This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning

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This Is The Skin Of A Killer, Bella is a quote from the film Twilight in which Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) reveals to Bella (Kristen Stewart) that as a vampire, he has skin that twinkles in the sunlight. In 2021, the quote became a catchphrase with which people would post shiny objects in a parody of the film, particularly an image of Tracksuit Robert Pattinson edited to have a star-filled jacket.

Origin

In 2008's Twilight, Edward Cullen reveals to Bella Swan that he is a vampire by showing her how his skin twinkles in the sunlight. After she says he looks beautiful, he replies, "This is the skin of a killer, Bella" (shown below).

The phrase did not start seeing use in memes until December 26th, 2020, when Twitter user @r0sexcl0uds[1] posted an image of a woman whose face was covered in plastic jewels with the phrase, gaining over 38,000 retweets and 212,000 likes (shown below).


This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning

Spread

Over the following months, the meme spread as people paired the phrase with various shiny objects. On July 17th, 2021, user @vampphics[3] posted the caption along with a picture of a shiny cat, gaining over 930 retweets and 3,700 likes (shown below, left). On July 19th, user @naichelizzette[2] posted the phrase along with a picture of a girl in a disco ball costume, gaining over 2,000 retweets and 8,000 likes (shown below, right).

This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning

On August 2nd, 2021, Twitter user @baddiewitches[4] posted what would be one of the more popular iterations of the meme, showing Tracksuit Robert Pattinson with a photoshopped jacket comprised of stars. This gained over 20,000 retweets and 101,000 likes in less than one month (shown below, left). This was later made into a shirt, which was purchased by user @bluescabeswater,[5] who gained over 55,000 retweets and 454,000 likes showing off the purchase (shown below, right).

This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning

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This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning
This is the skin of a killer, bella meaning

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What does Bella say at the beginning of Twilight?

It's fitting that the first line of the "Twilight" series goes to the narrator and protagonist, Bella (Kristen Stewart). Her first line is a voice-over, in which she says, "I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go."

Why does Bella stink to Edward?

During biology class, Edward reacted with disgust towards her, as if she was nauseating to him, and it was later revealed this was because the scent of her blood was irresistible to him.

What page does Edward tells Bella he's a vampire?

Summary: Chapter 9: Theory Edward is surprised when Bella says that his being a vampire doesn't matter to her.

Why can't Edward read Bella's mind?

Bella's mind shield is able to block any vampire power that affects her brain. That's why Edward and Aro couldn't read her mind, Jane couldn't make her feel pain (it was only creating the illusion of pain), and Zafrina couldn't make her see visual projections she was able to make everyone else see.