query: who plays young lex luthor in smallville?

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Lex Luthor (Smallville) Lex Luthor is a fictional character from the television series "Smallville". He is featured in the pilot episode until the season seven finale, and has been played continuously by Michael Rosenbaum, with various actors portraying the character as a child throughout the series. The character of Lex Luthor, first created for comic books by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1940 as nemesis of Superman, was adapted to television in 2001 by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar—this is only the third time the character has been adapted to a live action television series. The character has also

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: series regular, Michael Rosenbaum left the show, but reprised the role for the two-hour series finale. Lex Luthor, introduced in the pilot as the son of billionaire Lionel Luthor (John Glover), is sent to Smallville by his father to run the local fertilizer plant. As a child, he is caught in the first meteor shower that renders him completely bald. Years later as a young adult, Lex first meets Clark Kent (Tom Welling) saving his life from drowning and the two quickly become friends. Lex tries to be a good guy for most of the early seasons, but his motives

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: to an end when Lex murders his father in an effort to discover Clark's secret. The "Smallville" incarnation of the character is first introduced as a morally ambiguous character, who walks a fine line between good and evil. Lex is an inquisitive person, and it is that curiosity that drives him to attain as much power as possible as the series progresses—it will ultimately lead him to being Clark's greatest enemy. Michael Rosenbaum has been nominated for and won a Saturn Award and a Teen Choice Award for his portrayal of Lex Luthor on "Smallville". After seven seasons as a

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Rosenbaum got the part, Martin Cummins auditioned for the role of Lex Luthor; Cummins would go on to play Dr. Garner, a neuro-scientist who experiments on Clark, in multiple episodes of "Smallville" spanning season two and three. Michael Rosenbaum is not the only actor to portray Lex on the show. There have been four other actors that have performed the role; Matthew Munn, Wayne Dalgish, Lucas Grabeel, and Connor Stanhope have all portrayed Lex Luthor as a child in various episodes throughout the series. Rosenbaum relished the opportunities he gets to show Lex's evil side, even if it is only

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: film. After seven seasons of portraying Lex Luthor on "Smallville", Michael Rosenbaum decided to move on with his acting career, so he departed from the show. On February 11, 2011, Michael Ausiello reported that after the back and forth speculation as to whether Rosenbaum would return to the series, the actor finally agreed to appear in the series finale. Rosenbaum expressed that his return for the final episode was for the fans, stating, "I appreciate all of their passion, their relentlessness, and even their threats." Rosenbaum believed that Lex was trying to be a hero in season one, but that

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Lionel over to the FBI. According to Rosenbaum, the decision is justified to Lex, who sees that monster that Lionel really is from his actions—using electroshock therapy to erase Lex's memories, drugging Lex, killing his own parents, and the way he treated Lex's mother. Michael Rosenbaum was nominated multiple times for the Saturn Award category of Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for his performance as Lex Luthor. His first nomination came in 2002, which is the only year he has won the award. The same year he was also nominator for "Cinescape" Genre Face of the Future Award,

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: wanted him to be likeable and vulnerable. The role was difficult to cast, as no one involved in the casting could agree on who they liked for the role. Gough and Millar wanted to cast a comedian for the series, on the belief that comedians always want to "please and be loved at the same time." Michael Rosenbaum auditioned for Lex Luthor twice. Feeling he did not take his first audition seriously, Rosenbaum outlined a two-and-a-half-page scene, indicating all the places to be funny, charismatic, or menacing. His audition went so well that everyone agreed he was "the guy". Before

title: Lionel Luthor

text: Lionel Luthor Lionel Luthor is a fictional character portrayed by John Glover in the television series "Smallville". The character was initially a recurring guest in season one, and became a series regular in season two and continued until being written out of the show in season seven. The character returned to the show in season ten again as a recurring guest role as a parallel universe (Earth-2) version of the character. In "Smallville", Lionel Luthor is the father of Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), and founder and CEO of LuthorCorp. Lex Luthor's father was first introduced in "Superman" comics by Jerry

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: and Eric Press (Chip Esten and Jeff Juday), and Ethan seeks to complete Luthor's revenge against Superman. His numerous past lovers, including his secret children's mothers, are ready to carry on his vendetta against Superman and other schemes. The television series "Smallville" features a new version of Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum. Although his history echoes previous incarnations, this version did not begin as a bona fide villain. The series also tries to pin a more psychologically realistic take on the character, attempting to expand his character to fully flesh out his journey into what will turn him into

title: Lionel Luthor

text: arc, Lionel returned to using deception to protect Clark rather than exploit him. He is characterized as a sinister character who tried hard to further his own ambitions. Lionel's relationship with his son has been likened to that of Harry Osborn and Norman Osborn from Spider-Man comics. In 1989, Lionel visits Smallville to buy the Ross Creamed Corn company immediately before a meteor shower occurs. Twelve years later during season one, Lionel exiles his son Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) to Smallville to run LuthorCorp's local fertilizer plant as a test. When Lex makes a profit for the first time in

title: Characters of Smallville

text: of three Kryptonian stones of knowledge, continuing his training at the Fortress of Solitude, and unwittingly unleashing a Kryptonian criminal from the Phantom Zone when he refuses to kill Lex. Michael Rosenbaum portrays Lex Luthor, the son of billionaire Lionel Luthor, who is sent to Smallville to run the local fertilizer plant. After Clark saves his life in the pilot episode, the two become quick friends. Over the course of seven seasons—beginning on the day Clark rescues him from drowning—Lex tries to uncover the secrets that Clark keeps. Lex's curiosity eventually leads to a blowout between him and Clark in

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Watchtower's computer until they can clone her a new body, eventually a robotic one that mirrors her original's but it also gives her abilities include creating cyclone-force wind. It is also revealed that Lex was friends with Bruce Wayne, the secret identity of Batman, since childhood, but lost touch after the murder of Bruce's parents. Years later, Bruce is secretly aware that Lex is now corrupt. After helps defeating the Monitors, Lex considers running for the Oval Office after the President completed his terms; Lex knows that this was his goal before his amnesia. Lex Luthor (Smallville) Lex Luthor is

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: is his curiosity for the unexplained. Lex's primary motive for his "shady" actions derives from his curiosity, specifically beginning from the moment he and Clark meet after Lex hits Clark with his Porsche. Clark always appearing when something strange happens in Smallville does nothing but fuel Lex's curiosity. Rosenbaum believes that Lex's only sees two options: "For Lex, it's either take a nice ride to Metropolis and work with his dad, or find out what's going on with this strong, strange fellow, Clark Kent." Another characteristic of "Smallville" 's Lex Luthor—one that is being developed over the course of the

