Lex Luthor

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## Lex Luthor

### Aliases

Luthor
Ken doll (by Talia al Ghul)
SuperLex Man (by himself)

### Affiliation

LexCorp
Legion of Doom

### Age

40 (self-proclaimed)
55 (actual)

### Residence

Metropolis (formerly)
 Apokolips (imprisoned)

### Occupation

Businessman
Owner of LexCorp
Leader of the Legion of Doom

## Relationships

### Relation-ships

Superman
(nemesis)
 Joker
(former teammate)
 Eris
(former ally)
Little Lexi
(pet dog)
 Talia al Ghul
(associate)
Poison Ivy
(former employee turned enemy)
The Jons †
(PR team)
 Harley Quinn
(enemy)
 Bruce Wayne
(business rival)
Steppenwolf
(enemy)

## Backstage

### Voiced by

Giancarlo Esposito (*Harley Quinn*)
Lance Reddick (*Kite Man: Hell Yeah!*)

*❝ Lex Luthor is an abstraction. There is no real me... for tax purposes. Everything about me is artificial. May jawline, my shell companies, even all my lightning on the moon. ❞*
— Lex Luthor[src]

**Lex Luthor** is one of the main antagonists on the T.V. series, *Harley Quinn* and will appear in its upcoming spin-off, *Kite Man: Hell Yeah!*. He is the leader of the Legion of Doom, owner of LexCorp, and the archenemy of Superman.

## Biography

### Season 1

#### "So You Need a Crew?"

*Main article: So You Need a Crew?*

*❝ We cannot condone Doctor Psycho's use of the C-word, as it does not represent our brand of evil. ❞*
— Lex Luthor

As the leader of the Legion of Doom, Lex Luther made a statement on TV following Doctor Psycho openly called Wonder Woman and later his wife the c-word. Luthor stated that the Legion did not condone his statement and kicked him out.

#### "L.O.D.R.S.V.P."

*Main article: L.O.D.R.S.V.P.*

Luthor welcomed Harley Quinn as a contender to become the new member of the L.O.D. When privately confronted by Harley's best friend, Poison Ivy, however, Luthor revealed it was, in fact, a ploy to procure Ivy, who had rejected their invitations 148 times. He gave her an ultimatum, saying he would only allow Harley to join if Ivy did as well.

At the induction banquet in the Hall of Doom, Luthor watched as Aquaman barged in and challenged Harley for stealing Atlantean jewels. Harley managed to defeat the Justice Leaguer, which apparently swayed the Legion into accepting her as a new member. Luthor brought her onstage and said, "Welcome home, Harley."

Later on, Luthor escorted Harley to an L.O.D. member who wanted to see her: Joker.

#### "A Seat at the Table"

*Main article: A Seat at the Table*

Luthor gifted Harley a set of baseball bats as an office-warming present. However, he separated Harley from her crew of King Shark, Clayface, and Dr. Psycho, and then sent them to the Legion basement with the unpowered goons.

Luthor later had Harley sit in on a Legion board meeting with other elite members, including Scarecrow, Bane, and Joker. While the other fawned over Joker's expensive plan to build a tower with his face on it, Harley started to dissect how frivolous the idea was. Luthor coolly approved of her critical eye, and told Joker to flesh out his plan.

### Season 2

#### "Bachelorette"

*Main article: Bachelorette*

With Wonder Woman missing, Lex teamed up with Eris — who had mind-controlled Queen Hippolyta — to gain control of Themyscira. They intended to turn the island into a corporate spa resort and sell it to LexCorp, which would then host a music festival there. Lex and Eris nearly finished the deal over video chat, but the former could only watch from afar as the Cobb Squad barged in and foiled their plan.

### Season 3

#### "The Horse and the Sparrow"

*Main article: The Horse and the Sparrow*

Luthor's presence was made known in season 3 with his big box store Mor-4-Lex, which sold not only mundane items like toilet paper and flower pots, but villainous gear like explosives. However, he did not appear in person until the season finale.

Luthor had witnessed as Poison Ivy nearly took over and terraformed all of Gotham City, and was so impressed that he shat himself (a nigh-impossible event, according to Ivy and King Shark). Tracking her down to a More-4-Lex store, he broadcasted himself on the display TVs for two communication with her. He declared he was rebuilding the Legion of Doom in Gotham and — seeing her as an ambitious wild card who could work for or against him — wanted Ivy to be its new leader. Intrigued, Ivy demanded handsome pay and absolute authority, to which Luthor agreed.

Luthor ordered Ivy to assassinate Mayor Joker at the premiere of *A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall* the next day to seal the deal. Luthor apparently had a problem with Joker's 0.5% increase in taxes for evil lairs. For personal reasons, Ivy ultimately let Joker live. When asked by Harley if Lex would be mad, Ivy quipped, "He'll probably want me even more now."

