Twilight (novel)/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Distressed Damsel]]

* [[Dreaming the Truth]]

* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]: Was described as such in the first three books, but even moreso when {{spoiler|she becomes a vampire herself}}.

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Was described as such in the first three books, but even moreso when {{spoiler|she becomes a vampire herself}}.

* [[Escapist Character]]: For the [[Target Audience]].

* [[Fainting]]: Bella has an extremely weak constitution, and faints at the smell of blood as well as when feeling overpowered.

** And when Edward ''breathes on her'', don't forget that!

* [[First Name Basis]]: With her father, to whom she consistently refers as "Charlie". That's cool, right?

* [[First-Name Basis]]: With her father, to whom she consistently refers as "Charlie". That's cool, right?

* [[Growing Up Sucks]]: Bella thinks that she should not be any older than Edward physically when she becomes a [[Our Vampires Are Different|Meyerpire]] despite the fact that being slightly older than Edward would not cause too many negative effects for her as a Meyerpire.

** She more or less drops this opinion in ''Breaking Dawn'', after figuring out how great sex is as a human. {{spoiler|She's turned into a vampire not long after and still thinks it's fantastic.}}

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=== Edward Cullen ===

A [[~~One Hundred and Eight|~~108]] year old vampire. He was turned when he was 17 and dying of Spanish flu. He believes very firmly in remaining pure until marriage, among other Christian ideals, and the idea that he is a sinner and can never rectify this weighs heavily on his soul. Bella's blood smells particularly good to him, and he finds it difficult to be around her without succumbing to the urge to bite her, but he falls for her and cannot keep away from her.

A [[108]] year old vampire. He was turned when he was 17 and dying of Spanish flu. He believes very firmly in remaining pure until marriage, among other Christian ideals, and the idea that he is a sinner and can never rectify this weighs heavily on his soul. Bella's blood smells particularly good to him, and he finds it difficult to be around her without succumbing to the urge to bite her, but he falls for her and cannot keep away from her.

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: The meadow scene.

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica to Jacob's Betty for Bella's Archie. {{spoiler|He wins.}}

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* [[Can't Have Sex Ever]]

* [[Celibate Hero]]

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: Edward's struggling with whether to drink Bella's blood.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Edward's struggling with whether to drink Bella's blood.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Sparkles]]: Like all vampires in the Twilight universe, he sparkles in the sunlight.

* [[Everything's Better With Sparkles]]: Like all vampires in the Twilight universe, he sparkles in the sunlight.

* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Any vegetarian vampire has this, but Edward's are mentioned so often that they deserve a place in here.

** [[Green Eyes]]: In his human life. It makes him a [[Significant Green Eyed Redhead]].

** [[Green Eyes]]: In his human life. It makes him a [[Significant Green-Eyed Redhead]].

* [[Heroic Willpower]]

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: In the Japanese dub, Edward Cullen [[Takahiro Sakurai|is]] [[Code Geass|Suzaku Kururugi]].

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: In the Japanese dub, Edward Cullen [[Takahiro Sakurai|is]] [[Code Geass|Suzaku Kururugi]].

* {{spoiler|[[Hot Dad]]: As of ''Breaking Dawn''.}}

* [[I Cannot Self Terminate]]: He has to go to the Volturi in order to commit suicide.

* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: He has to go to the Volturi in order to commit suicide.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]

* [[Official Couple]]: {{spoiler|With Bella.}}

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{{spoiler|She is Edward and Bella's daughter as of ''Breaking Dawn.''}}

* [[Brown Eyes]]: ''Chocolate'' brown eyes, {{spoiler|just like her mom's}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Half Human Hybrid]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}

* [[In Series Nickname]]: Nessie, much to Bella's chagrin.

* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Nessie, much to Bella's chagrin.

* {{spoiler|[[Wife Husbandry]]}}

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* [[Romantic Runner Up]]

* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Due to [[Flanderization]].

* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]

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* [[Police Are Useless]]: [[Justified]]. There really isn't a practical way for the police to respond to vampire activity and apparently there's no other kind of crime in Meyer's version of Forks.

=== Carlisle Cullen ===

The patriarch of the Cullen clan, Carlisle's been around for centuries. The son of an Anglican pastor in the 1600s, Carlisle was turned after a fateful encounter while hunting vampires. [[What Have I Become|Initially horrified]], he tries many times to kill himself before succumbing to his thirst by drinking animal's blood. After being revived, he goes on to live out his immortal lifespan as a doctor and helper and eventually decides to create a companion for his growing loneliness. The rest is history.

The patriarch of the Cullen clan, Carlisle's been around for centuries. The son of an Anglican pastor in the 1600s, Carlisle was turned after a fateful encounter while hunting vampires. [[What Have I Become?|Initially horrified]], he tries many times to kill himself before succumbing to his thirst by drinking animal's blood. After being revived, he goes on to live out his immortal lifespan as a doctor and helper and eventually decides to create a companion for his growing loneliness. The rest is history.

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[The Atoner]]

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* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: In this case his power is compassion, which kind of pales in comparison to some of the more awesome powers.

** That said, it does give him an edge on resisting the desire to drink human blood, to the point that he is able to effectively operate in an environment where he is constantly exposed to it (namely a hospital), which combined with his centuries of medical experience makes him an exceptional surgeon.

