Rather than spend life in prison, he is recruited by General Sam Lane to serve out his sentence by working for the secretive Project 7734, accessing the knowledge stored within the captured Brainiac. Yet when she wants to leave, she discovers their chilling true intention, as the extremely aberrant sect does with one female every year. Before he ever met Clark Kent, it's said his father Lionel Luthor was a scientist working with the Legionnaires Club, an organization created by the immortal villain Vandal Savage to unlock secrets of the universe. In the Luthor mansion, Alexander insists to be called Lex and his aging condition requires 'regular' birthday parties. Luthor's power was his mind. Introduced during the Silver Age of Comics as a mirror version of the DC Comics Earth, where Americans colonized Europe and Abraham Lincoln shot John Wilkes Booth. Luthor often wore a kryptonite ring on his right hand in Post-Crisis stories, but abandoned this tactic after prolonged exposure to its radiation resulted in cancer, requiring him to transplant his brain into a cloned body to survive. The United States Department of War asked this story line be delayed from publication, which it was until 1946, to protect the secrecy of the Manhattan Project. Seeing an opportunity with the appearance of the asteroid, Luthor decides to finally end Superman and tells the media that he has evidence the Man of Steel himself is drawing the deadly radioactive rock towards Earth. For his parallel universe doppelganger, see Lionel Luthor (Earth-2). Believing he's been betrayed by his hero and friend, Lex swears revenge. My view was if he could afford all those labs and giant robots he wouldn't need to rob banks. Lex discovers kryptonite samples in Smallville and uses them as a power source for a machine he hopes will pierce space and time so he can communicate with Krypton. Darkseid places a hand over the glow, Lex places a hand on Darkseid's hand, both agreeing that the equation "is beautiful", and they both disappear. [56] While some in the public don't believe this, it is enough to provide reasonable doubt and clear Lex of all charges again. When Alexi argues that this army doesn't need two Luthors, Brainiac agrees and executes him. Soon after Luthor discovers evidence that leads him to conclude Clark Kent is Superman, the 2001 Our Worlds at War saga begins, in which Topeka, Kansas is destroyed in an attack by the alien Imperiex. He is opposed by those who join forces with Joker and Gorilla Grodd. — Lex to Lionel, Hothead Alexander "Lex" Luthor (born 1980) is the billionaire CEO of LexCorp and LuthorCorp. Another version of Bizarro Luthor is said to exist on Earth-29, a parallel reality called the "Bizarroverse.". [79] Shortly afterward, the Flashpoint timeline is created and afterward the DC Universe is replaced by the New 52 reality. In his first story appearance, Action Comics No. The Alexander Luthor of this Earth-3 is his world's version of Shazam. While it shares actors, some scenes, some basic plot points and a whole lot more, this is not the "Justice League" fans denigrated in theaters back in 2017. Eventually, the villains are attacked by Darkseid's shock troopers the Parademons. He sets the teleporter to self-destruct after he uses it, killing the Parademons as well as his living batteries. He decide that Superman's loss of power is a convenient lie to hide the fact that Clark Kent is not really the Man of Steel, that he's only dressing like him and has found a way to acquire limited powers of his own. The Green Skull. [116] Called Mazahs, he takes the super-powers of those he kills and is the father of the villain Superwoman's child. He wins no matter what because of Darkseid, but before that he wants to make his statement know to the world. the greatest superheroes to face the greatest threats, you should probably go ahead and assemble some of the greatest supervillains, too. Originally hero-worshiping Superboy, teenage Lex Luthor of Smallville is determined to prove he is Earth's greatest scientist by creating artificial life. He wears the radioactive ore around his finger as a symbol that he is untouchable, causing the Man of Tomorrow pain and weakness whenever he approaches. Despite general acceptance of Byrne's characterization, which led to its influence in media adaptations, DC Comics writers began bringing back his quality of being a scientific genius in the 1990s in stories such as The Final Night. When Brainiac accuses him of showing paternal feelings for Conner though, Luthor denies it, saying that he only wants his property back, and has no fatherly feelings towards Superboy. Luthor's clone body eventually begins to deteriorate, causing him to lose his hair and age at an accelerated rate, a side-effect of a disease affecting all clones. He offers a billion-dollar reward for the Last Son of Krypton's capture. [39] The warsuit was designed by George Pérez[40] as part of the Super Powers toyline in the early 1980s before being introduced into the comics in 1983. The movie shows Lex Luthor mixing his own blood with that of General Zod to create the monster in the Genesis Chamber of the Kryptonian spaceship that crashed in Man of Steel. [31], While