Who is your favourite Volturi guard or leader?
Oh, thanks for such a great question!
Honestly, it’s hard to say, bc the Volturi in the canon are portrayed in such a one-sided and shallow way. But from what we do get, I really like Jane and Alec (sorry, SM, you can’t make me hate them). I find their story incredibly tragic and kind of poetic in a way. And to be honest, I’ve always had a soft spot for child characters whose childhood was taken from them.
If we talk about the less popular guards, Chelsea definitely fascinates me. That woman literally holds everything together - and oh, she knows it, and sometimes she uses that power, which I absolutely love. I’m firmly convinced that if the Volturi ever fall, it won’t be because of the Cullens, but because of Chelsea, who’ll eventually tell Aro to go to hell.
As for the leaders, if we stick to pure canon, it’s definitely Aro ( he’s such a brilliant bastard). He’s the most fleshed-out of them all, and as a character, he’s actually written really well.
Among the less developed ones, I see huge potential in Caius. With proper writing, he could become a genuinely complex character - someone with layered motivation and his own life philosophy. But it’s important not to turn that into cheap justification like “poor thing, he had a sad childhood, nobody loved him, that’s why he’s mean deep down he’s just a soft kitten.” I think it’s crucial to keep his canon traits, just give them logical context, not excuses. (Also, I just have a weakness for white-haired men going through a midlife crisis and struggling with anger issues.)
My feelings about Marcus are… complicated (sorry). On one hand, yes, his tragedy is awful and explains a lot. But on the other, if he hated Aro’s politics so much, why didn’t he ever push back? Why didn’t he try to influence Aro at all? Why choose to just withdraw completely? I’d honestly love to see Marcus not just before Didyme’s death, but before he even met her. What was he like back then? What made him start hanging out with Aro in the first place? There’s massive potential there for a deep, layered character too.
Those who are more or less developed in canon - Jane, Alec, and Aro.
And those with huge unexplored potential - Chelsea, Caius, and Marcus.
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