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{{quote|She can see into the future, although what she sees is based on decisions being made; thus, she must wait for a decision to be firmly rooted in the mind, or acted upon, before she can see the end result. Her talent is limited to humans and vampires because she has been both; she cannot see the futures of werewolves or hybrid vampires.|Entry on Alice's gift|The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide}}
 
{{quote|She can see into the future, although what she sees is based on decisions being made; thus, she must wait for a decision to be firmly rooted in the mind, or acted upon, before she can see the end result. Her talent is limited to humans and vampires because she has been both; she cannot see the futures of werewolves or hybrid vampires.|Entry on Alice's gift|The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide}}
   
'''Precognition''' is [[Alice Cullen]]'s [[Special abilities|ability]] to predict future events using mechanisms other than the five senses.
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'''Subjective precognition''' is [[Alice Cullen]]'s [[Special abilities|ability]] to predict future events using mechanisms other than the five senses. This ability belongs to Alice's male counterpart, [[Archie Cullen]], in ''[[Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined|Life and Death]]''.
   
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
[[File:Eclipse46.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Alice experiencing a vision.]]
 
[[File:Eclipse46.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Alice experiencing a vision.]]
Alice's power works by receiving visions of the future, sometimes at will. At first she couldn't control them, but she gained it during her growth as a [[vampire]]. She can use it to keep tab of an object's decisions by merely focusing on it. She has also said that some visions come to her when there is a connection between her and the source of the vision; whether it be a threat to her family or simply someone she relates to. In a fight, she can use her vision to anticipate her enemy's moves and avoid his advances, or worse, turn his own moves against him.
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Alice's power works by receiving visions of the future, sometimes at will. At first she couldn't control them, but she gained it during her growth as a [[vampire]]. She can use it to keep tab of an object's decisions by merely focusing on it. She has also said that some visions come to her when there is a connection between her and the source of the vision; whether it be a threat to her family or simply someone she relates to. In battle, she uses her visions to anticipate her opponent's moves and avoid his advances, or worse, turn his own moves against him.
   
 
She can focus on several objects at the same time, though only as much as her mind can comprehend. Several visions can come to her if the situation forces more objects together.
 
She can focus on several objects at the same time, though only as much as her mind can comprehend. Several visions can come to her if the situation forces more objects together.
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Alice also occasionally experiences predictions that come as feelings rather than visions should there be a far-fetched and uncertain occurrence that may take place.
   
 
In ''[[Eclipse]]'', Alice explains that since her visions are no illusion of the mind, but rooted into reality, she can see Bella's future.
 
In ''[[Eclipse]]'', Alice explains that since her visions are no illusion of the mind, but rooted into reality, she can see Bella's future.
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On occasion, Alice's predictions come a feelings instead of visions if a certain future is far off and yet to be set in stone.
   
 
==Limitations==
 
==Limitations==
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[[File:Jake-nessie-future.jpg|thumb|250px|Jacob and Renesmee: a shape-shifter and a vampire hybrid respectively. Two subjects excluded from Alice's vision.]]
Her visions are subjective; she can only see the future once a decision affecting it has been made, and some visions are more certain than others. But the visions can change if the subject changes her/his mind, meaning sometimes it can change too quickly for her to see clearly. If a decision still hasn't been made, her visions will remain fuzzy and unclear, and she will see different "pictures" until it's decided. And at times, other decisions that concern her subject can affect her visions.
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Her visions are subjective; she can only see the future once a decision affecting it has been made, and some visions are more certain than others. But the visions can change if the subject changes her/his mind, meaning sometimes it can change too quickly for her to see clearly. If a decision not firmly in place, her visions will be fuzzy and unclear, and she will see different "pictures" until decided. And at times, other decisions that concern her subject may affect the outcome.
   
Her subjects can "hide" from her vision by being indecisive. The vampire [[Victoria]] evaded detection while creating an army by letting someone else select her soldiers and remaining in the shadows.
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Her subjects can "hide" from her visions by being indecisive. The vampire [[Victoria]] evaded detection while creating an army by letting someone else select her soldiers and remaining in the shadows.
   
