Why does he hate Superman so much?
>>150109334He thinks he could do it better/ jealous little bitch.
>>150109334Lex thinks of himself as the ubermensch and developed an inferiority complex towards Superman. That or he lost his hair in an accident and blames Superman for it. pick your origin/motivation anon.
>>150109334Skill issue
>>150109334Imagine you are the best in a school and you even help othersImagine someone better appears one day and steals your spot light and exposes you hard to the point people see you in a worse light even the good stuff you did in the past.
>>150109334Repressed homosexuality flaring up every time he sees stupid sexy Superman fly by in his skin tight onesie and stupid underwear over it that draws attention to his crotch
>>150109334because superman is supermean
>>150109334>jealous over people loving and respecting him more, sees it as worship that he feels he deserves more>belief that superman is wasting his powers>paranoid that superman could ruin earth>obsession over proving that superman is a detriment to humans>wants powers like superman>lost his hair because of superboy>he's just a dick
>>150109334He's seen Ultraman naked. He knows Superman's penis is bigger than his own.
>>150109577Isn't this the case with every archenemy tho
Why can't Lex and Superman be friends? :(I would like that :)
>>150109740Yes.And Lex is the one who codified that shit.
>>150109334He literally outlined it in the movie. He thinks he's the pinnacle of humanity, so incredibly intelligent and cunning and RICH... and then some fuckin alien dropped out of the sky and was automatically the most powerful person on the planet without even really trying.The amount of seethe this caused is beyond legendary.
>>150109833Lexbros...
>>150109833Something about this art style looks off and I can't put my finger on it.
>>150110117his motivations made more sense in TAS>i resort to unorthodox, sometimes outright illegal methods to serve the greater good>entitled moral grandstanding loser keeps standing in my way
>>150110252meant to reply to >>150109833
>>150109833kek
>>150109334He was the prince of Metropolis, until a new prince of Metropolis showed up.And Lex cannot disappear him with the usual tactics of manufacturing a scandal, or sending someone to make a "botched" carjacking, or simply threaten him right out of town. This led to escalation.
>>150109334It's kind of the Gumball/Allen situation when Gumball thinks he is the main character of that universe and then along comes this perfectly perfect altruistic nice guy that everyone loves and it enrages him.
>>150109334....I bet he fucked that Superman clone a few times
>>150109740The evil twin ones definitely. That's Sinestro, Black Manta, and Reverse Flash.
>>150109545Ive had that happen. I didnt moan like a bitch about it.Y'all just bad.
>>150110252>to serve the greater goodSTAS Lex is one of the most openly self-centered and least slathered in false justifications Lexs ever.
>>150109334he's just a sleazy cutthroat business guy that now has a superhero fucking with his enterprise.
>>150110493but he has a justification every time he's questioned by lane. privately or publicly
>>150109334Why is it that you can’t have a character that can’t point out that Superman isn’t human and doesn’t struggle like everyone else and is basically living on easy mode without someone making them into the villain who’s just doing it because they’re either jealous or mad? Like the idea of a super powerful alien coming down to earth and helping has some very dangerous implications and given how frequently people get mind controlled it’s very likely the same can happen to him. Superman should never be giving the “I’m just like you” speech, he is like almost no one else on the planet. No matter how hard he tries of how humble of down to earth he is he will never full understand what it means to be human.
Because hes the ultimate Hater. Thats his entire character. His raison detre. The reason he gets up in the morning.
>>150109334Because Lex wants to be the best but can't beat Superman who is better than Lex by just existing (and only because of our yellow sun which is something else that Lex sees Superman as taking.) That or Superboy made him bald.
>>150112029Man, the Black Ring was good.
>>150109334Superman is kind of an issue if you think about it.He's like every nuke on earth in one body, he's like a a planet size meteor about to hit earth.You can say he's good, and has unbreakable moral code all you want.But how does one really decide what is right or best for most people?It brings up issues like trolley problem, where one choice could lead to another thing happening that is just as bad.Even with super speed, hard to make the "best" choice all the time.Sometimes there is no good answer. And both choices are bad.What then?
>>150112029The fuck do raisins and dates have to do with this?
>>150112251Good fiber
>>150111986>he will never fully understand what it means to be humanbut kryptonians are basically human though? and whenever writers take away his powers, he gets to experience what its like
Autistic and tiny penis.
>>150113369Except he doesn’t since to him it’s just a weakened state and not becoming human.
>>150112214It's that fear that is he just randomly decides to kill people, absolutely no one is going to be able to do a single fucking thing about it. Extra nervous people are not going to handle that information well at all and start building giant robots just in case.
>>150109334Because he considers himself a self made man, and then some alien shows up with powers of a god. He hates that he just "have them", and people worship him for it.
>>150109334He's superman's Frank Grimes
>>150109334He's not a punk rocker, no he ain't.
>>150113401>Superman floating outside Lex's office, his arms crossedThis was how they first met in S:TAS. Those fragging comic fags are stealing!
>>150109334He's bald
>>150111986What do you mean? That gets pointed out all the time by non-villainous characters. Batman is the most common one saying it, but pretty much every member of the justice league has noted it in one story or another; in DCAU it came up a bunch, it was the whole thrust of Injustice, Red Son, and various other "what-if"s, in most continuities it's the justification for why Superman can't just slap Lex Luthor's shit, and it's been implied by some writers to be the reason Superman keeps his identity as Clark Kent separate and secret.The reason Superman is a hero is because he's a superpowered alien but still wants to help and cooperate rather than rule; the reason Lex Luthor is a villain is because despite his appeals to pride, self-sufficiency, and safety, his basic motive is selfish. Lex Luthor hates Superman because he wants to be the best, he wants to be uncontested, and he thinks of everything as a zero-sum game. The rationales and justifications for his hate come later, which is why he can seamlessly shift between "Superman is a threat", "Superman is a crutch preventing us from reaching our potential", and "Superman is mocking us".
>>150114184To continue, if Lex Luthor was earnestly concerned that Superman would directly or indirectly harm humanity, he could address that without being a villain pretty easily. Lex Luthor could easily sell the UN or various governments a "Superman-buster" robot they can pull out in case of emergency, or build some kind of corporate think-tank devoted to solving humanity's problems better than Superman can, limiting Superman to crime-fighting and going off to solve alien problems.The issue is that Lex Luthor doesn't WANT to create a fallback option, or outcompete Superman indirectly, or render Superman redundant. He wants to prove that he's "better", directly beat Superman, get praised for it, and make HIMSELF the most powerful person around.
>>150109334He hates him because ...he ain't him.
>>150109740Lex has a biological son with Supes which makes him extra gay
>>150114538Super gay if you will.
>>150109334He is reminded how he isn't a god.
>>150114184But that’s the thing, he’s not human, he is a super powered alien. He can help, he can do good stuff. But he needs to acknowledge that he is not human. Also I’m not defending Lex. I know he just does that stuff to mask his own ego being bruised most of the time.