* [[Where Did We Go Wrong]]: He is said to have been a disappointment to his father.

* [[Where Did We Go Wrong?]]: He is said to have been a disappointment to his father.

=== Esme Cullen ===

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

* {{spoiler|[[Dark and Troubled Past]]}}

* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]

* [[The Fashionista]]: Loves dressing people up and throwing parties, [[Les Yay|especially if Bella's involved]]. She not only organized Bella's wedding, but packed her honeymoon suitcase, dressed her up in a cocktail dress and stilettos {{spoiler|for her first post-vamp hunt}}, and filled up her closet at home with more clothes than Bella felt she could wear for a while.

* [[Genki Girl]]

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=== Emmett Cullen ===

Adopted into the Cullen family after Rosalie, Emmett is a fairly jolly guy. Found by Rosalie after getting [[~~Everythings~~ Worse With Bears|mauled by a bear]], he was transformed and has been inseparable from her and the Cullens since then.

Adopted into the Cullen family after Rosalie, Emmett is a fairly jolly guy. Found by Rosalie after getting [[Everything's Worse With Bears|mauled by a bear]], he was transformed and has been inseparable from her and the Cullens since then.

* [[Badass Normal]]: Despite not possessing any cool vampire power (not one that we know of, at least), he is described as a strong fighter and the Cullen family's "protector".

* [[Blue Eyes]]: As a human.

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* [[Determinator]]: Gives off this vibe, especially when Meyer described his constant need for rematches.

* [[Double Entendre]]: Constantly makes jokes about Edward and Bella's sex life, around Charlie no less!

* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Man Child]]: Acts like this...pretty much the whole time.

* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]

* [[Rescue Romance]]: With Rosalie.

* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]: Also qualifies as [[Tall Dark and Snarky]].

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Also qualifies as [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]].

=== Rosalie Hale ===

The second kid to be adopted into the family. Rosalie is stunningly beautiful, even for a vampire, but she's really had a hard life. She grew up during the Great Depression, but managed well, and was even poised to marry a man who still had his money in those tough times, even though she didn't love him. She was then {{spoiler|beaten and raped by her fiancé and his friends while they were drunk off their rockers,}} and was left for dead in an alley. Taking pity on her, Carlisle transformed her and being with Emmett gave her a reason to keep going on. She's not really nice to Bella, but grew to accept her later.

* [[Blondes Are Evil|Blondes are Bitchy]]

* [[Blood Splattered Wedding Dress]]: Noticeably averted: After becoming a vampire, she took revenge by killing her rapists {{spoiler|including ex-fiancé}} while wearing a wedding dress (not hers, but one she had stolen for the occasion; she said she was quite melodramatic back then). However, she was very careful not to spill any blood, because she knew she wouldn't be able to resist it, and she didn't want any of them to be a part of her.

* [[Blood-Splattered Wedding Dress]]: Noticeably averted: After becoming a vampire, she took revenge by killing her rapists {{spoiler|including ex-fiancé}} while wearing a wedding dress (not hers, but one she had stolen for the occasion; she said she was quite melodramatic back then). However, she was very careful not to spill any blood, because she knew she wouldn't be able to resist it, and she didn't want any of them to be a part of her.

* [[Blue Eyes]]: They were described as being [[Purple Eyes|almost violet]], even.

* [[Broken Bird]]

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* [[Kuudere]]

* [[Rape As Drama]]/[[Rape As Backstory]]

* [[So Beautiful ~~Its~~ a Curse]]

* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]

* [[Socialite]]: Back during her human days.

* [[Statuesque Stunner]]

* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Blonde and Bishoujo]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Blonde and Bishoujo]]

* [[Tsundere]]: ''Often'' portrayed as such in fanon.

* [[Wrench Wench]]: At times.

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* [[The Quiet One]]: Marcus

* [[Red Right Hand]]: Due to centuries of being waited upon and never acting of their own volition, the oldest Volturis' bodies are starting to ''crumble''.

* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Caius

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Caius

* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Caius doesn't handle disappointment well, {{spoiler|as Irina learns fatally.}}

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* [[Nice Guy]] / [[Keet]]: Seth. Edward even mentions that his mind is one of the purest and kindest he's ever read.

** Becomes less nice in ''Breaking Dawn'' for a little while, due to jumping on the [[Double Standard]] bandwagon against his sister, but thankfully, he (unlike most other characters) gets over it fairly quickly.

* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: Seth and Leah.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Seth and Leah.

* [[Team Mom]]: Emily

* [[Theme Naming]]: Most of them have Old Testament names (Jacob, Seth, Leah, Sam, Paul, Rachel and Rebecca). 4 of them (Jacob, Seth, Emily and Paul) are named after Meyer's siblings.

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* [[Composite Character]]: In the movies, Lauren is merged with Jessica and Ben is merged with Eric.

* [[False Friend]]: Jessica, [[Informed Flaw|apparently]].

* [[Green Eyed Monster]]: Besides [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Angela]], the girls are all jealous of Bella.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Besides [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Angela]], the girls are all jealous of Bella.

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Likewise, most of the boys seem to be crushing on Bella. Of course, normal high school boys have no shot with a girl who hangs out with sparkly vampires and buff werewolves.

* [[Meganekko]]: Angela in the films.