Dr. Jeremiah Onu

Dr. Jeremiah Onu, Professor, Griddish

**Dr. Jeremiah Onu** is a professor of philosophy at State University in San Francisco. In Slipshot Vol 1.0, it is revealed that he is one of an ancient class of Vérkatrae. He is referred to as One or 11.

### Description

In Vol 1.0, Jeremiah is Fredrick Munchen and Jillian Crenshaw's professor who teaches ancient Greek philosophy. It was during Jeremiah's discussion of Platonic forms that Fredrick starts to wonder about the recent strange visions he's been having, such as glitching machines that are barely visible to the eye.

Jeremiah's origin is a mystery. Although he is classified as a Creator Class Vérkatros, little is known about them, except that they were banned from Griddish eons ago and banished to deep space.

Jeremiah believes Griddish and the Council of Engineer Class Citizens is thoroughly corrupt. Consequently, anything that has been touched by Griddish must be destroyed, including the Vars, of which Earth is one.

### Appearance

Dr. Jeremiah Onu is 5'11" tall. His is tall and thin, having a bony body structure. His head is baked and he wears a gray beard.

He has been seen to be formless in appearance, sometimes described as similar to smoke that morphs into shapes.

> Betel charged forward, igniting her Plaxis Strand. She swung her arm, crossing twice. The electric arcs sliced through the air, hauntingly whistling and screeching. She struck Jeremiah on the chest. Layers of skin and muscle were sliced away, and pools of blood filled the cracks in the cobbled alley. Jeremiah’s body popped, and a spray of blood and shredded clothing scattered across the street. And then, there stood a dark mass, like smoke, formless and disorienting, throbbing and pulsing.
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### Personality

Despite Dr. Jeremiah Onu's intention to destroy anything that is related to Griddish, he is generally kind hearted, especially to Fredrick Munchen and Jillian Crenshaw, as well as Cythiria Crenshaw.

### Relationships

Dr. Jeremiah Onu is Fredrick Munchen and Jillian Crenshaw's professor in State University in San Francisco. He has had a presence in their lives throughout the series, even after their student-professor relationship ended, oftentimes appearing to assist them when they are in need.

### Alliances

Jeremiah's primary alliances are with Fredrick Munchen, Jillian Crenshaw, and Cythiria Crenshaw. His belief that the Vars should be destroyed, however, frequently belie the friendship he has formed with the Varlings.

### Enemies

Jeremiah's enemies are Matere Songgard and Betel Longshrew Piper because of their association with the Engineer Class Citizens of Griddish, as well as their work to free the Vars from Griddish oversight so that they could continue to evolve on their own.

Matere Songgaard describes Dr. Jeremiah Onu, also known as One or 11, in the following way:

> “11 is a nonsensical term. A mathematical formula that starts where it ends. One is the source of everything we know in Griddish and the Vars. It’s the beginning, but it’s also the end. As if the end were designed to be a part of the beginning, and together they make an integral whole.”
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### Quotes

> "We must end every single creation of Griddish, every single thing that it has touched, once and for all."
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> “You cannot kill that which is death itself."
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### Trivia

* While a professor on Var 8, Jeremiah enjoyed feeding wild birds with seed.
* Jeremiah is also known as One and 11.

1. ↑ Aibo. (2023). *Slipshot* (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 232). Mint Cookie Industries.
2. ↑ Aibo. (2023). *Slipshot* (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 248). Mint Cookie Industries.
3. ↑ Aibo. (2023). *Slipshot* (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 232). Mint Cookie Industries.