Mirror Matt

Mirror Matt, also known just as Matt, was the third GTLive producer/ technician and was MatPat's PA. He also did camera work for Food Theory. Mirror Matt is known for being a bit of an enigma, as he never showed his face willingly on camera during his time at Theorist. He also never provided his full name on camera, preferring to use the nickname Mirror Matt. Because he was never seen, the fandom and MatPat started a running joke that Mirror Matt was actually a figment of MatPat's imagination, brought on by the isolation of the COVID Pandemic and by Stephanie stepping away from hosting GTLive in 2021. This later became accepted as channel lore.
Mirror Matt was a recent college graduate when he started in his position, and over the two years he worked for Theorist he revealed information about his past jobs as a college radio djMega Man's Greatest Adventure Yet?|Mega Man: Rock n Roll (fand game)-GT Live, posted August 3rd, 2020., wedding djFNAF is Over Party|FNAF Meme Review -GTLive, Aug 7 2024. and as a server. He has eclectic music and film tastes, and has infamously never seen the Harry Potter moviesThis FNAF Fan Game is SO SCARY! | Chomping with Chomper-GTLive, posted Apr 11, 2022. He has said that he is terrible at video games, making his job particularly ironicFinding SECRETS Under The PizzaPlex! | FNAF Security Breach (Part 5)-GTLive, Posted Dec 21, 2021.. Mirror Matt also introduced MatPat to Gen Z slang, often to very mixed results.They're Here... | The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 2 Reaction -GTLive, posted Jan 21, 2022.The yassification of matpat | mirror matt vs the mandela catalogue -gtlivemoments, posted Feb 21, 2022. 
Mirror Matt started at Theorist during a time of great transition, as it was during the COVID pandemic and MatPat, Steph and Mirror Matt were socially and physically isolated from the rest of the team in North Carolina. GTLive was also transitioning away from weekly livestreams to pre-recorded gameplay due to the changing nature of MatPat and Steph's work. They would also launch Food Theory at the start of Mirror Matt's tenure, and he was likely there during the start of the selling of Theorist to Lunar X. Although Mirror Matt would run several livestreams like his predecessors, he became most known for his witty banter with MatPat at the beginning of every GT-Not-Live episode and for his cheerful and unique perspectives on life. His final on camera episode was in September 2022. 
==Origin of the Mirror Matt Name==
The nickname actually predates Mirror Matt's hiring and originally referred to MatPat. During the beginning of the COVID pandemic, MatPat and Steph were forced to run the tricaster livestreaming equipment by themselves. In several episodes where MatPat was the solo host due to Stephanie being unavailable, he failed to get the picture-in-picture overlay to properly work in full-screen mode. This would result in his picture being duplicated and whenever there was a switch between gameplay and banter a mini "Mirror MatPat" would appear in the top corner of the screen.Baldi's NEW Game Is Here! | Baldi's Basics Plus-GTLive, Posted Jun 17, 2020. The nickname would be repurposed for Mirror Matt, with the "canon" explanation being he is the Mirror MatPat brought out of MatPat's imagination/subconsciousness. 
==First Off Camera Appearance ==
The first reference to Mirror Matt was on July 24, 2020, in the episode Escape FNAF's Scariest Location!|FNAF Broken Dreams (Five Night At Freddy's Fan Game). MatPat and Stephanie briefly talked to Mirror Matt during the first few minutes of the stream. However the audience did not hear Mirror Matt speak as he wasn't on mic. His official introduction to the audience was during Mega Man's Greatest Adventure Yet? | Mega Man: Rock n Roll (Fan Game), which aired on August 3rd, 2020. It was Mirror Matt's twelfth or thirteen day working for Theorist, and MatPat asked him to keep him company because Stephanie was too busy to record. Literal minutes into the episode, MatPat berated Mirror Matt for not turning on his microphone, to which Mirror Matt reminded MatPat that he wasn't usually the one mic'd. When prompted to provide information about himself, Mirror Matt responded that he "liked long walks on the beach" and is a Cancer. He also revealed his eclectic taste in music in this episode.
==Notable Series or Episodes==
The following is a brief list of Mirror Matt's most notable episodes.
Episodes or Series 	Notes
FNAF Iceberg Series 	Mirror Matt and MatPat spend 9 episodes dissecting the FNAF Iceberg, created by Reddit User NatterJohn. The FNAF iceberg is one of the longest series on GTLive. MatPat spends each episode explaining to Mirror Matt and the audiences the deep lore of FNAF.
I Need An Intervention...Power Wash Simulator	A surprisingly vulnerable conversation between Mirror Matt and MatPat about identity/self worth and the artificiality of social media.
