Lex Luthor (Post-Flashpoint)

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==Summary==
Lex Luthor appears as a representative the government has recruited to investigate and bring down Superman. Based on background signage seen throughout the New 52 books (including Justice League), LexCorp also exists. In Justice League No. 2, Batman notes that he and Superman have at least one thing in common: both of them speak openly of their distaste for Luthor. In the New 52 Action Comics (a series set some time before the events of Justice League #1), Luthor is hired by General Sam Lane to capture Superman by setting a train accident as a trap for him. The younger Superman, who is weaker and inexperienced, barely stops the train and is left unconscious. Lex collects Superman and subjects him to a series of tests to ascertain his strengths and weaknesses. He tortures Superman until the latter manages to escape. Lex is later revealed to have obtained contact with the "Collector of Worlds" through unknown means and was told to say the word "Krypton" to Superman. He later appears when the Collector abducts New Troy as one of the residents in the area. He along with Lois and Jimmy go 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.
Following the death of the New 52 Superman, Luthor decides to assume Superman's symbol in a new suit of battle armor to protect Metropolis, but he is confronted by the Pre-Flashpoint Superman, who refuses to believe that Luthor's intentions are as noble. This results in a brief conflict between the two, Luthor claiming that Superman's 'unprovoked' attack proves that he is an impostor while Superman counters that Luthor's brutal response proves him right, but the fight is cut short when Doomsday appears. Luthor agrees to help Superman by focusing on evacuating civilians while Superman deals with Doomsday. After the crisis is over, Superman agrees to allow Luthor to continue using his symbol, as Superman concedes that he has no evidence that this Luthor has engaged in criminal activity. Luthor is later attacked by an alien warrior whose visions of the future show him who will commit various acts of death and violence, but Superman appeals to him to let Luthor free by arguing that the future is always changing and he will do his best to ensure that the dark future they foresaw for Luthor will never come to pass.
After the Source Wall broke from the events of "No Justice," Luthor formed a new Legion Of Doom where they spent almost a year of issues to get the new elements/forces. In the Year of the Villain special, Luthor committed suicide by self-destructing LexCorp HQ while still inside in order to gain initiation from Perpetua, the Mother of Foragers, and was resurrected by her as her acolyte/child, becoming Apex Lex, a martian/human hybrid, alongside a resurrected Anti-Monitor who was in his pre-Flashpoint form. Apex Lex would set out to offer gifts of power to many of the villains of the DC Universe.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Preparation | | 
Key: Base | Warsuit | Apex Predator
Name: Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, Around 35-40s, Few days as Apex Predator
Classification: Human, Scientist, Businessman, Crime Lord, Supervillain, President, Former New God, Martian/Human Hybird, Fusion, Perpetua's warrior
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Wall level, Solar System level with Preparation (Can create weapons that can harm Superman) | Solar System level (Harmed Superman) | Solar System level (Can fight the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman)
Speed: At least Supersonic+, possibly Hypersonic+ | Massively FTL+ (Comparable to Superman | Massively FTL+ (Comparable to Wonder Woman and Superman)
Lifting Strength Peak Human | Unknown | Stellar (Should be on par with the Martian Manhunter)
Striking Strength: Wall level | Solar System level | Solar System level
Durability: Wall level (Survived a helicopter crash) | Solar System level | Solar System level ()
Stamina: Superhuman | Likely Infinite
Range: Standard Melee Range, higher with weapons | At least Planetary (Comparable to Superman) | Unknown
Standard Equipment: Kryptonite (in a lead ring), Red sun weapon, Many gadgets, Firearms | Warsuit
Intelligence: At least Extraordinary Genius, potentially Supergenius. Lex is the most intelligent human on Earth and should hence be smarter than Batman. He is an incredible scientist, a master manipulator, a shrewd businessman, and a skilled engineer. He has built several doomsday devices, weapons, and armors meant to combat Superman and his other enemies. He is skilled in medicine, theoretical physics, and several other sciences.
Weaknesses: He is so arrogant that he usually assumes that all of his schemes will work out as planned. | As half Martian, the Apex Predators have their vulnerability to fire. Like the Martians, the effect of this is to strip their powers as they involuntarily lose control of their bodies in time.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Apex Predator Physiology: As a fusion of the Human and Martian races, The Apex Predators live and fight forever and they retain all Martian abilities, such as the ability to control their physical down to molecular level, allowing them to shift their sizes, change their body parts and mimic other appearances. They can regenerate from great injuries and can withstand punches from Kryptonians without trouble. They have also access to the following abilities:
**Telepathy
**Mind Control
**Illusion Casting
**Invisibility
**Phasing
**Telescopic Vision
**Microscopic Vision
**X-Ray Vision
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*The Hidden Forces: Apex Lex was granted by Perpetua the ability to wield each of the energies of creation and wield them. This include:
**Black Apple: The dark counterpart to the Collective Unconscious, which is the force that grants telepaths their power. It is a dark force of forbidden knowledge unlocked by discovering the universe's darkest secrets.
**Sixth Note: The dark counterpart to the Dimensional Superstructure of the Multiverse which governs all things imaginable and unimaginable, a power known to be beyond imagination.
**Still Force: The dark counterpart to the Speed Force, it allows its user to harness entropy, drain motion, age others, drain life-force energy from others and create barriers and constructs of energy.
**Tear of Extinction: The dark counterpart to the Life Force, the Tear is a cosmic force that brings death to any being, even immortal gods and sends them to the Graveyard of the Gods. The Tear of Extinction negates healing and is described as the drive towards isolation and solipsism.
**Ultraviolet Spectrum: The dark counterpart to the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum that functions similarly but feeds on primal emotions like hatred. Like the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum has Emotional Entities, it too has its own entity in Umbrax. It is the dark-light to the light of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum.
**Void Wind: The dark counterpart to the Sphere of the Gods which can snuff out magic and gods. It is the Tear's twin and its name is derived from the harsh winds that blow from the Graveyard of the Gods. In addition to snuffing out magic and the lives of the gods, it has shown the ability to subjugate them as well, as seen with Cheetah controlling the god Poseidon.
**Faithlessness: The seventh force and dark counterpart to Faith. It appears to be associated with the concept of "Doom" as it relies on the evil within people's hearts and their selfish and cruel natures, and is unlocked when one loses the faith one possesses in their loved ones.
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