She can see vampires and, less clearly, humans. However, she cannot see any vision involving [[shape-shifter]]s or [[Hybrids|vampire hybrids]], because, as she says, "she had never been one". However, in ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 2]]'', she seems to have figured out a way around it. The closer, or 'attuned', she is to an individual, the clearer she can see him or her.
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She can see vampires perfectly, and humans to a lesser degree. However, she cannot see any vision involving [[shape-shifter]]s or [[Hybrid|vampire hybrids]], because, as she says, "she had never been one". In ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 2]]'', she seems to have figured out a way around it, as she is able to see both Renesmee and the packs. The closer, or 'attuned', she is to an individual, the clearer she can see him or her.
   
It is also very likely that she cannot see any vision that involves [[Children of the Moon|real werewolves]].
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It is highly likely that she cannot see any vision that involves [[Children of the Moon|real werewolves]].
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Origin===
 
===Origin===
Alice had been able to see visions since she was young, though her predictions weren't always certain, and mostly manifested as feelings. They only occured as visions when the future was stone-set.
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Alice had been able to see visions since she was young, though her predictions weren't always certain, and mostly manifested as feelings. They only occurred as visions when the future was stone-set.
   
She was accused of being a witch or changeling because some people believed she had put a curse on them instead of believing that what she was seeing was going to happen. At age 18, she had a vision of her mother's death and tried to keep her safe, but she ultimately failed. As her father remarried within 6 months after her mother's death, she confronted him with her suspicions, and then saw herself being killed and realized that she had turned to the real culprit.
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She was accused of being a witch or changeling because some people believed she had put a curse on them instead of believing that she was merely seeing what was going to happen. At age 18, she had a vision of her mother's death and tried to keep her safe, but she ultimately failed. As her father remarried within 6 months after her mother's death, she confronted him with her suspicions, and then saw herself being killed and realized that she had turned to the real culprit.
   
 
Her father later accused her of having gone mad as a result of her mother's death and her visions, and demanded that the county take her away. Alice was eventually admitted to a mental asylum where she received shock treatments that removed all of her memories.
 
Her father later accused her of having gone mad as a result of her mother's death and her visions, and demanded that the county take her away. Alice was eventually admitted to a mental asylum where she received shock treatments that removed all of her memories.
   
Alice was saved by an unnamed compassionate vampire, who changed her to protect her from the tracker [[James]]. Alice smelled beyond mouth-watering to James, so she was changed in order to prevent James from killing her. By becoming a vampire, her clairvoyant power was strengthened.
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Alice was saved by a [[Kumboh|compassionate vampire]], who changed her and sacrificed himself to protect her from the tracker [[James]]. Alice smelled beyond mouth-watering to James, so she was changed in order to prevent James from killing her.
   
 
===Post-transformation===
 
===Post-transformation===
Though her creator was destroyed in the process, Alice determinedly searched for the one person in most of her visions: [[Jasper Hale|Jasper Whitlock]]. She saw herself in a happy future with him and so waited for him to find her. After the two finally met, they searched for the [[Olympic coven|Cullens]], because they wanted to have a family and to help Jasper become 'more [[vegetarian]]'. They haven't left the family since. Alice constantly used her power to help protect the family in any way possible; ranging from foreseeing danger to hiding from sunny days.
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By becoming a vampire, her clairvoyant power was strengthened—her first vision as a vampire was of [[Jasper Hale|Jasper Whitlock]]: she saw herself in a happy future with him. Though she knew where he was, she knew the time for them to meet hadn't come yet and so waited for him to find her instead.
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After the two finally met, they searched for the [[Olympic coven|Cullens]], because they wanted to have a family and to help Jasper become 'more [[vegetarian]]', utilizing Alice's premonitions to find them. They haven't left the family since. Alice constantly used her power to help protect the family in any way possible; ranging from foreseeing danger to hiding from sunny days. In addition, she uses it to keep watch of the stock market.
   
