The following are noted differences between the original Twilight novel and the gender-swapped Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined.
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Character names[]
- Characters whose gender remained the same: Aro, Athenodora, Caius, Charlie Swan, Didyme, Geoffrey Swan, Helen Swan, Marcus, Phil Dwyer, Renée Dwyer & Sulpicia.
- Characters existing exclusively in this novel: Beaufort & Mele.
Differences[]
| Twilight | Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined |
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| Aside from Renée Dwyer, Charlie Swan, Phil Dwyer, Sulpicia, Athenodora, Aro, Caius , and Marcus, every character has switched gender. Their names are also changed to associate with that of their Twilight counterparts. | |
| It wasn't revealed how Bella got her first name. | Renée named Beau after his late maternal grandfather, Beaufort, who died three months before Beau's birth, which made Renee want to honor his memory. |
| Bella inherited her chocolate brown eyes from Charlie. | Beau inherited his sky blue eyes from Renée. |
| Bella sniffs her hair when Edward glares at her in Biology class, and she comments it smells like strawberry shampoo. | Beau sniffs his shirt when Edythe glares at him in Biology class, and he comments it smells of detergent. |
| Edward and Bella examined onion roots and wrote down prophase, anaphase and interphase. Though they identified the other two as well, they never mentioned them. Bella examined three of the five slides. Edward let Bella use the microscope. | Edythe and Beau wrote down prophase, anaphase, metaphase and telophase, but never mentioned interphase, though Edythe does examine it. Beau examined one slide, then dropped the last one. Edythe caught it before it hit the floor. Already knowing the answer, she wrote down the last name. Edythe asked Beau to let her use the microscope first, only giving it to him when Mrs. Banner asked her to. |
| Carlisle led a group of huntsmen to locate a group of vampires in the sewers of London. A vampire emerged and attacked Carlisle, who crawled into a cellar, hidden under potatoes during transformation. | Carine's father led the group with no success, then a vampire followed him home and attacked. Carine's father was murdered while she was bitten, then she crawled into the cellar where she remained hidden during transformation. |
| While in Port Angeles, Bella was pursued by a gang of male criminals. She had plans to buy prom dresses and then eat dinner with Jessica and Angela at La Bella Italia. | Beau was pursued by a group of both females and males, two of whom he accidentally knocked in the face with his backpack early in the beginning. He had plans to buy corsages and then watch a movie with Jeremy and Allen. |
| While saving Bella, Edward made an effort to prevent himself from attacking the criminals; asking her to talk to him as a distraction. | Edythe wanted to fight the criminals, but only stops herself when Beau refuses to let her go alone. |
| At the restaurant, Edward gives Bella his jacket to keep her from freezing. | Edythe gives Beau a scarf she took from Archie instead. |
| Edward pays the check as they leave. Bella doesn't argue about paying. | Beau wants to pay, but Edythe does it instead, telling him not to get caught up in antiquated gender roles. |
| Tyler told everyone that he was going to prom with Bella, and showed up on her doorstep that night; making a fool of himself, because he didn't consider if she wanted to go. | Taylor told everyone that she was going to prom with Beau, who later told her off at lunch. This actually pushes her to ask out her real crush. |
| Esme's husband Charles Evenson was killed by Edward Cullen in 1927. | Earnest's wife jumped off the cliff in 1921. |
| Esme's son died of fever two days after birth. He was never named. | Earnest had a daughter named Grace who died at the age of two. Her alcoholic mother jumped off a cliff with her daughter in her arms. |
| Alice did not tell Bella why she was willingly keeping her safe for Edward's sake. She didn't mention her past either. | Archie told Beau that he already thought of the two of them as best friends, and that he waited for Jessamine for twenty-eight years. |
| The Volturi leaders were Aro, Caius, and Marcus. They look for anyway to increase their influence and will use false charges to do so. | The Volturi leaders were Sulpicia, Athenodora and Marcus. According to Edythe, they are much fairer than Aro and Caius. |
| The Volturi have an antagonistic relationship with the Cullens, due to Aro's greed in wanting Edward and Alice's gifts. | The Volturi do not have an antagonistic relationship with the Cullens, as Aro is dead. |
| Edward told Bella briefly about how Rosalie became a vampire. Rosalie later told the story herself in Eclipse. | Edythe said nothing about Royal's past. Royal told the story himself during Beau's transformation. |
| Edward wraps a quilt around Bella so they can snuggle in her bed. Edward is against the idea of talking about sex. | Edythe wraps Beau in quilt so she can lay on him and cuddle. Beau has a male "reaction", prompting him to ask Edythe if sex would be possible for them. |
| Edward has Bella sit on his lap when Alice and Jasper check on them, teasing about him pretending to eat her. | Edythe sits on Beau's lap with her arm slinged around his neck, when Jessamine and Archie teased her. |
