Nemesis

Nemesis
Names and Aliases
Name (Localized)	Nemesis
Aliases (Localized)	King of Liberation Fell King
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	132+
Affiliations
Residence	Northern Fódlan
Faction(s)	Liberation Army
Occupation(s)	Leader of the Liberation Army King of Northern Fódlan
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Three Houses
First Seen	Prologue: An Inevitable Encounter
First Fought	Chapter 22 (Verdant Wind): Fódlan's New Dawn
Starting Class	King of Liberation
Voice Actors
Japanese	Naomi Kusumi
English	Jamieson Price
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“Seiros! I will kill you! Do not get in my way! All those who stand in my way... will be destroyed!”
—Nemesis

Nemesis is a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Profile

Nemesis was the leader of an army that opposed Seiros during the War of Heroes that included the Ten Elites. He possessed the Crest of Flames and wielded the Sword of the Creator. In Imperial Year 91, the armies of Nemesis and Seiros clashed at the Tailtean Plains. There, Nemesis was confronted and slain by Seiros in single-combat.

Academy Phase

Many years after Nemesis died at Tailtean, the newly appointed professor of the Officers Academy, Byleth, is tasked with subduing thieves in the Holy Mausoleum during the Goddess' Rite of Rebirth. The leader of the thieves opens the coffin of Seiros, and removed the Sword of the Creator from it. The thief attempts to use the sword to defend themselves against Byleth, however, Byleth is not only able to easily overpower the thief but also awakens the sword's power, despite the missing Crest Stone.

The next day, Archbishop Rhea thanks them for dealing with the thieves and protecting the Sword of the Creator, and in reward entrusts the sword with Byleth. Surprised by her decision, Seteth warns Rhea to reconsider, as if someone like Nemesis were to appear again, Fódlan would be consumed by war. Unaware of the history of Nemesis, Byleth asks the two about him.

Seteth and Rhea explain to Byleth that when Fódlan was attacked by wicked gods, the Goddess gifted Nemesis with the Sword of the Creator, and he used its power to save Fódlan, earning the title of the King of Liberation. However, over time, his power corrupted him and he waged war across the land, forcing Seiros to put him down. Rhea trusts that Byleth will not be corrupted like Nemesis and leaves the sword to them. Shortly afterward, Byleth meets with their colleague Hanneman who reveals to them that they are in fact the descendant of Nemesis and inherited the Crest of Flames from him, hence being able to wield of the Sword of the Creator.

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The truth of the legend is that Nemesis was never anything more than the leader of a group of bandits who were influenced by the people of Agartha to break into the Holy Tomb and plunder the body of Sothis. The Agarthans then used the blood of Sothis to give Nemesis the Crest of Flames, her bones to make the Sword of the Creator, and her heart to make the Crest Stone. At the Agarthans' command, he would then travel to Zanado and massacre the Children of the Goddess with the sword. The other bandits in Nemesis' group consumed the blood of the fallen Children of the Goddess to gain their Crests; their weapons, the Heroes' Relics, were fashioned from the bones. With the exception of Maurice, those bandits became the Ten Elites of Fódlan legend. Additionally, Nemesis never had any descendants and he and Byleth are not related by lineage. In reality, Byleth's Crest of Flames manifested as a result of Rhea implanting the Crest Stone from the Sword of the Creator into Byleth's heart in an attempt to resurrect Sothis.

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Cindered Shadows

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In the underground library beneath Garreg Mach, additional details are provided about Nemesis. Notably, it was shown that, after he slaughtered the Nabeteans and gained the Sword of the Creator, he was made (possibly by himself) king of all of Northern Fódlan. He gained leadership over various clans by offering them greater power - the Hero's Relics - and is implied that these leaders became his Elites when they accepted his offer. It's also shown that he never told at least some of the Elites where the Hero's Relics had come from or what he had done to get them, leaving them at a loss as to why Seiros despised them so much, and regretting that they had allied with Nemesis as while their family and followers were assured safety, they themselves were hunted relentlessly when the tides of war turned after the death of Nemesis.

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War Phase

Crimson Flower

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Before departing to Derdriu, Edelgard reveals to Byleth that Nemesis was never corrupted and that Seiros manipulated the people of Fódlan to wage war against Nemesis. This knowledge was passed down from emperor to emperor, as the first emperor was an ally of Seiros during the War of Heroes, but what Edelgard told Byleth was only partially true.