 
===''Twilight''===
 
===''Twilight''===
[[File:ImagesCAOAAUN6.jpg|thumb|250px|Alice seeing James's future.]]
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[[File:ImagesCAOAAUN6.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Alice seeing James's future.]]
{{quote|She knows other things. She ''sees'' things - things that might happen, things that are coming. But it's very subjective. The future isn't set in stone. Things change.|Edward's description of Alice's gift.|Twilight}}
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{{quote|She knows other things. She ''sees'' things―things that might happen, things that are coming. But it's very subjective. The future isn't set in stone. Things change.|Edward's description of Alice's gift.|Twilight}}
   
 
In ''[[Twilight]]'', Alice sees [[Bella]] joining them as a vampire, and that it would storm at the baseball clearing. She also sees [[Laurent]], [[Victoria]] and [[James]] coming towards the clearing after they hear the game, but since it was a snap decision, there was no way to run or to hide Bella. After they run to [[Phoenix]], Alice sees James meeting Bella at the ballet studio and at Bella's house. It can also be assumed that she also sees Bella running from Jasper, but that it was too late to stop her. When they get to the ballet studio, they save her even though she is severely injured. When recreating a scene for Bella's accident, [[Edward]] says "Alice had a little too much fun gathering evidence".
 
In ''[[Twilight]]'', Alice sees [[Bella]] joining them as a vampire, and that it would storm at the baseball clearing. She also sees [[Laurent]], [[Victoria]] and [[James]] coming towards the clearing after they hear the game, but since it was a snap decision, there was no way to run or to hide Bella. After they run to [[Phoenix]], Alice sees James meeting Bella at the ballet studio and at Bella's house. It can also be assumed that she also sees Bella running from Jasper, but that it was too late to stop her. When they get to the ballet studio, they save her even though she is severely injured. When recreating a scene for Bella's accident, [[Edward]] says "Alice had a little too much fun gathering evidence".
   
 
====''Midnight Sun''====
 
====''Midnight Sun''====
In ''[[Midnight Sun]]'', the description of Alice's visions are clearer as Edward sees them along with her. It is revealed that she saw him leaving, [[Tyler]]'s car crash, Bella becoming her best friend, Edward supposedly killing Bella, Jasper's attempts to kill Bella, Edward blocking his attempt, and, finally, Edward falling in love with Bella. She also sees Bella's two ultimate fates, one that results with death due to Edward's loss of control; and one that foretells her becoming an immortal.
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In ''[[Midnight Sun]]'', Edward shares Alice's visions with his telepathy and describes the experience more clearly. It is revealed that she saw him leaving after his first encounter with Bella, [[Tyler]]'s car crash seconds before it happened, Bella becoming Alice's best friend, Edward supposedly killing Bella, Jasper's attempts to kill Bella, Edward blocking his attempt, and, finally, Edward falling in love with Bella. She also sees Bella's two ultimate fates, one that results with death due to Edward's loss of control; and one that foretells her becoming an immortal.
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When Bella is being hunted by [[James]], Alice tries to convince Edward to turn Bella in order to make the tracker lose interest in her, a suggestion which is debuffed by her brother. She constantly keeps tabs on her family's movements, trying to help them catch up to James, who successfully escapes their assault despite their combined efforts. While on their way to save Bella, Alice keeps tabs on the road to avoid accidents and unforeseen problems. After they saved Bella, Alice foresees how they thoroughly fabricate evidence to create the perfect cover story for Bella's "accident".
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When going through his clothes, he finds a white and exposing shirt that Alice bought for him two years prior. When asked about it, she said she just "felt" like it. Edward wears it when he takes Bella to the meadow.
   
 
===''New Moon''===
 
===''New Moon''===
[[File:Alice's_Vision.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Alice's vision of Bella as a vampire.]]
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[[File:Alice's_Vision.jpg|thumb|250px|Alice's vision of Bella as a vampire.]]
 
