Nemesis The Warlock - Explained

[@ByrneMJames]

Nemesis freaked me out as a kid when I found my dads 2000ads. The art of him n Torquemada haunted me for years. Intense stuff.

[@Jp-lb4nv]

John Hinckleton is the artist id say.

[@jackp492]

@@Jp-lb4nvKevin oniell is the artist, loved the panel of the two centaur brides dueling for the right to marry nemesis with thier lances shattering against eachother

[@sorearm]

Be pure! Be vigilant! This was one of my favourite characters from 2000AD. Truly unique

[@patmann9363]

Be have.

[@Rain-xe5vr]

be HAVE! you forgot the most important part...

[@jackp492]

I loved that story about the guy Torquemada makes go on a quest for the sword sinister, and his journey takes decades and he loses his limbs and an eye throughout during his crusade for this weapon

[@loxley75]

THE. BEST. CHARACTER.EVER! Seriously for a while was pretty much the sole reason I bought 2000ad. The nine volumes (was it 9?) of Nemesis have got to be some of the most insane works of epic fiction ever written or drawn and that's not even hyperbole! The fact the strip was running a good seven years before the first warhammer 40k book was ever published pretty much tells you all you need to know!

[@alecboyyes]

Elliot Bradley I read the anthologies recently. I think the story started wearing a bit thin towards the end before coming back strong for the finale. The Gothic Empire was awesome, and I also remember the spider planet was pretty cool too.

[@AURALLY_]

10 volumes in total I believe

[@CaffeineGateways]

Ooh, I had Nemesis painted on the back of my leather jacket when I was younger ^^

[@colinswinbourn117]

Do you plan on getting a new jacket with a new nemesis?

[@CaffeineGateways]

Uhm, no, think I'll keep my new jacket clean from bandlogos and nemesis'es :) But it sure was a cool looking backpiece ^^

[@paulh7360]

I had a skateboard with him painted on it

[@SergiMedina]

I just know about this because of a Spectrum videogame I played when I was a kid. It was so difficult I never got to play a lot of it, but just the artwork and the gothic/macabre vibe left me so impressed I always liked and remembered it.

[@rojaws1183]

Inheriting a bunch of old Nemesis comics warped my young mind in awesome ways. Thank you Mills, you old weirdo.

[@satan3959]

My exposure to British culture (besides a lot of food staples such as black pudding and fish and chips) growing up in Newfoundland, Canada (I now live in Ontario) was very limited: mostly the only things British we had there was Coronation Street and Classic Doctor Who. However I managed to get a hold of a pirated copy (through a BBS) of the Nemesis the Warlock Commodore 64 game, as well as some other games that were very British and never released here in North America. Weird game, but fun. The music done by the genius that is Rob Hubbard was amazing.

[@NukularPower]

that song was awesome

[@anthonyoneill3542]

Kevin O'Neill's artwork in this strip is incredible

[@ifd4626]

yeah i can tell u what i think, idk anything about this universe except the data i have aquired in your vid but i really love "nemesis the warlock theme" and the visual concept of the character

[@Kid_illithid]

Someone told me that warhammer 40k steals a bunch from nemesis the warlock. I had never heard of nemesis before! How cool.

[@Horzuhammer]

I've only played the computer game, but the design of Nemesis is just so damn bizarre that it led me to do some research on the character. Really would like to get my hands on some comics of him, even more so after watching this video.

[@gagecrawley6223]

Dude! Nemesis is freaking awesome! I just learned about this character, as well as Johnny Alpha, Rogue Trooper, and others two days ago, after watching the 2000ad documentary. It was great! I wanna read about these guys!

[@stevena488]

I honestly love the fact that Torquearmada, according to Pat Mills, is based on the same priests that used to harass the hell out of him and Kevin O'Neill as school kids, which is also where they got some of their inspiration for Judge Dredd. Seriously though, I adored O'Neills artwork and Pat Mills managed to get you invested in all this crazy stuff and truly eldritch and weird art which is a hell of an impressive feat. Though I did lose interest for a while after O'Neill left the strip and I think it was Bryan Talbot who took over who was still pretty damn awesome but it didn't have that horror that I loved from O'Neills take

[@CommanderBohn]

Cool character in a cool comic series with some cool art. 40K took inspirations from 2000 A.D. (or plagiarized...depends on your P.O.V.), but it's Nemesis The Warlock that was the main basis for 40K.

