Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Legacy (2000)

Clancy Brown: Lex Luthor

Quotes 

• Gen. Hardcastle : Luthor, the moment we've dreaded is finally here. The aliens have turned against us.

  Lex Luthor : I told you they couldn't be trusted, General.

  Gen. Hardcastle : Well, obviously that robot was just a decoy while he and Supergirl planned the final stages of this attack. Now he's trying to knock out every major military system on the planet.

  Lex Luthor : There's only one thing to do.

  Gen. Hardcastle : I'm on it.

  Lex Luthor : Keep me posted, General.

• Lex Luthor : Supergirl. I should have suspected you were behind this.

  Supergirl : I don't know what you're talking about, Mr...

  Lex Luthor : Luthor. Lex Luthor.

  Supergirl : I know who you are. What are you trying to pull here?

  Lex Luthor : [indicating the Superman robot]  I was about to ask you the same thing. You see, I've known for some time now that this wasn't the genuine article.

  Supergirl : Is that right?

  Lex Luthor : I make it my business to know the habits of my enemies. I can spot a fake a mile away. It was a simple matter to scramble this robot's circuitry and confirm my suspicions. Superman is missing.

  Supergirl : No, he's not. He's just been kind of... busy lately.

  Lex Luthor : It's more than that. I think he's gone and not coming back. Admit it, child. You can keep up this charade only so long.

  Supergirl : You'd be surprised at what I can do.

• Lex Luthor : I've always believed as you do, General Hardcastle, that Superman poses a threat to national, even global, security. That's why I agreed to fund this operation. Ever since he first appeared in Metropolis, Project Achilles has secretly monitored all his activities.

  Gen. Hardcastle : And now, his alien friend Supergirl is using a robot to cover for him. What are they up to?

  Lex Luthor : I don't know. But we should be on our guard.

• Gen. Hardcastle : What kept ya? We're running out of time.

  Lex Luthor : I wanted to deliver this personally.

  [revealing a weapon in the trunk of his car with a kryptonite payload] 

  Lex Luthor : Remember, General, you're only going to get one shot. Make it count.

• Mercy Graves : [as Superman leads Darkseid's conquest of Earth]  I never thought it was possible.

  Lex Luthor : Neither did I. The fury of these attacks. The cold disdain in his eyes. It's unlike anything I've seen before.

  Mercy Graves : He's a completely different person.

  Lex Luthor : Soon to be a very dead one. I don't know what twist of fate caused this change, but Superman's handed us the perfect opportunity to destroy him. I intend to exploit it.

• Lois Lane : Superman, stop! You'll kill her.

  Superman : You?

  Lois Lane : Yeah, it's me, Lois.

  Superman : [the brainwashing begins to wear off]  Lois?

  Lois Lane : You've always tried to help and protect, not destroy. What's happened to you?

  Superman : I... I don't know.

  Gen. Hardcastle : Fire!

  Superman : [pushing her away]  Lois, get down!

  Gen. Hardcastle : Direct hit!

  Lex Luthor : No way he could've survived that.