Nemesis (BW)
| The name or term "Nemesis" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nemesis (disambiguation). |
- Nemesis is a Predacon artificial planet from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Nemesis (ネメシス Nemeshisu) is an artificial planet owned by the Predacon Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron. Nemesis is enormous—the size of an entire planet. The "eye" situated in the front of the planet has the ability to "suck" energy from planets. In the case of Gaia, Nemesis was used to drain every ounce of Angolmois Energy from within the planet.
Fiction
Beast Wars II cartoon
Forged by Predacon science, Nemesis was a planet-sized collector of Angolmois energy. The Artificial Planet Nemesis
After traveling through space, the Maximals and 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 Convoy stood 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 Predacon bases across the planet so that Nemesis could suck the planet dry. The Artificial Planet Nemesis
As it entered the Solar System, Nemesis consumed one of Neptune's moons. Megastorm Reborn As Nemesis swung by Uranus, it almost pulled in Ikard's dropship as it departed Gaia, requiring an emergency warp-out. The New Weapon, Tako Tank To increase its power, Nemesis feasted on Saturn'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 Treachery Upon passing Jupiter, Nemesis siphoned off the gas giant's atmosphere. The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic
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. Before the Predacons could leave orbit, Lio Convoy and the Maximals invaded the planet in a last-ditch attempt to stop the villains. While Lio Convoy and Lio Junior kept Galvatron busy, the Predacon leader made the dangerous gambit of taking all of the planet's Angolmois Energy into himself. During their skirmish with the empowered Galvatron, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior, combined as the Green Warrior, used the power of their Energon Matrices to 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 his Galva-Matrix and set the planet to self-destruct. The destruction of Nemesis killed Galvatron, sent the Predacons adrift helplessly through space, and trapped all the Maximals within a wormhole. Farewell! Lio Convoy
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Built at least twelve million years ago, the Nemesis carried Cybertron's first expedition into space since the era of the Knights of Cybertron where it made planetfall on an inhabited planet. When Onyx Prime left Cybertron following the First Cybertronian Civil War, he travelled aboard the Nemesis. The First Who Was Named
The Nemesis resurfaced unknown years later on the planet Antilla when the world was visited by Camiens who initially believed it to be a mountain. When they approached, the ship's "eye" opened, its light revealing Onyx. In early 2018, following the Iron Ring's invasion, Onyx and Liege Maximo returned to Cybertron aboard the Nemesis, its arrival blocking out the sun. Surfeit of Primes
 Plot details for The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground follow. |
After sowing chaos on Cybertron, Onyx began making his way back to the Nemesis only for ship to come under attack from the recently arrived Metrotitan. With Metrotitan unwilling to stand down, Onyx ordered the Nemesis to fire on the Titan, blasting a hole clear through his torso and killing him. As Onyx's skiff docked with the craft, Optimus Prime attempted to attack Onyx who parried and revealed himself to be none other than Shockwave. The Ground
Plot details for The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named follow. |
As Shockwave explained his temporal journey and plan to a bound Optimus, he had the Nemesis set course for the ruins of Crystal City. When it arrived, he threw Optimus from the craft, directly into the black hole, so that the Prime might embark on his own journey of enlightenment. The First Who Was Named
Notes
- This artificial planet holds the honor of being the very first thing in the history of the Transformers brand to bear the name "Nemesis", beating out the Decepticon Space Cruiser of Generation 1 by almost eight months since the latter vessel would not receive the name for itself until the American Beast Wars cartoon'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 of Mainframe Entertainment paid very little heed to what Japan was doing with its own Beast Wars shows across the Pacific.
- Yes, it's absolutely terrifying.
