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7Character page for the ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' franchise, concerning characters from the 1959 horror novel ''Psycho'' and its 1982 sequel, as well as the original novel's famous [[Film/{{Psycho}} 1960 film adaptation]], said adaptation's [[Film/Psycho1998 1998 remake]], and the [[Film/PsychoII former's]] [[Film/PsychoIII three]] [[Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning sequels]].
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9For characters from the [[AdaptationDisplacement film's]] [[SpiritualAntithesis spiritual]] {{prequel}} and BroadStrokes adaptation, ''Series/BatesMotel'', see [[Characters/BatesMotel here]].
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13!!Franchise-wide
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15[[folder:Norman Bates]]
16!!'''Norman Bates'''
17[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NormanBates_Psycho_6557.png]]
18[[caption-width-right:300:''"We all go a little mad sometimes."'']]
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20->'''Played By''': Creator/AnthonyPerkins (original film series), Creator/HenryThomas (young; ''Psycho IV''), Creator/VinceVaughn (1998 remake)
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22The owner and proprietor of Bates Motel, a failing motel outside the town of Fairvale, Norman Bates' whole world revolves around his abusive mother Norma.
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24* AbledInTheAdaptation: He wears glasses in the novel. He's never seen wearing them in any adaptations.
25* AbusiveParents: The films make it no secret that he's been tormented by his own mother. If you consider ''Psycho IV'' canon, his stepfather [[JerkJock Chet]] also enjoyed beating him in "[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown sports]]."
26* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the novel, Norman is an overweight, balding, alcoholic slob. In the film, he's a handsome yet shy nice guy who looks cute and innocent. Vince Vaughn, who plays Norman in the 1998 remake, is slightly closer to his book counterpart.
27* AdaptationalBadass: In the novels, Norman continued his descent into insanity and was completely dominated by the memory of his mother. In the film series, [[spoiler: he slowly overcomes his split personality's control over him and finally breaks free in the fourth and final film.]]
28* AdaptationalHeroism: In the second book, Norman completely accepts his inner darkness and goes on a killing spree throughout California ForTheEvulz. In the second film, Norman wants to become a normal man and live a peaceful life befriending others. This change was understandably made in order to retain the audience's sympathy for him.
29* AdaptationalNiceGuy: The films depict Norman as a much more sympathetic and kindly figure driven to kill by his mental illness, as opposed to his sleazier novel counterpart.
30* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the original novel, Norman is a bitter, alcoholic {{Jerkass}} obsessed with spiritualism, the occult, and porn and indulges in violent fantasies. In the film, Norman is a genial NiceGuy who seems more interested in taxidermy than anything; he is pretty bitter about his lot in life and is ThePeepingTom, but it's not as central to his character as it is with book Norman,
31* AffablyEvil: He's a [[ShrinkingViolet shy]] but NiceGuy as "Norman", but as "Mother"… [[SerialKiller well, not so much]].
32* AgeLift: In the novel, Norman was forty. In both the 1960 film and its remake, he is played by actors in their late twenties. Oddly enough, Anthony Perkins was pushing 60 at the time ''Psycho IV'' was made and was in his fifties at the time of the 80s sequels.
33* TheAlcoholic: The book offers a simpler explanation for his transformations into Norma: He drinks a lot.
34* AnimalMotif: Norman is associated with birds. He taxidermies various birds and puts them around his house, he briefly compares Marion to a bird as a compliment, and he exhibits various bird-like mannerisms, such as cocking his head or eating candy corn in a manner that resembles bird-like pecking.
35* AntiVillain: As he notes during his conversation with Marion Crane on private traps, "I was born into mine. I don't mind it anymore".
36* AxCrazy: When the mother side of his personality is in control, brutally stabbing anyone she needs to kill over and over again.
37* BadLiar: Norman is quite frankly a terrible liar, constantly stuttering and slipping up whenever he makes excuses. [[spoiler:Although surprisingly enough, his stuttering and incessant chewing goes some way in convincing Arbogast that he had nothing to do with Marion's disappearance.]]
38* BeingEvilSucks: For the Norman personality, going through extreme amounts of stress and anxiety covering up the murders, as well as dealing with his Mother personality.
39* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Given for bad guys who are raised by AbusiveParents.
