Pain illusion



Illusion of Pain is the ability to trick an individual's mind into thinking they're in pain, causing them to feel a excruciating burning feeling. Jane, a high-ranking member of the Volturi guard, has this ability. It seems to fit in well with her sadistic personality, as she obviously derives pleasure from causing others to writhe in pain at her feet.

In New Moon, Jane demostrates this ability on Edward, causing him large amounts of pain and resulting in Bella begging for her to stop. When she stops, she then turns her horrible powers on Bella at Aro's insistance, and fails epically (thanks to Bella's Mental Shield), much to Jane's extreme dislike.

Jane proudly uses her torturous technique in Eclipse to torture Bree, the sole survivor of Victoria's newborn army. In her quest for the truth of what had taken place that day, Jane found the perfect excuse to terrorize young Bree with her ability, forcing her to affirm what the Cullens had already reported. Like so many of her previous targets, Bree also comes to fear Jane and her menacing power.

Jane displays this horrendous power once again in Breaking Dawn, attempting to immobilize the Cullens and their allies while the ancients of the Volturi hold council to determine their fates. However, thanks to Bella's projection of her shield, Jane is unable affect anybody, which infuriates her, leaving her virtually weaponless and only deepening her animosity with Bella.

Meyer had stated on Personal Correspondence with The Twilight Lexicon that Jane´s ability had much to do with the pain of burning she felt when she was almost killed at the stake by Inquisitors on her time because of accusations of withcraft; she was saved by The Volturi as well as her brother Alec, cause they knew they would be special.