30 Facts About Edward Cullen

Edward Cullen chose the name "Edward" because she thought it was "a name that had once been considered romantic, but had fallen out of popularity for decades".

In Twilight, Edward Cullen meets Bella Swan, a 17-year-old outcast whose thoughts he is unable to read, and whose blood smells overwhelmingly sweet to him.

Edward Cullen admits to Bella that he is a vampire, and that although he retains the physical body of a seventeen-year-old, he was actually born on June 20,1901.

However, Edward Cullen constantly warns Bella against being with him, perceiving her life to be at risk if she continues to associate with him.

Edward Cullen finds it difficult to live without Bella, and becomes severely depressed at the prospect of an infinitely long and meaningless life.

Edward Cullen eventually forgives him entirely, and they continue with their relationship as though Edward had never left, with the exception that Bella has ties that cannot be broken with a werewolf named Jacob Black.

Edward Cullen eventually relents and agrees, on the stipulation it will only occur after they are married.

Ultimately, Edward Cullen accepts that Bella cares for Jacob and successfully destroys Victoria, and Bella acknowledges that Edward Cullen is the most important person in her life.

However, she refuses his offer and agrees to doing things the way Edward Cullen initially wanted: marriage, making love, and then becoming a vampire.

Edward Cullen tries to coerce her into having an abortion in order to save her own life.

Edward Cullen comes to feel love for the baby as well, after he hears its thoughts and learns that the baby loves Bella in return.

Bella nearly dies giving birth in an emergency c-section, but Edward Cullen successfully delivers his daughter and then injects Bella's heart with his venom, healing her wounds by turning her into an immortal vampire.

Edward Cullen stands with Bella and their allies to convince the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child and poses no threat to their existence.

Edward Cullen is described in the book as being charming, polite, determined, and very stubborn.

Edward Cullen is very protective over Bella and puts her safety, humanity and welfare before anything else.

Edward Cullen retains some outdated speech from his human life in the early 20th century.

Edward Cullen sees himself as a monster, and after falling in love with Bella, he desperately wishes that he were human instead of a vampire.

Edward Cullen is described as being inhumanly beautiful with refined and perfected features.

In Twilight, Edward Cullen explains that, like other vampires, he does not need to breathe, though he chooses to do so out of habit and because it is helpful to smell his environment.

Edward Cullen possesses superior superhuman speed compared to that of other vampires and is the fastest of the Cullens, able to outrun any of them.

Edward Cullen is telepathic, able to read the mind of anyone within a few miles of himself; Bella is the sole exception to this rule, which Meyer has stated is due to Bella having a very private mind.

Edward Cullen retains some of the traditional mindset and dated patterns of speech from his early 20th-century human life.

Edward Cullen is musical, able to play the piano like a virtuoso.

Edward Cullen enjoys a wide range of music, including classical, jazz, progressive metal, alternative rock, and punk rock, but dislikes country.

Edward Cullen prefers indie rock to mainstream, and appreciates rock and classical music equally.

Edward Cullen owns a Volvo S60 R and an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish as a "special occasion" car.

Edward Cullen gave his sister Alice a Porsche 911 Turbo as a gift in Eclipse.

Edward Cullen bought a motorcycle to ride alongside Bella, but gave it to Jasper after he realized that riding motorcycles was a hobby she enjoyed sharing with Jacob.

Meyer reported on her website that the four most popular fan suggestions for actors to play Edward Cullen were Hayden Christensen, Robert Pattinson, Orlando Bloom and Gerard Way.

Since the release of the Twilight series, the character of Edward Cullen has developed somewhat of a cult following, with millions of devoted, mostly female, fans worldwide.