Can you tell us about Matt?
Yes, we CAN tell you about Matt!!
First of all, we are changing when he shows up. He shows up in what is considered season 3 of the rewrite, but proportionally to the show it isn't that much different. So its okay.
VERY supportive Matt and Pidge sibling relationship. They are INSUFFERABLE when they start talking about tech. Do not leave these two as the only speakers in a room, PLEASE, they will not shut up.
We are not actually changing his personality that much, he's just getting more screen time. You see. More development. Characters shouldn't just appear for five seconds then go "BYEEEEEE" and disappear. For like 6 seasons
He stays on the Castleship for longer. He becomes the representative for the rebels, and how they and Team Voltron start to communicate.
Colleen gets onto him as well for staying so long in space AFTER being being abducted, even when given the option to come home.
Shalluratt! The ship that takes the longest to develop!
Matt has kinda... always? had a crush on Shiro. Pidge never heard him shut up about Shiro. Matt and Shiro were effectively classmates at the Garrison. Feelings developed naturally for Matt, but Shiro and Adam got together so Matt ended up repressing his feelings so as to not get in the way of their relationship. Friends to lovers!
With Allura, it wasn't love at first sight. She was pretty, and her and Matt got closer over time (you see... normal character interactions). He admired her ability to command a room, getting a group's attention, but peacefully. After seeing all the destruction in the universe and fighting, seeing her diplomatic skills was something Matt loved.
The quiet moments, the downtime, general hanging out had compounded into something real and intimate.
Matt is, low-key, just their boyfailure LMAO.
Matt gets more interaction and development with other characters, not just Pidge, even though those Matt and Pidge interactions are essential.
Matt, Allura, and Shiro are just the paladin's space parents lol.
Matt's age is changing, he is now 23 instead of weird liminal space never addressed in the show.
Matt is disabled from being in the fighting ring and part of the rebellion, his leg is fucked up. He specifically has a transtibial amputation on his right leg. There are also several other random lasting injuries from just general fighting and war. For example, his left shoulder is fucked up as well, making mobility in that arm difficult.
Fun fact: He just knows a bunch of words in random alien languages.
stormborns
vaporwave
janainaart
annaxmalina
kaledo-art