In ''[[New Moon]]'', Alice saw Bella jumping off a cliff, and assumed she had committed suicide because she couldn't see [[Jacob]], him being a shape-shifter (though she didn't know it at the time). Alice becomes very uncomfortable when she can't see something because of a shape-shifter. She told [[Rosalie]] while she went to Forks to see [[Charlie]], There, Bella who explained what she was doing and about the [[Quileute]] tribe. Later, [[Edward]], posing as [[Carlisle]], calls Charlie to check on Rosalie telling the truth about Bella being dead. Jacob answered and told Edward that Charlie was at a funeral. Alice revealed that Edward thought the funeral was Bella's, and that she really was dead. They rushed to [[Volterra, Italy]], to prevent Edward from committing suicide as well, and Alice saw visions of him trying to think up ways to get himself killed, but his changing his mind so quickly made almost impossible for her to tell final decision. Bella managed to stop him in time, but they were all, including Alice, brought to the Volturi, who asked them to join. They declined. When [[Caius]] demanded Bella dead because of her knowledge of vampires, Alice shows [[Aro]] a vision of Bella becoming a vampire. They were then set free, and Alice later voted that Bella become a vampire.
 
In ''[[New Moon]]'', Alice saw Bella jumping off a cliff, and assumed she had committed suicide because she couldn't see [[Jacob]], him being a shape-shifter (though she didn't know it at the time). Alice becomes very uncomfortable when she can't see something because of a shape-shifter. She told [[Rosalie]] while she went to Forks to see [[Charlie]], There, Bella who explained what she was doing and about the [[Quileute]] tribe. Later, [[Edward]], posing as [[Carlisle]], calls Charlie to check on Rosalie telling the truth about Bella being dead. Jacob answered and told Edward that Charlie was at a funeral. Alice revealed that Edward thought the funeral was Bella's, and that she really was dead. They rushed to [[Volterra, Italy]], to prevent Edward from committing suicide as well, and Alice saw visions of him trying to think up ways to get himself killed, but his changing his mind so quickly made almost impossible for her to tell final decision. Bella managed to stop him in time, but they were all, including Alice, brought to the Volturi, who asked them to join. They declined. When [[Caius]] demanded Bella dead because of her knowledge of vampires, Alice shows [[Aro]] a vision of Bella becoming a vampire. They were then set free, and Alice later voted that Bella become a vampire.
   
 
===''Eclipse''===
 
===''Eclipse''===
[[File:Newmoonwolf.jpg|thumb|250px|Alice cannot see shape-shifters such as Jacob - whether they are in wolf or human form.]]
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[[File:Newmoonwolf.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Alice cannot see shape-shifters such as Jacob - whether they are in wolf or human form.]]
 
In ''[[Eclipse]]'', Alice sees a vision of Victoria being back in town. After Edward leaves Bella in her care, she sees her running off to La Push with Jacob, but cannot stop her. Afterwards, during the mysterious string of [[Seattle]] murders, the family realizes an army of newborn vampires is being orchestrated by someone who knows of Alice's power as they are changing their minds very quickly. When they realize the army is coming for them, they start training and enlist help of the [[Uley pack]], though Alice cannot see the outcome the second they decide to include themselves. Eventually, they realize Victoria is behind the army along with her new partner [[Riley Biers]] and the Cullens wait up in the snowy woods to wait out the fight. Alice manages to keep tabs with her opponents' movements and use them to her advantage.
 
In ''[[Eclipse]]'', Alice sees a vision of Victoria being back in town. After Edward leaves Bella in her care, she sees her running off to La Push with Jacob, but cannot stop her. Afterwards, during the mysterious string of [[Seattle]] murders, the family realizes an army of newborn vampires is being orchestrated by someone who knows of Alice's power as they are changing their minds very quickly. When they realize the army is coming for them, they start training and enlist help of the [[Uley pack]], though Alice cannot see the outcome the second they decide to include themselves. Eventually, they realize Victoria is behind the army along with her new partner [[Riley Biers]] and the Cullens wait up in the snowy woods to wait out the fight. Alice manages to keep tabs with her opponents' movements and use them to her advantage.
   
