# Team Edward or Team Jacob **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 31, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290 "2026-10-31T15:38:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QueenofEverything](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/queenofeverything/32/22052_2.png) [@QueenofEverything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenofEverything)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/1 "2026-10-31T15:38:37Z")
TEAM EDWARD FOR LIFE ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/2 "2026-10-31T15:41:14Z")
For others, who – like me – hadn’t/haven’t a clue … > **[Hot takes: it’s time to decide Team Edward or Team Jacob](https://doaneline.com/2026/09/25/hot-takes-its-time-to-decide-team-edward-or-team-jacob/)** > > When I was seven, I was introduced to the “Twilight Saga” by my crazy, obsessed sister who made it her whole personality. Now, I am not talking about preten ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/3 "2026-10-31T15:59:13Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > For others, who – like me – hadn’t/haven’t a clue … As someone who has never read a _Twilight_ book or watched a _Twilight_ movie, I consider it a pretty impressive achievement to never pick up on the concept through general cultural osmosis. (Myself, I’m Team Obile.) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/4 "2026-10-31T16:20:54Z")
Which one was the 500 year old vampire hitting on a teenage high school girl? I’ll take Team ‘Not The Dirty Old Pedophile Vampire’. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/5 "2026-10-31T17:12:03Z")
Team Buffy. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/6 "2026-10-31T17:25:34Z")
Robert Pattinson definitely has a longer and more interesting career than Taylor Lautner ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/7 "2026-10-31T17:49:41Z")
I’m team Barnabas. He don’t have sparkly skin. Ok, I think I’ll change to team Bela. NOSFERATU!! The Count from Sesame St. So many teams to choose. Aaaaccckkk! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/8 "2026-10-31T18:03:22Z")
I’m team Knottsferatu. [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.rWvvE1mt4Sua9NOZxxot7gHaLg%3Fr%3D0%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=7be83f6bd684e8a2cdaf4c49e7bb033337e088bb7464ca327ea91ed524a0c496&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.rWvvE1mt4Sua9NOZxxot7gHaLg%3Fr%3D0%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=7be83f6bd684e8a2cdaf4c49e7bb033337e088bb7464ca327ea91ed524a0c496&ipo=images) ---
**Author:** ![QueenofEverything](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/queenofeverything/32/22052_2.png) [@QueenofEverything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenofEverything)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/9 "2026-10-31T19:15:56Z")
The vampire and he has glitering skin so you are team jacob ---
**Author:** ![QueenofEverything](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/queenofeverything/32/22052_2.png) [@QueenofEverything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenofEverything)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/10 "2026-10-31T19:16:48Z")
jacob the wereolf imprints on bellas 2 day old daughter ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-edward-or-team-jacob/1034290/11 "2026-10-31T23:07:07Z")
Wow, this is a blast from the past. I thought I was in high school when it came out, but apparently only my sister was. I did wonder if people remained Team Jacob after he became abusive due to jealousy instead of the kind guy he was originally. And then, yeah, the whole imprinting thing. Before then, it was just “kind, caring guy” vs “aloof stalker who spurned her affections” and yeah, I get going for the former, if you didn’t care about canon. (Surely even teens knew that canon was going to be Team Edward.) Honestly, I continue to think Bella was too young, and no sign that any of the relationships were healthy enough for the type of lifelong commitment the author requires. I might even go Team Alice, if Jasper wouldn’t mind.