| Comics | Post-Crisis • Post-Flashpoint |
|---|---|
| Shows | DCAU • Smallville • Arrowverse • Justice League Action |
| Other | Luthoriac |
| “ | We must put faith in ourselves, but instead, we look up to him, with big glassy eyes because we think he's invincible. It's my duty to dispel the world of that notion. And when he dies, they will finally wake up and see him for what he really was: a false god. | „ |
| ~ Lex Luthor to Lena Luthor |
Summary
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor (1984-2019) was a billionaire industrialist, inventor, and scientist, as well as one of the most intelligent people in the world. He was the best friend-turned-archenemy of Superman, whom he viewed as an obstacle to his megalomaniacal plans and as a threat to the very existence of humanity. A charismatic and well-known, yet controversial public figure, Lex was the CEO of Luthor Corp until he was succeeded by his half-sister Lena following his incarceration of 32 consecutive life sentences at Stryker's Island Penitentiary. Lex later managed to escape from prison to continue his war against Kryptonians, eventually being killed by his half-sister. Luthor was later revived by The Monitor to fulfill a role on the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-C | Possibly Low 7-B | Low 7-B | At least Low 7-B
Key: Human | Enhanced with the Harun-El Serum | Lexosuit | Jarhanpurians Powers
Name: Alexander "Lex" Luthor
Origin: Arrowverse (CW)
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Classification: Human, Superman's Arch-Enemy, CEO of Luthor Corp
Powers and Abilities:
Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Expert Martial Artist, Weapon Mastery, Genius Intelligence (Master Scientist, Tactician, and Strategist), Master Manipulator, Preparation, Hacking (Is an expert hacker), Technology Manipulation (Via his wristwatch, which can control his tech and various devices), Portal Creation (Via transmatter portal watches)
All previous abilities, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Healing (The Harun-El mutation allowed Lex to cure his self-inflicted cancer and regenerate to full health)
All Base abilities, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Energy Projection, Information Analysis, Forcefield Creation, Sealing and Smoke Manipulation (The Lexosuit can be remotely controlled to imprison a target inside of it, as well as releasing a Green Kryptonite gas on its inside)
All Base abilities, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Telekinesis, Electricity Manipulation (Absorbed Sela's power to control electricity), Forcefield Creation (Can generate a circular forcefield around him), Flight, Earth Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Extended Longevity, Regeneration (Mid-High, Jarhanpurians's regenerative powers allow them to regenerate their body after they've been reduced to ashes) from the Jarhanpurians
Attack Potency: Street level (Is a highly skilled martial artist. Comparable to Lena Luthor) | Possibly Small City level (Briefly held his own against Supergirl) | Small City level (The Lexosuit is specifically designed to counter Kryptonians. Fought Superman. Fought Red Daughter, an alternate Supergirl and killed her, albeit with a Kryptonite sword) | At least Small City level (Fought and overpowered all the Superfriends at once)
Speed: Athletic Human | Unknown | At least High Hypersonic+, possibly Sub-Relativistic (Comparable to Supergirl)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | At least Class 10 (Easily lifted the Daily Bugle Globe and smacked it on Supergirl), possibly Class G (Blocked a hit from Supergirl) | Class G | Class G
Striking Strength: Street level | Possibly Small City level | Small City level | At least Small City level
Durability: Street level | Possibly Small City level | Small City level | At least Small City level
Stamina: Average | High | Very high
Range: Standard melee range | Standard melee range | Extended melee range. Several metres with energy blasts
Standard Equipment: Wrist Watch (Which can control his tech), Guns (Occasionally) and Lexosuit
- Lexosuit: It is designed to specifically counter Kryptonian threats. It has a built-in HUD, Kryptonite sword, energy blasters, thrusters for flight and can materialize on Lex's will
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Lex Luthor's intelligence is nearly unrivaled, even among the highly notorious Luthor family. A nearly flawless planner, able to assess and account for the numerous variables and from this effectively manipulate the situation to unfold as he sees fit, Lex is also an exceptional tactician, leader, and businessman. In addition to being among the greatest CEOs of Luthor Corp, his intellect having been more than enough to successfully oversee for years the company's daily activities and maintain its status as a multi-billion dollar corporation, Lex successfully set up hideouts all around the world and led his minions in it to collect weapons successfully in secret to defeat Superman or any sort of alien-related threats. His immense intelligence and strategical abilities were seen in his years-long war with the tremendously powerful and notoriously intelligent Superman, as lex was able to stalemate the Man of Steel with many complex plans, plots, and attacks against him, although in the end, Superman ultimately defeated and exposed his true nature to the public. Lex was also able to efficiently and patiently program his escape from prison despite his failing health, infiltrating Eve Teschmacher at Lena Luthor's side to get her research, having himself placed under house arrest in his mansion, curing himself from his disease, effortlessly kill his handlers with the mansion's secret defenses, and finally escaping by helicopter, catching his extremely intelligent sister completely off-guard. Lex was personally trained in playing chess by grandmaster Anatoly Karpov and was able to transfer his knowledge to dim-witted prison inmates to teach them to achieve checkmate. Lex may be one of, if not the, most intelligent individual on Earth-38, with the only confirmed individual capable of outsmarting him being Clark. Lex is exceptionally talented in the art of deception, as he is able to fool and convince many others of his agenda, to the point that he was able to keep up the façade of being merely a normal person of extreme intelligence and a famous CEO of Luthor Corp while simultaneously fighting Superman to a long standstill, only being exposed as a criminal after Superman defeated and revealed his crimes to the public. Lex has a great aptitude in the field of bioengineering; for example, he was able to inject himself with Green Kryptonite and understand Lena's research on the Harun-El with ease, despite the fact that it took her months to study it. Lex is also an extremely capable biologist and is considered among the greatest living experts on Kryptonians, having studied them intensively due to his obsession. An extremely talented engineer, he was able to design many sophisticated devices such as an "earthquake machine" that triggered a fault line in California, a device to turn Earth's sunlight red, a warsuit to argument his physical attributes, a secret computer room inside his cell, and many other weapons. Lex demonstrated satisfactory resourcefulness and remarkable knowledge in the medical field, as he was able to made a correct diagnosis on his condition, as well cure himself. Lex was able to build a miniaturized computer into his watch and use it to take control of various complex devices, such as Luthor Corp's and his mansion's security systems. Lex is capable of fluently speaking English, Latin, and Kaznian-dialect Russian. He can also read and write in Kryptonese. Lex is highly trained in close combat, as while wearing his battle armor, which gives him the necessary physical powers needed to combat a Kryptonian, he proved to be able to single-handedly compete against Superman. Despite being able to put up a fierce fight to the point of stalemating the superhero many times, Lex is (seemingly) ultimately less skilled as his ex-best friend-turned-archenemy, as Superman was eventually able to best and incarcerate Lex in their final and presumably prolonged encounter. Lex is highly trained in using firearms, capable of shooting and killing a group of US Navy members using a shot each. Lex is an incredibly skilled painter, considering it to be "mere geometry" and has a dense network of information throughout the world; despite being in a maximum security prison, he was able to maintain enough influence and connections to hire the professional assassin John Corben, as well as to orchestrate the assassination attempt of James Olsen, manipulate the government to have his sister work with the D.E.O., and ultimately successfully organize his escape from house arrest.
Weaknesses: Is immensly arrogant and mentally unstable. Formerly suffered from lung cancer. Jarhanpurium after he absorbed the powers of the Leviathan members.
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Discussions
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