Alexander Luthor (Earth-5180)

"I believe there’s something inherently dangerous when something real becomes mythic. Because when faced with a myth we can’t win. So the mythic must be exposed for what it is. So we can believe in ourselves. Because it’s only what’s in us… the drive to be mythic… that matters."

- - Lex Luthor to Superman

Alexander Josef "Lex" Luthor was an American businessman, entrepreneur, scientist, and CEO of LexCorp, as well as an international criminal, bent on destroying, taking down and exposing Superman to the world as a decaying, normal man. Maniacal and lustful for power, Lex joined dangerous entities along his way to destroy Superman and subsequently the Justice League, such as the Masters of Evil and later on, the Legion of Doom.

Early Life
Lex Luthor was born in January 15th, 1975, in Metropolis, Delaware, to East German industrialist and Luthor Corp CEO Lionel Luthor, and as the younger brother of Lena Luthor. A genius since birth, Lex's father enjoyed exhibiting his son's intelligence to his friends and employees. However, while Lionel showed the image of a progressive and noble man in public, in his daily live hood he was ruthless. He constantly abused his children, both physically, and mentally. Lex prayed for a god to save him, but after many years, he became deluded with the concept of family and religion, becoming an Misotheist and cold towards the Luthors.

When Lex was eighteen years old, his father mysteriously passed away, leaving the entirety of Luthor Corp to his son. Lex gladly took over, renaming the company LexCorp in his name, and producing many changes over time to demonstrate LexCorp was his and no one else's. He turned the nearly fable Luthor Corp into a multinational name with billions of dollars of brand value and name recognition, and thus, one of the biggest businessmen in America and the world. Lex rose to become the youngest person to be named at Fortune 500's Businessperson of the Year.