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Verdant Wind

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After the destruction of Shambhala, Nemesis is resurrected by Those Who Slither in the Dark and raises an ancient army to fight Seiros once more, accompanied by the remaining Agarthans from Shambhala, slaughtering all in his path as they march towards Garreg Mach. As Shambhala is in Goneril and Gloucester, they are intercepted by Duke Goneril's army, but they easily rout his forces and severely injure him in battle, prompting Count Gloucester to flee upon hearing of Duke Goneril's defeat. Due to Duke Goneril's army stalling Nemesis, the Alliance Army is able to intercept Nemesis's army at the Caledonian Plateau. They first take down his Ten Elites, who had given him near invincibility; with their deaths, Nemesis could be successfully harmed. He condescends Claude and Byleth for not being able to fight him in single combat, injuring the former after he fires at arrow at him. Byleth then intercepts him; both charge at each other, but the arrow Claude shot earlier pierces his arm, allowing Byleth to kill him, and the remainder of his army dissipates with his death.

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Personality

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Nemesis was a violent bandit who was manipulated by Those Who Slither in the Dark; though it is unclear how they persuaded him, it was likely with a promise of godlike power. He is proud of his strength and has a warrior's honor; he condescended Claude and Byleth for not being strong enough to challenge him in single combat. He was apparently unaware of Seiros' identity as a survivor of the Red Canyon until moments before his demise, when she asked if he recalled the massacre as she stabbed him to death. Exacting vengeance on Seiros is his lone fixation once he is resurrected. His in-game description as an enemy reads: "Under the pretense of liberating Fódlan from a reign of deception, this king rallied his people to arms in the War of Heroes." This and the Wandering Beast referring to him as a "king" suggests that after gaining his powers and his sword, he did manage to become at least a somewhat legitimate king of some kind, and that he motivated people to join him in his attempted conquest of Fódlan.

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In-Game

Base Stats

For the Freedom of Fódlan

• Normal
• Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
King of Liberation
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
60	107	37	11	35	21	25	46	42	21
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		Heaven's Fall*		Mighty King of Legend Heartseeker Swordfaire Sword Prowess Lv 5 Renewal Commander Cursed Power Counterattack Keen Intuition		Dark Creator Sword

Starting Class						Crest
King of Liberation
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
60	107	45	20	43	30	34	51	47	30
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		Heaven's Fall*		Mighty King of Legend Heartseeker Swordfaire Sword Prowess Lv 5 Renewal Commander Cursed Power Counterattack Keen Intuition		Dark Creator Sword

Starting Class						Crest
King of Liberation
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
60	107	54	29	52	39	42	51	47	39
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		Heaven's Fall*		Mighty King of Legend Heartseeker Swordfaire Sword Prowess Lv 5 Renewal Commander Cursed Power Counterattack Keen Intuition		Dark Creator Sword

Skill
Level	A	C	C	D	B+	D	E	A	-	-	-
Start

Quotes

“Feeble creature... Prepare to die!”
—Nemesis's battle quote

“That sword... You bear the Crest of Flames, just as I do.”
—Nemesis's battle quote versus Byleth

Critical

• ”Revenge!”
• ”I’m unbeaten!”
• ”No forgiveness!”
• ”Ignorant fool!”

Gambit

• ”Why resist?”

Gambit Boost

• ”Eviscerate them!”

Ally Assist/Rally

• ”Grunt*”

Miss/No Damage

• ”Worthless!”
• ”Meaningless!”
• ”Futile!”

Etymology

Nemesis is the ancient Greek goddess of vengeance, who enacts retribution against those who display arrogance before the gods. Another name for her is Adrasteia (or Adrestia), meaning "the inescapable."

Trivia

• Nemesis shares his English voice actor, Jamieson Price, with Virion (in both Awakening and Heroes) and Priam from Awakening, Rudolf from Shadows of Valentia, and Zephiel and Hawkeye in Heroes.

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• Nemesis is one of the several final bosses in the series to move. The others are Duma, Idunn, Fomortiis, Ashnard and Garon. 
• Nemesis bears very large scars across his torso that appear to be claw marks. These may have been gained during the Red Canyon tragedy when he was killing the dragons of the canyon.

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Gallery

Nemesis as he appears during his face-off with Seiros.