Corporal Matthews

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Corporal Steven Matthews is a Human Marine created by Nightmare76.

Info
Rank: Corporal

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Height: 6'5"

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Blue

Affiliation: USCMC

Status: MIA

Early Life
When Steven was a child, he live with his family on the colony of LV-739, but one day Xenomorph eggs where uncovered and the colony became infested with Xenomorphs which killed almost everyone including Steven's parents and older sister. Matthews himself was almost captured and taken back to the hive like his family, but the Xenomorph chasing him was killed by a Predator Hunter before it could capture him. Steven was spared by the hunter since he was unarmed, but the hunter also left his fate in his own hands. He managed to survive in hiding until the Marines arrived and was saved, but even after being adopted by another family, Steven couldn't get what had happened to his real family out of his mind- the sight of them being carried away by the "Bugs" haunted his dreams on a nightly basis. As soon as he came of age, he signed up for the Marine Corps hoping to avenge his family by killing as many of the bugs as possible.

Becoming a Soldier
Matthews graduated from the military academy with flying colors- he claimed it was the pain of his loss and his hatred of the bugs that drove him through his harsh training. Shortly after being assigned to his unit, he found himself on a mission to a remote planet which would turn out to be his first "Bug Hunt". Contact had been lost with a mining facility on the planet and it was believed Xenomorphs were involved. Shortly after their arrival, the marines discovered a Xenomorph hive.Upon entering the hive Matthews went silent and seemed calm despite being surrounded by mankind's most feared nemesis, he mercilessly fired his pulse rifle and grenades at the bugs never backing down. It didn't take long before several marines were killed, this seemed to make Matthews even more hostile towards the Xenmorphs. As they advanced further, the squad's leader was killed and the other marines began to panic, but not Matthews, he went ahead of his fellow troops until he found the egg chamber which he proceeded to destroy with his rifle and grenades, but his attack angered the hive's Queen which separated from her egg sac to pursue Matthews and the other marines. All the marines were eventually killed by the Queen and her Drones except for Matthews and Private Carol Roberts. Together they managed to kill the Queen and escape the planet with a few rescued miners. Upon their return, the were awarded for their bravery and were moved up a rank.

A New Nightmare
For the next ten years, Matthews would play a major role in stopping many Xenomorph infestations on numerous colonies which would eventually earn him the rank of Corporal. During this time, he and Carol had fallen in love and married. They settled on the new colony on of LV-127397 and for the first time since his childhood, Steven was happy. After their wedding Carol quit the marines, but Steven continued his campaign against the bugs. A few months later, his nightmares began to return, but this time the bugs took Carol. Little did Matthews know his nightmares would soon be made real. Weyland-Yutani shipped some Xenomorph eggs to the laboratory on LV-127397. One of the Facehuggers managed to escape and the colony soon became infested. At the time, Matthews was on a mission, but upon his return, he discovered the colony had become infested- some marines had been sent to save the colonists, but despite this, Matthews went against direct orders and headed there himself determined to make sure Carol was safe. After he arriving, he found no sign of Carol and their home was in ruins, but he knew were she was, he just had to hope it wasn't too late. He quickly made his way to the bugs' hive and eventually found Carol cocooned in the walls. He tried to free her, but she explained that a Facehugger had impregnated her and begged her husband to kill her. At first Matthews refused still tried to free her thinking she could be saved, but then he noticed the Xenomorph was already trying to emerge, so with a heavy heart, he did as Carol wanted and killed her and the Xenomorph inside her. After losing Carol, Matthews snapped and mounted a successful one man assault on the hive and even killed the Queen. He was later recovered by his fellow marines and was exempt for a court-marshall despite his disobeying of direct orders.

Last Call
Shortly after Carol's death, Matthews' unit was called to action once again. LV-739 had been recolonized years ago, with no problems, but it seemed as though Xenomorph eggs had been uncovered once again. The Xenomorphs were not the only problem though, two different clans of the hunters had arrived on the planet and were hunting humans, Xenomorphs and each other. Matthews unit would answer the call, but would be wiped out within a few hours after arriving until only Matthews himself remained. Since their ship was destroyed by one of the hunter clans, Matthews had to find another way off the planet. As he faced foe after foe throughout the colony he soon discovered a Weyland-Yutani lab. Upon further inspection he found several documents stating that Wayland-Yutani had been studying the Xenomorphs and that they were even responsible for many of the outbreaks- that mean the death of his family and his wife were because of the company and not just the bugs. At that moment, Matthews swore he would get revenge on the company even if it caused his own life. As the battle between the hunters and the Xenomorphs raged on it came to one hunter from each clan, Matthews and a Prealien being the only remaining combatants. Matthews confronted one of the hunters while the other hunter fought and defeated the Prealien. After killing the Prealien, the other hunter attacked both Matthews and his hunter foe. Faced with a common enemy, Matthews and the hunter he had been fighting were forced to team up. Together they were victorious. Matthews expected to be killed by the surviving hunter at the battle's end, but instead the hunter gave him a dagger and took his leave. Shortly after the hunter's departure, Matthews discovered a ship and escaped the planet, but he never was heard from again- his fate remains unknown.

Trivia

 * Matthews was twenty-nine when he went MIA.
 * Matthews has believed to have been responsible for the destruction of several Weyland-Yutani labs since his disappearance.
 * Matthews never really knew the final fate of his parents and sister, but he's always been certain that they are dead.

Relationships

 * Husband of the late Carol Matthews
 * Was forced to team up with the Predator, Night Viper and was later given a Predator dagger out of respect.

Appearances

 * Alien/Predator Fanon Omnibus

Links

 * Corporal Matthews' Alien Fanon Wiki page