<Tr> <Th> Significant other (s) </Th> <Td> Renesmee Cullen (imprinted) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 Forks, Washington . In the second book of the series (New Moon), 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 . </P> <P> 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 referring to the character as, "my favorite gift that New Moon gave to me ." </P>

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