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December 17, 2015: Ron Troupe Interviews Lex Luthor for "Batman v Superman"

Wired.com has published an interview with Lex Luthor, conducted by Daily Planet reporter Ron Troupe, which takes place in the Royal Penthouse Suite at the Park Metropolis Downtown.

The interview is conducted ahead of the launch of Lex/OS (Troupe has tested a beta of the OS and says he's impressed), with Lex discussing his ideals, his thoughts on vigilantes, and what the human race should be doing to protect itself moving forward.

RON TROUPE:

LEX LUTHOR: Well I don't know where you got that term. I think to be a super human, one should begin by being, you know, from this planet.

RON TROUPE: Bad choice of words?

LEX LUTHOR: We should all be careful when we elevate anyone, human or alien, to "super" status.

RON TROUPE: Because we're all equal.

LEX LUTHOR: Well that's just absurd. No � I'm saying we need to be selective and elevate the right people. The right human people.

RON TROUPE: And what are your thoughts on the Batman? He's human. Presumably.

Lexcorp Chart LEX LUTHOR: Well, he is. In fact, I'd say he's all too human. Any objective analyst will tell you that his brand of justice, vigilantism, is painfully outmoded, designed to be effective in an age when the law carried billy clubs because crime carried knives. The most dangerous guy on the street worked in the shadows because he was cowardly and superstitious. That's all you needed to play upon in order to disrupt their operations. You want to clean up the streets? Dress up like the boogeyman, switch on a fog machine and lower your voice.