Project Prometheus

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Project Prometheus is a LuthorCorp project intended for the survival of Lex Luthor and allow him to recover from his injuries that he sustained from the Fortress of Solitude collapse. (Arctic) It was headed up by Dr. Edward Groll.

Contents 1 Known Subjects 2 Powers and Abilities 3 Season Eight 4 Appearances 5 Notes

[edit] Known Subjects

• Lana Lang

[edit] Powers and Abilities

• Super strength - first demonstrated in Power
• Super speed - first demonstrated in Power
• Invulnerability - first demonstrated in Power
• Kryptonite absorption - first demonstrated in Requiem

[edit] Season Eight

The project is a specialized suit that grants the wearer superpowers. The first version of the suit (seen in Bulletproof) was bulky and made of metal and was to be worn externally by Lex whereas the second version (seen in Power) uses nanotechnology and is made by the subject being burnt so that the skin becomes damaged and then the nanotechnology is placed underneath the skin.

Lana stole the information on Project Prometheus from Tess Mercer when she visited her at the mansion. This led to Lana taking possession of the project, which prevented Lex from recovering. When the suit was placed on her body, Lana was given superpowers to join Clark in protecting Metropolis. However, the suit was eventually the reason why Lana and Clark had to separate.

When Clark and Lana discovered a kryptonite bomb on the roof of the Daily Planet in Requiem, Lana used the suit to absorb the kryptonite and defused the bomb. This ultimately meant that Lana was permanently irradiated with kryptonite preventing Clark from being able to get near her without being weakened. As a result, Lana left Smallville forever.

[edit] Appearances

• Season 8 - Bulletproof, Power, Requiem

[edit] Notes

• In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to the people. Ironically in the film Superman Returns, Lex Luthor also refers to this story.
• The suit appears to be based on Lex Luthor's green battle suit from the comics which the first version of it closely resembles.
• In Lois & Clark, the Prometheus was a space station project, a laboratory for research of diseases on zero gravity. This project was going to be cancelled when Lex Luthor decided to go on with it and built his own private space laboratory.