Mate

Mate is a Petronas City resident. An ally of the Lorcione crime family and Vito Mancione, he is the most important drug dealer in the city. He is reputable for selling LSD and cocaine at moderate prices.
Mate arrived in Petronas quite early in the city's history, securing a modest flat at Brickyard Buildings, where he started his criminal business. Aside from allying himself with Lorcione and the family's mafia boss Lorgo, he also worked with the city's biggest distributor of drugs, Vito Mancione, and also a criminal known as The Great Edip.
He eventually met Santa Claus Bifsi II, who ended up being both his friend and his biggest customer, and whom he defended at court.
==Biography==
=== Early life and arrival in Petronas ===
Not much is known about Mate's early life.
He arrived in Petronas City in the spring of 2011, and managed to secure one of many residential flats at the newly-constructed Brickyard Buildings which were built by Helliar and Wololo. He moved into the first of the four buildings on 1 Street of Soldier Desteroth. He immediately became a drug dealer, and—possibly due to a lack of laws regarding advertisements at the time—was allowed to place a sign next to the entrance to the building, advertising his own business by claiming he was selling LSD and "coke" at a moderate price.As seen on a sign placed on Brickyard Buildings.
=== The Curious Case of Martin Gellenvary – Part 3 ===
In September 2011, drug dealer Mate was present in a crowd one night when Martin Gellenvary climbed the Medieval Tower and held his final speech about the true perpetrator behind the murder of Anne Zallery.The Curious Case of Martin Gellenvary – Part 3
===Winter in Petronas===
After a meeting at the White Grey Corner Building with Vito Mancione and his men, Mate bumped into Lorgo, his boss. He told Lorgo that he was upset to have been paid less than promised after delivering his drugs to Mancione. Mate asked Lorgo whether he wanted some of his "bombs"—his synonym for drugs—to which his boss replied negatively. The two went separate ways afterwards.
===Santa's Story===
In front of Brickyard Buildings, Mate was one evening surprised to see a man dressed up as Santa Claus there. Recognizing an opportunity to do business, he immediately asked the man whether he was interested in drugs. Santa Claus, who later turned out to be the actual Santa Claus rather than a fraud Mate at first considered him to be, was already an alcohol addict who was immediately hooked by the idea of trying drugs. Mate promised to show the man around, and casually introduced himself as "drug dealer Mate."
Mate kept selling high quantities of drugs to Santa Claus Bifsi II during the next following months, most likely giving away some of the profits to the crime family he was a part of, Lorcione. He even started lying to Bifsi, who was easily deceived due to his being so drugged, by telling him he needed to pay for drugs even though the old man had already paid for them previously. Thus, Mate was doubling profits from some of his transactions. However, when Mate one day brought the addicted Bifsi some drugs, he started fearing Bifsi would end up dead due to high-risk ideas he wanted to explore, such as jumping from the top of the Campanile. To calm his nerves, he decided to pay a visit to the prostitute Icerman afterwards.
After Bifsi ended up in jail for a brief period of time, Mate realized his customer needed a job to stay out of trouble and also to have a steady source of income, as his financial situation had deteriorated. Thus, he proposed to Bifsi to join a new Petronas company—the Von Dolph Company, ran by Patrik Von Dolph—where Bifsi could work a night shift as a janitor. Mate believed that with new sources of income, Bifsi would be able to keep buying drugs from him.
However, Bifsi's new stint did not last a single day. When he arrived at Brickyard Buildings to beg for drugs, Mate refused to give him anything because he lacked money. He told Bifsi to "die" and angrily shut the door. Yet, Bifsi was unexpectedly offered a job by the Gypsies, which allowed him to start buying drugs from Mate once again.
