- "When the old one knew I was after his little friend, he stole her from the asylum where he worked—I never will understand the obsession some vampires seem to form with you humans—and as soon as he freed her he made her safe."
- ―James about Kumboh.[src]
Kumboh (pronounced Koom-bo) was a vampire who appeared in the short film The Groundskeeper. He was the one who created Alice Cullen, and had a subtle gift of hypnotic vision.
He was killed by James and Victoria as punishment for turning Alice.
Kumboh was portrayed by Kevin Craig West in the short segment, The Groundskeeper.
Biography
The Groundskeeper
- Main article: The Groundskeeper
- "The only way I survive is if you fight them to the death. Your death. And even then, it's just a chance."
- ―Alice to Kumboh[src]
Kumboh was a throne prince of a tribe before becoming a vampire. He had since then wandered the Earth for thousands of years.
"A sprick of lavender, in your right pocket."
In the 1920s, he worked as a groundskeeper in a mental asylum at night, where he took advantage to feed on humans who could die without much notice being taken. During that time, he befriended amnesiac Mary Alice Brandon and came to care for her like a daughter. He learned of Alice's abilities; she always knew when he was coming to visit her. He would bring hidden objects with him, to see if she could guess what he had. She always got it right.
Kumboh turning Alice.
On the night that James came for Alice, she told him about her vision. He decided to save her, but she foresaw failure after failure, and he started to realize what he was up against. Then he decided to change her. Alice saw that this would be very close. There might not be enough time for her blood to transform sufficiently for James to gain nothing in killing her. She told him that he was going to have a future and did not want him to sacrifice himself, but Kumboh did not waver from this decision. He bit Alice immediately and took her away to hide her as well as he could. He then put himself in James's path to delay him, knowing from Alice's vision that he would not survive.
He kept James and Victoria at bay until he was finally overpowered and destroyed. His sacrifice allowed Alice to successfully transform into a vampire. Sadly, she forgot about him after the change.
Twilight
- Main article: Twilight
Decades later, James and Alice cross paths again when he was crossing Forks with his coven. While cornering Bella Swan in a ballet studio in Phoenix, James tells his story about his encounter with Alice in the past. She later tells Alice what she learned.
Physical appearance
Kumboh had the appearance of a middle-aged African-American with a shaved head, grayish mustache and a muscular physique. His eyes were usually dark red, but would turn white when he used his supernatural gift.
Personality and traits
Kumboh was caring and selfless, willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of someone he cared for. After living thousands of years, he had seemingly grown tired of immortality and thus did not hesitate to let James and Victoria destroy him when they overwhelmed him.
Powers and abilities: hypnotic vision
- Main article: Hypnotic vision
Kumboh hypnotizes a night patron.
- "Weren't you having a drink?"
- ―Kumboh sending suggestion to the night patron[src]
Kumboh displayed some limited form of mind control, which allowed him to momentarily stun and confuse another individual by looking directly into their eyes. He first hypnotized the night patron and later James. His eyes turned crystal white when he used this power.
Film portrayal
Kumboh was portrayed by Kevin Craig West in The Groundskeeper.
Appearances
Mentioned in
- Twilight (name excluded)
Note
The name of Alice's creator was never revealed in Twilight Saga. Kumboh's name and identity was created exclusively in the segment.
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