Nemesis

A nemesis is a seemingly unbeatable or unconquerable enemy, often used as a foil to the hero, where interaction between the hero and his nemesis forms the main conflict of the story.

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1 Other meanings

1.1 Culture
1.2 Science
1.3 Computer and video games

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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 the Warlock - a story published in British comic 2000 AD.
Star Trek: Nemesis - a Star Trek movie released in 2002.
Nemesis (Transformers) - a starship in the fictional universe of the Transformers.
An inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, built in 1994.

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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.

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Computer and video games

Zork: Nemesis - an adventure game in the Zork series.
A name used for some installments of the Gradius video game series, mainly in Europe.
A character in the horror-adventure video game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (BioHazard 3: Last Escape).

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