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 No.1056007>>1056013 >>1056018 >>1056377 >>1056389 [Watch Thread][Show All Posts]

What does LutherCorp actually do? Since I was a kid, it occurred to me the only thing they seem to do is manufacture things to fight Superman. What does his corporation actually produce? What have they done for the public interest? What do they manage?

 No.1056013>>1056425

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 No.1056018>>1056023

>>1056007 (OP)

Multiple revenue streams

Legit scientific advances, inventions, patents

Defense contracts, consulting, satellites

Then racketeering, extortion, espionage, robbery, blackmail and other “secret crime boss” activities on the side


 No.1056023>>1056025

>>1056018

Is there proof of that in canon?


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>>1056023

>Is there proof of that in canon?


 No.1056041>>1056489

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>>>1056023

Fuck it. I'll humor you since I like setting books.

From DC Adventures Universe

>Lex Luthor, who established Lexcorp in the city and soon

owned the majority of its real estate as well as many of its

most successful businesses.

>[most of Pittsdale Iowa is controlled by an] agribusiness division of Lexcorp

>America Today: A daily national newspaper created a decade ago by LexCorp’s news division to match target demographics, the paper delivers focused stories told simply, accompanied by color pictures and diagrams

>previously owned TV station WLEX

From Daily Planet Guide to Metropolis

>the LexWing, an experimental plane of [Luthor's] own design,

>Founding his own company, LexCorp, in a two-office suite in the top floor of the Daily Planet building, Luthor didn't have

to wait long to hear from the Department of Defense, awarding LexCorp a $6 billion contract for 18 LexWings as well as his consultation on revitalizing the United States Air Force.

>all work, from construction to development of new technologies for new aircraft would be performed within the city's border

>Luthor bought companies with wild abandon, revitalizing most of th em for the better. Before he was 30, Luthor owned diversified holdings in media communications (LexCom), banking, petroleum (LexOil), resear ch (Advanced Research Laboratories, North American Robotics), and manufacturing

>Technology: Led by LexCorp and S.T.A.R. Laboratories, technological and sciences research greatly advance Metropolis's economy. LexCorp and its subsidiaries and holdings provide jobs for nearly 60 per cent of the city's population.

>Major Employers of metropolis: LexCorp (all subsidiaries and holdings): 3.55 million employees

>many think of Metropolis's Industrial sectors as being owned exclusively by Lex Luthor

>thanks to LexCorp and its holdings, a full three-quarters of Metropolitans are employed

>Heavy manufacturing has been the backbone of Metropolis's economy for years […] LexCorp opened a facility in the Bakerline borough 12 years ago, mainly to build parts for the LexAir fleet, and has since diversified into steel manufacturing, construction of building supplies, and production of components for LexOil's mining efforts.

>Aeronautics: Dominated by LexAir

>Hob's Bay has 57 berthing piers, each with a variable amount of warehouse space and facilities. Piers 1 through 40 are owned and operated by LexCorp,

>home to LexCorp's LexComp computer branch […] Metropolis leads the nation in high-tech jobs and output

> Led by the Luthor Financial Group, which covers personal and professional finance and investments, the city's banking community is second to none in the nation, easily securing Metropolis's position as the wealthiest city in the country and the third wealthiest in the world.

>Additionally, LexNet and Systely, two of the nation's largest ISPs, are headquartered in Metropolis. LexNet has announced that it will soon unveil 30-C, a Web -browsing program that projects a three-dimensional representation of the Web, thanks to LexCorp technology.

From Metropolis Sourcebook

>LexCorp International covers businesses as widespread as fast food (Ralli's Family Restaurants), beverage production (Koul-Brau Breweries), banking (First Metro Security), oil (LexOil), communication (LexCom ), retail (Carlini's Department Stores ), entertainment (LexCom Studios and Fantasyworks Films), and air travel (LexAir).

>Luthor has numerous contracts with the U.S. government, both overt (the W-Lexl51, the latest generation amphibious assault craft) and clandestine (artificial kryptonite development). Luthor remains today, as he has been since shortly before the Gulf War , one of America's largest producers of munitions and armament for th e U.S. military and other nations


 No.1056376>>1056419

I miss when the superscience of protags would leak into the general world. Like unstable molecules for clothing being used all over in marvel, the problem was only heroes used it tho it would've been interesting to see the normal population with clothes that could be changed by thought and were like battle armor.


 No.1056377>>1056432 >>1056436

Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.

>>1056007 (OP)

They make anti Superman propaganda movies now, apparently.


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>>1056007 (OP)

>What does his corporation actually produce?

Bad stories.

Luthor doesn't care about money. Money is a concern for lesser minds.


 No.1056419

>>1056376

This was the premise of Batman Beyond's setting, wasn't it? All those advanced technologies that appeared in BTAS come into common use, so you get gene splicer gangs and athletes using venom.


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 No.1056432

>>1056377

>anti Superman propaganda movies

You mean Man of Steel?


 No.1056436

>>1056377

Nah, just some hack trying to be edgy.


 No.1056489>>1056495

>>1056041

>Dude's pretty much printing money through his legit businesses.

>Still involved in illegal activities that could put him away for a long time if he was caught.

>Still wants to fight a godlike alien because reasons.


 No.1056495>>1056499

>>1056489

>Still wants to fight a godlike alien because reasons.

>reasons.

Throughout history, the ones to succeed in the human society were the skilled, the smart, the strong. Great wizards, grand generals, clever politicians, mighty warriors. Those who took risks, those who dared, those who won in the end. And they didn't do it nicely, either. They burned down entire cities, they raped, pillaged, slaughtered, genocided, lied, framed, deceived, poisoned and assassinated. It was a bloody and terrible system, but it lead to a better life. Technology always took the biggest leaps when the enemy was at the door. Only after the crime, the law came around. Only after a tragedy, humans figured out countermeasures. The great men killed one another, took the power for themselves, and then were killed by the next generation.

And now there's a fucking godlike alien that is fixing everything. A tornado? Who needs proper alarm systems, Superman's here to help! A criminal? Fuck equipping and training the police, Superman will deal with it. An emo teen wants to commit suicide? To hell with the proper mental healthcare, better schools and discussions on the impact of social media - Superman will just hug him and give him his one-off attention he so much craves.

With Superman around, suddenly, one that thrives is not one who's great, but one who's weak, one who can play the victim the best. It's especially funny when throughout history countries slaughtered each other, soaking the soil red, and after Superman comes around, they are no longer allowed to strike back. Any small country can no longer retaliate for the historical crimes inflicted upon them by slaughtering right back - Superman's there to watch over them. They are now forced to play by the rules made by victors, and swap their rightful rage for groveling and victimization.

Lex Luthor is one of those great men, who is still desperately trying to go on. He's one of the last teeth of the system of old, desperately chewing on this new wave of coddling and restrictions. That's why he doesn't care about the gold, that's why he puts so much emphasis on the symbolism of Superman - he wants humanity to start fighting again, rather than relying on an interplanetary nanny.

If Lex has his way, he'll become the greatest leader known to man. And then he'll be killed by another great man. And that great man will be killed by the next one. And the cycle will continue, humanity reaching out ever forward. Not with Superman. There's no future with Superman.


 No.1056499>>1056505

>>1056495

Lex pls. Dont you have a startup that needs attention?


 No.1056505

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>>1056499

I think you must have me mistaken for someone else. I'm just really passionate about the future of the human kind, and how obnoxiously infallible all-powerful aliens are affecting us as a society. Lex Luthor is only one example of said great men, however he is possibly one of the greatest.


 No.1056752

This turned into a fun thread




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