History Characters / Twilight

* WeirdnessMagnet: Her first love and boyfriend turns out to be a vampire, her best friend turns out to be a werewolf. A vicious vampire sets a whole army to kill her, and the leader of the vampire royalty Aro, places his eyes on her.

* TheChick: The DamselInDistress that gets saved, but [[NeutralFemale doesn't fight]].

* StupidSexyFlanders: In the epilogue for ''New Moon'', Leah complains that Jacob's feelings for Bella are making her dream about kissing Bella through their PsychicLink. Of course, [[YuriFan some fans]] don't buy that explanation.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Demetri has dark wavy hair that reaches his shoulders in the novels. In the movies, his hair is short and coloured frosted brown/blonde.

* MindRape: Like most of the Volturi member's talents, Demetri's [[ScarilyCompetentTracker tracking gift]] is a version of this. He captures the "essence" of someone's mind once he meets them, or through someone else who has met them in the past, and then follows that essence like a scent over any distance.

* VengefulWidow: She plans to kill Bella so that Edward will feel the same pain that she felt when James died. Doubles as AvengingTheVillain.

* DistressBall: Jacob ends up grabbing this when he shoves Leah out of the way just to be crushed by a newborn vampire. The book attempts to make it out that Leah was the one in distress because she was fighting the vampire alone to begin with, but both she and her little brother have defeated newborns in single combat before, and nothing about this fight really necessitated Jacob shoving her out of the way. [[TheScapegoat Of course, all the blame for this goes to Leah]]. Not to mention the entire reason Jacob gets hurt is that he was too slow for the vampire making this an WhatAnIdiot moment on an even higher level - Leah is the fastest werewolf.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: PlayedWith. He and Bella have some issues with him bruising her during sex because he DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength in the heat of the moment - Bella enjoys it just fine, but Edward feels guilty about hurting her accidentally. Once they are [[EternalLove both immortal]] this trope is played straight and their sex is so good, Bella wonders how they will be able to ''stop'' [[InsatiableNewlyWeds constantly having sex]], considering that vampires never get tired and don't even sleep.

* SerialKillerKiller: When Edward was younger, he rebelled against Carlisle's animal blood philosophy, so he used his mind reading powers to only feed on rapists and murderers. But even that proved to be too much for his conscience.

* NiceShoes: When going to the prom, much to her own frustration.
--> '''Bella:''' I'll probably break my other leg. Look at this shoe! It's a death trap!

* FamilialFoe: Aronis out to destroy the Cullen Family (although, unlike most examples of the trope, they are an adoptive family), except for their most talented members, who he wants to forcibly recruit. The whole family comes to loathe him as a result of his actions. oy the Cullen Family (although, unlike most examples of the trope, they are an adoptive family), except for their most talented members, who he wants to forcibly recruit. The whole family comes to loathe him as a result of his actions.

* ChickMagnet: Just about any women in the series acknowledges that he's attractive, including Bella's human friends.

* ElegantClassicalMusician: After centuries of practice, he is an accomplished classical pianist.

* DistressBall: Jacob ends up grabbing this when he shoves Leah out of the way just to be crushed by a newborn vampire. The book attempts to make it out that Leah was the one in distress because she was fighting the vampire alone to begin with, but... both her and her little brother have defeated newborns in single combat before, and nothing about this fight really necessitated Jacob shoving her out of the way. [[TheScapegoat Of course, all the blame for this goes to Leah]]. Not to mention the entire reason Jacob gets hurt is that he was too slow for the vampire making this an WhatAnIdiot moment on an even higher level - Leah is the fastest werewolf.

* BeautifulDreamer: Invoked with Edward sneaking into Bella's house at night to watch her sleep, but since he's ''[[StalkerWithACrush actually sneaking into her house at night to watch her sleep]]'', the effect sort of [[{{Squick}} backfires]]. It fits better after Bella and Edward are actually in a relationship and she is ''allowing'' him to snuggle with her every night and watch her sleep.

* BastardBoyfriend: Edward tries his best not to be, but unfortunately, he often failed miserably.

* BlondBrunetRedhead: In the movies; James (blond), Laurent (brunet), and Victoria (redhead).

* NiceHat: At least in the films.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the sole female werewolf not only in her pack, but in [[UpToEleven HISTORY]].

* MusclesAreMeaningless: He's the skinniest of the Cullen males and yet still managed to lift a full-sized van off of Bella, thanks to his SuperStrength.

* HunterOfMonsters: As a human, Carlisle was the son of a 15th century ChurchMilitant pastor who led like-minded individuals in hunts for vampires, witches, and werewolves, with his efforts mostly resulting in BurnTheWitch fates for innocent people while the real monsters eluded them. When Carlisle takes over from his father, Edward notes "At first Carlisle was a disappointment; he was not quick to accuse, to see demons where they did not exist. But he was persistent, and more clever than his father. He actually discovered a coven of true vampires that lived hidden in the sewers of the city[.]" He and his fellows went after the vampires with TorchesAndPitchforks but were badly outmatched, and it's not clear whether they killed any of the vampires due to their enemies' superior strength, speed, and durability. Carlisle was bitten in the fight, and became the first-known VegetarianVampire, leading to the events of the main series centuries later.

* PapaWolf: The fact that Bella's moving to Forks was presumably the first time he'd seen her in several years did nothing to stop him from looking out for her. An example: When meeting Edward for the first time in the film, he's carrying a shotgun with him. Granted, it would have done nothing to Edward, but you've gotta give the guy points for trying.

* HappilyMarried: To Esme.

* StatuesqueStunner: She is the tallest of the Cullen women.

* GoodHairEvilHair: Is the police chief of Forks and has a mustache to back it up.

* TokenTrio: In the movies. James is white, Victoria is a woman, and Laurent [[RaceLift is black]].