Adrien Matthews

**Adrien Matthews** (Japanese: **エイドリアンマシューズ** *Eidorianmashūzu*; Korean: **아드리앙** *Adeuliang*) is a major character in *Pastel Stars ☆ Cyber Chase*, and a guardian of Azure Kingdom at Microgaoka.

Adrien's alter ego is **Sapphire** (Japanese: **サファイア** *Safaia*; Korean: **사파이어** *Sapaieo*), and his main position is being an inventor.

## Personality

The first guardian of Azure Garden who believes deep in his heart that the girls can protect everyone. He can also crack up jokes from time to time, and can be clumsy, but it doesn't stop him from doing his best as a hero. Adrien knows a lot about robots as he is an inventor. He is very smart , and he seems to share the closest bond with Dina and Ingrid as the story progresses further.

## Appearance

Adrien takes the appearance of a young boy who has brown wavy hair, pale skin, and purple eyes. He normally wears a white shirt with a midnight blue jacket, black pants and a pair of blue sneakers.

As Sapphire, he keeps the same physical appearance, except he wears an ocean blue headset with the shape of a diamond, and on his hair is a sapphire gemstone, with a light blue ribbon attached to it. He wears a form of blue armor to represent his gemstone, that being a sapphire.

In *Pastel Stars TV*, Adrien wears a blue and black striped t-shirt.

## Relationships

### Friends

* **Rinku Hishikawa:** Adrien and Titane appear to be very close, and she trusts him with his inventions. Because of this, he has a strong sense of humor in her eyes.
* **Kim Hye-won** and **Naoto Amamiya:** Adrien's partners. The two trust him to their hearts' content, and they often exchange ideas together. Adrien admires Kim's optimism, and sees courage in Naoto since he balances between being a fighter and a good friend.
* **Dina Nakamura:** After sensing her happiness and determination to help protect Azure Kingdom, Adrien considers Dina as an older sister figure to him. He soon declares his sibling love for her, and their bond becomes stronger than anyone else expected. The two give each other sweet nicknames as well, such as "diamond knight" and "sun princess" after making a special promise together.
* **Ingrid Heartson:** Adrien and Ingrid appear to be really close too. He would often stay by her side and he considers her a little sister of his own. She admires his bravery and finds his bright smile a "light of her days." He sometimes calls her "little kitten" whenever they would interact. He also supports her romance with Albert wholeheartedly.

### Rivals

* **Melody** and **Ash:** Adrien's main rivals at Microgaoka. The fact that the couple spreads toxicity and viruses makes him angry, and he vows to take them down as soon as he can.

### Future Family (movie)

* **Hiroaki Kenjou:** Although not biologically related, Hiroaki calls him "Uncle Adrien", since he has seen Dina as his older sister.

## Sapphire Guardian

*"I am Sapphire, the knight of inventing!"*

**Sapphire** is Adrien's Gemstone Guardian alter ego, which he uses in Microgaoka. In order to transform, he needs his sapphire gemstone, which transforms into a Midnight Headset. His theme color is blue, and his signature symbol is a diamond.

## Songs

Adrien's dream voice actor, Shunsuke Takeuchi, has participated in many image songs for his character.

### Duet

* **Be My Star! Circuit World!** (with Rie Kugimiya, Kenji Nojima, and Inori Minase)
* **Unbreakable Bonds** (with Maria Naganawa and Ayane Sakura)
* **❀** **Blooming Justice ❀** (with Maria Naganawa)
* **Be My Star! Rainbow Runners~** (with Ami Koshimizu, Maria Naganawa, Hana Hishikawa, Saori Hayami, Yui Ogura, Ayane Sakura, Rie Kugimiya, Kenji Nojima, Inori Minase, and Sally Amaki)

## Introductory Quote

*“And… done! My invention is complete! Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen~ I am Adrien Matthews, an inventor at Microgaoka, and I am a huge fan of action movies. Voice acting and gaming are my hobbies, and I take pride in my knowledge in robots. I’ve had some great company along the way during my duty in the virtual world, and I eventually got to meet my lovely sisters. Ingrid and Dina have made me so proud. … Uh-oh, I’m getting a signal. This means it’s time to fight for peace and justice!"*

## Localized Names

* **Karim** **(كريم)** – Standard Arabic dub (Venus Centre)
* **Jiàn Yǔ** **(建宇)** – Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese dubs
* **Ben** – Dutch dub
* **Aharon (אהרון)** – Hebrew dub
* **Lorenzo** – Italian dub
* **Maxim** **(Максим)** – Russian dub

## Trivia

* His theme color's hex code is #409BF3.
* Adrien's favorite series is *Transformers* and often talks about robots.
	+ He also likes to play games such as *Genshin Impact* or *Mortal Kombat*.
* He has a fascination for action movies, and monsters, giving him the motivation to fight against the Virusters and Circutoffs.
* He has buckles on his knees to allow him to move his joints without hurting them in a battle.
* He is allergic to peanuts.
* Adrien sometimes takes voice acting as a hobby for his favorite movies, series, or games.
* Adrien can read Microatian (the official language of Microgaoka), which is similar to Cybertronian.