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Overlords-verse: Lex Luthor (read desc)
So, while the series is talking a break, the character bio's are not. Well, probably. I was gonna put a complete halt on them, but I came up with this a bit ago, so I thought I'd update Luthors backstory, while also explaining how people still look so young. If you cast your mind back to the JSA bios, you might remember me mentioning 'Luthor-chem'. Actually, I may have called it 'Lex-chem'. I'll double check. Anywho, this bio will include an explanation for that. So, without further ado, I'll jump right in.
Lex Luthor
After many years of failure, Lexcorps future wasn't looking too bright. Until Lexcorp acquired a valuable asset: a Kryptonian. A unique opportunity arose. Investing everything he had into genetic research, Luthor was able to advance the field of medicine and genetic research by years, decades even. He founded a new company: Luthor-chem. This new company specialised in genetic research for medicinal purposes. Almost single handedly, he made the world healthier. In 1984, he was even able to create a life extending drug. Thanks to that, people were living longer, fuller lives.
However, in secret, in a hidden lab, miles under the Lexcorp building, he was working on something else: Cloning. From a single Kryptonian specimen, Luthor and his team were able to create three clones. Three because the first attempts were...flawed.
But the third attempt was perfect in every respect. Luthor had cracked it. The key to cloning himself an army of Supermen. But then, disaster struck. With the Millennium war raging, nearly all of Luthors work was destroyed, and the specimen escaped. Furthermore, the fire pits left by Darkseids army had destroyed all power sources across the globe.
However, as Luthor always had done, he found a way to turn the disaster into a win. For years before, he had been adamant that Kryptonite could be used as a source of power. Ultimately, he was proved right, and Kryptonite was used to power the world, temporarily.
Unfortunately, what Luthor did not know, was that Kryptonite is highly radioactive. As a result of this, Luthor slowly developed cancers and tumours spreading through his body. Now he can only watch from his chair, as Superman reforms the Earth in his own image.
Luthor-chem
After its founding in 1984, Luthor-chem quickly dominated the stock market. Everyone wanted a piece. This increased ten fold when Luthor announced a new form of medicine: Life extending drugs. With these, people could live well into their hundreds, yet still retain the health they had when they were younger. This development pushed the world forward in leaps and bounds. Age was no longer a limiting factor. People could fulfil their dreams, given that they now had more time. Lex Luthor even provided the drugs to superheroes, which was...odd. Although Luthor had always been critical of the ideals of these heroes, he realised that they were needed in this world.
However, there were some who did not trust Luthor. Superman for one was convinced he was up to something. He refused the drug, instead relying on his Kryptonian genes to keep him going. Unfortunately, many other heroes were not so lucky. Many accepted the drug, even despite their trepidations about Luthors intentions. Even his most hardened adversary's conceded in the end. Even Batman, who was known for his paranoia was forced into taking them, if just to keep his strength. The world needed Batman, and he wanted to hold the mantle as long as possible.
But, despite it all, there were still groups who opposed him. There were many natural life groups that did everything they could to stop the production of the life extending drugs. They argued that everyone has their time, and that they had a time to live, and a time to die. But they were a minority. The masses lapped up the drug, using it to extend their golden years almost indefinitely. By this point, Luthor-chem had also cured many condidtions, that had been a death sentence in the past. Certain cancers, Diabetes, cystic fibrosis, the list went on and on.
However, despite these victories, there were setbacks. In 1998, an inquest was held into the unexplained origins of the drug. There were large gaps in the documented process that could not be explained. In November of 1999, a court order was issued, demanding that Luthor-chem submit to an inspection of all their facilities. This inspection never came. On the 1st of January, 2000, boom tubes opened all around the world, spilling armies of parademons, the forces of the new god Darkseid, and sparking the millennium war. During the war, countless lives were extinguished, and the origins of the life extending drug were no longer relevant. For the time being, Luthor was safe. Until the facility holding specimen, KrZ, the source of all of Luthors innovations, escaped, throwing the company into disarray. The war had taken its toll, and Luthor-chem simply didn't have the resources to recapture their prized specimen. Besides, they had bigger issues to deal with.
Even once the war had been put behind them, and the world moved on, Luthor-chem stocks were never as high as they had been. The natural life groups had evolved, taking in religous fanatics, who claimed the millennium war happened because of mankinds arrogance. As a result, Luthor-chem stocks fell, but not so much as to seriosuly compromise the company. After all, the war had made people desperate for life, to cling to it for as long as they could.
Despite all his development and innovations, Luthor was rendered immobile, due to his kryptonite caused cancer. Because the life extending drug had been created from kryptonian DNA, it had no effect on the tumours and growths overtaking Luthors body. Ad a result, Luthor can only watch as the world changes. But, he has a contingency. A plan to retake the Earth from Superman. Fighting fire with fire.
So that's that. I hope that helps to explain the age problems that have been...around. So, what is Luthors plan? You'll have to wait until the next half of Justice league: Overlords to find out.
