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* TheCasanova: A particuarly lecherous example. He uses his charm to be a pick up artist.

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* TheCasanova: A particuarly particularly lecherous example. He uses his charm to be a pick up artist.



* LaserGuidedKarma: It finally bites him when he is blocked from society. It is heaven compared to cookie-Joe’s fate.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: It finally bites him when he is blocked from society. It is It's heaven compared to cookie-Joe’s fate.fate though.


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** And another one when he finds out that the cops won't be letting him off easy.
** And a third one when he goes outside and sees that he's been blocked by everyone.
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Cleanup.


* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:When Joe sees that the child he thought was his daughter [[ChocolateBaby looks nothing like him]], he realizes this]].
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Discovering the daughter he'd been pining for for 5 years wasn't actually his child destroyed what little was left of his dignity and self-control.]]


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* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:The confession of his cookie is enough to get him convicted of murder and the death of a child.]]
* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:"Where's my daughter? I want to see my daughter."]]


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* VillainousBSOD: After [[spoiler:murdering Beth's father in a moment of rage and abandoning her daughter to die alone in the woods, he became a drunken, mute hobo living on the streets until the police picked him up.]]
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* ItsallAboutMe: Matt is upset after inadvertently causing Harry's death only because he could be implicated in it. He doesn't mourn the death of another human being, only caring about how he will get out of his mess.

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* ItsallAboutMe: ItsAllAboutMe: Matt is upset after inadvertently causing Harry's death only because he could be implicated in it. He doesn't mourn the death of another human being, only caring about how he will get out of his mess.mess.
* {{Jerkass}}: His callous attitude towards his victims makes him this.



* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very [[EvilIsPetty arrogant]] and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions, and also seems to think he will easily grt away with them. Karma bites him back eventually.

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* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very [[EvilIsPetty arrogant]] and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions, and also seems to think he will easily grt away with actions nor suffer any consequences for them. Karma bites him back eventually.
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* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very arrogant and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions, and seems to believe he will easily get away with them. Karma bites him back eventually.

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* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very arrogant [[EvilIsPetty arrogant]] and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions, and also seems to believe think he will easily get grt away with them. Karma bites him back eventually.
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* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very arrogant and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions. Karma bites him back eventually.

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* SmugSnake: A manipulative and self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very arrogant and callous to the people he harms and thinks he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for his questionable actions.actions, and seems to believe he will easily get away with them. Karma bites him back eventually.
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* YouMpnster!: Gives several to [[spoiler:Matt]] throughout the episode.

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* YouMpnster!: YouMonster!: Gives several to [[spoiler:Matt]] throughout the episode.
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* YouMpnster!: Gives several to [[spoiler:Matt]] throughout the episode.
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* SmugSnake: As manipulative and sociopathic as he is, Matt is also very arrogant and always thinks that he can easily get away from his questionable actions and that he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for them. Karma bites him back eventually.

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* SmugSnake: As A manipulative and sociopathic as he is, self-serving sociopath, Matt is also very arrogant and always callous to the people he harms and thinks that he can easily get away from his questionable actions and that he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for them.his questionable actions. Karma bites him back eventually.
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* EvilIsPetty:
** While it is his job to install the cookie clones and make them accept their new state as slaves for their real selves, there is no need for him to ''torment'' the clones before he makes them suffer from months of isolation.
** When he has cookie-Joe tearfully confess to his crimes which caused a little girl to die, Matt jumps up cheering as he succesfully made his deal with the police.



* {{Slimeball}}: He is an arrogant, manipulative asshole, and that is putting it nicely.
* SmugSnake: As manipulative and sociopathic as he is, Matt is also very arrogant and always thinks that he can easily get away from his questionable actions and that he doesn’t need to take any responsibility for them. Karma bites him back eventually.



* VillainProtagonist: He's not without somewhat sympathetic qualities, but on the whole, Matt is manipulative and callous to the point of being a sociopath in the vein of [[Film/InTheCompanyOfMen Chad]].

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* VillainProtagonist: He's not without somewhat sympathetic qualities, but on the whole, Matt is manipulative and callous to the point of being a sociopath in the vein of [[Film/InTheCompanyOfMen Chad]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: His manipulative personality, deceitfulness, lack of empathy and complete uncare for the harm he causes others suggest Matt has Anti-Social Personality Disorder.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: When she finds out she's pregnant, she tells Joe she's going to have an abortion, then blocks him when he objects (who genuinely wanted to be a dad mind you), making communication literally impossible. If she had just listened to Joe on his reason for not wanting her to abort that child and[[spoiler:admitted to Joe that she didn't love him anymore and had cheated on him and the baby she's pregnant with was not his kid, her own father and daughter would probably still be alive]].

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* PoorCommunicationKills: When she finds out she's pregnant, she tells Joe she's going to have an abortion, then blocks him when he objects (who genuinely wanted to be a dad mind you), making communication literally impossible. If she had just listened to Joe on his reason for not wanting her to abort that child and[[spoiler:admitted and [[spoiler:admitted to Joe that she didn't love him anymore and had cheated on him and the baby she's pregnant with was not his kid, her own father and daughter would probably still be alive]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Joe was wrong to flip out at Bethany about having an abortion but considering she was planning on aborting the child without listening to Joe's say on the matter (who mind you, genuinely wanted to be a dad) it's understandable as to why he was so angry.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Joe was wrong to flip out at Bethany about having an abortion but considering she was planning on aborting the child without listening to Joe's say on the matter (who mind you, genuinely wanted to be a dad) it's understandable as to why he was so angry.
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* AssholeVictim: Bethany dies in a train crash. But considering everything she did to Joe and the fact that her actions affected her family afterwards, it's hard to feel sorry for her.

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* AssholeVictim: Bethany dies in a train crash. But considering everything she did to Joe and the fact that her actions affected ended up fatally affecting her family afterwards, it's hard to feel sorry for her.



* PoorCommunicationKills: When she finds out she's pregnant, she tells Joe she's going to have an abortion, then blocks him when he objects, making communication literally impossible. If she had just [[spoiler:admitted to Joe that she didn't love him anymore and had cheated on him and the baby she's pregnant with was not his kid, her own father and daughter would probably still be alive]].

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* PoorCommunicationKills: When she finds out she's pregnant, she tells Joe she's going to have an abortion, then blocks him when he objects, objects (who genuinely wanted to be a dad mind you), making communication literally impossible. If she had just [[spoiler:admitted listened to Joe on his reason for not wanting her to abort that child and[[spoiler:admitted to Joe that she didn't love him anymore and had cheated on him and the baby she's pregnant with was not his kid, her own father and daughter would probably still be alive]].
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Joe was wrong to flip out at Bethany about having an abortion but considering she was planning on aborting the child without listening to Joe's say on the matter (as well as the fact that he really wanted to be a dad) it's understandable as to why he was so angry.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Joe was wrong to flip out at Bethany about having an abortion but considering she was planning on aborting the child without listening to Joe's say on the matter (as well as the fact that he really (who mind you, genuinely wanted to be a dad) it's understandable as to why he was so angry.
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* AssholeVictim: Bethany dies in a train crash. But considering everything she did to Joe and the fact that her actions affected her family afterwards, it's hard to feel sorry for her.

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* HateSink: Matt is a perverted, manipulative, and amoral sociopath who is perfectly willing to psychologically torture and manipulate people for his own selfish gain. He's a direct contrast to Joe, who is moderately symathetic and remorseful for his actions.

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* HateSink: Matt is a perverted, manipulative, and amoral sociopath who is perfectly willing to psychologically torture and manipulate people for his own selfish gain. He's a direct contrast to Joe, who is moderately symathetic sympathetic and remorseful for his actions.



* ItsallAboutMe: Matt is upset after inadvertedly causing Harry's death only because he could be implicated in it. He doesn't mourn the death of another human being, only caring about how he will get out of his mess.
* LackOfEmpathy: Matt doesn't feel particuarly upset when Harry is murdered and instead focuses on burning the evidence.

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* ItsallAboutMe: Matt is upset after inadvertedly inadvertently causing Harry's death only because he could be implicated in it. He doesn't mourn the death of another human being, only caring about how he will get out of his mess.
* LackOfEmpathy: Matt doesn't feel particuarly particularly upset when Harry is murdered and instead focuses on burning the evidence.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: Joe was wrong to flip out at Bethany about having an abortion but considering she was planning on aborting the child without listening to Joe's say on the matter (as well as the fact that he really wanted to be a dad) it's understandable as to why he was so angry.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Beth is a liar and a cheater...but Joe was also wrong to flip out at her about having an abortion.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Beth is a liar and a cheater...cheater as well as a bitch for blocking Joe...but Joe was also wrong to flip out at her about having an abortion.
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* AssholeVictim: His fate is being blocked by everyone (presumably forever). It’s a harsh punishment, but given how he used to treat people and clones alike (perving, betray and torture) kindof makes it hard to feel sorry for him. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will at least be out in the real world and will eventually die, which Joe's cookie won’t.

