Designed to be piloted by a single man, the Lexo-Skel was a heavily armed and armored battlesuit that Lex Luthor touted as a weapon to end all wars. Secretly, Luthor had arranged to sell the battlesuit to the Regent of Kaznia, who planned to use it against his various political enemies. Because Kaznia was under a trade embargo, Luthor arranged the sale by staging a "theft" of the Lexo-Skel by John Corben during a public exhibition of its abilities.