History Recap / DeathBattleS02E21IronManVsLexLuthor

It was through Stark's intellect and his impressive use of technology that he has shown to be capable of competing with among the best of his universe; he survived a blow from Thor's Mjölnir, competently fought Captain America in hand-to-hand, can quickly adapt to the fighting styles of his opponents, and withstand the equivalent force of several nuclear bombs. However, as impressive as any of the suits can be, they can be shown to malfunction in critical moments and drain Stark's energy quickly, leaving Tony in dangerous situations that are not helped through his headstrong demeanor. Such a demeanor has led to [[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 a worldwide conflict]] among superheroes, his angering a phoenix god to the point where it killed [[Franchise/XMen Charles Xavier]], building and sending an extremely potent bomb into the earth just to see what the core is like in an experiment that did not end well, and struggling with alcoholism for a good deal of his life. But be it problems of his own design, or those of outside forces, Iron Man has taken on countless adversaries and triumphed.

* ShoutOut: The collection in the Stark Industries warehouse contains various relics from various works which eventually wind up getting damaged in the first phase of the fight. Such objects include [[Franchise/DragonBall the Dragon Balls]], [[Franchise/KingdomHearts a Keyblade]], [[Franchise/MetalGear Metal Gear REX]], at least two [[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} L5 Riesigs]], a Franchise/{{Gundam}}, and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Batmobile]].

Technology. It improves our lives, lets you watch cool shows on the internet, and sometimes it can help you to rival gods.

Like with [[ComicBook/IronMan Iron Man, the Armored Avenger]]. And [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex Luthor, arch-nemesis of Superman]].

--> '''[[Film/IronMan1 Iron Man]]:''' (wordlessly dodges a tank mortar, fires a missile at the tank, and walks away moments before the tank bursts)

With his suit, Lex is a formidable foe, able to fight Deathstroke, Nightwing, and even Batman himself, all on even footing, impaled Supergirl, snap Brainiac's neck, and dispatch Powergirl in a single move, but that does not mean he's any less vulnerable without it. Without his suit, he also has access to a kryptonite-based steroid which temporarily enables him to be stronger than any human being, and he has survived great falls that no normal human being can survive, such as Gorilla Grodd shooting him though the chest and off a helicopter and landing headfirst on a canyon ground after tumbling down it. Lex is also highly adept at robotics; he once made a lifelike replica of Lois Lane that functioned as both a SexBot and war machine and while in prison built a small talking robot that let out a frequency high enough to carve out an escape route on its own. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And deviously,]] [[MemeticMutation he once stole forty cakes when no-one was looking]] ([[AndThatsTerrible and that's terrible]]), which funnily enough, [[AscendedMeme is now canon]]. All memes aside, Lex's pride and hatred of Superman drives [=LexCorp=]'s founder to extremes, so much that he outright refused Superman's aid after a satellite crashed into his company, leaving Luthor a bloodied, limbless mess. This arrogant sense of pride and desire to defeat Superman can also be his downfall, such as when he merged with the Zone Child, which granted him infinite power in exchange for not using said powers to kill, but he stubbornly tried using it to kill Supes anyway, which made the power leave him. Nonetheless, when the earth is under threat, Lex Luthor can step in as the savior-- and exploiter-- of his people.

-->'''[[WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman Lex Luthor]]:''' You know what happens when you take on Lex Luthor!? (fires a pistol at a downed Parasite before furiously beating him into the ground) The same thing that's gonna happen to Superman!

-->'''Boomstick:''' Lex just wasn't suited for this battle.\\

* {{Fanfare}}: The post-match analysis screen, given the match's winner, uses [[spoiler:the credits theme of ''Film/IronMan3'']] as its background music.

* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:The ultimate fate of Luthor, being atomized by the Unibeam]].

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: [[spoiler: Tony gets one to the tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5koepEEiYU MKAliez]], from Anime/AldnoahZero.]]

It was through Stark's intellect and his impressive use of technology that he has shown to be capable of competing with among the best of his universe; he survived a blow from Thor's Mjölnir, competently fought Captain America in hand-to-hand, can quickly adapt to the fighting styles of his opponents, and withstand the equivalent force of several nuclear bombs. However, as impressive as any of the suits can be, they can be shown to malfunction in critical moments and drain Stark's energy quickly, leaving Tony in dangerous situations that are not helped through his headstrong demeanor. Such a demeanor has led to [[ComicBook/CivilWar a worldwide conflict]] among superheroes, his angering a phoenix god to the point where it killed [[Franchise/XMen Charles Xavier]], building and sending an extremely potent bomb into the earth just to see what the core is like in an experiment that did not end well, and struggling with alcoholism for a good deal of his life. But be it problems of his own design, or those of outside forces, Iron Man has taken on countless adversaries and triumphed.

** Before the fight Tony is listening to the theme from WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures.

-->'''[[WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman Lex Luthor]]:''' You know what happens when you take on Lex Luthor!? (fires a pistol at a downed body before furiously beating the body into the ground) The same thing that's gonna happen to Superman!

While Lex's preferred methods of villainy favor his genius strength, playing his foes into unwinnable situations and traps, he also has a Warsuit for occasions that would require intense physical combat. The Warsuit had been forged long ago in Apokalips by another one of Superman's biggest rivals, the alien god Darkseid, and was enhanced further through Lex's own designs. It can fly and has the durability and strength to fight Superman, augmented by a collection of tools that include a robust force field system, gauntlet blades, and Kryptonite-based weaponry. While the suit seems like it may have a vulnerable spot in the form of Lex's armorless head, the aforementioned force field goes so far as to even cover that as well; it merely looks unprotected because Lex would prefer his foes to look at the man who's currently beating them. To cap it all off, Lex also has a massive array of satellites surrounding the planet that he can summon at any time to send a powerful beam towards him, which his suit can gather and concentrate into a ball capable of causing a huge, explosion visible from space.

* VictoryByEndurance: Although Tony's more advanced armour's can outfight Luthor's Warsuit mano-a-mano, this is still a significant advantage Tony has over Lex. For every Iron Man suit that Luthor defeats, Tony can just remotely summon another one to take its place.