▁as ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁will ▁do ▁whatever ▁he ▁needs ▁to ▁do ▁to ▁get ▁what ▁he ▁wants . ▁He ▁character izes ▁Lion el ▁as ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁man ▁who ▁can ▁read ▁people ▁easily . ▁Lion el ▁uses ▁that ▁ability ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁goals . ▁The ▁character ▁can ▁also ▁get ▁past ▁people ' s ▁def enses ▁and ▁manipulate ▁them . ▁Glo ver ▁thinks ▁that ▁type ▁of ▁power ▁would ▁be ▁great ▁if ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁someone ▁other ▁than ▁Lion el . ▁Lion el ' s ▁character ▁is ▁also ▁con not ed ▁by ▁the ▁color ▁scheme ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁him ; ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cold ▁blue ▁t ones ▁helps ▁to ▁e voke ▁the ▁" sin ister " ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁character . ▁Lion el ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁port rayed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁or ▁" cl in ical ▁blue " ▁background . ▁Lion el ' s ▁signature ▁man e ▁of ▁hair ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁his ▁power — by ▁growing ▁it ▁out ▁and ▁ref using ▁to ▁style ▁it , ▁Lion el ▁attempts ▁to ▁show ▁he ▁is ▁so ▁powerful ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁do ▁whatever ▁he ▁wants ▁without ▁any ▁back l ash . ▁ ▁Rel ations hips ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Lion el ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Lex ▁is ▁stra ined ; ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Norman ▁and ▁Harry ▁Os born ▁in ▁the ▁Spider - Man ▁movie . ▁Glo ver ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁Lion el ▁appear ▁as ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁" t ough en ▁[ L ex