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: appeared in various literature based on the "Smallville" television series, none of which directly continues from or into the television episodes. In this 2001 series, Lex Luthor is sent to Smallville, by his father Lionel Luthor, to run the local LuthorCorp fertilizer plant. After driving his car off a bridge, he is saved by Clark Kent and quickly develops a new friendship with the farm boy. As the series unfolds, Lex's curiosity about Clark and all things connected to Clark ultimately destroys their friendship. Lex's relationship with his father is tension-filled from the start of the show, and eventually comes

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: that opinion, believing that Lex can never get enough; "Lex is an insatiable character". Rosenbaum believes that nothing will satisfy Lex's hunger, and that he will keep going until he is president of the United States. Even then, he will keep trying to make the majority of people like and believe in him. Visually, the character of Lex Luthor has his own characteristics. In "Smallville", Lex is usually given a "glass, steel [colored] background", and dressed in a lot of black, grey, and "cool tones" like purples and blues. Rosenbaum realizes that the friendship between Lex and Clark is destined

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: enemies, but neither of them can fulfill their roles unless Clark defeats Darkseid by inspiring humanity. Lex later meets with Tess, and fatally stabs his sister, however, Tess poisons him with a specialized neurotoxin that removes all of Lex's memories. The series ends by shifting seven years into the future, where Lex had been elected as the President of the United States. When crafting "Smallville"'s version of Lex Luthor, series developers Al Gough and Miles Millar decided that he would not be a precursor to the more comedic role performed by Gene Hackman in the "Superman" film series; the pair

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: to Rosenbaum, when Lex reaches that point where he uses all of his mind, and "really flips out", that is the point where the "world needs to hide". Television reviewer Brian Byun felt that it was this struggle between good and evil inside Lex that not only made him an anti-hero, but also, given that the audience familiar with Lex's mythology and the knowledge that he will end up being Superman's greatest enemy, make "Smallville"'s Lex Luthor a "tragic figure [of] almost Shakespearean grandeur". Taking a page out of Chazz Palminteri's "A Bronx Tale", Rosenbaum ignored the script during his

title: Lex Luthor

text: 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 he gets out and that Luthor's talents might make him an archenemy. In the origin story printed in "Adventure Comics" #271 (April 1960), young Lex Luthor is shown as an aspiring scientist who resides in Smallville, the hometown of Superboy. The teenage Luthor saves Superboy from a chance encounter with kryptonite. In gratitude Superboy builds Luthor a laboratory, where weeks later he manages to create an artificial life-form, which Luthor loved

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: having a conversation with Superman as he sits in prison. Luthor plays a major role in the Elliot S! Maggin novel "". Lex is a childhood classmate of Clark Kent in Smallville, a scientific genius who blames the then-Superboy for ruining his greatest experiment—the creation of artificial life (in fact it is Lex, celebrating his achievement with a smoke, who starts the fire in his lab). It is at this time that his hair is also burned off. Lex is never again able to replicate his results and holds a lifelong grudge against Superman as a result. Lex as an

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: really sent by his father as some test for Lex. In 2012, the Smallville series was continued through the comic book medium, with "Smallville: Season 11". Written by Bryan Q. Miller, who also wrote for the television series, the first issue details Lex changing the LuthorCorp name to LexCorp, due to his memory loss in the series finale. Tess Mercer's death is ruled a suicide, and Lex sells the ownership rights to the "Daily Planet". He also questions why he would befriend the "unsophisticated" farmer-turned-reporter Clark Kent, after reading some newspaper clippings. He immediately harbors distrust with "Superman", after the

title: Lex Luthor

text: Lex, his father, and his sister Lena Luthor are poor and Lionel is an abusive alcoholic. In both versions, Lex Luthor leaves Smallville "under a cloud of rumor and suspicion", when his father is mysteriously killed. Luthor leaves behind his sister and migrates to Metropolis, where he founds LexCorp. Luthor becomes so powerful that he controls all the media in Metropolis and uses it to reinforce his public image as a wealthy benefactor. Rival newspaper "Daily Planet" had always stood free, condemning Luthor's actions in an outrageous editorial signed by Perry White. As a result, when Clark Kent is first

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: of their counterparts from the television series "Smallville". Lex willl be a recurring character in season 4 with Jon Cryer portraying him. Cryer played Lenny Luthor in Superman IV. Lex will appear as one of the leads alongside Lois Lane in the upcoming series "Metropolis" which is set to be released on DC Universe with a premiere date sometime in 2019. His first television appearance was in Filmation's "The New Adventures of Superman". Lex Luthor appeared in a total of ten episodes spanning the three seasons of the series, such as: "Merlin's Magic Marbles," "Luthor's Lethal Laser" and "Can A

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: questioned Lex's motives from earlier seasons: "You have to ask yourself, in the words of Lex Luthor himself: Why would some billionaire want to be bailing out this girl and buying her a coffee house to begin with? What's that all about?" Writer Todd Slavkin described season five as "the darkening of Lex Luthor". By the time "Aqua" came around, Lex had removed the gloves, as there is no friendship with Clark that he needed to worry about, and his dark side began to show its face. Season five also saw Lex's hunger for power begin to develop, as he

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: on the meteor rocks. After Jacobi and Wolfe's con is realized, Lex uses a dummy corporation to steal all of the meteor rocks Jacobi's Ascendence Foundation has collected. In "Smallville: Dragon", Lex throws a party at his mansion for the local teenagers, that is ultimately crashed by a repitilian creature that was created by the meteor rocks. He is also visited by an old flame, Renata, who shows up looking to rekindle their relationship. Lex quickly discovers that she has an ulterior motive when she propositions him to fund a drug deal, which prompts Lex to realize that she was

title: Lex Luthor

text: live in Smallville. 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. Lex even goes so far as to cure Lena's illness, and then immediately undoes the process, leaving her completely catatonic, solely in order to make a mocking point to Superboy and Superman. Lena is currently under the care of the best doctors from Wayne Enterprises, hired by Red Robin. In the post-"The Man of Steel" continuity, Luthor is childhood friends with Perry White and it is revealed that Luthor is the

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: to fail, but that Clark's friendship truly is important to Lex early in the series. The actor also believes that if Clark could see the darkness that Lex is constantly fighting then he would understand more of Lex's actions. Reviewer Brian Byun expressed that the choice to explore the friendship between Clark and Lex, before they become sworn enemies, which was something that had been used in the past but never to the depth of what "Smallville" is doing, helped keep the show from becoming ""Dawson's Creek" with superpowers". Like Lana, who held emptiness inside her after the loss of

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: alongside co-star Kristin Kreuk. He followed that with consecutive nominations from 2003 to 2006. Rosenbaum was nominated for Choice Sidekick in the 2002 and 2003 Teen Choice Awards. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 he was nominated as a Teen Choice Awards Choice Villain. Lex makes his first appearance outside of the television series in the novel "Smallville: Strange Visitors", published by Aspect. When a couple of con artists arrive in Smallville promoting miracle cures created by the meteor rocks, Lex becomes interested in what they are really after, as he believes their plans could hinder the research he is doing

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: own father for it. He eventually discovers that the Veritas members knew of a means to control the Traveler, so Lex sets out to find the device. The device, an orb he finds in the mantle above a fireplace in the Luthor mansion, leads Lex to the Fortress of Solitude, where he is confronted by Clark. Having finally discovered Clark's secret, Lex uses the orb to bring down the Fortress around Clark and himself. In season eight, Lex is missing and Tess Mercer (Cassidy Freeman) is put in charge as Lex's hand-picked successor. Tess wants Lex found, until Lex is

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: until it's revealed Grant is actually a clone of Lex's late brother. After Lex buys the "Daily Planet", Grant attempts to keep Lex from being controlling, thus Lex has his brother's clone murdered and staged as a failed mugging. Lex then discovers that the previous symbols are connected to the secret organization Veritas, which his father is a part of. The Veritas members learned that an alien visitor known as "The Traveler" would arrive in Smallville during the meteor shower of 1989. At this time, Lex realizes that Lionel has been covering up the Traveler's existence and subsequently kills his

title: Lex Luthor

text: the soldiers assigned to watch him. Brainiac manages to free himself from Luthor's control, forcing him on board the ship, and the two make their escape. The two are later shown to have entered into an alliance, with Brainiac promising Luthor the Earth when he is done with it. While reading newspapers to catch up on what happened during his imprisonment, Luthor learns of the resurrection of Superboy. Lex quickly returns to Smallville, where it is revealed that his physically and mentally handicapped sister Lena Luthor is still alive, and living with her daughter Lori. In an effort to mockingly

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Lex provides a window into his thoughts about his place in Smallville. As writer Steven S. DeKnight describes it, the audience gets to see a moment where Lex shows how he still feels like an outsider, and that he views Clark as this "perfect person". DeKnight believes that, from how Clark sees it, Lex is driven by his desire to attain everything that Clark has, like his family and girlfriend. Lex also develops a craving for power, with that hunger expanding in season five. Al Gough believes that Lex's political motivations are based on his lust for power. Rosenbaum echoes

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: leads to a blowout between the two. When Lionel gives Clark a key to a room in the Luthor Mansion where Lex has been collecting information on Clark's family, Clark informs Lex that their friendship "is over". In season four, Lex replaces his father as LuthorCorp's CEO and turns his attention turns toward finding three ancient stones, which contain the same symbols as those in the cave and on the disc. He fails to find all three stones but suspects that Clark did, and used the stones to find the treasure of knowledge they were supposed to have led to,

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: to read the language. Lex's company eventually loses the Kawatche caves to Lionel as his father has also developed an interest in the caves and the octagonal disc. During all this, Lex also met and courted Dr. Helen Bryce (Emmanuelle Vaugier) but Helen would try to kill him on their honeymoon. Season three revealed why Lex endured Lionel's harsh parenting; his father blames him for his younger brother Julian Luthor's death, however, Lex took the blame to protect the true killer, his mentally unwell mother Lillian Luthor (Alisen Down), from Lionel's wrath. Also, Lex's curiosity into the symbols (and Clark)

title: Lex Luthor

text: of aspects from the Silver Age continuity and "The Man of Steel" miniseries. Recent changes to DC Comics continuity were revealed to have been a result of the 2005 "Infinite Crisis" miniseries. As outlined in a backup profile in the "52" weekly series, the post-"Action Comics" #850 Lex Luthor in this continuity is the son of business mogul Lionel Luthor and his socialite spouse, Leticia. As shown previously in "Superman: Birthright" and the Pre-"Crisis" stories, he spends part of his adolescence in Smallville, Kansas, where he meets Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Pete Ross. In the 2009–2010 series "", however,

title: Lex Luthor

text: "Superman" comic strip to be pulled in April 1945 which depicted Lex Luthor bombarding Superman with the radiation from a cyclotron. Luthor vanished for a long time, coming back in Superboy #59 (Sept. 1957), in a story called "Superboy meets Amazing Man". A flying costumed bald man probably in his forties appears in Smallville and starts helping people using his fantastic inventions. He later moves his operations to the nearby town of Hadley. Superboy finds he is using his inventions to set the town up so he can rob their bank and stops him. In the last panel, Amazing Man

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: towards his son. Being an outcast in Smallville, Clark befriends him, but they separate as Lex obsesses with contacting alien civilizations. When Clark feels sick due to the Kryptonite being used in his plan, Lex banishes him from his lab and ends up becoming disfigured in an explosion. All of his hair is burned off, and Lionel is killed in the ensuing fire. Years later, Lex comes into conflict with Superman, as he attempts to recreate the accident that cost him his hair to contact extraterrestrials. The parallel world of Earth-Three has a heroic counterpart of Luthor, Alexander Luthor.. He

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: "Earth-C-Minus", in yet another alternate universe. Earth-C-Minus is the home of "Lex Lemur," a lemur counterpart of Lex Luthor who battled his nemesis, the heroic Super-Squirrel. In the alternative timeline of the "Flashpoint" event, a young Lex Luthor is alongside his father, Lionel Luthor, touring Sam Lane's facility of aliens. When they are shown Subject 2 held in captive glass, Subject 2 breaks out and attacks the guards and young Lex. Lionel, in an effort to save his own life, uses Lex as a human shield. He is later killed or seriously injured. In a "pocket universe" created by the

