Lionel Luthor: Difference between revisions

* Lionel Luthor appears in a flashback of the ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' episode "Luthors", portrayed by Ian Butcher.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Topel|first1=Fred|title=Mr. Mxyzpltk Leads the Top Five Moments from Supergirl's 'Luthors'|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/author/fred-topel|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> He is a billionaire and the founder of his family's company LuthorCorp as well as resembling the future Lex Luthor ([[Jon Cryer]]) with his baldness. It's revealed that sometime after marrying Lillian ([[Brenda Strong]]) and having Lex, Lionel began an [[affair]] with a woman named Elizabeth Walsh that would lead to the conception of Lena Luthor ([[Katie McGrath]]). Once Lillian discovered the affair, he ultimately chooses to remain with his family. After the death of Lena's mother, Lionel takes in his illegitimate daughter but lies to her and the public that his second child is adopted. Lionel favors Lena over Lex due to his love for her mother, leading to tension with his wife and son, especially due to his emotional distance from Lex growing up. Lionel also became an [[Alcoholism|alcoholic]] later in his life, contributing to his family's dysfunction. Lionel died sometime afterwards due to unknown circumstances and Lex inherited his father's fortune to lead LuthorCorp for years until his imprisonment. Lena then takes over leadership of LuthorCorp, relocates the company's headquarters from [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] to National City, and renames it L-Corp, attempting to redeem her family name from Lex's actions. When Lena learns her true paternity from Lillian, she becomes determined to restore the Luthor name for both her father and herself.

* Lionel Luthor appears in the ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'' episode "Conner", portrayed by [[Peter MacNeill]]. This version is almost blind and was a former scientist. Conner and [[Krypto]] arrive at Lionel's Kansas house upon a memory drawing him to it. He told Conner everything about his son and Clark before Conner is ambushed by [[Mercy Graves]]' [[Project Cadmus|Cadmus]] team. Conner works to protect Lionel from the Cadmus team after he gets attacked by one of the soldiers. The next day, Mercy gives Lex a status report while also mentioning that his father is doing alright.

 

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