In twilight why is Rosalie and Jasper hale not Cullen?

Answer 1

Because Rosalie and Jasper (when they were at high school) had to pretend to be twins so they adopted Rosalie's human surname Hale to be their name, Rosalie then went on to marry Emmett but since vampires cant age so they never get to leave high school she kept Hale as her name

Answer 2

They're not adopted. if they were adopted it would be dating your brother or sister.

I disagree with that answer, because jasper and rosalie aren't even dating, and they are NOT brother and sister. jasper tells Bella that his last name is Whitlock, not Hale. It was only rosalie who had the last name Hale. Every other member of the Cullen family had a different last name, but changed once they join, then they became a Cullen.

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Both of these answers are pretty much true, but although Jasper's surname was Whitlock, when Jessica names the vampires for Bella, she calls Alice, Edward and Emmett "Cullen"and Rosalie and Jasper "Hale."

A reason to support this would be because Emmett and Rosalie are together (Cullen + Hale) and Jasper and Alice (Hale + Cullen) rather than both being Cullen + Cullen, as marrying inside the family is looked down upon.

The real reason Rosalie and Jasper share the name "Hale" is because they look like they're related. So Jasper took Rosalie's last name Hale, and they pretend that they are brother and sister.

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Every one who posted answers are correct... Another reason for this was because Rosalie didnt want to change her last name since she was very well respected (although not by Royce) in her time and so Jazz had to take Rosalie's last name. I don't think Rose would have given in so easily unless Jazz did his mood control thing.

Now back to the last name thing: Edward was Masen, Alice was Brandon, Esme was Platt and Emmett was McCarty. Carlisle and Rosalie were the only ones to keep their last names.

Answer 3

Rosalie and Jasper Hale were originally a part of different vampire covens before joining the Cullen family. Rosalie was turned by Carlisle when she was close to dying, and Jasper was turned by a different vampire named Maria. They chose to take on the name "Hale" from their human lives before becoming vampires.

Answer 4

I think because they looked similar and they were supposed to be twins.Because all the Cullens are pretending to be related. That just adds another thing to their human facade

Answer 5

It's actually Rosalie Hale and Jasper Whitlock.