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: seasons focused on Lex's traumatic and love-starved upbringing, a bleak contrast to Clark's idyllic childhood. His mother Lillian Luthor's death occurs when he was a child. In season 2, Lex is shown with a brother, Lucas Luthor, but Lucas was left to live on the streets as part of Lionel's attempt at a "nature versus nurture" test to see how a Luthor coped on his own. Season 3 Revealed he had a younger brother, Julian Luthor, who also died when Lex was young (but it's later revealed that the infant was smothered by Lillian in the throes of postpartum psychosis

title: Lex Luthor

text: revenge against Colby. He is deeply apologetic to Lena. The Pre-Crisis Luthor also has a niece named Nasthalthia Luthor (apparently Luthor had an older sister who had run away) who is an occasional thorn in Supergirl's side. Lex Luthor himself later marries Ardora of the planet Lexor and, in "Action Comics" #544 (June, 1983), first learns of his infant son by Ardora, Lex Luthor, Jr.. A short time later, Lexor is destroyed and both Ardora and Lex, Jr. die as a direct result. In the Post-"Crisis" continuity, Lena is the name of Lex's adopted sister when he was living in

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: the mythic DC supervillain from the comic books. The character's full name is Alexander Luthor, named after Alexander the Great. His ruthless business mogul father Lionel Luthor idolizes Alexander the Great and applies the legendary general's tactics to the world of modern business, as his father sees himself to be the business world's Philip of Macedon. At the age of 9, the frail and asthmatic Lex accompanies his father on a business trip to Smallville, unwittingly getting caught in the kryptonite meteor shower that brings Kal-El to Earth; he survives, but loses his asthma and his red hair as a

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: expose Clark to everyone. Around the same time, Lex also enlists the help of Dr. Hamilton (Joe Morton); Hamilton is commissioned to study the effects of the meteor rocks. Hamilton finds an octagonal disc, with unknown symbols imprinted on the disc's surface that match those on Clark's ship, while searching for traces of an alien ship that landed in Smallville in 1989. The disc is eventually stolen by Nixon in an attempt to open Clark's ship. In season two, Lex's curiosity with the symbols continues. Lex first kills Nixon before the reporter can kill Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) for protecting

title: Lex Luthor

text: as a teenager and into early adulthood. One plot element shared by the comic and the show is Lex Luthor's problematic relationship with his wealthy father, Lionel. "Birthright" also reinvents the Silver Age concept of Luthor befriending Clark Kent as a young man. During a failed attempt to communicate with Krypton, an explosion erupts which singes off Luthor's hair. Waid's original intention was to jettison the notion of Lex Luthor being an evil businessman, restoring his status as a mad scientist. He ultimately conceded, however, that the CEO Luthor would be easier for readers to recognize. In "Birthright", Luthor remains

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: defeated Shang Tsung, Scorpion, and Baraka in the Netherealm) just as Superman arrives. When Superman tells Lex Luthor that he's supposed to be in jail, Lex Luthor states that the evidence did not hold up. When Captain Marvel reveals the origins of Dark Kahn who is partially made from Darkseid, the Kombat Rage overcomes Lex Luthor who blames Superman for his part in Dark Kahn's creation. Captain Marvel ended up calming both of them down as the villains call a truce with the Justice League. Lex Luthor takes Catwoman to secure the portal technology while Deathstroke and Joker serve as

title: Lex Luthor

text: Luthor can be seen associating with Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains and placed in its Inner Circle. Lex Luthor wanted Libra to prove himself, so Libra sends Clayface to blow up the "Daily Planet" building. As Lex Luthor attempts to ambush Libra after learning that he is a prophet of Darkseid, Lex Luthor soon ends up surrounded by Justifiers. Libra tells Lex Luthor to make a final choice ... swear an oath to Darkseid or become a mindless slave. In "Final Crisis" #5, Lex Luthor is seen when Libra blames Calculator for cracking the computer codes that will help

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: season 6, and Connor Stanhope in seasons 7 and 8. Lex first meets Clark Kent (Superman) when he loses control of his Porsche, slamming into Clark and plummeting off a bridge. It is after Clark saves his life that the two bond and become friends. "Smallville" plays on his relationship with Clark and how that deteriorates into the mutual enmity that they will have in life. Lionel exhibits many of the same characteristics as Lex's comic-book counterpart, and it is through Lionel's dysfunctional relationship with Lex that "Smallville" attempts to characterize how Lex eventually succumbs to his evil leanings; early

title: Lena Luthor

text: In the revived "Adventure Comics", Lena is Lex Luthor's younger sister and grew up alongside Lex until he left Smallville. Lex made certain to cover up his Smallville history, and that included disavowing a connection to his sister. Lena is now paralyzed, living in Smallville with her daughter Lori. Lori became friends with Superboy, but both were shocked to find Luthor on Lori's doorstep, intent on taking control of Superboy again and claiming he can cure Lena's condition. With Superboy's help Luthor indeed cures Lena, but he then undoes his cure, claiming he only helped her to prove to Superboy

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Superman with a rope. Lex Luthor appears in "" issue #1 where he controls a composite monster that attacks Batman and Power Girl in England. Lex Luthor is featured in "Young Justice", voiced by Mark Rolston. In the episode "Targets", he attempts to arrange a peace negotiation between two warring nations, which he attempts to profit of later on, but is nearly killed by Cheshire and Sportsmaster. Red Arrow (Roy Harper's clone) saves his life with Luthor attempting to hire Red Arrow. Later on, the assassins try to kill him and the diplomats again, but are saved by the seemingly-robotic

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: President Luthor's impeachment", in which Luthor is forced to resign the office. Lex Luthor appears in "", with Clancy Brown reprising his role. Lex Luthor appears in "", voiced by Steve Blum. In the distorted 'Flashpoint' timeline, he and Deathstroke are captains of a ship as they set out to find Aquaman's doomsday device, but the ship is suddenly attacked by Aquaman's Atlantean army. Lex is wounded when Deathstroke and the crews were killed; Lex is executed as Aquaman says 'no survivors'. Lex Luthor appears in "", voiced by Fred Tatasciore. In this version, Luthor is based off his "Challenge

title: Smallville (comics)

text: 2013, Hutchinson, Kansas officially changed its name to Smallville for a day, thanks to a campaign started by local residents Ben Eisiminger, KC Mcneely, and Christopher Wietrick. Smallville (comics) Smallville is a fictional town and the childhood and adolescent hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. Smallville is the setting of many "Superboy" comics, which depict the original Superboy (Superman as a boy) defending Smallville from various evils as well as, occasionally, the young Lex Luthor. Smallville is also the setting of the television series of the same name which similarly depicts the young Clark Kent. Smallville