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During ''[[Breaking Dawn]]'', Alice's visions of Bella's future are completely blocked due to her pregnancy with [[Renesmee]]. She explains to Jacob that it gives her a headache to try and see, and since she cannot see at all with him around, her headache gets lessened. After Renesmee is born, and [[Irina]] reports her to the Volturi which initiates Alice's vision about their arrival, Alice and Jasper leave, instructing the family to gather as many witnesses as they can. Alice sends various others along on her travels, and eventually reappears at the final [[Volturi confrontation|confrontation]] with several other vampires, and the hybrid, [[Nahuel]]. Nahuel informs the gathering that he, his sisters and Renesmee are not of any danger of exposure, and the Volturi leave in peace. When everyone confronts Alice about her disappearance, she apologizes and admits she took so long because she was trying to look for what she couldn't see, like it was a blind spot.
 
During ''[[Breaking Dawn]]'', Alice's visions of Bella's future are completely blocked due to her pregnancy with [[Renesmee]]. She explains to Jacob that it gives her a headache to try and see, and since she cannot see at all with him around, her headache gets lessened. After Renesmee is born, and [[Irina]] reports her to the Volturi which initiates Alice's vision about their arrival, Alice and Jasper leave, instructing the family to gather as many witnesses as they can. Alice sends various others along on her travels, and eventually reappears at the final [[Volturi confrontation|confrontation]] with several other vampires, and the hybrid, [[Nahuel]]. Nahuel informs the gathering that he, his sisters and Renesmee are not of any danger of exposure, and the Volturi leave in peace. When everyone confronts Alice about her disappearance, she apologizes and admits she took so long because she was trying to look for what she couldn't see, like it was a blind spot.
   
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Alice also prepared a mini photo of Renesmee and Jacob in Bella's wallet for reasons unknown. Bella suspected it to be for [[J. Jenks]] to properly prepare forged documents for.
[[File:Bd2-165.png|left|thumb|250px|Alice's vision of the battle.]]
 
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At the end of ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 2]]'', Alice shows Aro the inevitable future of a battle if he decides to proceed with his plan to destroy the Cullens and acquire the gifted vampires, which will result in the demise of his coven, as well as some of her family members (particularly Carlisle and her lover Jasper). In the vision, she uses her power to dodge attacks while making her move on Jane. She later shows visions of shape-shifters and half-vampires, though she does not explain how she had found a way around her inability to see them: the entire battle-vision involves the shape-shifters and Renesmee's escape with Jacob. At the end of the movie, she has a vision of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and a fully-matured Renesmee, concluding that the four of them will live happily together.
 
 
[[File:Bd2-165.png|thumb|250px|Alice's vision of the battle.]]
 
At the end of ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 2]]'', Alice shows Aro the inevitable future of a battle if he decides to proceed with his plan to destroy the Cullens and acquire the gifted vampires, which will result in the demise of his coven, as well as some of her family members (particularly Carlisle and her lover Jasper). In the vision, she uses her power to dodge attacks while making her move on Jane.
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In the movie, she demonstrates having visions of both shape-shifters and half-vampires, but does not explain how she had found a way around her inability to see them: the entire battle-vision involves the shape-shifters and Renesmee's escape with Jacob.
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At the end of the movie, she has a vision of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and a fully-matured Renesmee, concluding that the four of them will live happily together.
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===Archie Cullen===
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====''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined''====
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In this gender-swapped novella, Alice's male counterpart, [[Archie Cullen]], sees [[Beau Swan]]'s future after he was bitten by tracker [[Joss]]: his sister, [[Edythe Cullen|Edythe]], wants to suck the venom out of his system, but it has reached too deep into his system. Archie sees two futures right then: Beau joining the Cullens as a vampire or Edythe kills him trying to stop the process.
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He first discovers his inability to see [[shape-shifter]]s when the pack comes to confront them.
   
