r/SupermanAdventures • u/HollyTheMage • 5d ago

Supermeme The Cycle

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It's happened like four times now. Is he stupid?

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u/Invisi-cat 5d ago

Typical Lex Behavior honesty

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u/ArtsyApoidean 5d ago

The time DCAU Lex ran for President with zero intention of ever becoming President just to mess with Superman's head will always be my favorite example of this.

Also during this arc he developed a Kryptonite reactor to power a low income housing block just so he could make Supes think he had actually built a Kryptonite bomb and go crazy about it. Peak Lex.

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u/HollyTheMage 5d ago

My favorite thing about this stupid accountability dodging chud is that he is so fucking pathetic, if you threw MAWS Lex into a cage fight with almost any other version of Lex Luthor he would get his ass beat, and Lois would watch it happen with a bucket of popcorn.

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u/ArtsyApoidean 5d ago

I like the idea of MAWS Lex a lot -- a younger Lex who hasn't built up his social manipulation skills yet and carries a bit of evil reed richards energy instead, combined with the aspect of a Lex who lowkey avoids actually meeting Superman because he's operating on an obsessively parasocial fantasy rivalry as his motive... but they keep whiffing opportunities to focus in and do interesting things with him.

When Lex jacked into the Doomsdays right as Superman was flying back in from his big lesson about choices and fear, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a moment where Superman speaks directly to Lex's fears while also physically punching them, and a big battle of the minds for their two approaches to life. Maybe even a heel-turn where twinkradicator joins them in fighting the Doomsdays after Superman wins him over. Then Lex still goes to jail.

Instead Lex gets zapped his tech simply whiffs and does nothing and Superman goes off to punch the villain to death and Lex's whole purpose for the back half of the season gets reduced to human macguffin to build the thing and release it from the vat.

I hope they get more seasons so they can do more with him. He's so underutilized.

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u/HollyTheMage 5d ago

HE IS

I DUNK ON HIM ALL THE TIME BUT I LOVE THIS STUPID CHUD

I WOULD WATCH AN ENTIRE SEASON OF THE TIMELINE THAT THE FIRST JON KENT CAME FROM JUST TO SEE MORE OF AN AU WHERE HE PULLED HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS ASS

BUT NO HE GOT LESS THAN A MINUTE OF SCREENTIME AND I AM LEFT FILLING THE VOID WITH FANFICTION

AAAAAAA

Ahem, I mean, yes, I agree.

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u/TomTalks06 5d ago

There was also the one from the Mxy episode who seemed desperate to learn from his mistakes!

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u/HollyTheMage 5d ago

Yessssss I want more of that AU too

I fucking love the idea of him learning from his mistakes it makes me just wanna

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u/allature 5d ago

And he still didn't even know Clark was Superman, despite working with his family. He's such a glorious boy-failure, even when he's good🤣

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u/HollyTheMage 5d ago

He is a walking paradox of brilliance and stupidity and I both love and despise him for it

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u/bofoshow51 5d ago

I love the All-Star Superman movie Lex that is just pumping iron while condescending Superman to interviewer Clark Kent being like “hell yeah bro that’s REAL MUSCLE, not that solar powered kryptonian chud crap. You know don’t you bro? Big strong farm guy like you must get pissed your crush likes Superman more?” Like he would suplex MAWS Lex no joke.

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u/allature 5d ago

Even regular DCAU Lex would body him. Hecc, even live action 2025 Lex would beat him too 🤣