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Matthew is the main playable character of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. He is the silent protagonist and party leader throughout Dark Dawn. He is the son of two of the Warriors of Vale, Isaac and Jenna. Like his father he is a Venus Adept.

=As a playable character= Matthew is the main character the player controls in the overworld of Dark Dawn, and he uses a similar collection of Psynergy as Isaac did in Golden Sun, indicating his element as Venus. The E3 2010 floor demo footage shows him in a battle using a thorny plant Psynergy that looks like a 3D rendition of the Thorn Psynergy series. Matthew has the innate Growth, Move and Retreat Psynergies, the latter two being shared with his father in the past.

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.

Matthew starts at level 1 along with Karis and will have a Short sword, Cotton shirt, Padded gloves and Leather cap as starting equipment.

Statistical comparison
Matthew can be easily considered Isaac's clone in terms of statistics. He has high HP, above-average attack power, average defense, good agility (ranking him as the forth-fastest character in Dark Dawn behind Karis, Himi, and Sveta), and three Luck points {which he also shares with Sveta}, but he shares a below-average PP pool with his fellow warrior Venus Adepts.

Classes
Matthew has the following classes available to him:


 * Mono-Elemental: Squire class series
 * Dual-Elemental (Full): Brute class series, Apprentice class series, Swordsman (Venus) class series
 * Dual-Elemental (Partial): Seer (Jupiter) class series, Seer (Mercury) class series
 * Tri-Elemental (Full): Dragoon class series, Ninja class series, Samurai class series
 * Tri-Elemental (Partial): Medium class series

Also, like his father and Felix, Matthew becomes the parties' primary powerhouse fighter because of one thing: the ability to handle the Sol Blade.

=Biography= Matthew was born 14 years after the events of Golden Sun: The Lost Age. His parents are Isaac and Jenna who make up part of the group of controversial heroes called the Warriors of Vale. By the time he was 16 he lived with his father, Garet and his best friend Tyrell in the lookout cabin built by Isaac to patrol any possible activity at the remains of Mt Aleph. He appears nearly identical to his father and inherited his powers as a Venus Adept. Briggs, a friend of Matthew's mother and uncle, states that Matthew has inherited Jenna's eyes and spirit.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
=Personality= Even though he has almost no dialogue, it is implied in multiple cases that he does in fact talk, and his absence of word bubbles merely helps the player see the game from his perspective, by leaving his personality ambiguous. This way, his personality can adopt that of the players and it can seem like he really is the player. This is further aided with the introduction of Emotion Icons into Dark Dawn. These allow the player to choose Matthew's reaction to certain situations, allowing him to show a positive, optimistic, negative or angry expression.

Even though the player has control over Matthew's reactions, it can still be assumed that he is a kind person, as it is never implied that he says anything that truly upsets anyone.

=Trivia=
 * Encyclopedia Entry: This young man is a promising Earth Adept, just like his father was when he started his adventures 30 years ago. And just like Isaac, who led the famous Warriors of Vale, Matthew is a person of few words but strong convictions.

=Quotes=
 * In Ayuthay:
 * Karis: (If Matthew responds with sadness to Paithos' question on whether he retrieved the Insight Glass from Barai Temple, something all of his friends already responded with cheer to) "Oh, Matthew is probably just trying to keep it under wraps! He's so mischievous sometimes!"


 * In Kolima Village:
 * Rief: (While Matthew's group is all lying down at the base of the Dream Tree, attempting to sleep so that they can investigate the tree's illness) "How did we arrive in this situation, exactly?"
 * Tyrell: "Matthew can be talked into anything-that's how."


 * In Kolima Forest:
 * Tret: "You. You are Isaac's son. What is your name?"
 * Matthew: "..."
 * Tret: "What was that? You'll have to speak up. I didn't catch your name."
 * Karis: "He's kind of quiet. His name is Matthew."


 * On Talon Peak:
 * Karis: (After Ryu Kou left) "I can't believe we lost the Slap Glove and the Magma Orb all at once... Makes it hard to figure out what our next move is, huh?" (If Matthew responds with anger) "Wow...graphic. But you're right-we can probably find Ryu Kou in Belinsk and get some payback."


 * Out at sea:
 * Kraden: "You've led well to this point, Matthew, so I see no reason to change that arrangement."
 * Tyrell: "Yeah, Matthew's gotten the job done so far!"
 * Rief: "I'll keep following you."
 * Amiti: "I would follow no other."
 * Eoleo: "You've got a good head on your shoulders, kid."


 * At the Apollo Lens:
 * Arcanus: (After Matthew's group finishes setting up the Apollo Lens, they exit out the door to find Arcanus waiting for them.) "Ah, good. Have you finished with the preparations?"
 * Matthew: "#*@%!"

=In Fan Circles= Matthew is popular to pair up with both of the Jupiter Adepts, Karis or Sveta, but mainly Sveta, dubbed SpiritShipping. This happens because of the scene at the Apollo Lens when Matthew tried to climb to the controls without the Umbra Gear, passes out, and becomes a spirit to guide Sveta there. He also caught her when she is flung back by her brother.

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