[@johnnymanhands]

I rejoice at the deviance of the youtuber, for it shows I have followed the path of righteousness. Be pure. Be vigilant. Behave.

[@meanbeetroot3812]

Uilliam Coorinna You said it!

[@MrDNAcurry123]

I still have my Nemesis the Warlock volume 3 signed by Brian Talbot. My hero.

[@MikeHunt-xj5xf]

I loved Torquemada, in particular, John Hicklenton's take on Torquemada

[@pitmatix1457]

His take on Torquemada was by far the most terrifying. His eyes always remind me of private Pile gone crazy in Full Metal Jacket for some reason.

[@colinswinbourn117]

I loved his C64 game. I got it as a cover tape when I was 5 or 6 I didn't know about the comic until earlier this year.

[@Papa-eb1lt]

God I have always loved Nemesis, still have all my 2000ad's from 1 to about prog 850.

[@Omnihil777]

I discovered the whole 2000 AD universe over Judge dredd in my - I believe - 2010 or 2012 holidays with my in-laws. My wife and them went on to "see the region" (north of Denmark) and I - no interest in beeing enclosed with my in-laws in one car for so long - stayed at the house, put my bare ass in the sun and read and read, mostly Moebius etc in the beginning, late JD and - oh, what is that? Strontium Dogs?? Nemesis the Warlock?? I was blown away & I'm a fan of it since then. Especially because that's the kind of society we steer into when we stay in this retroactive kind of thinking, but nevermind - Nemesis is so cool, because he's not entirely "the good guy", I mean Torquemada is DEFINETELY the bad guy, there's not one good molecule in Torqy, but that Nemesis is primarely interested in Chaos, and helps people sometimes as a side effect is far more - let's say, realistic, than Spidey or some completely and mercilessly apocalyptic universes oozing with sarcasm. Na, 2000 AD stuff's fun. And you can see that the creators HAD fun imagining it. The "Complete case files" from Judge dredd are one of the best investments of my life. BTW we went as Angel Gang this year to Hallooween, I was Pa, and I have a friend that looks exactly like Fink Angel in natura LOL Yeah, we had to explain our "gang of Hobos" 100 times, at least. Next year I'm Johnny Alpha, still searching for a "Wulf", I don't know why, but my wife just refuses to grow a beard.... :) I wish Nemesis wasn't so hard a costume. Maybe I'll print a Torquemada helmet and make a sign "Be pure! Be vigilant! behave!"

[@mrmrgaming]

Love Nemesis, the black hole story with ABC Warriors was amazing. Thing is like many 80s 2000AD stories, Nemesis was deep, lot of political views and how others are viewed and treated, deep stuff for young readers, none of that pc hand holding, some stuff was very adult.....amazing reads.

[@valley_robot]

i had the double spread poster of nemesis on my wall in the 80s , love 2000AD

[@TheLongasen]

"Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!"

[@lordinquisitor6233]

I see Tzeentch found another worshiper

[@rojaws1183]

Tzeencht wish he was as awesome as Nemesis.

[@pitmatix1457]

The Nemesis the Warlock strip is one of the biggest influences on Warhammer 40k (along with the Dune books). Read through the Nemesis books and just tick off concept after concept lifted from it to make 40k.

[@longwlenguyen4214]

@@pitmatix1457 Torquemada: "Be pure, Be vigilant, Behave!" The Emperor of Mankind last words: "Be faithful, Be Vigilant, Be Strong." Yeah sound like Warhammer took a lot inspiration from it even Rick Priestly confirms it.

[@paulwalker6967]

Thank you, Caroline. X

[@matthewsykes4814]

I had to give up my collected Nemesis comics.......I have never cried so much afterwards. I miss them so much and it's just ink and paper, but..... I wanted to build a forge so I could make Excessus..... life happened and the forge is just a dream...... I've loved Nemesis since the terror tubes, now I barely remember why......

[@cruddddddddddddddd]

Easily my favorite thing to come from 2000AD. Kevin O'Neil's art was a revelation to me on this series, which I didn't discover until after reading League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There's a lot of Elric of Melnibone in Nemesis (and in Deadlock) - Moorcock was very influential in the 70s and 80s, even to this day.

