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* DecoyBackstory: For most of the story he's said to be Matthew Anderson, son of a disgraced billionaire that Blake Morrow busted. When Blake confronts him at the end, Nemesis reveals the [[spoiler:real Matthew Anderson died squandering the inheritance. Nemesis has merely been acting the role, [[TheSpook and nothing is revealed of his real origins]] aside from being "rich and bored".]]

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* DecoyBackstory: For most of the story he's said to be Matthew Anderson, son of a disgraced billionaire that Blake Morrow busted. When Blake confronts him at the end, Nemesis reveals the [[spoiler:real Matthew Anderson died squandering the inheritance. Nemesis has merely been acting the role, [[TheSpook and nothing is revealed of his real origins]] aside from being "rich and bored".]]]] Retconned in ''Nemesis Reloaded'', where [[spoiler:he really is Matthew Anderson]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: He finally gets his comeuppance in ''Big Game'', where [[spoiler:thanks to Hit-Girl time traveling to halt the Fraternity's plans he fails to kill off The Ambassadors and is instead brutally beaten, complete with a kick to the nuts]].


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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Big Game'', he's still alive but critically injured and kept under custody. The Ambassadors speculate that he'll inevitably recover and seek revenge]].
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* AssholeVictim: Considering that [[spoiler:Stewart willingly helped Nemesis with his atrocities and actively gloated about it, it's hard to feel sorry when Nemesis blows his brains out]].
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Nemesis.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Revealed in the final issue to have been TheMole to Nemesis]].
* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:Ten million dollars is enough for Stuart to throw his lot with Nemesis and spy on his partner long before the story.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He has been working for Nemesis for the past eight years]]
* ScaryBlackMan: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be a [[TheMole spy]] for Nemesis and was working against Blake for eight years.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Stuart get his brains blown out by Nemesis after having delivered Blake right where he wanted.]]

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* AssholeVictim: Considering that [[spoiler:Stewart Stewart willingly helped Nemesis with his atrocities and actively gloated about it, it's hard to feel sorry when Nemesis blows his brains out]].
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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: BoomHeadshot: Courtesy of Nemesis.]]
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* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Revealed Revealed in the final issue to have been TheMole to Nemesis]].
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* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:Ten Ten million dollars is enough for Stuart to throw his lot with Nemesis and spy on his partner long before the story.]]
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:He He has been working for Nemesis for the past eight years]]
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* ScaryBlackMan: [[spoiler:He's He's revealed to be a [[TheMole spy]] for Nemesis and was working against Blake for eight years.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Stuart Stuart get his brains blown out by Nemesis after having delivered Blake right where he wanted.]]

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* KickTheDog: He could give the Joker some competition on how to screw with his enemies and victims in the most sadistic way possible.



* TheSpook: [[spoiler: His supposed identity as Matthew Anderson is all made up - the real one died in an India whorehouse after squandering his fortune following his parents' deaths. All Nemesis ever tells about himself is that he is rich and bored (and even that might be inaccurate). "Reloaded" however retcons this into his backstory being legit]].

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* TheSpook: [[spoiler: His supposed identity as Matthew Anderson is all made up - the real one died in an India whorehouse after squandering his fortune following his parents' deaths. All Nemesis ever tells about himself is that he is rich "rich and bored (and bored" and even that might be inaccurate). inaccurate given how much of a {{Troll}} he is to Blake. "Reloaded" however retcons this into his backstory being legit]].legit...assuming if Nemesis is the same one from the previous series]].

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* AxCrazy: If all the things he did because he was simply "rich and bored" dictates, he is a complete and utterly monstrous maniac.

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* AxCrazy: If all the things he did because he was simply "rich and bored" dictates, dictate, he is a complete and utterly monstrous maniac.



* TheChessmaster: The man is always planning in advance and when it appears he has been outsmarted, he has a back up plan.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Batman and ComicBook/TheJoker, having the resources, skills and a similar costume to the former and being a completely insane and dangerous villain who sees his crimes as a game like the latter.
* CopKiller: Nemesis' main recreational activity. His main target isn't politicians or landmarks, but well known police commissioners.
* DecoyBackstory: For most of the story he's said to be Matthew Anderson, son of a disgraced billionaire that was busted by Blake Morrow. When Blake confronts him at the end, Nemesis reveals the [[spoiler:real Matthew Anderson died squandering the inheritance. Nemesis has merely been acting the role, [[TheSpook and nothing is revealed of his real origins]] asides from being "rich and bored".]]