40* BerserkButton: He gets really angry when Marion suggests sending his mother to an asylum.
41* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be the TropeCodifier. He's really a soft-spoken and caring young man, [[spoiler:but his SplitPersonality is the psychotic one that takes over and kills]].
42* BigBad: Specifically his "Mother" personality, who will kill anybody she has to to keep Norman under her thumb.
43* {{Bookworm}}: In the original novel.
44* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler:Connie (from ''Psycho IV'') is the only one of Norman's love interests who escapes a tragic fate.]]
45* CharacterTic:
46** He's prone to cocking his head.
47** In the first film, he's frequently seen eating candy corn in a distinctive, pecking-like manner.
48* CluelessChickMagnet: He attracts numerous women throughout the sequels due to his droky charm. Unfortunately, the relationships never work out.
49* TheCorruptible: Without his Mother personality, Norman's a [[NiceGuy genial, kindhearted]] ShrinkingViolet who helps people out and runs his motel as ethically as he can. With the personality, he's completely convinced his mother is still alive, dangerously insane, and willing to cover up the bodies to protect her.
50* CreepyCrossdresser: When his Mother personality takes over.
51* CreepyGood: In ''Psycho II''. He's as socially awkward and vaguely menacing as ever, but he's just trying to live a normal life and is taking steps to redeem himself; even when he starts going crazy again, he fights it every step of the way.
52* CuteAndPsycho: His boyish charm, non-threatening demeanor and poor social skills can easily throw off the viewer as to his true nature.
53* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[DisappearedDad His father died]] when he was five years old, leaving him in the care of an overbearing and somewhat incestuously inclined mother, who would emotionally abuse and degrade him.
54* DeathSeeker: It's subtly implied more than a few instances that he has grown tired of living his depressing life.
55* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho IV'', Norman finally overcomes his insanity by destroying the house he lived in with his mother and committed the series' gruesome murders.]]
56* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:You could say his brutal murder of his mother was more than justified.]]
57* DoomMagnet: [[spoiler:All of his love interests die as a result of getting too close to him.]]
58* DrivenToMadness: By his domineering mother, no less.
59* DrivenToVillainy: When his mother takes a lover and continues in bullying him.
60* DroppedABridgeOnHim: In the novel ''Psycho II'', [[spoiler: Norman is killed in self-defense by a hitchhiker he was planning on murdering and use his corpse to take his own death after escaping the asylum, which isn't discovered until near the end due to the hitchhiker burning the body. The actual killer of the novel turns out to be Norman's psychiatrist Dr. Clairborne]].
61* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho IV'', Norman defeats his insanity by facing his inner demons and destroying the "trap" his mother kept him in all his life by burning down the house. He's finally able to start a new family with his wife and prevent his child from carrying on his family's monstrous legacy.]]
62* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A rare male example. Norman is a very emotional man with a DarkAndTroubledPast.
63* EndearinglyDorky: His social awkwardness and kind attitude results in a lot of people trusting him, and several women wind up falling in love with him over it.
64* EveryoneHasStandards: In the second movie, he's completely disgusted with the new motel manager allowing drugs and prostitution in his motel. Outraged by this, Norman fires him on the spot.
65* ExtremeDoormat: To his mother, who deliberately made him dependent upon her after his father's death.
66* FreudianExcuse: The abuse he was subject to by his mother when he was young.
67* GigglingVillain: He has a habit of suddenly giggling in the middle of his sentences, which is particularly unsettling when he's in the midst of a serious conversation. This changes after his time in the mental institution.
68* GoMadFromTheIsolation: His mother prevented him from interacting with pretty much anyone else, causing him to become socially awkward and dependent on her.
69* GollumMadeMeDoIt: The last scene of the film is his mother personality plotting and scheming to blame Norman for the murders.
70* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: He switches from good to evil all the time due to his mental instability. However, he ''wants'' to be good, but struggles in every film.
71* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Finally becomes good in ''Psycho IV'' after confronting his DarkAndTroubledPast.]]
72* HiddenDepths: He's shown to be somewhat of a nihilistic philosopher during his brief interactions with Marion Crane.
73* IJustWantToBeLoved: He really does want a woman in his life, but his unfortunate circumstances always prevent that from happening.
