Garrett

"Here's to freedom from oppression."

- Garrett

Garrett was a nomadic vampire before joining the Denali Coven as Kate's mate at the end of Breaking Dawn after their confrontation with the Volturi.

Early life
Garrett was born in the mid-1700s during the American Revolution, in New England. He was transformed around 1780, during a battle. Garrett was a hotheaded patriot who willingly fought for the colonies' right to self-govern. He was a true believer in the American dream. Because local vampires took advantage of the war's massive death toll to feast frequently, Garrett was transformed by accident in the aftermath of the battle. Garrett was with an isolated group of ten soldiers when a vampire attacked them, knocking him unconscious at the beginning of the attack. The vampire, after draining the other nine soldiers, was sated enough and he didn't drink much of Garrett's blood. Thinking that Garrett was dead, the vampire ran after giving a blow to Garrett's head. He woke up three days later as a fully-fledged vampire. Garrett is always curious and willing to investigate a mystery, and after his transformation he strove to understand what had happened to him.

Sometime after his transformation, he met and befriended Carlisle Cullen and his family.

Breaking Dawn
"These ancient ones did not come here for justice as they told you. We suspected as much, and now it has been proved. They came, misled, but with a valid excuse for their action. Witness now as they seek flimsy exuses to continue their true mission. Witness them struggle to find a justification for their true purpose - to destroy this family here."

- Garrett's testimony against the Volturi's authority.

Garrett is called to witness for the Cullen family when troubled by the Volturi. Though without special talent, Garrett enjoys challenges. He is intrigued by the Cullens and the Denali coven's lifestyle of drinking animal blood instead of human.

While in the company of the witnesses, he challenges Kate to test her power on him. She is successful in making him fall on his knees in pain, though he says it "sure was something". He later tells Aro that he believes by abstaining from human blood can be aided powerfully in vampire bonding. At the same time, he also learns about this lifestyle through Kate of the Denali coven. The two bond quickly, and it is Garrett who endures Kate's ability when he successfully stops her from attacking the Volturi (which would likely have resulted in her death as well as everyone else's). He tells the Volturi's witnesses of what he has seen from the family and what they suspect of the Volturi's true agenda - to acquire some of the Cullens' talented members, and tells them to consider joining their side, because the Volturi may not let them live long enough to spread the story.

Eventually, after the Volturi left, he joins the Denalis and becomes Kate's mate, and shifts his diet to animal blood.

Physical appearance
"Garrett came first. A tall, rangy vampire with eager ruby eyes and long sandy hair he kept back with a leather thong. And it was apparent immediately that he was an adventurer."

- Bella on seeing Garrett for the first time.

Garrett was described as being 6'2" tall with a lanky build. He wears his long, sandy-coloured hair tied back with a leather thong. His eyes have deep ruby colors, but after joining the Denali coven, they are expected to change to an amber color, and finally to gold due to the change of diet as long as he continues to consume animal blood. When he is thirsty, his eyes turn the darkest shade of black. His skin sparkles like diamonds upon exposure to sunlight.

In the Breaking Dawn teaser, his appearance is noted to have been altered: his hair only runs down to his neck, with a mustache.

Personality and traits
Garrett is shown to be very amiable, easily interacting with others. Garrett is apparently very adventurous and very curious, as evidenced by his acceptance of Kate's challenge to experience her ability and later to assume vegetarianism, which is not easy for him to adapt to. Also, he is hotheaded, but very brave and strongly believes in free will and compares the Cullens' resistance against the Volturi to America and England during the Revolutionary War.

His relentless curiosity about the unknown was developed from his quest to understand his new vampire side.

Powers and abilities
Garrett is described by Bella to be a surprisingly good teacher in combat skills, with experience from his life as a soldier.

When Tanya and Kate launch themselves at the Volturi after their sister was killed, Garrett is the one who pressed Kate to the ground, and endured her electrical shocks before Bella backed him up.

Relationships
Garrett is the most recent member of the Denali Coven. He joined the coven as Kate's mate. He is also coven members with Tanya, Eleazar, and Carmen.

Kate
"If we live through this, I'll follow you anywhere, woman." "Now he tells me."

- Garrett and Kate.

Kate is a member of the Denali Coven, who has the gift to shock others with an electrical touch. When Garrett first meets her family, he becomes interested with their lifestyle. Eventually, he feels curious about Kate's gift and allows her to shock him to test his endurance. The shock sends him on his knees, but he finds it as "something".

At the end of Breaking Dawn, he becomes Kate's mate and moves to Denali with her coven.

Film portrayal
Garrett will be portrayed by Lee Pace in the upcoming second half of Breaking Dawn.

Appearances

 * Breaking Dawn
 * Breaking Dawn - Part 2