- "Have you ever heard of a guy named Peacemaker?"
"No."
"He is a trained killer. We've got trouble with that maniac." - ―Sophie Song and Larry Fitzgibbon[src]
Lawrence "Larry" Fitzgibbon was the wry and kind partner of Sophie Song working for the Evergreen Police Department. They investigated the death of Annie Sturphausen, which led them to hunt Peacemaker, however, in their desire to learn the truth, they ended up being taken over by the Butterflies, killing them, and indirectly causing more problems in the process. The butterfly possessing Fitzgibbon was killed off by Vigilante.
Biography[]
Project Butterfly[]
Escape from Wild Estates Apartment Complex[]
Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song arrive at the Wild Estates Apartment Complex
- "Song, just saw someone go from the fifth floor to the sixth."
- ―Larry Fitzgibbon to Sophie Song[src]
In 2021, Larry Fitzgibbon and his partner and friend, Sophie Song, went with the Evergreen Police Department to the Wild Estates Apartment Complex for a report of an explosion in the parking lot, finding an intact opossum while talking about their problems with Vigilante. The duo then stopped Peggy Sacks from checking out what appeared to be a pizza, with Song warning her that it was a human face, before seeing a person from the building, so they headed inside to investigate, following Sacks as Song was with Johnson.
Fitzgibbon shots the runaway
Fitzgibbon and Sacks saw the person, threatening him to surrender, informing Song that she did not recognize his appearance, starting to search for him in all the apartments, without obtaining a response from apartment 607, asking him to remind Sacks that he had not responded. Returning to the last apartment, Fitzgibbon and his colleagues opened the door, finding Evan and Amber Calcaterra tied up, meeting with Song to shoot at the suspect's car, but he managed to escape, and the police began an investigation, discovering that the victim's name was Annie Sturphausen.[1]
Arrest of Auggie Smith[]
Fitzgibbon confronts Auggie Smith
- "Hey. What's your fucking problem, pal? Playing dress-up again?"
"Oh, yeah. You'll wish it was dress-up." - ―Larry Fitzgibbon and Auggie Smith[src]
During their investigation, Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song investigated the 1976 Ford Comet found at the Wild Estates Apartment Complex, deciphering that it was registered to Auggie Smith, confronting him at his home, but Smith refused to answer, angering Fitzgibbon, who asked him if he would be White Dragon again, and Smith threatened to wear his armor again.
Fitzgibbon talks to Sophie Song about Peacemaker
Song interrupted him by demanding to know what his Ford Comet was doing in the scene, and Smith mentioned that the car belonged to his son, Peacemaker. When Song quarreled with Smith, calling him a "fork" as he closed the door on him, and as they left Fitzgibbon asked about why not to call him "spoon", but Song said that everyone used it, and wondered if Peacemaker had left Belle Reve, which Fitzgibbon denied, considering that people would notify the Evergreen Police Department if this were the case, although Song claimed this was not the case.
Fitzgibbon watchs Smith being arrested
After interrogating Evan and Amber Calcaterra in the Police Department, they confessed that Auggie Smith was the one who tied them up in their apartment, so Larry Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song gathered more police officials to go to his house and arrest him as they had enough evidence, locking him up in the Evergreen Corrections Center, watching with satisfaction as Smith was finally arrested.[1]
Auggie Smith Investigation[]
Fitzgibbon has a meeting with Auggie Smith
- "So we're gonna free the damn White Dragon?"
"We have no choice. We have to if we're gonna arrest his son." - ―Larry Fitzgibbon and Auggie Smith[src]
Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song were called by the Evergreen Police Department because Auggie Smith to talk to them about the Annie Sturphausen case, so he along with Sophie Song took him into the interrogation room to hear him claim that he was not responsible for Sturphausen's death, demanding that the registration of the 1976 Ford Comet was not his and that his supposed witnesses were lying, and although Fitzgibbon and Song did not believe him, they accepted, assuming that he was someone in cahoots with Christopher Smith.
