In the alternative reality Earth One, Dr. Lex Luthor is a genius scientist and inventor with degrees in many fields but specialising in particle physics. Unlike the mainstream universe, he has a full head of hair, along with a trimmed beard and mostauche, and is happily married to the equally brilliant Dr. Alexandra Luthor, the pair refer to themselves as Lex2 Incorporated. The pair are, like in the mainstream universe, extremely wealthy. Alexandra seems to be the more aggressive of the pair, but neither seem to actively hate Superman, although Alexandra researches ways of killing him as an intellectual exercise, for instance, trying to determine a way to turn yellow sunlight into red via projected energy to remove Superman's powers. They are hired as independent contractors by Major Sandr