{{Quote|What the fuck is your problem!? Why are you being such a bitch to me? From now on, you either treat me like a person or I'm out. Get it?|Matt Taylor to [[Emily Davis]]}}
|[[Beck (Mighty No. 9)|Mighty No. 9]]
{{Quote|I was right there, and I could have done something - I tried to do something...I wasn't good enough...|Matt Taylor to the interrogators}}
{{Quote|That's not true, [[Essai]]. It's not me or any of us that's gonna win this battle. It's because of everyone here, we're all going to work ''together'' for this victory. We're all gonna come back here alive, right guys?|Zack Fair}}
{{Quote|Boy, oh boy... The price of freedom is steep. Embrace your dreams, and whatever happens, protect your honor... as SOLIDER! Come and get it!|Zack Fair}}
{{Quote|SOLDIER 2nd Class Zack, on the job!|Zack Fair}}
}}
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==Background==
==Background==
'''Beck''', model '''Mighty No. 9''', is the main protagonist of the ''Mighty No. 9'' series.
'''Matthew Taylor''', often called '''Matt''', is
==Statistics==
==Powers and Stats==
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'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''10-A'''
|-|Original Timeline=
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''High 3-A'''
'''Name:''' Zack Fair
'''Name:''' Matthew "Matt" Taylor
'''Origin:''' [[Final Fantasy VII]]
'''Origin:''' Until Dawn
'''Sex:''' Male
'''Sex:''' Male
'''Age:''' 17 years old, 18 years old ([https://youtu.be/JlYMpU8DSqU?t=7769 Zack changed his hair one year after killing] [[Angeal Hewley]]), 23 years old ([https://youtu.be/JlYMpU8DSqU?t=14222 four years passed while he was trapped in Nibelheim])
'''Age:''' 17 years old during Prologue ([https://youtu.be/BlGMnw7ZSxc?t=969 the Prologue takes place a year before the main game]<ref>Until Dawn - One Year Ago</ref>), 18 years old during Chapters 1 - 10 ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/until-dawn/images/7/75/Profile2.png/revision/latest?cb=20160824134749 age listed on the "Until Dawn™: Your Companion" App]<ref>Until Dawn™: Your Companion</ref>)
'''Classification:''' SOLDIER 1st Class
'''Classification:''' Human, Star Linebacker ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/until-dawn/images/7/75/Profile2.png/revision/latest?cb=20160824134749 during high school]<ref>Until Dawn™: Your Companion</ref>)
'''[[Status]]:''' '''Deceased''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cVjyc46eRQ& Zack was killed by the Shinra Army on his way to Midgar])
'''[[Status]]:''' '''Alive''' in True Ending ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFl-HEe-yQ8& in the True Ending, Matt survives until dawn and is taken to interrogation]<ref>Until Dawn - Credits</ref>), possibly '''Deceased''' with Player Choice ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbiD901kH_s with certain choices that change the course of the story], Matt can be killed [https://youtu.be/d5Aikw-3iKE?t=1012 by being pushed off of a cliff by deer]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 6</ref>, [https://youtu.be/d5Aikw-3iKE?t=1122 being hung through the jaw with a hook by] [[Hannah Washington|a Wendigo]]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 6</ref>, or [https://youtu.be/d5Aikw-3iKE?t=1168 having his face smashed in by] [[Hannah Washington|a Wendigo]]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 10</ref>)
'''[[Alignment]]:''' '''Neutral Good''' (Zack is the epitome of a hero, doing what is right and helping anyone in need, no matter the circumstances. Even when his life is on the line and he is being hunted by Shinra, Zack still puts his neck out for others and actively tries to help out Cloud, Genesis, and Director Lazard. For almost all the members of Shinra's military who succeeded him, he's looked up to as what a hero should strive to be. Later, when Cloud is having his memories rewritten by Jenova, Zack is used as a base of what the ideal SOLDIER is)
