Lex Luthor (Earth 1)

**Lex Luthor** is the owner of LexCorp and the archenemy of Superman.

## Biography

### Early Life

Alexander Joseph Luthor, Jr. was born in 1984, in Metropolis to Alexander Luthor, Sr., an East German-born billionaire petrochemical and heavy machinery developer, and was subsequently named after his father. While the family's company, LexCorp Industries, was in fact named after Lex's father, the elder Luthor claimed at investor pitches to have named it after his son as well, while Lex himself often mused at how wealthy old women found his father "[writing] checks for Lex" adorable.

While publicly popular and affable, Luthor Sr. was a very cruel and despicable man behind closed doors, with Lex later remarking in outrage that no "man in the sky" would ever come to save him from "[his father's] fists and abominations." This induced a traumatized Lex to gain a militantly misotheistic view of God, believing that if He were omnipotent, then it would be logically impossible for Him to be omnibenevolent and vice versa, thereby solidifying his belief that power cannot be innocent (referring to the antithesis of that as the "oldest lie in America"), and that all individuals with great power and popularity must be evil by definition.

### CEO of LexCorp Industries

By age 16, the wunderkind Lex was left with the legacy of LexCorp as its only heir shortly after his father passed away unexpectedly, taking control of the business and successfully transformed it from a petrochemical and heavy machinery dinosaur into a cutting-edge Fortune 500 technology giant. In fact, the very considerable business achievements of his father pale in comparison to the astonishingly prolific accomplishments of the younger Luthor. Among other things, Lex also inherited his father's world-famous collection of meteorite crystals, which, as he would later learn, included kryptonite minerals.

### The Rocket Arrest

Lex created a rocket, hoping to seek other life in the universe, however, reporter Lois Lane exposes LexCorp CEO Lex Luthor of the rocket's true plan that would destroy Metropolis and gross neglegiance leading to his arrest. Suddenly, the rocket heads to Metropolis and Clark stops the rocket as Superman.

### Helping Lobo

Lex founded Lobo, who escaped from S.T.A.R Labs during The Parasite Attack, who was still imprisoned, he offered him to work for Luthor and, having nothing better to do, Lobo accepted.

### Teaming Up With Superman

A powerless Superman requests help from Lex from prison to help him restore his abilities by sending him to the sun. Through S.T.A.R. Labs CCTV footage, Superman realises Rudy is the Parasite due to Lobo's grenade which was an organic EMP. The organic EMP consisted of a purple foam/liquid and was designed to absorb any and all energy it came into contact with, but instead bonded with Rudy's DNA to create the Parasite. Lex deduces that the Parasite would have gained Superman's weaknesses from absorbing his energy, and reveals that he has enlisted Lobo after buying out S.T.A.R. Labs.

### The Final Fight With The Parasite

Lex, Clark, and Lobo devise a plan to lure the Parasite into Metropolis' power plan and use Lobo's Kryptonite ring in hopes to weaken it. The plan becomes unsuccessful when the ring fails prompting Lobo to suicide-bomb the Parasite. Lex equips the ring with a magnifying pulse rifle and shoots the Parasite, ultimately taking it down. Lex then double-crosses Superman but is stopped by an alive J'onn, who faked his death using his abilities. With the plan failed, Superman tries to calm the Parasite down by using his humanity and in turn, Superman formally introduces himself to the world as Kal-El. Suddenly, the power plant begins to overload. Superman stopped the plant with freeze breath but Parasite attacks him, Superman defeated Parasite.

### Went Back To Prison Again

Lex went back to prison but was bailed up by his assistant, Mercy Graves and Luthor told her about a plan to take down Superman for good.

### Teaming Up With Atomic Skull

Lex bailed out Albert Michaels AKA Atomic Skull and join forces to kill Superman for good. Clark as Superman stops a terrorist attack on Washington D.C and stopped it but gets attack by Michaels after returning to Metropolis with an powerful suit, Michaels said that Luthor is the one that released him from prison and almost beaten him to death but Clark defeated him and but Michaels escaped.

### The Final Fight Against Atomic Skull

Michaels betrays Luthor by creating an ultimate suit to help fight Superman with but Luthor was saved by Superman and battles Michaels in Metropolis Square. Superman fights Michaels but is outmatched without sunlight. The fight carries Superman and Michaels to the docks where Superman instructs Lois to overload a cannon of none power. This unleashes a massive none electrical surge that causes Michaels' mech suit to fall and powered down and give Superman to defeat him. The next day, Michaels was taken to Stryker's Island Penitentiary and Superman visits Luthor and warns him to never harm everyone ever again and flew off as Lex smiled evily, Superman flew off to stop crime for good with a smile.

### Creating A Supervillain

Lex has another plan by helping a business man named Wallace Keefe, who has lost his legs during The Brainiac Invasion.

### The Birth of Metallo

Lex Luthor become a beacon of hope as he's been working to personally rebuild Metropolis and has discovered kryptonite and ends up working to build a weapon strong enough to kill Superman.

