Lex Luthor (Young Justice)

Lex Luthor is the nemesis of Superman and a villain in the DC comics. He appears as a villain in the animated TV show Young Justice, first appearing in the tenth episode Targets. He is voiced by Mark Rolston.

Targets
He is first seen in the episode Targets where he is called in to act as an arbitrator between the two states North- and South Rhelasia who are on the brink of war. The negotiations are taking place at a hotel in Taipei but when Luthor arrives he is almost assassinated by the hired killer Cheshire. After Cheshire is stopped with help from Red Arrow, Luthor vouches for Red Arrow who has mistakenly captured by the police. Roy is not convinced by this act of nobleness and calls out Luthor. Luthor replies that while he does not claim to be an angel, this time he is on the side of the angels. He then heads inside the hotel. Inside the hotel, Roy talks to Luthor again, revealing that he knows that LexCorp is selling weapons to both Rhelasias and would thus profit from war. Luthor assures Roy that there would be much more profit in investing in a peaceful Rhelasia and implies that he may not have been the target of the assassin at all. Luthor attempts to hire Roy to investigate the assassination attempt. While Roy decides to investigate, he claims that he won't do so for Luthor.

After investigating, Roy returns to Lex to reveal that it is Ra's al Ghul himself who wants Lex dead.

During the peace summit, Cheshire once more attempts to assassinate Luthor and the leaders. Everyone present is saved by Red Arrow and Aquaman who shields the people with an aquatic sphere. The arrival of more League assassins, including Sportsmaster, causes both Rhelasian leaders to retreat to the dais. Luthor remains in the room, watching the fight. When one of the assassins jumps onto the dais, Luthor's assistant Mercy Graves is reveled to be an android who shoots the assassin out of the air. This demonstration of power compared with Luthor saving both their lives convinces the two leaders to sign a peace treaty.

After everything is well and Red Arrow and Aqualad have returned home, Luthor meets with Ra's al Gul. It is made clear that both deviced a scheme which would result in Rhelasia's unification under LexCorps political and economical guideance. Both toast to each other, revealing that they are both part of The Light.