As always, lemme know what you think :D
Overlords-verse: Lex Luthor (read desc)
So, while the series is talking a break, the character bio's are not. Well, probably. I was gonna put a complete halt on them, but I came up with this a bit ago, so I thought I'd update Luthors backstory, while also explaining how people still look so young. If you cast your mind back to the JSA bios, you might remember me mentioning 'Luthor-chem'. Actually, I may have called it 'Lex-chem'. I'll double check. Anywho, this bio will include an explanation for that. So, without further ado, I'll jump right in.
Lex Luthor
After many years of failure, Lexcorps future wasn't looking too bright. Until Lexcorp acquired a valuable asset: a Kryptonian. A unique opportunity arose. Investing everything he had into genetic research, Luthor was able to advance the field of medicine and genetic research by years, decades even. He founded a new company: Luthor-chem. This new company specialised in genetic research for medicinal purposes. Almost single handedly, he made the world healthier. In 1984, he was even able to create a life extending drug. Thanks to that, people were living longer, fuller lives.
However, in secret, in a hidden lab, miles under the Lexcorp building, he was working on something else: Cloning. From a single Kryptonian specimen, Luthor and his team were able to create three clones. Three because the first attempts were...flawed.
But the third attempt was perfect in every respect. Luthor had cracked it. The key to cloning himself an army of Supermen. But then, disaster struck. With the Millennium war raging, nearly all of Luthors work was destroyed, and the specimen escaped. Furthermore, the fire pits left by Darkseids army had destroyed all power sources across the globe.
However, as Luthor always had done, he found a way to turn the disaster into a win. For years before, he had been adamant that Kryptonite could be used as a source of power. Ultimately, he was proved right, and Kryptonite was used to power the world, temporarily.
Unfortunately, what Luthor did not know, was that Kryptonite is highly radioactive. As a result of this, Luthor slowly developed cancers and tumours spreading through his body. Now he can only watch from his chair, as Superman reforms the Earth in his own image.
Luthor-chem
After its founding in 1984, Luthor-chem quickly dominated the stock market. Everyone wanted a piece. This increased ten fold when Luthor announced a new form of medicine: Life extending drugs. With these, people could live well into their hundreds, yet still retain the health they had when they were younger. This development pushed the world forward in leaps and bounds. Age was no longer a limiting factor. People could fulfil their dreams, given that they now had more time. Lex Luthor even provided the drugs to superheroes, which was...odd. Although Luthor had always been critical of the ideals of these heroes, he realised that they were needed in this world.
However, there were some who did not trust Luthor. Superman for one was convinced he was up to something. He refused the drug, instead relying on his Kryptonian genes to keep him going. Unfortunately, many other heroes were not so lucky. Many accepted the drug, even despite their trepidations about Luthors intentions. Even his most hardened adversary's conceded in the end. Even Batman, who was known for his paranoia was forced into taking them, if just to keep his strength. The world needed Batman, and he wanted to hold the mantle as long as possible.
But, despite it all, there were still groups who opposed him. There were many natural life groups that did everything they could to stop the production of the life extending drugs. They argued that everyone has their time, and that they had a time to live, and a time to die. But they were a minority. The masses lapped up the drug, using it to extend their golden years almost indefinitely. By this point, Luthor-chem had also cured many condidtions, that had been a death sentence in the past. Certain cancers, Diabetes, cystic fibrosis, the list went on and on.
However, despite these victories, there were setbacks. In 1998, an inquest was held into the unexplained origins of the drug. There were large gaps in the documented process that could not be explained. In November of 1999, a court order was issued, demanding that Luthor-chem submit to an inspection of all their facilities. This inspection never came. On the 1st of January, 2000, boom tubes opened all around the world, spilling armies of parademons, the forces of the new god Darkseid, and sparking the millennium war. During the war, countless lives were extinguished, and the origins of the life extending drug were no longer relevant. For the time being, Luthor was safe. Until the facility holding specimen, KrZ, the source of all of Luthors innovations, escaped, throwing the company into disarray. The war had taken its toll, and Luthor-chem simply didn't have the resources to recapture their prized specimen. Besides, they had bigger issues to deal with.
Even once the war had been put behind them, and the world moved on, Luthor-chem stocks were never as high as they had been. The natural life groups had evolved, taking in religous fanatics, who claimed the millennium war happened because of mankinds arrogance. As a result, Luthor-chem stocks fell, but not so much as to seriosuly compromise the company. After all, the war had made people desperate for life, to cling to it for as long as they could.
Despite all his development and innovations, Luthor was rendered immobile, due to his kryptonite caused cancer. Because the life extending drug had been created from kryptonian DNA, it had no effect on the tumours and growths overtaking Luthors body. Ad a result, Luthor can only watch as the world changes. But, he has a contingency. A plan to retake the Earth from Superman. Fighting fire with fire.
So that's that. I hope that helps to explain the age problems that have been...around. So, what is Luthors plan? You'll have to wait until the next half of Justice league: Overlords to find out.
As always, lemme know what you think :D