The DCU has started with a bang, thanks to titles arriving in theaters and streaming with a HBO Max subscription. The first slate of projects is titled Gods and Monsters, the most recent being Peacemaker Season 2. That show brought back Freddie Stroma’s scene stealer Vigilante, and both the actor and James Gunn himself have responded to chatter that Adrian is neurodivergent. Let’s break it all down.
DC’s co-CEO James Gunn has written all three of the shared universe’s projects: Creature Commandos, Superman, and Peacemaker. The latter focused on a multiversal story, with Adrian Chase/Vigilante constantly bringing the laughs (and murder). While speaking with EW, Stroma was asked about the fan chatter debating if his character was on the Autism spectrum. He responded with:
I’ve had a lot of people asking me if he’s on the spectrum, if he’s a sociopath, if he’s a psychopath. I just know James and I have talked about this, I am not qualified to make that label, that decision. So I feel like I’m going to stay out of it and let other people decide and maybe just keep that conversation going.
2025 TV schedule. We just shouldn’t expect the debate about Vigilante’s possible neurodivergence to be settled anytime soon.