 
==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
The fact that Alice was able to see James coming for her as a human is questionable. If her gift involves seeing humans and vampires because of her transition, she should not have been able to see vampires as a human. However, perhaps because humans can become vampires or werewolves through a bite, this allowed her to see James in some ways. This also suggests that her power involves seeing real werewolves as well, since a vampire's gift is only enhanced and not restrained by the transformation.
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The fact that Alice was able to see James coming for her as a human is questionable. If her gift involves seeing humans and vampires because of her transition, she should not have been able to see vampires before becoming one. However, perhaps because humans can become vampires or werewolves through a bite, this allowed her to see James in some ways. This also suggests that her power may involve seeing real werewolves as well, since a vampire's gift is only enhanced and not restrained by the transformation.
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==Similar abilities==
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*[[File:Victoria-Bryce.jpg|thumb|100px|left|[[Victoria]].]][[Victoria]]'s power of [[enhanced self-preservation]] allowed her to sense immediate danger and evade it. She could even dodge an attacker's advances and run down a route where she instinctively knew would be safest without knowing its structures or environment.
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Alice Cullen: the user of precognition.

"She can see into the future, although what she sees is based on decisions being made; thus, she must wait for a decision to be firmly rooted in the mind, or acted upon, before she can see the end result. Her talent is limited to humans and vampires because she has been both; she cannot see the futures of werewolves or hybrid vampires."
―Entry on Alice's gift[src]

Subjective precognition is Alice Cullen's ability to predict future events using mechanisms other than the five senses. This ability belongs to Alice's male counterpart, Archie Cullen, in Life and Death.

Description

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Alice experiencing a vision.

Alice's power works by receiving visions of the future, sometimes at will. At first she couldn't control them, but she gained it during her growth as a vampire. She can use it to keep tab of an object's decisions by merely focusing on it. She has also said that some visions come to her when there is a connection between her and the source of the vision; whether it be a threat to her family or simply someone she relates to. In battle, she uses her visions to anticipate her opponent's moves and avoid his advances, or worse, turn his own moves against him.

She can focus on several objects at the same time, though only as much as her mind can comprehend. Several visions can come to her if the situation forces more objects together.

Alice also occasionally experiences predictions that come as feelings rather than visions should there be a far-fetched and uncertain occurrence that may take place.

In Eclipse, Alice explains that since her visions are no illusion of the mind, but rooted into reality, she can see Bella's future.

On occasion, Alice's predictions come a feelings instead of visions if a certain future is far off and yet to be set in stone.

Limitations

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Jacob and Renesmee: a shape-shifter and a vampire hybrid respectively. Two subjects excluded from Alice's vision.

Her visions are subjective; she can only see the future once a decision affecting it has been made, and some visions are more certain than others. But the visions can change if the subject changes her/his mind, meaning sometimes it can change too quickly for her to see clearly. If a decision not firmly in place, her visions will be fuzzy and unclear, and she will see different "pictures" until decided. And at times, other decisions that concern her subject may affect the outcome.

Her subjects can "hide" from her visions by being indecisive. The vampire Victoria evaded detection while creating an army by letting someone else select her soldiers and remaining in the shadows.

She can see vampires perfectly, and humans to a lesser degree. However, she cannot see any vision involving shape-shifters or vampire hybrids, because, as she says, "she had never been one". In Breaking Dawn - Part 2, she seems to have figured out a way around it, as she is able to see both Renesmee and the packs. The closer, or 'attuned', she is to an individual, the clearer she can see him or her.

It is highly likely that she cannot see any vision that involves real werewolves.

History

Origin

Alice had been able to see visions since she was young, though her predictions weren't always certain, and mostly manifested as feelings. They only occurred as visions when the future was stone-set.

She was accused of being a witch or changeling because some people believed she had put a curse on them instead of believing that she was merely seeing what was going to happen. At age 18, she had a vision of her mother's death and tried to keep her safe, but she ultimately failed. As her father remarried within 6 months after her mother's death, she confronted him with her suspicions, and then saw herself being killed and realized that she had turned to the real culprit.

