Onimi

"Shimrra was Shimrra. I am I." "The Supreme Overlord."

- Onimi and Jacen Solo

Onimi was a male Yuuzhan Vong. A shamed shaper, he was the only Force-sensitive of his species apart from another mysterious figure.

Biography
Long ago, Onimi was a Shaper. After adding yammosk tissue to his brain, Onimi was marked as a Shamed One, taking the form of a mentally and physically twisted, demented creature.

Seeing an opportunity for redemption in the Intendant Supreme Overlord, Shimrra, Onimi had Shimrra take him as a familiar, becoming a jester for the new leader. Onimi discovered that he possessed a connection to the Force that had been lost to other Yuuzhan Vong for many thousands of years. Using this Force connection to his advantage, Onimi manipulated Shimrra and other Yuuzhan Vong to mastermind the Yuuzhan Vong War. This experiment also gave him great powers; not only was Onimi able to amplify the current of energy flowing through his mismatched form, but he could compose deadly toxins and chemicals and release them through almost every aspect of his body; his blood, his sweat, his tears, his fang, and even his curving fingernails.

While his experiments damaged his body, his mind remained unaffected. Indeed, under the name Kae Kwaad he worked side by side with Nen Yim to create the eighth cortex and new technologies for the Yuuzhan Vong. However, during Shimrra's meetings with the Elite, Onimi adopted the form of a cackling fool who spoke in rhyme, much to the discomfort of the Elite, which everyone assumed was what Shimrra considered amusing.

When Luke Skywalker and the Solo twins penetrated the Supreme Overlord's chambers during the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, Onimi retreated from the battle, leaving his puppet Shimrra to be slain. Jaina Solo pursued Onimi into the command chamber of Shimrra's Citadel, but was quickly disabled and incapacitated by the deformed creature. Onimi revealed his belief that Jaina was truly the Yuuzhan Vong goddess Yun-Harla, whom he blamed for his disfiguration. More importantly, Onimi was genetically linked to the Citadel, able to control every movement of the worldship. As Shimrra died, the top section of the Citadel took flight and launched itself into space, under the manipulation of Onimi.

The deformed jester anticipated the arrival of Jacen Solo in his command chamber. Onimi stated that Jacen was Yun-Shuno, the underminer of all he had believed to accomplish, and that Jacen's death, combined with the proposed devastation of Zonama Sekot using the Alpha Red bio-toxin, would fully establish him as a god. Then he attacked Jacen, using all the powers he possessed to destroy his final foe. However, Jacen had gained a much deeper connection with the Force, releasing himself to its purity; he met Onimi blow-for-blow, batting away his toxins harmlessly. Jacen had achieved a state of oneness with the Force to become a being of light, a power against which the warped Yuuzhan Vong could not prevail. As the Force was channeled through Jacen, it rushed against Onimi, pinning him to the bulkhead as its pure energy reversed every last deformity on his body. Unfortunately, while his body was restored, the toxins and acids remained, corroding Onimi into a puddle of melted flesh to be absorbed by the ship. The true Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong was no more.

The Yuuzhan Vong War was finally over.

Behind the scenes
There is some debate over what rank Onimi held before he was shamed. Though most sources state the Onimi was once a Master Shaper, in The Unifying Force Onimi himself stated that he was denied the rank of Master Shaper. Also, in Edge of Victory II: Rebirth, Nen Yim noticed that he had normal Yuuzhan Vong digits, apparently lacking even the shaper hands given to Shaper Adepts. These factors seem to point at Onimi having been a Shaper Initiate.

Appearances

 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Destiny's Way
 * Ylesia
 * Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force