Nemesis 21587 224999448 2008-07-11T11:39:38Z The Haunted Angel 1052195 Mentioned in Wiktionary {{wikt}} '''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 {{Wiktionarypar|nemesis}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Greek loanwords]] [[cs:Nemesis]] [[de:Nemesis (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Némesis (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Némésis (homonymie)]] [[ko:네메시스 (동음이의)]] [[it:Nemesis]] [[nl:Nemesis]] [[ja:ネメシス (曖昧さ回避)]] [[pl:Nemesis]] [[pt:Nêmesis]] [[ru:Немезида (значения)]] [[sk:Nemesis]] [[fi:Nemesis]]