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: a diversion for some of the "invaders." Lex Luthor then goes after portal technology that belongs to the Mortal Kombat universe (defeating both Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the way) and is confronted by Jax (who has apparently faced him before, as Jax mentions arresting him). After taking down Jax, Lex Luthor ends up fighting Flash (who had defeated Catwoman). When both sides of the characters from the respectful universes meet up, Dark Kahn uses the Kombat Rage to make both sides fight with a shot of Lex Luthor fighting Jax again. With some of the opponents on both sides defeated,

title: Lex Luthor

text: confrontation between Kal-El and Luthor, of course resulting in the defeat of Lex, was, chronologically, the first fight between two of DC's most famous characters. Luthor was arrested for the Hybrid crisis he orchestrated and now later appears in a one-man prison (designed specifically for him) created by the U.S. government. During the "Trinity War" storyline, Pandora visits Lex Luthor in his jail cell as she tries to get him to open the box. Before Pandora can give it to Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman and her group arrives to retrieve the box. Seeing Wonder Woman's interest in the box, Lex

title: Lex Luthor

text: Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a fictional supervillain appearing in publications by the American publisher DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor first appeared in "Action Comics" #23 (April 1940) and has since endured as the archenemy of Superman. Lex Luthor is a wealthy, power-mad American business magnate, ingenious engineer, philanthropist to the city of Metropolis, and one of the most intelligent people in the world. A well-known public figure, he is the owner of a conglomerate called LexCorp. He is intent on ridding the world of the alien Superman,

title: Smallville (comics)

text: Smallville (comics) Smallville is a fictional town and the childhood and adolescent hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. Smallville is the setting of many "Superboy" comics, which depict the original Superboy (Superman as a boy) defending Smallville from various evils as well as, occasionally, the young Lex Luthor. Smallville is also the setting of the television series of the same name which similarly depicts the young Clark Kent. Smallville was first named in "Superboy" (volume 1) #2 in 1949. In the earliest Golden Age Superboy comics, the name of Clark Kent's hometown is uncertain. Earliest stories

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Lex Luthor in other media Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As Superman's archenemy, he has been portrayed in almost every Superman media franchise and adaptation. Lex Luthor is a major character within the Superman mythos and has appeared in many of Superman's adaptations into other media. The character is typically depicted as a wealthy, power-mad American business magnate based in the city of Metropolis. His portrayal in feature films range from being a vain criminal interested in real estate development to that of a genius who heads a technology company

title: Lex Luthor

text: into Glen Glenmorgan's hotel where Lex calls the Collector and it is revealed that Lex had made a deal with him. It is later revealed that Lex Luthor was the secret caller named "Icarus" that was giving secret information on Glen Glenmorgan to Clark Kent. Sometime later, after his connection with the Collector was exposed, Luthor was fired as a consultant to the U.S. military by General Lane himself. Luthor explained that they had no evidence, and that they needed his expertise as their consultant. Lane refuses to listen and has Luthor thrown off the base, but Luthor was confident

title: Lex Luthor

text: Luthor (alongside Joker and Cheetah III) gathers together a new "Injustice League" and, outfitted in a new version of his warsuit, sets out to destroy the Justice League with them. On a related note during this section, he was responsible for creating the third Shaggy Man and the third Blockbuster. Luthor plays a large role in the "Countdown to Final Crisis" tie-in series "Salvation Run". Having been sent to the prison planet after his Injustice League was defeated, Lex quickly assumes control of the amassed villains, receiving competition only from Joker and Gorilla Grodd, who convince half of the villains

title: Lex Luthor

text: also attended Regis High School. Protective of his sister, Lex Luthor takes measures to hide his fraternity, and is assisted towards this end by both Superman and Supergirl. Lena Thorul later marries FBI agent Jeff Colby (who had once arrested Lex), later giving birth to a son, Val Colby. Jeff Colby dies some time later. After Lena has brain surgery the decision is made to reveal the truth about Luthor to her. There is some reconciliation between them when Luthor discovers he was an unwitting party to a conspiracy against Lena, which was masterminded by his cellmate "Sam", who wanted

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text: changing and he will do his best to ensure that the dark future they foresaw for Luthor will never come to pass. In the 2017-2018 "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", Ozymandias goes to LexCorp in order to enlist Lex Luthor to help him locate Doctor Manhattan. Both of them are attacked by a seemingly-revived Comedian. After Ozymandias flees from the fight with Comedian, Lex Luthor undergoes surgery at Metropolis General Hospital while "his attacker remains in serious but stable conditions." When Lois goes to confront a recovering Lex Luthor about his role in this (with Superman listening in), he reveals not

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text: the time he wavers to save his father's life, to his outburst at Jonathan for what he feels is unfair treatment. These moments play into Lex's psyche. Season three's "Memoria" finally explained the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Lex's infant brother, Julian. Gough explains that they had known the story of Julian Luthor back in season one, when the character was first mentioned in "Stray", but they wanted to find the right time to explain the situation. The creative team wanted the audience to think that Lex was responsible for Julian's death as an infant, before finally revealing that

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text: the explosion. The Justice League stated that if Luthor returned, they would be there to stop him. Kevin Spacey reprised his role as Lex Luthor in the "Superman Returns" video game, but is only seen in cut scenes. Lex Luthor is one of the fighters in "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe", played by Christopher Sean Piereman and voiced by Joe J. Thomas. He is shown to be wearing his power armor in combat. His "Mortal Kombat" counterpart is Jax. In the game, Superman accuses Lex Luthor of helping Darkseid invade the Earth. After Darkseid's defeat when Superman used his heat

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text: robotic suit and summons multiple insectoid Lexbots, many of which are Kryptonite-powered. After the Injustice League is defeated Lex (along with the Joker, Harley Quinn, Cheetah, Ocean Master, Professor Zoom and the Sinestro Corps) is teleported by Braniac leaving his fate unknown. Lex Luthor makes a cameo appearance in "", voiced by Keith Silverstein. He is heard on Bruce Wayne's voicemail offering a deal for Waynetech from Lexcorp, but Bruce has been continually ignoring his offers. Luthor is mentioned in the song "Rain Man", by the rapper Eminem. The song, Suprema Lex by Ookla the Mok, is about Lex Luthor

