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'''Humans''' are the basic species in the [[Twilight series|''Twilight'' series]], from which [[vampire]]s, [[shape-shifter]]s, and [[Children of the Moon|werewolves]] originate. Lacking vampiric enhancements, they are considered prey by most vampires, who need their [[blood]] for sustenance.
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'''Humans''' are the basic species in the [[Twilight series|''Twilight'' series]], from which [[vampire]]s, [[shape-shifter]]s, and [[Children of the Moon|werewolves]] originate. Lacking supernatural enhancements, they are considered prey by most vampires, who need their blood for sustenance.
   
Human beings who discover the existence of vampires are considered a threat, and a [[Volturi]]-enforced law has been implemented dictating that said humans either be killed or changed into vampires, causing Jane, Alec, Demetri and Felix to be sent to [[Forks]] in ''[[Eclipse]]''. It is also illegal to create [[Vampire#Immortal children|immortal children]], that is to turn human children into vampires, because they always lack concentration and self-control, and are therefore un-trainable and dangerous.
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Human beings have roamed Earth for as early as time itself. In the past, everyone was aware of the existence of vampires and werewolves. However, after the [[Volturi]] established the laws that prohibited vampires from exposing themselves to humans, the knowledge slowly faded to fiction and myths. Humans who discover the existence of vampires are considered a threat, and a Volturi-enforced law has been implemented dictating that said humans either be killed or changed into vampires, causing [[Jane]], [[Alec]], [[Demetri]] and [[Felix]] to be sent to [[Forks]] in ''[[Eclipse]]''. It is also illegal to create [[Vampire#Immortal children|immortal children]], that is to turn human children into vampires, because they always lack concentration and self-control, and are therefore un-trainable and dangerous.
   
A human who is to be changed into a vampire needs just to be bitten once, to allow venom to enter their bloodstream. If blood is consumed by the vampire during this time, it is highly unlikely that he will resist the temptation to kill the human before completion of the transformation. The pain accompanying the transformation is described as the worst possible by all those transformed into vampires, and in ''[[Breaking Dawn]]'' , it is described as a burning feeling by [[Bella]]. A human, however, can also be changed into a werewolf by being bitten by one, and it remains unknown whether the conversion is painless.<span style="font-size:12px;">(Ctrl/Cmd+V) </span>
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A human who is to be changed into a vampire needs just to be bitten once, to allow venom to enter their bloodstream. If blood is consumed by the vampire during this time, it is highly unlikely that he will resist the temptation to kill the human before completion of the transformation. The pain accompanying the transformation is described as the worst possible by all those transformed into vampires, and in ''[[Breaking Dawn]]'', it is described as a burning feeling by [[Bella]]. A human, however, can also be changed into a werewolf by being bitten by one, but it remains unknown whether the conversion is painless.
===Charlie Swan===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Charlie Swan''' is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Swan Bella Swan]'s father and works as a police officer in Forks. His hobbies include fishing with Harry Clearwater and Billy Black, as well as watching various sports on TV. Charlie married Bella's mother, Renée, just after they both graduated high school, and they soon had Bella. Renée divorced Charlie not long after and moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona Phoenix, Arizona] with Bella. Bella later mentions that Charlie still has not quite gotten over her mother. He became accustomed to living alone, except when Bella visited him in the summer. When Bella is seventeen, she moves to Forks to live with him after her mother remarries. Initially, Charlie accepts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Cullen Edward] as his daughter's boyfriend, but after the events of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Moon_(novel) ''New Moon''] he blames Edward for Bella's deep depression after he left her. Charlie is grateful to Jacob Black for his friendship with Bella during that difficult time, and he makes it clear that he'd rather Bella choose Jacob over Edward. At the end of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(Meyer_novel) Eclipse]'', Bella and Edward agree to tell Charlie about their engagement, and he is shown to have reluctantly agreed to the marriage at the beginning of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Dawn Breaking Dawn]''. Charlie stays in Bella's life after her transformation; though he comes to suspect that Bella and the Cullens are not quite human, he is never informed that they are vampires though he is informed that Jacob is a werewolf. Nevertheless, he is introduced to his granddaughter, Renesmee, and is shown to be very fond of her. At the end of ''Breaking Dawn'', he and Sue Clearwater have developed a romantic relationship.<span style="font-size:12px;">(Ctrl/Cmd+V)</span></p>
 
===Harry Clearwater===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Harry Clearwater''' was an elder of the Quileute tribe who died of a heart attack in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Moon_(novel) New Moon]''. He left behind a wife, Sue, a daughter Leah, and a son, Seth. After [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Swan Bella] learns that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Black Jacob] is a werewolf, it is Harry and Billy Black who keep [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Swan_(Twilight) Charlie Swan] occupied in La Push in to protect him from Victoria and her army of newborn vampires.</p>
 
