Jasper Hale
The Basics—
- Name: Jasper Hale (formerly known as “Jasper Whitlock”)
- Date of Birth: 1843
- Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
- Current Residence: Forks, Washington
- Status: Vampire
- Date of Transformation: 1863
- Source of Transformation: Maria
Physical Appearance—
- Hair Color: Honey blond
- Eye Color: Gold/black
- Height: 6 feet, 3 inches
- Other: Muscular, but lean; has crescent-shaped scars all over his body as a result of his harsh battles with newborn vampires in the past.
Associations—
- Family: The Cullens
- Significant Other: Alice Cullen
- Friends: Peter, Charlotte, the Denali coven
- Occupation: “Studying” Philosophy at Cornell; a Major during the Civil War.
Personality/Characteristics—
- Special Abilities/Talents: Able to feel and manipulate emotions in other people.
- Hobbies: “Hiking” with his family.
- Interests: Scholarly pursuits.
- Description: Brooding, but charismatic. He finds it the most difficult to adapt to the Cullens’ “vegetarian” lifestyle, given his tumultuous past. Still, he persists because of his love for Alice.
Miscellaneous—
- Car: Unknown; but interested in Edward’s motorcycle (Eclipse, pg. 234).
- Music: Unknown
- Miscellaneous: He has a contact in Seattle who helps him with forgery, fake birth certificates, etc. Presumably, he is primarily in charge of dealing with the Cullens’ incognito. (Breaking Dawn)
Personal History—
Jasper Whitlock was born in 1843 in Houston, Texas. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861 when he was just barely 17 years old. He was tall enough that the recruiters believed him when he told them he was 20. His parents and younger sister were still alive when he was transformed into a vampire; he never saw them again.
He had become the youngest major in Texas by the first battle of Galveston. One of his assignments involved evacuating women and children from the city and taking them to Houston. On the eve of their arrival, he ensured that all of the civilians were safely situated, and then returned on horseback to Galveston. On the way there, he ran into three female vampires -- Nettie, Lucy, and his creator, Maria. She bit him that night, and three days later, he was introduced to his new life.
Maria then brought him into the violent world of battling for territories. He became her second-in-command, and was in charge of training newborn vampires in combat. Together, he and the new fledglings captured city after city. He was, and still is, a very skilled fighter. It was also then that he discovered his special talent: an uncanny ability to manipulate the emotions of those around him.
During those stormy years, he befriended a vampire named Peter, who often helped him to dispose of newborn vampires when they were no longer useful. After a while, the sickening pattern of their lifestyle began to take a toll on them both, but Peter was the first to bow out. Five years later, he returned for Jasper, bringing news about a different way of life he had discovered with another newborn named Charlotte. In one conversation, Jasper was easily convinced, and he left Maria without a backward glance.
He traveled with Peter and Charlotte for a few years, but he could not escape his depression. Because of his extraordinary talent with emotions, he could live peoples’ feelings as he killed them. For the first century of his life, he was a filter for bloodthirsty vengeance and hatred, and while he wandered with Peter and Charlotte, he felt terror and fear whenever he preyed on other humans. He became very tired of killing, then, but he couldn’t find the discipline to stop. He still struggles with that to this day. Eventually, he left Peter and Charlotte and continued on alone.
One stormy night in 1948, he entered a small, half-empty diner in Philadelphia. There, he met Alice, who had told him that she had seen Carlisle’s family and their peaceful existence. Together, they set off and in 1950, found the Cullens.
In 2003, the Cullens moved to Forks, Washington, where all the “children” enrolled into high school. Jasper adopted Rosalie’s last name, Hale, mainly because they look so much alike, and the disguise of being her twin brother was a good cover-up. When Bella Swan moved to Forks, Jasper, along with Rosalie and Emmett, was a senior.
Classic Quotes—
“Alice has made all the difference. This is a climate I enjoy.” (Eclipse, pg. 302)
“Okay, Emmett first. He’s the best example of a newborn attack.” (Eclipse, pg. 394)
“You truly are one frightening little monster.” (To Alice – Eclipse, pg. 396)
“As long as you don’t touch anything, Bella, I can’t imagine someone sticking their nose close enough to that trail to catch your scent.” (Eclipse 406)
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