Matthew

Matthew
; Artwork of Matthew from The Blazing Blade. A cheery thief. His casual demeanor belies his skill.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	20s
Nationality	Unknown
Voiced by	Ben Diskin; (English, Heroes); Sōichirō Hoshi; (Japanese, Heroes);
Appearance(s)	The Blazing Blade; Awakening; Heroes;

Matthew (Japanese: マシュー Matthew) is a thief from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He serves as an Ostian spy with his lover, Leila.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Lyn's tale

Matthew is first seen in Chapter 6. He is watching the battle that happens in Araphen. If the player visit the Northern village, or wait until the third turn, disguised as a Thief, he will join the player's army to help open the door and chest in that chapter. Apparently, he choose to joins since the player's army is more fun than the assassin's army. In Chapter 7, he can visit the southeastern house to meet Hector. It is revealed that he is sent by Lord Uther to find out about the "long-lost granddaughter". In Chapter 8, he helps Lyn by searching for information to the nearby village, informing about the illness of her grandfather. He follows Lyn for the rest of her journey, and leave without trace after Lyn defeats Lundgren.

Eliwood and Hector's tale

In Hector's tale, he is first seen in Chapter 11H as Hector's spy. He helps Hector escape from Uther to help Eliwood search his father that has been missing for months. In Chapter 12, they are chased by Oswin and Serra, an Ostian retainer. Hector tells Matthew to watch for Serra. In Eliwood's tale, Matthew leaves the map with Serra. While in Hector's tale, they can join the battle. In Chapter 13, he meets Guy, a myrmidon that he saves prior to the event of the game. Matthew tells Guy about him owing his live and forced him to join the player's army. In Chapter 16E/17H, he rendezvous with Leila, his lover. He tells her to meet his parents after the battle. Unfortunately, in Chapter 18E/19H, Leila is killed by Black Fang member, Jaffar. Her body is put in a forest at the entrance of Valor for her to be found by the player's army. Matthew then buries her. Despite his sorrow, Matthew still participates in battle. Because of that, he has a deep hatred toward Jaffar, even after he joins the player army. He stays in the player's army for the rest of the game.

Starting stats and growth rates

Thief

Level	2
Affinity

Recruitment: Lyn's tale: Chapter 6, visit the northern village, or automatically on turn 3
Eliwood's tale: Chapter 13, automatically on turn 1
Hector's tale: Chapter 11, automatically on turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	18	Luck	2
Strength	4	Defense	3
Skill	4	Resistance	0
Speed	11	Constitution	7
Movement	6	Aid	6

Max HP	75%	Luck	50%
Strength	30%	Defense	25%
Skill	40%	Resistance	20%
Speed	70%

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Inventory

Iron sword

Lockpick

Weapon Levels
	D		--		--		--
	--		--		--		--

Note: If Matthew dies in Lyn's tale, he will appear in Eliwood/Hector's tale with these same stats.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+3	+1	+0	+0	+0	+2	+2	+0	+0	--

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Matthew is a level 2 Thief. He is recruitable from a village in Lyn Mode Chapter 6. In Hector Mode, he is available from the start, while in Eliwood Mode, he joins in chapter 13. This marks Matthew as one of the most available units in The Blazing Blade. He is the only Lockpick user in the early game and the only unit who can steal items from enemies. Until Legault joins in the mid-game, Matthew faces no competition in his niche.

Matthew's base speed is extremely high, allowing him to double most enemies and avoid getting doubled. His speed growth is also enormous, though enemies are so slow it is overkill if the player is training him up for combat. That said, his speed does not salvage his other stats, which are all terrible. He only has 21 physical bulk with 3 defense and 18 HP. His magical bulk is even worse at 18, with 0 resistance. While Matthew's avoidance is quite good thanks to his high speed, he dies in two hits to every enemy. Later in the game, some enemies can one-shot him, making it dangerous to put him in enemy range. Matthew's offensive capabilities are also subpar at best. His base strength is low, his strength growth is mediocre, and he uses swords. Swords are the worst melee weapon type in The Blazing Blade because they lack good 1-2 range options and have low strength. Finally, Matthew never becomes mounted. While his 6 movement matches the movement of promoted infantry units, it is still below cavalry and fliers. All this considered, Matthew is not a combat unit by any means. Even if trained, he will not perform very well.

What Matthew excels at is using his Lockpicks and stealing. In the early game and in Lyn Mode, there are many valuable items he can obtain. In Lyn Mode, he can get an Angelic Robe and an Armorslayer. The former is a great stat booster for frailer units, and the latter comes in handy against enemy armor knights. In Hard Mode, Matthew can steal the Silver Card. The Silver Card halves prices in shops for the unit that has it, making it useful as a money-saver, especially in ranked runs where weapons will be worth twice their cost. He can also steal the Guiding Ring and Elysian Whip, both useful promotion items many good units can use.

As for Matthew's promotion, it is the worst promotion in The Blazing Blade. All it gives Matthew is minimal statistical increases and the ability to level up beyond level 20, while not fixing any of his weaknesses. Not only that – it also comes extremely late in the game, at a point when most players will be using Legault or Jaffar instead. In fact, the Fell Contract is only available after Jaffar joins you, and as an Assassin he compares favorably to Matthew in every way. Assassin gives Matthew the Silencer skill, which allows him to one-shot an enemy on a crit. However, it has an RNG-based chance to activate, so it is unreliable, especially when he is not wielding a Killing Edge. As mentioned before, putting Matthew in combat is a risk, especially late-game. There are much more reliable strategies than sending the frail Matthew to the frontlines with a high-crit weapon and hoping that Silencer will kill.

Matthew is, above all, a utility unit. He is the only way for the player to get several useful items early on, including promotion items. Even if trained in Lyn Mode or later, Matthew's combat will remain poor, though. He uses the worst melee weapon type in the game, and his base stats are low except for speed. While he is amazingly fast and will consistently double enemies, he will not deal much damage and cannot take many hits. For that reason, most players use Matthew strictly for his early game utility and replace him with Legault when he joins. Matthew can still be deployed alongside Legault in the desert to find hidden items more easily, though.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Matthew is playable as a SpotPass character, released in the Fire Emblem character set. Matthew is also present as an enemy in the second and third installments of the Smash Brethren DLC series.

Starting stats and growth rates

Thief

Level	17
Movement	5+1

Recruitment: SpotPass, hire him for 6,000 G or defeat him in a skirmish

Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers

Max HP	30	Speed	21
Strength	13	Luck	9
Magic	2	Defense	8
Skill	11	Resistance	2

Max HP	75%	Speed	75%
Strength	45%	Luck	60%
Magic	40%	Defense	30%
Skill	60%	Resistance	25%

		Speed	+4
Strength	−3	Luck	+2
Magic	±0	Defense	−1
Skill	+1	Resistance	±0

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Inventory

Skills

Steel Sword*

Locktouch

Movement +1

Wrath

Weapon Levels
	C		--		--
	--		--		--

Reclassing options

Matthew	Base classes:*
	Thief	Assassin
	Thief	Trickster
	Reclass options:
	This unit can reclass to any male class available through reclassing.

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Tactician/Grandmaster Cavalier Paladin Knight Great Knight General Barbarian/Berserker Fighter/Warrior Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Tactician/Grandmaster	80%	45%	50%	50%	65%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Cavalier	85%	50%	35%	55%	70%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Paladin	85%	50%	35%	55%	70%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Knight	90%	55%	35%	50%	60%	60%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Great Knight	90%	55%	35%	50%	65%	60%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
General	90%	55%	35%	50%	60%	60%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Barbarian/Berserker	90%	55%	35%	50%	70%	60%	30%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Fighter/Warrior	85%	55%	35%	55%	65%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mercenary/Hero	85%	50%	35%	60%	70%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Bow Knight	90%	50%	35%	60%	70%	60%	30%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Archer	85%	45%	35%	65%	65%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sniper	85%	45%	35%	65%	65%	60%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Trickster Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Priest War Monk Mage/Sage Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Dread Fighter

