Why is it Twilight Fans think that Rob/Edward is hot?

He's hot because he's burning to cinders after i crucio'd, avada kedavra'd and ripped him apart with my silvery knifey! Mwahahahhahahahahhaha!!!

Even though I'm not a Twilight fan, I can explain this one :)

In the Twilight book, Edward is described as being the most gorgeous man on the face of the earth. In the book, there isn't, never has been and never will be a man that is better looking than Edward, because he is so "perfect" and "speshul". So we have the hottest image of a man that can be imagined implanted in the Twilight fan's minds.

Now, Robert Pattinson is playing Edward in the movies. I don't think he's very good looking, but you have to remember that image that is already implanted in these girls minds (or boys. Either way. Not the point). What happens is that all you see is the image in your mind, just more in the form of Rob. This morphs him into a gorgeous hunk in these girls minds.

BASICALLY:
It's Edward who these girls think is so hot, not Rob. Rob just so happens to be playing Edward, therefore he is viewed as actually being Edward.

i think its jsut a personal opinion and they interests in a guy..
adn for some reason, he appeals to a large fan base.
its jsut a matter of fact of personal choice.

its just a matter of personal opinion and taste in guys.
Personally i think he is very attractive, more so in his photo shoots. And he doesnt think he is good looking and thats all part of the charm :)

ps people who say they think cedric is hot but not rob- err kinda impossible!

No idea. I think he's very, very ugly. He looks like an angular- faced crack head.

To be honest, he isn't that good looking!

i dunno.

but cedric is hot. not rob pat. not eddiekins.

maybe because they (meaning those few who likes him) like the pale and lipstick thing.. err..

EDIT: well. here's a DIFFERENT LOOK..

he has his cute moments, but he no Edward in the looks department for me

Well, because he is.
-.-

But we all have different taste in guys, so...

I honestly have no clue, but I'll try.

He sparkles...ummm...hmmmm...That's all I can really think of....OH! He stalks his girlfriends *nods happily*

Because he has the guts to wear their(fans') make-up and not be sorry about it.

I think (as a Twilight fan) that it is the whole picture you get from him.
he is like the perfect boyfriend:
- he loves her
- he defends her
- he picks her op to go to school and show everybody that she is his girfriend (not many guys have the guts to do that)
- he (robert Pattinson) is yummy (but that's my personal taste)

I hope I gave you the answer to your question let me know.
lots of love Myrthe

Edward - if you are told a milion times that he is 'perfect and beautiful' you will sooner or later believe it. When I read the book it actually started annoying me after a while.

Robert is not my type, so I don't find him hot at all and it's definitely not how I imagined Edward while reading this thing. I did actually imagine someone breathtaking, someone who is so damn beautiful, that I would find him 'HOT' despite the fact that he annoyed the shit out of me. Robert is handsome, but far from beautiful.

Haven't you heard? Eddy boy is a GOD!!! *drool* ROFL!!

i think rob is handsome and it has nothing to do with twilight i just find him attractive, i also find rupert grint attractive!!!

most twilight fans tend to like boring ten-a-penny random guys because they are just going along with everyone else- just as they are going along with a pathetic book/film because everyone else is