Obscure Side Characters
Influences
Discontinuities in the adaptations
Places
Quotes
100

This human friend moves away from Forks and is largely written out after New Moon

Tyler Crowley

100

Edward, at least his name, was partly inspired by Edward Rochester, in this author's "Jane Eyre"

Charlotte Brontë

100

The silver Volvo driven by Edward is replaced with a newer model in New Moon in this color

Black

100

Edward and Bella honeymoon on this fictional island

Isle Esme

100

“You nicknamed my daughter after the…”

Loch Ness Monster
200

This vampire from the Irish coven has the ability to locate anything or anyone

Siobhan

200

The chapter titles in New Moon directly parallel this specific emotional progression.

Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief

200

In the books, Edward first reveals his mind-reading ability to Bella in this location, rather than where it occurs in the movie

The forest near Forks

200

Although Forks is in Washington, most exterior scenes from the first movie were filmed in this location

Oregon

200

Rosalie describes immortality as this.

A curse

300

This nomadic vampire had a unique tracking ability

Alistair

300

Driving home with Edward one day, Bella is surprised to hear him listening to this piece of music by Debussy

Claire de Lune

300

In New Moon, the film replaces Bella’s months-long depression with this repeated visual device.

What is the rotating seasons montage?

300

This sign, made famous from the Twilight films, now serves as a popular Twilight tourist photo-op

The "no vampires" sign on La Push road

300

In this famous quote from the first novel, Bella tells Edward that "I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see ______"

The stars

400

This Volturi member appears visually striking but has no explicitly confirmed supernatural gift in canon

Caius

400

This scene was originally missing from the screenplay, but both Meyer and Weitz agreed it should be included

Jacob's visit to Bella's room

400

In the books, Bella breaks this specific bone when jumping off the cliff—different from the film portrayal.

Her leg

400

The Cullen house is described as this architectural style in the films.

What is modern / glass minimalist?

400

Edward refers to Bella as this multiple times in Midnight Sun

“my own personal brand of heroin”

500

This newborn vampire appears briefly in Eclipse and is killed early in the Seattle newborn army

Bree Tanner

500

In interviews, Stephanie Meyer cited this influence for the surname "Cullen"

Seventeenth-century English headstones

500

In the Twilight novel, James lures Bella to the ballet studio by impersonating this specific person, whereas the film uses prerecorded footage instead.

Renee Dwyer

500

In real life, the iconic Cullen house from the films exists in this city

West Vancouver

500

Robert Pattinson has famously and publicly voiced his dislike for this iconic line.

"As if you could outrun me…”