[@ABW941]

Wait what? I thought Nemesis, Torquemada and the Blitzspear were merged together and had to roam the universe for all eternity? You say they were sepperated again? When did that happen?

[@alecboyyes]

ABW941 I think he was referring to an earlier part of the story, they came together briefly before the end that you described

[@brightglory5734]

Tyvm Mr H

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Lady Death would be a good one to explore Mr H

[@kevinmcauley7527]

Yeahhhhhhhhh!! That was great Mr H. Thanks. Looking forward to the next vid. Hopefully our favourite Celtic king with berserker tendencies will be along soon 😎

[@laserduchamp8071]

amazing detailed art in these books, maybe best work he did

[@spiteu9272]

One of the best characters this side of the pond. Well done.

[@brightglory5734]

That side of the pond.

[@warrenoakes4521]

Always loved him, his epicness was inspirational as a kid xD

[@CaptainGinyu]

can we take a minute to appreciate how cool of a name "Torquemada" is

[@Quimper111]

Google it and you'll see it comes from actual history. The spanish inquisition to be more precise

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

Haha, I totally forgot that Nemesis stole Uncle Baal's copy of the Necronomicon! And how did Baal come by it, anyway? An edition stolen from Earth, possibly...

[@Boldard]

Is it the same Necronomicon from Cthulhu Mythos, which would involve the existence of the Great Old Ones in the Judge Dredd universe, or it is just another book with the same name?

[@Laoruperteen18]

Bring this character back in a game or animated series already.

[@walfrnks]

Nemesis is one of my favourites.

[@maughan3061]

Be pure, be vigilant, behave. I always saw the Nemesis strip as an allegory of city life, about conformity, and society. Or maybe I thought too much when I was a kid.

[@Peasmouldia]

Very pleased to have clocked this post. Nice general outline but way more in there. There is some hugely insightful political satire and quasi-biblical content in Nemesis. Deserves a more in-depth analysis. Thank you for posting this

[@MikeHunt-xj5xf]

John Hicklenton did the best run of Nemesis.

[@fontie512]

Is there one of these on "VC Warriors"

[@miroslavzima8856]

I´ve first seen him in game. I thought it was some sort of dragon, but his unusal shape is oddly appealing to me. I think he´s one of the most interesting characters :)

[@jayofthedead7750]

Be pure! Be vigilant! BEHAVE!

[@75deathstrike]

I first encountered Nemesis the Warlock in the ZX Spectrum game of the same name. How about doing a video on Slaine? There was a Spectrum game of Slaine as well, if I remember correctly it was a graphic adventure game.

[@heilong79]

same here. Always felt shadow of the beast was influenced by this.

[@satan3959]

I had the C64 version (mostly because the ZX Spectrum wasn't really a thing here in Canada)

[@Anon26535]

Torquemada. Do not implore him for compassion. Torquemada. Do not beg him for forgiveness. Torquemada. Do not ask him for mercy. Let's face it, folks, you can't torque 'im outta anything!

[@genimaginarium6913]

Can you do something about the evils of middle earth such as The Balrogs, Morgoth, Sauron, etc. Thanks!

[@johnsawdonify]

Unique forms of continuity in space. Umberto Boccioni.

[@cptmachine]

I love Pat Mills work and I have read some of the Nemesis but yet to read it all. I do like the stories as they have a strange alien quality mixed with paganism which is a common feature in Pat Mills work.

[@garithmorningstar]

Found nemesis as a kid through the commodore 64 game and have read the Tomas De Tourqemada omnibus (where they fuse as the end). Both Superb characters. 👌 [Just love their faces 🤯] Even would go as far as to call my government reprimand/ tax department footsoldiers "termites" when I take control and direct the NWO. - Xenu

[@trn9939]

Do a video about other countries and cities in the series.

[@thriddoctor]

One of the very best characters from 200AD.

[@xarlmanshoon2008]

(v_v)He is my favourite 2000AD character, the need to make a movie.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

At least it's not Judge 'I AM THE LAW!'

[@MyKharli]

Nemesis and ABC warriors was my main reason for buying 2000 AD , i am sorts thankful hollywood didnt ruin it but there's room for something dark to come from it with the latest cgi . The stories are there in plenty .

[@hunkyhobo8834]

Please do Slaine i loved reading him as a kid.

