- "Y'know, dad was born in East Germany. He grew up eating stale crackers and every other Saturday, he had to march in parades and wave flowers at tyrants."
- ―Lex Luthor[src]
Alexander Joseph Luthor Sr.[1] was the founder and first C.E.O. of LexCorp.[2]
History
Luthor was born in East Germany before moving to the United States and founding a petrochemical and heavy machinery company called LexCorp Industries. It is said that he accomplished this feat through sheer grit and ferocity, having the motto "offense wins games".[3]
As Luthor's business expanded, he was portrayed to fresh, youthful investors that he was an adoring father building a legacy for his son. They responded fondly, which he used to his advantage. However, many years later, his Lex revealed in his monologue to Superman, that his father had been very ruthless and cruel behind closed doors, often abusing young lex with both fists and "abominations." Luthor was also world-famous for his collection of rare meteorite crystals. Luthor passed away in 2000. His son Lex inherited the LexCorp Industries company.
Personality
Alexander Luthor Sr. is known to have been a highly skilled and accomplished businessman, being extremely motivated, with him having founded LexCorp Industries through sheer grit and ferocity, having the motto "offense wins games."
Publicly, Luthor Sr. put on the affable façade of an adoring father building a legacy for his only son, Lex Luthor[3], but behind closed doors, he was actually exceptionally ruthless, cruel, and malevolent, often abusing his young son with both fists and "abominations."
Ironically, while this resulted in the traumatized Lex to immensely despise his father (while also inspiring him to hate God, and the godlike Superman), he would eventually comes to share some of his father's traits as an adult, with Lex's exceptional intelligence, ruthless malevolence, and use of an affable façade all mirroring those of his father, though it could be argued that Lex took all of them even further, as he would notably become more intelligent, skilled, and powerful than his father had ever been.
Abilities
- Expert Businessman: Luthor Sr. was a brilliant businessman, since despite growing up in poverty in East Germany, he is able to found LexCorp Industries and earn himself an immense fortune from scratch after moving to the United States, utilizing sheer grit and ferocity to accomplish this feat, having the motto "offense wins games".[3] Hence, he is still posthumously well-respected in the business world. Despite that, however, Luthor Sr.'s skills and achievements as a businessman, while impressive and considerable, were inferior to those of his wunderkind son and heir Lex Luthor.
Behind the Scenes
Luthor Sr. was first mentioned in a Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice viral marketing Fortune (magazine) article.[2]
References
| Preceded by: office created |
CEO of LexCorp 1974 - 2000 |
Succeeded by: Lex Luthor |