Jono (born Jeremiah Rossa) was the son of Connor Rossa and Moira Rossa and the grandson of Starfleet Admiral Connaught Rossa.
Biography[]
Jono and Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2367.
Rossa was born in the Galen IV colony in 2353. In 2357, during the Galen border conflicts, Connor Rossa and Moira Rossa were killed in a Talarian attack on the colony and Jeremiah was adopted by Endar, a Talarian officer, who raised him as his own son. The USS Enterprise discovered Jeremiah in 2367, who was now known by the Talarian name of Jono. Captain Picard attempted to help "Jono" rediscover his Human identity, although he preferred to remain with the Talarians. (TNG episode: "Suddenly Human")
By 2368, Jono had reached a rank equal to ensign in the Talarian space fleet and was serving aboard the starship Minat Rii. (TNG novel: Sins of Commission)
In 2380 Jono held the rank of captain and was in command of the Q'Maire and intercepted the USS Resolute (NCC-92317) when it entered Talarian space in search for Doctor Leah Brahms. (ST comic: "Resurgence, Issue 1")
After intercepting the Resolute he invited Captain Zachary Solano and Commander Luke Sutherland on board the Q'Maire and gave them a tour of the ship but they were interrupted by Commandant Hektar who ordered them arrested and then ordered him to destroy the Federation vessel.(ST comic: "Resurgence, Issue 2")
Despite being a loyal member of the Talarian Militia he was not willing to see the Federation ship destroyed and when he intercepted a distress call sent by the ship he hid from his superior officer the fact that he had managed to block it, making him believe that a Federation task force was coming in their defence. He later helped the crew get rid of the Talarian officers occupying the ship.(ST comic: "Resurgence, Issue 3")
First Splinter timeline[]
- Due to the Borg attack on Earth in 2373 another timeline whose events differed from those that happened in the primary universe was created and subsequently destroyed during the Devidian temporal apocalypse.
In 2382, Captain Picard of the USS Enterprise-E met with Jono, Ambassador Endar, and Commander-in-Chief Ronzel in the Talar capital M'leint to discuss the Talarian Republic joining the Khitomer Accords. The government was happy to use Jono in negotiations to not speak to aliens directly or treat women as equals. Jono was concerned if the Federation would be able to set aside their arrogance and domination to respect the Talarian culture, and still had trouble trusting Picard and the Enterprise, believing they still looked down on the Talarians. However, the talks were interrupted multiple times by a protest movement of the planet's women, which ultimately resulted in the kidnapping of Jono and Beverly Crusher. After awaking in an unknown facility, the two came face to face with the faction of females who were behind the attacks. Jono was suspicious of the Federation and the Enterprise crew due to their previous interactions, and Beverly admitted that it was her and not Captain Picard who had mistakenly diagnosed Jono as the victim of abuse, having known little of their culture at the time. Beverly convinced Jono that he might not fully understand the situation that was leading the women to take these actions, but that was uniquely qualified to negotiate with the protestors, starting with their lead captor, Velet. Jono expressed admiration of his grandmother Admiral Connaught Rossa, and after getting insight into the plight of the female members of the species and realizing that the Tzenkethi were behind the scenes manipulating the situation, Jono and Beverly realized that Starfleet was being set up to take aggressive action. If military action was used to rescue them, the Typhon Pact could use the situation to show the Federation's hypocrisy, but they were able to convince their release and contacted the Enterprise before any strike could take place. (ST - Typhon Pact eBook: The Struggle Within)
External link[]
- Jono article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.