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By coming across the "tenor" of an individual's mind and locking on it, [[Demetri]] can find said individual no matter where he or she is. He is known as the greatest tracker in the world far superior even to James.
 
By coming across the "tenor" of an individual's mind and locking on it, [[Demetri]] can find said individual no matter where he or she is. He is known as the greatest tracker in the world far superior even to James.
   
Seemingly limited to finding living beings only, Demetri can only link to his targets once he has physically met them or has picked up his ór her trail from someone who has meet them in the past. It is believed that only a [[mental shield]] such as [[Bella Swan]]'s can block him, making this power impotent.
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Seemingly limited to finding living beings only, Demetri can only link to his targets once he has physically met them or has picked up his ór her trail from someone who has meet them in the past. It is believed that only a [[mental shield]] such as [[Bella Swan|Bella Swan's]] can block him, making this power impotent.
   
 
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Revision as of 18:54, 14 June 2012

James, Demetri and Alistair are three vampires each showing one of three closely related special abilities that can be generally called tracking sense. They can find out the position and movements of a target, generally of a living being, possibly intended as a prey, but on occasion even inanimate things. They therefore are called trackers.

James

James-tree

James while tracking Bella's scent.

"He was a skilled tracker, able to sense in advance the most likely moves of his prey."
―Entry on James's gift[src]

After smelling the scent of a human or an animal, James can instinctively, though imperfectly, predict his prey's moves and use it as a means of tracking.

Twilight

In Twilight, James uses it to hunt down Bella after the baseball game. Laurent warns the Cullens that this makes him deadly, and they should be very careful around him, since hunting is James' obsession.

New Moon

In New Moon, Edward explains he gave tracking a try so he could find Victoria. He chased over great distances, but in the end lost her scent.

Origin

As a human, James was trained by his father to track and trap his prey, learning quickly and becoming the best tracker on the frontier. This formed the basis of his power.

Demetri

Demetri Volturi

Demetri: the best tracker in the world

"He is a skilled tracker. He catches the essence of a person's mind and then follows it like a scent over any distance."
―Entry on Demetri's gift[src]

By coming across the "tenor" of an individual's mind and locking on it, Demetri can find said individual no matter where he or she is. He is known as the greatest tracker in the world far superior even to James.

Seemingly limited to finding living beings only, Demetri can only link to his targets once he has physically met them or has picked up his ór her trail from someone who has meet them in the past. It is believed that only a mental shield such as Bella Swan's can block him, making this power impotent.

New Moon

Upon leaving Volterra by the end of New Moon, Edward tells Bella that he did not want to touch Aro's hand again, because he did not want him to find out he had discovered that Demetri's tracking ability is mental. Working from this statement from the book it is fair to assume that thoughts linger or leave behind some kind of trace Demetri is able to pick up and follow. The interesting part of how Demetri's ability works is that it would be ineffective on Bella, "her brain being wired wrong".

Breaking Dawn

In Breaking Dawn it is also commented that, if Demetri's power didn't make him the greatest tracker in the world, Aro would have replaced him by now, as Aro doesn't surround himself with "second best".

The Cullens believed that, because of his skills and capabilities, killing Demetri was to be be one of their main priorities if it came to open war with the Volturi in Breaking Dawn. Renesmee, Bella and Edward's daughter, was the primary target on the Cullens' side, and they knew that if somehow Renesmee did escape with her life, Demetri would be sent to find her and bring her in for "justice".

Alistair

"Alistair can track both people and things. He can sense the general direction of whatever he is looking for, but it takes him a long time to narrow this feeling down to a specific location. If whatever he's seeking is on the move, he may never catch up."
―Entry on Alistair's gift[src]

Alistair is the only vampire known to be able to track inanimate objects in addition to living beings.

His power works by focusing on a target and sense its general direction; he can also narrow down a location and the distance between them. It is described as a kind of a magnetic pull toward the target, though it is possible to avoid it.

Though useful, this ability is very limited. Alistair only feels the general direction of the object of his desire, and it takes him a long time to narrow his feeling down to a specific location. If whatever he is seeking is on the move, he may never catch up. Given that this power can track objects in a magnetic pull, this power is likely to be unaffected by Bella Swan's shield.

Breaking Dawn

Alistair fled Forks after sensing the numbers of the Volturi and their witnesses coming to confront the Cullen family.

Origin

Alistair's power was manifested from his good hunting skills as a human, which converted into a power when he became a vampire.