Matthew
Artwork from Camelot Software Planning
Element	Venus
Age	16
Relatives	Isaac (Father) Jenna (Mother) Felix (Uncle) Kyle (Grandfather) Dora (Grandmother)
Hair color	Blond
Eye color	Light Bluish Gray
Battle style	Warrior
Weapons	Long Sword Light Blade Axe Mace
Body armor	Clothing Armor
Arm/Hand armor	Gloves Shield
Head armor	Hat/Crown/Mask Helm
Japanese name	ムート Mut
French name	Matt
Spanish name	Matt

Matthew (ムート Mut) is the main playable character of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. He is the son of Isaac and Jenna[1] and the nephew of Felix.

Like his father and uncle, he is a Venus Adept. He was one of the first three characters revealed in the initial revealing of Dark Dawn, alongside his friends Karis and Tyrell. He shares a striking resemblence to his father Isaac in his younger days. Like his father, Matthew is a very strong Earth Adept.

As a playable characterEdit

Matthew is the main playable character throughout Dark Dawn, and like his father during the events of the first game, serves as a "silent protagonist," giving the feel that he is the player.

Like Isaac and Felix did in the first two games, Matthew is the character that initiates conversations with NPCs outside of cutscenes, and is the one that appears to cast all overworld Psynergy, even if the Psynergy belongs to another party member.

Even though he has next to no dialogue, (his only lines consist of punctuation marks, with one censored curse added in to the English translation) it is implied in multiple cases that he does in fact talk, and his absence of dialogue merely helps the player see the game from his perspective by leaving his personality ambiguous. This way, the player can impose their own personality on Matthew. The introduction of Emotion Icons in Dark Dawn further aids this role playing, as they allow the player to choose Matthew's reaction to certain events. It's never implied that he says anything that truly upsets anyone though, so not all personalities can fit him.

When the player gains control over Matthew, he has 5 Herbs. He immediately receives a Leather Cap from Karis, and obtains a Short Sword, a Cotton Shirt, and Padded Gloves from chests in his home.

In the battle mode at the E3 2010 floor demo, Matthew has the Venus Djinn Flint and Steel set onto him, and his Psynergy consists of Ragnarok, Quake and Earthquake, Spire, Cure and Cure Well, and Growth.

Like his father Isaac and his uncle Felix, he can wield the Sol Blade. In fact, he is the only character in Dark Dawn that can wield it.

Statistical ComparisonEdit

Matthew is almost statistically identical to Isaac from the first two Golden Sun games. They both have average stats all around, not including high attack and agility ratings, and low PP. His default class series is the Squire class series. And unlike in previous games, he as the main character knows Growth without the help from Djinn.

In comparison to the game's second Venus Adept Himi, Matthew is the opposite. He is combat-oriented, while Himi is a mage-type adept. Matthew has much higher attack power and HP than her, but much less PP and less agility.

BiographyEdit

As the son of the previous games' Isaac and Jenna, he looks very identical to his father when Isaac was 16, and wears the same yellow scarf as his father, which was apparently passed down to him.

When meeting Briggs, he comments that Matthew has inherited Jenna's spirit and her eyes. When Himi joins the party and you visit Uzume's tomb in Yamata, using Spirit Sense on the Dancing Idol will cause Uzume to recognize Matthew as Jenna's son.

In the E3 2010 trailer, he and Karis are at a town watching a Psynergy Vortex pulsating next to them, and screenshots show a 47 year old Isaac speaking to Matthew.

In one scene at a floor demo in E3 2010, a Mercury Djinni addresses Matthew as "a Warrior of Vale," which carries interesting implications, as Vale had been annihilated at the end of The Lost Age thirty years before.

Translation of a brief article on Dark Dawn in Japanese-language magazine Jump describes Matthew as a Venus Adept, the protagonist of the story, and a trained warrior. Tyrell is his close friend.

EtymologyEdit

In Christianity, Saint Matthew, originally a tax collector, was one of the twelve apostles appointed by Jesus.

His Japanese name, Mut, is directly derived from the German word "Mut", which means courage.

TriviaEdit

• Apparently, Matthew likes Sweet and Sour Pork, this is based on his reaction from seeing it on a stove in Koacho.
• Matthew's hair has a surprising shape resemblence to that of Blue/Gary from Pokemon
• Although Matthew is technically a silent protagonist, he does have a line of dialogue. When Arcanus appears at the Apollo Sanctum, Matthew swears in frustration. However, the actual word he says is censored with symbols.
• Briggs states that he has his mother's eyes. Oddly, he doesn't. Jenna has redish eyes and Matthew's is a greyish blue color.

Extended GalleryEdit

Promotional magazine art of Matthew

More promotional magazine art of Matthew

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Main characters in Golden Sun
.	Playable protagonists
GBA	Isaac   Garet   Ivan   Mia   Felix   Jenna   Sheba   Piers
DS	Matthew   Tyrell   Karis   Rief   Himi   Eoleo   Sveta   Amiti
.	Supporting characters
GBA .	Kyle   Dora   The Wise One   Kraden   Babi   Hammet   Hama Feizhi   Briggs   Susa   Hydros   Moapa   Puelle
DS	Nowell
.	Antagonists
GBA	Saturos   Menardi   Alex   Dodonpa   Karst   Agatio
DS	Blados   Chalis   Arcanus   Volechek

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