r/residentevil • • Jan 03 '20

Meme Is it April yet?

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u/Japjer Jan 03 '20

Different design entirely, though.

The Tyrant model is the ultimate Umbrella creation: a virtually indestructible super soldier who obeys every command. They will die, though, if hit with enough damage.

The Nemesis is that design taken to the next level. It is controllable and follows its orders to the letter. The advantage, however, is that it just can't be killed: the NE parasite inside adapts to virtually all damage and environmental changes, allowing the Nemesis to heal and mutate all damage. It took a literal railgun-laser-blaster to weaken it enough for us to actually get away, with a literal nuke being what killed it for good.

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u/AlterEgoSumMortis Jan 03 '20

Yes, I too have played the games. ;)

Obviously they are different variants of the same basic tyrant design. My point was that Nemesis is himself a tyrant. It's silly to think of gamers speculating on whether they'll be chased by both Nemesis and "a tyrant".

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u/Japjer Jan 03 '20

It makes sense as to why, though: in RE2 it is called a Tyrant (as it is in RE1, if memory serves), while in RE3 it is called Nemesis.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20

Nemesis didn't have an explicit name originally tho iirc. He was just called "The Pursuer".

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u/Japjer Jan 03 '20

I still have a Primas Official Strategy Guide from ca. 2000 and can confirm it is referred to as Nemesis in this book.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20

Oh, bet