Fred

Fred is a nomadic vampire. He was originally created by Victoria for her newborn army. He makes his first and only appearance is in the novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. He is gifted with the supernatural talent of physical repulsion, and is one of three survivors from the army.

Early life
Fred was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in April 1985. He grew up with his father; his parents divorced when he was 10 years old. His mother remarried and had three children whom he rarely saw. Fred's relationship with his father was very weak as they only communicated through logic rather than emotion.

He was occasionally bullied in elementary school for being thin and wearing thick glasses. In high school, he grew very tall, but he was awkward and gangly. By this time, he had embraced being a science nerd and preferred to be left alone rather than being in crowds. He tried to avoid attention, and hated to be singled out except in the classroom. Eventually, Fred received a scholarship to Stanford University. Physically, he had gotten past his awkward stage and was quite attractive, but he remained oblivious to this fact. After his sophomore year, he volunteered for a special research project offered by his favorite marine biology professor. Fred spent the majority of the summer on remote beaches along the Oregon and Washington coast, camping for the most part. It was a solitary trip, and he went several days at a time without seeing another person.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Fred was turned in August 2005 when Riley found him on one of the beaches along the Oregon and Washington coast, and thought that his disappearance would seem explicable, so he asked Fred if he was interested in some excitement. Though Fred declined the offer, Riley forcefully took him away and Victoria changed him into a vampire against his will.

Despite being a newborn vampire, he thinks more clearly than most of the members in his army. Due to his gift, other vampires often ignore him to avoid his revulsion.

Fred befriends Bree and protects her from harm with his talent to repulse other vampires. To avoid getting into fights, Bree would sit by his side during the day and endure his repellent ability, as everyone else is repulsed by it. It is told that Fred can control his power to make it as weak or powerful as he pleases. Stephenie Meyer once compared his power to that of Jasper Hale's emotional control, just only affecting disgust.

Fred first appears in the book when Bree and Diego reunite with the army after an entire day of tracking them. Raoul and his followers are about to break into a fight with Bree and Diego when Fred suddenly uses his power to repel everyone from the room.

He finds Riley's promises empty and runs off to Vancouver the day before they fought the Cullens, determined to explore the world of vampires on his own. Before he does, however, he promises to wait for Bree and her boyfriend Diego for one day before going off on his own. Right before Bree dies in the hands of the Volturi, she telepathically asks Edward Cullen to be nice to him if they were ever to cross paths.

He is one of three vampires who survived the army's battle with the Cullens and shape-shifters. He now lives as a solitary nomad.

Physical appearance
He is described as a tall college student around six-two with thick, curly blond hair, broad-shouldered and muscular. Looking older than a majority of the other vampires, Bree once commenting "a big blonde elephant in the middle of the room". Bree was also surprised at how handsome if not better looking than most of the other newborns, despite his vampiric gift.

Personality traits
Bree considers him a "science nerd", and describes him as looking at things in a scientific way and is very smart. For the most part he is quiet and does not enjoy other people's attention, which suggests why as a vampire he has a supernatural gift to repel people (he prefers to be invisible to others). Despite still being a newborn vampire during the beginning of the novella, he is shown to be able to think clearer than most of the other newborns. He is also quite observant as he finds Riley's words distrustful. Fred is often quiet and prefers to be left on his own, though he made an exception for Bree. Bree also mentions that she leaves him the books she has read so he can read them as well if he wanted to.

Physical repulsion
"I guess Fred can sort of repel people on purpose. It's all in our heads, though. He makes us repulsed at the thought of being near him."

- Diego on Fred's gift

Fred has the ability to make anyone feel repulsed. He can induce an unbearably intense repulsion in those around him, which is useful when his life is at stake or when he wants to be left alone. Over time, he learned to use his power in a wider range, making him disgusting to other people, who then promptly forget about him for an extended amount of time. He developed it to the point where simply thinking about him will cause repulsion, though he seemingly can select a few people to not feel repelled while using it. This gift also earns him the nickname "Freaky Fred".

He used this gift to escape before the battle against the Cullens began.

Bree Tanner
"I'm going to explore on my own, see the world. Or I was going on my own, but then I thought maybe you might want to come, too. You'd be pretty safe with me. No one will be able to follow us."

- Fred to Bree

Bree Tanner is Fred's only friend from the Seattle newborn army. Before they became friends, she was always at his side to hide from the army's aggressive members, who usually kill each other for entertainment. When the bulky vampire, Raoul, is about to pick a fight with Diego and Bree, Fred uses his power to drive away him and his followers. After Diego is separated from Bree, Fred begins to show a caring side toward her, thinking of her as his first friend, ever. This likely comes from the time they spent together where Bree never bothered him while using him as a shield.

Before he leaves to explore the world on his own, he asks Bree to go with him, but she decides to first find Diego (unaware that he is already dead). When she leaves with the army, Fred expresses worry that he may never see her again.

Appearances

 * The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner