Matt (Cartoon Character)

**Matt** (born Matthew Rising) is an American cartoonist and the main protagonist of the Cartoons by Matt Rising Facebook page and the Risingsun21 DeviantArt account. He was born on June 21, 1979 in Rising City, Texas. He is depicted as a 40-year-old man who draws cartoons, and always wears a yellow polo shirt. His Facebook page focuses only on his cartoons, while his DeviantArt account focuses on his cartoons, stories, and various stuff.

Non-canon information: Matt is the creator of the Cartoons by Matt Rising Facebook page and Risingsun21 DeviantArt account and is the creator of all the characters, especially his own.

## Biography

### Early life

Matt was born on June 21, 1979 to parents Matthew (born 1945, died 2002) and Roberta (born 1957). His family was extremely dysfunctional. His father was an architect while his mother was an insurance broker. In 1981, his parents abandoned him, eventually sending him to an orphanage, directed by Gary (born 1935, died 2002) and his wife Laura (born 1956).

On November 24, 1990, he escaped the orphanage, causing Gary the orphanage director to be bursting with rage and beat Matt with a sledgehammer. His wife witnessed the event and snatched the sledgehammer from his hand and knocked him unconscious with it. As a result, the sheriffs arrested Gary for his actions and sent to prison, where he stayed until his death on December 29, 2002. This caused Matt to be adopted by a redneck couple in Rising City, Texas. There, he was raised by Jacob and Brandy, who raised him until he was 20. After graduating from high school in 1997, Matt served in the United States Marine Corps during the Albanian Civil War and was promoted to Marine Corps until he was discharged in September.

### Career

In 2000, He became a cartoonist to learn how to draw cartoons, only to find a young woman who he realizes that she is his long-lost twin sister, causing them both to scream in fear and run away. In January of 2004, Matt and Jen started working together in the Comic Book business, where they encounter an evil entity named Derek, triggering Matt's anxiety. He retired from the comic book business in 2009.

In October of 2020, Matt joined Cartoons by Matt Rising to make contact with his friends. His twin sister Jen, would not appear until October 12, 2021.

He continues to draw cartoons on special occasion due to his anxiety attacks that caused him to no longer draw cartoons frequently.

## Personality

Matt is portrayed to be a man in his 40s with anxiety issues. Every time he witnesses something that triggers his anxiety, he stops drawing cartoons for days, or even weeks. He was encountered by Derek, not once, but five times, which increased his anxiety attacks. He would put on his headphones and listen to music to calm his anxiety caused by Derek. This has led some people to believe that Matt is nervous.

## Fun facts

* Every time Matt's birthday is mentioned, he says "I officially turned 40 years old today!"
* Matt's character has been on Facebook since 2020, but the person who created him has been drawing cartoons since 2018.
* He rarely wears anything different.
* Matt once drawn cartoons without listening to music on his headphones, but he encountered Derek again, which caused him to go back to putting on his headphones to listen to music.