Matthew Spector (Earth-6161)

Matthew Specter: The Best Closer In The City, Your Lawyers Lawyer, The Invincible Matthew Specter, Corporate Lawyer

**Nicknames**

Matt, Specter, Matty, Marmaduke, Batman, Bruce Wayne, James Bond, Mr. Badass, Jon Snow, The 21st Century Sean Connery

**Given Titles**

Junior Partner, Senior Partner

## Affiliations & Relationships

### Relatives

**Primary Family**

* Urma Specter (mother, alive; estranged)
* Michael Specter (father, deceased)
* Elijah Specter (brother, alive)

**Extended Family**

* Lana Klein-Specter (sister-in-law)

### Companions

**Lovers**

* Kendall Rodan (ex-girlfriend)
* May "Mayday" Deckard (complicated)

**Friends**

* Adam McFarlane (Basilisk)
* Lexi McFarlane (Widow)
* Mia McFarlane (Montreal)
* Alexis May (Tarantula)
* Jade Dragon (Criminal Activities Unknown)
* Edward Zane
* Alyssa Lamont
* Norman Nevile (kinda)

**Mentee**

* Damien Cates (Bedlam)

### Affiliations

**As Matthew**

* Dynamics Incorporated
* Carter Zane Morgan; formerly
* Brooklyn DA Office; formerly

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Corporate lawyer former; Defensive attorney, Prosecutor

## Creators & Appearances

### Creator(s)

Morpheus

The man with a plan, **Matthew Specter** was born in Yonkers, New York to fledgling jazz musician Michael Specter and nurse, Urma Specter. Eldest son, Matthew was heavily involved with the sport of baseball growing up. He played all throughout his childhood until his senior year of high school, he took a fastball to the shoulder and was told that he would never be able to go pro. With his dream crushed, Matthew still attended college on an academic scholarship and on a dare by his brother, Matthew enrolled in a social science class. During this semester, Matthew attended a class-scheduled guest speaker named Edward Zane, a highly successful corporate lawyer in Manhattan. Taking a special interest in Matthew after he asked Edward questions about mergers, Edward was a known gambler and decided to take a gamble on the naive Matthew. He stated that his law firm - Carter Zane Morgan - would pay for law school but he would have to come work for them after two years at any DA office of his choice. With no other prospects as he couldn't play baseball anymore, Matthew agreed.

After graduating both college and law school, Matthew began to work at the Brooklyn DA's Office as both a defense attorney and a prosecutor, handling several different cases, many of which ended with his name in the paper. Matthew began to actually enjoy helping people as a public servant but Edward returned to cash in his chit. Matthew attempted to outsmart Edward but it resulted in him being fired from the Brooklyn DA's Office and forcing him to work for Carter Zane Morgan. However, Edward commended Matthew for his attempt and stated that he would make him a corporate shark. Later, Matthew would eventually find an opening after two years where he stole a client of Edward's - Delta Seven - which was the leverage that Edward had to become a name partner at his law firm. With no more bargaining chips, Edward was fired and Matthew left - now - Carter Morgan with Delta Seven.

He would end up working under Alyssa Lamont at Dynamics Incorporated where he would essentially continue to do what he was doing at Carter Morgan. Here, Matthew became infamous for his cocky, devil-may-care, sarcastic attitude and movie quotes. On the other-side of this, he also became infamous for his womanizing and coldness. However, this would slowly change whenever he met Damien Cates who was an intern at Dynamics Incorporated subdivision, Dynamics Communications. Matthew would take Damien under his wing as he saw him as a younger brother and the two became extremely close. More recently, Matthew was asked by his old friend, Adam McFarlane, to help him investigate Arasaka Corp.

## **Personality**

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Matthew is capable of being extremely charming, persuasive, and playful, although he does not always exercise these traits. His good looks, easy smile, confidence, and charisma make him a hit with both clients and ladies alike. However, not many people like him, possibly because they are exposed to his more ruthless side on a regular basis. Matthew's co-workers at Dynamics Incorporated feel a combination of grudging admiration and strong resentment towards him, especially Norman Nevile. According to Alyssa, this is because "people just don't like that he's right all the time." This is likely aided and abetted by his tendency to win, driving work ethic, and unorthodox methods. While working for the DA, Matthew had a perfect record, either settling or winning at trial, and is described by Edward as "he almost always wins". While a very wealthy as a partner at a company in New York, Matthew is not snobbish, partaking in activities like smoking weed, boxing, and enjoys more common pursuits such as movies and sports, unlike Norman who favors more artistic areas such as the opera and the ballet, though he still has high standards, claiming that "life is like this, I like this", while gesturing a higher level with his hand.

Professionally, Matthew feels completely comfortable operating in the grey, and says he will not outright break laws, such as lying under oath to win. However, in more desperate circumstances, if the stakes are high enough, such as getting saving Damien's internship during Mona Lisa Overdrive, he is shown to tank cases, participate in collusion, and lie to his clients. At the end of the storyline, he says to Damien that every line he's crossed, he would do it again, because he believes rules aren't necessarily right or wrong, and he did what he thought was right. He is also shown to be a risk taker, sometimes resorting to bluffing, and at one point putting up a million dollars of his own money as collateral to secure a loan for his clients, when Alyssa refused to let him use firm money.

## **Attributes**

### **Abilities**

* **Expert Attorney**: Matthew is not called "the best closer in the city" for no reason. Matthew is incredibly skilled in the word of law and has showcased this several times over by his track record. While he has settled, it is entirely true that Matthew has never lost a case which has led to him stating - oftentimes upset - "0 and everything" which only fuels people's belief in his larger-than-life ego. He has handled cases ranging from divorces, criminal charges, civil suits, and more but he primarily handles corporate cases as he works for Dynamics. His prowess with the law has even ranked him as a superhero in his own right, funny enough, as he also handles vigilante cases such as whenever he went after Defy Media for slandering Widow after she saved his life. Within 24 hours of the lawsuit being created, Defy Media printed an immediate retraction and even apologized and when asked how he managed to do this, he simply said, "I'm me." His law prowess is only rivaled by a select few but even then, because Matthew is willing to cross-lines, he gangs the upper-hand if the case is serious enough such as saving Damien's internship.
* **Tactical Brilliance**: Matthew's mind is interesting to say the least. His mind works by seeing everything as a problem that can be solved and he develops plans on plans every time he approaches a new case or client problem. Matthew explains that his job isn't defending people but "reading people" which allows him to plan according to opposing counsel, oftentimes finding dirt or weak-spots to pressure in order to get what he wants out of the situation. Even Adam has asked Matthew for tactical combat help because of this and it led to Matthew creating a plan that allowed for Adam to complete his mission.

## **Paraphernalia**

### **Transportation**

* **2022 Ford GT**: While Matthew has a litany of cars, he has stated on numerous occasions that his favorite is his 2022 Ford GT that was given to him whenever he landed Ford as a client. While there are no public modifciations, Matthew has had it altered to have a track kit and when pushing it, the car can reach up to 230 on highways, 240 on open roads, and 243 on the track.