Somebody help her! When Edward tries to warn Bella, while shimmering in the sun, "I'm the world's most dangerous predator, Bella. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell.

Edward Cullen may be a beloved character in the "Twilight" franchise, but there are some things even die-hard fans might not know about him. Here are 13 little-known facts about the vampire.

Edward was born Edward Anthony Masen, Jr. on June 20, 1901. Edward turned into a vampire in 1918, and his natural talent for reading minds became his biggest vampire superpower as a Cullen.

Edward Cullen may be a beloved character in the "Twilight" franchise, but there are some things even die-hard fans might not know about him. Here are 13 little-known facts about the vampire.

By now, everyone knows the story of Twilight, even if it’s just the gist of it. Edward Cullen is this brooding teen vampire with a love for the new (human) girl in Forks, WA, Bella Swan.

Edward's one redeeming feature is that he realizes he's a dope and that Bella is too good for him. In that vein, much of "Midnight Sun" is devoted to Edward's thinking about how awesome Bella is.

By then, however, many of Meyer’s No. 1 choices aged out of the roles. Edward Cullen is a high school teen, so the then-24-year-old Cavill was too old.