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Myrmidon	80%	50%	35%	60%	75%	60%	30%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Swordmaster	80%	50%	35%	60%	75%	60%	30%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Assassin	80%	50%	35%	65%	75%	60%	30%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Trickster	75%	40%	50%	60%	70%	60%	30%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord	85%	60%	35%	50%	65%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Griffon Rider	85%	55%	35%	55%	70%	60%	30%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Priest	75%	35%	50%	50%	65%	60%	30%	35%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
War Monk	85%	45%	50%	45%	65%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mage/Sage	75%	30%	55%	55%	70%	60%	30%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dark Mage	90%	35%	50%	50%	65%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dark Knight	90%	45%	50%	50%	65%	60%	35%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sorcerer	85%	30%	55%	50%	65%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dread Fighter	80%	50%	45%	55%	70%	60%	35%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	−1	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

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Skill set

Like all male bonus units in Awakening, Matthew has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Matthew appears as an equippable Bond Ring. He can be summoned using Lyn's Emblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers
Ring level	HP	Spd	Lck
C	+0	+1	+0
B	+0	+1	+1
A	+2	+1	+1
S	+2	+2	+1

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Matthew/Heroes

There is one variation of Matthew available in Heroes.

Personality

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Matthew's demeanor is cheerful and optimistic at best, rarely ever set back by the current situations at hand. He usually tends to give sarcastic and joyful responses to most threats and conversations thrown at him, though he has his slip ups in personality. He doesn't give an effort to hide the annoyance and grief he is caused because of Serra's presence. He also is aggressive and overreacts to Jaffar admitting the murder of Leila, even attempting to kill the assassin and threatening Jaffar with the life of Nino before he eased his grief, knowing that Leila wouldn't enjoy having her death avenged in such a way. Despite his happy outlook on life, he can be serious and solemn on matters, such as Leila's funeral and reporting Lundgren's influence on Caelin to Hector.

Supports

Main article: Matthew/Supports

Matthew Thief	Hector Lord	Initial: 20 Per turn:3	Guy Myrmidon	Initial: 10 Per turn:3	Oswin Knight	Initial: 5 Per turn:2	[[{{{support7}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin7}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin7}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}} Per turn:+	[[{{{support9}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin9}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin9}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn:+
Matthew Thief	Jaffar Assassin	Initial: 0 Per turn:1	Serra Cleric	Initial: 5 Per turn:1	Legault Thief	Initial: 0 Per turn:2	[[{{{support8}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn:+	[[{{{support10}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn:+

See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Lyn's tale

Matthew, the Enigmatic Thief
Matthew vanishes after the final battle, and his whereabouts remain a mystery.

Matthew, the Enigmatic Thief (if Matthew was defeated)
Despite his injuries, Matthew sees Lyn safely to Castle Caelin. He vanishes shortly after their arrival and is not seen again.

Eliwood/Hector's tale

Matthew, Thief and Spy
Matthew continued his service as a spy for House Ostia. The memory of his beloved Leila lingers on in his heart.

Matthew and Serra
Matthew returned to Ostia, where he led the network of spies for the new marquess. During this hectic time, his thoughts turned to Serra. Thanks to her, the pain of losing Leila slowly became more bearable.

Quotes

Death quotes

“	Lady Lyndis! Mark!! I don't want to slow you down. I'll pull back for now. Look for me later!	”	— Matthew in Lyn's tale.

“	Leila...	”	— Matthew in Eliwood/Hector's tale.

Final Chapter: Light quote

“	Let me handle this! There's much I can do.	”	— Matthew

Battle quotes

“	Wire: The Ostian spy. Why did you return? Matthew: I've known you were here for some time. I also knew you were after Lord Hector, not me. You're all professional assassins. You wait for your chance, and you don't miss it. You were waiting for me to leave Lord Hector alone. That's when you were planning to attack, right? Wire: Ah... So that's why you came back, is it? I was sure you'd gone back to play with the guards. Matthew: If I had, I would've taken Lord Hector with me. No matter what it took. Wire: Cheeky fellow, aren't you? But you're out of your league. Matthew: How so? Wire: You think to challenge me? Prepare to die, you witless fool! Matthew: Ghaa...	”	— Matthew when fighting Wire in Hector's tale Chapter 11

“	I specialize in acquisitions...	”	— Matthew's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening.

