Esme Cullen (2024)

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You're what he wants. It will work out, somehow.
~ Esme to Bella.

Esme Cullen is a character from Twilight.

She is Carlisle Cullen's wife and the adoptive mother of Edward, Emmett and Alice Cullen, as well as Rosalie and Jasper Hale. She enjoys restoring old houses and her physical age is 26. She has no special power, but has a strong ability to love passionately. Esme is described as having caramel-colored hair; she also has a heart-shaped face with dimples, and her figure is slender, but rounded and soft. Esme was born in 1895 in Columbus, Ohio, where she was treated at the age of 16 by Carlisle after breaking her leg when climbing a tree. She married Charles Evenson, but he abused her. After finding out she was pregnant, she ran away and gave birth to a son, who subsequently died a few days later. Grief-stricken by his death, Esme attempted to kill herself by jumping off a cliff. Presumed dead, she was brought to a morgue. Carlisle, who remembered treating her years before, was able to hear her faint heartbeat and transformed her into a vampire. Esme fell in love with and married Carlisle soon after. She loves her adoptive children, including Bella, as if they were her own and has the most affection for Edward, but she still grieves that she is unable to bear children.

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Esme is present throughout the entire Twilight series, revealing her past to Bella during the Cullens' baseball game in Twilight. Esme treats Bella as her own daughter, comforting her after several traumatic events. In the film adaptation of Eclipse, Esme participated in a battle against the newborn vampires but in the book series, it is stated by Sam in the Breaking Dawn that she is not a fighter. In Breaking Dawn, it is revealed that Esme owns a South American island named "Isle Esme" that Carlisle purchased for her, and where Edward and Bella spend their honeymoon.

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Esme Cullen (3) Heroes

Main
Bella Swan |Edward Cullen |Jacob Black

Vampires
Carlisle Cullen |Esme Cullen |Alice Cullen |Emmett Cullen |Rosalie Hale |Jasper Hale |Renesmee Cullen

Werewolves
Sam Uley |Quil Ateara V |Embry Call |Paul Lahote |Jared Cameron |Leah Clearwater |Seth Clearwater

Humans
Charlie Swan |Emily Young |Billy Black

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FAQs

What happened to Esme Cullen? ›

In 1921, after losing her baby to lung fever, Esme attempted suicide, but her attempt was unsuccessful. Later, Carlisle transformed her into a vampire on her deathbed. Some time later, the pair fell in love and married, starting to build a family of like-minded vegetarian vampires around them.

What does Esme Cullen do for a living? ›

Absconding to Wisconsin, Esme lived with her cousin until she was eventually hunted down by Charles. Escaping his detection once again, Esme moved town and survived for a while as a schoolteacher, evading her husband by posing as a war widow.

How old was Esme Cullen when she was turned? ›

Esme was born in 1895, and was 26 when she became a vampire, which makes her 110 years old at the beginning of Twilight.

Why did Esme jump off a cliff to end her life? ›

In order to support herself, she became a school teacher, temporarily fulfilling her childhood dream. The child was born in 1921, only to die from lung fever 2 days later. Esme was devastated, and felt that she no longer had any reason to live, as she attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff.

Why Esme has no powers? ›

Esme Cullen has no powers in the Twilight movies since she didn't have a pronounced gift before her transformation at the hands of her future mate, Carlisle. Like most of the franchise's vampires, Esme does possess super strength and super speed.

What was Esme's backstory? ›

Esme was born in 1895 in Columbus, Ohio, where she was treated at the age of 16 by Carlisle after breaking her leg when climbing a tree. She married Charles Evenson, but he abused her. After finding out she was pregnant, she ran away and gave birth to a son, who subsequently died a few days later.

Who is the richest Cullen? ›

Carlisle Cullen Is The Wealthiest Fictional Character

In Twilight, Carlisle has been amassing wealth for an exceptionally long time. According to Consumerist, Carlisle Cullen's estimated real-life net worth is believed to be $34.1 billion.

What is Esme Cullen's special ability? ›

In the Twilight novels, Esme's lack of a specific strength is handwaved when Edward claims that she possesses “a strong ability to love passionately,” but she canonically has no special power despite every other vampire having one.

What is Rosalie's power? ›

Rosalie's gift is incredible beauty, which even surpasses a regular vampire. She is said to be the most attractive vampire in the world. Heidi's incredible beauty is comparable to Rosalie's, supported by her gift to attract people, human or vampire.

Does Renesmee marry Jacob? ›

Renesmee got married to Jacob and made Lucina her maid of honor. In Have A Purpose, Renesmee reveals that she is pregnant. She gives birth to Evan and Sarah and appointed Lucina as the godmother to her kids. Lucina marries Bryce before Long Live Life making Renesmee her maid of honor.

Why do Jasper and Rosalie have Hale? ›

Rosalie's real surname is Hale. Jasper's real surname is Whitlock. When they decided to create the identities as adopted twins (and fake-nephew and niece of Esme Cullen), they decided to take Rosalie's surname instead of Jasper's. ...

What happened to Rosalie Cullen? ›

Rosalie is the adoptive sister-in-law of Bella Swan and adoptive aunt of Renesmee Cullen, as well as the ex-fiancée of Royce King II. In 1933, Rosalie was turned into a vampire by Carlisle Cullen after being raped and beaten to the brink of death by a group of drunken men, including her fiancé.

Who is the oldest vampire in Twilight? ›

Amun was the coven's leader and was one of only two survivors of the Volturi's assault during the war between their covens, the other one being Kebi, his mate. Amun is also considered the oldest vampire in the Twilight universe, as he was turned before the Romanian coven – the oldest coven there is – rose to power.

Why does Rosalie hate Bella? ›

Rather, Rosalie was constantly annoyed by Bella's presence, because she managed to get attention from her brother, Edward, who paid no attention to her or any other woman, even though she had no romantic feelings for him. She also thought that Bella was throwing away her life by being with a vampire.

Who told Edward that Bella died? ›

Bella puts herself in danger by jumping off a high cliff into the ocean, but Jacob rescues her from drowning. This causes Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) to mistakenly foresee Bella's death, which she then tells Edward about.

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