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Matthew — Lost Birthday Protagonist Reference

Generated from: Full-body character design reference sheet for Matthew, the protagonist of an original 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game called LOST BIRTHDAY. High-resolution hand-crafted pixel art at Dead Cells / Nine Sols / Katana Zero fidelity, crisp intentional pixel clusters, not NES or chunky retro pixels. One young adult man, warm medium tanned skin, light stubble beard and mustache, black knit beanie, expressive tired-but-determined eyes, all-black casual outfit: fitted black hoodie under a short black jacket, black jeans, dark sneakers with a subtle white sole. Clear athletic but ordinary silhouette designed for readable side-scrolling gameplay, hands and feet fully visible, arms slightly away from torso, neutral standing pose facing 3/4 front, full figure centered and fully inside frame. Subtle restrained teal accent in clothing stitching to help silhouette without breaking all-black outfit. Clean plain warm-gray studio background, no environment, no props, no text, no logo, no border, no shadows. Include a small row of three tiny facial expression swatches (neutral, surprised, wry smirk) beside the main figure while keeping the main figure dominant. Production-ready character art reference, polished lighting, strong silhouette readability, expressive face.