Nemesis
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A nemesis is a seemingly unbeatable or unconquerable enemy, often used as a foil to the protagonist, where interaction between the hero and his antagonist forms the main conflict of the story.
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Other meanings
Culture
- Nemesis (Bricktop) – The definition of the word nemesis by Bricktop, of the movie Snatch, 2000.
- Nemesis (mythology) – the Greek goddess of divine retribution.
- Nemesis (Nobel) – a play by Alfred Nobel.
- Nemesis (Asimov) – a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov.
- Nemesis (Christie) – a detective novel by Agatha Christie.
- Nemesis (rap crew)– a rap crew from Texas.
- Nemesis (song)– by Shriekback, a 90's alternative rock band.
- Nemesis (film) – a science fiction movie released in 1993 that spawned three sequels.
- Nemesis the Warlock – a story published in the British comic 2000 AD.
- Star Trek: Nemesis – the tenth Star Trek movie, released in 2002.
- Nemesis (Transformers) – a starship in the fictional universe of the Transformers.
- Nemesis (DC Comics) – a superhero in the DC Universe, affiliated with the Suicide Squad.
- Nemesis (Marvel Comics) – a superhero in the Marvel Universe, affiliated with Alpha Flight.
- An inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, built in 1994.
Science
- 128 Nemesis - an asteroid.
- Nemesis (star) - a hypothetical companion star of the Sun.
- Nemesis (computing) - an operating system designed by University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.
Computer and video games
- Wizardry: Nemesis - a computer role-playing game in the Wizardry series.
- Zork: Nemesis - an adventure game in the Zork series.
- A name used for some installments of the Gradius video game series, mainly in Europe.
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (original Japanese title: BioHazard 3: Last Escape). Nemesis is the name of a deadly biomechanical assassin made by the Umbrella Coorporation. Resident Evil: Nemesis was also a working title for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.