One of the overarching threats in the Twilight Saga is the Volturi.
The Volturi is the equivalent of royalty in the vampire world and is the largest and most powerful vampire coven.
They enforce the laws and rules of the vampire world and help to protect the existence of vampires from getting outed to the human world.
They’re a constant presence throughout the saga, but become a fully-fledged antagonist of sorts in Breaking Dawn, after getting misinformation about Bella and Edward’s daughter.
But despite being one of the series’ big bad, they’re deeply fascinating and have roots that go back as far as 500 Ad, and have included some very familiar faces in its history.
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