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'''Lex Luthor''' is a powerful businessman and criminal mastermind. |
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Revision as of 22:27, 19 December 2006
History
Lex Luthor is a powerful businessman and criminal mastermind.
Not only that, he is an inventor and a genius. Born in Suicide Slum, Luthor was determined to make a name for himself early on.
Once he became a billionaire, he became head of LexCorp, which is headquartered in downtown Metropolis. Luthor had looked to be a civic hero, donating millions to the city and erecting libraries, schools, and hospitals in his name.
However, Luthor is devious and shrewd. He controls the inner-workings of Metropolis through his company's web of corruption and greed.
It was in this form of evil that made him the sworn enemy to Superman. The fact that Luthor cannot simply buy Superman off, or control his endless supply of good deeds, angers Luthor all the more. (STAS: "The Last Son of Krypton, part III")
After years of carrying around kryptonite in his pocket, Luthor gained a form of kryptonite poisoning, something only those who have been exposed to it for extended periods of time. Luthor was forced to go to prison after his attempted murder of Superman. (JL: "Injustice for All")
In prison, he teamed up with Ultra-Humanite, creating their escape. However, they were thrown back in eventually, when their attempts to form an Injustice Gang were foiled. However, through that ordeal he received a chest plate that prevented the kryptonite poisoning from taking any more affect, and a battle suit that would be enough to fight the Justice League. (JL: "Injustice for All")
Lex returned again to take sides with a super-soldier type of a being, called Amazo. After tricking Amazo into doing his dirty work and destroying the Justice League, Amazo copied all of the Justice League's powers, and when he fell onto J'onn J'onzz mind-reading capability, he was able to find out what Luthor's true intentions were. Amazo spared Luthor's life and flew off into space. (JL: "Tabula Rasa")
Luthor later got a pardon later on for helping the Justice League strip the powers of their alternate selves, the Justice Lords, and said in a press conference that he's done with his ways of wrong-doing and was no longer a businessman, but was looking into a more challenging field, politics. (JL: "A Better World")
Powers & Abilities
Although a normal human, Lex Luthor possesses a keen intellect as well as a photographic memory. His combined mind and riches put him on a level of Bruce Wayne, though not as skilled a combatant. He rarely gets into fights without some sort of weapon, whether it be a power suit, gun, or a chunk of Kryptonite to deal with Superman. Perhaps his greatest asset is his ruthlessness, as he will go to absolutely any end to get what he wants, regardless of the consequences.
Cadmus Period
Years after being infected by parts of Brainiac, Lex Luthor's body returned to the status of that of a 20 year old in terms of health. The result increased his strength (making him more than a match for The Question and Batman) significantly and likely was a result of his higher intellect. This was reflected later on when he was able to access the Anti-Life Equation despite the fact that only only a "12th Level Intellect" could attain, which Luthor replied that he was overqualified for.
Appearances
Superman: The Animated Series
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Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
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