Lionel Luthor's near-death experiences
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Lionel Luthor had many near-death experiences before he was finally murdered by his son, Lex Luthor:
- During the tornadoes of 2002, Lionel was trapped under a column in the Luthor Mansion. Lex Luthor hesitated to take action, then decided to save his father's life. (Tempest)
- Byron Moore, a victim of Metron Pharmaceutical Labs, tried to kill Lionel with his bare hands. He was stopped by Clark Kent. (Nocturne)
- Kyla Willowbrook turned into a wolf in order to attack Lionel. Clark managed to stop her. (Skinwalker)
- Lionel was taken hostage by an insurgence team, along with Martha Kent. Pine, the leader of the insurgence team, threatened Lionel with a drill to his head. Clark used his super speed to disarm him, then Lionel shot Pine in the back. (Insurgence)
- Sheriff Ethan Miller shot Lionel in order to take revenge on him. Lionel was disabled, but ultimately survived his attack. (Suspect)
- Clark Kent used his heat vision to blow up a propane tank up from inside of a truck. Lionel happened to be walking towards the truck, and the explosion nearly killed Lionel and his bodyguard. (Phoenix)
- Lionel nearly committed suicide due to his incurable liver disease. (Crisis, Legacy)
- Lionel almost died from choking during a fight with Jonathan Kent, but Clark saved him. (Legacy)
- Jeremiah Holdsclaw was about to stab Lionel to death with a mystical knife, known as Palak. (Talisman)
- An inmate stabbed Lionel while the latter was taking a shower. (Gone)
- Lionel only had months to live because of the liver disease, but was healed in the second soul transference with Clark. (Transference)
- Genevieve Teague captured Lex and Lionel, and tortured them both in a log cabin. Lex and Lionel escaped, and Lionel shot Jason Teague (albeit not fatally). (Forever)
- Andrea Rojas threatened to kill Lionel in order to take revenge on him. If Clark hadn't been around, Lionel would have fallen to death. (Vengeance)
- A disgruntled LuthorCorp employee put Lionel through a series of life and death tests, along with Martha Kent. Lionel and Martha were eventually saved by Clark Kent. (Mercy).
- Lex struck Lionel with his newfound Kryptonian powers, tossing him onto the hood of his car. (Vessel)
- Lionel was severely injured when an explosion occurred inside the Smallville tunnels. (Nemesis)
- Lionel attacked Bizarro with green kryptonite. But this process only seemed to make him stronger, and he threw Lionel against a grate, knocking him unconscious, pinned under rubble in a rapidly flooding dam. (Phantom)
- Lana Lang paid Marilyn to imprison Lionel in a log cabin. He eventually escaped and killed Marilyn. (Action).
- Zor-El tracked down Jor-El's vessel, Lionel, and threatened his life. Clark Kent arrived and saved Lionel. (Blue)
- Lex finally killed Lionel by pushing him out a 40 story window in LuthorCorp Plaza. (Descent)
[edit] Notes
- Lionel has twice been imprisoned and tortured in log cabins (once by Genevieve Teague and once by Lana Lang).
- Lionel almost died of a fatal liver disease, but was saved when Clark's "soul" entered and left his body. (Transference)
- Lionel finally fell 40 stories to his death after Lex pushed him out of a LuthorCorp window. (Descent)
