Mateus' alternate form is based on the Imperial Shadow enemies in FFII. Nasty monsters in a box.
And while we're being all Pro-Matty....
Yes, suffer foolish Warrior of Light! Suffer....
(BTW, this EX-Burst becomes 95% more creepy when you realize that in the last shot, the opponent is being tortured over Mateus' signature "angry crotch monster codpiece"
ARGH! It is the anti-sexy! Quick, we need something to counterbalance it.
Ah, there we go. Look, I learned how to zoom properly! Let's have some more shots of faces.
Hello there Firion. You're looking very hotly determined today. Though, I am still upset your eyes don't have that heterochromatic effect they do in some of the artwork (where one is violet and the other gray hazel)
Mecia! Darling, you look fabulous! ...even though your eyebrows are clearly tattooed on.
Oooooh, wings AND sparkles, a fangirl's dream!
And this is just an entertaining trick of the mesh. 8B