Lionel Luthor (Smallville)

## Lionel Luthor

### Accessories

Elegant tailored suits and long, flowing overcoats and blazers with ties that have dark colors like purple, blue, and blood red.

### Goal

To take over LuthorCorp from his son. (succeeded for a while)
Control 'The Traveler'
Get revenge on those who have wronged him (formerly)
Get away with his parents' murder.
Protect Clark Kent and his secret. (succeeded)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Lachlan Luthor † (father)
Eliza Luthor † (mother)
Lillian Luthor † (wife)
Lex Luthor (son)
Tess Mercer (daughter)
Lucas Luthor (son)
Julian Luthor † (son)
Adrian Cross † (genetic "son")
Grant Gabriel (genetic "son")
Conner Kent (half-genetic "son")
Lana Lang (ex-daughter-in-law)
Helen Bryce † (ex-daughter-in-law)

### Significant Other(s)

Rachel Dunleavy (former lover)
Pamela Jenkins † (former lover)
Martha Kent (love interest)

### Friends / Allies

Lex Luthor (formerly)
Morgan Edge
Jonathan Kent (formerly)
John Jones
Martha Kent
Clark Kent
Chloe Sullivan
Lana Lang (sometimes)
Kara Zor-El
Dr. Virgil Swann
Adam Knight (formerly)
Edward Teague (formerly)
Lois Lane (sometimes)
Genevieve Teague (formerly)
Pamela Jenkins (former lover)

### Minions

Trent (formerly)
Martha Kent (formerly)
Pamela Jenkins
bodyguards

### **Enemies**

Chloe Sullivan (formerly)
Clark Kent (formerly)
Lois Lane (sometimes)
Lana Lang (formerly)
Lex Luthor
Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent (formerly)
Pete Ross
Brainiac
General Zod
Bizarro
Dr. Teng
Marianne

## Personal Information

### Occupation

CEO of LuthorCorp (formerly)
Former Special Adviser of LuthorCorp (formerly)
Emissary for Jor-El

### Affiliations

LuthorCorp
Clark Kent/Kal-El

### Paraphernalia

Kryptonian key (formerly)
Refined kryptonite

### Powers/Abilities

High intelligence
Charisma
Vast Kryptonian knowledge

### Likes

Martha Kent, manipulating others, power (formerly), Clark Kent, giving advice to Clark, proving he has changed, advising his son (formerly), being in control, sealing companies, testing his son, threatening others, protecting the people he cares about

### Dislikes

Blackmail, hurting people, people defying him, Lex's disobedience, being spied on, his liver cancer, disloyalty, his parents' abuse, not being in control, Lex, Clark in danger, endangering Martha

## Character Information

### **Portrayed by**

John Glover

**Lionel Luthor** is one of the main characters of the CW and WB television series *Smallville*. the main antagonist of the first three seasons, the secondary antagonist of season 4, and an antihero/protagonist in Season 5-7.

He was the CEO of LuthorCorp and the husband of the late Lillian Luthor, the father of Lex, Julian, Lucas Luthor, and Tess Mercer, an enemy-turned ally and father figure of Clark Kent and the former emissary of Jor-El. Lionel mainly uses his influence on society through corruption and deception, which he later uses to help cover Clark in later seasons.

Lionel was portrayed by John Glover, who also voiced the Riddler in *Batman: The Animated Series*, and portrayed Dr Jason Woodroe in *Batman and Robin* and Mr. Sivana in the DC Extended Universe film *Shazam*.

