Lex Luthor ll

Lex Luthor II was a new guise for the mainstream Lex, using a new cloned body. He was taller, more athletic, with a beard, full head of red hair (as specified by Lex) and an Australian accent. Dying of cancer, Lex faked his death, had his brain removed from his dying body and a new cloned body grown around it. In this new identity as "Lex II", Lex passed himself off as his own long lost son from Australia. His new appearance was alarmingly similar to Supergirl's creator from another dimension. He used this advantage to seduce her and they began to date. Eventually, his true identity was discovered which led to the near-destruction of Metropolis. His beard and shaggy locks may have been the inspiration for the appearance of Smallville 's original character Lionel Luthor.