The Twilight series was by far one of the most popular and successful young adult fantasy series ever. This romantic tale of vampires, werewolves, and a love triangle had many fans. While the books and movies have been out for a while now, there are still many fans of the series, and even people who aren’t fans anymore still have strong opinions about the story.
The main characters from Twilight all have their strengths and weaknesses, but there were definitely some things about each of them that were kind of the worst.
Esme: She contributed nothing to the plot
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Esme might be the mother figure of the Cullen family, but she hardly contributes anything. If she didn’t exist at all, nothing about the books or plot would change.
She had no personality, and she wasn’t special or unique in any standout way which made her the least memorable member of the family. It’s unfortunate she wasn’t given a more interesting storyline.
Charlie: He turned a blind eye when things were clearly going on with Bella
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Charlie clearly cares deeply about Bella, but he’s not always the most effective or involved parent. He clearly wasn’t that involved in Bella’s life for many years and doesn’t know exactly what he’s doing.
While he does care for Bella’s well-being, he let himself remain ignorant of many things even when Bella clearly was struggling.
Emmett: He didn’t take things seriously
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Emmett is another one of the Cullen family who isn’t particularly important to the plot or the story. While he can be rather outgoing and funny, he is more of a background member.
His special power might be that he’s super strong, but he definitely didn’t take things seriously enough. He could be too flippant about the dangers the Cullens faced.
Jasper: He murdered the most people of any of the Cullens
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Jasper is an interesting character from Twilight because he does have such a dark past. He also has the unique ability of being able to influence others’ emotions. While he might be a good person deep down, he did do a lot of bad things in his past and killed and ate a lot of people.
He was the main Cullen family member who still had a lot of things to make up for.
Carlisle: He didn’t interfere as much as he should have
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Carlisle is a character that many fans loved because he is so benevolent and good. He is the vampire that really showed the path for other vampires to not murder humans.
He’s skilled and caring, but he sometimes should be a bit more involved. When it came to Bella’s situation, he should have intervened more considering she was only a teenager when she met Edward.
Rosalie: The way she acted over Renesmee
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Rosalie was always resistant to Bella joining the family, but given her past, it does make sense why she was a bit cold. However, once Bella and Renesmee, she became extremely attached to the baby in an uncomfortable way.
It did seem like she wanted nothing more than to raise Renesmee. She clearly cared more about Renesmee than Bella and didn’t much care about what happened to Bella at all
Alice: She liked to meddle too much
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Alice is by far one of the most loved characters of the series.
Many fans adore her because she is so outgoing, charming, and lovable. While she’s a good character with a good heart, if not a bit eccentric, she could get a little too involved at times in Bella and Edward’s relationships even if she did mean well.
Jacob: He imprinted on a baby![](https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jacob-Black-and-Renesmee-Cullen.jpg)
Jacob might be an interesting character who starts out very likable, but he has a lot of issues such as the fact he can be too quick to anger. However, the worst thing he ever does is imprint on a baby.
The blame clearly lies with Stephenie Meyer here for coming up with such a creepy concept, but this doesn’t change the fact that it’s super uncomfortable and ruined Jacob’s character.
Edward: He was really controlling
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Edward might at first seem like a dream come true as he’s an old soul and a romantic who happens to a gorgeous vampire, but he’s also kind of a bad boyfriend.
He can be really controlling of Bella, and while he might claim it’s for her safety, he definitely crosses the line at times and creates an unhealthy dynamic. He needed to respect Bella more and let her make her own choices.
Bella: She was too much of a damsel in distress
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Bella is a character that doesn’t have much personality, and there are many valid feminist critiques of how she comes across. One of the most obnoxious things about her and the way she was written is that she’s always such a damsel in need of rescuing.
She can’t even go to a town big enough to have a bookstore without needing to be rescued from one of her love interests.