   
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Despite lacking the physical qualities that could protect them from vampires, certain humans can also be [[gifted humans|supernaturally gifted]]. For example, one could learn or adapt to a particularly useful skill that gives him or her an advantage in a needed situation, such as [[enhanced self-preservation|sensing and evading danger]], or being sensitive to the [[telepathy|minds of others]]. If a gifted human converts into a vampire, their gift will become enhanced also, making it more powerful than its human version.
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Harry is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene_(actor) Graham Greene] in ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Volturi_16-1" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-Volturi-16 [16]]</sup></p>
 
===Billy Black===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Billy Black''' is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Black Jacob Black]'s father, born and raised in La Push, and an elder of the Quileute tribe. He is described as being heavyset, having a wrinkled face and russet skin, and having black hair and black eyes. His other family members include his two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, and his deceased wife, Sarah. Billy Black is directly descended from the last chief of the Quileute tribe, Ephraim Black, who was his grandfather. Among Billy's best friends in Forks is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Swan Bella Swan]'s father, Charlie Swan. Billy, who has diabetes<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-33 [33]]</sup>and uses a wheelchair, sells his truck to Charlie to give to Bella. At the end of ''Twilight'', he employed Jacob to persuade Bella to break up with Edward Cullen. He becomes a semi-regular character throughout the remaining series.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Billy Black is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Birmingham Gil Birmingham] in ''Twilight'', ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hollywood_19-2" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-hollywood-19 [19]]</sup></p>
 
===Tyler Crowley===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Tyler Crowley''' is one of Bella's classmates. In ''Twilight'' he nearly hits Bella with his van, but she is saved by Edward. Afterward, Tyler is desperate to make it up to her, bombarding her with constant apologies and asking her to a school dance, to which she refuses. He mistakenly assumes she will go to their prom with him and tells the rest of the school, only to hear from Edward that Bella will be unavailable to anyone but himself. His constant attention toward Bella causes Lauren, who is interested in him, to resent Bella.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Tyler is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Tyree_Boyce Gregory Tyree Boyce] in the ''Twilight'' film.</p>
 
===Lauren Mallory===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Lauren Mallory''' is a silver blonde, fishy-eyed student at Bella's high school. Despite being popular herself, she becomes jealous over the attention Bella receives after she moves to Forks and remains hostile toward her throughout the series. She is particularly jealous when Tyler Crowley, on whom Lauren has a crush, pays attention to Bella. She also tends to speak in a rather sneering tone, which Bella notices when she overhears Lauren talking about her.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">In the films, Lauren's character was combined with that of Jessica Stanley, who is played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kendrick Anna Kendrick].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-34 [34]]</sup></p>
 
===Mike Newton===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Mike Newton''' is a friendly boy who initially has a crush on Bella, though Bella does not return his affections. In ''Twilight'', he is described as a "cute, baby-faced boy" with "carefully" spiked "pale blond" hair. He crushes on Bella throughout the series and often asks her to accompany him on dates, though she always declines; he is also shown to be quite bitter and jealous over Bella and Edward's relationship. In ''New Moon'', Mike goes to the movies with Jacob and Bella and tries hard to compete with Jacob for Bella's attention. Mike's family owns a local sporting goods store, which serves as Bella's only job in the series. Mike and Jessica date in ''Twilight'' and are together again in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Dawn Breaking Dawn]'' at Bella and Edward's wedding, where Edward irritatedly comments that "Mike's having difficulty with improper thoughts about a married woman", suggesting that Mike is still attracted to Bella.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Mike is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Welch_(actor) Michael Welch] in ''Twilight'', ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-reed_6-3" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-reed-6 [6]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-35 [35]]</sup></p>
 
===Jessica Stanley===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Jessica Stanley''' is Bella's classmate and her first friend in Forks. She informs Bella about the Cullen family on her first day at school. She tends to be more interested in Bella's popularity than Bella's actual character, and is sometimes jealous of Mike's attention toward Bella. In an excerpt from ''Midnight Sun'', Edward hears that Jessica's thoughts toward Bella are actually quite rude, and that she only befriended Bella to share in her attention.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-midnight_36-0" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-midnight-36 [36]]</sup> Jessica is described as a petite "chatterbox" with curly dark hair. She and Bella have a falling out in ''New Moon'' because of Bella's social withdrawal, depression, and increasingly reckless behavior due to Edward's departure, but their friendship ends on a good note at graduation during ''Eclipse''. Jessica appears briefly in ''Breaking Dawn'' as a guest at Bella and Edward's wedding, which she attends with Mike. Jessica is valedictorian of her graduating class in the film version of ''Eclipse''.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Jessica is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kendrick Anna Kendrick] in ''Twilight'', ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-green_37-0" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-green-37 [37]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EWpics_38-0" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-EWpics-38 [38]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-39 [39]]</sup></p>
 
