Nemesis
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.
Other meanings
Culture 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 (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 eighth 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 - a computer role-playing game in the Wizardry series. - 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 namne of a deadly biomechanical assassin made by the Umbrella Coorporation. Resident Evil: Nemesis was also a working title for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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