Nemesis (BW)

Nemesis is aPredaconplanet-starship orTitanfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family.

"Bones... you ever hear of a doomsday machine? "

Nemesis(ネメシスNemeshisu) is an artificial planet owned by thePredaconEmperor of Destruction,Galvatron.The "eye" situated in the front of the weapon has the ability to drain every ounce of energy, even the deadlyAngolmois Energy,from within whatever luckless planet the monster happens across.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Legendscomic

No, nothim.Orthat.

Nemesis was constructed byGalvatron IIfor the purpose of draining planetBeastof itsBeast Power.In2038,the "artificial fortress" began to absorb the planet's energy, transmitting it to Galvatron'sCreation Matrix,but was stopped byOptimus Primal,Leo Prime,andBig Convoy,who pierced the fortress using theAxalonand destroyed its core with a Triple Beast Convoy Matrix Attack. Nemesis crashed onto the planet as a result.The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Beast Wars IIcartoon

Forged by Decepticon science,^[1]Nemesis was a planet-sized collector ofAngolmois Energy.To function properly, it required Predacon bases to be constructed on the target planet.The Artificial Planet Nemesis

After traveling through space, theMaximalsand the Predacons made planetfall on the strange world of Gaia, a world brimming over with a chaotic and powerful energy source known as Angolmois Energy. Galvatron, leader of the Predacons, sought to steal the Angolmois Energy and use its power to fortify a Predacon powerbase on Gaia. However,Lio Convoystood in his way time and again.The New Forces Arrive!In reality, their minor skirmishes over single pools of Angolmois Energy were nothing more than a stall tactic so that Galvatron could construct the necessary bases and allow Nemesis to suck the planet dry.The Artificial Planet Nemesis

Sauron called, he wants his gimmick back.

As it entered theSolar System,Nemesis consumed one ofNeptune's moons.Megastorm RebornAs Nemesis swung byUranus,it almost pulled inIkard's dropship as it departedGaia,requiring an emergency warp-out.The New Weapon, Tako TankTo increase its power, Nemesis feasted onSaturn's rings using the energy it absorbed to fire a massive blast of Angolmois Energy at the planet Gaia. It flew on, leaving a ringless Saturn in its wake.Gigastorm's TreacheryUpon passingJupiter,Nemesis siphoned off the gas giant's atmosphere.The Great Angolmois Freezing TacticAs it reached the inner Solar System, theMaximalsmade an attempt to destroy Nemesis at a distance with long range weaponry but failed.Knock Out NemesisThe closer Nemesis got to Gaia, the more the Angolmois Energy on the organic world would cause chaos.The Great Angolmois Freezing TacticThe Crisis of Planet Gaia

Nemesis soon passed byMars,its gravitational fields inadvertently activating discardedGaian technology.Emissary of the Fourth Planet

As Nemesis advanced ever closer, the Predacons launched into space to dock with it,Fly Out! Planet Gaiaforcing the Maximals to follow.Revenge of the Space Pirates

Once Nemesis reached Gaia, it used its ability to "suck" energy to drain Gaia of all its Angolmois Energy. The Predacons then boarded the planet and prepared to depart from Gaia while the Maximals attempted to sabotage the ship via its thermal exhaust ports. In the bowels of the planet, Lio Convoy and Galvatron faced off one final time before the latter had Nemesis commence operations.Breaking into NemesisDuring their skirmish with the empowered Galvatron, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior, combined as the Green Warrior.Legend! The Green WarriorScubameanwhile had managed to trigger the self-destruct protocols aboard Nemesis which gave them all only minutes to evacuate. The Green Warrior was able to use the power of hisEnergon Matricesto seal all of Galvatron's Angolmois Energy into capsules and sent them flying off into outer space, depowering both Galvatron and Nemesis. Not to be denied, Galvatron activated hisGalva-Matrixand deliberately agitated the supply of Angolmois Energy, building up an even more powerful explosion. With no recourse open, the Green Warrior was forced to slay Galvatron but doing so only accelerated the destruct sequence. Lio Convoy managed to move Nemesis away from Gaia however before he used his Energon Matrix to shield himself and his comrades from the imminent explosion. When Nemesis finally exploded, its destruction sent the Predacons adrift helplessly through space, while trapping all the Maximals within a wormhole.Farewell! Lio Convoy

2005 IDW continuity

"These aren't your Knights of Cybertron era light kites. You're gonna be pretty much bending reality if you turn on the gravity engine."

