# Name every hero's arch-nemesis! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046 "2002-05-03T12:40:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/41 "2002-05-03T20:03:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Groo doesn’t have an arch-nemesis on the grounds that none of them live long enough to become one. What about Arba and Dakarba? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/42 "2002-05-03T20:13:25Z")
(Well, some of these are obscure anyway) Captain Teddy Vs Purple Brain/Purple Bran Fat Ninja Vs The Chairman Of The Horde Thundermace Vs Yraegel (I strongly recommend Thundermace. Great writing) ``` Defenders of Dynatron City Vs Doc Proton ``` Toxic Crusaders Vs Doctor Killemoff Powerpack Vs the Snarks Trip Monroe Vs Felon Bale Red Tornado Vs The Construct Micronauts Vs Baron Karza Sultar Vs Oneida, demon lord of fire Chakkan Vs Death The Ordained One Vs Chaoz Teddy B’ahr Vs Nauga 70’s GhostRider Vs Centurius Rom Vs The Dire Wraiths Eddie Campbell Vs The Snooter ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/43 "2002-05-03T20:23:11Z")
The Spectral knights Vs The Darkling Lords Machine Man Vs Sunset Bane John Doe, The Nth Man Vs Alfie Omeagan Mr Terrific Vs The Spirit Master Bloodstone Vs The Helix HellStorm Vs Satan ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/44 "2002-05-03T20:28:29Z")
For Spidey, I gotta say Venom (and I hope that (if this movie is good) there is a sequel with Venom. There’s a character named Eddie Brock in this one!) Because, as \*\* El Elvis Rojo\*\* said, Venom’s sole purpose in life is to kill Spider-Man. If you had someone who wanted nothing more than to kill you, wouldn’t you consider him/her your arch-nemesis? I think so. Also, we are all forgetting a very important super-hero. Possibly (no, scratch that…definetly) the best super-hero EVER! He is, simply…The Tick. Obviously The Tick’s nemesis is Chairface Chippendale. Although the Ninjas are pretty high up threre too, but they are a big group, not one, sinister evil person. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/45 "2002-05-03T20:42:06Z")
The New Mutants/ The Hellions Cable/ Apocalypse Psylocke/ The Shadow King Spider-Girl/…well, it was Crazy Eight S.H.I.E.L.D./ Hydra Pokemon/ Digimon ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/46 "2002-05-03T20:52:12Z")
Hawkman :: Shadow Thief Tarzan :: Rokoff Captain Kirk :: Kaaaahhhhhnnnnn!!! Richie Rich :: Reginald van der Loot (or something like that) Archie :: Reggie Krypto :: Destructo, the Super Hound of Hate! Stumbo the Giant :: Dr. Cesspoole Fantastic Four :: Frightful Four Reed Richards (a/k/a Mr. Fantastic) :: Dr. Victor von Doom On **Flash** , I’ve gotta go with **Mirror Master**. He was the villain who showed up in Flash 105 (the first Silver Age issue), and I believe he’s been the Flash’s most frequent adversary since then. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/47 "2002-05-03T21:05:22Z")
Sgt. Rock :: The Iron Major Snoopy :: The Red Baron Uncle Scrooge :: The Beagle Boys (Can a group be an arch enemy?) ---
**Author:** ![Sphinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Sphinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sphinx)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/48 "2002-05-03T22:13:13Z")
What about some of those “In-between” good/evil/neutral characters? Gallactus? The Watcher? The Thinker? Ozzy Osbourne? ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/49 "2002-05-03T23:10:01Z")
Aquaman :: Ocean Master ---
**Author:** ![MrLegge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@MrLegge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLegge)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/50 "2002-05-03T23:23:22Z")
Smurfs: Gargamel ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/51 "2002-05-04T01:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sphinx \* > \*\*What about some of those “In-between” good/evil/neutral characters? > > Gallactus? > > The Watcher? > > The Thinker? > > Ozzy Osbourne? \*\* Respectively, the Silver Surfer; nobody in particular; oxidization; and Tipper Gore. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/52 "2002-05-04T17:45:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Doubting Robert \* > \*\*Aquaman :: Ocean Master \*\* ``` Black Manta killed Aquaman's son. Orm may be Aquaman's halfbrother, and he may keep coming back. But, killing the hero's son or sidekick is something only an archnemesis can do. ``` Arion Vs Garm Madman Vs Monstadt The MysteryMen Vs The Vile Brotherhood ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/53 "2002-05-04T18:00:40Z")
Bugs Bunny :: Elmer Fudd ? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/54 "2002-05-04T18:15:45Z")
Reed Richards :: Victor Von Doom Crest Cavity Fighting Team :: Cavity Creeps ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/55 "2002-05-04T20:07:37Z")
Underdog: Overcat (Despite what the Simon Bar-Sinister people are saying) Frodo: The One Ring Elongated Man: ? Captain Nice: ? (his mother?) The Inferior Five: ? (Leader Krantz?) The Metal Men: ? (Evil Dr. Magnus?) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/56 "2002-05-04T20:32:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\* > > The Metal Men: ? (Evil Dr. Magnus?) \*\* IIRC The Metal Men’s Nemesis was Chemo. Originally just a container for failed experiments, Chemo somehow gained life. He/it was evil, not very intelligent, extremely tough, strong, capable of varying from his height between 6 and 100 feet or so and could spit highly corrosive chemical streams. Toxic Avenger(He had a Marvel series) Vs The Chairman Shade the changing Man(The Vertigo version) Vs The American Scream Swamp Thing Vs Anton Arcane Old Doom Patrol Vs Brotherhood of Evil New Doom Patrol Vs Brotherhood of Dada Saint Sinner Vs The Demon Smiths (IIRC TimeSmith, RuneSmith, TruthSmith, UnlockingSmith, WhiteSmith, and SensesSmith) The Hyperkind Vs Paragon John Blade Vs Deacon Frost Frank Drake Vs Dracula Hannibal King Vs His own vampirism Starbrand Vs His Older Self IIRC The Cenobites and Leviathan Vs The Harrowers and Morte Mamme The Eyeball Kid Vs Chryson, Algeron and Charcon Challenger Of The Unknown Vs Multiple Man The Forgotten Heroes Vs The Forgotten Villains ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/57 "2002-05-04T20:59:05Z")
Sherlock Holmes :: Dr. Moriarty Achilles :: Hector (that one could go either way, I guess) Jerry :: Tom Churchill :: Hitler Harry Potter :: Voldemort ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/58 "2002-05-04T22:11:07Z")
Xena : Ares and Calisto Iron Man: The Mandarin Gabrielle: Hope Batman : Catwoman (not Joker!! The Bat can handle him easily. Not so Catwoman. In the original storyline, he had to marry her.) William ‘Fox’ Mulder: Krycek Superman:Bizarro JFK: Castro LBJ: Ho Chi Minh Nixon: Archibald Cox, Deep Throat, Woodward and Bernstein Ford: His golf swing Jimmy Carter: Ayatollah Khomeni Reagan: Alzheimers H Bush: Sadaam Hussein and the Economy, Stupid Bill Clinton: The uncleaned blue dress W Bush: Not sure yet ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-every-heros-arch-nemesis/107046/59 "2002-05-05T04:10:14Z")
The Preacher :: God John Constantine :: The Devil (“First of the Fallen”) pravnik :: quavnik, his evil twin The hero with 1000 faces :: the villian with -1000 asses ---
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