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* WeAllDieSomeday: This is more or less Death's response when Luthor points out how often super-people come back to life. A few people might get an extra handful of years, but ''eventually'' they're all going to die for good. For someone who's basically as old as the universe, it doesn't make a lot of difference.
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* WeAllDieSomeday: This is more or less Death's response when Luthor points out how often super-people come back to life. A few people might get an extra handful of years, but ''eventually'' they're all going to die for good. For someone who's basically as old as the universe, and will in fact be the one closing up shop on the whole thing , it doesn't make a lot of difference.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[RingOfPower power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes him and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[RingOfPower power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes him and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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* GodTest: Lex Luthor meets ''[[Comicbook/TheSandman Death]]'' and he immediately demands proof. She softly pokes the tip of his nose, and it turns grey and begins cracking.
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* GodTest: Lex Luthor meets ''[[Comicbook/TheSandman ''[[Comicbook/TheSandman1989 Death]]'' and he immediately demands proof. She softly pokes the tip of his nose, and it turns grey and begins cracking.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[GreenLanternRing power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes him and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[GreenLanternRing [[RingOfPower power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes him and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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** Death assumes that Luthor is disappointed in her physical appearance because she has neither [[GrimReaper a scythe]] nor a pair of skis. This seemingly-random comment is a reference to [[ComicBook/NewGods The Black Racer]], another manifestation of death in DC Comics, who flies around using skis. Lois also expresses disbelief that Luthor met Death using [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike the same logic]].
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** Death assumes that Luthor is disappointed in her physical appearance because she has neither [[GrimReaper a scythe]] nor a pair of skis. This seemingly-random comment is a reference to [[ComicBook/NewGods The Black Racer]], another manifestation of death in DC Comics, who flies around using on skis. Lois also expresses disbelief that Luthor met Death using [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike the same logic]].
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* ContinuityNod: The issue about Vandal Savage trying to hurry up the prophecy relating to Lex Luthor features two flashbacks to previous meetings between the two. One was from the relatively recent ''ComicBook/SalvationRun'', the other was from ''Franchise/TheFlash'' #124, back in 1997.
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** The issue about Vandal Savage trying to hurry up the prophecy relating to Lex Luthor features two flashbacks to previous meetings between the two. One was from the relatively recent ''ComicBook/SalvationRun'', the other was from ''Franchise/TheFlash'' #124, back in1997.1997.
** Death assumes that Luthor is disappointed in her physical appearance because she has neither [[GrimReaper a scythe]] nor a pair of skis. This seemingly-random comment is a reference to [[ComicBook/NewGods The Black Racer]], another manifestation of death in DC Comics, who flies around using skis. Lois also expresses disbelief that Luthor met Death using [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike the same logic]].
** The issue about Vandal Savage trying to hurry up the prophecy relating to Lex Luthor features two flashbacks to previous meetings between the two. One was from the relatively recent ''ComicBook/SalvationRun'', the other was from ''Franchise/TheFlash'' #124, back in
** Death assumes that Luthor is disappointed in her physical appearance because she has neither [[GrimReaper a scythe]] nor a pair of skis. This seemingly-random comment is a reference to [[ComicBook/NewGods The Black Racer]], another manifestation of death in DC Comics, who flies around using skis. Lois also expresses disbelief that Luthor met Death using [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike the same logic]].
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* ARareSentence: A character-only one. Larfleeze, practically the AnthropomorphicPersonification of LaughablyEvil {{Greed}}, admits that what Luthor is after, ''he doesn't want''. Even he's shocked.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: When the Secret Six are preparing to fight Vandal Savage and his goons, Rag Doll rambles about going to the zoo and how he likes to watch the monkeys...
-->'''Rag Doll:''' Wild screaming, throwing poop... and sometimes the monkeys join in!
-->'''Rag Doll:''' Wild screaming, throwing poop... and sometimes the monkeys join in!