### Season 4

#### "Gotham's Hottest Hotties"

*Main article: Gotham's Hottest Hotties*

*To be added*

#### "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"

*Main article: The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia*

*To be added*

#### "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"

*Main article: Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up*

*To be added*

#### "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"

*Main article: The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time*

Although not physically present, Lex's picture was briefly seen on Batgirl's conspiracy board, although was crossed out as a possible suspect for Nightwing's murder. Later, when Harley and Ivy traveled 25 years into a post-apocalyptic future, they learnt that Lex was responsible for the destruction of the world and returned to the current time with the intent to stop the apocalypse from happening.

#### "Il Buffone"

*Main article: Il Buffone*

*To be added*

#### "Potato-Based Cloning Incident"

*Main article: Potato-Based Cloning Incident*

*To be added*

#### "Killer's Block"

*Main article: Killer's Block*

After capturing the weakened Superman and stealing his hair and cape, Lex shows off his new Warsuit, granting him Superman's powers at his "40th" birthday party on the moon.

## Personality

*❝ I think I've estimated you accurately. Some light compliments, a gorgeous PRT, and you became a curfew-ineffective puppet to warm my seat at the L.O.D while I built this. ❞*
— Lex Luthor[src]

Unlike most members of the Legion of Doom, Luthor is more down-to-earth and acts with professionalism. Instead of a supervillain, he resembles more of a businessman who runs a company and is not a psychopathic serial killer such as Joker, Two-Face or Penguin. Luthor also follows serious and strict standards. After Doctor Psycho called Wonder Woman the "C-word", he immediately arranged a press conference publicly denouncing him and kicked him out of the Legion. He can also be quite persistent and stubborn, sending 148 letters to Poison Ivy to make her join the Legion. Despite his polished exterior, he has proved to be emotionally unstable, not being able to handle when he is not in control. When he was not receiving the attention he felt he deserved it at MalCon, Lex, in a very child-like way, destroyed his legs and blew up his base on the moon, calling off the expo immediately.

While not as openly misogynistic as some of his peers, Luthor has still proved to be sexist and has some prejudices toward women. For example, he only wanted hired Ivy to be his CEO as a way to boost his own publicity and hail himself as a forward thinker, benefitting the Legion as well as his own and LexCorp's public image. Despite, using Ivy to boost himself, he is not willing to share the spotlight with her. During MalCon, Lex only gave Ivy the responsibility of a 45-second introduction to him, wanting her to otherwise remain in the background. He also tries to undermine all of the achievements Ivy had done in her tenure in the Legion and takes credit for it himself. At the end of the day, Lex is manipulative, self-centered, and always looks out for number one.

Lex's ambition for being number one is so great, to the point of reaching a dangerous sociopathy, caring very little for any harm he can do with his actions. He would go as far as covering the sun using one of his rockets, which would cause global damage to the ecosystem and to every living creature in the world, proving he'd rather sacrifice humanity instead of letting someone else be in his place.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect**: Luthor is a very intelligent man. Despite his childish and narcissistic behavior, Luthor is very smart, eclectic, a deceiver, and a polymathic genius. He came up with a plan to make Poison Ivy being forced to join the Legion of Doom by using Harley as a decoy.
* **Business Management**: Despite his child-like demeanor, Luthor is a skilled businessman who built a successful company, becoming one of the most wealthy and influential people in the U.S, although still on pair with others such as Bruce Wayne.
* **Expert leadership**
* **Expert Scientist**: Luthor is very knowledgeable of science, and capable of creating much sophisticated and high-tech equipment; he was capable of creating a war suit that contains all Superman's powers.
* **Expert Networker**: As a businessman, Luthor has great network with many politically influential people.

## Equipment

* **Warsuit**: Luthor creates a powerful exo-armor which emulates Superman's powers, giving him enhanced strength, the ability to fly as well as ice breath and heat vision.

## Media Appearances

**Season 1**

* "So You Need a Crew?"
* "L.O.D.R.S.V.P."
* "A Seat at the Table"

**Season 2**

* "Bachelorette"

**Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red**

* *Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red* #13

**Season 3**

* "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards" (cameo; pictured)
* "The Horse and the Sparrow"

**Season 4**

* "Gotham's Hottest Hotties"
* "Icons Only" (cameo; pictured)
* "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"
* "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"
* "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" (cameo; pictured)
* "Il Buffone"
* "Potato-Based Cloning Incident"
* "Killer's Block"

## Trivia

* His appearance is based on his counterpart from *Superman: The Animated Series*.
* In "So You Need a Crew?" a news ticker reads "Lex Luthor launches *Twitter* tirade against Superman."
* As seen in "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia" his username on *Waynestagram* (the show's parody of *Instagram*) is **LuthersGram**.
* He begins to grow his hair back in Season 4; however, how it's growing appears to be similar to Future Robin's hair and the hair of Ra's al Ghul.
* In "Killer's Block", Luthor turned "40 for the 16th time", according to Veronica Cale, which means his actual age would be 55.

## Gallery

*See also: All images of Lex Luthor*

Lex Luthor announces Doctor Psycho's banishment from the Legion of DoomLuthor and Little LexiSuper Lex Man!
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Killer's Block" *Max* (September 14, 2023).
2. ↑ ‘Harley Quinn’ Spin-Off ‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’ Ready to Soar with New Teaser Mercedes Milligan, *Animation Magazine* (September 14, 2023).