A Puzzle Game Full of LORE?! (Moncage) 	Mirror Matt's first sponsored game. Contains a lot of witty banter.
World's LONGEST Bus! (Snakeybus) 	From the episode description: " Hey y'all--Mirror Matt here. I thought it might be fun to play a silly little game on the channel today. I guess by now I should have known that any light-hearted game we play on this channel is actually just an excuse for Matt to have a mini breakdown. But alas, I wasn't thinking ahead. So here we are. I hope you enjoy this. Or at the very least feel better about the state of your own mental health. Either way you'll walk away a winner!"
Drive Fast, DON'T CRASH! (Drive Time Radio) 	This is a Mirror Matt+Ash+MatPat episode full mostly of witty banter. Mirror Matt talks a lot about the Indie bands he enjoys and Ash outs Mirror Matt unsafe driving choices on his commute home.
==Final Appearance==
Mirror Matt left Theorist Media in September 2022 with the last video he was in being "FNAF's Ultimate LORE Showdown! | The FNAF Lore-Off". MatPat and then GT Creative Director Tom created a FNAF Trivia challenge--or as MatPat put it, 'Mirror Matt v Ash FNAF Throwdown'. This was a long-awaited episode that had been teased for multiple GTLive episodes. The trivia game consisted of three rounds, with the final round forcing the contestants to summarize the entire FNAF Timeline in under 3 minutes. Mirror Matt and Ash were given buzzers and the first one to buzz in would get the first shot at the answer. The editor used artwork from fan Renee to depict Mirror Matt and Ash, who remained off screen at all times during the episode.FNAF's Ultimate LORE Showdown!|The FNAF Lore-Off-GTLive, posted Sept 9, 2024.
The winner would win a cookie of their choice, with the loser being banished to the FNAF portion of MatPat's brain. This 'punishment' makes sense within the channel lore of GTLive. In reality, it was to give the audience a "canon" explanation for Mirror Matt's departure from Theorist.
Mirror Matt and Ash scored quite evenly in the FNAF Lore Off, with Ash scoring 14 points and Mirror Matt 14 2/3 at the end of the third round. However, in the final round, Ash's timeline was more complete than Mirror Matt's and she was declared the winner. MatPat told Mirror Matt he would not be allowed to come out of his brain until he could "reasonably tell me who Michael Afton is," as well as the origin of the Exotic Butters meme. Mirror Matt accepted his "banishment" graciously, saying,"Well, you know what y'all, it's been fun. It sure has." 
==Writer's Credit==
Mirror Matt has one writer's credit, on the episode Game Theory: You are WRONG About Toad! He is listed as a writer along with Matthew Patrick, Mike Keenan (The Pokemon Biologist), Ash and Tom Robinson. 
==Trivia ==
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#Mirror Matt went to UNC for higher education."Aftonbuilt's SECRET Ending? | Aftonbuilt (FNAF Fan Game)" Apr 27, 2022 on GTLive. 
#Mirror Matt had a broken toe his first week working at Theorist Co. It did not happen at work, but at a lake as he was swimming around. It was his pinky toe that was broken."This FNAF Fan Game is SO SCARY! | Chomping with Chomper" Apr 11, 2022 on GTLive.
#Mirror Matt was previously a server. His least favorite part was customers asking personal questions, and in order to pass the time he would claim to be different majors."MatPat Does Not EXIST! | MatPat Meme Review 👏🖐" July 30, 2021 on GTLive.
#*To curve off questions he would claim to be a Computer Science major.
#*The hardest one to back up was being an archeology major. He claimed to have gone to Egypt and dug up a mummy.
#MatPat has stated that his grandmother is a "big fan" of MirrorMatt and loves the banter between the two.
#He was born in 1998 (meaning that he is 25-26)"I'm BREAKING OUT! | Newgrounds Riddle School" Aug 18, 2021 on GTLive.
#He is very proficient at bowling and good at roller-skating
#Before working on GTLive, he was a DJ for his college radio on a music exploration station. It wasn't a paid gig and he had the graveyard shift from 3am-6am, so he played ecelectic music like "alien ambient" soundtracks and Malyasian Funk. 
#His favorite flower is lavender
# He hates lazer tag
#He's a RuPaul Drag Race fan and a passionate supporter of JorgeousMarkiplier SMASHED My Pokemon! | MatPat Meme Review Posted Mar 25 2022
==Admin Notice==
Older versions of this entry showed images of Mirror Matt's face, however we have decided to remove them to respect his privacy. Since Mirror Matt has never openly shown his face on GTLive or other channels before, we can safely assume that he does not want his full identity shown online. Matt's full name can be found online, however this wiki will only use the name he used on GTLive. 
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==References==
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