===The Coherents===
Leaving the base of operations of Vito Mancione in the Slavujček-controlled part of the city, having possibly arranged the details of a drug business, Mate stumbled upon Santa Claus Bifsi II, his friend and loyal customer. When Bifsi asked what Mate was doing there, the drug dealer replied in a rhyme that he was doing "nothing suspicious."The Coherents – Part 2
===A Mafia Story===
The leader of the Lorcione crime family, Lorgo, paid a visit to Mate at Brickyard Buildings. He demanded money (possibly a regular fee from Mate's transactions, which was this time late) from the fearful Mate. Mate was almost speechless, trying to think of excuses; he said that, even though he had told Lorgo earlier that they would gain a lot of profit because of Santa Claus Bifsi II's high addiction to drugs, some of their profits decreased as Bifsi stopped buying Mate's drugs. Lorgo was furious, threatning the desperate drug dealer that he had three days to pay him, otherwise he would lose his status as a member of the Lorcione family.A Mafia Story
===Santa's Night===
Mate somehow heard the news that Santa Claus Bifsi II, one of his customers and friends, one night defecated on mafia boss Lorgo's site of operations, Hangar "Mulat." The next day, Mate was approaching Pavlek Miškina Elementary School when he stumbled upon Bifsi. When Bifsi asked what he was doing in front of an elementary school, Mate did not know how to answer, so he quickly changed the subject. He told Bifsi that he was equally confused by Bifsi's presence there, as Lorgo was still mad at the old man who had defecated on his hangar the night before. The two went separate ways, with the shocked Bifsi going to apologize to Lorgo.Santa's Night
===Wolf Man===
As usual, Mate suspiciously stood in front of the Pavlek Miškina Elementary School, as if waiting for someone, when his attention was directed at professor Predrag Vukičević, who was arriving at the school. Mate immediately took a defensive attitude, asking Vukičević why he was being stared at. Vukičević asked Mate what he was doing in front of the school, to which the drug dealer replied in a rude manner that that was none of Vukičević's business. Even though Vukičević threatened to talk to the police, Mate refused to leave.Wolf Man
===Statko's Back===
Martin Stanić, an elderly fellow who arrived in Petronas and stayed at his son's flat at the Unfinished Building, somehow managed to get involved with Mate. Mate visited Stanić late one night, and was in the middle of discussing his drug trade, when the conversation was interrupted by Stanić's son Statko. When Statko asked who Mate was, the elderly man, obviously tricked by Mate, said Mate was trying to sell him "a new machine so that [his back] wouldn't hurt." Statko accused Mate of lying, which was denied by both Martin and Mate himself. When Statko started recognizing Mate as the city's famous drug dealer, Mate lied he needed to visit his dentist, and abruptly left.Statko's Back
===Patrik the Champion===
Mate was at his flat visited by Patrik Apatomus, an Element Duel fighter. Apatomus, most likely a regular customer, was sold drugs by Mate. The drug dealer then complained that Basilio Mancione wanted him to "sell more and more drugs," and that it was hard for him to do so. When Apatomus mentioned the upcoming Element Duel World Tournament, Mate claimed that Apatomus would win due to his drugs. However, when the fighter had left, Mate thought about the fact that another fighter, Kobrioce LeMuerta, was also occasionally buying drugs from him.Patrik the Champion
===Story of Claus===
Mate was late at night unexpectedly visited by Santa Claus Bifsi II and his friend Neil. The two were at the time searching for the legendary Claus Wand, and decided to ask Mate whether he had any idea where the object could be. Mate claimed he had no idea where the object was. Then, Bifsi and Neil had a brief discussion in front of Mate, saying one of them would die by morning, a statement which confused the drug dealer. The two then went their way and left Mate alone in his flat at Brickyard Buildings.Story of Claus
=== The night of Amanda Vjetrobran's murder ===
On October 19, 2012, around the time when the young 16-year-old Amanda Vjetrobran was being killed by an unknown assailant in Oakland Park, Mate was at home in his flat at Brickyard Buildings in the presence of Santa Claus Bifsi II. Bifsi was buying drugs from Mate, namely LSD.Helliar's Problem
===This Is Life===
Mate had just left Vito Mancione's site of business, when he saw Statko Stanić who was on his way to Tabela Tabloit. Mate inquired if Stanić was interested in drugs, but upon receiving a negative reply, he realized he could use Stanić for another purpose. Instead of doing the given task himself, he rather told Stanić to visit The Great Edip and carry him a secret message (the message included the words, verbatim, "His mother sleeps with me"). Even though Stanić was confused by the interaction and the apparent task, Mate quite casually proceeded to leave, certain that Stanić would do as told. 
Unbeknownst to Mate, Statić accidentally winded up walking past The Great Edip's house, and decided to actually do Mate the favour. However, Statić conveyed the message wrong, and instead said that Mate slept with The Great Edip's mother. The Great Edip, shocked and in disbelief, decided to start a war with Mate due to such accusations. Before Stanić left, Edip told him to pass the message to Mate that Mate's friend, a Santa Claus, would be the victim due to Mate's actions. 