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text: aware of Superman's secrets for some time, and that he has kidnapped Martha Kent in order to blackmail Superman into fighting Batman. When this plan fails, Luthor unleashes his Kryptonian deformity, which he names Superman's "Doomsday", against Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, who kill it with Batman's Kryptonite spear. Luthor is arrested for his crimes, and his head is shaved upon being admitted into prison. In the Ultimate Edition of the movie, Lex is seen communicating with Steppenwolf through Kryptonian holographic technology and is told Steppenwolf will come to Earth. Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as Lex Luthor in the

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text: When it creates a human body (female, but bald) to pursue a romantic relationship with Jimmy Olsen, Superman confronts her with the real Lena Luthor, making her realize her personality is a computer simulation of Lena's. Lena has not appeared since Luthor lost the presidency, and her current status is unknown. In "" #3, Legionnaires Polar Boy, Wildfire, and Dawnstar travel to Smallville during the 20th century, back to when Superman was still a suburban legend. The three heroes arrive to the Luthor household, where they hear a young Lex Luthor arguing with his father about his mother and sister.

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text: off-screen, but apart after the latter's parents' murder. Wayne's alter-ego, Batman, is at odds with Lex as Wayne is secretly aware that his former friend is now corrupt. By the end of the storyline, it is implied that Lex would begin his goal to be elected as the President after the current's terms ends. Lex Luthor is referenced in season 2 of "Supergirl", though he has not yet made a proper appearance, save for an appearance in a flashback sequence as a young boy (portrayed by Aidan Fink). The season premiere establishes that Lex has been recently arrested by Superman

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text: energy cannons. Consequently, Luthor has become extremely skilled in close-range combat. Additionally, 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 the loss of his hand and poisoned his entire body, leading to terminal cancer and requiring him to transplant his brain into a cloned body in order to survive. 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. Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a

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text: of "Titans Tomorrow", in which Conner still exists, Luthor acts as a caring, fatherly figure to him. During the "Blackest Night" storyline, Lex Luthor's father Lionel Luthor was featured where it was revealed that he died of an allergic reaction to his medicine during Clark Kent's days as Superboy. He is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps where he is amongst its members that try to attack Lex Luthor. After the events of "Blackest Night'", Luthor went on to build a gynoid version of Lois Lane using Brainiac technology. His primary purpose for creating her was to

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text: developed to carry out the 'invasion', he is nevertheless sentenced to death by electric chair, simply noting in response to the judge informing him that the chair he will die in was designed by LuthorCorp that he is sure it will work, although he is privately already considering how he might escape. Lex Luthor in other media Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As Superman's archenemy, he has been portrayed in almost every Superman media franchise and adaptation. Lex Luthor is a major character within the Superman mythos and has appeared

title: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

text: Batman's greatest foes. Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the protagonist. It explores Luthor's motivations behind being a constant foe to the Man of Steel inside a city that has largely embraced him. Luthor views Superman as a demigod who looks down on humanity and believes that in order to "save" the human race from extraterrestrial threats, Superman must be stopped. At the onset of the

title: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

text: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the protagonist. It explores Luthor's motivations behind being a constant foe to the Man of Steel inside a city that has largely embraced him. Luthor views Superman as a demigod who looks down on humanity and believes that in order to "save" the human race from extraterrestrial threats, Superman must be stopped. At the onset of the series, the story

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text: produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Lex Luthor was shown as an evil businessman for the first time in other media and shown wearing a Kryptonite ring. He is voiced by Michael Bell. Lex Luthor appears in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by actor Clancy Brown. In "", this version is a corrupt businessman controlling Metropolis much like his comic book counterpart. His jealousy and hatred of Superman is his primary motive for going up against the Man of Steel. Lex also is depicted with Mercy Graves as his loyal bodyguard. While Luthor comes into conflict many times over the course of

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text: Lex Luthor (still consumed by the Kombat Rage) still blames Superman for Dark Kahn's creation and ends up fighting Superman only to be defeated. In Lex Luthor's ending, it has him using his company to begin portal research after stealing the data for it from the Special Forces. Eventually, he manages to create a portal back to The MK Universe where he meets Quan Chi. The two decide to band together thus forming The "Deadly Alliance". James Marsters reprises his role of Lex Luthor for the video game "DC Universe Online". In the game, Luthor leads a war against the

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text: killed by Deathstroke. It is then revealed that Luthor himself had paid the Titans to fake an attempt on his life, in hopes that it would draw out conspirators within LexCorp. Nava's injuries soon heal, and she reveals herself to be a shapeshifter named Facade, who had murdered and impersonated the real Nava in order to get close enough to Lex to kill him. After a massive battle, Deathstroke and Osiris are able to defeat Facade, and then turn him over to Lex. In the end, LexCorp scientists are shown performing experiments on the captured Facade, while Luthor assembles his

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text: Four two-parter "Know Thine Enemy", Luthor's childhood is explored when Superboy relives Lex's life via the 'psychodisk'. Similar to his post-"Crisis" origin, Lex is raised by an abusive father and neglectful mother; Lex becomes rich when he takes out an insurance policy on his parents and then kills them both. His sister Lena Luthor holds the distinction of being the sole person Lex cares about. Lex Luthor is a multi-billionaire in the television series "" (1993–1997), portrayed by actor John Shea. In the beginning of the series, Lex is described as having recently become the world's third richest person. In

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text: a team to stop the Reach whom he suspect have been manipulating him. In the second-season finale episode "Endgame", when the Reach activated their machines which will destroy the Earth with natural disasters, Luthor proposes a truce with the Justice League and the Team using his provided LexCorp devices that will shut down the Reach's machines. In the aftermath, G. Gordon Godfrey starts campaigning for Luthor to replace the now-resigned UN Secretary General, much to the Justice League's (especially Superman's) dismay. Lex Luthor appears in the animated television special "Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered", voiced by John DiMaggio. Lex Luthor appears in

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text: Luthor attempts to grab it, but Wonder Woman gets to it first claiming "I have the box." After being taken over by the box, Wonder Woman quotes "And the box has me!" Lex plays a big part as one of the protagonists of the "Forever Evil" storyline, having founded the New 52 incarnation of the Injustice League. The members consist of Black Adam, Sinestro (harboring the Parallax entity of fear), Captain Cold, Subject B-Zero (Bizarro), Deathstroke, Black Manta and Catwoman. After the Injustice League and Batman defeated the Crime Syndicate and Lex saves Superman's life from the kryptonite shard Atomica

