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LUTHOR, LEX (PL 11)
Real Name: Alexander "Lex" Luthor
Bodycast: Clancy Brown
Occupation: Industrialist
Base of Operations: Metropolis
Affiliation: Secret Society ("The Light")
Height: 6'2";
Weight: 210 lbs.
Eyes: Green;
Hair: Bald
Strength 11/3*,
Stamina 6,
Agility 3,
Dexterity 3
Fighting 9/4*,
Intellect 7,
Awareness 6,
Presence 4
*without War Suit
POWERS
Genius: Quickness 2 (Limited to mental) - 1 point
War Suit: 79 points; Removable (-16 points)
Force-Field Reinforced Armor: Impervious Toughness 10; Protection 5 - 15 points
Kryptonite-Powered Weapons Systems: Array (24 points)
*
Blasters: Ranged Damage 12 - 24 points
*
Mini-Missile Launcher: Ranged Multiattack Damage 6 - 1 point
*
Servo-Muscles: Enhanced Strength 8 - 1 point
Rocket Boots: Flight 10 (2,000 mph) - 20 points
Tactical Systems: Enhanced Advantage 5 (Precise Attack 2 [ranged; concealment and cover], Ranged Attack 3); Enhanced Dodge 3; Enhanced Fighting 5 - 18 points
ADVANTAGES
Benefit 7 (CEO LexCorp, Military Security Clearance, Wealth 5), Connected, Contacts, Fascinate (Persuasion), Inventor, Leadership, Skill Mastery 2 (Persuasion, Technology), Well-Informed
SKILLS
Deception 6 (+10), Expertise (Business) 6 (+13), Expertise (Politics) 6 (+13), Expertise (Science) 6 (+13), Insight 6 (+12), Intimidation 6 (+10), Investigation 2 (+9), Perception 2 (+8), Persuasion 6 (+10), Technology 10 (+17), Vehicles 6 (+9)
OFFENSE
Initiative +3
Blaster +6 (Ranged, Damage 12)
Mini-Missiles +6 (Ranged, Multiattack Damage 6)
Unarmed +9/+4* (Close, Damage 11/3*)
*without War Suit
DEFENSE
Dodge 8/5*,
Parry 11/6*,
Toughness 11/6*
Fortitude 8,
Will 12
*without War Suit
POWER POINTS
Abilities 72 + Advantages 15 + Defenses 12 + Powers 64 + Skills 31 = 194 Total
COMPLICATIONS
Arrogant: Luthor believes himself to be untouchable by others; including superheroes. He is a sociopath, considering himself above the laws of common men.
Enemy: Superman. Lex believes that the Man of Steel is an obstacle for human progress.
Fame: Lex Luthor is widely regarded as a wealthy philanthropist and the most intelligent and successful man on Earth.
Motivation: Lex is a man obsessed with the idea of getting anything he wants.
Secret: Lex Luthor inherited his initial fortune by murdering his parents.
In my home campaign, Lex Luthor's history basically follows the path of Howard Hughes.
HISTORY
1905, September 28: Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor is born to Lionel and Lillian Luthor.
1921: After taking out a life insurance policy in their names, Lex Luthor (16) arranges for his parents to be killed in a house fire while they sleep.
1924, September 28: On his 19th birthday, Lex Luthor is declared an emancipated minor, enabling him to take control of his life and finances.
1932: Lex Luthor (27) founds LexCorp.
1953, March 24: While traveling to his Fertilizer Plant in Smallville, a drunken Lex Luthor (48) hits Clark Kent (15) with his car, sending both Lex and Clark into a river. Lex is knocked unconscious and is rescued by Clark. The two develop a friendship, though partly because Lex was curious how Clark survived the accident.
1964, October: Former LexCorp security officer John Corben is transformed into Metallo by Lex Luthor (59).
1964, November: The alien robot Brainiac appears on Earth, partnering with Lex Luthor on the basis of giving technological progress to humanity in exchange for all historical and cultural information.
1965, September: Brainiac kidnaps Lex Luthor (60) and forces Luthor to build Brainiac a new body. Luthor's bodyguard, Mercy Graves, calls on the aid of Superman to help find Lex. Finding him in an abandoned robots lab, Superman battles and destroys Brainiac. Before Brainiac falls, he implants Lex Luthor with a burst of nanites.
(Note - at this point, Lex effectively stops aging.)
1967, September: The Justice League exposes Lex Luthor's illegal activities, when Lex (62) attempts to kill Superman with Kryptonite. Luthor is sent to prison, leaving LexCorp in the hands of Mercy Graves.
1968, November 1: The Justice Lords come to Earth from another dimension, intending to bring to this world the "peace and freedom" they had established on their own. The Justice Lords kidnap the Justice League and replace them. After escaping, the Justice League returns to their own world and enlist the aid of Lex Luthor (63) to defeat the Justice Lords.
1970, June: Lex Luthor from Earth-2 arrives to this dimension, begging the Justice League to save his world from the Crime Syndicate.
1970, September 18: Amazo is sent to kill Lex Luthor (65); recently released from prison.
1971, June 11: Lex Luthor (66) hires Billy Batson (41) to serve as his personal assistant.
1971, July 10: Lex Luthor seizes control of the Watchtower and has it fire on Task Force X headquarters (luckily, the base had been evacuated after the battle between Superman and Captain Marvel). Convinced it is an act of revenge, Hank Haywood sends Task Force X to assault the Watchtower with an army of B-Zero clones. While the founding members of the League (with the exception of Batman) surrender themselves to the government, the rest of the League defeats Task Force X.
1971, July 11: Batman convinces Hank Haywood that Lex Luthor is manipulating the recent events. After discovering Lex Luthor is possessed by Brainiac, Hank releases the Justice League. The League battles the combined Brainiac-Luthor. The Flash uses the Speed Force to separate the two villains. Barry Allen (25) almost disappears into the Speed Force, but is rescued by the League.
1971, September: Citing that he was under the influence of Brainiac during the period he allegedly committed all his crimes, Lex Luthor (66) is released from prison with a full pardon and has his criminal record expunged.
1972, June: A Secret Society is formed by Vandal Savage to counteract the Justice League's role in preserving society's "calcified status quo". In his view, the League inhibits mankind by protecting it from disaster, crime, and tragedy — factors needed for humanity to evolve. Vandal invites Doctor Cyber, Lex Luthor (67), Ocean Master, Ra's al-Ghul to join his Secret Society; code-named "The Light."