Following the unification of theThirteenonCybertron,the taciturn Titan Nemesis fell under the sway of the charismatic "Onyx Prime",The First Who Was Namedthough nominally sharing a bond withAlpha Trion.The Lost Colonies of CybertronWhen Onyx convincedPrimato expand Cybertronian civilization to the stars, Prima had Nemesis's starship mode serve as their flagship, shuttling the Primes and a detachment ofOmega SentinelstoAntilla.When Onyx left Cybertron following theFirst Cybertronian Civil War,Nemesis flew the Prime and hisMaximalsback to Antilla where they made camp.The First Who Was NamedUnstopped and UnstoppableOur FinestCeremony

Unknown years later, Antilla was visited byCamienswho initially believed Nemesis to be a mountain. When they approached, the "eye" of the Titan's alternate mode opened, its light revealing Onyx Prime. In early2018,following theIron Ring's invasion, Nemesis returned Onyx andLiege Maximoto Cybertron, their arrival blocking out the sun.Surfeit of Primes

After sowing chaos on Cybertron, Onyx Prime began making his way back to Nemesis only for the recently arrivedMetrotitanto open fire. With Metrotitan unwilling to stand down, Onyx ordered Nemesis to fire on his brother, blasting a hole clear through his torso and crippling him. As Onyx's skiff docked with the Titan,Optimus Primeattempted to attack Onyx who parried and revealed himself to be none other than Shockwave.The Ground

"It's a Roaming Eye. A Homeworld tracking vessel!"

As Shockwave explained his temporal journey and plan to a bound Optimus, he had Nemesis set course for the ruins ofCrystal City.Upon arrival, Shockwave threw Optimus directly into theblack hole,so that the Prime might embark on his own journey of enlightenment.The First Who Was NamedSeeing Optimus fall, fliers began searching for him. On the ground,StarscreamobservedWindbladedodge a defensive barrage from Nemesis when she flew to close.Elita Onesuggested turningCarceron Nemesis only forMarissa Fairebornto overrule her, noting the poor luck that Metrotitan had had against the evil Titan.Endless Forever

Following Shockwave's defeat and Liege Maximo's demise, Nemesis left the planet with the Maximals and joined forces withUnicron.UnforgivableDespite their master'steleportationpowers, the Maximals still used Nemesis for transit allowingProwlto track, and eventually predict, their movements.Unstopped and Unstoppable

During the Chaos Bringer's assault on Caminus, Nemesis touched down on the monster's surface. Anticipating this,Bumblebeerammed a small one-man ship in the center of the Titan's starship mode, smashing a path through the pupil and into Unicron.Last Stand

Unicron subsequently integrated Nemesis's corpse into itself, being able to access thetransformation cogand gain arobot mode,of which the corpse formed the right eye. When Carcer attempted to ram Unicron, the Chaos Bringer used Nemesis to fire a powerful beam of energy that crippled the mode-locked Titan.Our FinestRoad's End

When theTalisman's removal from Cybertron allowed Unicron to survive the planet's destruction,Road's EndShockwave established a remote connection to the Titan and used its scanners to quickly locate the artifact.Assembly

As Unicron came under direct attack from Optimus Prime's army, it again used Nemesis to fire a defensive laser, the beam claimingTrypticon's life. What remained of Nemesis was then destroyed when Unicron collapsed in on itself.Ceremony

Notes

• This artificial planet holds the honor of being the very first thing in the history of theTransformersbrandto bear the name "Nemesis", beating out theDecepticon Space CruiserofGeneration 1by almost eight months since the latter vessel would not receive the name for itself until theBeast Warscartoon's series finale, "Nemesis Part 1"and"Part 2".That the two ended up sharing the same name relatively contemporaneous to one another, and essentially served the same role of being the final instrument of each show's respective lead villain's endgame, was truly an enormous coincidence of the time, as the members ofMainframe Entertainmentpaid very little heed to what Japan was doing with its ownBeast Warsshows across the Pacific.
• While not stated outright, Nemesis is depicted intheLegendsmangato have been commissioned byGalvatron,a native of theMarvel-Generation 2-Alignmentworld, implying that Nemesis is aWarworld.
• Yes, it's absolutelyterrifying.

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