Archenemy
An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis, originated around the mid-16th century) is the principal enemy of a character in a work of fiction, often described as the hero's worst enemy (compare nemesis).[1][2][3]
Etymology
The word archenemy or arch-enemy originated around the mid-16th century, from the words arch- (from Greek "arkhos" meaning "most important")[3] and enemy.[1]
Notable archenemies
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "archenemy definition". Dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archenemy. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "archenemy - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b Wicaksono, Rachel. "BBC World Service | Learning English | Ask about English". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1837_aae/page23.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Nick Fury Gallery
- ^ Top 10 Ghost Rider Villains
- ^ Old Aquaman News
- ^ http://net.archbold.k12.oh.us/ahs/web_class/Fall_09/WonderWoman_Storrer/enemy.html
- ^ Taylor, Charles (1998-08-20). "I'm gonna git you, suckhead". Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/reviews/1998/08/20review.html. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Albert, Aaron. "Top Ten Comic Book Archenemies - Superhero and Villain Arch-rivals". About.com. http://comicbooks.about.com/od/characters/tp/archenemies.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552416.Defenders
- ^ http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/95393-director-lexi-alexander-on-punisher-war-zone
- ^ http://sharingcentre.net/38994-the-punisher-no-mercy-ps3eng/
- ^ http://comicbooks.about.com/od/batman/p/jokerbio.htm
- ^ Stax (2004-04-30). "The Return of Judge Dredd". IGN. http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/510/510402p1.html. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ FANCAST: Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by MrMurdock!
- ^ Hulk (2003)
- ^ [1], Accessed June 21, 2010
- ^ Terrence Howard on the Future of War Machine | Superhero Hype
- ^ Top 10 Iron Man 2 Villains | Superheroes-R-Us<meta property="og:title" content=" Top 10 Iron Man 2 Villains" />
- ^ "Superheroes: The power list". The Independent (London). 2006-06-21. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/superheroes-the-power-list-404909.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Dragon-Back-Blue-Unnumbered/dp/1607061848
- ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/34733/moviemain.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ VERY RARE!! Set of 9 Spawn the Movie Figures W/GIFT! (03/17/2009)
- ^ [2] Accessed July 29, 2010
- ^ The Sith. Starwars.com, Lucasfilm. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ [3] Accessed July 29, 2010
- ^ Toy Story 2 Characters :: The Background Toy Characters
- ^ The Bond Film Informant: Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- ^ King Ghidorah : Define, Explore, Discuss
- ^ http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5592436/10/
- ^ http://reference.canadaspace.com/search/Professor%20Moriarty/
- ^ Syndrome
- ^ http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/22arch.asp
- ^ Disney Archives | Captain Hook Villains History
- ^ Rendition of classic tale challenges audience to believe
- ^ "Scoundrels & Sons -- Author John Le Carre Digs Deep In His Own Past For The Themes Of His Work". The Seattle Times. 1999-03-25. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990325&slug=2951363.
- ^ Professor James Moriarty Biography (Fictional Villain) – Infoplease.com
- ^ Sterrenburg, "Politics and Psyche in Frankenstein" | University of Pennsylvania | Department of English
- ^ Wicaksono, Rachel. "BBC World Service | Learning English | Ask about English". BBC. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5psHDGzBF. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Brumley, Al (2001-11-11). "The Dallas Morning News: Entertainment". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.metamercury.net/Mythological%20Studies/quoted/The%20Dallas%20Morning%20News%20Entertainment_files/Harry%20Potter%20-%20Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20-%20The%20Dallas%20Morning%20News%20Entertainment.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ BBC America - Travel Section: Robin Hood
- ^ Barnes & Noble (1991-05-05). "Rough Weather (Spenser Mystery Series #36)". Barnes & Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Rough-Weather/Robert-B-Parker/e/9780739339985. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ Odysseus, Penelope and Ithaca - our journey home
- ^ http://www.bookrags.com/research/sanford-and-son-sjpc-04/
- ^ Maggie Simpson's Archenemy: the Baby with the One Eyebrow (The Best Archenemy)
- ^ Barnyard Dawg - Classic Cartoons
- ^ a b Top 10 Cartoon Villains
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (2002-06-11). "Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park for PS2 at GameZone.com". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080514092216/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gamesell/p18862.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Xena Does Shakespeare: The Callisto Episode Arcs
- ^ [4]
- ^ The Face of Dr. Claw... Revealed!
- ^ MSN Poll: your favourite cartoon character - Reality TV | TV shows UK - MSN TV UK
- ^ http://www.vincelewis.net/taz.html
- ^ Piney Woods' Cowboy Action Shooting Web Pages
- ^ AVForums.com - Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side Review
- ^ Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Vol. 2 Movie Reviews, Information and Film Reviews for Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Vol. 2 the Movie
- ^ Scrubs - Series 3 - Complete (DVD) - Review - This scrubs up!
