The Pursuer II was Cadden Blackthorne's second personal ship, gifted to him by Talon Karde shortly after the destruction of the Pursuer, which he accepted as a means of making the two even from a previous debt Karde owed him. Like its predecessor, it was a Firespray-31-class Patrol and Attack Craft. Cadden used the ship extensively during its lifespan, both discreetly and publicly. Following his late use with the ship's predecessor, Cadden installed transponder codes into the ship to give it the alias of Dark Shadow, and to keep his identity private continued to use the moniker "Nemesis".