Matatabi and the tailed beasts first came into being in the waning days of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who used his Creation of All Things Technique to divide the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine separate bodies and giving each a name. Compared to most of the tailed beasts, Matatabi has shown to be respectful and polite towards others, using honourifics when addressing Naruto while introducing itself to the young shinobi. Matatabi's body is comprised of blue fire, and is a master of Fire Release.