What made Lex Luthor turn evil?

Early in his move to Smallville, Lex is involved in a car accident, and is subsequently saved by a teenaged Clark Kent. And it is Lex's complicated relationships, with both his father and his new friend Clark, that set him on the path to evil.
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Why did Lex and Clark become enemies?

Having come across violent aliens in the past, Lex was convinced that Clark was on Earth to destroy it and, in order to save the world, he must kill Clark. Lex's realization left him bitter and betrayed.
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Does Lex Luthor become evil?

Lex had set out to be a great man. A person out to do good unlike his father. Ultimately, he has become a man of pure evil. Completely devoid of inhibitions, conscience and humanity, and has been mentioned to be worse than even Lionel was before he turned good.
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When did Lex become evil?

Lex Was Split Into Good & Evil By Black Kryptonite

Some fans have theorized that what really made Lex into a villain on Smallville was the season 4 episode, “Onyx.” In this episode, Lex was split into good and evil halves by a piece of black Kryptonite.
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Why are Lex Luthor and Superman enemies?

1 Lex Luthor: For Lex, It's Personal

As discussed above, Lex likes to pretend that he hates Superman because he belittles humanity's achievements, but he really means his own achievements. This makes his hatred of Superman personal and gives it an extra dimension that Superman's rivalry with Brainiac doesn't have.
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Why did Lex Luthor bomb the Capitol?

The bombing of the United States Capitol was a terrorist attack orchestrated by Lex Luthor in an attempt to turn the public against Superman and prevent June Finch from exposing his motives.
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Is Lex Luthor a good villain?

A hero is only as good as the villains they face, so the greatest superhero in the world would have to have the greatest archenemy in the world. That archenemy is Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor is Superman's mirror reflection and that is what makes him the greatest villain ever.
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Does Lex Luthor turn good?

Whether it be as a leader of a group of the greatest villains of the DC Universe or on his own, there are few villains who have made as much of an impact as Lex Luthor. However, there have been times over the years when he has embraced his good side and become a hero and he's actually pretty good at it.
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Why does Lex wear a glove?

In the comics, Lex Luthor wore a black glove on his right hand due to cancer that was induced by kryptonite radiation after years of wearing a green kryptonite ring which forced him to have his right hand amputated.
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Who can beat Lex Luthor?

Black Zero is a highly-skilled villain who could easily defeat Lex Luthor. Between his ability to make himself invisible and pass through solid objects (such as walls and entire buildings), his engineering abilities, and his advanced weaponry and device creation skills, he has the power to destroy planets.
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Does Lex know Clark secret?

The device, an orb he finds in the mantle above a fireplace in the Luthor mansion, leads Lex to the Fortress of Solitude, where he is confronted by Clark. Having finally discovered Clark's secret, Lex uses the orb to bring down the Fortress around Clark and himself.
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Why does Lana marry Lex?

When her relationship with Clark hits a breaking point in season five's "Hypnotic", she begins to grow closer to Lex. The relationship with Lex eventually leads to marriage in the season six episode "Promise", but not before Lana discovers Clark's secret and realizes why he has been lying to her all these years.
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Why did Lex Luthor go bald?

In the not-yet-Superman TV series Smallville, Luthor's baldness is the result of a childhood close encounter with a kryptonite meteor, which fails to take the boy's life, but claims his thick nest of red hair from radiation (likely a slight nod to Adventure Comics #271).
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Does Lex ever forgive Clark?

In 2004, Lionel sent Clark a key to a secret room in the Luthor Mansion that compiled all the information Lex had gathered on Clark over the years. Three months after the fact, Lex had the room cleared out and told Clark that he was done obsessing over him and asked for his forgiveness.
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Why didnt Clark tell Lex his secret?

When Clark found out Lex was secretly compiling information on him at the end of season 3, he blew up. Their friendship was repaired in season 4, but the trust Clark had in Lex never fully recovered. At this point, it was Lex's own mistakes that made it impossible for Clark to reveal his secret to him.
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What is black kryptonite?

Black Kryptonite is a Varietal of Kryptonite, made by heating Green Kryptonite to extreme temperatures. It can split Kryptonians into two separate beings, made up of that person's good side and his or her evil side.
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Is Lex Luthor black?

There were and still are people asking if the animated Lex Luthor was black. But the real truth is that Lex isn't black.
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How much older is Lex than Clark in Smallville?

2 Lex Luthor Was Born In 1980

Lex Luthor was 9 years old on the day of the Smallville meteor shower in 1989. This makes him roughly 6 years older than Clark.
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How rich is Lex Luthor Smallville?

Lex Luthor Net Worth: $810 Million.
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Who is Lex Luthor in love with?

"Lex is not only returning, but he's finally going to fall in love with a character who is his equal, who might be named Nyxly [Peta Sergeant]," co-showrunner Jessica Queller tells EW with a laugh. We last saw the infamous evil genius at the beginning of season 6.
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Did Lex Luthor become a god?

After the Darkseid War, Lex absorbed the villain's energy and became the new 'God of Apokolips.
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Is Lex Luthor richer than Batman?

Lex Luthor has never been richer than Bruce Wayne. Even in the comics, Lex Luthor is a self made man who created his own company. While he has accrued immense wealth, it is just a drop in the ocean when compared to the Wayne Family.
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Was Lex Luthor ever a hero?

Unlike the mainstream counterpart, this version of Lex is a hero in his universe. He has sided with the One-Earth Regime to gain Intel from the Regime Superman while in reality he is a spy for the Insurgency. He was voiced by Mark Rolston.
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Is Lex Luthor greedy?

In the DC comics storyline "Blackest Night", Luthor's avarice is so insatiable that it qualifies him for the Orange Lantern Corps, whose power rings are actually fueled by greed.
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Why did Lex Luthor join the Justice League?

While it's true that Lex is a member of the Justice League, he gained his position largely through subtle threats and manipulation, and the only reason the League agreed to let him join was so that they'd be in a better position to keep an eye on him.
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