You neglected to mention that, in modern versions, he's motivated to fight Superman because he believes that: a) humanity relying on Superman will make mankind (and by extension, him) weak. b) He truly fears that Superman will try to take over the world... because that's what Luthor would do if he had his powers. He doesn't believe that someone like Superman would act out of charity and selflessness. c) Lex Luthor envies how Metropolis and the world see Superman as the greatest hero ever... when instead, they should be admiring him, Lex Luthor!

Ironic that Eisenberg's portrayal would be more cartoony while the cartoon Lex Luthor is more dignified.

Lex Luthor proving that money is the greatest superpower.

You've done fuck up mojo you skipped over the most crucial detail of Lex Luthor... When he stole 40 cakes... That was just terrible.

Michael Rosenbaum was the best Lex on screen large or small.

Not gonna lie, scrolling past this I thought it was Buzz Lightyear...

Alexander Joseph luthor is his real name for those who do not know

Clancy Brown was the Best Lex Luthor, and The Best Mr. Krabs as Well

I can't believe they picked Jesse Eisenberg to portray Lex. Thank god Zack Snyder got fired.

One of the greatest villians of all time!!

Personally, i prefer the Kevin Spacey version. Mainly because Kevin Spacey did such a great job.

Superman vs Lex Luthor is one of the best comic book rivalries ever.

You forgot one important fact about Lex Luthor. When he stolen 40 cakes… That was terrible. Surprisingly that's canon.

Don't forget, Lex once took 40 cakes. That's as much as four 10s, and that's just terrible.

DC Comics doesn't fully understand Lex Luthor. In essence, Luthor is meant to be a smart, intellectual character who commits unethical acts, but does so in style and keeps his hands clean. As a businessman, he should be the kind of guy to adopt a charming facade while completely screwing over anyone he sees special interest in, without escalating to any sort of camp or violence. As a president, he should be the kind of leader who gives America what it wants, not only becoming the most ideal, fictional politician, but also becoming DC's ultimate villain, a villain who wears the face of benevolent nature while ordering commands behind the scenes, such as constantly deploying Deathstroke or the Suicide Squad to handle black ops missions that would fall in Luthor's favor. The ambitious, volatile Luthor should follow after his fall from Grace, losing his fortune, his political prestige, and behind bars. This is when Luthor should really express his true nature, after all else fails and he has nothing to cover himself behind.

Lex Luthor getting butthurt about being bald is definitely the worst motivation for supervillainy ever thought of.

*"DEATH BATTLE!"* did a better job of analysing Lex Luthor.

Superman Returns was 2006, not 2008

I _reeeeally_ hope that Jesse Eisenberg does him justice!!!

Lex Luthor is one of the best geniuses indeed. (Next to Bruce (Batman) Wayne, Tony (Iron Man) Stark, Ultron & Brainiac of course.)

I fucking hated Eisenberg as Luthor.

He is in my top 3 best villains. He's just so frickin cool.

Please make Supervillain Origins for Reverse Flash and Merlyn.

Michael Rosenbaum was the best Lex Luthor

Awesome job!

watching clips from the old superman movies makes me really wonder what i was thinking when i used to like them

Hate that guy...

My favorite version of Luthor is the cartoon version. That voice actor is amazing and believeable.

One of the best comic book villains of all time.

I thought lex took some type of super steroids and is able to go through near death situations and shake it off.and he built a nearly superman proof suit

Batman - 6th level intellect Superman - 8th level intellect Luthor - 9th level intellect This guy is *good!*

Never been so early also great vid

He became the CEO of Amazon.

Wait, so in most of the LEGO shorts and games, the guy voicing Lex is actually reprising his role from the animated series?! Now that’s what I call dedication!

The Lex Luthor actor of 2015 was the voice of blu for the animated film rio and the sequel rio 2

Very interesting

I legit thought the thumbnail was Buzz Lightyear

Wow never realized how much his mech suit has the same color palette as Buzz Lightyear

WHY YOU NO MENTION THE 40 CAKES?!?

Lex Luther has been portrayed best on animated series like they almost always get him perfect but in the movies and tv he's much less threatening although I actually do like Jean hackman's version (although I don't like the movie) and the one on smallville had some stand out episodes

I like the animated Lex the best. In the real life movies they always make him a goofy insane guy when he works much better as a cold blooded master mind.

Well, he also stole 40 cakes, and that's terrible.