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* ARareSentence: See above under EvenEvilHasStandards. Larfleeze is pretty shocked, too.
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* ARareSentence: See above under EvenEvilHasStandards. Larfleeze A character-only one. Larfleeze, practically the AnthropomorphicPersonification of LaughablyEvil {{Greed}}, admits that what Luthor is pretty shocked, too.after, ''he doesn't want''. Even he's shocked.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Vandal Savage brings one for his confrontation with Luthor.
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''The Black Ring'' was an arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' taking place following the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''. While Franchise/{{Superman}} and his allies (Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/{{Superboy}} and the like) struggled against a revived Doomsday in ''ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday'', {{archenemy}} ComicBook/LexLuthor took Superman's place as the star of ''Action Comics'', for an eleven issue run that included two crossovers with ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' and an annual.
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''The Black Ring'' was an arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' taking place following the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''. While Franchise/{{Superman}} and his allies (Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/{{Superboy}} and the like) struggled against a revived Doomsday, alongside an army of clones of him with the same attributes as the four replacement candidates of Supes from ''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman The Death & Return of Superman]]'', as well as the Doomslayer ([[BreadEggsBreadedEggs a Doomsday for Doomsday]]) in ''ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday'', {{archenemy}} ComicBook/LexLuthor took Superman's place as the star of ''Action Comics'', for an eleven issue run that included two crossovers with ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' and an annual.
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* EvilWillFail: What happens to Luthor at the end.
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* EvilWillFail: What happens to Luthor at the end. He can't hold onto godhood for longer than 5 minutes because he also can't stop himself from being evil for that long.
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** The whole series, Luthor has been accompanied by a robotic duplicate of Lois Lane who he uses as a sounding board, lover and henchperson. The reader is naturally given to wonder how Superman might react to finding this out... except that by the time Superman appears in the series, Luthor has smashed "Lois's" face to pieces, meaning that Superman never realises who "Lois" was built to resemble.
** And of course, the situational irony of the ending, with hints of {{Tragedy}}: [[spoiler: Luthor, in accepting the power of the Zone Child, could use his power to ensure an endless state of bliss for the entire universe, and thus could -- as he has always believed himself to be -- finally be a greater hero than Superman himself. Except that in order to do so he can't use his powers to do anything negative, destroying Superman counts as "something negative", and Luthor ultimately can't overcome his petty grudge towards Superman...]]
** The whole series, Luthor has been accompanied by a robotic duplicate of Lois Lane who he uses as a sounding board, lover and henchperson. The reader is naturally given to wonder how Superman might react to finding this out... except that by the time Superman appears in the series, Luthor has smashed "Lois's" face to pieces, meaning that Superman never realises who "Lois" was built to resemble.
** And of course, the situational irony of the ending, with hints of {{Tragedy}}: [[spoiler: Luthor, in accepting the power of the Zone Child, could use his power to ensure an endless state of bliss for the entire universe, and thus could -- as he has always believed himself to be -- finally be a greater hero than Superman himself. Except that in order to do so he can't use his powers to do anything negative, destroying Superman counts as "something negative", and Luthor ultimately can't overcome his petty grudge towards Superman...]]
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* {{Irony}}: The whole series, Luthor has been accompanied by a robotic duplicate of Lois Lane who he uses as a sounding board, lover and henchperson. The reader is naturally given to wonder how Superman might react to finding this out... except that by the time Superman appears in the series, Luthor has smashed "Lois's" face to pieces, meaning that Superman never realises who "Lois" was built to resemble.
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* EvilIsPetty: Luthor gives up omnipotence and the chance to give everyone in the universe eternal bliss — all because one of the conditions of keeping that power is that he can't do anything negative with it such as, say, destroying Superman. To Luthor, godhood is meaningless if he can't use it to crush his greatest foe. This is alluded to throughout the series, of course, and explicitly noted even before this; to the point where Superman, on learning that Luthor has finally become a PhysicalGod, incredulously notes that the first thing Luthor could think to do with it was summon Superman to destroy him.