'''[[Alignment]]:''' '''Chaotic Good''' ([https://youtu.be/xA_BGlq1Uic?t=106 Matt is described as a very nice guy with not much to dislike]<ref>Until Dawn - Meet the Cast | Behind the Scenes</ref>. He's someone [https://youtu.be/Q3XC-EUl4rE?t=166 with a very evidently big heart]<ref>Until Dawn - Meet the Cast | Behind the Scenes</ref>, who [https://youtu.be/Q3XC-EUl4rE?t=234 wants everybody around him to be happy and taken care of]<ref>Until Dawn - Meet the Cast | Behind the Scenes</ref>. He cares enough [https://youtu.be/QB9W_RWjjps?t=176 to make sure he's not hurting Jessica even during a tense situation]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 10</ref>, and [https://youtu.be/DoYW_O86u8U?t=64 ask the interrogators about Emily's condition above all else]<ref>Until Dawn - Credits</ref>. However, he isn't without his flaws, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4rPkopa3M as he is able to physically fight Mike over mere speculation]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 2</ref>, and [https://youtu.be/DA0NP_ePEZw?t=46 was the one to record the prank played on Hannah]<ref>Until Dawn - One Year Ago</ref>. It is also worth noting that [https://youtu.be/BlGMnw7ZSxc?t=323 he did not call out for Hannah when she ran into the woods]<ref>Until Dawn - One Year Ago</ref>), possibly '''Chaotic Neutral''' with Player Choice ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbiD901kH_s with certain choices that change the course of the story], Matt can become a far worse person than he is initially. [https://youtu.be/nVqvAYVzQZQ?t=133 He can chide Emily about the way she treats him] [https://youtu.be/nVqvAYVzQZQ?t=307 or over her relationship with Mike while in a life or death situation]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 6</ref>, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36QUwDeaDX8 attack a herd of deer without much provocation]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 6</ref>, or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsc0UZ3qZE purposefully abandon Jessica to die in order to save his own life]<ref>Until Dawn - Chapter 10</ref>)
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Multi Supercluster level''' ([https://youtu.be/ACmmEmvJNuo?t=319 Could defeat] [[Bahamut Fury]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQWRAEVPVcc who can create a dimension with a starry sky]. [https://youtu.be/NMuaVaeN0Hw?t=779 Could defeat] [[Genesis Rhapsodos]] [https://imgur.com/a/GyJC83o empowered by the Red Orb], [https://youtu.be/1KxjGn30PDA?t=112 a far weaker version of whom could take on] [[Sephiroth]], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20n8bCdXv5U Zack could also directly fight Sephiroth himself]; [https://imgur.com/a/QO5IoDw As confirmed by Professor Hojo,] [https://imgur.com/a/oAPaCSS Sephiroth knew Super Nova during this time], [https://youtu.be/89kPJy29uDc which has him create a dimension containing starry skies] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCI-UZtEi4&t=33s and multiple galaxies]. [https://imgur.com/a/nXSpAhb Sephiroth is also] [https://imgur.com/a/20Zm2mi consistently stated] [https://imgur.com/a/BebPTNo to be the] [https://imgur.com/a/LMJoLEE strongest character in the series], placing him above [[Knights of the Round]], [https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Dalesean027/Final_Fantasy_7_feat_compilation which can destroy its own dimension] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvErgY6HpX8&t=491s containing a galaxy cluster])
'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Athletic Human''' (Is comparable to [[Cloud Strife]], who [https://youtu.be/WMVTUfQ16P4?t=481 can run at similar speeds] to [https://youtu.be/WMVTUfQ16P4?t=561 a Chocobo]; Chocobo are said in the [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Museum_(Dissidia)#Chocobo Dissidia Final Fantasy Museum to run at 20 mph])
'''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' At least '''Massively Hypersonic+''' | '''FTL+'''
