History Characters / Psycho

* WidowWoman: In ''Psycho II'', where it's revealed Sam Loomis, whom she married after the events of the first film, has died before the events of the second film.

* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Woman]]: In ''Psycho II'', when [[spoiler:she decides to take the law to her own hands to apprehend Norman herself]] after feeling the courts "protect criminals, not their victims," when Norman was released and declared sane.

* {{Jerkass}}: All we know about her is that she's very angry.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She would cruelly pretend that she was harsh on Norman because she said that she does care about him, only in an effort to drive him back to her so she had someone to abuse.

* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She acts kind and gentle towards both Norman and her {{Jerkass}} InspectorJavert mother when she doesn't have to.

* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Woman]]: [[spoiler:At first, she was involved with her mother's WellIntentionedExtremist plans, but later turn against Lila after becoming convinced of Norman's newfound sanity, but later plays this role straight for a minute in the climax after discovering her mother's dead body.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Contrary to the title of the series, Norman is, in fact, ''not'' psychopathic, as psychopaths don't feel any kind of empathy at all, whereas Norman has shown strong empathy and emotional attachments to his mother (for better or worse) and his love interests from the sequels. He shows more signs of Dissociative Identity Disorder due to having two personalities, and it would seem that this was brought about by the PTSD that he suffered due to the abuse inflicted on him by his mother.

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* ShesGotLegs: Norman observers her undressing and notices her nice, smooth legs first.

* MeaningfulName: Her first name is Norma - Nor-'Ma'. 'Norm' is short for Norman. 'Ma' is an abbreviated term meaning 'mother'. So her name is literally "Norman-Mother," and [[spoiler:she becomes a part of Norman's split personality whom he refers to as 'Mother,' which altenates.]]

* MeaningfulName: Her first name is Nor-Ma. 'Norm' is short for Norman. 'Ma' is an abbreviated term meaning 'mother'. So her name is literally "Norman-Mother," and [[spoiler:she becomes a part of Norman whom he refers to as 'Mother.']]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Perhaps even moreso than other forgiving members of the Fairvale community like the diner owner Mr. Statler, he believes that Norman has served his time, is fully rehabilitated and restored to sanity, and deserves to be left in peace. Consequently, he is not afraid to give all of those attempting to bother Norman about his past a piece of his mind, and he initially appears to be right in his convictions. Unfortunately, Norman's sanity ultimately does turn out to be more fragile than he suspects (no thanks to the efforts of others going out of their way to trigger a mental breakdown for him), and Sheriff Hunt is [[BrokenPedestal very disappointed to discover]] by the end of the third film that Norman has relapsed into serial murder.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Perhaps even moreso than other forgiving members of the Fairvale community like the diner owner Mr. Statler, he believes that Norman has served his time, is fully rehabilitated and restored to sanity, and deserves to be left in peace. Consequently, he is not afraid to give all of those attempting to bother Norman about his past a piece of his mind, and he initially appears to be right about his convictions. Unfortunately, Norman's sanity ultimately does turn out to be more fragile than he suspects (no thanks to the efforts of others going out of their way to trigger a mental breakdown for him), and Sheriff Hunt is [[BrokenPedestal very disappointed to discover]] by the end of the third film that Norman has relapsed into serial murder.

* ByTheBookCop: He takes his duty to protect and serve everyone in his community seriously, up to and including protecting the (initially) reformed serial killer who has already served out his sentence from those who wish to retaliate against him for his past crimes.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Perhaps even moreso than other forgiving members of the Fairvale community like the diner owner Mr. Statler, he believes that Norman has served his time, is fully rehabilitated and restored to sanity, and deserves to be left in peace. Consequently, he is not afraid to give all of those attempting to bother Norman about his past a piece of his mind. Unfortunately, Norman's sanity ultimately turns out to be more fragile than he suspects, and he is [[BrokenPedestal very disappointed to discover]] by the end of the third film that Norman has relapsed into serial murder.

* MeaningfulName: Her first name is Nor-Ma. 'Norm' is short for Norman. 'Ma' is an abbrivated term meaning 'mother'. So her name is litterally "Norman/Mother," and she becomes a part of Norman whom he refers to as 'Mother.'

* KnifeNut: When the Mother personality takes over. All of the murders are committed with a large kitchen knife.

* KnifeNut: [[spoiler:She is the knife-wielding murderer in ''Psycho II''.]]

* AbusiveParent: She manhandles her daughter and screams at her numerous times, though it could be her way of showing AngerBornOfWorry out of fearing that if Norman indeed goes crazy again while Mary is vulnerable to his state, Lila does not want to lose her to Norman like how she lost Marion to him in the first movie.

* AbusiveParents: Always yells at her son and keeps him away from women.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the second film, owing to Creator/JohnGavin's lack of availability.
* BigDamnHero: He saves Lila from Norman in drag at the climax.

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* {{Archenemy}}: She's Norman's greatest enemy.

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->'''Voiced By''': Virginia Gregg (''Psycho''-''Psycho III''), Paul Jasmin (''Psycho''), Jeanette Nolan (''Psycho'')

!!'''Marion "Mary" Crane'''

* AloneWithThePsycho: The TropeNamer.
* AntiHero: She steals from her company to live a good life with her fiance'.
* BreakTheCutie: Realizes the error of her ways when she talks with Norman.

* KillTheCutie: She decides to return to face punishment for her crimes, but is soon killed by Norman.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Subtly implied in the original, and flat out shown in the remake.

->'''Played By''': Creator/JanetLeigh (''Psycho'' [1960]), Anne Heche (''Psycho'' [1998])

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We all go a little mad sometimes."'']]

* NonActionBigBad: Justified, since she's an old lady. [[spoiler:Subverted and taken UpToEleven in the climax, when it's revealed that ''she's been dead for years''.]]

* AdultFear: In the first film, her sister Marion suddenly disappears without anyone aware of her current whereabouts. Worried to death over her missing sister, Lila desperately searches for her in an attempt to gain closure. Eventually, she comes across the Bates Motel in her search, where she discovers the horrifying truth. So in ''Psycho II'', you sometimes can't blame her for hating Norman when he is released from the mental hospital. Also in the sequel, even though she mishandles and constantly hassles her daughter, it could be likely a case of AngerBornOfWorry out of fearing to lose her to Norman while her daughter is off-guard like how she lost Marion.

* AntiHero: She steals from her company to live a good life with her husband.

A secretary working for real estate salesman George Lowrey, Marion impulsively steals $40.000 from her boss and goes on the run, by chance stumbling across Bates Motel.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the novel, Norman is an overweight, balding, alcoholic slob. In the film, he's a shy nice guy who looks cute and innocent. Vince Vaughn, who plays Norman in the 1998 remake, is slightly closer to his book counterpart.