Lex Luthor

**Secondary:**
Luthor Penthouse
538 Hammersmith Ave
LexCorp Tower Floor 22 & 23
Central Business District
New Troy, Metropolis, DE

## Romantic Relationships

* Delores Winters: Girlfriend (1993)
* Erica del Portenza: Girlfriend (1994 - 1995); Wife (1995 - 1996)
* Desirée Atkins: Girlfriend (1997 - 1998); Fiancée (1998)
* Lana Lang: Girlfriend (1999 - 2002); Fiancée (2002); Wife (2002 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect:** A child prodigy turned recognized-genius, Lex's intelligence is nearly unrivaled, quite possibly being one of the single smartest being on Earth. While having no known degrees, he is an immensely well-read & equally multi-skilled in individual.
	+ ***Business Management*:** Lex Luthor is one of the most shrewd businessmen in the world, a trait that has earned him an immense fortune second only to entrepreneurs like Bruce Wayne & Steve Dayton. Unlike them, Luthor is not above using cutthroat tactics & occasional unethical practices to maintain the success of his business empire. He virtually owns every business enterprise in the city of Metropolis. For years, his intellect easily oversaw the company's daily activities & maintained its status as a multi-billion dollar corporation.
	+ ***Computer Operation*:** Lex was able to build a miniaturized computer into his watch & use it to take control of various complex devices, such as LuthorCorp's & his mansion's security systems.
	+ ***Deception*:** Lex is exceptionally talented in the art of deception, as he is able to fool and convince many others of his agenda.
	+ ***Diplomacy*:** Lex Luthor is currently the UN Secretary General.
	+ ***Intimidation*:** Lex is universally regarded among Earth's most feared men. He commands an intimidating presence & authority, to the point where most humans & aliens are afraid of him.
	+ ***Leadership*:** Before becoming the UN Secretary General, Lex led LuthorCorp as its CEO for nearly two decades.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** Lex can fluently speaking English, Japanese, Rhelasian, Latin, Kasnian, Russian & Mandarin Chinese.
	+ ***Network*:** Lex has a dense network of information throughout the world due to his positions as former CEO of LuthorCorp, the UN Secretary General & the former benefactor of The Light.
	+ ***Political Science***: Lex Luthor's corporate skills applied just as sharply in the political arena as they did in the boardroom.
	+ ***Science*:** Lex has a great aptitude countless fields of study.
		- ***Biology*:** He is also an extremely capable biologist & is considered among the greatest living experts on Kryptonians, having studied them intensively due to his obsession. His mastery regarding said aliens is acknowledged even by various governments over the world.
		- ***Chemistry*:** Lex has solved complicated chemical equations in seconds.
		- ***Engineering*:** Lex is a brilliant inventor, specializing in various scientific fields of engineering, with Tess noting despite her own great proficiency, Lex still outshines her.
		- ***Medicine*:** Though he does not possess a M.D. or doctorate, Lex has demonstrated satisfactory resourcefulness & remarkable knowledge in the medical field.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** Ever calculating & methodical, he is a near flawless planner, able to assess & account for the numerous variables & from this effectively manipulate the situation to unfold as he sees fit.
	+ ***Wealth*:** Over the centuries, the Luthor family became wealthy & influential. Lex's great-grandfather Wallace Luthor being a millionaire industrialist at the beginning of the 20th Century. Lex has established an image as a wealthy philanthropist & manages to maintain a notable political popularity.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Lex is highly trained in close combat, though his personal Amazon fighting instructor consider him a sub-par combatant with poor form.
* **Firearms:** Lex is skilled in using firearms.

### Weaknesses

* **Arrogance:** Luthor's primary weakness is his own arrogance. He failed to realize Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent for years, simply because he couldn't imagine why someone as powerful as Superman would even *want* to be a frail human like Clark.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 5 -  High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 5 -  High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 153 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* Lex is highly intelligent in the fields of business, political science & chemistry.
* He once worked with The Light due to his wealth & political connections but that ended when he decided to become the UN Secretary General.
* Though it is unconfirmed, it is speculated among hero & villain circles that the assassination attempt on Lex was due to him ending his relationship with The Light as their beneficiary.
* He self-identifies as an atheist.
* Even though he remarried when Lena was six, she sometimes felt that it was them against the world.
* He's very protective of Lena & will drop everything if she needs him.
* Lex got custody of his sister Tess after learning her existence & finding her in foster care. Since then, they have been thick as thieves. He cares a lot for her sister as he feels bad that the beginning of her life was spent without a family.
* He was the victim of an assassination attempt in 2013. Though he was not injured, Thomas Kord (father of Ted Kord) was killed.
* When Roy Harper, he believed that Lex was behind his kidnapping as that's what the guards would say. He took a zeta-beam down to Metropolis to confront him. Just as he was about to shoot the man inside his office, Oliver & Will arrived to explain that Lex had nothing to do with it. He was not convinced until Jason appeared behind him, confirming what they had just stated. Seeing his best friend after watching the news of his death & hearing it from the guards made Roy put his guard down. As a way to make amends, Luthor decided to give Roy a robotic arm. No longer wishing to return to his former life as Red Arrow, he took on the name Arsenal.
* Michael Holt describes himself as third smartest person in the world behind Batman & Lex Luthor.
* He does not get along with Pete Ross, the father of his stepson & the President of the United States.
* He also does not get along with Morgan Edge.

## Notes

* Lex isn't a villain, just more of a serious businessman with a frequent ruthless streak.
* Lex Luthor & Lana Lang's relationship is a nod to the TV show *Smallville.*
* The Luthor Penthouse address is a nod to the Hammersmith Tower introduced in *Supergirl* (Volume 5) #38
* Lex being the UN Secretary General is a nod to the TV show *Young Justice.* His address is also the actual address for the Secretary General's residence.
* His relationship with Desirée Atkins is a reference to Smallville.