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text: indeed accidental and with no foul play by Lex. As in the usual story, Lex uses the insurance payouts to kickstart his future by paying for his tuition to MIT and eventually starting LexCorp. His hatred of Superman is explained as the citizens of Metropolis have had more admiration for the Man of Steel than for Lex. "", a limited series written by Mark Waid in 2004, offers an alternate look at Luthor's history, including his youth in Smallville, and his first encounter with Superman. The story has similarities to the 2001 television series "Smallville", which follows Clark Kent's life

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text: Luthor Change His Spots?". He was voiced by Ray Owens and is identified in most of his appearances as "the world's greatest criminal scientist." His appearance is notably different in the cartoon's 1968 season as opposed to its first two seasons, as Luthor is noticeably slimmer. Lex Luthor was a recurring villain in Hanna-Barbera's "Super Friends" franchise that ran from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He was voiced by Stanley Jones. Of all the comic book villains to appear in the show, Lex Luthor appears in the most episodes, more than any other villain. In the short-lived 1988 animated series

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text: appearance in the tie in comic "Legion Of Super Heroes In The 31st Century" #13. Making his Metropolis debut, Superman saves Lex and the surrounding crowd from Lex's own out of control prototype battle suit. Though this version of Lex does not yet show hostility towards the Man Of Steel, Brainiac 5 warns Superman to keep an eye on Lex. Lex Luthor appeared in the fifth season of "The Batman", with Clancy Brown reprising his role from the DC animated universe. Luthor hires Metallo (equipped with Luthor's only piece of Kryptonite) to defeat Superman, but is defeated by Batman. As

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text: and orders Superman and Lois arrested. The crowd turns on the Army, however, and Superman orders the crowd to stop, telling them that they, not the Army, not Lex Luthor, nor himself, are meant to be Metropolis's saviors. Knowing Luthor's role in the Army's attack against him, Superman confronts him and tells him that Metropolis does not belong to him: "You don't own us." Lex objects, since Superman is not from Earth. Superman replies, "This is my home", and leaves. Luthor holds Superman responsible for Luthor losing his complete grip over the people of Metropolis, a grudge that lasts for

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: ride Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, riders must be at least 48 inches. Each seat includes an individual over the shoulder restraint. Due to the aggressiveness and very high height of this ride, it is not labeled by Six Flags Magic Mountain as a family friendly ride. The park labels the ride as maximum in the intensity thrill rating. Guests who have fear of heights, high blood pressure, or who are pregnant are not allowed to ride this attraction. Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom is a drop tower located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in

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text: vision on the Boomtube, Superman takes Lex Luthor to someplace more secure than Stryker's Island that has a view of the Earth. When the "world merge crisis" began, he and Catwoman ended up in the Mortal Kombat universe where they fought Jax of the Special Forces and were defeated. He also confronts Green Lantern and battles him for the power ring when the portal he and Catwoman escaped in took them to Oa instead of Earth. Lex Luthor later makes an alliance with Deathstroke and Joker in order to handle the other-world invaders. They run into Captain Marvel (who had

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text: infected him with, Lex deduces that Bruce Wayne is Batman, because of his connection to Dick Grayson. In January 2014, Geoff Johns announced that Lex Luthor and Captain Cold would be joining the Justice League. In the wake of the Crime Syndicate's invasion, public opinion of Lex Luthor was incredibly favorable, and he decided that he liked it. Another reason was he believed the entity that destroyed the Earth from the alternate universe which the Crime Syndicate came from was the larger threat and might eventually become a threat to their universe and wanted the Justice League to be prepared

title: Smallville (comics)

text: archaeologist Lewis Lang (Lana's father), and the young Lex Luthor. In post-Crisis comics, Conner Kent, the current Superboy, also lives in Smallville with the now-widowed Martha Kent. The super-powered dog Krypto lives with them as well. While not initially enjoying Smallville, Conner eventually changes his mind. Smallville is usually portrayed as an idyllic, small isolated American town, with a "Middle America" atmosphere - resembling the settings of some paintings of Norman Rockwell. Its residents are generally very friendly, though in Silver Age "Superboy" stories, it also tends to attract various threats (from criminals, alien invaders, etc.). Smallville's economy mostly consists

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text: and is serving 32 consecutive life sentences in prison. However, still having some degree of access to his resources despite his imprisonment, he hires John Corben to assassinate his half-sister, Lena Luthor, due to the latter deciding to rebrand Luthor Corp to L-Corp to disassociate the company from him. His plans are foiled by Supergirl and Superman, and Corben ends up being shot by Lena, who believed her act of self-defense would embarrass Lex. In the episode "Luthors", James reveals to Kara that Clark Kent and Lex were friends before the latter became the former's alter-ego's enemy, mirroring the relationship

title: Lionel Luthor

text: Siegel in 1961 and has since appeared in other Superman-related media under different names. "Smallville" is the first appearance in which the character has been an intricate part of a Superman adaptation. Series developers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar created Lionel Luthor for "Smallville" to provide an antithesis to the parenting style of Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) and Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole). In the DC Comics, Lex Luthor's father is named Jules Luthor. He debuted in Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #23 (February, 1961) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Kurt Schaffenberger. During the story of "Smallville", Lionel evolves from

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text: Lionel as a form of tug-of-war, and disagrees with John Glover's assessment that Lionel is merely testing Lex for the life he is going to take over. For Rosenbaum, Lex is being pushed and pushed, and Lex is afraid that he will reach the point that he knows he will no longer be able to come back from. In "Vortex", Lex realizes that he forgot who he was in that moment that his father was trapped under the column, and he felt guilty over the situation. According to Rosenbaum, Lex realized that by letting his father die he would have

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text: her. Kreuk sees this filled void as the reason why Lana would gravitate toward Lex. Kreuk feels that if Lex had chosen a different path after the events of "Lexmas", then Lana would have been able to truly love him. As Rosenbaum describes it, Lex views Lana as this beautiful, charming girl with a little naïveté. It is this naïveté that allows Lex to believe that he can trust and confide in Lana, and that she is his one true love. Lex also knows that Lana will always love Clark, but he expects her to love him for who he

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text: and Wyldstyle) in the world of "Ninjago". Lex Luthor serves as one of the main characters in "Lego DC Super-Villains", with Clancy Brown reprising his role once more. Lex Luthor appears as a playable character in "", with Mark Rolston reprising his role once more. In the "Prime" universe, Luthor leads an attack on the Watchtower battling the Teen Titans before being subdued by Batman's original version. He then reveals that he provided the Joker a nuke to destroy Metropolis, expecting the Justice League to die attempting to stop him and he would rebuild the city in his own image

