META: Nemesis as opposite, nemesis as mirror

Arthur Spitzer arspitzer at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 22 17:56:26 PDT 2013


On 7/21/13 4:05 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
> On 7/20/2013 7:52 PM, Dave Van Domelen wrote:
>>       Obviously, I work from a somewhat different taxonomy, as
>> outlined here:
>> http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/ASH/Journal1
>>
>>       I suppose the type of one's nemesis will depend on what kind of
>> hero you
>> are.  For some, it requires a True Villain, but others may find their
>> best
>> fit in a victim of circumstance (i.e. the "there go I but for the
>> grace of
>> God" thing), or even a misguided crusader.
>>
>>       Dave Van Domelen, feels another Journal entry coming on....
>
> One thing not mentioned yet:  Who says a hero's nemesis has to be a
> villain?
>
>

There used to be an character named Panta (before her writer retconned 
her out of the Looniverse) who was the nemesis of Self-Righteous 
Preacher -- both were LNH'rs.

Wonder who the Ultimate Ninja's nemesis is?

Arthur "MacLaughlin Man?" Spitzer



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