Why does Edward call his sparkly skin "the skin of a killer"?

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In Twilight, why does Edward call his sparkly skin "the skin of a killer" when it's actually the skin of a unicorn?



Best Answer

Because he's a vampire, and vampires are killers by nature, he's pointing out the irony of that beautiful shiny skin being the skin of such an evil creature.




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Why does Edward glitter?

Bella and readers learn this in the first book/movie, when Edward shows her why he and his family don't leave the house on sunny days. Meyer actually gave an explanation to this, saying that vampires' bodies sparkle due to the crystalline properties of their cells, as vampire skin is very different to that of humans.

Does Edward sparkle on Twilight?

He sparkles briefly in the first meadow scene in Eclipse (you can see the sparkles reflecting off Bella's skin) and there is a tiny sparkle when they are at the top of the waterfall while on their honeymoon in Breaking Dawn.



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Because from nature he is a vampire and used to quench their thirst of blood he killed many peoples in in this sense he called himself "skin of killer"

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