Lex helps Wallace Keefe, a security guard at Wayne Tower in Metropolis, but during Brainiac's Invasion, suffered severe injuries that cost him his legs. Lex gives Keefe a pear of robot legs to walk but created a suit for Keefe and tells him to get revenge on Superman for good with the help of Simon Stagg.

### Upgrading Matallo

Lex bailed Keefe out of prison and created a new armor suit with jet packs for Keefe to fight Superman again.

### Superman v Metallo

Superman finds one of Luthor's men and interrogated him and learn that Lex Luthor is behind of Keefe and goes out to find him. Luthor lures Superman to his underground lair and reveals his plan to become a beacon of hope as he's been working to personally rebuild Metropolis and kill Superman. Keefe attacks Superman as Luthor taunts him but Rex Mason saves Clark and escaped.

### The Final Fight Against Metallo

Clark and Rex have a plan to stop Luthor and Keefe for good. Lois and Jimmy Olsen race off to Luthor's lair with the police and arrested him for creating Metallo. Superman and Metamorpho defeated Metallo at the park by destroying his suit and legs. Some people cheered for Superman and Metamorpho as Lex and Keefe were taken to Stryker's Island Penitentiary along with Stagg, who help Luthor. Superman and Metamorpho receive medals for their heroism.

### The Birth of A Legion

At Stryker's Island Penitentiary, Lex has a plan to take down Superman and The Justice League by creating a league of his own.

### The League of Our Own

After being bailed out, Lex Luthor watches the news about about the Justice League. Lex suggests he should band together with a group of villains and form a team of their own, which he dubs the Legion of Doom.

### The Birth of The Legion of Doom

Lex hire villains like Cheetah, Captain Cold, Firefly, Professor Ivo, Mirror Master, Scarecrow, Sinestro, Gorilla Grodd, Riddler, Metallo, Gizmo, Dark Archer, and Black Manta.

### The First Fight With The Legion of Doom

Lex orders The Legion to attack Area 51 where The Justice League have their first fight with them. After the fight, Lex orders The Legion to retreat because he has another plan to take down The League for good.

### The Plan In Motion

Lex orders Mirror Master and Riddler to hack into the Batcomputer and steal contingency plans devised by Batman to incapacitate his League teammates should they go rogue. As the Legion of Doom each do their part to take out the Justice League.

### Justice League Back In Action

Back at the Hall of Doom, the Legion celebrates their victory but The League are back together and defeated The Legion of Doom.

### The Team Up

Lex meet Siobhan McDougal and Leslie Willis in prison after being defeated by Superman, he who propose to team up to get revenge on Superman. McDougal and Willis break themselves and Luthor out of prison and escaped.

### The Kidnapping

Luthor take the two villains to his lair and has a plan to take down Superman by kidnapping Lois Lane and to force Superman reveal his identity to the world. McDougal and Willis attacks The Daily Planet and kidnapped Lois, Superman arrived and fight the two villains but McDougal and Willis defeated Superman and escaped with Lois and brought her to the lair.

### The Final Fight Against Silver Banshee and Livewire

Lex watches Superman defeated Silver Banshee and Livewire and is taken back to prison with them.

## Relationships

### Family

* Alexander Luthor Sr. † - father, mentor, and abuser
* Mother

### Allies

* LexCorp Industries
	+ Mercy Graves - personal assistant, confidant, and bodyguard
	+ Emmet Vale - scientist
	+ Unidentified - kryptonite overseer
	+ Simon Stagg - scientist
* Lobo - Partner

* Rudy Jones / Parasite - friend and prison mate

* Winslow Percival Schott / Toyman - friend and prison mate

* Gorilla Grodd- friend

* Brainiac - Partner

* Wallace Keefe / Metallo - friend, creation, and prison mate

* Siobhan McDougal / Silver Banshee - friend and prison mate

* Leslie Willis / Livewire - friend and prison mate

Legion of Doom

* Garfield Lynns / Firefly - friend
* Edward Nashton / Riddler - friend
* Dr. Barbara Minerva/Cheetah - friend
* Thaal Sinestro - friend
* Malcolm Merlyn Jr. / Dark Archer - friend
* David Kane/Black Manta - friend
* Professor Anthony Ivo - friend and partner
* Dr. Mikron O'Jeneus / Gizmo - friend
* Leonard Snart / Captain Cold - friend
* Samuel Scudder / Mirror Master - friend
* Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow - friend
* Gorilla Grodd- friend

### Enemies

* Justice League
	+ Clark Kent/Superman - archenemy
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman - business rival and enemy
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman - enemy
	+ Arthur Curry/Aquaman - enemy
	+ Barry Allen/Flash - enemy
	+ Victor Stone/Cyborg - enemy
	+ Hal Jordan/Green Lantern - enemy
	+ J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter - enemy
	+ Oliver Queen / Green Arrow - enemy
	+ Billy Batson / SHAZAM / Captain Marvel - enemy
	+ Red Tornado - enemy
	+ Mari Jiwe McCabe / Vixen - enemy
	+ Rex Mason / Metamorpho - enemy
	+ Dr. Raymond Palmer / The Atom - enemy
* Lois Lane