User blog comment:GreekTelepath/Nemesis Sudou: Character Themes and Analysis/@comment-6192846-20141011020827

Interesting examination of the character. Here are my comments:

1) I have a different understanding of Nemesis as "Master of the Hellish Yard". In her mind, the vessels of sin have completely corrupted Evillious, making it a land of sin, beyond hope. Why does "Hell" exist? To punish the wicked in it. If Nemesis is truly the "master" of hell, then she naturally feels it's her duty to invoke "Punishment" upon her domain. In the way, she considers herself to truly be the Master of the Hellish Yard, the destroyer of Hell.

2) Sickle's made his reasoning clear: He doesn't get involved largely because he can't. He's very adamant about breaking his rules, despite the fact he's the only one enforcing them. The vessels of sin don't really bother him. They're the "spice" that make his world more interesting. The issue Sickle seems to have with Nemesis' actions are that it's resulting in an ending he (at that point) doesn't want to happen. Whether out of care for his creation, or spite for those that turned it toward the "worst" ending, he's even broken his own rules (slightly). That's where his behavior changes.

3) An interesting look at Nemesis and Irregular/Allen. I agree, there's definitely an inverted parrelell between them, though I am not sure if it's necessarily voices. We need more explanation though on the black box, Clockwork Lullaby, Sickle, and Irregular himself though to truly understand how this all comes together. Same with Nemesis and H&G's voices.

4) People are still going with that teribad Capriccio Force pun? haah...

5) An interesting comparison to Hitler, but I feel there's one thing missing with Nemesis. She indeed feels self-righteous to some extent, but her actions are also clearly geared towards her own selfishness, like Margarita and the others. What's good to her is what's good for her. It's not just what she feels is best, but what she wants to be best. She demonstrates a lot of spite towards her life and therefore the world it takes place in. I feel this is the stimuli that should be more closely examined, especially how it compares to Hitler's own psychology.

6) Not sure if Held's idea was to destroy the sins. If so, he should've had plenty of chances to do it already when Elluka actually had vessels. It seems the Demons of Sin ultimately can't be destroyed (except Eve, theoretically), as they just transfer their true bodies to another suitable vessel. It seems sealing them was all that could be done.

7) I'd say the Punishment v Justice concept is more a breakdown of justice touched upon earlier in JoC and Gallerian. Justice is supposed to be "blind", absolute fairness. However, justice is a concept mete out by humans, and we are far from perfect creatures. As Gallerian demonstrates, justice is (in practicality) decided by the judges of the world (either individuals or humanity and human society).

8) Nemesis' childhood is definitely disturbing but it seems she at least had her mother, up til a point. I wouldn't call it the worst thing in the world, considering her apparent respect towards her. What is more disturbing to me is Ma's treatment toward Nemesis, which does reflect off the child rather well as a result. We need to know more though.

9) Her situation was definitely terrible. One could say she was raised as a tool and used like one. Then the toy broke and seeked to destroy all. Hey, wait a minute.

10) I agree Nemesis is complex, but I feel you aren't dissecting the right dynamic. I think what really hammers home her character, arguably the crux to her entire personality (especially in her deadly sin song), is the fine line between love and hate explored there. It's what makes The Muzzle of Nemesis such a deep song and really delves into the inner complexities and conflict for Nemesis as a character, which also sets up an understand the path she inevitably takes.

A nice blogpost and a good read.