## Navigation

Lang family: Louise McCallum • Dexter McCallum • Lewis Lang • Laura Lang • Margaret Isabel Thoreaux/
**Smallville High School:** Whitney Fordman • Greg Arkin • Sasha Woodman • Smallville Crows • Abby Fine
**Other:** Robert Queen • Laura Queen • Virgil Swann • Edward Teague • Bridgette Crosby
**LuthorCorp Employers • Family • and Associates:** Victoria Hardwick • Lucas Luthor • Lillian Luthor • Gina • Regan Matthews • Julian Luthor • Injustice League (Plastique) • Alexander Luthor/Lx- 15 • Lx-3 • Steven Hamilton • Donovan Jamison • Otis Berg • Christina Lamell • Helen Bryce • Pierce • Pamela Jenkins • Rachel Dunleavy
**Kryptonians:** Brainiac • Faora • Nam-Ek and Aethyr • Davis Bloome/Doomsday • Major Zod • Clone Faora • Alia • Basqat • Vala • Dax-Ur • Ruling Council
**Justice Society of America:** Carter Hall/Hawkman • Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate • Jay Garrick / The Flash • Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl • Sylvester Pemberton AKA Star Spangled Kid • Dinah Drake / Black Canary I • Wesley Dodd's / Sandman • Pat Dugan / Stripesy • Alan Scott / Green Lantern • Ted Grant / Wildcat • Charles McNider/Doctor Mid-Nite • Abigail Hunkel/Red Tornado • Rex Tyler/Hourman • Terry Sloane/Mister Terrific • Jim Corrigan/The Spectre • Al Pratt/The Atom
**Other Superheroes:** Legion of Super-Heroes (Rokk Krinn/Cosmic Boy • Imra Ardeen/Dream Girl • Garth Ranzzl/Lightning Lad • Brainiac 5) • Dick Grayson / Robin • Barbara Gordon/Nightwing/Blue Lantern • Green Lantern Corps • Blue Lantern Corps • Santa Claus • John Constantine • the Outsiders (Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning • Grace Choi • Rex Mason / Metamorpho • Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana and Roy Harper) • Billy Batson • Ted Kord**Teen Titans:** Conner Kent / Superboy • Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle • Mia Dearden / Speedy • M'gann M'orzz/Miss Martian • Zan and Jayna/Wonder Twins • Rachel Roth/Raven
Phantom Zone Escapees: Gloria • Baern • Aldar • Dr. Hudson • Titan • Bizarro **Government:** Amanda Waller/White Queen & Maxwell Lord/Black King (Checkmate) • Cameron Mahkent/Icicle II • Stuart Campbell • General Slade Wilson • Lieutenant Trotter • Steve Trevor • Suicide Squad (Rick Flag • Floyd Lawton / Deadshot • Bette San Souci/ Plastique • Emil LaSalle/Warp)

**Civilians:** *Daily Planet* Staff (Perry White • Jimmy Olsen • Grant Gabriel • Cat Grant • Jeff Hage • Franklin Stern) •
Nancy Adams • Emil Hamilton • Maggie Sawyer • Carrie Castle
**Earth 2**: Clark Luthor/Ultraman • Lionel Luthor • Lutessa Luthor • Lex Luthor • Oliver Queen • Lois Queen • Chloe Sullivan • Jonathan Kent
**Other Antagonists:** Darkseid • Gordon Godfrey • Granny Goodness • Harriet • Desaad • Morgan Edge • Maxima • The Persuader • Toyman • Bruno Mannheim • Metallo • Isis • Marionette Ventures • Black Flash • Rose Wilson / Ravager • Joe Chill • Sam Phelan • Dr. Laurence Garner • Roger Nixon • Van McNulty • Adam Knight • Dr. Lia Teng • Jason Teague • Margaret Isobel Thoreaux • Genevieve Teague • Curtis Knox • Edward Teague • Vordigan • Bruce Wayne (Earth-13) • The Monitors

**Kryptonite Metahumans:** Greg Arkin • Sasha Woodman • Wade Mahoney • Scott Bowman • Derek Fox

**Metropolis:** Suicide Slums LuthorCorp Plaza • The Daily Planet, Metropolis University
**Worlds/Planets:** Almerac, Apokolips, Earth-167, Earth-2, Earth-Majestic, Krypton, Mars, New Kandor, New Krypton, Oa, Winath, New Genesis
**Other:** Hub City, Gotham City, Coast City, Themyscira

**Newspaper:** *Daily Planet*, the *Smallville Torch*, Daily Star, LuthorCorp Media, Star City Register, Metropolis Inquisitor, Metropolis Journal
**Businesses:** LuthorCorp
**Other:** Sports Teams (Smallville Crows, Metropolis Sharks)