Around this time, Mate was most likely spending time at Icerman's Strip Club. Sometimes later, just as he left the club, he luckily bumped into Stanić once again. Inquiring whether Stanić had talked to Edip, Mate was told that Edip would kill—once again accidentally playing "telephone"—St. Nicholas. This made Mate upset, as he was a fan of St. Nicholas. Thus, he said to Stanić to tell Edip to go "fuck himself."This Is Life 
===Bifsi and Friends===
One morning, Mate was walking through the Slavujček-controlled part of the city, seemingly muttering to himself. He accidentally bumped into St. Nicholas, who had recently been told to leave his friend's flat and was aimlessly walking through the neighbourhood. Mate recognized the man as St. Nicholas. Because Statko Stanić had mistakenly told him several days earlier that The Great Edip's men were after St. Nicholas, Mate took the opportunity to warn St. Nicholas of the danger, and then proceeded to leave the confused saint.Bifsi and Friends
===Helliar's Problem===
When Mate's friend and customer, Santa Claus Bifsi II, went to court (because he was accused of killing young Amanda Vjetrobran, a girl whose murder created panic and a media scandal in Petronas), Mate was called by Bifsi to testify in Bifsi's favour. After the testimonies of Harry Potter and St. Nicholas, Mate entered the courtroom, asking the people in the courtroom whether they were interested in his "bombs," which was a code word for his drugs. Knowing the courtroom procedure due to his previous interactions with the judicial branch, he stood upon the testimony stand and claimed that Bifsi was innocent, because at the time of Vjetrobran's death, the accused was at his place where he was buying drugs from Mate. 
Mate was thrilled to be able to save Bifsi's life, and judge Razor Omelijo immediately took for granted Mate's testimony. However, the judge then proceeded to push the case for the illegal drug trade which had occurred between Mate and Bifsi. Mate now suddenly found himself fearing he would wind up in jail, but luckily Bifsi and mayor Helliar managed to convince Omelijo that he had no legal authority to accuse Mate or Bifsi for anything other than the murder of Vjetrobran. This forced Omelijo to settle the trial, pronouncing Bifsi innocent. 
Mate was still shaken due to the fact he almost ended up imprisoned. He and Bifsi discussed the possibility of Mate being raped in prison after the trial in front of the courtroom. Mate then proceeded to have a confusing conversation with Bifsi, claiming he needed a vacation. Bifsi tried to ease him by saying Mate was the best drug dealer in the city. 
==Trivia==
*Mate is the most important drug dealer in the city.Petronas Encyclopedia
*He was considered a part of the Lorcione crime family. It is unknown whether he remained a part of the family after Lorgo had given him three days to pay him some money as shown in A Mafia Story, but he indeed remained a drug dealer.
*It is likely that he sells drugs to elementary school students, as evident by the fact that he was suspiciously waiting in front of the Pavlek Miškina Elementary School or rather tried to approach the building, the activities shown in both Santa's Night and Wolf Man.
*Some of his customers included Santa Claus Bifsi IISanta's Story, Patrik Apatomus, Kobrioce LeMuerta, and possibly Donny Delure.
*Once Lorcione family was overtaken by Basilio Mancione, Mate was pushed to sell larger quantities of drugs.
*He did business with Lorcione family, Vito MancioneThis Is Life, and The Great Edip.This Is Life
*It is possible that he tricked some people into buying drugs by convincing them he was selling something else. For example, he seemingly almost tricked Martin Stanić into buying "a machine so that [the old man's] back wouldn't hurt," even though it is possible Stanić was also pretending of being innocent in front of his son, and was actually truly looking to buy drugs from Mate.
*He seems to talk to himself while walking alone, as evident before he bumped into St. Nicholas in Bifsi and Friends.
*He was a customer of Icerman.
*He considered The Great Edip and his men dangerous.
*He claimed to "love" St. Nicholas.
*Mate was most likely on court several times before giving testimony at Santa Claus's trial, either as an accused or as an eyewitness. This is likely because when he entered the courtroom in Helliar's Problem, he told judge Omelijo that he knew the testimonial procedure.
==Appearances==
Mate has appeared in a total of 13 Petronas Stories, and in 1 book.
*Petronas Stories
**Original (7 appearances)
***Santa's Story
***The Curious Case of Martin Gellenvary – Part 3 (seen briefly)
***The Coherents – Part 1 (seen briefly in a flashback)
***The Coherents – Part 2
***A Mafia Story
***Santa's Night
***Wolf Man
**The Dark Chronicles (3 appearances)
***Statko's Back
***Patrik the Champion
***Story of Claus
**The Blue Saga (3 appearances)
***This is Life
***Bifsi and Friends
***Helliar's Problem
* Books
**Winter in Petronas
==Gallery==
2012-03-07 17.13.50.png|Mate in Santa's flat.
2012-09-22_19.32.56.png|Mate in his home.
== References ==
Category:Petronas Characters
Category:Criminals
Category:Mafia
Category:Lorcione members