Nemesis Prime (Armada)
| The name or term "Nemesis Prime" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nemesis Prime (disambiguation). |
- Nemesis Prime is a Unicron-affiliated Decepticon from Armada.
Nemesis Prime was a monstrous Transformer, controlled by Sideways, sent to kill the Autobots and Decepticons while they were on their way to Cybertron. It scanned the minds of the Transformers that landed on the planet it was waiting on to ambush them and took the form of Optimus Prime as he was the most powerful and respected in all their minds. As a duplicate of Optimus Prime, Nemesis had all of Prime's strength and power - in addition to his ability to reconstruct himself. Despite this, it was later destroyed by Optimus (combined with Overload), and the newly-reformatted Galvatron.
Nemesis Prime wielded the Dark Saber, a twisted clone of the Star Saber, and had a Mini-Con partner named Run-Over. Run-Over was only seen alongside Nemesis Prime in the Linkage DVD comics released in Japan. Here, he was used in gun mode, to help Nemesis Prime create an artifact called the "Doomstone."
Japanese name: Scourge
Fiction
Animated continuity
Armada
Voice actor: ? (US), Tōru Ōkawa (Japan)
Nemesis Prime was first encountered on a distant planet composed of salt and technorganic materials. The origins of this planet are unknown, but some speculate that it could be a world Unicron devastated eons ago. Nemesis Prime was a Unicron-created being that acted very savage and feral in nature, using his Dark Saber to nearly destroy several of the Autobots and Decepticons. Although the character seemed beastly and insane, his exact motives and personality are unknown, as he was simply a puppet of Sideways. Nemesis Prime was eventually destroyed by a combined blast from Megatron and the Requiem Blaster, and Optimus Prime using his new Overload power unit. Sideways was seen fleeing the scene in trans-phase mode, while Nemesis Prime's remains were scatted about the area. Mysteriously, the planet immediately began to break down and was destroyed without reason or warning.
It's worth noting that the Transformers encountered Nemesis Prime and this planet only after falling into a black hole that had taken shape due to Unicron's lack of a physical body. Nemesis Prime's current status is unknown, but it ain't looking too good for him.
Micron Legend: Linkage mini-comics
Nemesis Prime was granted the Doomstone, and was sent to ravage, devastate and destroy any world he came across, accompanied by the Run-Over and the Air Assault Mini-Con Team. The death-agonies and negative psychic energies of the beings he destroyed were stored inside the Doomstone, which was at some point taken from him, and later transferred into Ravenus.
(Note: This mission clearly took place before the events of his appearance in the Armada cartoon.)
Toys
Armada
- Nemesis Prime with Run-Over (Super-Con, 2003)
- A redeco of the Super-Con version of Armada Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime transforms into a longnosed truck cab of made-up model. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx plug on his robot mode back unlocks a "punching" action that moves his arms back and forth when the be-plugged Mini-Con is pushed up and down. He came with his Mini-Con partner Run-Over, who can also become a handgun Nemesis Prime can hold.
- This mold was also used for the Cybertron Deluxe-class version of Optimus Prime and Universe "Battle in a Box" Ultra Magnus.
Micron Legend
- Scourge with Sweep (Super-Con, 2003)
- In Japan, Nemesis Prime was only available as a mail-away item from Tele-V Magazine (limited to 5000 pieces) under the name Scourge, a nod to Hasbro's Robots in Disguise Scourge. There are a number of small but significant differences between Hasbro and Takara's versions of the toys; the Hasbro version uses a bluer version of off-black and a sandy-tan color rather than the Takara version's more brownish-black and neutral-light-gray. The Hasbro version also appears to have a larger number of paint applications in a wider variety of colors.
