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Lex Luthor (DCAU)

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Quote1 Everything that exists has a specific nature, and possesses characteristics that are a part of what it is. A is A... And no matter what reality he calls home, Luthor is Luthor. Quote2
-- Question src

Born in poverty in the Suicide Slums, Lex's biggest dream was that all metropolis would look up to him. As his business empire grew and grew, and his goals were getting closer, Superman arrived, and stole his thunder.

From that point, Luthor wasted no expense to destroy Superman. He also invested heavily in Superman's enemies - Metallo, Livewire and Sergeant Mills. His backstabbing antics caused few people to remain loyal to him. Several - including John Henry Irons - resigned. Only Mercy Graves stayed at his side.

After unsuccessfully battling the Justice League, Luthor was exposed as a criminal and locked away. Mercy took over as CEO of LexCorp, while Luthor teamed up with other villains in an attempt to defeat the Justice League.

Luthor was redeemed after he helped in the defeat of the Justice Lords. He received a full pardon, and dedicated himself to politics and charity. However, he also funded Project Cadmus, and was still bent on destroying Superman's career. He tarnished the reputation of the Justice League successfully twice - first by pitting Captain Marvel against the Man of Steel, and later by firing the Watchtower's fusion weapon at a Cadmus facility in Covenant, New Mexico. After being exposed by Batman and Amanda Waller, Brainiac revealed himself inside Luthor. In the fight that ensued, Flash managed to separate Luthor and Brainiac. The event severely damaged Luthor's sanity.

After escaping jail, Luthor teamed up with Grodd for a large Legion of Doom. Bent on resurrecting Brainiac, he eventually overthrew the gorilla, and set cource towards Apokolips. There, a version of Brainiac had been destroyed years earlier. Tapping into Tala's magic to resurrect Brainiac, he was surprised to find she had resurrected Darkseid instead. The Lord of Apokolips desired killing Superman even more than Luthor, so Luthor came to warn the Justice League and fought Darkseid together with Batman and Superman.

With the help of Metron, Luthor slipped away from the battle to recover the Anti-Life Equation after threatening Metron. He was somehow able to get the Equation though Metron said a twelfth-level intellect was needed for this, implying traces of Brainiac were left in him. He bargained with Darkseid to save the Earth, and was seemingly destroyed with Darkseid as he was absorbed by the Equation.

Powers

Former Powers

Brainiac Fusion: In his bargain with Brainiac, Lex Luthor agreed to merge with Brainiac and become one with each other so that Brainiac can transcend the limitations of his programming and Lex Luthor can gain access to all of Brainiac's knowledge as well as transcend from his own mortality. This fusion transformed them into a scientific deity with many scientific and technological powers, such as;

  • Accelerated Healing: While Brainiac possessed Luthor, Brainiac healed his terminal illness. While Amanda Waller shot Luthor's body many times, Brainiac was able to regenerate both the biological and technological parts.
  • Superhuman Strength: While Brainiac possessed Luthor, Brainiac endowed Luthor with superhuman strength, enabling Luthor to easily beatdown skilled combatants like The Question and even Batman through sheer strength.
  • 12th Level Intellect: While Brainiac possessed Luthor, Luthor's intellect was significantly enhanced due to having access to Brainiac's knowledge.
  • Technology Manipulation: While Brainiac possessed Luthor, they can absorb and manipulate technology, no matter how extraterrestrial and advanced.
  • Immortality: Lex stated that he has finally transcended his mortality and has become immortal.

Abilities

Weaknesses

Former Weaknesses
  • Cancer: As a result of prolonged exposure to Kryptonite radiation, Luthor developed cancer.[5] This was eventually cured when Brainiac took over his body.[6]
  • Hallucinations: After Brainiac was stripped from Lex by Flash, Lex became obsessed with Brainiac to the point where it damaged his sanity and he began constantly hallucinating Brainiac is by his side, guiding Lex back to Brainiac.


Weapons

  • Kryptonite: Luthor carried a brick of kryptonite with him at all times; this eventually gave him cancer.[5]
  • Lex Luthor has varying levels of superhuman abilities after being exposed to Kryptonite and bonding with Brainiac.

Related

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Return"
  2. ↑ "Question Authority"
  3. ↑ "Panic in the Sky"
  4. ↑ "Flashpoint"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Injustice for All, Part I"
  6. ↑ "Divided We Fall"



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