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'''Nemesis''' may refer to:
== In mythology ==
* [[Nemesis (mythology)]], the ancient greek goddess of retribution
== In philosophy ==
*Nemesis is "a painful response to another's undeserved good fortune" as defined by Aristotle in [[Nicomachean Ethics]]
==In politics==
*[[Operation Nemesis]] ("The Armenian Nuremberg"), the Armenian Revolutionary Federation code-name for the covert operation in the 1920s to assassinate the Turkish masterminds of the Armenian Genocide
==In fiction==
===Books and literature===
* ''Nemesis: The Death Star'', by [[Richard A. Muller]], a 1988 account of the Asteroid Impact Dinosaur Extinctions and the [[Nemesis (star)|Nemesis]] theory of a solar companion star
* [[Nemesis (Isaac Asimov novel)|''Nemesis'' (Isaac Asimov novel)]], a 1989 science fiction novel
* [[Nemesis (Agatha Christie novel)|''Nemesis'' (Agatha Christie novel)]], a 1971 detective novel
* [[Nemesis (Alfred Nobel play)|''Nemesis'' (Alfred Nobel play)]], a tragedy
* [[Nemesis (Angel novel)|''Nemesis'' (Angel novel)]], a 2004 novel set in the fictional Buffyverse
* ''Nemesis'', a 1989 novel by [[Louise Cooper]], first book in the Indigo series
* ''Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic'' by [[Chalmers Johnson]]
* ''Hitler: Nemesis 1936-45'', by [[Ian Kershaw]]
* ''The Nemesis Affair'' by [[David M. Raup]]
* ''Nemesis: Part I-VI'' by [[Wolfgang Hohlbein]]
*[[Nemesis (mythology)]], the goddess of divine retribution (revenge) in [[Greek mythology]]
===Comics===
* [[Nemesis (comics)]], one of several comic characters
** [[Nemesis (DC Comics)]], a superhero in the DC Universe, affiliated with the Suicide Squad
** Nemesis ([[American Comics Group]]), a Silver Age superhero appearing in Adventures into the Unknown.
** [[Nemesis (Marvel Comics)]], the name of three fictional superheroines in the Marvel Comics universe
** [[Nemesis (Ultraverse)]], a Malibu Comics and Marvel Comics character
** [[Nemesis (Wildstorm)]], a Wildstorm comics character
** ''[[Nemesis the Warlock]]'', a series published in the British comic ''2000 AD''
** [[Holocaust (comics)]], a Marvel Comics character also known as Nemesis
** [[Black Moon Clan#Death Phantom (Wiseman)|Nemesis]] is a living planet/villain in the "Black Moon" story arc in the manga [[Sailor Moon (manga)|Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon]].
===Film===
* [[Nemesis (film)|''Nemesis'' (film)]], a 1993 science fiction film that spawned three sequels
* ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'', the tenth ''Star Trek'' movie, released in 2002
* [[Nemesis Game]], a 2003 mystery-thriller film about complex riddles
===Games===
* [[Nemesis (Magic: The Gathering)]], an expansion to the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game
* [[Nemesis (role-playing game)]], a horror role-playing game
* [[Nemesis (video game)|''Nemesis'' (video game)]], a 1990 Game Boy game based on the ''Gradius'' series
* ''Nemesis'' was the title of the arcade and MSX versions of the original ''[[Gradius]]'' outside [[Japan]].
* Nemesis was a 1983 home video game for the [[BBC Micro]] released by [[Micro Power]]. It was a clone of the [[Centipede (video game)|Centipede]] arcade game.
* ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'', a 1999 video game
** [[Nemesis (Resident Evil)|Nemesis (''Resident Evil'')]], the titular bio-weapon of the above game
* Nemesis, the final boss in the game [[Dark Sector]]
* ''[[Zork: Nemesis]]'', an adventure game in the Zork series.
* Nemesis is the fictional name of the Luftwaffe's KG 200 and is the nemesis group to the fictional RAF Battlehawks
* [[Lord Nemesis]] is the 180+ year old "Prussian Prince of Automatons" and leader of the Nemesis Army villain faction in the Online game "City of Heroes/Villains". He is both directly and indirectly responsible for many of the games storylines and major plots, including the Rikti War, the Sky Raiders, and the criminal organization known as the Family.
=== Other ===
* [[Nemesis (Transformers)|''Nemesis'' (Transformers)]], a starship in the Transformers fictional universe
* [[Nemesis Breaker]], an evil clone of [[Leobreaker]] in the [[Transformers (fiction)|Transformers]] universe
* [[Nemesis (Voyager episode)|"Nemesis" (Voyager episode)]], an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* [[Nemesis (Stargate SG-1)|"Nemesis" (Stargate SG-1)]], an episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
* [[Nemesis NXT]], A racing aircraft
==In science==
* [[Nemesis (computing)]], a computer operating system
* [[benzylpiperazine|Nemesis (drug)]], a street name for benzylpiperazine
* [[Nemesis (star)]], a hypothetical companion star of the Sun
* [[128 Nemesis]], an asteroid
== In music ==
* [[Nemesis (band)|Nemesis (네미시스)]], is a [[South Korea]]n rock band
* [[Nemesis (the band)|Nemesis (Sri Lankan band)]], a rock band
* Nemesis, a swedish Doom metal band, predecessor of [[Candlemass]]
* [[Nemesis (album)|Nemesis (Grip Inc. Album)]] (1997)
* [[Nemesis Divina]] is an [[album]] by the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[black metal]] band [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]
* [[Nemesis (musicians)]], a pop music duo
:* ''[[Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising]]'', a reality television series featuring Nemesis
* [[Nemesis (group)]], a Texas rap crew
* Nemesis, a song by the American New Wave band [[theSTART]], released on the album [[Shakedown!]] (2001)
* Nemesis is the title of a song released by [[Shriekback]] in 1985
* Nemesis is a song by the group [[Cradle of Filth]] from the album [[Nymphetamine]].
* Nemesis is a song from the melodic death metal band [[Arch Enemy]] from the [[Doomsday Machine (album)|Doomsday Machine]] album.
* Nemesis is an electronic music group from Finland. [http://www.nettilinja.fi/~ahassine/]
* Nemesis is a Dutch hip-hop producer
* Nemesis is a Bangladeshi Progressive band
* Nemesis is a song by VNV Nation
* Nemesis is a metalcore band from Bandung Indonesia
* Nemesis is a thrash metal band from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
* Nemesis is a British street dancing group from Milton Keynes, who reached the final of Britain's Got Talent 2008.
== Miscellaneous uses ==
* ''[[HEIC Nemesis]]'', an early iron warship used in the First Opium War
* [[Nemesis (roller coaster)]], a popular inverted roller coaster at UK theme park Alton Towers
* [[Nemesis Inferno]], an inverted roller coaster at UK theme park Thorpe Park
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