Caius volturi in breaking dawn

Although Caius doesn’t get much screen time in the Twilight saga, the Volturi member still has a dark canon backstory that makes him stand out from the rest of the franchise's villainous roster. Almost every Twilight character has an in-depth canon backstory.

The lore of author Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling teen romance saga runs deep, with many of the main character’s origin stories being left offscreen due to the limited run time of the Twilight movies.

Thanks to their truncated run time, the Twilight movie adaptations offer no answers for viewers hoping to know why Rosalie has no powers in the Twilight movies or who the Romanian coven is.

However, The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide offers answers to many of these inquiries. One of many detailed character backstories that the companion book explains is that of the Volturi’s frequently forgotten third member, Caius.

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