the Golden Age Luthor (later named Alexei Luthor) is simply an amoral and brilliant man driven by a simple desire for power, the Silver Age incarnation was given a more developed personality and backstory. [26] Superman: Secret Origin revised Lex's backstory so that he now again had a sister Lena. Varied reports have him almost scrapping Snyder's original vision, retaining perhaps 10 percent of Snyder's scenes and basically building a whole new film. Lex Luthor's childhood is fleshed our further in the pages of Justice League. When Superman appears in Metropolis and clashes with local authorities, Luthor works with the military to bring in the superhuman being, arguing that alien vigilante is an inherent threat since history has shown that introducing new life forms into other environments often causes the local environment to destabilize and suffer. In the last panel, Amazing Man is in jail and he tells Superboy he will regret it as sure as his name is Luthor and Superboy thinks that he will be Superman by the time Luthor gets out and that Luthor's talents might make him an archenemy. During the Blackest Night crossover, he wore an orange power ring of avarice created by Ganthet, a former member of the Guardians of the Universe. See, Proficient engineer with exceptional technological prowess, Superhuman strength, speed and durability, This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 08:29. In Birthright, Luthor remains a wealthy corporate magnate; in contrast to Byrne's characterization, however, LexCorp is founded upon Luthor's study of extraterrestrial life, thereby providing a link between him and Superman. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. General Zod. [9] The character's abrupt hair loss has been made reference to several times over the course of his history. The Contessa becomes pregnant[105] and starts using the unborn child to dominate Lex into doing her bidding. As an adult, Lex Luthor's driving ambitions are to kill Superman and rule Earth, a stepping stone to dominating the universe, believing a man of his intellect deserves such power. We Now Know How Zack Snyder's Justice League Is Really Going To End Warner Bros./DC Entertainment By Michileen Martin / Feb. 27, 2021 3:20 pm EST / Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 11:13 am EST My concern is that, at least in my eyes, the fact that Luthor's allowed to operate uncontested for years makes Superman look ineffectual.[24]. Introduced in Year of the Villain: Lex Luthor #1 (2019), this Lex Luthor studies and uses the Black Mercy, an alien plant that feeds off an organism's psychic energy while distracting them with an illusion of the life they want. Luthor later begs a super-powered Lana Lang to kill him, who does so. [67] Forming an alliance, Brainiac promises Luthor can have Earth when he is done with it. "Dad, you have no idea what I'm capable of." Luthor fakes his death in a plane crash in the Andes and secretly has his brain transferred to a cloned body, one younger, taller, with full hair, and more physically fit. All the evidence we have from Dawn Of Justice points to Darkseid. When Superman appears in Metropolis, Lex is angered the man won't bow to his control and takes it very personally that a powerful alien, the kind of companion Luthor had often hoped for and believed would see him as a peer, instead looks on him with disapproval and moral judgment. Claiming the "old Alexandra" died alongside her husband, she adopts the new name "Lex."[121]. He wishes to rid the world of Superman, ostensibly because Superman is a threat to humanity, but really because he envies Superman's popularity and influence. The loss of a potential heir weighs heavily on Luthor's mind, particularly when he is dying of cancer; while mulling over his fate, Luthor visits Jerry's gravesite.[110]. With the exception of the extraterrestrial entity known as Brainiac, and occasionally Batman, Luthor does not view any other being as an intellectual peer. Superman appeals to Luthor to make this a reality, thus giving the universe a gift and achieving something beyond the Man of Steel's abilities. Three years ago, it seemed like filmmaker Zack Snyder's original 5-movie plan within the DCEU that started with Man of Steel and was supposed to end with a Justice League trilogy was no more. [53] He later arranges to reacquire his old kryptonite ring. Lex asks, "What's the most powerful thing in the cosmos which might come to our little blue planet?") [18] He is shown making repeated attempts to court her during The Man of Steel, though Lois plainly does not return his feelings.[19]. Stories ending with Luthor's apparent death become common in his earliest appearances, with him turning up alive later on.