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Prior to the arrival of [[Calamity (Epic)|Calamity]], ProfJonathan Phaedrus was a fifth-grade science teacher. He was involved in a romantic relationship with [[Tia]], who at the time worked for NASA. At some point after the arrival of Calamity, histhe school where he worked was destroyed by an Epic while still in session. ItThe isdetails unknownof whetherthis orincident notare unclear, and it is possible that the Epic in question was, in reality,Phaedrus himself experiencing his Rending.{{book ref|Steelheart|34}} He had been dating Tia, an employee of NASA, and was the only one among the Reckoners to know him pre-Calamity. He has an unexplained hatred of Steelheart, more so than of any other epic. Sometime prior to the events of Steelheart, he was part of a team of "hero" epicsEpics consisting of himself, [[Lincoln]], [[Abigail Reed]], and [[Amala]]. However,This venture ended in ancatastrophe unexplainedas scene,every Lincolnmember becameof the Epic,group Murkwood,other andthan ProfPhaedrus hadsuccumbed to kill Amala due to herCalamity's corruption. Sometime later, Phaedrushe and Tia founded the Reckoners.

Following the events of Steelheart, Phaedrus travelled with David to [[Babylon Restored]] to take out his old friend [[Abigail Reed]], now known as the Epic Regalia. Despite being an Epic himself, Prof consistently tells David that all Epics are evil, including Megan, after David tries to assure him that Megan was fighting the corruption of her powers. Due to Regalia's plotting, Phaedrus is forced to use his powers more and more. This culminates when Regalia detonates a bomb made using [[Obliteration]]'s powers to destroy Babylon Restored. Phaedrus is able to stop the detonation but the extensive use of his powers drives him over the edge and makes him a full Epic. He subsequently kills two members of the Reckoners team, [[Exel]] and [[Val]], and tries to kill David Charleston, but is stopped by [[Megan Tarash|Firefight]].