- ^ http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/reviews/startrek.htm
- ^ The Big Bang Theory - Series 2 - Episode 2 - The Codpiece Topology - Channel 4
- ^ Sheldon Cooper « The Big Bang Theory at www.imbatman.org
- ^ Tonights Big Bang Theory | MillionairePlayboy
- ^ 04/12/2010: The Big Bang Theory – “The Wil Wheaton Recurrence” | Atomic Popcorn
- ^ Amanda Bearse | Download Married With Children Episodes
- ^ [5]
- ^ The Serious Comedy Site - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete First Season
- ^ http://tvshack.cc/tv/The_Drew_Carey_Show/
- ^ Press The Buttons: Anticipating Marvel vs Capcom 3's New Characters: Disney Buyout Edition
- ^ Seinfeld: The Suicide
- ^ Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants | Cartoon | Nick.com
- ^ Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants| Cartoon | Nick.com
- ^ []
- ^ SpongeBob from SpongeBob SquarePants | Cartoon | Nick.com
- ^ http://the-simpsons.maxupdates.tv/the-simpsons-season-21-episode-22-the-bob-next-door-463/
- ^ http://www.rentoid.com/productdetail.php?id_item=3820
- ^ http://tv.anakmalaysia.com/?cat=8&paged=2
- ^ Gabrielle and Sister Mary Go to War on the Next Desperate Housewives
- ^ Blakes 7 - The Characters - page 4
- ^ Top 50 Sitcom Characters of all-time
- ^ Cynthia's Attic: Cartoons and Tweety Bird
- ^ | Vilgax Ben 10 Wikia page
- ^ Andross (video game character)
- ^ YouTube - StarCraft 2 Cutscene Collection 15 of 18 - "Dangerous Game"
- ^ "Ad-Blurbs for Super Mario 64". MobyGames. 2005. http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-mario-64/adblurbs. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Bowser - IGN Super Smash Wiki". IGN. http://supersmashbros.ign.com/wiki/Bowser. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Sega.Com And Realnetworks Bring Popular Sega Classics To The Pc | GameZone.com
- ^ Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time Review
- ^ Backside of the Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time box cover.
- ^ Crash Twinsanity (video game)
- ^ IGN: Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
- ^ SydLexia.com - Meet 54 Classic Mega Man Bosses
- ^ http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/games-reviews/30-classic-snes-games-you-can-but-shouldnt-play-on-your-mac/
- ^ Nintendo of Europe
- ^ The Great Geek Manual » Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda
- ^ SNK. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. (SNK). Neo Geo. Level/area: Terry Bogard background. (1991-12-20) ""After the death of his father, Jeff Bogard, a talented martial arts, Terry left his home in Southtown. Angered and alone, he trained vigrously and improved on his street fighting style. On the streets, Terry fought with talented fighters from all areas and developed his own domination fighting style. Years of training, fighting on the streets, and the hatred that burned within him strengthened his will to come back and defeat his sworn enemy, Geese.""
- ^ http://chishionome-fanfic.tripod.com/id67.html
- ^ Chun-Li: Capcom - Chun-Li Tatsunoko Vs Capcom Moves Combos Guides - Fighting Game News Strategy & Media
- ^ Street Fighter (M) 1994 - BigPond Movies DVD
- ^ Earthworm Jim the Mobile Game, available at Gameloft
- ^ YouTube - Metroid Other M - Full Intro Cutscene
- ^ Vivendi Universal Games Ships Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy; Best-selling videogame characters team up for a groundbreaking p...
- ^ Arch Enemy - Television Tropes & Idioms
- ^ http://www.geeksailor.com/new-mortal-kombat-trailer-reveals-scorpions-story/
- ^ Deep Blue - Tokyo Mew Mew
- ^ Saint Rose Crusaders - Tokyo Mew Mew
- ^ Lupin the Third: Treasure of the Sorcerer King, Accessed June 16, 2010
- ^ [6], Accessed June 20, 2010
- ^ Product Info | VIZ Media
- ^ [7], Accessed June 20, 2010
- ^ | Akatsuki Naruto Wikia page
- ^ | Tobi Naruto Wikia page
- ^ [8], Accessed June 21, 2010
- ^ She-Ra: Princess of Power | TV Show
- ^ [9], Accessed June 21, 2010
- ^ [10], Accessed June 21, 2010
- ^ 'Thundercats' are on the move! - News - Film - Time Out London
- ^ Hart, Hugh (2002-08-11). "For 'Matrix' fans, an added treat / Nine anime-inspired shorts based on film will be released". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-08-11/entertainment/17555624_1_anime-kiki-s-delivery-service-rings/2.