[7]. the "Contessa") is based on mutual greed;[104] the Contessa buys controlling interest in LexCorp after Luthor is indicted, compelling him to marry her in order to regain control of his company. Lex and J'onn form a brief friendship. [86] The Justice League are not sure about his altruism but decides his membership would make it easier to monitor him. It’s not really clear. Following the events of the Infinite Crisis, Luthor's history was again altered, re-introducing Lena as his blood sister. Yes, there's Steppenwolf's ass (from the original film), but there's also Darkseid's ass, Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor's ass and even Jared Leto's Joker's ass! "Dad, you have no idea what I'm capable of." Initially hiding his disfigurement, he later reveals his new appearance and adopts the name Joker. Alexander Joseph Luthor (/ ˈ l uː θ ɔːr / or / ˈ l uː θ ər /) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.Lex Luthor originally appeared in Action Comics No. With several Everyman volunteers (including Natasha Irons, niece of John Henry Irons), Luthor forms his own team of superheroes, the new Infinity Inc. Shamed by his crimes, his parents Jules and Arlene disown him, move away and cut off all ties to Smallville, and change their name to the anagram "Thorul." During his initial adventure, he is aided by the Supermen of Earth-1 and Earth-2, as well as Earth-3's noble reporter Lois Lane. Superboy finds he is using his inventions to set the town up so he can rob their bank and stops him. 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[63] Luthor subsequently assists Superman in leading the assault against Darkseid's forces, noting that Superman can consider this a legendary first team-up between "good" and "bad." In this reality, Lex Luthor's person and history merged with that of the Red Skull, creating the Green Skull. Although Lex Luthor is able to devise a plan to destroy Imperiex's body, the plan is subsequently hijacked by Brainiac 13, requiring Superman to propose a new plan where Darkseid and Luthor coordinate their efforts to defeat Imperiex by sending him back in time. Superman battles and defeats Luthor, then destroys the earthquake device. [88], The New 52 Superman's identity is revealed to the world and the hero subsequently loses most of his powers. Byrne intentionally chose to base this new depiction of Luthor on businessmen Donald Trump and Ted Turner. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? He ultimately conceded, however, that the CEO Luthor would be easier for readers to recognize. The Lois & Clark producers liked it, the WB cartoon guys liked it ... so clearly, it works on some level. Lex later watches over the adult Lena, making sure she does not discover her connection to one of Earth's greatest villains. This should be the last time I feel the need to confess that I have not been reading the main Justice League title. While many version of Luthor are similar to the mainstream one, simply existing in different setting, some significant, famous, and/or recurring alternate versions of the character include: Earth-3. Lex and Lena's mother is named Letitia and is presumed deceased. He was widely considered to be one of Earth's most brilliant minds and Superman's arch-nemesis. He spends the next several weeks with his new family before discovering Lexor suffers from the same planetary instability that destroyed Krypton. Luthor returns in Superman No. The story ends with Superman defeating him. A war profiteer during World War II, this Lex Luthor later injects himself with a chemical agent derived from a radioactive green meteorite, extending his lifespan while giving him green skin and a death-like appearance. Powered by red solar radiation, the suit can also deliver red solar beams to directly weaken Superman. Waid's original intention was to jettison the notion of Lex Luthor being an evil businessman, restoring his status as a mad scientist. Luthor manages to get the villains off the planet with a makeshift teleporter, using the villains Neutron, Heatmonger, Plasmus, Warp, and Thunder and Lightning as unwilling power sources. Before he takes office in the White House, Luthor cuts ties with his own company LexCorp, turning over leadership to Talia Head (pronounced "Heed"), daughter of international terrorist cult leader Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's greatest enemies. As a teenager, he takes out a large life insurance policy on his parents without their knowledge, then sabotages their car's brakes, causing their deaths. To protect his secrets, Vandal Savage has Lionel's memories altered. This incarnation of Lex Luthor met his end in the non-canonical two-part story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" [101] Unlike his Pre-Crisis version, Lex has little love for his sister, having abandoned her with an unnamed aunt after their father dies of a heart attack. Alexandra is consumed by grief, blaming the Man of Steel and vowing to destroy him. Unwilling to hold himself responsible for the lab fire and the destruction of his own life's work, Luthor decides that Superboy was jealous of his intellect and caused the fire himself. [9] One hypothesis is that Nowak mistook Luthor for the Ultra-Humanite, a recurring mad scientist foe of Superman who, in his Golden Age incarnation, resembled a balding, elderly man. [66], Luthor later manages to use Brainiac's ship to kill the soldiers assigned to watch him. Luthor discovers kryptonite meteors in Smallville and uses the radioactive mineral as a power source for his experiments. In the post-The Man of Steel continuity, Luthor is childhood friends with Perry White and it is revealed Luthor is the biological father of Perry's son Jerry White, conceived during a period when Perry was believed dead. The two fuse and Luthor learns it evolved in the Phantom Zone and now seeks to escape, driven mad by sensing the grief and anger of the Zone prisoners. The story has similarities to the 2001 television series Smallville,[20] which follows Clark Kent's life as a teenager and into early adulthood. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. [71], During the Blackest Night storyline, when the public learned that everyone who has died are rising as undead Black Lanterns, Luthor isolates himself in his safehouse in fear that all the people he has murdered over the years will reanimate and seek revenge. See more ideas about lex luthor, darkseid justice league, superman and lois lane. In response to Wayne Enterprises severing ties with his government, Luthor arranges the murder of Wayne's lover, Vesper Fairchild, and frames Wayne for the murder (as seen in Bruce Wayne: Fugitive), the plan being more successful than Luthor anticipated when his chosen assassin of David Cain realized Wayne's identity as Batman and set up a complex frame. In an effort to prove his abilities to Superboy, Lex manages to counter Lena's disabilities, allowing her to walk and regain greater mental awareness, then quickly reverses the process, leaving her completely catatonic. This idea, presented in the graphic novel JLA: Earth 2, was a meta-commentary by writer Grant Morrison on the fact that in the main DC Universe, it is accepted by readers that good tends to triumph over evil. Lena Thorul is told her older brother died in a mountain climbing accident. [85] Public opinion of Lex Luthor becomes favorable. Batman would settle for disabling him. Following the death of the New 52 Superman, Luthor creates a new warsuit decorated by Superman's S-shield, deciding he is the new protector of Metropolis. The child, Jerry White, later learns his true parentage during his late teens, shortly before being killed by a local street gang he is associated with. Seeing Superboy now as a failed experiment due to having 50% "wrong alien DNA", Luthor and Brainiac create another binary clone with their own genetics. While fans don't yet know how the final product will shape up, they do know … Kal-L's vessel lands in the Ukraine in 1938 and he later becomes Premier of the Soviet Union. — Lex to Lionel, Hothead Alexander "Lex" Luthor (born 1980) is the billionaire CEO of LexCorp and LuthorCorp. Drax tried to make a connection to the "Omega Realm" and assume his god name. Alexander Joseph Luthor (/ ˈ l uː θ ɔːr / or / ˈ l uː θ ər /) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.Lex Luthor originally appeared in Action Comics No. He masquerades as the mainstream Lex Luthor and creates a new Secret Society of Super Villains. It becomes clear that the Phantom Zone entity has the power to create a feeling of peace and bliss throughout the entire universe, at the cost of never allowing him to cause any harm to another being. Following Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985-1986), DC reboots its universe yet again, creating the "Post-Crisis" reality. Joker, Darkseid and Lex Luthor Face Off Against Zack Snyder's Justice League in Full Trailer 3 hours ago Practically a reimagining of what fans saw in theaters, HBO Max offers its first good look at a darker, more complex and fully realized four-hour exploration into DC’s elite superhero team. Many years later, he will meet J'onn again when the alien operates on Earth as the Martian Manhunter. Darkseid then possesses Lionel's body and confronts Clark in his barn. Following changes to continuity in 2016's DC Rebirth, the history from Superman: Secret Origin is still largely intact, though it has also been revealed that for a time Lionel Luthor worked as a scientist for Vandal Savage and that this led to a brief friendship between Lex and J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, when both were children. However, for virtually his entire publication history, he has been depicted as the most intelligent human in the DC Universe, and one of the most intelligent beings of any planet. Resentful toward his alcoholic and abusive father, Lex arranges his parents to die in a car accident and uses the insurance money to leave Smallville and start a better life. Lex does not appear to have been afforded normal civil rights, fast-tracked to Belle Reve which we know doesn’t completely follow due process from the Suicide Squad. Luthor audibly expresses his disagreement with Superman's plan, opting to negotiate rather than fight, but Superman shoots down his proposal of sending an envoy to Apokolips. Does Wallace Keefe know Lex Luthor's plan in Batman v. Superman? [97] Jeff Colby dies some time later. In multiple Amalgam Comics stories, he opposes Super-Soldier (a combination of Superman and Captain America). Superman fakes his death to live as a normal man, and Luthor turns his attention to advancing the human race, ultimately becoming mankind's greatest mind and savior. Ardora says she stands beside him now. Luthor then makes his first attempt to murder the Last Son of