Roose Bolton
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Would he shoot himself at the end?
So... a Lex that isn't a billionaire or charming to the public eye, then ends up killing himself to avoid being caught by Superman?
That's not a Lex I want to see.
What I think would be intriguing is a Moriarty-like charachter, similar to the version in BBC's Sherlock. He doesn't have to be a billionaire. He doesn't have to be charming (in a traditional sense). But he could use his mind and offscreen henchmen to screw with Superman the way Moriarty does Sherlock.
You probably have to have seen the show to realize what I'm getting at. But that sort of character would be a true match for Superman. He doesnt need an army or a suit of armor or kyptonite. This type of charachter would think those types if things are beneath him. He would believe his mind is an equal to Superman's strength.
It would require some very creative, thoughtful writers.
oh, don't you know he's not dead either?Would he shoot himself at the end?
I only commented on the suicide thing. Which might be too much after all, I agree. I just dont want him thrown in jail at the end of a possible trilogy after all he's done. It has to have more resolution. A really fitting and satisfying end.
I agree, jail would be anticlimactic for Luthor. I don't know, maybe a death by Darkseid's Omega Beams? Just brainstorming here.
No, the killing himself had nothing to do with it. The idea was more of having a "genius criminal mastermind" that was actually a genius criminal mastermind. The BBC Sherlock version of Moriarty is about the best I've ever seen that role done.So... a Lex that isn't a billionaire or charming to the public eye, then ends up killing himself to avoid being caught by Superman?
That's not a Lex I want to see.
No, the killing himself had nothing to do with it. The idea was more of having a "genius criminal mastermind" that was actually a genius criminal mastermind. The BBC Sherlock version of Moriarty is about the best I've ever seen that role done.
A billionaire that just happens to hate Superman is boring. He needs to have motivation. And a genius like Moriarty who is psychotically and deleteriously bent on proving his brains over Superman's brawn would be very intriguing.
His motivation for hating Superman is that he could have been humanity's savior? How so? What does Superman do that prevents him from doing whatever good thing he would otherwise do?Yeah, and a Luthor who could've been humanity's savior if he wasn't so wrapped up in his own hatred for Superman is interesting as well. I'd like a Lex that's a hybrid.
His motivation for hating Superman is that he could have been humanity's savior? How so? What does Superman do that prevents him from doing whatever good thing he would otherwise do?
Okay, so he doesn't have any particular reason to hate Superman? He just does?If he wasn't busy obsessing over coming up with ways to stop Superman, he could be doing other things to benefit mankind. For example, developing a cure for Cancer.
So he hates Superman because he's jealous? Eh...I don't want him to feel inferior. I'd rather him feel superior to Superman and simply want to prove it.I suppose it's a form of jealousy and the fact that Luthor had to work for what he had, whereas with Superman his power comes naturally... And he's loved by a planet that he doesn't even belong on, in Luthor's eyes.
Okay, so he doesn't have any particular reason to hate Superman? He just does?
The cool thing about a Moriarty-like Luthor is that he doesn't actually hate Superman. He just wants to prove he's better. The problem with hate is that for it to be believable, the writers have to come up with some kind of motivation.
Okay, so he doesn't have any particular reason to hate Superman? He just does?
The cool thing about a Moriarty-like Luthor is that he doesn't actually hate Superman. He just wants to prove he's better. The problem with hate is that for it to be believable, the writers have to come up with some kind of motivation.
Edit: I'll respond to your edit:
So he hates Superman because he's jealous? Eh...I don't want him to feel inferior. I'd rather him feel superior to Superman and simply want to prove it.
Well, that's exactly what I was talking about.He doesn't feel inferior. He feels that he is superior to Superman, and he wants to entire world to know it. That's why he goes out of his way doing what he does.
Well, that's exactly what I was talking about.
It's just never been executed well.Lex has always seemed like a Moriarty type to me. Always having to be a step ahead of Superman.
Lex has always seemed like a Moriarty type to me. Always having to be a step ahead of Superman.