'''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' At least '''Massively Hypersonic+''' ([https://youtu.be/JlYMpU8DSqU?t=371 Could briefly react to a projection of Sephiroth]. Comparable to [[Cloud Strife]], [https://youtu.be/X7ALjlOAu7U?t=6 who could dodge the lasers from Shinra security system]) | '''FTL+''' ([https://youtu.be/zUV91UA3zI4?t=482 Was able to briefly contend with and react to Sephiroth’s attacks]; Sephiroth was [https://imgur.com/a/QO5IoDw confirmed by Professor Hojo] [https://imgur.com/a/oAPaCSS to have known Super Nova during this time], meaning he could react to [https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Migue79/Final_Fantasy_7:_Supernova_Comet_Speed the comet of his Super Nova])
'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Superhuman''' (Zack was on the run from Shinra for a very long period of time, and yet was still in prime condition to take on basically the entire Shinra infantry. He is able to go on covert missions for several days at a time and still be raring to fight)
'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee''', '''Extended Melee''' with Buster Sword, '''Far Higher''' with Materia and Digital Mind Wave
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Extraordinary Genius''' (Zack is a master of combat, able to defeat his superiors, Genesis Rhapsodos and Angeal Hewley, who have years of experience over him. He was also able to defeat Minerva, the manifestation of the Lifestream itself, which has existed for countless years. He can perfectly replicate abilities from his peers from just hearing them; abilities that normal people are said to be incapable of replicating)
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==='''[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]'''===
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'''[[Spirit Energy Physiology]]''', which includes:
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''', '''[[Blessed]]''' ([https://youtu.be/vE1LxkTH1IU?t=84 Everyone born into the world is blessed with Spirit Energy]), '''[[Sheer Will]]''' (Willpower alone [https://imgur.com/a/kOnUy3H can be enough to fight off Mako poisoning], and [https://imgur.com/a/ICmrczt the will of Jenova]. Those with a strong enough will [https://gyazo.com/d05ce37b04e9b175d9d02aa95b594f05 can retain their sense of self after dying and returning to the Lifestream]), '''[[Memory Manipulation]]''', '''[[Energy Manipulation]]''', '''[[Rage Power]]''', & '''[[Aura]]''' (Limit Breaks are [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-m4E31WV0 born of memories], are [https://gyazo.com/b35ee651e2527980917eb9f09b67315c comprised of Spirit Energy], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b_feJ7eX9w&t=19s are unleashed when the user's anger is pushed to the limit]. They [https://youtu.be/nt63cofBHnw give off an aura when used]), '''[[Non-Physical Interaction]]''' (Characters can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bCPsiAEOa0 interact with the souls of the Gi Tribe]), '''[[Regeneration]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' (Mid-High; Jenova can regenerate itself fully so long as its cells remain, as '''[[Cloud Strife]]''' [https://imgur.com/a/fcS16bI participates in Jenova's Reunion] despite [https://imgur.com/a/ICmrczt only containing her cells]. Despite this, [https://imgur.com/a/MrAsvaY pieces of Jenova defeated by the heroes were unable to enact the Reunion]), '''[[Immortality]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' (Type 3; Can [https://imgur.com/a/MrAsvaY completely kill pieces of Jenova], preventing them from regenerating), '''[[Accelerated Development]]''' (When '''[[Sephiroth]]''' [https://youtu.be/ukhkeMLHzg4?t=115 fought the party] far [https://youtu.be/LG5hr18qUVg earlier than he was supposed to], the main characters [https://youtu.be/ukhkeMLHzg4?t=540 could still contend with him], even after [https://youtu.be/cM34EXnSQzI?t=63 Sephiroth absorbed the Whispers and became stronger than he had ever been])
'''[[Human Achievements]]''' (Zack was [https://youtu.be/JlYMpU8DSqU?t=3061 promoted to SOLDIER 1st Class]. He could [https://imgur.com/a/97nZ3Ps proficiently create and decorate a flower cart]), '''[[Acrobatics]]''', '''[[Weapon Mastery]]''' (Zack is masterful with the Buster Sword), '''[[Vehicular Mastery]]''' (Zack is [https://youtu.be/JlYMpU8DSqU?t=12139 skilled with driving a motorcycle]), '''[[Power Mimicry]]''' (Zack’s Digital Mind Wave allowed for him to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-m4E31WV0 perfectly replicate techniques from his peers], even [https://imgur.com/a/Hf5NUsy some which cannot usually be copied])
