Talk:Shape-shifters vs. vampires/@comment-75.183.123.104-20130902180938/@comment-7600752-20130902204207

You're right...it usually takes two shapeshifters to kill a vampire. It used to take more than that. But the shapeshifters inherit the memories of their forefathers and are born with the knowledge best how to kill them. As each generation goes by...the shapeshifters gain more knowledge about vampire's weaknesses and how to kill them. Vampires are stronger than shapeshiters, but the shapeshifters have learned tricks over time....by biting off pieces of the vampire until it has nothing much left to defend itself. Although Vampires are stronger...shapeshifters are actually faster. The reason why they couldn't catch Victoria was because of her 'gift'. Her gift was natural self preservation. She simply got the hell out of Dodge (Forks) when things got too complicated. Meyer said it was like Victoria's feet knew exactly where to step in order to evade the shapeshifters. Victoria also stayed pretty close to the oceans...where vampires will have the upper hand. They don't need to breathe, while shapeshifters HAVE to breath. So all Victoria had to do was dive off into the ocean and she was safe. You should read Victoria's biography on this site. You'd understand it better.