Lex Luthor quotes from Young Justice

Lex Luthor

Young man, if you expect to detain me, please contact my attorney.

Lex Luthor

Who knew enabling an alien invasion would take so much paperwork?

Lex Luthor

And that, my dear, is why I spent top dollar for a customized desk.

Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor vouches for him, Captain. Release the sidekick.

Red Arrow

Ex-sidekick. And I don't need any favors from you.

Lex Luthor

We have confirmation. This one's Green Arrow's pal, Speedy.

Red Arrow

It's Red Arrow now.

Lex Luthor

LexCorps is a company founded on peaceful enterprise for all humanity.

Red Arrow

Cut the act, Luthor. I've got intel linking LexCorp's shell companies to the sale of weapons to both countries. You're profiting from this war.

Lex Luthor

Allow me to hire you to find out.

Red Arrow

Your money has blood on it, and I'm not here to make a buck.

Lex Luthor

So, you'll provide your service, but for free. I can live with that, hero. Now excuse me. I have a hemisphere to save.

Red Arrow

The League of Shadows wants you dead.

Lex Luthor

Doesn't every League?

Red Arrow

It's not just Cheshire. It's Sportsmaster, and Ra's Al Ghul himself.

Lex Luthor

I can't say I'm surprised. Ra's is something of a... competitor of mine.

Red Arrow

Then maybe I should stand aside and watch you take each other out.

Lex Luthor

Your stab at pragmatism is, well, adorable.

Lex Luthor

That went well. Both Li and Sheng were quite impressed with Merci's equipment and are quite literally buying into the peace. Our plan to ensure the eventual reunification of Rhelasa, under LexCorp's political and economic guidance is a success.

And thus, another corner of the world...sees the Light.

Lex Luthor

With Superman off-world, only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superboy, and that's you. Meet me in Washington, DC. East Potomac Park. Come alone. I promise, it'll be worth the trip.

Conner?

Conner Kent

[with a dull affect] Figured you don't want my help in the kitchen. Remember the last time?

Uh, yeah. But...

Conner Kent

Just walking Wolf. No big.

Speedy

That's detonation cord, Luthor. The kind LexCorp sells illegally. It's the perfect revenge. I use your own tech to do to you what you did to me.

Lex Luthor

Except, we gave you anaesthesia. Your methods seem a tad more... violent.

Speedy

We reap what we sow, Luthor.

Lex Luthor

Indeed, but are you prepared for the harvest?

Lex Luthor

Vengeance is a sucker's game, son. And yours can only be achieved at the cost of your own life.

Speedy

You think I won't pay that cost?

Lex Luthor

Honestly? I have no idea. But I might just be dying to find out.

You want we should take him out now, Mr. Luthor?

Lex Luthor

No, Otis. I'm content to wait patiently for young Mr. Harper's decision.

Speedy

Don't mock me, Luthor! To get my revenge, I'd run any risk!

Lex Luthor

I don't believe in risk. I believe in preparation.

Lex Luthor

Quite the arsenal you brought tonight, Mr. Harper.

Speedy

You haven't seen the half of it, Luthor!

Lex Luthor

Oh, I wasn't talking about the weaponry. I myself never go armed. No, the greatest arsenal any man can bring to the party consists of the resources of his own mind. His intelligence, his strategins, his force of will. And you, my young friend, have all of those in spades.

Sportsmaster

Black Manta's son Aqualad killed my daughter Artemis without my permission.

Lex Luthor

We grieve for your loss and offer substantial monetary compensation.

Sportsmaster

And normally I'd be fine with that, but this goes to the heart of my rep ( hits his chest). Word gets out I took a pay-off, I look like a cheap punk.

Vandal Savage

Well what do you suggest old friend?

Sportsmaster

You know the code: An eye for an eye, a kid for a kid.

Black Manta

(being protective of Kaldur) No one touches my son!

Vandal Savage

Agreed. The death of Kaldur'ahm is an onstarter.

Sportsmaster

Fine. If the minnow's under the size limit, I'll go fish for the whale.

Arsenal

Don't you get it? He didn't care if you rescued the Team! He was using you...as a distraction to lure Black Beetle away from the crystal key so one of his other pawns could steal it!

Lex Luthor

Mmm, Deathstroke's more of a bishop actually.

Captain Atom

This is a mission of absolute importance. If we fail, there will be no Earth to save. Now, there are 20 MFDs around the world, and there are 40 of us here, so you'll be in teams of two. Each MFD is protected by two drones, and each drone is the equivalent of a beetle warrior.

Lex Luthor

Each of these eggs contains my anti-Reach virus. While one hero runs interference, the other only has to physically touch his or her egg to disarm the device. Ladies and gentlemen, the fate of the world is in your hands.