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'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Above Average''' ()
'''[[Spirit Energy Physiology]]''', which grants '''[[Resistance]]''' to:
'''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' (Those with high willpower [https://imgur.com/a/ICmrczt can resist succumbing to Jenova's will], which [https://imgur.com/a/16olsyi passively takes over one's mind and eats away at the soul], and can [https://imgur.com/a/kOnUy3H prevent their mind from shattering]), '''[[Poison Manipulation]]''' (High willpower can [https://imgur.com/a/GwbBGKH prevent the toxicosis that comes with the exposure to Jenova Cells]), '''[[Power Mimicry]]''' & '''[[Power Absorption]]''' (Limit Breaks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVWceDG-O4k&t=78s cannot be copied by others]. Only '''[[Zack Fair]]''' can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-m4E31WV0 copy Limit Breaks], though [https://imgur.com/a/Hf5NUsy he is noted to be the only exception to this]), '''[[Corruption]]''' (Types 1 & 2; [https://imgur.com/a/Up8wPJS Several main characters] have [https://imgur.com/a/XqJYiQs been exposed] to [https://imgur.com/a/3V9kMvb high amounts of Mako energy], and [https://imgur.com/a/Zl9N20U never became Makonoid monsters]), '''[[Biological Manipulation|Biological]]''' '''[[Deconstruction]]''' & '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/U8Virpv7nxY?t=414 Main characters have fallen into the Lifestream] and [https://youtu.be/U8Virpv7nxY?t=2016 returned unscathed], without being [https://gyazo.com/c170aab815eb2d57cd881a5808ba619a forcefully diffused] or [https://gyazo.com/f6628daf54951ce887f1f2b156a2360d dissolved into it], or having [https://gyazo.com/d05ce37b04e9b175d9d02aa95b594f05 their spirit be eroded and dissipated]), '''[[Heat Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Radiation Manipulation]]''' (Can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCI-UZtEi4 withstand Super Nova without any negative effects of heat or radiation]), Limited '''[[Disease Manipulation]]''' (Those with a will to live are [https://imgur.com/a/N8eYQzs unaffected by Geostigma, which infects those with a weak will])
'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee''', '''Extended Melee''' with swords
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===[[Standard Equipment]]===
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Average''' (Although he is noted to [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/until-dawn/images/7/75/Profile2.png/revision/latest?cb=20160824134749 not be the sharpest tool in the box, with a fairly low GPA]<ref>Until Dawn™: Your Companion</ref>, Matt is not quite the meat brain everyone sees him as, and can be quite quick-witted at times.)
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*'''SOLDIER Sword:''' A standard broadsword with no Materia slots, utilized by all members of the SOLDIER program with very few exceptions. This sword is good to use for training or any other mild combat, though the swords are extremely prone to breaking and cannot bolster the use of Materia in any way.
*'''Octaslash:''' Using his Digital Mind Wave for [[Sephiroth]], Zack can replicate his iconic attack. This has him slash his opponents into the air, and strike them eight consecutive times.
'''Weaknesses:''' Zack can be very naïve at times, which hampers his judgement and can put him in trouble; such as when he refused to fight Angeal and was defeated for it. He’s also highly energetic and can sometimes put himself in situations not favourable to him.
==Battle Records==
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None
|-|Inconclusive=
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“
I'm not all muscle. There are some brains in here, too!
„
~ Matt Taylor
“
What the fuck is your problem!? Why are you being such a bitch to me? From now on, you either treat me like a person or I'm out. Get it?
