Well, X-Men, like most comics, has several canons instead of just one. In Ultimate X-Men, Magneto broke Charles's back when they had a disagreement about their utopian island mutant state, because Charles finally realized that Magneto was a megalomaniac and wanted to flee. In main X-Men canon I think there have been several explanations, but originally it was a car crash caused by Charles's half-brother (it's totally fascinating how well Charles's and Lex's family history match). In the movies... I dunno. I don't think it's ever mentioned how he got the chair, but in the X3 flashback, he can still walk.
I had the same thoughts about kryptonian tech ;) Although this Lex isn't as bitter about being in a wheelchair as, say, Clark's dream Lex in "Labyrinth".
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Date: 2007-02-13 09:52 am (UTC)I had the same thoughts about kryptonian tech ;) Although this Lex isn't as bitter about being in a wheelchair as, say, Clark's dream Lex in "Labyrinth".