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* TheChessmaster: The man is always planning in advance and when it appears he has been outsmarted, he has a back up backup plan.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Batman and ComicBook/TheJoker, having the resources, skills skills, and a similar costume to the former and being a completely insane and dangerous villain who sees his crimes as a game like the latter.
* CopKiller: Nemesis' main recreational activity. His main target isn't politicians or landmarks, but well known well-known police commissioners.
* DecoyBackstory: For most of the story he's said to be Matthew Anderson, son of a disgraced billionaire that was busted by Blake Morrow.Morrow busted. When Blake confronts him at the end, Nemesis reveals the [[spoiler:real Matthew Anderson died squandering the inheritance. Nemesis has merely been acting the role, [[TheSpook and nothing is revealed of his real origins]] asides aside from being "rich and bored".]]]]
* DidYouActuallyBelieve: [[spoiler:Once his true motives are revealed, he asked Blake if he really thought a man would devote his entire life just to getting even with him?]]



* ForTheEvulz: Nemesis' motivation for everything he does. He kills, destroys and torments people on a whim all for his sick pleasure. Nemesis tells Blake that he is the son of two complete psychos Blake busted and sent to their deaths, and that he wants revenge, [[spoiler:but it's all lies. The son in question died before the story even began (until the sequel reveals him as alive and possibly his successor). Nemesis is just some rich, bored, bloodthirsty asshole looking for kicks as a supervillain]]. The heroes exploit this when they managed to arrest him by tricking him into stealing a little girl's heart transplant (its actually a pig's heart with a tracker) because they knew he couldn't resist doing something so cruel, [[spoiler:though it turns out getting arrested was part of his plan]].

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* ForTheEvulz: Nemesis' motivation for everything he does. He kills, destroys destroys, and torments people on a whim all for his sick pleasure. Nemesis tells Blake that he is the son of two complete psychos Blake busted and sent to their deaths, deaths and that he wants revenge, [[spoiler:but it's all lies. The son in question died before the story even began (until the sequel reveals him as alive and possibly his successor). Nemesis is just some rich, bored, bloodthirsty asshole looking for kicks as a supervillain]]. The heroes exploit this when they managed manage to arrest him by tricking him into stealing a little girl's heart transplant (its (it's actually a pig's heart with a tracker) because they knew he couldn't resist doing something so cruel, [[spoiler:though it turns out getting arrested was part of his plan]].



* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored", with the sequel implying that the man he impersonated has taken his place (if they really aren't the same person)]]. Hell, the cover to the first issue of ''Nemesis Reloaded'' shows him painting a grin on his face with blood.

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* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored", with the sequel implying that the man he impersonated has taken his place (if they really aren't the same person)]]. Hell, the cover to of the first issue of ''Nemesis Reloaded'' shows him painting a grin on his face with blood.blood.
* RazorSharpHand: As part of his CharlesAtlasSuperpower, he can cut and pierce through the bodies of 100 riot cops with his bare hands.



* TheSpook: [[spoiler: His supposed identity as Matthew Anderson is all made up - the real one died in an India whorehouse after squandering his fortune following his parents' deaths. All Nemesis ever tells about himself is that he is rich and bored. "Reloaded" however retcons this into his backstory being legit]].

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* TheSpook: [[spoiler: His supposed identity as Matthew Anderson is all made up - the real one died in an India whorehouse after squandering his fortune following his parents' deaths. All Nemesis ever tells about himself is that he is rich and bored.bored (and even that might be inaccurate). "Reloaded" however retcons this into his backstory being legit]].



* VillainProtagonist: Though Blake is the hero of the story, Nemesis receives just as much focus.

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* VillainProtagonist: Though Blake is the hero of the story, story's hero, Nemesis receives just as much focus.



* {{Expy}}: To Commissioner James Gordon. [[spoiler:He actually resembles physically at the end of the comic when he retires and is wearing a pair of glasses as well as a mustache]].

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* {{Expy}}: To Commissioner James Gordon. [[spoiler:He actually resembles physically at the end of the comic when he retires and is wearing a pair of glasses as well as a mustache]].


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* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:Ten million dollars is enough for Stuart to throw his lot with Nemesis and spy on his partner long before the story.]]


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* ScaryBlackMan: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be a [[TheMole spy]] for Nemesis and was working against Blake for eight years.]]

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* AssholeVictim: Considering that [[spoiler:Stewart willingly helped Nemesis with his atrocities and actively gloated about it, it's hard to feel sorry when Nemesis blows his brains out]].



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Considering that [[spoiler:Stewart willingly helped Nemesis with his atrocities and actively gloated about it, it's hard to feel sorry when Nemesis blows his brains out]].
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* DecoyBackstory: For most of the story he's said to be Matthew Anderson, son of a disgraced billionaire that was busted by Blake Morrow. When Blake confronts him at the end, Nemesis reveals the [[spoiler:real Matthew Anderson died squandering the inheritance. Nemesis has merely been acting the role, [[TheSpook and nothing is revealed of his real origins]] asides from being "rich and bored".]]

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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Officially he has no real superpowers and is just inhumanly proficient with every weapon and martial arts.



* TheHeavy: Nemesis is directly tied to everything that goes wrong in the comic, but [[spoiler:the ending reveals he's merely a buyer from a mastermind who allows wealthy clients to become supervillains.]]

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Nemesis is directly tied to everything that goes wrong in the comic, but [[spoiler:the ending reveals he's merely a buyer from a mastermind who allows wealthy clients to become supervillains.]]]]
** In ''Big Game'', Nemesis is actively going around killing all of the world's heroes, but is ultimately the henchman of Wesley Gibson, who serves as the true villain of the story.
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* CompositeCharacter: Of Batman and ComicBook/TheJoker.

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* CompositeCharacter: Of Batman and ComicBook/TheJoker.ComicBook/TheJoker, having the resources, skills and a similar costume to the former and being a completely insane and dangerous villain who sees his crimes as a game like the latter.



* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored", with the sequel implying that the man he impersonated has taken his place (if they really aren't the same person)]].

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* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored", with the sequel implying that the man he impersonated has taken his place (if they really aren't the same person)]]. Hell, the cover to the first issue of ''Nemesis Reloaded'' shows him painting a grin on his face with blood.
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* ForTheEvulz: Nemesis' motivation for everything he does. He kills, destroys and torments people on a whim all for his sick pleasure. Nemesis tells Blake that he is the son of two complete psychos Blake busted and sent to their deaths, and that he wants revenge, [[spoiler:but it's all lies. The son in question died before the story even began. Nemesis is just some rich, bored, bloodthirsty asshole looking for kicks as a supervillain]]. The heroes exploit this when they managed to arrest him by tricking him into stealing a little girl's heart transplant (its actually a pig's heart with a tracker) because they knew he couldn't resist doing something so cruel, [[spoiler:though it turns out getting arrested was part of his plan]].

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* ForTheEvulz: Nemesis' motivation for everything he does. He kills, destroys and torments people on a whim all for his sick pleasure. Nemesis tells Blake that he is the son of two complete psychos Blake busted and sent to their deaths, and that he wants revenge, [[spoiler:but it's all lies. The son in question died before the story even began.began (until the sequel reveals him as alive and possibly his successor). Nemesis is just some rich, bored, bloodthirsty asshole looking for kicks as a supervillain]]. The heroes exploit this when they managed to arrest him by tricking him into stealing a little girl's heart transplant (its actually a pig's heart with a tracker) because they knew he couldn't resist doing something so cruel, [[spoiler:though it turns out getting arrested was part of his plan]].



* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored"]].

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* PracticallyJoker: See CompositeCharacter-he answers the question of what the Joker would do with Batman's resources. Like the Joker, [[spoiler:his true identity is a mystery, as he lies about his backstory, merely stating that he's "rich and bored"]].bored", with the sequel implying that the man he impersonated has taken his place (if they really aren't the same person)]].
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Characters from the comic book ''ComicBook/{{Nemesis}}''.

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