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{{quote|''"I am the villain of the story."''}}

 

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Oh boy, is Lex ever the mother-lode of this trope. Lionel's abusive way of raising Lex is a big part of what led to his [[Start of Darkness]]. His mother, being a needy, submissive [[Control Freak]], wasn't much better, although Lex tries to pretend she was.

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[Alternate Universe]]: In Clark's [[It's a Wonderful Plot]] episode "Apocalypse", we meet [[President Evil]] Lex who, as usual, is a [[Man in White]] with a [[Red Right Hand]], but adds [[Social Darwinist]] and [[Omnicidal Maniac]] to his resume, via a plan to [[Nuke'Em]] all and re-build the world in his own image.

* [[Antagonistic Offspring]]: To Lionel, following the latter's [[Heel Face Turn]] and his own subsequent [[Face Heel Turn]].

* [[Arch Enemy]]: Well on his way to being Clark's.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: In the later seasons.

** {{spoiler|And again in [[Grand Finale|"Finale"]] by way of a cloned body and Earth-2 Lionel's [[Deal with the Devil|deal with Darkseid]].}}

* [[Badass]]: He fought [[Green Arrow]], the biggest [[Badass Normal]] in the series, one-on-one and acquitted himself well. And that's just one example.

* [[Bad Boss]]: After his [[Face Heel Turn|turn to villainy]].

* [[Bad Future]]: Is [[President Evil]] in many of them.

* [[Big Bad]]: [[Big Bad Ensemble|Competes]] with [[Robotic Psychopath|Brainiac]] for this title in Season 7. Considered by some to have held it since Season 6.

** [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: Spends much of Seasons 5 & 7 trying to be [[The Big Bad]], but gets upstaged by Brainiac.

* {{spoiler|[[Disc One Final Boss]]: Season 8. His return is a much anticipated and feared thing, to the point where one expects him to take over as the [[Big Bad]]... only for him to be blown up and replaced by [[Person of Mass Destruction|Doomsday]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Dreaded]]: As of Season 8. He drove Oliver to violate [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]], other characters treat him as though he were a [[Hero-Killer]] (even though he's really not), and the possibility of his return is always spoken of as though it were a prophecy regarding [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. Not bad for a [[Badass Normal]] who hasn't appeared for two-and-a-half seasons.}}

** [[Driven by Envy]]: Outdoing Clark eventually becomes his primary motivation.

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Cripple]]: In Season 8. He's parapalegic, on a respirator and barely able to breathe... and more dangerous than ever, now that he's got the element of surprise on his side.}}

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]

* [[Made of Iron]]: Courtesy of his low-level [[Healing Factor]].

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]

 

== Lionel Luthor ([[John Glover]]) ==

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{{quote|''"If you're going to take me on, son, you're going to have to bring your game up to a whole different level."''}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: Definitely. If you weren't in his way or [[Archnemesis Dad|related to him]], Lionel could be a downright pleasant guy, even before his [[Heel Face Turn]].

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: To Lex, remaining so even after his [[Heel Face Turn]].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: A recurring villain in Season 1, he received his [[Promotion to Opening Titles]] in Season 2.

** [[Breakout Villain]]

* [[Broken Ace]]: A villainous example. Lionel's obsession with wealth, power and material success cover up a great deal of self-hatred, an inability to identify with other people, and a [[Abusive Parents|childhood]] he's still running away from.

* [[The Chessmaster]]

* [[The City Narrows]]/[[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: Suicide Slum has its moniker for a reason. Lionel grew up there, and despite his best efforts, it has indelibly marked him.

* [[Zen Survivor]]: A badly burned-out one.

 

The daughter of one of Lionel's business rivals, she attempts to play Lionel and Lex against one another.

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* [[The Vamp]]: Tries to play both of the Luthor men against each other. It doesn't end well for her.

 

 

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[The Sociopath]]: At least according to Lionel.

 

The deceased wife of Lionel, and the mother of Lex and Julian (also deceased). It is {{spoiler|eventually revealed in Season 3's "Memoria" that she smothered baby Julian in his crib}}, creating the beginnings of the Lex/Lionel feud that persists throughout the show.

 

* [[Posthumous Character]]

 

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Lex's right-hand man, before and after the events of "Arctic". He initially takes over the company after Lex's disappearance, only to be replaced by Tess Mercer. He then vanishes off the radar so that he can serve Lex in a personal capacity, running the Prometheus project for him. He eventually {{spoiler|tries to kill Tess for betraying Lex, and is killed by her in turn}}.

* [[Undying Loyalty]]: To Lex.

 

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Lex's protégé and his successor as CEO of LuthorCorp, Tess has a complicated history with Oliver Queen. [[The Baroness|Domineering]], [[Manipulative Bitch|calculating]] and extremely [[Broken Bird|broken]], Tess is a force to be reckoned with, though whether it's for good or evil is often up in the air.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Her adoptive father broke her arm and damaged her eardrums.

* [[The Atoner]]: In Season 10.

* [[Badass Normal]]: Confirms this by taking on [[Flying Brick|Zod]] and later [[Axe Crazy|Harriet]].

* [[The Baroness]]: An interesting mix of the two versions -- she's very attractive, but her cold, [[Misanthrope Supreme|bitter]] personality is closer to the Rosa Klebb variant.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]

 

A team of super-powered operatives assembled by Tess in Season 8 to track down Doomsday. After the deaths of Livewire, Neutron and Eva, Parasite and Plastique turn on Tess, but are stopped by Clark.

 

* [[Vampiric Draining]]: Parasite's power drains both your powers, and some of your [[Life Energy]].

* [[Why Am I Ticking?]]: The chip in their heads that keeps them loyal doubles as a bomb.

 

{{quote|''"I'm the last Lex Luthor. After I die, there is no coming back."''}}

 

A clone of Lex created sometime after Season 7, Alexander was part of the mad billionaire's plan to save himself from the injuries he sustained at the end of "Arctic" {{spoiler|following his face-off with Clark at the Fortress of Solitude}}. He is released from Cadmus Labs by Tess in the Season 10 opening, and at first appears to be a relatively normal child. However, his accelerated aging and possession of Lex's memories {{spoiler|eventually drive him to begin imitating his namesake, to the point of abandoning Tess and declaring himself to be the real Lex}}.

 

* [[Boring but Practical]]: His plan to {{spoiler|kill Clark involves firing Kryptonite bullets at people he cares about, assuming that Clark will blur in front of the shots. Compared to Lex's complicated schemes, it's definitely this}}.

* [[Cheerful Child]]: At least, at first.

* [[Cloning Blues]]: Complete with accelerated aging{{spoiler|, until "Scion".}}

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Genius]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Orphan]]: Despite Tess's best efforts.}}

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Not to the degree of Lx-3, but he's getting there.

 

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{{quote|''"There can only be one [[Lex Luthor]]!"''}}

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: His [[Cloning Blues]] have left with the body of a much older man.