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There is nothing people love more than a honest redemption tale . While everyone loves stories about heroes saving the 24-hour interval and defeating the bad guys , a villain becoming a hero is the only thing better than that . It ’s one of the easiest storytelling devices , to take someone malign and allow them redeem themselves , but unfortunately , Lex Luthorwill never be a hero , and Marvel’sGreen Goblinproves it .
Lex Luthor ’s tragic destiny as a villain was revealed to reader in 2018’sJustice League : No Justice#4 by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV . In this story , the Justice League needs to apply the four cosmic energies to disgust the Omega Titans before they destroy Earth . This requires someone specially powerful in each power to charge a watch crystal .
Brainiac charges the lechatelierite with wisdom , Wonder Woman with wonder , Martian Manhunter with whodunit , and Lex Luthor charges it with randomness . This comes after Deathstroke , a well - known baddie , completely fail to do it . Deathstroke even points out that Lexshouldn’tbe able to do it , asLex Luthor is a hero at this point in his history , but it seems the universe disagrees .
certainly , Lex Luthor might be the most infamous member of Superman ’s varlet ’ gallery , but there ’s something he hat even more than the Man of Steel .
The Universe Recognizes Lex Luthor As A Villain
Justice League: No Justice#4 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Francis Manapul, Hi-Fi, and AndWorld Design
Lex Luthor has been Superman ’s primary villainfor decennary . The two characters fundamentally can not get along due to their opposing viewpoints on humanity . Lex believes that humanity must hurt and overpower it to grow . Superman believes that he must practice it if he has the tycoon to prevent suffering . This is n’t even to remark Lex ’s mammoth ego problems . It ’s what ’s made him such a compelling baddie , but author have tried to explore other areas of his character over the years . A few prison term , Lex has been come in in the role of a hero .
This all fell apart after Lex was convinced that the world would always see him as a villain .
After the death of theNew 52Superman , Lex was really inspired . The Man of Steel ’s sacrifice motivated Lex to take up Superman ’s iconic symbol and become Metropolis ' newfangled defender as a raw variant of Superman . It was Lex ’s first existent attempt at being a hero , and it went pretty well . There were still some raspy border , but Lex was earnestly trying to live up to Superman ’s ideals . However , this all fell asunder after Lex was convinced that the universe would always see him as a villain , which is a very similar path to another iconic villain .
Norman Osborn Couldn’t Escape His Villain Past Either
Despite His Best Attempts, Norman Couldn’t Find Redemption
Norman Osborn aka the Green Goblin is very similar to Lex Luthor in a sight of ways . He ’s a genius artificer who uses a especial causa to fight his implike - rival . While Norman ’s reasons for try out to kill Spider - Man areverydifferent from Lex ’s reasons for trying to kill Superman , they still have a lot of similarities . One of the biggest differences is that they ’ve both been former villain who tried to find redemption . While Lex was able to pick out his redemption on his own , Norman had it wedge on him . After Norman ’s sinfulness were eaten by the Sin Eater , Norman grant up the personal identity of the Green Goblin and becamethe Gold Goblin .
Fans even annotate on how they were delight Norman ’s adventures as a hero more than Spider - Man ’s at the time .
The Gold Goblinwas Norman ’s attempt at redeeming himself for the crimes he had give in the past tense . With Norman ’s sins completely remove from his someone , he no longer felt the insanity of the Goblin pushing him to do the horrific thing he had get to be known for . Norman spent a few year as the Gold Goblin and even began working nearly with Spider - Man while alsotryingto move as a mentor to his grandson Normie Osborn . This change was well receive , and many fan even commented on how they were enjoying Norman ’s adventures as a hero more than Spider - Man ’s at the time .
Unfortunately , salutary things can never last and while Norman Osborn had a dandy ladder as the heroic Gold Goblin , it seems to be issue forth to an end . Marvel has confirmed that Norman will be returning to his villainous ways as the Green Goblin shortly . While it ’s certainly inauspicious , it ’s scarcely surprising . While devotee love a sound redemption chronicle , no company wants to lose one of their most iconic and pop villains .
Green Goblin is one of the most iconic Spider - Man villain ever made , and Marvel was never going to let that mantle die . It does n’t matter how good Norman Osborn ’s salvation arc was or how far his character got , at the end of the daytime , he willalwaysbe the Green Goblin , andLex Luthor is likely to suffer a standardised fate .
For years , one of Spider - Man ’s corking baddie has been run , but now it seems that the Green Goblin is balance to make his return to Marvel Comics .
Lex Luthor Already Tried To Be A Hero And Failed Once
Lex Luthor Is Too Good Of A Villain To Let Go
Lex Luthor already stress to be a hero back during theNew 52 , and it did n’t work out for him . finally , Lex was win over that the world would always see him as a baddie , and so he unleashed Perpetua on the Multiverse and entered his Apex Lex era . Now it seems that Lex is once again trying to claim to be a sub , asLex is now ally with Superman . While it would be marvelous to imagine that Lex has eventually supervise to become over a new folio , the problem is that this can never last for too long .
Lex was convert that the world would always see him as a scoundrel .
Just like Norman Osborn , Lex Luthor is just too upright of a villain to get go . He challenge Superman too perfectly , just as the Green Goblin is a perfect counter to Spider - Man . While go steady a redemption tale is always fun , it can never seem to actually last . Plenty of villains in the DC Universe have adjudicate to reform , even major villains like Bane and Riddler , but it never endure . Even DC’sbiggestexample of a villain - ferment hero , Harley Quinn , is returning to villainy soon . It seems that there is , unfortunately , no hope of Lex Luthor managing to be a hero for long .
These Characters Are Simply Too Iconic As Villains
Lex And Norman Are Doomed To Relapse
Lex Luthor and Norman Osborn may play at being the grinder occasionally , and they may even stand out at it , but they ’ll never be capable to truly be redeemed . Lex Luthor is the most iconic villain Superman has ever had , and there ’s only no way he wo n’t be forced back into that part eventually . It ’s an unfortunate reality of comics that the status quo is almost unbreakable . While it would be amazing to seeLex Luthoractually continue and evolve as a character , theGreen Goblinhas already proven that this simply is n’t going to happen .
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