“	Whoa! S-stay your arm!	”	— Matthew's SpotPass battle quote in Awakening.

“	I'm going with you!	”	— Matthew's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Matthew/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Characters: The Binding Blade & The Blazing Blade

Matthew's artwork from The Blazing Blade is featured in a file in the Fire Emblem Characters book, alongside details regarding himself and his role in the game's story. He is the 74th character listed in this book. Matthew scored 5th place in the online The Blazing Blade popularity poll whose results were included in the book.

Fire Emblem Character File 074: Matthew
	Gender: Male	Estimated Age: 20s	Title: Faithful Spy	Origin: Unknown
	Status: Ostian Vassal			Weapon: Sword
	A competent spy with a playful personality. A spy who works for Ostia. He always appears cheerful and frivolous, but hidden behind that exterior that plays dumb is a dutiful and reliable spy. He devotedly serves Marquess Ostia's younger brother, Hector, and is trusted by him in turn. He lost his lover and co-worker Leila when the Black Fang's Jaffar killed her. Matthew carries an aloof air to him, and often teases his allies Hector and Oswin while having lighthearted conversations with them. Matthew also helps shoulder burdens that Hector may secretly be holding. The cheeky Matthew displays a more solemn side when talking to Black Fang members such as Jaffar and Legault. Due to losing Leila, Matthew naturally has a bad impression of the Black Fang. However, Matthew grows mixed feelings on the matter after talking to Jaffar and Legault.
Profile translation by Kantopia

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Matthew's official artwork from The Blazing Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Blazing Blade is connected to a copy of Path of Radiance.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Matthew is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Matthew
	Thief and Spy, Matthew
		"Well... I, er... gather information, open doors, chests, and such."
		Attack: 50	Support: X	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Thief		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Whistling Spy: [Trigger] When this unit is deployed, reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. You may then place that card in their Retreat Area. Spy's Sleight: [Support] Reveal the top card of the opponent's deck. Until the end of this battle, this card's support value is equal to the support value of that card (If the revealed card has a Support Value of X, then this card's support value becomes 0).
	Card #B07-021HN • Artist: Misei Ito
Normal R+ {{{alt2image2}}} {{{alt3image2}}} {{{alt4image2}}} {{{alt5image2}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Elegy Devoted to the Shadows, Matthew
		"You wouldn't want me to give up. I must fulfill my duty. So rest... I promise I will take care of everything."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Assassin		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Sworn Fell Sword: [Trigger] [Once per turn] During your turn, when your opponent reveals a card from their deck as the result of a skill's effect, untap this unit. Undercover in Deep Darkness: [Support] If you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent, draw one card. You may [] and each time you do, this skill is activated again.
	Card #B13-014R(+) • Artist: Hatori Kyoka
	Cheerful Spy, Matthew
		"Hm? A wraith? And here I thought I was a spy."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Thief		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Spy's Intelligence Gathering: [Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw one card. Thief Emblem: [Support] Reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. You may send that card to the Retreat Area.
	Card #B13-015N, B13-015ST • Artist: Hatori Kyoka
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Matthew .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Blazing Blade	A cheery thief. His casual demeanor belies his skill.	陽気な盗賊お調子者だが、実は有能
Engage	Hero from beyond Elyos who served House Ostia as a spy. Forms connections easily with his cheerful and open demeanor. Though he seems scatterbrained, he always sees his missions through. Appears in The Blazing Blade.	異界の英雄で、オスティア侯爵家に仕える密偵。明るく、飄々とした性格で誰にでも、気さくな話し方で接する。一見お調子者のように見えるが任務を確実にこなす裏の仕事人。「烈火の剣」

Trivia

If Hector's tale is played, Matthew holds the distinction of being the only playable character in Lyn's tale not to leave the player's control in the transition to the main story.
Matthew is the only character in The Blazing Blade that winks. It is used in his recruitment conversation with Guy.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Matthew	A Hebrew name meaning "gift of God". In the Bible, Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who also wrote the first Gospel account of Jesus' life.^[3]
Japanese	マシュー	Officially romanized as Matthew.
Spanish	Matthew	--
French	Matthew	--
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