Matt Freeman (Power of Five)
| Matthew "Matt" J. Freeman | |
|---|---|
| The Power of Five character | |
| First appearance | Raven's Gate |
| Last appearance | Oblivion |
| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Matt |
| Aliases | Martin Hopkins, Paul Carter |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Gatekeeper |
| Family | Mark Freeman (father; deceased), Kate Freeman (mother; deceased) |
| Relatives | Brian Conran (half-uncle; deceased), Gwenda Davis (half-aunt; deceased) |
Matthew J. Freeman is the protagonist of Anthony Horowitz's The Power of Five novels, Raven's Gate, Evil Star and one of the main characters in Necropolis. He also briefly appeared in the third book of the series, Nightrise. He was born in London, England, to an English mother and a father from New Zealand. However, after the death of his parents he went to live in Ipswich, then York.
He is 14 years old at the start of the series but turns 15 in Necropolis and is destined to become the leader of "The Five". He is described as having short dark hair, blue eyes, broad shoulders and a muscular body like a model or footballer.
Matthew Freeman spent the primary years of his life growing up with his kind and loving parents. They were of comfortable financial stature, though they were not rich. On the morning of the wedding of a family friend, Matt claimed he was ill (when really what had happened was that he had had a premonition of his parents' death, and did not want to go with them, later regretting not trying to save them from their death) and was left with a neighbour, Rosemary Green, while his parents went. Matt reveals to the disbelieving neighbor the details of an accident in which his parents are killed. Afterwards a police officer arrived and informs them that his parents car has toppled off a bridge and that both his parents are dead. Mrs. Green is sick with shock.
Matt was fostered by his Aunt Gwenda and her partner, Brian, who spent his inheritance on luxuries. They then started to abuse and neglect Matt when the money ran out. His Aunt Gwenda and Uncle Brian were in an abusive relationship. His performance at school suffered accordingly and he soon fell under the influence of a local thug, Kelvin Johnson, who encouraged him to take to stealing, truancy, vandalism, smoking and petty crime. According to Matt, he started smoking at the age of twelve, stole things from local shops, and broke into no trespassing zones.
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