Nemesis (ROTF)

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:''The Nemesis is a [[Decepticon]] starship from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF Nemesis environmentconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=2|All right, who forgot to leave the handbrake on?]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a mighty starship built by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s by order of [[The Fallen|his mysterious overlord]].

{{Note|The appearance of the ''Nemesis'' varies depending on which fictional work it appears in. See [[Nemesis (ROTF)#Notes|notes below]].}}

==Crew==
{{collist|3|*[[The Fallen]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]]
**[[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]]
**[[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]]
**[[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]
*[[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]]
*[[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]]
*[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]
*[[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]]
*[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]]
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]]
*[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s
**[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
**[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
**[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (x2)
**[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (x2)
**[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] (x2)
**[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
**[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
**[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
**[[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]]
**[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
**[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Unknown bulldozer]]
**[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Unknown dump truck]]
*[[Strike Team Ursa]]
**[[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]]
**[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]]
**[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]
*[[Overkill (DOTM)|Overkill]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Nemesis Defiance4.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb]]

In ancient history, the being later referred to as [[The Fallen]] was encased in a [[sarcophagus]] by his [[Thirteen|brothers]] after he attempted to destroy them in a bid to seize the powerful, life-giving artifact known as the [[AllSpark]]. To free himself from his ages-long confinement, he required a [[Star Harvester|harvester]], a device that could drain the energy of a [[sun]] to replenish the All Spark. After much time passed, his sarcophagus, now an ancient relic, was discovered by the science teams led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], and was seized by the increasingly volatile Protector of Cybertron, Megatron. The Fallen seduced Megatron with dreams of power, ordering him to obliterate all that defied them, including Optimus, his mostly non-combat scientists, and soldiers who did not join Megatron's new "Decepticon" army. As part of his plan to escape his prison, the Fallen commanded Megatron to build a large interstellar vessel called the ''Nemesis'' to search for a harvester. When the ship was complete, it was launched with a crew that consisted of the bulk of the Decepticon forces and the relic. Megatron pleaded to be able to go along, but the relic ordered him to stay behind to rule Cybertron. With the majority of the Decepticons gone with the ''Nemesis'', ruling Cybertron proved difficult, as the Autobots put up a strong resistance. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who was in charge of the ''Nemesis'', began hearing the sarcophagus on board speaking to him. But before a greater alliance could be made, their ship experienced a blind collision with the [[Ark (DOTM)|''Ark'']] when the latter ship suddenly warped into the same space the ''Nemesis'' was occupying. The ''Ark'' quickly warped away again, leaving a space bridge portal behind. Soundwave ordered the ruined ''Nemesis'' to be parked on the dead moon of a nearby ringed gas planet. Soundwave and his remaining crew boarded one of the ship's smaller crafts, the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'', and followed the ''Ark'' through the portal, where both would arrive near [[Earth]] in [[1962|the future]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

After many years of hard fighting and the Autobots finally losing the civil war, Optimus Prime decided to capture the AllSpark and hurl it into space, so that Megatron could not possess it and corrupt it. Megatron immediately followed the AllSpark on his own with his interstellar [[alternate mode]]. Along the way, he found the ''Nemesis'', abandoned by all but the relic. The relic ordered Megatron to continue his pursuit of the AllSpark since, once freed, the Cube would seek out a harvester. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and his crew prepared to follow Megatron in their [[Ark (Movie)|own ship]]. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Having located both a Star Harvester and the AllSpark on Earth, Soundwave later returned to the ''Nemesis'' to report his findings to The Fallen, though the slow speed of the ''Longshot'' meant that the journey took decades. Upon learning of Megatron's recent visit he immediately turned back around, leaving behind a [[Pillar|space bridge pillar]] which allowed The Fallen to break out of his sarcophagus. When he returned to the solar system, Soundwave was briefly confused to find [[Nemesis (Movie)|another ''Nemesis'']] on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] until he figured out that it was a different ship by the same name. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[File:Nemesis-ROTFonsomeplanet.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|It's basically the concept art but in color.]]

After Megatron was resurrected by the All Spark shard stolen from [[NEST]], he escaped Earth and flew to a cold, icy moon orbiting Saturn: the final resting place of the ''Nemesis''. Entering its hold of [[stasis pod]]s containing thousands of [[hatchling]]s, Megatron encountered the grovelling [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who professed joy at Megatron's resurrection, an assertion that the Decepticon leader did not believe for a moment, especially in light of Starscream's claim that ''someone'' had to take command in Megatron's absence. After verbally and physically assaulting Starscream for his presumptions, Megatron entered The Fallen's chamber to apologise for his failure, but was surprised to learn the All Spark's knowledge and power now resided in [[Sam Witwicky]], the [[human]] who managed to defeat Megatron in [[Mission City]]. With his mind, they could find the [[Matrix of Leadership|key]] needed to activate another [[Star Harvester|device]] which could create [[Energon]] for the hatchlings aboard the ''Nemesis''. As The Fallen laid out his plans for revenge against Earth and the [[Dynasty of Primes#Revenge of the Fallen movie|Primes]], Starscream sadly reported that without more energon (which the All Spark provided), the hatchlings would continue to die.

