Nemesis (Animated)

The name or term "Nemesis" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nemesis (disambiguation).

The Nemesis is a Decepticon starship in the Animated continuity family.

No... THIS is the most powerful Decepticon warship in Transformer history.

The Nemesis is a Decepticon ship, originally under the command of Megatron. According to Optimus Prime, the markings on the ship depict it is a command ship.

Fiction

Animated

The Nemesis was a Decepticon warship under the control of Megatron. Unknown to the Autobots, it contained the protoforms stolen from Yoketron's dojo, though they lacked the All Spark power needed to activate them. Endgame, Part I

It showed up on the outskirts of Autobot-controlled space almost immediately after the legendary AllSpark was discovered by Optimus Prime and his crew of space bridge repair-bots. It attacked Teletran-1 in an attempt to capture the AllSpark. Megatron went out to attack them and seize the AllSpark personally, unaware his lieutenant, Starscream, had planted a bomb on him. When the bomb detonated, the Autobots' ship went out of control, plunging toward another space bridge portal. The AllSpark opened the space bridge and caused a shock wave in its wake, slagging the Nemesis and Starscream inside, while the other Decepticons escaped. For the next fifty stellar cycles, Starscream piloted the remains of the ship, searching for the AllSpark to show the Decepticons he deserved to be their new leader. When its systems detected an AllSpark-like energy signature from a remote star system, he went to investigate. En route, he monitored television transmissions that depicted Prime and his Autobots as the new superheroes of Detroit. Transform and Roll Out

Shortly before arriving at Earth, Starscream was surprised when the Nemesis detected an intruder. He ambushed Blackarachnia, who was also seeking the AllSpark, but not before she planted a tracking device on his back. Unfortunately, distracted by the battle, Starscream was unable to prevent the Nemesis from crashing into the Earth's Moon. The Arrival issue 1

In the course of tracking down the robot who took Megatron offline, Lockdown discovered the crashed Nemesis on the Earth's moon. While accessing its logs, he discovered that Blackarachnia was still onboard. After a brief confrontation, both combatants were knocked offline. Based on the information contained in the Nemesis' memory banks, Lockdown headed for Earth, unaware that Blackarachnia was hitching a ride down to the planet. A Few Loose Strands

Morale of the story: seekers can't park!

Later, Blitzwing and Lugnut found its remains when they were hunting down the Autobots in between much-needed dancing lessons. Lost and Found

After his escape from the Elite Guard ship, Starscream returned to the Nemesis and appeared to stay there for a full deca-cycle until Prowl showed up to hunt for the Decepticon traitor to turn him in. Because of the intervention of Lockdown, Starscream eluded capture, and Prowl and Lockdown returned to Earth, unknowingly chasing after one of his clones. After the clone's failed attempt on Megatron's life, Starscream was again seen aboard the Nemesis, watching a transmission of Megatron telling the other Decepticons that the bounty on Starscream had increased. Enraged, Starscream swore vengeance on Megatron, turning to show an entire hull full of Starscream clones. A Fistful of Energon

Some time later, Starscream and five of his clones flew to Earth to destroy Megatron, leaving the wreckage of the Nemesis behind. A Bridge Too Close, Part I

The Decepticons then returned to seize the remaining protoforms as well as ransacking the ship for raw materials. The protoforms placed inside giant exo-structures made from components of the Nemesis' hull gave rise to Megatron's ultimate weapons: a fleet of Lugnut Supremes.Endgame, Part I

Notes

• The design of this Nemesis is a strong homage to the G1 vessel of the same name.