Edward Cullen (born Edward Masen) is the deuteragonist of The Twilight Saga. Edward is the husband of Bella Swan, the biological father of Renesmee Cullen, the adopted son of Esme Cullen and Carlisle Cullen, and adopted brother of Emmett, Alice, Jasper, and Rosalie. Edward and Bella fall into a forbidden romance between a vampire and a human before finally marrying each other in Breaking Dawn. Together, Edward and Bella are each other's true loves and have a daughter, Renesmee (whom they had when Bella was a human.
Background[]
Edward was born Edward Anthony Masen on June 20, 1901. Though his father, Edward Masen Sr provided his son with musical lessons and attending school, Edward and his father were distant and instead, had a better relationship with his mother. While he dreamed about becoming a soldier at age eighteen when World War I broke out, Edward and his family were suddenly struck down with influenza.
Carlisle Cullen, the doctor taking care of the Masens, was told by Edward's mother to do everything in his power to save her son. Carlisle did as she told and saved Edward by turning him into a vampire.
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