BvS The Lexosuit, Yay or Nay?

[Steelsheen]

you know i'm a big geek of the mechanical suits man t: Ironman, IronBat-- you name it. so i kinda like to see what Snyder and gang can come up with, even if its just sitting behind a secured glass enclosure.

but yeah i know the Ironman fans will start screaming bloody rip off so maybe only if its really necessary? Lex has always been more of the intellectual schemer type of villain. his weapons are manipulation and deceit, he leaves the dirty sweaty smack down to his dumb henchmen.

 

[Boy Scout]

I don't particularly care for Lex being able to go blow-for-blow with Superman. A metal suit would do nothing to keep him from being liquified. He should be a primarily intellectual villain who preys on Superman's psychological vulnerabilities.

 

[Verick808]

I vote....nay. The only power suits Lex needs are Kiton and Armani.

 

[zryson]

I've loved Lex in a power-suit since the days of the first Superman comic series. So to see a new modern take on it? I'm all for it.

 

[dnno1]

I just have this feeling that Snyder in Co are following the John Byrne version of Lex Luthor who is this great untouchable busines magnate and captain of industry that does his dirty work in the background.

 

[lukebrodyg]

I just have this feeling that Snyder in Co are following the John Byrne version of Lex Luthor who is this great untouchable busines magnate and captain of industry that does his dirty work in the background.

I do too for that reason but another...

Can anyone really see Jesse's Lex in a suit fighting Superman? Hard sell right there IMO. But I can completely see a business savy but corrupt individual.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Im with you on this one. To me Lex is all about power, the more he can have the more he'll take. Once he gets to a certain point financially and politically there would be nothing left for him but to want to be super powered in some way.

People can claim they don't want him in the suit but to say it isn't part of his character is wrong because we have seen it be part of his character over and over again.

Exactly, I don't get the characterization argument at all or the stuff about it not helping Lex last long against Superman, I mean any time you have a human going toe to toe with a hero as overpowered as Superman you simply have to accept artistic license IMO.

The strongest argument here IMO is that it is very hard to imagine Eisenberg donning armor and doing fight scenes, visually he could end up looking like a kid trying on his daddy's shoes.

 

[Loki882]

I agree that the battle-suit is not at all out of character for Lex. He wants to be Superman's superior in every way. "See Superman, I have even found a way to match you physically, and I did it through my own genius and hard work, unlike you who just got lucky to land on the right planet." It's TOTALLY something that Lex would do/say. And Snyder set up the potential for the suit perfectly. General Zod's armor was lying in a LexCorp construction sight at the end of MOS. Lex gets ahold of it, reverse engineers it, makes some modifications/improvements and there you go. However, I do agree that it's not something that he'd resort to immediately or as a first option.

 

[DChero]

I absolutely want to see it. I also love the idea of it being tied to Zod's armor, directly or indirectly. Having a Luthor that is more than just a puppet master is what I think that the character has been missing on screen.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I like the suit, so I'd be pretty pleased to see it in the movie. They gave Jor-El, a scientist, a suit, a gun, and a dragon. I believe Lex Luthor will have something comparable and will be physically involved in the climax.

 

[Duke]

I'd like to see Lex don the suit at some point, whether it be in this movie or sequel, it's part of the character, so I don't mind at all.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I'd like to see it

 

[Bathead]

I like the Lexosuit, but I don't want to see it in this movie. Especially since Batman in going to be wearing an exosuit to fight Superman from the sounds of things.

You mean Batman is RUMORED to be wearing an exo-suit.

 

[Bathead]

I hate that version of Luthor...he's more interesting being a regular human being, (super smart and all) than having an armor that pretty much makes him a "super human"...same goes for Batman....no bat armor for him, no sir.

Agreed on both counts, wholeheartedly. Giving either one of them some kind of exo-suit like that cheapens the characters and what makes them unique, IMO.

 

[Bathead]

I get some of the concerns and arguments against it, but how long are we going to allow Iron Man to act as an excuse to never do anything related to armor?

Suits of armor and cyber enhancements are a huge comic book trope that isn't really unique to any one company, although Iron Man is the most popular in the mainstream.