===Angela Weber===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Angela Weber''' is a friend and classmate of Bella's who is described as a tall, shy, quiet, and very kind girl. In an excerpt from ''Midnight Sun'', she is revealed to be among the few of Bella's newly acquired "friends" who do not exploit Bella's popularity to their own advantage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-midnight_36-1" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-midnight-36 [36]]</sup> She has light brown hair and soft brown eyes. She respects other people's space, a characteristic much appreciated by Bella, and has a gentle disposition. Angela plays a minor role in the series but soon becomes Bella's best human friend. She has a strong relationship with her boyfriend, Ben Cheney. In ''Breaking Dawn'' her role is limited; her father reads Bella and Edward's vows at their wedding, and she catches Bella's bouquet.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Angela is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Serratos Christian Serratos] in ''Twilight'', ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hollywood_19-3" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-hollywood-19 [19]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EWpics_38-1" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-EWpics-38 [38]]</sup></p>
 
===Eric Yorkie===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Eric Yorkie''' is a classmate of Bella's who immediately became interested in her when she moved to Forks. He is described as an "overly helpful" chess-club type, is very tall, has a poor complexion, and has "hair as black as an oil slick". He resents Mike's similar interest in Bella, and, later in ''Twilight'', is seen walking away after Mike is hit with a snowball. He invites Bella to a school dance, but she declines, and he goes with Angela Weber instead. Eric is valedictorian of his graduating class in the book ''Eclipse''.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Eric is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Chon Justin Chon] in ''Twilight'', ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-green_37-1" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-green-37 [37]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EWpics_38-2" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-EWpics-38 [38]]</sup></p>
 
===Emily Young===
 
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''Emily Young''' is Sam Uley's fiancée and second cousin to Leah and Seth Clearwater. She is described as having copper skin, raven black hair, and three long disfiguring scars running down the right side of her face and down her arms as the result of Sam's accidental loss of control in phasing when standing close to her. Though she and Leah are only second cousins, it is said that they were like sisters when they were young. While dating Leah, Sam imprinted upon Emily when she was visiting in La Push and began pursuing her. She was initially furious with him and rejected his advances; however, the adoration and loyalty that result from imprinting are difficult for even the imprintee to resist, and the accident eventually brought them together.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Emily, who is described as a cheerful, friendly person, befriends Bella in ''New Moon''. The left side of her face is extremely beautiful, as she was before the scars, which pull one of her eyes down and tug on the side of her mouth, causing her to have a scowl on one side of her face. Despite this, Emily bears no resentment towards Sam or any other members of the pack, and it is noted that the pack members have become her family. She often cooks for them and they appear to feel very comfortable and open in her house.</p>
 
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;">Emily is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsel_Korey Tinsel Korey] in ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon''<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Volturi_16-2" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#cite_note-Volturi-16 [16]]</sup> and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.</p>
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
According to [[Aro]], the human race has weapons that could destroy vampires, but little chance to use them, given the latters' strength and speed, and the fact that their existence is considered mythical. The situation, however, worries him.
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According to [[Aro]], the human race has weapons that could destroy vampires, but little chance to use them, given the vampires' strength and speed, and that their existence is considered mythical. The situation, however, worries him.
   
 
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Humans are the basic species in the Twilight series, from which vampires, shape-shifters, and werewolves originate. Lacking supernatural enhancements, they are considered prey by most vampires, who need their blood for sustenance.

Human beings have roamed Earth for as early as time itself. In the past, everyone was aware of the existence of vampires and werewolves. However, after the Volturi established the laws that prohibited vampires from exposing themselves to humans, the knowledge slowly faded to fiction and myths. Humans who discover the existence of vampires are considered a threat, and a Volturi-enforced law has been implemented dictating that said humans either be killed or changed into vampires, causing Jane, Alec, Demetri and Felix to be sent to Forks in Eclipse. It is also illegal to create immortal children, that is to turn human children into vampires, because they always lack concentration and self-control, and are therefore un-trainable and dangerous.

A human who is to be changed into a vampire needs just to be bitten once, to allow venom to enter their bloodstream. If blood is consumed by the vampire during this time, it is highly unlikely that he will resist the temptation to kill the human before completion of the transformation. The pain accompanying the transformation is described as the worst possible by all those transformed into vampires, and in Breaking Dawn, it is described as a burning feeling by Bella. A human, however, can also be changed into a werewolf by being bitten by one, but it remains unknown whether the conversion is painless.

Despite lacking the physical qualities that could protect them from vampires, certain humans can also be supernaturally gifted. For example, one could learn or adapt to a particularly useful skill that gives him or her an advantage in a needed situation, such as sensing and evading danger, or being sensitive to the minds of others. If a gifted human converts into a vampire, their gift will become enhanced also, making it more powerful than its human version.

Trivia

According to Aro, the human race has weapons that could destroy vampires, but little chance to use them, given the vampires' strength and speed, and that their existence is considered mythical. The situation, however, worries him.