History Characters / MatthewSwift

->"So, yeah, guys. Basically, we're in so much shit until we sort this shit out, so I know it's not really your problem, but it kind of is, which is cool, because it's also everyone's problem, but kind of groovy that we're standing up to deal with it, so I guess you can all feel proud and that."

A cranky and rather rude goblin, and, incidentally, the second best shaman in the world.

* DumbBlonde: Not actually, but others think this at times.

By the end of the first book he has come to terms with the fact that [[spoiler: he is now the fusion of himself and the electric blue angels, immortal creatures born of the life humans pour down the telephone lines. He later gains the title of the Midnight Mayor]]

The result of humanity accidentally breathing life into the wires

* HypercompetentSidekick: Much better at business things than Matthew.

A religious extremist with a tragic past, she's also bent on the eradication of all magic
* MagicIsEvil as a result of her DarkAndTroubledPast [[spoiler: her brother became a sorcerer and went mad with power, eventually killing her sisters and mother]]
* ScaryBlackWoman: described as having skin the color of dark coffee.
* ActionGirl: always carries a gun, knows multiple ways to efficiently dispose of a body, and kicks some of the most ass, despite knowing absolutely no magic.

* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Implied, but she may just be that nice.

* AlienBlood: Can turn blue, writhe with electric blue maggots, and spark. [[spoiler: And can be used as an emergency medical aid, a tool to lay down a severe curse, to summon him, and more.]]

* BerserkButton: harming the defenseless.
* BadassLongcoat: looks like a dirty, stained, NotSoBadassLongcoat but it allows him to blend into crowds and travel London unseen.
* CreepyBlueEyes: combined with OccultBlueEyes after being resurrected at the start of the series. They also glow in the dark.
* Determinator: [[spoiler: comes back from the dead, then survives being thrown off a skyscraper, being thrown out of his body, being scarred by a shadow powered only by hunger and spite, and being thrown into rivers. Some characters think he can't even be killed anymore.]]

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast [[spoiler: The Blue Electric Angels, The Voices in the Wire, The Midnight Mayor ]]

* BigEater: They'll try anything once. Between them and Matthew, it's a surprise he's so skinny.

* MentalFusion: with Matthew

* BlueAndOrangeMorality

** CameBackWrong: What everyone thinks. The reality is a little complicated. [[spoiler: The old Matthew Swift is just fine. He's just brought along some passengers.]]

** CameBackWrong: What everyone thinks. The reality is a little complicated. [[spoiler: the old Matthew Swift is just fine. He's just brought along some passengers.]]

** Determinator: [[spoiler: comes back from the dead, then survives being thrown off a skyscraper, being thrown out of his body, being scarred by a shadow powered only by hunger and spite, and being thrown into rivers. Some characters think he can't even be killed anymore.]]

* CreepyBlueEyes: combined with OccultBlueEyes after [[spoiler: being resurrected at the start of the series.]] They also glow in the dark.

* MentalFusion [[spoiler: with Matthew]]
* AnthropomorphicPersonification [[spoiler: while in a human body.]]

* AnthromorphicPersonification [[spoiler: while in a human body.]]

* ScaryBlackWoman: described as having skin the color of dark toffee, she often ends up the one to intimidate the way to the truth.

!Enemies

[[folder:Characters Introduced in Matthew Swift Series]]

By the end of the first book he has come to terms with the fact that [[spoiler: he is now the fusion of himself and the electric blue angels, immortal creatures born of the life humans pour down the telephone lines. He later gains the title of the Midnight Mayor]].

!!Narjeela Hirj
!!Enemies
* Blackout
* The Death of Cities
* The Fairy Godmother
!!The Aldermen
* The Minority Council
* Robert Templeman
* Kelly Shiring
* The Culicidae
!!The Beggar King
!!The Neon Court
* Lady Neon
!!The Order
!!The Tower
* Robert Bakker
* San Khay
* Guy Lee
* Dana Mikeda
!!The Tribe
* Toxikk
!!The White
[[/folder]]

!!Kevin
!!Dog

[[folder:Characters Introduced in Matthew Swift]]

Primary protagonist of the initial Saga and secondary in Magicals Anonymous. A young, poor, urban sorcerer of London studying under the powerful Robert Bakker, he is murdered in a phone booth by a mysterious shadow. Two years later, Matthew wakes up in a house he used to own, with eyes the wrong color, pronoun issues, and unknown forces attempting to hunt him down. By the end of the first book he has come to terms with the fact that [[spoiler: he is now the fusion of himself and the electric blue angels, creatures born of the life humans pour down the telephone lines. He later gains the title of the Midnight Mayor]].
* AGodIAmNot
** AGodIAm

* CreepyBlueEyes: sometimes combined with OccultBlueEyes. People have a hard time looking him in the eyes for very long.
** Determinator: [[spoiler: comes back from the dead, then survives being thrown off a skyscraper, being shocked, being beaten, and being thrown into rivers. Some characters think he can't even be killed anymore.]]

* {{Morality Chain}}: Matthew to the angels.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* ObfuscatingStupidity

* Determinator
* Irony

* Morality Chain

This character page includes characters from both the Matthew Swift Saga and the Magicals Anonymous sequel series starring Sharon Li. Beware of spoilers for all books.

* CreepyBlueEyes

[[folder:Main Characters]]