Nemesis
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Nemesis may mean:
In mythology:
- Nemesis (mythology), the goddess of divine retribution in Greek mythology.
In science:
- 128 Nemesis, an asteroid.
- Nemesis (star), a hypothetical companion star of the Sun.
- Nemesis (computing), an operating system designed by the University of Cambridge, the University of Glasgow, the Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.
In history:
- HEIC Nemesis, an early iron warship used in the First Opium War.
In cinema:
- Nemesis (film), 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 ((Brendan)), a monster in the anime Super Power Warriors, he is a mutated clone of Petros
In comics:
- 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.
- "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.
- 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), the name of a bio-weapon in the Resident Evil video game.
- Resident Evil: Nemesis, a working title for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
- Nemesis roller coaster, an inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom,.
- Nemesis (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
- Nemesis, a supervillain in the MMORPG City of Heroes.
- A Warlock-only, tier 2 raid equipment set in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.
In other uses:
- Nemesis (robot), an original robot in the first few UK Robot Wars competitions.
- Nemesis (rap crew), rap crew
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