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* EvilIsPetty: Luthor gives up omnipotence and the chance to give everyone in the universe eternal bliss — all because one of the conditions of keeping that power is that he can't do anything negative with it such as, say, destroying Superman. To Luthor, godhood is meaningless if he can't use it to crush his greatest foe. This is alluded to throughout the series, of course, and explicitly noted even before this; to the point where Superman, on learning that Luthor has finally become a PhysicalGod, incredulously notes that the first thing Luthor could think to do with it all his newfound power was to summon Superman just to destroy him.
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* FiveStagesOfGrief: When encountering Death of the Endless, Luthor invokes the stages. He's actually between Bargaining and Denial the whole time, and is faking the other stages. Death sees through it.
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* FiveStagesOfGrief: When encountering Death of the Endless, Luthor invokes the stages. He's actually between Bargaining and Denial the whole time, and is faking the other stages. Death sees through it.it, and points out that even if she hadn't it's utterly pointless his trying to reject or manipulate his way out of the situation anyway.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Luthor is constantly being confronted with reasons for why his quest is a bad idea, is not going to end the way he thinks, how he and the world would be much better off if he turned his back on it and focussed on other matters, or -- if he ''must'' press on regardless -- then he at least needs to change his priorities and worldview in order to truly succeed. He constantly dismisses and ignores them. Furthermore, he often does so in such a swift, smooth and practiced fashion, often neatly sidestepping the point onto something else, that at times it's almost like he magnetically repels any idea or suggestion that his ideas could ever be bad or that achieving what he wants is not only best for him but best for everyone in the universe without even thinking or realising it. Brainiac even calls him out on this in their confrontation, pointing out that for almost anyone else Luthor's adventures would have been a quest for self-realization and achieving a deeper understanding of themselves, but it's all just gone completely over Luthor's head because he fundamentally lacks the ability to engage in any kind of self-examination or introspection. It's not lingered on, but the smug way Luthor dismisses Brainiac's point only serves to underline it.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Luthor is constantly being confronted with reasons for why his quest is a bad idea, is not going to end the way he thinks, how he and the world would be much better off if he turned his back on it and focussed on other matters, or -- if he ''must'' press on regardless -- then he at least needs to change his priorities and worldview in order to truly succeed.succeed, up to and including Death of the Endless showing up to politely try and talk him out of it. He constantly dismisses and ignores them. Furthermore, he often does so in such a swift, smooth and practiced fashion, often neatly sidestepping the point onto something else, that at times it's almost like he magnetically repels any idea or suggestion that his ideas could ever be bad or that achieving what he wants is not only best for him but best for everyone in the universe without even thinking or realising it. Brainiac even calls him out on this in their confrontation, pointing out that for almost anyone else Luthor's adventures would have been a quest for self-realization and achieving a deeper understanding of themselves, but it's all just gone completely over Luthor's head because he fundamentally lacks the ability to engage in any kind of self-examination or introspection. It's not lingered on, but the smug way Luthor dismisses Brainiac's point only serves to underline it.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: For all Luthor's claims that he is acting in the best interests of humanity, it is constantly pointed out to him that it's clear that this is just his rationalisation for his self-serving greed and lust for more power. In his final confrontation with Superman, when Superman instinctively reacts to the presence of the Phantom Zone opening to try and rescue "someone he cares about" who is trapped there, Luthor grabs in and furiously yells about Superman daring to turn his back on him; while he frames it as Superman refusing to believe that a human could have ascended him in power, it's blindingly obvious that he's just furious that Superman dared to prioritise something else over him.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: For all Luthor's claims that he is acting in the best interests of humanity, it is constantly pointed out to him that it's clear that this is just his rationalisation for his self-serving greed and lust for more power. In his final confrontation with Superman, when Superman instinctively reacts to the presence of the Phantom Zone opening to try and rescue "someone he cares about" who is trapped there, there (Chris Kent, his adoptive son), Luthor grabs in and furiously yells about Superman daring to turn his back on him; while he frames it as Superman arrogantly refusing to believe that a human could have ascended him in power, it's blindingly obvious that he's really just furious that Superman dared to prioritise something else over him.
