Guest Pseudonym Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Lex took a sip of the coffee he had bought from the small business down the street from his office. It had just a hint of vanilla and mint in it, absolutely fantastic. Lex Luthor made sure to store the address of the place in his mental list of decent and nearby coffee shops so that he could go to it on another occasion. Not every day though, Lex thought. Moving in patterns is dangerous. Lex sat with his feet up on his desk, lazily perusing the spreadsheets for his last business venture. The updates were constant. Numbers flashed up and down the screen, occasionally, but not often flipping to an alarming shade of red. The last of his coffee disappeared down his throat and Lex Luthor watched himself make money. He picked up the phone to ask his assistant to get him another cup when it rang. He answered immediately, "Hello." "There's someone here to see you, sir?" "Has he made an appointment?" On the other end of the phone call, Luthor's assistant stood against the wall with a kitchen knife floating an inch from her throat. "No, sir." "Then don't let him in." He seems pretty adamant." Luthor understood the situation and sighed. "Let him in." Seconds later, Magneto strolled into Luthor's office. "Ah, the master of magnetism. I've been expecting you." "Let's cut the crap, Lex. I'm here to ask you for a favor." Luthor leaned forward and hid his mouth with his balled up hands. "I want access to your stores of Kryptonite." "Why?" "I have a man who subdued at the South Metropolis movie theater. What I need is a couple drops of his blood, but I will be willing to do more with your cooperation." Lex Luthor chuckled for a second before tossing the day's newspaper across his desk. On the front page, the unconscious body of Cyborg adorned the sidewalk in front of the movie theater's sign. Magneto's face registered shame and anger. Luthor laughed again. "Look, I'm not giving any of my resources to an incompetent buffoon such as yourself, now please, get out of my office." "Well then, I suppose I shall have to take your resources by force." Lex snapped and his suit ripped off to reveal a customized silver and black warsuit underneath. "I had a special plastic one made for you, Erik. You see, I've been expecting you for a while." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Learn More AboutMagnetoRead more about Magneto at WikipediaOfficial Site: Marvel Comics Links: Wikipedia: Magneto Marvel Database: Magneto Marvel.com: Magneto Lex LuthorRead more about Lex Luthor at WikipediaOfficial Site: DC Comics Links: Wikipedia The Captain's Unoffical JLA DC Comics Profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Luthor in a plastic warsuit, huh? Cool idea. He might actually be able to beat Magneto, in this case. Is the warsuit capable of everything his standard Superman-buster is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pseudonym Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I dunno, I guess you choose. Do you think Luthor would have a warsuit that good? It's kinda slapdash and made of weaker materials. Maybe it's faster or maybe it's got special powers? I'm just here to write the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Well, being the story-teller you could come up with what the suit does, to make it easier for the readers, but seeing as you're kind of leaving it up to the reader, which is cool, then i need to think about it, obviously. Thinking about Luthor's character, how he plans and prepares and manipulates and intimidates, i reckon he would have made the most powerful suit he could have, within the limits he has. However, Magneto can control metal, and that stuff is everywhere, so whatever happens, it not going to be an easy win for either of them. Luthor will probably have some kind of anti-magnetism device or something, too, which complicates things for the mutant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVP vs The Terminator Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Magneto cuts off the blood flow to his brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Has Magneto ever shown the ability to control the iron in people's blood in canon Marvel comics? I don't think i've ever seen him do it, or refer to it, or imply he could, and i've read a decent amount of X-Men and the like, but i see that argument a lot on this site and i just want to check that he's actually capable of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 He's actually done so in comics - torn people apart using the iron in their body so it stands to reason that with his intellect and control of this that he can easily do so... And he's done it too, which helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Jeez, that's a bit dark for standard Marvel. You sure it was canon, and not some ballsy What If?, or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 ... Marvel's had dark instances for a while now - what, did you think it was rated for only kids, lol? Wolverine should have been your first clue, what with his schtick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest xman4life Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Jeez, that's a bit dark for standard Marvel. You sure it was canon, and not some ballsy What If?, or something?X-Men Legacy(im not home so i cant tell you which comic issue) He did it to Blindfold while being possessed by Proteus AND again on one of the Legions personality. He has done it MULTIPLE TIMES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainboa Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 He also did it in the background story for Maggot. So yes, Magneto is more than capable of controlling the iron in the blood of regular humans, of which Luther is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 ... Marvel's had dark instances for a while now - what, did you think it was rated for only kids, lol? Wolverine should have been your first clue, what with his schtick. Wolverine is one of my favourite characters, so i'm well aware of how dark his comics can be. I know Marvel isn't explicitly for children but they aren't generally very dark, especially not ripping-people-to-pieces-dark. What comic is that from? And thanks for the confirmation on Magneto's power, dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Odin Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 well the plastic suit is a good idea but what is to stop magneto from shooting a metal bullet right through it in this case magneto stomps just cuz he cant control the suit doesnt mean that he doesnt control all the other metal. and if you forgot metal > plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Odin Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 