Song and Fitzgibbon interrogate the Calcaterra
The duo took Smith's prints with the help of Peggy Sacks and Fitzgibbon feared they would be fined for taking the prints again, something Song did not care about just to solve the case. Fitzgibbon took the results of the prints to Song, discovering with surprise how the prints from the 1976 Ford Comet belonged to Peacemaker, deciding to go again to interrogate Evan and Amber Calcaterra in their apartment, causing Evan to confess that they had been forced to lie.
Fitzgibbon talks to Song about freeing Auggie Smith
Listening to the Calcaterras reveal that they lied to keep Smith out of trouble by being nice to them during the escape, claiming that he was a closeted Nazi, making the duo think. Leaving the apartment, Fitzgibbon was still wondering how the prints changed, worrying that they would let Auggie Smith go free despite the atrocities he committed as the White Dragon, however, Song was determined to free him with no other options than having to arrest Peacemaker.
Fitzgibbon visits William Judy
Upon returning to the Police Department and seeing how the new Captain Caspar Locke had ordered the arrest of Auggie Smith, Fitzgibbon and Song were forced to search for an arrest warrant for Christopher, going to the residence of Song's uncle and judge William Judy, a last name that was a mockery for Fitzgibbon for having the same name as Judge Judy, being then received by the judge,[2] who successfully served them with the arrest warrant.
Fitzgibbon mocks Auggie Smith
With enough evidence for Peacemaker's arrest, the duo released Smith from the Evergreen Corrections Center, listening to the taunts towards Song and Fitzigbbon mockingly said goodbye to Smith, strange to Song, who scolded him for ruining her insult. The duo was then scolded and threatened by Locke for having freed Smith, leaving them both surprised, however, Fitzgibbon received the order from his partner to gather the other officers to arrest Smith, attempting to do a friendly fist bump, ruining the moment and disappointing Song.[3]
Chase of Peacemaker and Vigilante[]
Fitzgibbon and Song arrive at Peacemaker's trailer
- "Hey, Soph, you need to lie down. You had a concussion."
"I'm fine, human." - ―Larry Fitzgibbon and "Sophie Song"[src]
Gathering Peggy Sacks, Johnson, and the rest of the Evergreen Police Department officers, Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song quickly headed to Peacemaker's trailer to arrest him, helping Song position her microphone so they could warn Smith to surrender peacefully, but without receiving a response, the officers forced entry to the trailer without finding Smith, and Fitzgibbon was in charge of leading a squad of police to question the rest of the trailers for Smith's location while Song and the others surrounded the area in search of clues to his whereabouts.
Fitzgibbon searches in the forest
Fitzgibbon continued searching until he was informed by Song that he had seen an eagle near the forest, remembering that Smith had a pet, so Sophie Song asked Fitzgibbon to take several officers to the forest, only to find his companion having a seizure, demanding to call an ambulance while trying to help Song, being relieved shortly after to see her suddenly awaken, hearing "Song" ask for the location of Smith and Adrian Chase, but Fitzgibbon worried about her because she was injured, following her into the forest to try help, finding Caspar Locke, surrounded by dead police officers.
Fitzgibbon and "Song" discover Locke's deception
Horrified by the deaths, Fitzgibbon assumed that Peacemaker was responsible, however, Locke claimed that the person responsible for the murders was a red-haired guy saying 'robble robble', missing Fitzgibbon, who followed "Song" out, talking to her about how they had been deceived by Locke, as he associated the person described with Hamburglar, the McDonald's mascot, although "Song" continued moving forward without Fitzgibbon to contact some "friends", after deducing that Locke was part of Smith's team, confusing Fitzgibbon due to his teammate's strange behavior when she called him human, asking about her friends.[3]
Attack on the Evergreen Police Department[]
Fitzgibbon is confused by "Song"'s statements
- "But in the end, this is better for everyone."
"What is?"
"Just enjoy the moment." - ―"Sophie Song" and Larry Fitzgibbon[src]
Returning to the police station, Fitzigbbon interrupted "Sophie Song" while she was working, reporting that she called the paramedics to be treated for her possible brain damage, but "Song" claimed to be fine, until Fitzgibbon asked her to recover after seeing her writing words. meaningless on your computer. "Song" then got up to leave the place, recognizing that he was someone important to the real Sophie Song and with a rather strange speech for him, "Song" asked Fitzgibbon to live a good time before something good happened, confusing to Fitzgibbon for not understanding her.
