Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)

Nemesis
Name	Isabel St. Ives
Current Alias	Nemesis
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Alpha Flight
Relatives	Ernest St. Ives (Deadly Ernest, father, deceased), unnamed mother (deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′10″ (1.78 m)
Weight	115 lbs (52.16 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	Strawberry Blonde
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Canadian
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne,
First	Alpha Flight #8 (December, 1983)
First	Alpha Flight #8 (December, 1983)
Death	Alpha Flight #31 (October, 1985)
Death	Alpha Flight #31 (October, 1985)

History

During the early 20th century, the daughter of the villainous Deadly Ernest, young Isabel St. Ives, was witness to her father accidentally killing her mother, an act for which she swore vengeance on him. To gain her revenge, Isabel became Nemesis and created a sword using both science and sorcery. She first encountered the team of Canadian heroes Alpha Flight when team members Northstar and Aurora were battling her father. Using her sword, she sliced her father to pieces and, secure in the knowledge that her revenge was complete, disappeared. When her father was resurrected by the creature named Scramble and succeeded in killing most of Alpha Flight, Nemesis returned. She managed to keep Alpha Flight alive using the life force of Ernest's previous victims, and Puck used her sword to slay him once and for all. She then disappeared.

A second Nemesis later appeared as the leader of the second Gamma Flight.

Attributes

Power Grid

Weaknesses

If she is separated from her sword, her body begins to degenerate.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Scell: The sword is an atom's width at the edge.
  • Flight: The sword enables its owner to fly.
  • Longevity: The sword absords the life force of those it kills, granting its owner an extended lifespan.
  • Time Travel: The sword sends the souls of those it kills back in time.
  • Astral Projection: The sword enables its owner to interact with the souls of those it killed on the astral plane while they travel back in time.

Notes

• Name revealed in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z TPB #1, 2011; clarification made between three separate women as Nemesis.

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Isabel St. Ives (Earth-616)