Nemesis (Final Fantasy X)

Nemesis (Italian: Il Supremo, lit: The Supreme - Spanish: Summum, Latin for "the top, the max" - French: Être Suprême, lit: Supreme Being - German: Deus, Latin for "god") is a superboss in Final Fantasy X created by the old man who runs the Monster Arena in the Calm Lands. Nemesis is an Original Creation monster and a color variation of Omega and Ultima Weapon. Often nicknamed "Omega Gold", it is the most durable and most challenging enemy in the original versions of the game (Penance and arguably some of the Dark Aeons in the PAL and International versions of the game are harder), with 10,000,000 Hit Points and an array of spells and attacks that can instantly kill even the highest-level, best-equipped parties.

To unlock this battle, the player has to capture ten of every fiend (that can be captured) and defeat all the other creations in the Monster Arena.

Battle
Overdrives will cause Nemesis to counter with Ultima. His Ethereal Cannon is a non-elemental magic-based attack against one character; and Ultra Spark will inflict many status ailments including Curse and Power Break on the party. Nemesis's ultimate attack is Armageddon, which hits all characters for 99,999 damage. The latter is graphically identical to Omega Weapon's Nova.

Strategy
For an easy win, the player should use three party members with fully powered Celestial Weapons, not including Yuna. The party should use nothing but Quick Hit to deal massive damage before Nemesis even gets a chance to act. When his turn is about to come up, the player should switch in Yuna and summon. The Aeon will get in one or two attacks before being killed, at which point the original party can return and resume Quick Hit. Nemesis will run out of HP long before Yuna runs out of Aeons. This strategy guarantees a win without the party taking a single HP of damage. Shell can be used if Armageddon, Ethereal Cannon or Energy Spark are causing problems.

If a player missed Kimahri's Nova Ronso Rage from Omega Weapon, it can be acquired from Nemesis.

Rewards
Following defeat, Nemesis will drop weapons with Break Damage Limit or armor with Break HP Limit abilities and two or three empty expansion slots.

Once Nemesis is defeated the player will receive the coveted Key Item, Mark of Conquest. Despite the bragging rights that come along with such an item, Nemesis can be fought an unlimited amount of times provided the player has enough gil.

Despite Nemesis's rare steals (Level 4 Key Sphere, Warp Sphere), stealing from it is not exactly straightforward, as it will counter with Ultima, doing extreme damage to the whole party. However, Mug does not cause it to counterattack.

Related Enemies

 * Omega Weapon
 * Ultima Weapon

Final Fantasy X-2

 * Omega Weapon
 * Paragon
 * Ultima Weapon

Deus Il Supremo