They should scrap the Cyborg character then if that's the case.

And there's the problem right there. At some point armored suits like this will become hugely clichéd if used too many times. Having Lex, or for that matter, Batman, wear this kind of suit will definitely encroach into cliché territory. IMO, it's hugely unoriginal. Let those characters (i.e. Iron Man and Cyborg) whose basic concept involves such tech keep their suits, Lex and Batman don't need them.

 

[The Guard]

Yes, I want to see it, when the time is right. It's a staple of the mythos.

What's with all this "I can't buy Jessie doing this" talk? The whole point is that Lex puts on the power suit so he CAN be a threat. Eventually, when he gets desperate enough to stand toe to toe with and hurt Superman. I would imagine that's somewhere in the future, though.

Granted, the power suit was in the old BATMAN VS SUPERMAN script...

 

[The Infernal]

I also can't see Eisenberg suiting up. However I do like the idea of an armoured up Lex. Though I don't think I'd go for a Iron Man or Hulkbuster look as shown in the pics in the original post. I'd like to see something sleeker, almost like Lex's take on an armoured batsuit.

 

[Loki882]

Agreed on both counts, wholeheartedly. Giving either one of them some kind of exo-suit like that cheapens the characters and what makes them unique, IMO.

No it doesn't, not at all. They're still normal humans, just one's that have a powerful weapon on their side. It's no different from Batman using the gadgets on his utility belt, or Luthor building some kind of weapon to kill Superman.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Not creating the suits actually cheapens the characters, I mean two super smart guys wanting to take on a practically invincible alien would use all of the tech at their disposal, to not do so demeans their logic.

 

[jmc]

I just think there's a really good juxtaposition when it comes to Luthor not having some form of exo-suit. What I like about it is how him using his wits can frustrate Superman. It's one thing for Superman to go toe-to-toe with some alien or super powered being, but if the person challenging him is a human being who can't take him on physically it puts Superman in a position whereby he can't just use his fists to solve the problem. It's actually what makes Luthor such a great villain, the hero can't just fight him to save the day.

 

[Verick808]

Batman's suit in DKR didn't really do anything for him. Steel is no different from flesh for Clark. As for Lex. I just never liked the power suit. Lex is the guy who let's others do the dirty work. That's why Superman has a hard time taking him down. When Lex wears that suit he's just another villian for Supes to beat down and take in. When lex stays behind the scenes he's a constant danger to Superman.

 

[Loki882]

Except that the scheming also gets old after awhile. The "shadowy manipulator" can also get boring. Change things up a bit.

 

[Loki882]

I just think there's a really good juxtaposition when it comes to Luthor not having some form of exo-suit. What I like about it is how him using his wits can frustrate Superman. It's one thing for Superman to go toe-to-toe with some alien or super powered being, but if the person challenging him is a human being who can't take him on physically it puts Superman in a position whereby he can't just use his fists to solve the problem. It's actually what makes Luthor such a great villain, the hero can't just fight him to save the day.

No, what makes Lex a great villain is his complexity and genius. Guess what just shows his genius even more, building a battle suit that can go toe to toe with freaking Superman.

 

[jmc]

No, what makes Lex a great villain is his complexity and genius. Guess what just shows his genius even more, building a battle suit that can go toe to toe with freaking Superman.

IMO it diminishes the juxtaposition of Luthor against Superman. I agree his genius is what makes him a great arch nemesis, but him navigating around Superman's powers is more interesting than him trying to match his powers in a suit of armour. The beauty is with Superman and Luthor it's a mental battle, Luthor can push Superman without breaking a sweat and Superman can't do a damn thing about it, at least from a physical perspective. Their battle should be a game of chess, not an arena battle.

 

[InJustice]

IMO it diminishes the juxtaposition of Luthor against Superman. I agree his genius is what makes him a great arch nemesis, but him navigating around Superman's powers is more interesting than him trying to match his powers in a suit of armour. The beauty is with Superman and Luthor it's a mental battle, Luthor can push Superman without breaking a sweat and Superman can't do a damn thing about it, at least from a physical perspective. Their battle should be a game of chess, not an arena battle.

Agreed.