Repulsive magnetism

"He has the ability to make anyone feel physically repulsed. He can use this ability to make someone unable to think of him for a period of time."

- Entry on Fred's gift

Physical repulsion is Fred's special ability to make others feel physically repulsed by him. It is known as a very powerful and intense gift.

Description
"... I felt something else, something totally unexpected - a wave of revulsion so overpowering that I couldn't hold my crouch. I crumpled to the floor, gasping with horror."

- Diego explaining Fred's gift

Fred can willingly use it to drive others away, by making them feel repulsed at the thought of being near him. As he grows older, he learns to make others feel repulsive even at the thought of him for a limited period of time, making him almost "invisible" to them.

This power proves to be very useful as Fred manages to evacuate a whole basement full of vampires with his revulsion. He also used this gift to avoid the fight between the Cullens and the newborn army in Eclipse, becoming "invisible" for at least 20 minutes while he escaped before the other newborns approached the Cullen family.

Limitations
His gift is only temporary and works from a certain range, as those who aren't in his presence do not feel the effects of his gift once they move away from him. He can use it to escape his pursuers, but the effects wear off after a certain time.

Origins
As a human, Fred became an anti-social individual due to his complicated childhood. He shunned all human contact - except for studies - and preferred to be alone. When he became a vampire, this characteristic was magnified into a power that drives away his pursuers.

Controversy
This power is described as physical by Stephenie Meyer, and should be immune to Bella Swan's mental shield. However, by description in the story, it seems more to be a mental power that provokes people's repulsive sides.

Similar abilities

 * Renata's protective shield is able to project a thought into her attacker's mind to make him go another way and thereby avoid a physical attack.


 * Jane BD promo.jpg[[Jane]]'s power illusion can inflict an illusion of burning torment into her target.


 * Tsbd2_JASPER_front.jpg]]Jasper Hale's pathokinesis allows him to change the way someone physically feels, though the effects wear off when he is no longer near his targets. Like Fred, his power can affect several people at the same time.


 * Afton's mental invisibility makes him mentally invisible to his pursuers.