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"Be careful. Those things will kill you in a heartbeat." — Matthew in Wild Things |
Matthew was a citizen of Raccoon City at the time of the viral outbreak. He is a Caucasian man, appearing in his 30s, with brown hair and goatee, who wears dark trousers, a white undershirt and a white, button-up shirt over the former.[1]
Background[]
On Sept. 23, the t-Virus epidemic on Raccoon City reached a breaking point, with thousands of zombies now walking the streets in a search for living flesh. It's unknown if Matthew sought refuge at the Apple Inn Hotel or whether he was a guest there, either way a group of survivors found him in a near-death state inside Room 101's bathroom, he warns them about the licker's nature before falling unconscious.
On Sept. 24, due to the chaotic situation of the city, the R.P.D and City Hall declared Martial Law and an evacuation was organized. By using the city's tram network to transport people from many distant locations within the city to the Tram Terminal where U.S. military Chinooks waited.
Matthew attempted to reach Raccoon Zoo's Tram Station, a major transport center for the evacuation. When entered the Zoo's territory he was severely injured by infected animals, again in a near-death state the same group of survivors from the Apple Inn find him at the Raccoon Zoo Office Building. In order to talk to him the survivors must eliminate the infected Zombie Elephant before going into the office. If they do not, the elephant will kill him.
Late in the outbreak, Matthew sought safety within the Raccoon City Police Station's Parking Garage a temporary shelter for survivors. It's impossible to know if he survived Raccoon's Destruction by the Sterilization Operation.
Gameplay[]
He is a Jim-type character and starts with an Iron Pipe in his inventory.
Matthew has the following stats:
- A running speed similar to that of George Hamilton.
- An average vitality of between 2000 and 2500.
- An attack power similar to that of David King.
- A high infection rate of 1.48% per minute.
Gallery[]
Further notes[]
- Matthew's character skin can be accessed only through cheat devices such as GameShark.
- His name is "Man8" in the original game.
- Matthew makes a small cameo in the "Decisions, Decisions" opening cutscene, wherein he appears alongside several other survivors being housed in the temporary shelter of the RPD garage.
Sources[]
- ↑ Resident Evil Outbreak.