| Alice mentioned her limited ability to see humans in Breaking Dawn. | Archie told Beau that humans were harder to see in this book. |
| Bella sneaks away from Alice and Jasper at the airport. | Beau does the same thing, but sneaks away five minutes early. Causing Life and Death to drastically change course. |
| Bella was led by James to the ballet studio where she took lessons as a kid. | It was instead the ballet studio where Beau's mother took lessons. |
| The Volturi did not have a guard member who could steal other vampires' gifts. Aro would not risk having the cornerstone of his power taken; killing the male counterpart of Mele if he ever showed up. | Sulpicia has a vampire servant named Mele who could steal and transfer another vampire's gift. |
| Aro replaces the Volturi membership whenever he finds someone with a superior version of a gift. | Edythe implies Mele takes the gifts from other vampires to give the Volturi; which is why she calls Mele a "little thief" |
| Aro's murdering his sister was never witnessed or revealed. | Sulpicia was witness to Didyme's murder and so delivered him to Marcus, and then had Mele steal Aro's gift in order to govern the Volturi. Caius was involved with the murder as well, and they were both executed. |
| Edward was hesitant to suck James's venom out of Bella's system. He does so eventually, and manages to stop her from becoming a vampire. | Edythe was determined to suck Joss's venom out of Beau's system. Despite her effort, the venom had already reached in too deep, and Beau chose to become a vampire. |
| Bella became a vampire in the middle of the fourth book, Breaking Dawn, after delivering Renesmee. | Beau became a vampire at the end of Life and Death, after his near-death encounter with Joss. |
| Bella was able to maintain her connection to her human family. | Beau was forced to fake his death to protect his parents, and forever carry the regret. |
| Edward asked Bella to marry him in New Moon. She accepted in Eclipse. | In the epilogue of Life and Death, Beau asked Edythe to marry him, and she accepted. |
| After Charlie learned of the supernatural, the Cullens decide to stay in Forks for a while longer. | The Cullens plan to leave in 2006, after Archie and Edythe's graduation. So they don't look guilty of possible involvement with Beau's faked death. |
| Bella instantly liked Jacob and vice versa. Their genuine affection toward each other blossomed briefly into love, but Bella still to break his heart. They eventually go back to being friends after Jacob imprinted on her daughter. | Beau and Julie instantly become friends. Julie's feelings are one-sided, and though Beau sees her as a friend, they will not grow beyond this friendship. |
| Charlie Swan and Sue Clearwater end up together at the end of Breaking Dawn. | There was a hint of romance between Charlie and Bonnie Black. |
| Bella willingly stays quiet and motionless during her transformation; so as to not thrash around in pain. Edward holds her hand during. | Beau is semi-conscious, and talks with Edythe; though he did scream and thrash at first . Edythe cradles Beau's head on her lap, giving him some comfort from the transformation pain. |
| Bella's transformation took three days. She was in terrible shape, having been malnourished with several broken bones that included a severed spine. | Beau's transformation lasted one night. His bones were not as badly damaged and he was in good health. |
| Bella is wearing a blue cocktail dress and high heels when she awakes as a vampire. Alice and Rosalie changed her due to the mess from Renesmee's birth. | Beau is wearing a light blue T-shirt and his own pair of jeans. His own shirt was covered in vomit, so the Cullens changed it for him. Beau guessed that the smell of vomit was more disgusting to strong vampire noses. |
| Bella is very prickly with her thoughts about how she can ignore her vampire thirst, but the Cullens keep bringing it up. She never tells them her thoughts. | Beau is miffed that Edythe keeps bringing it up and tells her that he can ignore it if needed. Edythe is surprised Beau is so rational despite being a newborn vampire. |
| Bella completes her transformation during daytime and is taken to hunt by Edward. She is not vocal with him about her thoughts about her new vampire appearance and abilities. | Beau completes his transformation during nighttime and is taken to hunt by Edythe. Beau is vocal about his new looks and amazed by his new agility. |
| Edward didn't expect a human to be way out in the forest when he takes Bella to hunt. He is surprised Bella willingly runs away after catching herself going after a rock climber. | Beau comes across human scent one month after his transformation. Edythe is surprised to see Beau to remain calm and not attack Bonnie Black. Beau was worried at first, but is amused his great self control. |
| Edward resisted turning Bella into a vampire until she agreed to marry him first. Though the birth of Renesmee complicated things, he does not regret it they made the choice together. | Edythe will forever carry regret that she was not able to get to Beau fast enough to get the venom out of his system. Though she will have a happy eternity with Beau, she will carry the sadness that he was not given a proper choice. |