Smallville/Characters/Luthor Corp: Difference between revisions

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'''Lex:''' *without missing a beat* "If you call sleeping with me 'business,' then I'd hate to think what that makes you." }}

* {{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.}}

* {{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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]}} --> {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]}}

* [[Envy]]: Of Clark, whose life -- and later powers -- he desperately wants.

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* [[Poisonous Friend]]: To Clark, pre-[[Face Heel Turn]]. Clark was arguably one for him as well.

* [[Redheaded Hero]]: In his childhood, he sported a thick head of bright red hair. Then he made that fateful trip to Smallville...

* [[Red Right Hand]]: In every one of the [[Bad Future]] episodes, [[President Evil]] Lex is shown as a [[Man in White]] with a single black-gloved hand. Bad!Lex also sports this look during Clark's [[Journey to The Center of The Mind|trip inside his head]] in "Fracture". It finally happens {{spoiler|for real following his resurrection in the [[Grand Finale]]. One of his hands is mangled, prompting him to don the trademark glove}}. Might be a [[Shout Out]] to the comics where constantly wearing a Kryptonite ring caused Luthor to develop cancer in one of his hands and have it replaced with a mechanical one.

* [[Red Right Hand]]: In every one of the [[Bad Future]] episodes, [[President Evil]] Lex is shown as a [[Man in White]] with a single black-gloved hand. Bad!Lex also sports this look during Clark's [[Journey to The Center of The Mind|trip inside his head]] in "Fracture". It finally happens {{spoiler|for real following his resurrection in the [[Grand Finale]]. One of his hands is mangled, prompting him to don the trademark glove}}. Might be a [[Shout-Out]] to the comics where constantly wearing a Kryptonite ring caused Luthor to develop cancer in one of his hands and have it replaced with a mechanical one.

* {{spoiler|[[Revenge]]: Season 8.}}

* [[Sadistic Choice]]: {{spoiler|Gives Clark and Lana the option of staying together and watching thousands die, or sacrificing their love in order to save Metropolis. They pick the latter.}}

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]

* {{spoiler|[[Self Made Orphan]]: "Descent". Seen by many as his [[Moral Event Horizon]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: "Descent". Seen by many as his [[Moral Event Horizon]].}}

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: During the early seasons for Clark and Lana. All the while developing feelings for Lana himself.

* [[Social Darwinist]]: Picks up many tennants of his father's philosophy as his life goes on. The [[President Evil]] Lex seen in "Apocalypse"'s [[Bad Future]] actually intends to end the world in nuclear holocaust so that he can rule over the survivors (whom he believes will be the strongest that humanity has to offer).

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* [[Disney Villain Death]]

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]

* [[Expy]]: In the first few seasons, Lionel was an expy of Comics!Lex, his role being partly to foreshadow what Lex would grow up to be, and partly to push him towards this fate. In Season 3, Lionel even gets the John Byrne-era backstory (growing up in Suicide Slums and becoming a [[Self Made Orphan]] in order to reap his parent's insurance money to start his company) that was still canonical for Comics!Lex during the time period that the early seasons were on air.

* [[Expy]]: In the first few seasons, Lionel was an expy of Comics!Lex, his role being partly to foreshadow what Lex would grow up to be, and partly to push him towards this fate. In Season 3, Lionel even gets the John Byrne-era backstory (growing up in Suicide Slums and becoming a [[Self-Made Orphan]] in order to reap his parent's insurance money to start his company) that was still canonical for Comics!Lex during the time period that the early seasons were on air.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: The Magnificent Bastard, the MB, the Magnificent You-Know-What. Following his possession by Jor-El, some forums began referring to him as Lion-El.

* [[Foil]]: To Jonathan Kent--everything from their histories to their parenting styles are diametrically opposed.

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* [[Secret Keeper]]: For Clark after Season 5.

* [[Self-Made Man]]: One of the rare evil ones.

* [[Self Made Orphan]]: He and Morgan Edge conspired to kill his alcoholic parents, Lachlan and Eliza.

* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: He and Morgan Edge conspired to kill his alcoholic parents, Lachlan and Eliza.

* [[So Proud of You]]: Leaves a message like this for Clark to listen to following his death. [[Tear Jerker|Sniff...]]

* [[Villainous Crush]]: On Martha Kent. He never really acts on it though.

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{{quote| '''[[Deadpan Snarker|Lex]]:''' ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|If you call sleeping with me 'business,' then I'd hate to think what that makes you.]]''}}

* [[Love Interest]]: For Lex in Season 1.

* [[Out Gambitted]]: By Lionel and Lex.

* [[Out-Gambitted]]: By Lionel and Lex.

* [[Rich Bitch]]: Particularly in her treatment of Lex's staff members. This ended up coming back to bite her when one of them turned out to be psychotically obsessed with Lex, and decided to try and ''remove'' Victoria from the mansion. Victoria survived, thanks to Clark.

* [[Riches to Rags]]: It's heavily implied that this is going to happen to her and her father after they are [[Out Gambitted]] by Lex and Lionel. The last episode of their story arc ends with them apparently losing their fortune in a terrible stock deal over Cadmus Labs (they were tricked into this by Lex in retaliation for Victoria trying to trick him into helping the Hardwicks take over [[Luthor Corp]]). The last we see of them, they are sitting dejected and in utter shock, and Lex informs them that he and Lionel will be buying away their company and absorbing it into [[Luthor Corp]] the following morning.

* [[Riches to Rags]]: It's heavily implied that this is going to happen to her and her father after they are [[Out-Gambitted]] by Lex and Lionel. The last episode of their story arc ends with them apparently losing their fortune in a terrible stock deal over Cadmus Labs (they were tricked into this by Lex in retaliation for Victoria trying to trick him into helping the Hardwicks take over [[Luthor Corp]]). The last we see of them, they are sitting dejected and in utter shock, and Lex informs them that he and Lionel will be buying away their company and absorbing it into [[Luthor Corp]] the following morning.

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

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* [[The Dragon]]: To Lex. He may well be the man's one competent employee.

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]

* [[My Master Right or Wrong]]: He firmly believed that Lex's plans in "Quest" and "Arctic" were nuts. This doesn't prevent him from staying loyal, before and after.

* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: He firmly believed that Lex's plans in "Quest" and "Arctic" were nuts. This doesn't prevent him from staying loyal, before and after.

* [[Playing With Syringes]]: Uses a drug derived from Chloe's mother's [[Squick|spinal fluid]] to mind-control first Chloe and then [[Green Arrow]].

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: As it turns out, his suspicions about Tess' loyalty were right; she jumps ship as soon as she finds out how badly Lex has violated her trust.

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* [[Shock and Awe]]: Livewire

* [[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.

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

* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Tess does this to Livewire and Eva.

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* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: Because you can load them with Kryptonite bullets.

* {{spoiler|[[Sanity Slippage]]: Gets a whole lot crazier with every year he ages.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Self Made Orphan]]: He sure as hell tries to send Earth-2 Lionel the way of his Earth-1 counterpart.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: He sure as hell tries to send Earth-2 Lionel the way of his Earth-1 counterpart.}}

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Lex, of course.

* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]: Well, boy really.

* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: Well, boy really.

** {{spoiler|[[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: As of his [[Face Heel Turn]].}}

* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Before Lex's memories screwed him up.