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These spies are afraid of me. I have no true face. 
- — Nemesis src
Nemesis is a vigilante working for Checkmate.
History
As a freelance spy, Nemesis competed with the intelligence agency Spyral in Siberia, where he fought an individual impersonating Spyral Agent 37 Dick Grayson on the roof of train car. Nemesis was struck unconscious by the agent's gun, handcuffed to the car, and beaten with an escrima stick, seemingly to death. Nemesis' apparent death, and those of other spies under similar circumstances on Spyral missions, served to escalate tensions between the agency and the espionage community.[1]
As a member of the Checkmate agency, Nemesis served as White Queen Amanda Waller's Bishop. During a mission involving Spyral agents Clark Kent and Lois Lane, he was incapacitated and lay prone at the bound agents' feet while Supergirl pursued the Penguin, fleeing in a helicopter.[2]
Nemesis went to the Sanctuary to deal with the distress of his activities as a vigilante. He was seemingly killed by a mysterious force that affected a fellow patient who went into distress and lost control of his powers, fatally blasting Nemesis and others who had approached out of concern.
However, the time-traveller Gold Beetle replaced the heroes in treatment at the Sanctuary with clones from the 35th century, saving their lives.[3]
Notes
- Tom Tresser/Nemesis was created by Cary Burkett and Dan Spiegle, first appearing in The Brave and the Bold #166. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Tom Tresser/Nemesis first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Grayson #9 by Tom King, Tim Seeley, and Mikel Janín.
Related
- 9 Appearances of Thomas Tresser (Prime Earth)
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- 1 Quotations by or about Thomas Tresser (Prime Earth)
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Footnotes
  This character was a member of the top secret government organization Checkmate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Checkmate members" and "Government Agents" categories. |