Paul Lahote

"I'm sure the leech-lover is just dying to help us out!"

- Paul on Bella Swan

Paul is a Quileute shapeshifter. He was the third one to join the pack, and is the most volatile member of the pack, becoming so enraged upon learning that Jacob informed Bella about them that he turned into a wolf and attempted to kill her. He later seems to have no ill feelings towards Bella or Jacob. He is prone to angry outbursts, causing him to burst into his wolf form.

Early Life
Not much is known about Paul's early life except that he changed into a shapeshifter after Sam and Jared.

New Moon
In New Moon, Paul tries to attack Bella after finding out that she'd discovered what they are, but is stopped by Jacob and Sam. He joins his pack in defending Bella and Charlie against Victoria.

Eclipse
After the Cullens return, they try to hunt Victoria on both lands. When Emmett attempts to attack Victoria, she dodges causing him to smack into Paul. This almost turns into a fight until Jasper and Carlisle manage to calm everyone down. He is present at the Quileute counsel campfire. After the campfire, Paul wasn't directly mentioned in the book, but it's clear that he did fight against the newborn army along with the rest of the pack.

Breaking Dawn
After Rachel came home from college, Paul imprinted on Rachel Black, Jacob's older sister. This upset Billy Black and Jacob because Paul was always at their house, but Billy remained okay with his visits because it kept Rachel home longer. Jacob finds him annoying and punches him in the face and breaks his nose. He is present during Jacob and Jared's conversation about what to do with the Cullens while Bella is pregnant with Renesmee, and during the Volturi's "trial" against the Cullens for having committed a "crime" by creating an immortal child.

Physical description
In New Moon, Jacob says that "Paul's just sixteen, too, shorter than me and not as beefy as Quil."

Wolf form
Bella describes Paul’s wolf form as: "Dark silver fur blew out from the boy, coalescing into a shape more than five-times his size—a massive, crouched shape, ready to spring". He is also massive, gigantic, shorter than Sam, swift, and dark-eyed.

Rachel Black
In Breaking Dawn, Paul imprints on Jacob Black's older sister Rachel. This annoys Billy and Jacob for he is always at their house eating their food and watching their TV; however, Billy is happy that Rachel is sticking around longer because of Paul. Paul is prone to losing his temper very quickly, but seems to have better control of it during Breaking Dawn, most likely due to the happiness of being in love.

Appearances

 * New Moon
 * New Moon (film)
 * Eclipse
 * Eclipse (film)
 * Breaking Dawn



Film portrayal
Alex Meraz played Paul in the film New Moon and Eclipse.