Nemesis

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Nemesis may mean:

In mythology:

• Nemesis, in Greek mythology, the goddess of divine retribution.

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In science:

• Nemesis, an asteroid.
• Nemesis, a hypothetical companion star of the Sun.
• Nemesis, an operating system designed by the University of Cambridge, the University of Glasgow, the Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.

In history:

• Nemesis, an early iron warship used in the First Opium War.

In cinema:

• Nemesis, a science fiction movie released in 1993 that spawned three sequels.
• Star Trek: Nemesis, the tenth Star Trek movie, released in 2002.
• Nemesis Films, a Norwegian film production company formed in 2005.

In literature, drama, and fiction:

• Nemesis (Nobel), a play by Alfred Nobel.
• Nemesis (Asimov), a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov.
• Nemesis (Christie), a detective novel by Agatha Christie.
• Nemesis (Oates), a thriller by Joyce Carol Oates writing as Rosamond Smith.
• The Passing of Nemesis (Gurevich), a science fiction novel by Russian writer Georgiy Gurevich.

In comics:

• Nemesis (Transformers), a starship in the fictional Transformers universe.
• 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.
• Nemesis (Malibu Comics / Marvel Comics), a cosmic entity possessing the combined power of all Infinity Gems.
• "Nemesis the Warlock", a story published in the British comic 2000 AD.
• Planet Nemesis, the 10th Planet in the Japanese manga and anime Sailor Moon.
• The master villain in the animated television series Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.

In gaming:

• 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.
• Nemesis (video game), a game based on the Gradius Series for Game Boy
• The villain of the old Mac-only game "Odyssey: the Legend of Nemesis", which has now been released for free to the public.
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, a video game (original Japanese title: Biohazard 3: Last Escape).
• Nemesis (Resident Evil), a bio-weapon in the Resident Evil video game.
• Resident Evil: Nemesis, a working title for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
• Nemesis (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
• A supervillain in the MMORPG City of Heroes.
• A Warlock-only, tier 2 raid equipment set in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.
• The most powerful enemy in the whole Final Fantasy X.

In other uses:

• Nemesis (band), a Sri Lankan Rock Band.
• Nemesis (robot), an original robot in the first few UK Robot Wars competitions.
• Nemesis (rap crew), a Texas rap crew.
• Nemesis (Cradle of Filth), a song by Cradle of Filth, from the album Nymphetamine.
• Nemesis (Arch Enemy) a song by Arch Enemy from their album Doomsday Machine.
• Nemesis, a midclass production line of the more expensive eden-electronics bassguitar amplification.
• Nemesis (roller coaster), a popular inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers, a theme park in the United Kingdom.
• Nemesis (musicians), openly gay identical twin pop duo Jacob & Joshua Miller, who can be seen on the Logo network's Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising.
• Nemesis may also mean an idividual's life-long rival, opponent or enemy.

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