The following contains spoilers for Nemesis: Reloaded #5, now on sale from Image Comics.
At first glance, Mark Millar's Nemesis seemed like a very self-contained story of a killer using wealth to embark on a crusade of blood. Nemesis: Reloaded was no different, detailing Matt Anderson's sordid kills in Los Angeles as the game continued. However, this sequel kept hinting there was more to this world than met the eye.
Nemesis' mysterious masked master alluded to as much, having Matt read a tome from President George Marshall. It revealed a few years were missing from world history, but while Matt worked on cracking this mystery, he persisted with his own personal mission. Well, as Nemesis Reloaded #5 (from Millar, Jorge Jiménez, Giovanna Niro, and Clem Robins) concludes, Nemesis does indeed have a greater destiny, linking him to two of Millar's biggest projects.
Nemesis: Reloaded is a Sequel to Mark Millar's Wanted
The issue sees Nemesis kill the cops who framed his parents years back, completing his vendetta against the LAPD. It truly cements him as the inverse Batman, but he quickly continues with his master's job, killing the Black Lotus' clan at a European base. It turns out, his master is none other than Wesley Gibson, the lead from Wanted. Wesley's been training Matt and others like him as part of a cult. The Lotus' mission was all to capture a souvenir from the time superheroes existed. This is the missing era from the record books, which Wanted fans would know was wiped out by the Fraternity of super-villains using a special machine.
It's ironic that Wesley, 20 years older, puts Matt through this twisted trial because Wesley's dad, the Killer, did this to him in Wanted. It made Wesley tough, to the point he killed his enemies and took over the Fraternity himself. But while his dad begged to be murdered, so Wesley could take the reins, Wesley is embracing Matt as his son in a higher calling. It leaves fans wondering if Wesley is cruel like his dad, and what he'll do when his pawns don't obey orders. The Killer, admittedly, didn't have much compassion and empathy, but Wesley seems hellbent on being better.
Nemesis: Reloaded Hints at the Plot of Big Game
Reloaded ends with Wesley inducting Matt officially, revealing Fox and other members of the Fraternity. But unlike the movie, the comic's Wesley loves chaos, destruction, and being evil. The end of the book then unveils the Big Game cover Millar talked of so much, with the Fraternity ready for war. Seeing as Millar confirmed all his Millarworld titles will be crossing over in this ambitious story, fans were wondering what's the catalyst. This may well lie in Wanted's original ending where Wesley was looking for a new challenge. Now, fans know he was steeling up ranks, and seeking out formidable soldiers after Rictus tried a coup on his dad's society, thinning their numbers.
Preview pages have shown heroes from Night Club, Hit Girl, Starlight, and other stories like The Ambassadors in battles against shadowy assassins. Thus, it seems like Wesley's Fraternity will be jumping through the Multiverse to take these heroes out. It'd make sense as the Fraternity's original mission was always to remove potential threats from various worlds and ensure superheroes everywhere were removed. Conversely, they could also be recruiting villains from The Magic Order and Super Crooks, shaping a massive multiversal war to come as Millar always made it clear, some of his characters had no morals and ethics. Ultimately, it's a clever way of connecting all of Millar's characters, giving them a larger purpose in a truly grand scope to come.