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Detective Eric Matthews is one of the main protagonists of the Saw franchise. Serving as the main protagonist of Saw 2. A supporting character in Saw 3 and a Major character in Saw 4.
He's portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg who also played Shane in Zookeeper, and Vicent Grey in The Sixth Sense.
History[]
Eric is a cop that is pulled into the Jigsaw case when one of his informants is killed in a Jigsaw trap. Likewise, he has a lot of trouble keeping his temper under control, which damages his relationship with his son and might account for his habit of rigging investigations to guarantee convictions. Later on, Jigsaw kidnapped his son. Eric was extremely worried and didn't hesistate to get him back by any means necessary. Unfortunately, all that was required of him was to be patient.
The entire pogression of the interrigotiation make Eric losing his temper, while Kerry wanted to assist and ensure his mind, his co-workers try to isolate both Mathews with the killer instead. When he saws his son is on the verge of being killed, Eric beats up John Kramer, force the serial killer to lead him to where his son is. When they arrives, Eric was warned by John but he ignores it, charging inside and tries to sreach for Daniel. Unfortunately, he encountered a fight with Amanda and was trapped inside the bathroom, where he discover the corpse of Adam. Eric smashes his foot from his chains and find Amanda again, this time almost killing her, but failed to as he falls down and chant "You're a not Jigsaw!" to raise the anger.
He was then later trapped, totured for 5 months by Hoffman, who brought him out to play another game. He wanted to kill himself, but then discovers that his collegue, Daniel Rigg is on his trial to save him and the two others. Eric was given a choice, he choose not to sucuide but instead prevent Rigg from killing all of them. However, Rigg hot headed nature leads him to charge to the door. Eric tries to shot Rigg to stop him, but failed to as the ice blocks crushes his head.
Personality[]
Matthews had a temperamental and focused personality. These traits regularly caused him to lose his temper when things didn't go his way. He often acted aggressively and sometimes even turned violent in such situations, which repeatedly brought him into conflict with the Internal Affairs Department. Additionally, Eric tended to see himself as the victim and had problems admitting his own mistakes. He also didn't care about other people's feelings and had been loyal to no one other than himself and, to a lesser extent, his son and a select few colleagues.
His egoism became apparent when Eric faked evidence in numerous cases and thereby unjustly arrested innocent people who were subsequently convicted. In doing so, he pushed his career at the expense of others. Another example of his dishonesty and lacking loyalty was his affair with Allison Kerry, which ultimately resulted in a messy divorce from his wife and his alienation from Daniel. Despite their strained relationship, Eric deeply loved his son and was willing to go to great lengths to save him when Jigsaw abducted him. However, he didn't ask for his son throughout Daniel Rigg's game, indicating that Eric had given up his hope that he would ever see Daniel again.
Eric also had a smug and sarcastic attitude, when Kerry apologized to him and asked for his help in the Jigsaw case he merely responded that she's the "Jigsaw expert". He also excused himself when Kerry asked him when he stopped being a real cop with his desk work and all his personal issues. When the Metropolitan Police found Jigsaw's hideout and Eric finally got a chance to meet him he approached and teasing him asked him if that's "close enough", refering to the message he left for Eric in the crime scene. He was also quite
Furthermore, his mental condition was negatively affected by his months-long confinement. Due to the trauma caused by Jigsaw's game and Eric's subsequent imprisonment, the latter had lost his will to live, which was evidenced by his attempted suicide and his demands on Art Blank to kill him. However, he asked him to free them shortly before Rigg's game ended, suggesting that Eric briefly regained his desire to survive.

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- Likewise, him and Marcus Banks are the only two Saw heroes to be authorities throughout the in-story series who had a lot of arrogance and wrathfulness throughout their out of control behavior that would eventually cost them their allies, families, and their own lives making them tragic fallen heroes, corrupt officials, and overall anti-heroes.
External Links[]
Eric Matthews on the Heroes wiki
Eric Matthews on the Saw Wiki