Krypton and fails. [84], In the "Forever Evil" storyline, Luthor plays a major role in opposing the Crime Syndicate, an evil version of the Justice League from a parallel Earth. During the battle, Luthor releases an energy salvo that accidentally overloads the Neutrarod, resulting in the complete destruction of the planet Lexor and all its inhabitants, including Ardora and Lex Jr. Superman: Dawn of Justice's Knightmare sequence, in which Batman has a dream/vision of a future where Darkseid's Parademon army has laid waste to Earth and Superman is now the leader of Darkseid's forces, having been corrupted by the Anti-Life Equation. The team tries but realize that they cannot win for long on the anti-matter Earth, because evil holds sway in this universe and wins more often, meaning heroes are fated to ultimately fail or die. To distinguish him from the modern-day Lex Luthor, the original incarnation is shown as having kept his red hair and is retroactively given the first name Alexi. Luthor intends to increases his power in Metropolis and to aid this he also supplies social justice blogger and journalist Clark Kent with information regarding the corrupt activities of powerful media mogul Glen Glennmorgan of Galaxy Inc. Clark is unaware his informant is Luthor, knowing him only as "Icarus. Joker, Darkseid and Lex Luthor Face Off Against Zack Snyder's Justice League in Full Trailer. Not realizing humans can be affected by severe or long-term kryptonite radiation exposure, Luthor eventually develops cancer. She has no empathic abilities, and is a paraplegic with a teenaged daughter, Lori, both of whom still live in Smallville. [27] When Nekron is defeated, Larfleeze the Orange Lantern takes Luthor's ring, as there can only be one avarice-powered ring. Most of what I just describes takes place in Geoff Johns Justice League books. In other words, Whedon's "JL" is now a sort of Bizarro version off on its own. [81], Unknown to the US military, Lex Luthor has been in contact with the "Collector of Worlds" (a version of Brainiac) and makes a deal with the alien, who wishes to collect specimens from Earth for his collection of inhabitants and artifacts from different planets. Luthor does not fully appear in The Man of Steel mini-series until the fourth issue, which takes place over a year after Superman's arrival in Metropolis. ... since you know … After Lex saves him from kryptonite, the Boy of Steel builds him a private laboratory in gratitude. This Luthor grew up a poor child alongside Perry White, later causing his parents' death via a car accident so he can inherit their life insurance and create a better life for himself, creating LexCorp. [46][47] His kryptonite ring is later stolen and comes into the possession of Superman, who in turn entrusts it to Batman, tasking the Dark Knight to use it if the Man of Steel ever becomes corrupt or falls under the control of another. Lex smiles, and says it’s time to get to work. Luthor's response is to imprison her while she is drugged during childbirth, keeping her in a permanently unconscious state. "The real test of a hero is knowing when the greater good will be served by an evil act. [41] The suit vanished in 1986 after Crisis on Infinite Earths rebooted DC Comics continuity but was reintroduced in 2004, now said to be built with a combination of Earth and alien technology (including tech from the other-dimensional world Apokolips) and armed with different forms of kryptonite in the gauntlet.[42]. Lex Luthor himself later marries Ardora of the planet Lexor and, in Action Comics No. Joker, Darkseid and Lex Luthor Face Off Against Zack Snyder's Justice League in Full Trailer. After learning an entity destroyed the Crime Syndicate's Earth, Luthor wants to prepare for the possibility that his Earth could be threatened next. While working with the military, Alexandra researches ways of killing Superman as an intellectual exercise, while Alexander is more compassionate and questions the ethics of developing weapons to harm a man who has not given cause to be feared. Without resources and realize his confession to crime and conspiracy with a hostile power was recorded and broadcast, Luthor flees, now a wanted fugitive. [107] Luthor's daughter Lena was the avatar of The Tech, the remnant cyberware of Metropolis after Brainiac 13's advancing the city to a futuristic state was undone. In the Pre-Crisis continuity, Luthor is shown as having very few personal attachments. 4 and steals a weapon from the U.S. Army capable of causing earthquakes. Doomsday. Superman consults Luthor for help but the villain can't believe that someone as powerful as Superman would pretend to be someone as ordinary as Clark Kent. 544 (June 1983), learns he has an infant son by Ardora, Lex Luthor, Jr.. He creates the Luthoran Church and becomes spokesman for the Everyman Project, which offers superpowers to ordinary citizens through artificial metagene treatment. Darkseid (Uxas) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character debuted in a cameo in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970), before being fully introduced in Forever People #1 (February 1971).
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