Jacob Black

Jacob Black
Twilight character
Jacob Black as portrayed by Taylor Lautner in New Moon.
First appearance	Twilight
Last appearance	Breaking Dawn
Created by	Stephenie Meyer
Portrayed by	Taylor Lautner
Information
Nickname(s)	Jake
Species	Werewolf
Gender	Male
Occupation	Protector of La Push
Title	Beta/Alpha's Second (New Moon and Eclipse), Alpha/Leader (Breaking Dawn)
Family	Billy Black (father), Sarah Black (mother, deceased), Rachael and Rebecca (older twin sisters), Ephraim Black (great-grandfather, deceased), Quil Ateara V (second cousin)

Jacob "Jake" Black is a character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near LA khatra Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, he discovers that he can shapeshift into a wolf. For the majority of the series, Jacob competes with Edward Cullen for Bella Swan's love. In the films Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Breaking Dawn Part 2, Jacob is played by Taylor Lautner.

According to Stephenie Meyer, Jacob was originally meant to be a device through which Bella could learn Edward's secret in Twilight. Meyer, her agent, and her editor all liked the character so much that they decided to give him a larger role in the following book, New Moon, with Meyer calling the character, "my favorite gift that New Moon gave to me."

"Jacob was my first experience with a character taking over—a minor character developing such roundness and life that I couldn't keep him locked inside a tiny role....From the very beginning, even when Jacob only appeared in chapter six of Twilight, he was so alive. I liked him. More than I should for such a small part."

Meyer has said that after Jacob started emerging as a prominent character in New Moon'