god this is a problem with this site everyone uses powers that people show in one comic and act as if they can always do that examples green lantern stopping time and magneto using the iron in blood. That is a one time thing how come magneto never did that to the xmen then huh how come just this one guy in the comic it is bs and annoying. if he could do that how come cyclops hasnt died a hundred times by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 metal > plastic This pretty much does give Magneto the win, actually. god this is a problem with this site everyone uses powers that people show in one comic and act as if they can always do that examples green lantern stopping time and magneto using the iron in blood. That is a one time thing how come magneto never did that to the xmen then huh how come just this one guy in the comic it is bs and annoying. if he could do that how come cyclops hasnt died a hundred times by now. Comics would be pretty boring if that happened, but i agree that a lot of it is PIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pseudonym Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Could Lex Luthor have developed an extra strong plastic? There are strong *vulgarity*in' plastics our there. For Instance If Lex new about Magneto, could he have eliminated Iron from his blood? that sounds like something Luthor would do. Conversely, Magneto is in an office and even though Luthor has painstakingly worked to eliminate metal, there's gotta be something. Studs in the walls. Does Luthor have an iPod? I don't know. You guys decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainboa Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 snip god this is a problem with this site everyone uses powers that people show in one comic and act as if they can always do that examples green lantern stopping time and magneto using the iron in blood. I've bolded the part I'm addressing in your post just so there's no misunderstandings. The only issue with this, is that Magneto has manipulated the iron in blood, on several occasions, it is not just a one time power. That is a one time thing how come magneto never did that to the xmen Because if he did it to the X-men, they would lose easily, rather than prevailing in an extremely hard situation. then huh how come just this one guy in the comic it is bs and annoying. That's simply how comics are, whether you like it or not. if he could do that how come cyclops hasnt died a hundred times by now. Simple explanation, Comic mechanics. http://www.electricferret.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13111 snip Could Lex Luthor have developed an extra strong plastic? There are strong *vulgarity*in' plastics our there. For Instance Yes,it is entirely possible that Luthor could have developed an extra strong plastic, however there is a limit to how strong it can be. If Lex new about Magneto, could he have eliminated Iron from his blood? that sounds like something Luthor would do. No, the iron is a vital part of your blood, besides, Luthor would more than likely not go to those lengths for somebody he considers an incompetent buffoon, even if he is quite powerful. Conversely, Magneto is in an office and even though Luthor has painstakingly worked to eliminate metal, there's gotta be something. Studs in the walls. There's also the cars on the street outside, the metal in the structure of the building and the other buildings nearby, the plane flying overhead etc. etc. All in all, Luthor is up shit creek without a paddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Could Lex Luthor have developed an extra strong plastic? There are strong *vulgarity*in' plastics our there. For Instance If Lex new about Magneto, could he have eliminated Iron from his blood? that sounds like something Luthor would do. Conversely, Magneto is in an office and even though Luthor has painstakingly worked to eliminate metal, there's gotta be something. Studs in the walls. Does Luthor have an iPod? I don't know. You guys decide I'm sure Luthor would have made an extra-strong plastic, but metal propelled fast enough would penetrate it, i imagine. And Magneto is never short of the stuff, metal being such a common substance. I don't think Luthor could safely remove the iron in his blood, i think we need it, although i'm not positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 We need it - binds oxygen to our red blood cells which helps to transfer to the cells in our body. It's also why it's red and tastes metallic. Without it - we'd suffocate basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 It's also why it's red and tastes metallic. I knew this bit Thanks for the confirmation, dude. Thinking about it, though, i reckon Luthor could have come up with a substitute for the iron in his blood, if he was really trying to win this battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigballerju Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Okay setup and a nice match. If Luthor is prepared for Magneto then more then likely he has taken account all of Magneto's powers. Lex Luthor has access to alot of resources and technology of the highest quality in his labs. Luthor has access to alien technology too like kryptonian, Brainac, and more. He also has villains like Toyman, Metallo, and more who work for him alot of times. Luthor is very capable of taking a suit whether plastic or not and making it powerful enough battle to Superman level foes (Which he did with his original suit. Luthor with his original suit even killed Brainac Pre new 52. Luthor's suit will probably like the ones in the past have superhuman strength, superhuman durability, flight, energy blasts, and more. His suit will most definitely have technology and power from all sources. Its going to most definitely be capable of killing Magneto. Luthor could use some kind of alien technology in his suit to keep Magneto from manipulating the iron. Luthor is just not gone make a counter to one aspect of Magneto's power that could kill him. He would have a counter for all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skadoosh Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Even if he did counter every single way Magneto could use his own body or weapons against him Luthor can't really deal with several hundred tons of metal being dumped on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ninjaman1848 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Jeez, that's a bit dark for standard Marvel. You sure it was canon, and not some ballsy What If?, or something? Then you probably haven't read the deadpool kills the marvel universe comics huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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