[[File:Nemesis-ROTFinside.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The feng shui is just all over the place.]]

The Decepticons returned to Earth to capture the Witwicky boy, but were prevented from doing so by Optimus Prime, the last descendant of the Seven Primes who gave his life to protect the human. Across the vastness of space, The Fallen felt Optimus' death and freed himself from the harness restraining him to the ''Nemesis'', then headed for Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel adaptation===
The ''Nemesis'' was wrecked on a planet in a dead system orbiting a cooling star. When Megatron reached the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo hold, he used an interdimensional communication system to speak with The Fallen, which operated by levitating millions of tiny components off the ground and forming them into The Fallen's face.

After the demise of The Fallen, Megatron returned to the ''Nemesis'', and ordered his hatchlings to "Arise!"—without any of the energon that the [[Star Harvester]] was to provide before it was blown up. Huh. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

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===''Unite for the Universe''===
The Decepticons were still using the ''Nemesis'' as their base after the defeat of the Fallen. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Unite for the Universe #1}}

Megatron moved the ship from its resting place to use it to arrive on Earth for a showdown between him and a maddened Starscream. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Unite for the Universe #2}}

===Vector Sigma data tracks===
Eons ago, the ''Nemesis'' was commanded by The Fallen.<ref name="glossary">Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

==Crash Site Location==
[[File:Nemesis-ROTFlocation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron on approach toward <s>[[Saturn]]</s> <s>[[Mars (planet)|Mars]]</s> <s>some planet orbiting a dead star</s> Narnia.]]
The final resting place of the ''Nemesis'' in the movie is not clear. Megatron can fly there in a short period of time, and a planet that greatly resembles [[Saturn]] can be seen immediately nearby, which would suggest the ''Nemesis'' crashed on one of Saturn's moons. However, a nebula is also seen in the background, which throws a wrench into that. Different pieces of supplementary media have offered a variety of conflicting information:
*In the magazine ''Cinefex''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> coverage of the film's special effects, text claims that the ''Nemesis'' lies near Saturn. However, this seems to have been a conclusion reached by the author of the piece based on the visuals, rather than official information.
*In the special features on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray/DVD, an artist working on the film claims that the ''Nemesis'' is on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], which doesn't seem to make any sense at all.
*The novelization of the film identifies it as orbiting a dead star; this disagrees with the visuals of the film, which show the planet being lit by a star.
*The packaging bio for the "Gathering at the Nemesis" three-pack refers to the ''Nemesis'' crash-site as a "world lost in the deep black of space," suggesting a rogue planet not orbtiting a star at all, which likewise disagrees with the film.
*The audio description on the DVD release name the planet as [[Chaar]].
*Hasbro's online Transformers Timeline states the ship is on a "dead moon".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Timeline.cfm Transformers Timeline]</ref>
*''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]'' claims that the ''Nemesis'' is located on a planet of such distance that the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' takes fourteen years to complete the journey. This version of events—and any others that place the ''Nemesis'' outside of Earth's solar system—would require Megatron to have faster-than-light flight capabilities significantly faster than that of a starship.
*In the behind the scenes featurette "Alien Landscape: Cybertron" included on ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' Blu-ray/DVD release, the final resting place of the ''Nemesis'' is stated by Scott Farrar to be Cybertron!
*If it makes you feel better, the Autobots don't have any idea where it is either.<ref name="glossary" />

==Notes==
*The ''Nemesis'' as depicted in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' issue 4]] looks the same as [[Nemesis (Movie)|the ship Starscream uses]] in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', but that is unlikely to have any significance. This was due to ''Defiance'' artists [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Andrew Griffith]] recycling the design of the Decepticon ship seen in ''The Reign of Starscream''. The ship's designer, [[Alex Milne]], did not intend for this ship to represent ''any'' version of the ''Nemesis''. In IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' issue 2]] and the actual movie, the ship looks totally different.
*On the DVD commentary, [[Michael Bay]] reveals the interior of the ''Nemesis'' was inspired by medical photos of bones cut in half which show the marrow and vessels inside.

==References==
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