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* EvilIsPetty: Luthor gives up omnipotence and the chance to give everyone in the universe eternal bliss — all because one of the conditions of keeping that power is that he can't do anything negative with it such as, say, destroying Superman. To Luthor, godhood is meaningless if he can't use it to crush his greatest foe.
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* EvilIsPetty: Luthor gives up omnipotence and the chance to give everyone in the universe eternal bliss — all because one of the conditions of keeping that power is that he can't do anything negative with it such as, say, destroying Superman. To Luthor, godhood is meaningless if he can't use it to crush his greatest foe. This is alluded to throughout the series, of course, and explicitly noted even before this; to the point where Superman, on learning that Luthor has finally become a PhysicalGod, incredulously notes that the first thing Luthor could think to do with it was summon Superman to destroy him.
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* {{Irony}}: The whole series, Luthor has been accompanied by a robotic duplicate of Lois Lane who he uses as a sounding board, lover and henchperson. The reader is naturally given to wonder how Superman might react to finding this out... except that by the time Superman appears in the series, Luthor has smashed "Lois's" face to pieces, meaning that Superman never realises who "Lois" was built to resemble.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Luthor is constantly being confronted with reasons for why his quest is a bad idea, is not going to end the way he thinks, or how he and the world would be much better off if he turned his back on it and focussed on other matters, but he constantly ignores them and presses on regardless. He often does so in such a swift, smooth and practiced fashion, often neatly sidestepping the issue onto something else, that at times it's almost like he magnetically repels any idea or suggestion that his wants and desires are not the best thing not only for himself but for everyone in the universe. Brainiac even calls him out on this in their confrontation, pointing out that for anyone else Luthor's adventures would have been a quest for self-realization and achieving a deeper understanding of who he truly is, but it's all just gone completely over Luthor's head because he fundamentally lacks the ability to engage in any kind of self-examination or introspection.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Luthor is constantly being confronted with reasons for why his quest is a bad idea, is not going to end the way he thinks, or how he and the world would be much better off if he turned his back on it and focussed on other matters, but or -- if he ''must'' press on regardless -- then he at least needs to change his priorities and worldview in order to truly succeed. He constantly dismisses and ignores them and presses on regardless. He them. Furthermore, he often does so in such a swift, smooth and practiced fashion, often neatly sidestepping the issue point onto something else, that at times it's almost like he magnetically repels any idea or suggestion that his ideas could ever be bad or that achieving what he wants and desires are not the best thing is not only best for himself him but best for everyone in the universe. universe without even thinking or realising it. Brainiac even calls him out on this in their confrontation, pointing out that for almost anyone else Luthor's adventures would have been a quest for self-realization and achieving a deeper understanding of who he truly is, themselves, but it's all just gone completely over Luthor's head because he fundamentally lacks the ability to engage in any kind of self-examination or introspection.introspection. It's not lingered on, but the smug way Luthor dismisses Brainiac's point only serves to underline it.
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** Also with Death of the Endless, to a degree (since she's more a kind of good-natured but removed observer rather than "good", strictly speaking); she remarks at one point in their conversation that he keeps acting like she's some kind of supervillain, and he just doesn't seem able to comprehend that such a powerful entity as her simply might ''not'' have any ulterior motives, hidden gambits or lust
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** Also with Death of the Endless, to a degree (since she's more a kind of kindly and good-natured but removed remote observer rather than "good", strictly speaking); she remarks at one point in their conversation that he keeps acting like she's some kind of supervillain, and he just doesn't seem able to comprehend that such a powerful entity as her her, one who is almost a fundamental part of the universe, simply might ''not'' have any ulterior motives, hidden gambits or lust lusts.
