Matthew Baker

Matthew Baker is a graduate of Tree Hill High School having gone there since his freshman year. Matthew is seen as the forgotten Baker child due to not being as popular as his brothers or as intelligent and wild as his sisters. He's usually there for support and just being a normal guy with loyalty to his friends but with no real quirks.

His fortunes changed however when he was given a love interest in Elizabeth Scott, as his past is explored through his relationship with her. It is learned that he not is only one of the most caring and compassionate characters in the series but his damaged psyche and dark desires helped him become more grounded and relatable making him a fan favorite character.

After not having much development, he began

Matthew's journey through series is the sense of constant validation and acceptance as he believes he's not worthy of people's trust.

He is best friends with Andy Taylor, Elliot McFadden, Logan Evans, former enemy Nathan Smith, and his wife Elizabeth Scott. He is close friends with Chris Hargrove, Casey Simone, He is friends with Paige Collins, Lucas McFadden, Grace McFadden, former enemy Noah Middleman

Character History
In Pilot, he is seen at the reunion with his sister Serena as they talk to Lucas McFadden and Lauren Taylor, respectively. He begins expressing his desire to join the Tree Hill Ravens like his brothers, but he looks over to see them drinking and partying with the other jocks and his smile fades. As the reunion dies down, he gets Lucas' number and says that he'll keep in touch.

In Checkmate, Matthew is first seen walking into school with his siblings sporting clothes from Clothes Over Bros, and getting attention from freshman girls saying he looks good. He smiles at them, only to run into a door opened by Elizabeth Scott, who looks at the girls and back at him, saying "Smooth Casanova" and laughs. He turns around to see the girls are gone

Trivia

 * Counting only the Next Generation, Matthew is one of 15 characters to appear in 200 episodes or more.
 * The others are Elizabeth Scott, Kelsey Evans, Andy Taylor, Logan Evans, Brooke Keller, Jackson Scott, Sawyer Scott, Chuck Scolnik, Jamie Scott, Katie Keller, Elliot McFadden, Haley Baker, Lydia Scott, and Amber Swift.
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 * He was born on March 9 at 12:05 am; 15 mintues after Haley.
 * This makes them the only set of twins in the series to have different birthdays.
 * His family went to summer camp with Lucas' children
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Relationships
Main Article: Matthew-Elizabeth Relationship


 * Elizabeth Scott
 * First Relationship:
 * Start Up: Obstacles (2) (115)
 * Break Up: Start the Rebellion (401)
 * Reason: Elizabeth couldn't deal with Matthew constantly suffocating her.
 * Second Relationship:
 * Start Up: Extreme Measures (519)
 * Break Up:
 * Third Relationship