The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

ESME‘S CHILDHOOD HOME IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, IN THE EARLY 1900S

Esme regained consciousness in excruciating pain. Despite the pain, Esme was amazed to see Carlisle again, not sure if she was in heaven or hell. When the transformation was over, Carlisle explained that he‘d turned her into a vampire in order to save her life. Esme was not as upset as he had expected. Adjusting to her new vampire nature had its challenges, and there were times when the call of human blood was too strong for her to resist; still, she was happy to be with the man she‘d always idolized. Her youthful crush transitioned easily into full-fledged love.

Before long, Carlisle and Esme married. She never lost her maternal instincts, and as the oldest of the Cullens, she automatically fell into a mothering role with Edward and, later, the other members of the family.

FAMOUS QUOTES

“Well, I do think of them as my children in most ways. I never could get over my mothering instincts — did Edward tell you I had lost a child?” Twilight, Chapter 17

“He?s been the odd man out for far too long; it?s hurt me to see him alone.” Twilight, Chapter 17

“I prefer to referee — I like keeping them honest.” Twilight, Chapter 17

“We?d never allow anything to happen to you, sweetheart.” Eclipse, Chapter 4

?They ended up being vampires in the way they are because I have strong opinions on free will. No matter what position you‘re in, you always have a choice. So I had these characters who were in a position where traditionally they would have been the bad guys,but, instead, they chose to be something different — a theme that has always been importantto me.? —Stephenie

NAME: Rosalie Lillian Hale

DATE OF BIRTH: 1915

DATE OF TRANSFORMATION: Late 1933, at age 18

SOURCE OF TRANSFORMATION: Carlisle Cullen

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Rochester, New York

HAIR COLOR: Golden blond

EYE COLOR: Dark blue, almost violet (human); gold/black (vampire) HEIGHT: 5‘9?

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Rosalie has strikingly beautiful features and a stunning, statuesque physique. Her wavy blond hair falls halfway down her back.

SPECIAL ABILITIES: She does not possess a quantifiable supernatural ability.

EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: She has earned degrees in electrical engineering, business, and astrophysics, and has studied medicine (the last as a favor to Carlisle, to help keep him up-to-date with the latest advances).

HOBBIES: She enjoys enhancing cars and doing anything mechanical.

VEHICLE: Red BMW M3 convertible

FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS: She is married to Emmett Cullen. She considers Carlisle and Esme Cullen to be her parents; Edward Cullen, Alice Cullen, and Jasper Hale to be her siblings; Bella Cullen to be her sister-in-law; and Renesmee Cullen to be her niece. Before her transformation, she grew up with her biological parents and two younger brothers.

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Rosalie Hale was born to a banker and his wife in Rochester, New York. Luckily, the bank her father worked at stayed solvent through the stock-market crash and resulting economic downturn. The Great Depression did not seriously impact Rosalie‘s family the way it did many less fortunate families. Her parents were eager to do better, though — to move in higher social circles. As Rosalie grew and her beauty increased, they hoped her loveliness would open doors for them.

Rosalie enjoyed her parents‘ pride in her looks, her father‘s pleasure in buying her beautiful clothes, her girlfriends‘ envy, and the admiration of every man she passed. The result of all this attention was that Rosalie tended to be self-absorbed and rather shallow, with a focus on the material.

?I WAS THRILLED TO BE ME, TO BE ROSALIE HALE. PLEASED THAT

MEN‘S EYES WATCHED ME… HAPPY THAT MY MOTHER WAS PROUD OF ME

AND THAT MY FATHER LIKED TO BUY ME PRETTY DRESSES.?

— Rosalie, on her human life (Eclipse, Chapter 7) At eighteen, Rosalie was considered the most beautiful girl in Rochester, and possibly the state of New York. Her family was moderately wealthy and she wanted for nothing. Rosalie envied no one… except for her friend Vera. Vera had a husband who loved her and the most adorable baby boy, Henry. Rosalie longed for a husband and a baby of her own. When Rosalie caught the eye of Royce King II, the son of the richest man in Rochester, she felt that she was on her way to having absolutely everything she‘d ever wanted. Her parents were overjoyed; a whirlwind courtship and plans for an extravagant wedding quickly followed.

One night, a week before the wedding, Rosalie was walking home after a visit with Vera.

A few blocks from her street she heard the drunken laughter of a group of men. A moment later, she realized one of them was Royce. She‘d never seen Royce drunk before, and didn‘t know the dark side of his character. Royce and his friends brutally assaulted and raped Rosalie. Thinking her dead, they abandoned her in the road.

Moments later, Carlisle Cullen found Rosalie and transformed her to save her life. He hoped that Rosalie might make a suitable companion for Edward, but they never viewed each other in that way, though they did come to love each other as brother and sister.