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Nemesis

Also called: Nemesis-T Type, Pursuer
GamesOtherRunsScience gone wrong1968 to 1999

The pursuer of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. It is an engineered Tyrant with a parasite brain, able to follow orders, use weapons and track one target across a city. Nemesis established the unkillable stalker enemy and is widely regarded as one of the most popular and frightening villains of the franchise.12

Battle it
First appeared
1999
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)
Source work
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)
Capcom
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Japan
What causes it
Science gone wrong
A Tyrant bio-weapon (model T-103) implanted with the NE-alpha parasite, which grows its own brain and takes over the nervous system.
How you become one
Built by Umbrella's European branch; it is a manufactured weapon, not a victim of the outbreak.
How it moves
Runs
Stalks the player through the whole game; smaller and more agile than other Tyrants, with a four-legged form later.
Intelligence
Clever
Weak spots
  • heavy damage (which also makes it mutate)

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1999

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Classed in the lore as a bio-organic weapon rather than an ordinary zombie12

2

Programmed to hunt the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members and calls out its targets12

3

Carries a rocket launcher in the 1999 game and a flamethrower in the 2020 remake12

4

Inspired by the T-1000 of Terminator 2; an early slime-creature concept was scrapped12

5

Named after the Greek goddess of vengeance12

6

Its regenerating tissue makes it almost impossible to put down12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Nemesis about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Nemesis (Resident Evil) - Wikipedia
  2. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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