5:25 Superman Returns was released in 2006, not 2008.

Haha I almost forgot about Lex Luthor until I saw the Lex industries gas tank get thrown at Superman in Man of Steel.

Best Superman villain without a doubt. It's so interesting that he can go toe to toe with Superman being just a human. You don't necessarily need to be strong in order to be powerful.

Bryan Cranston is the perfect Lex Luthor. Not Jesse Eisenberg.

please redux the jokers origins next

There were other important details forgotten in his origin, like when he had a terminal illness from long-term exposure to kryptonite, and after the real Luthor faked his death, a clone was there to replace him for a while.

You forgot when Lex turned into an orange lantern in Blackest Night

OH NO, ITS BAD BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.

Obviously michael rosembaum's portrayal as lex luthor was by far the best..

Is this the first HD 720p video on watchmojo.com?

For some reason, I feel the "Superman The Animated Series" Origins for Lex is the best one.

Could someone tell me how the Man of Steel take on the character (from 3:14) lost his hair?

We need one for Captain Boomerang

lex is one of my favorite villain alongside Q and the borg Queen

Lex is by far the best DC villain. He has so many sides to his character.

Do top 10 Lex Luther stories.

Lex Luthor is such a badass. That armor is awesome and he is now IN The Justice League.

can you guys do origins for calculator and parasite

Do an origin story over ryuko matoi the main character from Kill La Kill the anime

The problem with BVS is that we actually forgot it was meant to be a superman movie cause we all started concentrating on batman who didn't need to be there

Lol In the thumbnail I thought that was buzz lightyear until I really looked at it

Lex Luthor is one of my favorite Supervillains ! He is the true archenemy of Superman . I love Clancy Browns voicepotrayal of Lex Luthor and he is the best potrayal of Lex Luthor in my opinion because of Superman TAS, Justice League and Superman / Batman : Public Enemies animated movie . I can't wait to see Jesse Eisenberg potray Lex Luthor in Batman Vs Superman Dawn of Justice .

dc's greatest villain deservers a better kind of actor...

watch mono did you you already do a origin of the joker? if not please do

I thought it was buzz lightyear from the thumbnail

Can you do a redux of joker's origin story

Can you do a remake of Harley Quinn orgin because there is new orgin with the dc's the new 52

The warsuit was actually created by both darkseid , brainiac , and lex himself !

he is such a great villain. he was beautifully portrayed in superman and JL animated series. i think michael rosenbaum was the best version of lex luthor. even though i wish they got someone else i hope jesse eisenberg will surprise us all like heath ledger did with his joker.

Can you do best DC or Marvel stories??

Please do villain origins superboy prime

They forgot to mention that he's a member of the Justice League

You didn't talk about one time when he proved how evil can he be. Remember when he went to washroom and didn't wash his hands? Oh dear, even Darkseid quickly dips his hands in water and wipes them with his pants. But not Lex.

Top 10 mortal kombat fatalities

Now that I think about it there is another Alex Luthor, only this one is from Earth-3

Why is Buzz Lightyear the thumb nail?

Do a video on hardest final bosses from game make sure to add legendary starfy's final boss. You cannot beat it easily even with hacks

Supervillain Origins: Fin Fang Foom. He needs one, stat.

Ok, no one said it yet? His suit looks like buzzlightyear. Well done DC

And the list of Marvel Characters HEAVILY influenced by D.C. continues......Iron Man is just the hero version of Lex Luthor

My favorite Superman villain!

the thumnail reminds me of buzz lightyear

"'Night."

This Bald Headed Criminal Genius Is Without A Doubt The Main Arch Nemesis Of The Man Of Steel

Lex is so smart their is no room for hair on his head.

Can you do a joker one

Kevin Spacey best movie luthor by far.

Wait how is general Zod broken

Lex luthor is my favorite villain after darkseid

Do Supervillain Origins: The Joker (Redux) next.

Superman Returns was a 2006 film not 2008. (5:21)

Kevin Spacey is SOOO GOOD

Isnt there a version of Lex where he kills his parents as a youngling to inherit the fortune and he goes on to create LexCorp and also become a kingpin of crime? What version is that?

do a Redux origin for the 2 best supervillains off all time joker and dr doom

isn't he on the justice league in the new 52?

In 70s show he became villain because he lost his hair

Do the origin of reverse flash

So all Superboy had to do was save Luthor first and then blow out the chemical fire in the lab and none of this would have happened. They could have been friends.