Who was Murn in Peacemaker Season 1? Character explored in details

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Still from the show (Image via Amazon Prime Video)
Still from the show (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

Created by James Gunn, Peacemaker Season 1, is a black comedy superhero drama show that is based on the characters from DC Comics. The first season is a spinoff of the movie, The Suicide Squad. The show revolves around the jingoistic mercenary Chris Smith, or the Peacemaker. The show has two seasons till now and the second season takes place after the events of the movie, Superman.

The show features cast members like John Cena, who plays the title characters, along with Danielle Brooks, Steve Agee, and others. The show was a critical and commercial success, and Pacemaker Season 1 focuses on Chris Smith, or the Peacemaker (Cena), as he recovers from his injuries during the events of The Suicide Squad. Peacemaker has to join a mysterious black ops squad called ARGUS and work on Project Butterfly, which must eliminate parasitic creatures who have taken over human bodies.

Peacemaker Season 1 has many interesting characters, and Murn is one of them.


Who was Murn in Peacemaker Season 1?

Still from the show (Image via Max)
Still from the show (Image via Max)

Played by Chukwudi Iwuji, Mr. Murn, or Clemson Murn, is one of the more shadowy figures in Season 1. He has a long past and is a dark ops mercenary who has killed many people. He is the leader of Project Butterfly and only reports to Waller. Murn is one of those characters who keeps their cards close and does not share their feelings. Therefore, it is hard to decipher such a person.

In Peacemaker Season 1, Murn is the one who finds Chris for the first time and informs him that he has to work as a contract killer for Project Butterfly. Murn is someone who has access to the darkest secrets of the project, and Murn therefore introduces Peacemaker to his team. He also informs the titular hero that if he refuses this job, he will be sent back to prison, and there is a chip in his brain that Murn and the company can trigger at any moment. Murn is also the one who hands Peacemaker his first target.


Important revelation about Murn in Peacemaker Season 1

Still from the show (Image via Max)
Still from the show (Image via Max)

Murn is one of the characters who does not fully believe Chris in Season 1 and does not tell him about what a butterfly actually is. In one of the episodes in the show, he even questions Peacemaker’s dedication to the project. However, one of the biggest revelations happens in Peacemaker Season 1 when it is revealed that Murn is actually a butterfly himself, known as Ik Nobe Lok, which means that he is a parasitic creature who has taken on a human form.

Leota is the first character to find this, and Emilia also reveals that she knew that Murn was a butterfly. Murn is therefore an important character in Peacemaker Season 1 as he eventually reveals how the butterflies came to Earth after their own planet was dying.

Towards the end of Season 1, Murn is chased by the police, who kill him and the butterfly inside him. At the show’s end, it is revealed that the butterflies learned that humans didn’t care about their planet, and they therefore wanted to take over human bodies and save Earth. However, Murn did not agree with their methods, even though he was a butterfly, and did not want to overtake human bodies.


Peacemaker Season 1 is available on Amazon Prime Video.

Edited by Deeya