Matthew Patel

Background

Matthew Patel is Ramona's first Evil Ex boyfriend and the first Evil Ex whom Scott battles. Despite his embarrassing defeat by Scott, he plays the important role of introducing the League of Evil Exes to Scott, who promptly ignores his messages.

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A former boyfriend from the seventh grade. Ramona Flowers and he dated for only a week and a half, during which Ramona pretty much used Matthew and his mystical powers to ward off flocks of jocks interested in her. She dated Matthew, according to her own story, because he was the only non-white and non-jock kid at her school. The two only kissed once, and it ended shortly after due to Matthew's pre-adolescent capriciousness. Afterward, Matthew turned evil during his high school years and by that time had moved far, far away. He also apparently took the break-up very badly, looking much more evil than most of the exes... Encounter with Scott No sooner than when Scott started to become close with Ramona after they met, Matthew started sending messages warning Scott that the Evil Exes were coming for him. All of these, however, were ignored. Eventually he comes calling just as Sex Bob-omb are about to play at a local club. Scott is initially confused about the whole encounter but, after Patel explains the situation for a third time, proceeds to fight him in hand-to-hand combat. Scott is able to hold his own long enough to ask Ramona how she ended up dating Matthew. When Ramona reveals how she briefly dated and dumped Matthew in seventh grade, Matthew becomes furious and summons his Demon Hipster Chicks and engages Scott, who is being aided by Wallace, Kim, Stephen, Stacey, Knives, and Young Neil, in a music/dance style battle to the tune of "Slick". Defeat While the two sides sing back and forth, Matthew and his Demon Hipster Chicks hurl fireballs at Scott and his friends. Scott and the others conjure a protective Musical Shield around themselves by assuming video game style defensive poses, deflecting the fireballs. Scott then counters with his own song about friendship, courage, and whatever. When Matthew protests that the song doesn't even rhyme, Scott yells, "Shut up!" This somehow stuns Matthew long enough for Scott to defeat him with a single flying punch. Matthew explodes into coins, leaving behind $2.10 in Canadian currency.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 8-A, higher with Demon Hipster Chicks

Name: Matthew Patel

Origin: Scott Pilgrim

Gender: Male

Age: Around 23-24 (Should be around Ramona Flowers' age)

Classification: Human, First Evil Ex-Boyfriend

Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level (Casually bust through the top of a roof. Should be comparable to Scott Pilgrim), higher with Demon Hipster Chicks ([https://imgur.com/a/g6107jq Shot fire powerful enough to where Scott and friends had to put up a forcefield)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Should be around the same speed as Scott Pilgrim)

Combat Speed: Subsonic

Reaction Speed: Subsonic (Can react to Scott Pilgrim)

Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Can physically wrestle with Scott)

Striking Strength: Multi City Block Class

Durability: Multi City Block level (Can take multiple hits from Scott)

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee Range, Dozens of Meters with Fire Manipulation, Multiversal with Subspace Manipulation (The size of subspace expands this large, summoning Demon Hispter Chicks is an extension of his subspace powers)

Powers and Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts (Could fight equally with Scott Pilgrim in martial arts), Acrobatics, Flight (Flew along with the Demon Hispter Chicks), Fire Manipulation & Danmaku (His demon hispter chicks along with himself can shoot out a multitude of fire balls to overwhelm the target), Invulnerability (The Demon Hispter Chicks must be targetted and defeated before one can target Matthew), Law Manipulation (Subspace can shape reality to the user's liking. An example being Scott Pilgrim and the various video game-like aspects of the world, which are a result of Subspace and its perspective-based abilities), Perspective Manipulation (Potent Subspace users can use the perspective-based powers of Subspace to overwrite reality to fit how they view it in the real world), Avatar Creation (Has an avatar in subspace he unconsciously creates), Dimensional Travel & Space-Time Manipulation (Characters can manifest doors directly to subspace, or even move between subspace and the real world through sheer force. Breaking the walls between subspace and the main universe), Mind Manipulation (Entering subspace had him enter Ramona's mind), Irreversible Damage (Can kill ones subspace avatar and kill their true form in the process), Attack Reflection (Gave Gideon the Glow), Sheer Will (Those who can access the powers of Subspace in the real world naturally require a strong will and determination to control them), Subjective Reality & Dimensional Storage (Whatever the user can imagine will be created in subspace. For instance, Scott manifested his love for Ramona as the Power of Love, which he can pull from and store in Subspace), Portal Creation & Summoning (As the powers of the characters originate from Subspace, they can create portals or summon beings and objects from their subspace), Resistance to Mind Manipulation (Should naturally resist conventional mind manipulation as his mind harbors subspace)

All previous powers and abilities, Accelerated Development (Gained a "level up" and was able to outskill Roxie Richter, a trained ninja, defeating her in a single blow), Healing (Healed all of Ramona's wounds), Weapon Creation (Created a katana)

All previous powers and abilities, Cloth Manipulation (Power of Understanding gave him a new t-shirt), Healing (All of his wounds were healed when he gained Power of Understanding)

All previous powers and abilities to an unknown extent. Regeneration (Low-Godly. Subspace avatars are avatars of pure cognition of one's true self and by extension can be restored by the true form at will), Immortality (Type 3, 5, 6, and 8. Subspace avatars are avatars of pure cognition of one's true self and by extension can be restored by the true form at will. Concepts such as death are irrelevant to them as even if one dies they will just be sent into subspace. Even spirits can freely pass through and from Subspace. All damage done to a subspace avatar means nothing to them, Scott could lose his limbs in subspace and be cut in half and would still be perfectly fine), Acausality (Type 3. Subspace is a different space-time where all rules are different (including death), thus it should by extension be a different system of causality), Perspective Manipulation (Perception is Law. People, items, and Mind Subspace itself are based on the nature of the person's mind, therefore, however, a person imagines Subspace is how it will appear. A good example is Scott's Dream Desert: this location is repeatedly used as a metaphor for Scott's loneliness but also is his projected image of Subspace at that time which Ramona is able to pass through), Law Manipulation (One’s subspace operates under their rules and systems which can extend even to the real world with characters like Gideon affecting Ramona’s Subspace), Reality Warping & Mind Manipulation (While Mind Subspace allows for others' own projected images of themselves to take on other forms, the individual whom the Subspace resides in retains all power and control within said mind. Through this, the character can shape themselves and Subspace to their liking all through their thoughts, perspectives, and desires), Power Nullification (A user of Subspace can completely nullify any connection an opponent has in that Subspace, regardless if they're more powerful or not. This is how Ramona was able to expel Gideon despite him being a master of Subspace and able to manipulate it inside anyone's mind), Dimensional Travel (Can enter his avatars at any point if he so desires even after death)

Standard Equipment: Nothing notable.

Intelligence: Genius (Seemingly as skilled as Scott Pilgrim in martial arts)

Standard Tactics: Matthew will go for hand to hand combat along with summoning demon hispter chicks to shoot a wide array of fireballs at the opponent. The opponent must defeat the Demon Hispter Chicks before they can attack Matthew.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Explanations

For further explanation of subspace, read this blog.

Battle Records

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