* IgnoredEpiphany: Luthor is constantly being confronted with reasons for why his quest is a bad idea, is not going to end the way he thinks, or how he and the world would be much better off if he turned his back on it and focussed on other matters, but he constantly ignores them and presses on regardless. He often does so in such a swift, smooth and practiced fashion, often neatly sidestepping the issue onto something else, that at times it's almost like he magnetically repels any idea or suggestion that his wants and desires are not the best thing not only for himself but for everyone in the universe. Brainiac even calls him out on this in their confrontation, pointing out that for anyone else Luthor's adventures would have been a quest for self-realization and achieving a deeper understanding of who he truly is, but it's all just gone completely over Luthor's head because he fundamentally lacks the ability to engage in any kind of self-examination or introspection.
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* NeverMyFault: In their confrontation, Brainiac points out to Luthor that despite all of Luthor's self-serving actions, including but not limited to the fact that he betrayed Brainiac in their last encounter, Luthor nevertheless constantly comes away from events certain that he is the real victim.
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* NeverMyFault: In their confrontation, Brainiac points out to Luthor that despite all of Luthor's self-serving actions, including but not limited to the fact that he ''he'' betrayed Brainiac in their last encounter, Luthor nevertheless constantly comes away from events certain that he is the real victim.
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: An interesting case in that it's only meaningless to Luthor himself. He wins in that he manages to achieve godhood, but since it comes with the caveat that he can't hurt anyone, he feels it's meaningless because he can't continue his vendetta against Superman. For anyone else, it would be the real deal, but Luthor can't hold onto it for more than a few minutes.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Whenever confronted with his reprehensible traits, no matter how much insight the observer has, even an entirely objective ''recounting of his entire life'', Lex justifies himself as [[IDidWhatIHadToDo doing only what was necessary]], ostensibly to protect humanity from those who would subjugate it. It's ''very'' quickly transparent that Lex only ever does anything for his own personal glory and that he can't stand any genuine aid he himself hasn't provided.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Whenever confronted with his reprehensible traits, no matter how much insight the observer has, even an entirely objective ''recounting of his entire life'', Lex justifies himself as [[IDidWhatIHadToDo doing only what was necessary]], ostensibly to protect humanity from those who would subjugate it. It's ''very'' quickly transparent that Lex only ever does anything for his own personal glory and that he can't stand any genuine aid he himself hasn't provided. In the end, he gives up the chance to be a god and fix literally everything everywhere because it would mean giving up his vendetta against Superman.
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** Lex, so much. He can't understand why Superman is a hero, calling him too alien to understand suffering and loss despite him truly having experienced those things. And his overall quest to gain power means he cannot understand how to wield it responsibly for the sake of others.\
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** Lex, so much. He can't understand why Superman is a hero, calling him too alien to understand suffering and loss despite him truly having experienced those things. And his overall quest to gain power means he cannot understand how to wield it responsibly for the sake of others.\
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"The Black Ring" was an arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' taking place following the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''. While Franchise/{{Superman}} and his allies (Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/{{Superboy}} and the like) struggled against a revived Doomsday in ''Reign of Doomsday'', {{archenemy}} ComicBook/LexLuthor took Superman's place as the star of ''Action Comics'', for an eleven issue run that included two crossovers with ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' and an annual.
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"The Black Ring" was an arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' taking place following the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''. While Franchise/{{Superman}} and his allies (Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/{{Superboy}} and the like) struggled against a revived Doomsday in ''Reign of Doomsday'', ''ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday'', {{archenemy}} ComicBook/LexLuthor took Superman's place as the star of ''Action Comics'', for an eleven issue run that included two crossovers with ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' and an annual.
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* NotSoDifferent: When Lex realizes that Superman is Clark Kent, Superman tries to show him that [[http://supermania78.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AC_900_2.jpg they are more similar than Luthor thinks]]. Luthor being Luthor, he refuses to admit it.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: When Lex realizes that Superman is Clark Kent, Superman tries to show him that [[http://supermania78.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AC_900_2.jpg they are more similar than Luthor thinks]]. Luthor being Luthor, he refuses to admit it.
