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'''Jonathan Phaedrus''', usually referred to as '''Prof''', is the leader of the [[Reckoners]], a group which hunts down and kills [[Epic]]s.{{book ref|Steelheart|7}} Somewhat ironically, he himself is an Epic of considerable power {{book ref|Steelheart|41}}, known under the alias '''Limelight'''. {{book ref|Calamity|14}}▼
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|And every life you take, even the bad ones, takes a bit of your soul with it.
|Prof{{book ref|Lux|4}}
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▲'''Jonathan Phaedrus''', usually referred to as '''Prof''', is the leader of the [[Reckoners]], a group which hunts down and kills [[Epic]]s.{{book ref|Steelheart|7}} Somewhat ironically, he himself is an Epic of considerable power, {{book ref|Steelheart|41}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
{{for|Motivator#Tensors|the motivators made out of that power|pre="Tensors" redirects here}}
=== Powers ===
; Transference: As a "[[gifter]]", Prof can loan his Epic abilities to non-Epics, often the members of the Reckoners. He disguises his giftings by attributing the effects to various devices. By gifting his abilities to others, he also lessens the psychological effects of being an Epic.
; Matter Disruption: Disguised by the '''
; Forcefields: Disguised by the '''
; Accelerated Healing: Disguised by the '''
; Enhanced Strength: Prof is often described as having a solid build. In Firefight, [[David]] states that Prof seems especially strong. This could be a separate power, or it could be a form of bio-feedback resulting from his Accelerated Healing. It could also be his forcefields doing the lifting.
=== Weaknesses ===
Prof's weakness is failure, and the risk of it. This can be seen as he refused to enter a contest pre-Calamity and his reluctance to use his abilities in Steelheart, instead
== History ==
=== [[Calamity]] ===
In the third book of the series, Prof served as the main antagonist of the book. While consumed by his powers, Prof went to Ildithia and continued Regalia's plan of taking [[Larcener]]'s assumer abilities and replacing Calamity, unaware of the fact the Larcener himself was Calamity. He faced off against David's team twice, but soon David redeemed him by making him confront his weakness. In the end, he aids David in taking down Calamity and freeing the Epics from the corruption of their powers; however, he grieves from his actions and his murders of Tia, Exel, and Val while he was under the corruption of his powers.
=== [[Lux (book)|Lux]] ===
After Jax’s brother was killed by the Epic [[Lovestruck]] and his family killed by [[Obliteration]], Prof found Jax, took care of him, and fed him as they traveled across the country. He took Jax to the [[Coop]], leaving him to be trained by [[Zeff]] as a Reckoner.{{book ref|lux|3}}
Later on, Prof visited the Coop to check up on Jax’s progress and give the Texas Reckoners new assignments.{{book ref|lux|9}}
== Notes ==
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