Nemesis Prime is a virtual soldier created as the result of Project Chimera, which was established by the antigovernment organization MECH. By equipping Starscream's T-cog into a machine built based on Optimus Prime's data, a phony Optimus lookalike was born. Its weapons and abilities are all copies of Optimus', but as a remotely operated drone, it feels no pain. Disgracing Optimus' name through vicious acts of destruction is also one of MECH's objectives.