Name: Matías Soto Perez
Soto, his mother’s first apellido before her family moved from Mexico to the United States (and later her legal American surname), is technically Matías’ middle name.

Species and home planet: Human from Earth

Age: Matías was born on August 10, 1998, so he’s 14 when Monsters Like Me begins on August 24, 2012.

Number of legs: Just the two

Profession: High school student moonlighting as a bodyguard

Likes: Stupid movies, sci-fi, video games, nice colors

Dislikes: Math, public speaking, unfairness