[@lance9749]

Love Dredd Fridays!

[@rojaws1183]

Same here. But maybe it would be more accurate to call it 2000ad Friday? A minor detail I guess.

[@lance9749]

You have a good point. I'm not really familiar with the 2000ad as much as Dredd.

[@rojaws1183]

I definitely recomend taking a closer look at what 2000ad have to offer.

[@ironclaw3000user]

Seems pretty interesting. Maybe someday I'll have the money to order these older comics.

[@MrHReviews]

+IronClaw3000 just order a compilation, new, they are cheap

[@ironclaw3000user]

ok Mr H Reviews, I'll go search for that stuff in the weekend. 👍 oh actually I'll look it up soon but I probably buy it later on... but hey at least I'll figure out were to get it👍

[@rojaws1183]

Many of us comic lovers recomend Nemesis. I say it's worth a try.

[@ironclaw3000user]

all right , sounds interesting Ro Jaws. 👍

[@benb3316]

drivethrucomics - you can get collected editions cheap, cheaper on sales or go to amazon to order a print version. Much cheaper than paying "Comic book guy" for a shrink wrapped edition of something - and these stories were serialized so you'd need dozens and dozens...

[@yammybobo]

Great Stuff!!!

[@williamoldaker5348]

He's so intense.

[@FrostWolfPack]

It pains me that there is limitet colection of Nemesis comics in my local library and even those are transatet to my native the text and the GOD DAM ART is amazing.

[@Gizmomaster]

This had me really confused. I think you didn't mention what this guy was from till the end of the video. "I thought 2,000 ad was dredd and a mega city not a space monster quest" was what I thought. And now I'm just more confused. I guess I missed the train on this one.

[@finnmacool9542]

2000AD always had different stories in the comic each week, so there is many different story arch's out there, some cross over into each other, some don't.

[@chrollo4836]

Glad your covering this

[@satan3959]

*you're

[@lordfury18]

"S.T.A.R.S i mean DREDD!!!!!"

[@Cygnus0lor]

I'm just here because of the song. Can some explain what comics this is from?

[@jasonsantos3037]

I do like design a nemesis

[@madisonatteberry9720]

So he's like...an evolved dragon? Like if the world he is from had dragons instead of men and they evolved instead?

[@MrHReviews]

+Madison Atteberry termight is actually earth in the future so nope lol

[@madisonatteberry9720]

I'm sad now.

[@invincigaz4067]

Nemesis does what nintendon't

[@ThrottleKitty]

You mean let us watch his videos? =D

[@DalkSarraroZerkulin]

1:40 was that a centaur woman alien?? XD

[@rojaws1183]

Yes it was. Expect that kind of weird and awesome things from this comic.

[@MVegetto1]

How about a chakan the forever man video!

[@smoozerish]

Freakiest looking cartoon character ever devised

[@curtissmith6078]

Credo!

[@Monsterist76]

Do Slaine.

[@MrHReviews]

I mean, a please wouldn't go a miss.....

[@rojaws1183]

Please keep doing 2000ad stuff if you think it's fun.

[@MrHReviews]

I love it and will definitely be continuing :)

[@Arkanoid1212]

...please ^^

[@franketwas6917]

...everybody laughing as the dead come home.....

[@johnhamill7358]

What a Fuck'in waste. A comic Pop-culture Legend. With so much depth, and beauty. Hollywood hasn't come knocking. My fav. character in comics. It is your fav. too. I dare anyone on Earth, to say anything negative. Na-dah I guess. I have told this to everyone I ever talked too in my life. A fine game was made in the 80's. There's no Kenshiro movie either. i do not understand. Many DC/Marvel comics are being told on the screen. Dredd, 10 yrs ago was an A*, why not try it Hollywood, please.

[@lorgarbeareroftheword5836]

Chaos is the answer.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

Nemesis the Warlock aka Badass the Assbad

[@davidicke1974]

That face though....

[@brightglory5734]

Dredd day

[@michaelbevan3285]

the artwork. awesome when you are 13 years old and learning to draw, or trying to,by copying 2000 AD strips.

[@splo1nger909]

Be pure

[@Arkanoid1212]

credo!

[@dino3115]

Wasnt much of an explanation

[@stephen19590]

He has a weird face,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@titusgrothaus2550]

Credo!