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* VillainousBreakdown: During the final confrontation between him and Superman, Luthor tries to break Superman by showing him painful moments from his life, thinking that Superman ''has'' no feelings. He shows him his death in front of many, the destruction of both Krypton and New Krypton and the sacrifice of his adopted son Chris Kent. But, when Superman shows him the most painful memory he has - the death of Jonathan Kent, who had a heart attack when [[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac Brainiac invaded]] awhile back - Luthor promptly ''loses it,'' not wanting to admit that they are on some level NotSoDifferent.
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* VillainousBreakdown: During the final confrontation between him and Superman, Luthor tries to break Superman by showing him painful moments from his life, thinking that Superman ''has'' no feelings. He shows him his death in front of many, the destruction of both Krypton and New Krypton and the sacrifice of his adopted son Chris Kent. But, when Superman shows him the most painful memory he has - the death of Jonathan Kent, who had a heart attack when [[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac Brainiac invaded]] awhile back - Luthor promptly ''loses it,'' not wanting to admit that they are on some level NotSoDifferent.the same.
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* BerserkButton: Lex Luthor does ''not'' react well when people turn their backs on him.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Lex, so much. He can't understand why Superman is a hero, calling him too alien to understand suffering and loss despite him truly having experienced those things. And his overall quest to gain power means he cannot understand how to wield it responsibly for the sake of others.
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** Lex, so much. He can't understand why Superman is a hero, calling him too alien to understand suffering and loss despite him truly having experienced those things. And his overall quest to gain power means he cannot understand how to wield it responsibly for the sake of others. \
** Also with Death of the Endless, to a degree (since she's more a kind of good-natured but removed observer rather than "good", strictly speaking); she remarks at one point in their conversation that he keeps acting like she's some kind of supervillain, and he just doesn't seem able to comprehend that such a powerful entity as her simply might ''not'' have any ulterior motives, hidden gambits or lust
** Lex, so much. He can't understand why Superman is a hero, calling him too alien to understand suffering and loss despite him truly having experienced those things. And his overall quest to gain power means he cannot understand how to wield it responsibly for the sake of others.
** Also with Death of the Endless, to a degree (since she's more a kind of good-natured but removed observer rather than "good", strictly speaking); she remarks at one point in their conversation that he keeps acting like she's some kind of supervillain, and he just doesn't seem able to comprehend that such a powerful entity as her simply might ''not'' have any ulterior motives, hidden gambits or lust
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* ItsAllAboutMe: For all Luthor's claims that he is acting in the best interests of humanity, it is constantly pointed out to him that it's clear that this is just his rationalisation for his self-serving greed and lust for more power. In his final confrontation with Superman, when Superman instinctively reacts to the presence of the Phantom Zone opening to try and rescue "someone he cares about" who is trapped there, Luthor grabs in and furiously yells about Superman daring to turn his back on him; while he frames it as Superman refusing to believe that a human could have ascended him in power, it's blindingly obvious that he's just furious that Superman dared to prioritise something else over him.
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* NeverMyFault: In their confrontation, Brainiac points out to Luthor that despite all of Luthor's self-serving actions, including but not limited to the fact that he betrayed Brainiac in their last encounter, Luthor nevertheless constantly comes away from events certain that he is the real victim.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his own but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. [[spoiler:Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as Joker needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his own but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. [[spoiler:Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as Joker needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
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* FiveStagesOfGrief: When encountering Death of the Endless, Luthor invokes the stages. He's actually between Bargaining and Denial the whole time, and is faking the other stages. Death sees through it.
