Bella Swan
Isabella Marie "
Bella"
Swan (later
Bella
Cullen) is the
fictional protagonist
of the
Twilight series, written by
Stephenie Meyer. The
Twilight series, consisting of
the novels
Twilight,
New Moon,
Eclipse, and
Breaking
Dawn, is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view. In the
film series, Bella is
portrayed by actress
Kristen Stewart.
In
Twilight, Bella moves to her father's home in
Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family,
and falls in love with
Edward
Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of
vampires.
Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward's
wishes. In the second novel,
New Moon, Edward and the other
Cullens leave Forks in an effort to keep Bella safe from the vampire
world.
Jacob Black, a member of the
Quileute tribe who is also a shape
shifter taking a wolf form, comforts the distraught and severely
depressed Bella. She comes to care deeply for Jacob, though less than
she loves Edward. In
Eclipse, Bella becomes engaged to Edward,
and they marry in
Breaking Dawn. Edward then transforms Bella
into a vampire after she nearly dies giving birth to their daughter,
Renesmee Cullen.
The Cullen Family
Carlisle
Carlisle is the head and “father figure” of the family. He is about 350
years old, and originally from London. He is respected amongst the
vampire world.
Back story: He is the son of a pastor, who was trained by his father to
hunt supernatural creatures including vampires. One night he was bitten
and left to die. Ashamed, he transformed secretly so that his father
would not have to know. From the moment he turned he vowed that he would
not succumb to the killing of humans. He’s only bitten his family
member while they were humans to save their lives.
Esme
Esme is the matriarch of the family. She is married to Carlisle. She is
passionate and loving.
Back story: After a failed suicide following the death of her child
Carlisle found Esme and could not resist saving her. Once he turned her
they fell in love and got married.
Special ability: Has an enormous passion for love.
Edward
Edward appears to be 17, but he’s really 108 years old.
Back story: He lost his family during the Influenza epidemic in 1918,
but was saved by Carlisle after his mother brought him to the hospital.
He becomes incredibly attracted to Bella Swan because her mind is the
only one he cannot read. He also finds her blood so tempting it becomes
impossible to resist.
Special ability: He can read minds, which is a great power when fighting
adversaries.
Rosalie
Rosalie is one of the most beautiful vampires. She is married to Emmett
and is the only Cullen who dislikes Bella. She envies Bella for being
human. Although she is fierce and protective of the Cullen coven, she
would rather be human.
Back story: Rosalie was born into a wealthy family. She was engaged to a
wealthy young man whom she thought loved her. One night when she was
walking home her rich fiancé and his friends raped her and left her for
dead. Carlisle found her on the road and turned her into a vampire. She
never chose to become a vampire, and has an undead chip on her shoulder
as a result. Three days after her transformation, she hunted down her
rapists and killed them all, not even to drink their blood, the only
humans she’s killed since.
Emmett
Emmett is the biggest of the bunch, and the most intimidating. He is
married to Rosalie.
Back story: Emmett was hunting in the woods of Tennessee in 1935 when
he was badly mauled by a bear. While hunting animals for food, Rosalie
found Emmett carried him over 100 miles to Carlisle so that he could
transform Emmett. Because Emmett is the newest vamp of the group, he has
considerable difficulty controlling his temptations for human blood.
Alice
Alice is the most petite of the family. She is playful and caring, loves
to shop and throw parties much to Bella’s dismay. Aside from Edward,
Alice has the closest relationship to Bella. Alice uses her ability to
see the future and help Bella when she is in danger. The two soon come
to love each other like sisters.
Back story: Alice vaguely remembers being human. Her earliest memory is
waking up as a vampire. Alice later finds out she was born around 1901
in Biloxi, Mississippi and was committed into an asylum because she had
premonitions. Alice was changed by a vampire who worked at the asylum in
order to protect her from James, a tracker vampire who was hunting her.
Special ability: Alice can see the future, an enhanced version of her
ability to have premonitions as a human. She is only able to see the
outcome of a decision once it is made. Due to this, decisions made in
the spur of the moment cannot be foreseen.
Jasper
Jasper is older than most of the Cullen members having fought in the US
Civil War at the age of 16. He is Alice’s partner and has great fighting
skills and strength.
Back story: He was recruited by a vampire called Maria in 1863 to help
her train young vampires into a private army to gain territory. As a
result of his past and constant fighting, he finds it hard to resist the
urge for human blood. Alice met Jasper in a diner in Philadelphia and
together they sought out the Cullen family.
Special ability: As a human, he was extremely charismatic and this later
enhanced his ability to control the emotions of those around him when
he became a vampire.
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