later scenes would see Krypto demolishing a puppy retailer to get some treats, in addition to Superman fearing that the Superdog may consume his oldsters’ cows at the Kent Farm.
Possessing the similar Kryptonian powers as Superman himself, Krypto is an absolute DCU powerhouse hiding in the back of a lovely four-legged frame (and a wagging tail).
Even if he may have hassle listening from time to time, Krypto does in the long run end up himself to be a devoted puppy, dragging an injured Superman to protection on the Castle of Solitude whilst additionally serving to the Guy of Metal struggle Ultraman and Lex Luthor’s Raptor squaddies through the film’s finishing.
Possibly the most important and maximum endearing Krypto second got here on the very finish of Superman’s first post-credits scene, the place Krypto used to be proven hugging Superman whilst the duo have been sitting at the moon, taking a look on the Earth.
Eagly: An American Icon (Additionally Now not Housetrained)
Hilariously, Eagly is printed as Chris Smith’s very personal puppy Eagle in Peacemaker season 1. A hen of prey and image of American freedom, Smith confirms Eagly is in a similar fashion now not house-trained.
Eagly does end up himself to be reasonably of a succesful (and fatal) member of the eleventh St. Youngsters. On the other hand, Eagly’s complete capacity basically is available in Peacemaker season 2. Even if the primary season noticed Eagly eliminating a couple of of White Dragon’s fans, the mighty hen used to be in the long run injured through White Dragon himself and needed to be taken to the vet.
Likewise, the primary season proved that Peacemaker believes in Eagly’s doable slightly an excessive amount of, like when he attempted to instruct his winged puppy to hold his sonic increase helmet and position it atop the barn housing the Butterflies’ alien “cow”…just for Eagly to hold it off and drop it within the woods.
Conversely, Peacemaker season 2 has already given Eagly much more of an epic highlight, in particular within the new Peacemaker season 2, episode 2 when ARGUS brokers ruin into Smith’s dwelling whilst Peacemaker is long gone, leaving Eagly to tackle all the squad through himself.
Partially because of Agent Fleury’s “hen blindness”, Eagly finally ends up the victor, brutally pecking and scratching along with his sharp beak and talons. He even eats one of the crucial agent’s eyes. Making the brawl even higher, the struggle ends with Eagly casually strolling again to the home in gradual movement with an epic needle drop (“Grimy Cash” through Ida Maria).
That stated, Eagly may be simply as a lot of an cute hugger as Krypto, proven embracing Chris two times within the display’s first season, as they are each the one ones the opposite turns out to completely agree with (a minimum of ahead of the eleventh St. Youngsters).
Each DCU Superpets Are Nice…However Krypto Indisputably Wins
When breaking all of it down, it is in truth fairly humorous to peer simply how identical Krypto and Eagly are within the DCU. They’re each unswerving to these they agree with, whilst nonetheless now not being absolutely obedient/house-trained.
Clearly, Eagly appears to be slightly extra brutal on-screen, in large part because of being an competitive hen of prey (and starring in a extra mature DCU venture). On the other hand, Krypto cannot be absolutely discounted given his superpowers, to not point out the superdog’s brutal beatdown of Lex Luthor on the film’s finish ahead of Superman in spite of everything made him drop the evil billionaire.
James Gunn has additionally weighed in to some extent, confirming that we mustn’t be expecting a Krypto/Eagly team-up anytime quickly (believing Krypto would most likely consume Eagly). Likewise, Gunn has also confirmed that the fight would undoubtedly end in Krypto’s desire because of his superpowers.
All issues regarded as, it is in truth lovely laborious to pick out which DCU puppy is the most productive, as they are each lovely nice for numerous the similar causes.
That stated, I for my part suppose Krypto wins through a slim margin, purely because of his heightened cuteness issue as a shockingly cute canine in comparison to Eagly’s extra intimidating and majestic “eagle-ness” (even though he does have doglike inclinations, like sticking his tongue out of vehicle home windows).
New episodes of Peacemaker season 2 liberate Thursdays on HBO Max.
