änger ' s ▁daughter ▁proves ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁imp oster . ▁However , ▁he ▁has ▁already ▁em be zz led ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁from ▁L ut hor Cor p . ▁At ▁his ▁nad ir , ▁Lion el ▁is ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁evil ▁al ien ▁entity ▁Dark se id . ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁finale , ▁reve als ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁L ut hor ▁m ansion ▁is ▁destroyed , ▁Lion el ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Lex ▁is ▁hiding ▁beneath ▁it ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁gra ft ing ▁vital ▁pieces ▁of ▁his ▁cl ones ▁to ▁his ▁dam aged ▁body . ▁He ▁then ▁founded ▁the ▁gen etic ▁research ▁company ▁Pre C lo x ▁to ▁assist ▁Lex ' s ▁scient ists . ▁A ▁compatible ▁heart ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁found ▁among ▁Lex ' s ▁rep licates , ▁and ▁Lion el ▁tries ▁to ▁give ▁T ess ' s ▁heart ▁to ▁Lex , ▁but ▁she ▁sho ots ▁Lion el ▁and ▁esc apes . ▁Lion el ▁then ▁surr enders ▁his ▁soul ▁to ▁Dark se id , ▁giving ▁Lion el ' s ▁heart ▁to ▁restore ▁Lex . ▁After ward , ▁Dark se id ▁poss esses ▁Lion el ' s ▁cor pse ▁to ▁attack ▁Clark , ▁however , ▁Clark ▁dest ro ys ▁Lion el ' s ▁body , ▁disp elling ▁the ▁threat ▁pos ed ▁by ▁Dark se id . ▁ ▁Port ray al ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Alfred ▁G ough ▁and ▁Mil es ▁Mill ar ▁specifically ▁for ▁" Sm all ville " ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁K