Nemesis (Wildstorm)
Nemesis is a female comic character who features in Wildstorm Comics.
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Biography
Charis was a female member of the Kherubim race who was born on distant Khera. She was a member of the Adrastea race of people who were noted for their gift of psychic empathy. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1) Much like the native Titantropes of Khera, the Adrastea people were originally bred to be slaves by the more prestigious Kheran races. Over time the Adrastea race became the largest crime syndicate in Kheran society but still maintained the stigma of being the lowest class citizens until the arrival of Daemonite refugees to the planet many years later. Growing up on the streets, Charis became an expert thief. On one occasion she stole Majestros' dagger. He later found her but was attacked by several Daemonites before he could take back his knife. Seeing the situation he was in, Charis joined the battle and defeated one of the Deamons. As a reward Charis was granted her fondest wish: to become a Coda warrior. Adrastea members were forbidden to join the sisterhood but Majestros used his political connections to allow her in. Charis was appointed to Lady Zannah of the Red Lament for training. The Coda were appalled at her very presence and they showed her no sympathy during her training. Because of this she was trained hard and became one of their best fighters. During her training she became lovers with Majestros. When this was discovered the relationship was told to end and Majestros was chosen to mate with Zannah in order to produce an offspring. This caused bitter feelings between the three lovers.
When the Kherubim/Daemonite war reached Earth, Charis was among the Coda warriors stranded there. She was assigned to infiltrate the Daemonite forces telling them that she's rejected the Kherubim and report back with her findings. When the Daemonites captured Zannah, now going by Zealot, they ordered Charis to kill Zealot in order to prove herself loyal. Zealot used her authority as a high ranking Coda member to order Charis to follow their orders and kill her. When Charis refused and battled the Daemonites she became an enemy of the Daemons as well as the Coda for not following the strict order of obedience. During this time Charis had found a new lover, a Kherubim named Raven who was part of the Brotherhood of the Blade, an all-male clan who saw the Coda as rivals. In 995 B.C. Raven betrayed Charis by murdering all 200 members of the Coda present on the Isle of Lesbos and made it seem as if Charis was to blame. Charis stole one of a pair of indestructible swords held by Raven and went into hiding as she became a wanted murderer in the eyes of all Kherubim. Throughout the centuries Charis dodged countless murder attempts by fellow kinsmen while trying to seek revenge against Raven and clear her name. Although Charis went by many names over the years, the label "Nemesis" given to her by the Coda after her perceived betrayal remained her constant title by all.
Nemesis eventually came in contact with the Wildcats in the present during another run-in with Raven. Raven was using a female child to activate sleeper agents throughout the world. Nemesis rescued the girl from him but mistakenly made it look like kidnapping in the eyes of the Wildcats in the process. Once she explained the situation the Wildcats aided Nemesis in trying to stop Raven and the Brotherhood of the Blade. She eventually was able to stab Raven in the stomach, steal his second indestructible sword, and leave him drifting in space. Nemesis rekindled her romance with Majestros shortly thereafter. After some time the entity Void contacted Nemesis to inform her of the on-coming cataclysmic World's End crossover event. Void transports Nemesis to a future where the majority of the Earth is destroyed by powerful metahumans. Returning to her own time Nemesis joins forces with Savant and Backlash Jodi Slayton in an attempt to stop that dark future from happening. Nemesis appeared as a regular member of the newly established Wildcats, aiding their efforts to rebuild the world. However, during a confrontation with Majestros, in which she skewered him, she and he fell into an active volcano. Despite her swords being retrieved and Majestros' optimism, her survival was in doubt. However, during the heat of battle later on, she appeared on the scene and rescued Majestros, who had been critically injured during the fighting, and took him to his old residence in Mt. Rushmore to oversee his recovery. During this time, Nemesis, in her decided quest to conceive Majestros' child, became pregnant. Shortly after discovering her condition, she left Majestros, seeking out the entity that saved her from death and considering it to be the best possible father to her child.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Her people the Adrastea developed a reputation for being untrustworthy. Charis had claimed that the Kherubim nobility had bred them to be thieves, whores and murderers as they did not think them worthy of honor. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Living dangerously was said to be the only thing that made her feel alive. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Charis believed that she did not kill anyone who did not deserve to die. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
She considered herself to be among the greatest warriors produced by the Coda Sisterhood though she fought dirty. Zealot felt though that that Nemesis was a traitor to everything they stood for in their teachings. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Zannah had considered her to be a war criminal and a mass murderer. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
In fact, both Majestros and Zannah were said to hate her immensely. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
On Earth, early humans came to believe Charis to be living embodiment of vengeance thus her being given the name Nemesis. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Charis was a female member of the Kherubim race where she was one of the Adrastea. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Due to her alien genetics Nemesis is near immortal, capable of living for thousands of years without aging and also possesses low-level super-strength.
This allowed her to live for thousands of years yet still remain young and in the prime of her life. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
As an empath, she could sense emotions as if they were screaming at her. This made it difficult for people to sneak up on her unless they hid their feelings. In some cases, she could sense the hate being directed at her. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
She also possesses the ability to sense the emotions of those around her, referred to as empathy (or Empath for classification), but falls more along the lines of clairsentience. This ability makes her difficult to approach with hostile intent, but also makes her susceptible to very powerful cases of emotions, like sorrow or anger, which can disrupt her concentration to the point of actually hurting her physically. This ability also has been shown to fuel her desire for vengeance, demonstrated when she touches a murder victim's body and channels their final feelings.
As a trained Coda warrior, Nemesis is a highly skilled hand-to-hand fighter as well as an expert in a wide array of weapons. While she has been known to use firearms (usually handguns), her preferred and default weapons of choice are two indestructible swords made from shards of an ancient weapon called the Creation Engine. The blades can cut through virtually all known substances. Nemesis also wears a specialized body armor (referred to as her 'Stealth Suit') that emits various sized force fields.
The arms of the suit could generate a circular shield that could protect her from weapon fire. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
In battle, she was shown to be highly skilled in the use of a blade and was able to match the talents of a member of the Coda Sisterhood. Her sword was shown to be capable of even slashing and bleeding a powerful Kherubum warlord like Mr. Majestic. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Though a skilled swordfighter, she was also skilled in the use of firearms of various kinds. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Whilst born of the Adrastea, Charis was said to had risen from her lowly station to join the ranks of the Coda Sisterhood. They were said to had risen her from the gutter though she claimed that they had always tried to be rid of her. In fact, she claimed that they had sent on multiple suicide missions with the intention of her dying in them. (Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1)
Notes
- Nemesis was created by Robbie Morrison where she made her first appearance in Wildcats: Nemesis v1 #1 (November, 2005).
Appearances
- Wildcats: Nemesis v1: (2005)
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