Fitzgibbon is overtaken by a butterfly
At night, Fitzgibbon was working with the Evergreen Police Department until he saw "Sophie Song" return with a large army of Butterflies, which began to murder several police officers to have bodies to possess, terrifying Fitzigbbon, who began to run. However, he ended up being killed by a Butterfly, which entered his mouth and took his body to meet with "Sophie Song", who was the host of the queen Eek Stack Ik Ik, leaving the police station with the rest of bodies of prisoners and police with an evil laugh.[3]
Legacy[]
Using the knowledge of the late Caspar Locke, Fitzgibbon's Butterfly and the other Butterflies used Peacemaker's diary to frame Christopher Smith for all the murders via a TV broadcast, pretending to be the real officers of the Police Department. Fitzgibbon's Butterfly along with its companions went to the Overview Lofts Suites, where upon finding Clemson Murn, they realized that Murn's body was actually taken by their former ally Ik Nobe Llok, killing him in the process.[4]
The butterflies headed to the Coverdale Ranch to prepare for the transportation of the Cow. As night fell, Fitzgibbon's Butterfly interrupted "John Economos" from entering the ranch, asking him why his guest painted his beard, listening to him explain as his "guest" thought to look more attractive, surprising Butterfly, who recognized humans as pathetic. After discovering that Economos was actually a human infiltrator and being attacked by the 11th Street Kids, Fitzgibbon's butterfly saw how Peacemaker was going to kill the Cow, so he tried to follow him to stop him, however, Vigilante took him by surprise, using an ax to kill the Butterfly.[5]
Personality[]
- "Fork? Why not spoon?"
"Everybody in the world uses spoons." - ―Larry Fitzgibbon and Sophie Song[src]
Larry Fitzgibbon had a notable sense of humor which usually contrasted with the witty attitude who always took her work seriously, Larry always took advantage of taking situations calmly when he could, as demonstrated by trying to make fun of Auggie Smith in an attempt to defend Sophie Song, although Song sometimes got annoyed by ruining her insults against Smith.
Fitzgibbon and Song cared for each other, with Fitzgibbon always accompanying her and helping her with whatever she needed to solve the Annie Sturphausen case. When Song began to convulse, Fitzgibbon desperately tried to help her, feeling great relief as she suddenly woke up. Fitzgibbon began to be confused by "Song"'s strange behavior, not understanding what was happening to her and worrying about her, with Song's butterfly in her revealing how deep down she was fond of him.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers[]
- Enhanced strength: While being possessed, the butterfly inside Fitzgibbon got much amount of strength to chase John Economos and to try to fight against the 11th Street Kids when they invaded the Coverdale Ranch.
Abilities[]
- Expert investigator: Fitzgibbon was a skilled investigator succesfully solving the case of Annie Sturphausen's death along with Song, initially they wrongly gave Auggie Smith as the culprit since his fingerprints were registered to his car. After Smith proved he was being framed by running his fingerprints, Fitzgibbon and Song began an investigation to find evidence forcing the Calcaterra to tell the truth, they then headed to William Judy to get an arrest warrant to Peacemaker.
- Expert markman: Working for the Evergreen Police Department, Fitzgibbon possessed shooting skills, using them when Peacemaker attempted to escape from the Wild Estates Apartment Complex, shooting at the car he was planning to get away in, easily destroying the car's windows.
Equipment[]
- Glock 19: Working for the Evergreen Police Department, Larry Fitzgibbon carried a Glock 19 to apprehend criminals and for self-defense. Fitzgibbon used the gun to try to stop Peacemaker when he tried to escape from the Wild Estates Apartment Complex, shooting at the car in which Smith got away.
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Behind the Scenes[]
- Fitzgibbon is named after a personal friend of James Gunn, Larry Fitzgibbon. Gunn includes a character named Fitzgibbon in all of his films, including Slither, Super and Guardians of the Galaxy.
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