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''Superman: The Black Ring'' was an arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' taking place following the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''. While Franchise/{{Superman}} and his allies (Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/{{Superboy}} and the like) struggled against a revived Doomsday in ''Reign of Doomsday'', {{archenemy}} ComicBook/LexLuthor took Superman's place as the star of ''Action Comics'', for an eleven issue run that included two crossovers with ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' and an annual.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[GreenLanternRing power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes he and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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During the events of ''Blackest Night'', Luthor had briefly served as an Orange Lantern. Infected by the Orange Light of Avarice, Luthor finds himself unstable and unsatisfied without the [[GreenLanternRing power ring]], and sets out on a quest, not to regain what he has lost, but to gain a greater power still, by tapping into the energies of the Black Lantern Rings. His quest takes he him and his allies around the world, as they seek the energy spheres containing the rings' power, and come into conflict with foes including, but not limited to, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mister Mind]], ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]], ComicBook/VandalSavage, ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Larfleeze]], ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, and even [[ComicBook/TheSandman Death herself]]. The arc explored Luthor's relationships with these other villains, doing its best to define the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 Luthor as a character, and as a major figure within the DC Universe as a whole.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. [[spoiler: Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his own but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as he needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. [[spoiler: Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his own but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. Even [[spoiler:Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as he Joker needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
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* NotSoDifferent: When Lex realizes that Superman is Clark Kent, Superman tries to show thim that [[http://supermania78.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AC_900_2.jpg they are more similar than Luthor thinks]]. Luthor being Luthor, he refuses to admit it.
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* NotSoDifferent: When Lex realizes that Superman is Clark Kent, Superman tries to show thim him that [[http://supermania78.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AC_900_2.jpg they are more similar than Luthor thinks]]. Luthor being Luthor, he refuses to admit it.
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* AGodAmI: This is what Luthor is aiming for, and for a brief, spectacular moment, he achieves it, fusing with the living embodiment of the Phantom Zone, and gaining power over the space-time continuum as a whole.
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* DeathTakesAHoliday: When Luthor has his AGodAmI moment, he banishes all death and suffering from the universe. There's a reaction panel of Death of the Endless enjoying the fact that, for the first time in millennia, she has ''nothing to do''. Because Luthor is Luthor and the StatusQuoIsGod, it doesn't last long.
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* DeathTakesAHoliday: When Luthor has his AGodAmI PhysicalGod moment, he banishes all death and suffering from the universe. There's a reaction panel of Death of the Endless enjoying the fact that, for the first time in millennia, she has ''nothing to do''. Because Luthor is Luthor and the StatusQuoIsGod, it doesn't last long.
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* GodhoodSeeker: This is what Luthor is aiming for, and for a brief, spectacular moment, he achieves it, fusing with the living embodiment of the Phantom Zone, and gaining power over the space-time continuum as a whole.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. [[spoiler: Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his owns but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as he needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Luthor himself. He claims he wants to save humanity from Superman and other superheroes who are keeping mankind back. Some of the other villains don't seem to buy it. [[spoiler: Through the entire arc it is shown that Luthor does not have humanity's best interests at heart despite his lofty goals; he is only after power and has an intense dislike for authority other than his owns own but insists, even to himself, that he is the hero of the story. Yet he allows people to get killed as pawns, shoots an employee so that he can't be used against him as a hostage and whenever anyone turns their back on him he [[BerserkButton flips out]]. He does not believe that Superman empathizes with humanity at all and it is possible he's projecting this trait on Superman. Darkseid says he only wants to rule others and be "the biggest fish". Brainiac outright states that he is doing it for power and mocks his lack of introspection. Even Superman is surprised that Luthor's first act as a physical god is to come after him. Only the Joker believed he had any real potential to do good and feared this as he needs to believe that life is pain and has no meaning. Superman and Mr Mind attempt to reason with him by appealing to his desire to do good but his need to destroy Superman destroys his chances to do any real good as he promised himself he would. All this underscores just how much of a [[CutLexLuthorACheck wasted opportunity]] Lex Luthor's life was. Mr Mind's parting words are more than apt: "I'll leave you to your tragedy."]]
