Lex Luthor in Smallville was quite a different lad.
A supervillain who has appeared in the DC comics since long has made his name by being the strongest of all. He is considered as the archenemy of Superman and a mad scientist.
Alexander Joseph Luthor, aka, Lex Luthor does everything that is impossible. Luthor is the personification of all that is right and wrong at the same time. Lex Luthor is different as he holds an IQ of 225, which is quite impressive.
Has Superboy Turned Him Bald?
While in Smallville, in his lab, he was performing an experiment that turned out to be fatal. The fatal experiment caused fire all over the lab and thus needed help to extinguish it. Superboy that is the young Superman, turned to help him. Led Luthor is a man of weaknesses. His ego is his biggest weakness. He distrusted Superboy and turned against him as Superboy extinguishes fire but in the meantime, Luthor lost his hair. Everything in the lab was destroyed due to the fire. Despite thanking Superboy, he whirled against him considering Superboy being jealous of Luthor’s achievements.
This is true that no one is smarter than Luthor. DC has portrayed him as the smartest of all in the DC Universe, having sharp focus and intelligence alongside.
But his focus and sharpness would have made him a decent man with value. Why has he become evil? Why has Lex Luthor been arrogant all these years?
Smallville Has A Different Story About Lex Luthor
So instead of walking into the unknown…I didn’t do anything. I never again let the fear of failure stop me.”
The childhood of Lex Luthor in Smallville has something else to reveal about him. Luthor was a decent nice boy, who values the wishes of his parents. Luthor’s father, Lionel was a great scientist, working in Legionnaire Club. The club was established by Vandal Savage. His father was always eager to perform experiments that are different. Thus, he decided to perform an experiment without Savage’s knowledge, to know the hidden secrets about the Universe.
The experiment was about creating a Human Martian Hybrid behind the back of Savage. This made him make a machine and he came across J’onn J’onzz from another timeline.
But Why Would The Boy Help Luthors?
To gain his trust, Lionel asked Lex Luthor to befriend J’onn. As a good son, he followed the commands of his father and became friends with J’onn. He changed his name to Albie. Meanwhile, Blackhawks came to know about J’onn and were planning to kill the young boy.
Luthor feared for his friend’s life and decided to sacrifice his father’s machine. He altered the killing machine to send J’onn to his home. And, finally, he sent him home. Luthor revealed his real identity to J’onn and asked for forgiveness as he was only following what he was asked for.
The Ultimate Truth of Lex Luthor’s Enormity
Vandal Savage came to know the truth of Lionel and destroyed the Legionnaire Club. Lionel was attacked by Savage and the club was ultimately shut down. Lionel becomes brutal after this incident. He started drinking heavily. This has even turned him harsh and violent on his family. He started beating his family frequently.
Lex Luthor was the witness of all this. In fact, he was among the ones who had faced the brutality and violence of his father, without his fault. Now we at least know how he has turned into evil.