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* AssholeVictim: His fate is being blocked by everyone (presumably forever). It’s a harsh punishment, but given how he used to treat people and clones alike (perving, betray and torture) kindof himself kind of makes it hard to feel sorry for him. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will at least be out in the real world and will eventually die, which Joe's cookie won’t.
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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of being blocked than most people. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will at least be out in the real world and will eventually die, which Joe's cookie won’t.

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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of His fate is being blocked than most people.by everyone (presumably forever). It’s a harsh punishment, but given how he used to treat people and clones alike (perving, betray and torture) kindof makes it hard to feel sorry for him. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will at least be out in the real world and will eventually die, which Joe's cookie won’t.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: It finally bites him when he is blocked from society. It is heaven compared to cookie-Joe’s fate.
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Definitely a sociopath but didn’t quite show narcissistic traits. Unlike e.g Robert Daly


* {{Narcissist}}: It's subtle but it's there. Matt is superficially charming, manipulative, and lacks empathy. He only feels remorse when it directly impacts him and has no qualms about torturing cookies as long as it benefits him.
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* BreakTheHaughty: The smug, manipulative Matt is utterly broken when he realises he's been blocked out from reality.
* TheCasanova: A particuarly lecherous example. He uses his charm to be a pick up artist.


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* EvilSoundsDeep: Courtesy of Jon Hamm.


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* HateSink: Matt is a perverted, manipulative, and amoral sociopath who is perfectly willing to psychologically torture and manipulate people for his own selfish gain. He's a direct contrast to Joe, who is moderately symathetic and remorseful for his actions.


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* ItsallAboutMe: Matt is upset after inadvertedly causing Harry's death only because he could be implicated in it. He doesn't mourn the death of another human being, only caring about how he will get out of his mess.
* LackOfEmpathy: Matt doesn't feel particuarly upset when Harry is murdered and instead focuses on burning the evidence.


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* {{Narcissist}}: It's subtle but it's there. Matt is superficially charming, manipulative, and lacks empathy. He only feels remorse when it directly impacts him and has no qualms about torturing cookies as long as it benefits him.
* OhCrap: Has one when Harry dies.
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* EvilWearsBlack: In the scene where he is installing Greta’s cookie. Apart from cookie!Greta, in the real world, he wears dark clothes which is in stark contrast to the entire room he is in, where everything is white and bright and the real Greta herself wears a white dress.
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* EvilBrit: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. He is the only one to speak with an American accent in an episode where everyone else speaks British.
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* TheSociopath: In some ways, Matt is a straight-up sociopath. Sometimes he appears to show remorse, but in reality it's regret that he's screwed up his own life. He doesn't care about the role he played in the death of Harry or the fact that his job was essentially that of a slavemaster breaking the wills of sentient beings; he only cares about how his actions affected himself, not others. The only time he appears to empathize with anyone is when Joe brings up not being able to see his own child. Contrast Joe, who is a SympatheticMurderer.

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* TheSociopath: In some ways, Matt is a straight-up sociopath. Sometimes he appears to show remorse, but in reality it's regret that he's screwed up his own life. He doesn't care about the role he played in the death of Harry or the fact that his job was essentially that of a slavemaster breaking the wills of sentient beings; he only cares about how his actions affected himself, not others. The only time he appears to empathize with anyone is when Joe brings up not being able to see his own child.child, and even then it was shown to just be out of self-serving [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]]. Contrast Joe, who is a SympatheticMurderer.
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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of being blocked than most people. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will atleast be out in the real world and will eventually die, which cookie!Joe won’t.

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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of being blocked than most people. Not to mention that the cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will atleast at least be out in the real world and will eventually die, which cookie!Joe Joe's cookie won’t.
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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of being blocked than most people. On the other hand, his punishment (effectively being cut off from all human contact, presumably for the rest of his life), is extreme and horrifying. YMMV as to whether he deserved it or not.

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* AssholeVictim: He definitely was an amoral person and more deserving of being blocked than most people. On Not to mention that the other hand, his punishment (effectively being cut off from all human contact, presumably for cookie of Joe he created will experience millions of years alone, while he himself will atleast be out in the rest of his life), is extreme real world and horrifying. YMMV as to whether he deserved it or not.will eventually die, which cookie!Joe won’t.
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The Charmer is sincere, which he obviously isn't.


* TheCharmer: Matt is a charming man in a relatively subtle way, operating on insight.


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* ManipulativeBastard: Matt is a charming man in a relatively subtle way, operating on insight.
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* DaddysGirl: Which seems to arise from her father apparently being a single father, but he reminds Joe that he's not good enough for his daughter, while she defends him.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Beth is a liar and a cheater...but Joe was also wrong to flip out at her about having an abortion.


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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Bethany dies very suddenly off-screen in a train crash, which plunges Joe deep into mourning.

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