Her father later accused her of having gone mad as a result of her mother's death and her visions, and demanded that the county take her away. Alice was eventually admitted to a mental asylum where she received shock treatments that removed all of her memories.

Alice was saved by a compassionate vampire, who changed her and sacrificed himself to protect her from the tracker James. Alice smelled beyond mouth-watering to James, so she was changed in order to prevent James from killing her.

Post-transformation

By becoming a vampire, her clairvoyant power was strengthened—her first vision as a vampire was of Jasper Whitlock: she saw herself in a happy future with him. Though she knew where he was, she knew the time for them to meet hadn't come yet and so waited for him to find her instead.

After the two finally met, they searched for the Cullens, because they wanted to have a family and to help Jasper become 'more vegetarian', utilizing Alice's premonitions to find them. They haven't left the family since. Alice constantly used her power to help protect the family in any way possible; ranging from foreseeing danger to hiding from sunny days. In addition, she uses it to keep watch of the stock market.

Twilight

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Alice seeing James's future.

"She knows other things. She sees things―things that might happen, things that are coming. But it's very subjective. The future isn't set in stone. Things change."
―Edward's description of Alice's gift.[src]

In Twilight, Alice sees Bella joining them as a vampire, and that it would storm at the baseball clearing. She also sees Laurent, Victoria and James coming towards the clearing after they hear the game, but since it was a snap decision, there was no way to run or to hide Bella. After they run to Phoenix, Alice sees James meeting Bella at the ballet studio and at Bella's house. It can also be assumed that she also sees Bella running from Jasper, but that it was too late to stop her. When they get to the ballet studio, they save her even though she is severely injured. When recreating a scene for Bella's accident, Edward says "Alice had a little too much fun gathering evidence".

Midnight Sun

In Midnight Sun, Edward shares Alice's visions with his telepathy and describes the experience more clearly. It is revealed that she saw him leaving after his first encounter with Bella, Tyler's car crash seconds before it happened, Bella becoming Alice's best friend, Edward supposedly killing Bella, Jasper's attempts to kill Bella, Edward blocking his attempt, and, finally, Edward falling in love with Bella. She also sees Bella's two ultimate fates, one that results with death due to Edward's loss of control; and one that foretells her becoming an immortal.

When Bella is being hunted by James, Alice tries to convince Edward to turn Bella in order to make the tracker lose interest in her, a suggestion which is debuffed by her brother. She constantly keeps tabs on her family's movements, trying to help them catch up to James, who successfully escapes their assault despite their combined efforts. While on their way to save Bella, Alice keeps tabs on the road to avoid accidents and unforeseen problems. After they saved Bella, Alice foresees how they thoroughly fabricate evidence to create the perfect cover story for Bella's "accident".

When going through his clothes, he finds a white and exposing shirt that Alice bought for him two years prior. When asked about it, she said she just "felt" like it. Edward wears it when he takes Bella to the meadow.

New Moon

Alice's Vision

Alice's vision of Bella as a vampire.

In New Moon, Alice saw Bella jumping off a cliff, and assumed she had committed suicide because she couldn't see Jacob, him being a shape-shifter (though she didn't know it at the time). Alice becomes very uncomfortable when she can't see something because of a shape-shifter. She told Rosalie while she went to Forks to see Charlie, There, Bella who explained what she was doing and about the Quileute tribe. Later, Edward, posing as Carlisle, calls Charlie to check on Rosalie telling the truth about Bella being dead. Jacob answered and told Edward that Charlie was at a funeral. Alice revealed that Edward thought the funeral was Bella's, and that she really was dead. They rushed to Volterra, Italy, to prevent Edward from committing suicide as well, and Alice saw visions of him trying to think up ways to get himself killed, but his changing his mind so quickly made almost impossible for her to tell final decision. Bella managed to stop him in time, but they were all, including Alice, brought to the Volturi, who asked them to join. They declined. When Caius demanded Bella dead because of her knowledge of vampires, Alice shows Aro a vision of Bella becoming a vampire. They were then set free, and Alice later voted that Bella become a vampire.