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text: called LexCorp. Lex Luthor was first portrayed on film in the second "Superman" serial, "Atom Man vs. Superman" (1950). He was played by Lyle Talbot. Actor Gene Hackman played the role of Lex Luthor in the 1978 movie "Superman: The Movie" and in two of its three sequels ("Superman II" and ""). Hackman's portrayal is a notable departure from the comic book incarnations. In the films, Luthor is portrayed as Superman's comedic foil, or as comic book critic Peter Sanderson puts it, "a used car salesman wielding nuclear missiles". In most of the films of this franchise, Luthor's main business

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text: later), Lex Luthor is still shown as part of the Light. In the episode "Satisfaction", the original Roy Harper attempts to assassinate Luthor. Lex manages to dissuade the youth by offering an advanced cybernetic arm to replace the one that was amputated after being kidnapped by the Light. In the episode "True Colors", Luthor partners with the alien race known as the Reach to produce a line of soft drinks that supposedly makes humans more healthy. In reality, the drinks instead produce an unnatural dependency in humans, which helps the Light and Reach forward their plans. The episode ends with

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text: Mercy Graves. The diplomats, impressed and grateful, negotiate under a weapons deal by Luthor. It is later revealed that Lex had set up the assassination attempts with Ra's al Ghul in order to further the agenda of The Light (Project Cadmus' Board of Directors). In the episode "Revelation", it is revealed that Lex is L-3 of The Light. In the episode "Agendas", Luthor manipulates Superboy into releasing Superman's other clone, so that the locations of Cadmus' missing Genomorphs could be located. Afterwards, Luthor reveals to Superboy that he was the donor for the human half of Superboy's DNA. When Superboy

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text: entire timeline to become moot. However, the future appears to have been changed thanks to something else that changed in the past. As a statue that was supposed to be dedicated to Superman is now dedicated to him. Lex Luthor made a cameo appearances in the post end credit scene for "" voiced by Steven Blum. An alternate universe Lex Luthor appears in "" voiced by Jason Isaacs. Apparently paralysed by an unspecified illness some years ago, Luthor has retreated to a space station to contemplate the knowledge he downloaded from Superman's spaceship, later sharing his knowledge of Project Fair

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text: film "Justice League". He was originally supposed to have a role in the main film but instead appears only in the post-credits scene where he is shown to have escaped prison and is allied with Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, where he discusses with him about forming their own team of villains to counter the newly formed Justice League. Lex Luthor is absent in the 1950s television series "Adventures of Superman". Lex Luthor appeared in the syndicated television show "Superboy" (1988–1992), portrayed by Scott James Wells (in season one) and Sherman Howard (for subsequent seasons). Lex (Wells) first appeared as a rich, scheming

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text: result. Lex later believes that the exposure which left him bald also enhanced his immune system and was the reason that he had never been sick even once after the event, and this theory is supported by numerous sightings of people with superhuman abilities resulted by the meteor shower. Lex is the heir to Lionel's company LuthorCorp and lives in an ornate mansion (a rebuilt Scottish castle transported stone by stone to America) on the edge of Smallville. The character's young versions were portrayed by Matthew Munn in seasons 1 and 2, Wayne Dalglish in season 3, Lucas Grabeel in

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: that could give Lex that love is his mother, who died when he was a child. Whenever they have scenes together, O'Toole and Rosenbaum try and hint around the idea that Martha wants to provide that love for Lex, because she recognizes that he needs it, and that Lex really wants her to provide it as well. After various failed relationships, Lex finally believes he has what he wants when he begins a romantic relationship with Lana Lang. In "Hypnotic", in an effort to stop hurting Lana emotionally, Clark told her that he no longer loved her. This drives Lana

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: campaigned for a Kansas senate seat. It was the events of "Lexmas" that drove Lex to continue his pursuit of ultimate power. In "Lexmas", Lex is shot and he gets a chance to live a life where he is married to Lana and he no longer on a quest for power. In this alternate reality, without all the power and money that he had originally had, Lex is unable to save Lana, who dies after giving birth to their second child. It is here that Lex decided that he would always "go for the prize". One of Lex's key characteristics

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text: only is he not behind this conspiracy but he has also been looking into it himself, learning that the person who created these metahumans for the government is not only a metahuman themselves, but also a former member of the Justice League. In the Pre-"Crisis" continuity, Luthor is shown as having very few personal attachments. Shamed by his crimes, his parents (Jules and Arlene) disown him, move away, and change their name to the anagram "Thorul". Luthor has a younger sister named Lena, an empath who grows up unaware of her familial connection with the noted supervillain. Lena, like Lex,

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text: now been elected President of the United States. Lex's story continues in the comic book continuation "Smallville Season Eleven", written by Bryan Q. Miller, who also wrote for the television series. The comic book series sets six months after Darkseid's attack and years before Lex pursues his political career. It is reveals that, despite Tess's sacrifice, that there are remnants of his memories for Lex to continue his hatred towards Superman, but lost the knowledge of his secrets as Clark Kent. Lex finds Clark unsophisticated despite knowing that they were friends after reading news clippings, taking his mild-mannerism façade at

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text: that he will be asked back. After Superman's encounter with the K-Man, it was revealed that Lex Luthor had played a major role in the K-Man's creation, also (as revealed in flashback), that he had stolen kryptonite crystals from the government while being employed by them. Luthor then muses about the potential uses of kryptonite on Superman. One year before the ongoing modern continuity, Luthor arranged an illegal smuggling of war machines in Qurac. Knowing that Superman would intervene, Luthor laces the weapons with kryptonite and nanite technology in order to acquire a sample of Superman's DNA in order to

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text: biological father of Perry's dead son Jerry White, conceived during a period when Perry was believed dead, although Luthor, Perry and Alice only learned the truth shortly before Jerry was killed by a gang war that Luthor had triggered due to the timing of events. Lex Luthor has been married eight times, though the first seven marriages occurred off-panel in Luthor's past. His eighth marriage to Contessa Erica Alexandra Del Portenza (a.k.a. the "Contessa") is based on mutual greed; the Contessa buys controlling interest in LexCorp after Luthor is indicted, compelling him to marry her in order to regain control