Norman Bates

Norman Bates, also known as Ed, Mother, Norma, Normal Bates, Normy and Robert Newman, is the main protagonist from the Psycho series.
== Charactah Account ==
Norman is a serial killer who suffers from psychosis and Dissociative Identity Disorder, believing himself to be his controlling mother. At the same time, he suffered from visual and auditory hallucinations, in which his mother apparently talked him into committing acts of violence in order to appease her.
When the Mother personality took over, Norman would fly into murderous rages targeting women who aroused him, usually whilst dressed in her clothing. He is known to have eventually slaughtered his mother and kept her mummified corpse in the basement of his house for many years.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Psycho
=== Literature ===
* Psycho
* Psycho II
* Psycho: Sanitarium
* Suspects
=== Movies ===
* Bates Motel
* Psycho
* Psycho (1998)
* Psycho II
* Psycho III
* Psycho IV: The Beginning
=== TV Series ===
* Bates Motel
* Bates Motel Season 2
* Bates Motel Season 3
* Bates Motel Season 4
* Bates Motel Season 5
=== Video Games ===
* Monster Breeder
* Psycho
== Trivia ==
* Norman Bates was presumably based on the American murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein, though the author, Robert Bloch, stated that he'd started writing Psycho before becoming aware of Gein, and was struck by "how closely the imaginary character I'd created resembled the real Ed Gein both in overt act and apparent motivation." Bloch inserted a line alluding to Gein into one of the final chapters after learning of Gein's initial crimes (before learning that Gein also had lived in isolation with a religiously fanatical mother and had been trying to make a "woman suit" to wear so he could pretend to be his dead mother).
** Norman's usage of the alias "Ed" in the last Psycho film may be a nod to their similarities.
* Norman Bates' incestuous relationship with his mother is an exaggerated interpretation of the human Oedipus Complex. The psychiatrist Sigmund Freud coined the term to describe the theoretical psychosexual desires of a child, who during his development, desires his mother's love. Freud theorized that this could manifest in both male and female infants, with the female iteration being the Electra Complex.
* Norman's pattern of killing those who arouse him is plausible in the psychological development of sociopaths. Real-life murderers such as Andrei Chikatilo were known to enact extreme forms of violence in order to achieve full sexual gratification.
* The character of Norman Bates and the Psycho mythos has been said to have inspired dozens of other horror films and is considered as the benchmark for slasher movies. The character name of Sam Loomis in Halloween was taken directly from Psycho, with the character of Billy Loomis in Scream being inspired by both characters of the same name, and even quotes Bates in the final act of the film.
* When Norman kills Duane Duke in Psycho III, this is the only time that he is not seen acting up as "Mother".
* Anthony Perkins was diagnosed with HIV during the filming of Psycho IV. That aside, the film's director, Mick Garris, described Perkins as one of the most difficult actors he has ever worked with. Regardless Perkins was satisfied with the film, which he knew would be his final film portrayal as Norman Bates.
* It was rumored that Norman Bates's middle initial is "F." because of the coincidence that the license plate on the rear of Marion Crane's vehicle is titled "NFB 418."
* The film Norman is the only version to be alive, as his television and book counterparts perish. As a result, he is the oldest Norman Bates by the events of Psycho IV: The Beginning.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Norman Bates at Psycho Wiki
* Norman Bates at Villains Wiki
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