Lex Luthor (Clone)

Tess Mercer opened a locked door in the Cadmus Labs and released an older clone of Lex Luthor. The clone managed to escape, igniting the entire lab and destroying the remaining clones, except for Alexander who had fled. The Lex clone then attacked Lois Lane at the Kent Farm and took her to Lawson's Field, the same place where he saved Clark when he was strung up as a scarecrow during his freshman year. He tied Lois to the same cross and explained to her who exactly he was. Lex then set the field around Lois on fire, leaving her to burn.

Clark arrived at the field and spoke with Lex who then revealed that the original Lex had been killed in the truck explosion that Oliver Queen had caused two years prior. He blamed Clark for everything that had happened to him in his life. Lex told him that it was pride, the greatest of the seven deadly sins, that made Clark become the man he is. Clark, enraged by the things Lex said to him, strangled him, nearly killing the clone of his former friend but noticed that Lex's nose began to bleed. Lex revealed he was already dying, his mutated body decaying but before he died, told Clark that he had to make a choice, either save Lois or save the people of Metropolis after Lex had planted bombs on the top of the Daily Planet. He hoped that no matter what the choice, Clark would no longer be seen as a hero, not being fast enough to save both. The clone died as Clark sped off.