Eclipse

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Alice cannot see shape-shifters such as Jacob - whether they are in wolf or human form.

In Eclipse, Alice sees a vision of Victoria being back in town. After Edward leaves Bella in her care, she sees her running off to La Push with Jacob, but cannot stop her. Afterwards, during the mysterious string of Seattle murders, the family realizes an army of newborn vampires is being orchestrated by someone who knows of Alice's power as they are changing their minds very quickly. When they realize the army is coming for them, they start training and enlist help of the Uley pack, though Alice cannot see the outcome the second they decide to include themselves. Eventually, they realize Victoria is behind the army along with her new partner Riley Biers and the Cullens wait up in the snowy woods to wait out the fight. Alice manages to keep tabs with her opponents' movements and use them to her advantage.

Before the arrival of the Volturi, it is revealed that Alice is irritated with Jasper as he wouldn't let her fight and, as a result, Jasper was bit by a newborn vampire during the battle.

When Bella asks Alice why she can see her future and Jasper can affect her emotions when other vampires' powers have no effect on her, Alice answers that her power is to see the future affected by people's decisions, but not the thoughts and reasons behind them; and Jasper can actually manipulate people's emotions.

Breaking Dawn

During Breaking Dawn, Alice's visions of Bella's future are completely blocked due to her pregnancy with Renesmee. She explains to Jacob that it gives her a headache to try and see, and since she cannot see at all with him around, her headache gets lessened. After Renesmee is born, and Irina reports her to the Volturi which initiates Alice's vision about their arrival, Alice and Jasper leave, instructing the family to gather as many witnesses as they can. Alice sends various others along on her travels, and eventually reappears at the final confrontation with several other vampires, and the hybrid, Nahuel. Nahuel informs the gathering that he, his sisters and Renesmee are not of any danger of exposure, and the Volturi leave in peace. When everyone confronts Alice about her disappearance, she apologizes and admits she took so long because she was trying to look for what she couldn't see, like it was a blind spot.

Alice also prepared a mini photo of Renesmee and Jacob in Bella's wallet for reasons unknown. Bella suspected it to be for J. Jenks to properly prepare forged documents for.

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Alice's vision of the battle.

At the end of Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Alice shows Aro the inevitable future of a battle if he decides to proceed with his plan to destroy the Cullens and acquire the gifted vampires, which will result in the demise of his coven, as well as some of her family members (particularly Carlisle and her lover Jasper). In the vision, she uses her power to dodge attacks while making her move on Jane.

In the movie, she demonstrates having visions of both shape-shifters and half-vampires, but does not explain how she had found a way around her inability to see them: the entire battle-vision involves the shape-shifters and Renesmee's escape with Jacob.

At the end of the movie, she has a vision of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and a fully-matured Renesmee, concluding that the four of them will live happily together.

Archie Cullen

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined

In this gender-swapped novella, Alice's male counterpart, Archie Cullen, sees Beau Swan's future after he was bitten by tracker Joss: his sister, Edythe, wants to suck the venom out of his system, but it has reached too deep into his system. Archie sees two futures right then: Beau joining the Cullens as a vampire or Edythe kills him trying to stop the process.

He first discovers his inability to see shape-shifters when the pack comes to confront them.

Controversy

The fact that Alice was able to see James coming for her as a human is questionable. If her gift involves seeing humans and vampires because of her transition, she should not have been able to see vampires before becoming one. However, perhaps because humans can become vampires or werewolves through a bite, this allowed her to see James in some ways. This also suggests that her power may involve seeing real werewolves as well, since a vampire's gift is only enhanced and not restrained by the transformation.

Similar abilities

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    Victoria.

    Victoria's power of enhanced self-preservation allowed her to sense immediate danger and evade it. She could even dodge an attacker's advances and run down a route where she instinctively knew would be safest without knowing its structures or environment.