User blog comment:Xean/New Moon Giveaway/@comment-673976-20091122195408

Cullens vs. Volturi.

Well, lets first take a good look at the Volturi. They are obviously the stronger team, with many gifted vampires as members. They are the "royalti" of the Twilight universe. Then there is the aspect of them that they do eat humans, but I do not think that it is mandatory - remember Carlisle stayed with them for a while. Also keep in mind that it is their natural way of life... or death... And that you dont judge a human purely on what eat, why should it be so with vampires? The strongest aspect that draws me to the Volturi is (sadly, and a little bit primitively) the beautiful *cough* and drop-dead-hot *cough* performance of Dakota Fanning as the sadistic, angelic and childish Jane. I know that Fanning's hairstyle doesn't match up with the one described by Meyer, but other than that, she fits into that role just perfectly.

Despite all I wrote above, I would have to go with the Cullens for simple reasons. The eating of animals is just more humane, and if a person looses his/hers humanity, they are just an empty shell. Also, I wouldn't be able to live a nomadic life, always on the run and cut off from civilisation. As a finale argument, it almost came to a fight between the Volturi and Cullens in Breaking Dawn, and if such a thing would happend, it could never be a fair fight. Granted, Bella could protect them against Jane and Alec, but the Volturi guard has - as mentioned above - many special talents, among others the vampire Renata who can manifest a shield against physical attacks and Chelsea who can strengthen and weaken relationships. In such a case, I would always choose the weak over the strong. I'd much rather be a martyr than a tyrant.

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