74* IJustWantToBeNormal: He desires to live as a non-abused human being would in a happy environment with a loving woman in his life. Considering his childhood, this is very justified.
75* InsaneEqualsViolent: [[spoiler:His SplitPersonality makes him kill every time it takes over.]]
76* InsecureLoveInterest: He lacks a lot of confidence in himself while trying to establish a relationship with Mary and Maureen due to his dark history and low self-esteem.
77* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho IV'', aside from murdering his abusive mother, he also kills his stepfather [[ChildHater Chet]] as well.]]
78* TheKillerInMe: He's completely unaware he has a murderous SplitPersonality and, while he does cover up the killings, only does so because he wants to protect his mother. When he's cured in ''Psycho II'', he's guilt-ridden about his killings, and is utterly terrified he's been committing the murders because he would always black-out when he killed.
79* KubrickStare: Perhaps the grimmest and most soul-destroying one in cinematic history.
80* LonersAreFreaks: As a result of being isolated from society, he's developed some ''serious'' problems.
81* MadeOfIron: He takes multiple stab wounds in the second film [[spoiler: from Mary]], but he just shrugs them off.
82* MommasBoy: "A boy's best friend is his mother."
83* MommyIssues: His mother left such a damaging impact on his psyche that it ended up [[spoiler: developing his split personality disorder]]. His murderous split personality is due to being emotionally dependent upon his mother since she isolated and abused him after his father died when he was young.
84* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Whenever he's able to think straight, he clearly feels a ton of guilt over the murders he committed.
85* NervousWreck: He appears to have a lot of nervous tics, like chewing, laughing, and stuttering.
86* NiceGuy: When the Mother personality doesn't take over, Norman's a pretty polite, timid, and sweet guy.
87* NoSocialSkills: Because he's been isolated all of his life, Norman has trouble interacting with others.
88* NotMeThisTime: [[spoiler:The antagonist from ''Psycho II'' is actually ''not'' Norman.]]
89* OddCouple: The oddest relationship he ever had was his romance with Maureen, [[NaughtyNuns a nun]] with emotional issues.
90* OddFriendship: He forms a close friendship with a rational person in every film.
91* ThePeepingTom: In the parlor and hidden behind a painting, is a hole that looks into Cabin 1. He uses it to look at Marion Crane and Maureen Coyle.
92* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler:His bedroom looks exactly like it probably did when he was young, with toys and everything still in place.]]
93* PsychologicalProjection: Subverted. At the end of the first film, the psychiatrist says the reason Norman's SplitPersonality killed anyone he was attracted to was because he believed his mother was as possessive of him as he was of her; the sequels, however, show she genuinely ''was'' that possessive.
94* RedHerring: The audience is fooled into believing that he's the killer of the second movie. However, it's revealed that Norman is ''innocent'' this time.
95* ReformedButRejected: In the second film, Norman attempts to resume living a normal life, but a new killer disguised as his mother drives him back into insanity.
96* ReluctantPsycho: In the sequels, while his level of sanity varies, the one thing that's consistent is his reluctance to give into his Mother personality and start killing people again.
97* SanitySlippage: After being cured, [[spoiler:Lila and Mary]]'s gaslighting campaign and [[spoiler:Mrs. Spool]]'s killings slowly drive him back into insanity. It's a gradual, painful process for Norman, who desperately tries not to slide back into insanity and fails.
98* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:A surprisingly ''justified'' example. He killed his mother in order to put an end to his abuse.]]
99* SerialKiller: In ''Psycho II'', he is revealed to have killed seven people before being captured at the end of the first film.
100* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: When Norman finds himself attracted to women (such as Marion Crane), the Mother personality lashes out and seeks to rid him of his supposedly sinful urges by way of murder.
101* ShipTease: Had some romantic interactions with [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Mary]] and [[NaughtyNuns Maureen]].
102* ShrinkingViolet: Due to his mother's atrocious abuse, Norman is very shy and has NoSocialSkills.
103* SociallyAwkwardHero: While he varies between being a genuine hero and a VillainProtagonist depending on the film, Norman is always shown to be socially awkward and have trouble around people.
104* SplitPersonality: Norman and his internalized mother.
105* SplitPersonalityTakeover: At the end of the first film. In the words of the psychiatrist: "Norman Bates no longer exists". He gets better in the sequel, however.
106* StrawNihilist: During his conversation with Marion, he expresses a bleak view of life as a trap from which he doesn't even try to escape.
107* SweetTooth: He's frequently seen munching candy.
108* SympatheticMurderer: He's a good guy, but [[spoiler:his dark side is too strong for him to control and have a normal life]].
109* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler:His mother has been dead for years, but he has conversations aloud with his alternate personality of her.]]
110* TaxidermyIsCreepy: He keeps a roomful of stuffed birds adjacent to the motel office. [[spoiler:And the film's great twist is that his "mother" is actually just a preserved and stuffed corpse.]]
111* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:He looks like an awkward young man, but he has Dissociative Identity Disorder and the Mother personality is homicidal and cruel.]]
112* TomatoInTheMirror: His mother is a murderous SplitPersonality based off of his actual mother after he killed her.
113* TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Psycho IV'', he overcomes his insanity and becomes optimistic for a brighter tomorrow with his newfound family.]]
114* TookALevelInKindness: From the second film onward, Norman becomes a kinder person simply trying to live a normal life and escape his psychological issues.
115* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
116** He's frequently seen munching on candy corn throughout the original film.
117** The second film shows Norman enjoys toasted cheese sandwiches, since one of the few happy memories he has of his mother is her serving him the sandwiches while he was sick.
118* TragicVillain: Although one with an ultimately happy ending, provided you see ''Psycho IV'' as being canon. Still, Norman is an abuse victim who's so traumatized by having to kill his horrifically abusive mother in self-defense that he developed a SplitPersonality based on her, leaving him perpetually unable to escape his abuser no matter what.
119* TranquilFury: When Marion innocently suggests that Norman should send his mother to [[BedlamHouse "...someplace"]], he unexpectedly gets really ''angry'' at her. The only sign of it is the way he leans forward while staring at her for a few seconds, unblinking and unsmiling, before speaking.
120* TraumaButton:
121** Implied in the first film, where he gets uncharacteristically angry at Marion when she brings up a mental asylum. His subsequent monologue heavily implied he had a traumatic stay at a BedlamHouse, which is why he refuses to let his mother be taken to an asylum. Even in the second film, where he's clearly appreciative of his psychiatrist Dr. Raymond curing him in the asylum, he still breaks into tears when he briefly entertains being sent back.
122** Throughout the second film, he is visibly freaked out around knives, thanks to remembering the murders he committed with them.
123* TroubledButCute: He has "boy next door" good looks and a pretty gentle, kind demeanor. Not his fault that he has a murderous split personality due to the extensive abuse by his mother since he was a kid.
124* VerbalTic: He's prone to stuttering whenever he's talking with a stranger or [[BadLiar lying]].
125* VillainProtagonist: After Marion's death, the film rotates between him and her sister as primary protagonists. Norman completely averts the Villain part of this trope in the second film [[spoiler:until the very end of the film]] and plays this role straight in the third film. Norman then completely averts this again in the fourth with exceptions of the ProtagonistJourneyToVillain flashbacks.
126* VocalEvolution: In the sequels, Norman's voice is much deeper and less youthful, due to Anthony Perkins' aging.
127* WalkingSpoiler: Sort of. He may not be on the same level as his mother, but he's near impossible to talk about without explain his "alter-ego".
128* WellIntentionedExtremist: He becomes this in Psycho IV. Specifically, he [[spoiler: plans to kill his wife Connie]] because [[spoiler: She's pregnant, and he's afraid their child will [[InTheBlood grow up to be a psycho killer as well.]]]] Fortunately [[spoiler: he changes his mind, and they have a (relatively) happy ending.]]
129* WickedCultured: Norman is devotee of [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]]. While searching his room in the first film Lila notes a record of ''Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")'' on his turntable, and in ''Psycho II'' he plays the ''Moonlight Sonata'' on the piano.
130* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He just wants a normal life, but certain ''problems'' prevent that.
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133[[folder:Marion Crane]]
134!!'''Marion/Mary Crane'''
135[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho_marion_8053.jpg]]
136[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see her before her death]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho_marion_8053_7.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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138->'''Played By''': Creator/JanetLeigh (1960 film), Creator/AnneHeche (1998 remake)
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140A 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 the Bates Motel.
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142* AccidentalHero: A posthumous example. By stealing the money, she set off the chain of events that exposed Norman’s murderous antics.
143* AdaptationDyeJob: Due to Alfred Hitchcock's fondness for blondes, Marion has blonde hair in the film instead of the novel's black. But both Mary and Marion do have blue eyes though if any color photographs of Janet Leigh are of any indication.
144* AdaptationNameChange: Her first name is given as "Mary" in the novel and "Marion" in the films. This was because a real Mary Crane, two of them, existed in Phoenix.
145* AloneWithThePsycho: Unbeknownst to her, staying at the Bates Motel means that she's spending time alone with a lunatic murderer and gets killed because of it.
146* AntiHero: She steals from her company to live a good life with her fiancé.
147* BreakTheCutie: A sweetheart, she realizes the error of her ways when she talks with Norman.
148* DeadStarWalking: Seems like the main character, but dies about halfway through the film.
149* DecoyProtagonist: The TropeCodifier. While Sam and Norman both get a decent amount of screen-time in the early stages, the film is almost entirely her story. Then the shower scene happens and her sister takes over as the female lead.
150* DiesWideOpen: The final shot of her body shows her cold, emotionless eyes releasing a SingleTear before she passes away.
151* {{Foil}}: To Norman. They're both criminals who deeply care for a loved one and commit crimes based around them, before ultimately feeling guilty for said crime and deciding to make amends. However, Marion committed a robbery to provide for her boyfriend Sam, whereas Norman does his crimes out of platonic love for his mother. Marion is completely aware of her crimes and what she's doing, while Norman is mentally ill and is completely unaware that he's a SerialKiller. And Marion decides to turn herself in only a few days after her theft, while Norman continues to cover up his "mother"'s crimes until he's finally arrested, and only fully comprehends what he did after years of therapy.
152* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She would likely have ended up dead either way, but after having dinner with Norman (and just before her fatal shower), she decides to return the stolen money to her employers and face the music.
153* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Knifed in the shower a dozen times until dying.
154* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Well, she's only really a jerk in terms of being a criminal, but Marion is consistently shown to be compassionate and kindhearted in her interactions with Sam, Norman, and her coworkers.
155* KillTheCutie: The film's famous plot twist (well, the first of two, the second being the reveal of Norman's mother) is that the lovable Marion gets killed after about 40 minutes into the film.
156* OffWithHerHead: As opposed to being stabbed to death, Marion is beheaded in the novel's version of the shower scene.
157* PromotedToParent: When she was seventeen, her father got hit by a car, preventing her from going to college and having to help her mother and sister around the house. This detail is only mentioned in the novel.
158* RedemptionEqualsDeath: She decides to return to face punishment for her crimes, but is soon killed by Norman.
159* SacrificialLion: Most famously, the film spends the first half detailing her motivations and conflicts, to make it more horrifying when Norman slaughters her.
160* SingleTear: A final drip of water drops across her pale, dead face.
161* StealingFromTheTill: Her primary conflict is stealing money from her place of business to help pay off her lover's debts.
162* SympatheticCriminal: She only steals the money to pay off Sam's debts.
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165[[folder:Lila Loomis]]
166!!'''Lila Loomis, née Crane'''
167[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho_lila_1592.png]]
168[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in ''Psycho II'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lila_loomis_psycho_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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170->'''Played By''': Creator/VeraMiles (original film series), Creator/JulianneMoore (1998 remake)
171
172The sister of Marion Crane, who discovers Norman Bates gruesome secrets while investigating Marion's disappearance.
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174* AbusiveMom: 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.
175* AdaptationalVillainy: In the second novel, Lila is just an innocent victim roped back into Norman's horrific story. In the second film, [[spoiler:she's a part of the BigBadEnsemble]].
176* AmbiguouslyEvil: She TookALevelInJerkass and constantly threatens Norman, but [[JerkassHasAPoint she's entirely right]] [[InspectorJavert in questioning his sanity]] and some of her motives behind her actions are [[WellIntentionedExtremist good-intentioned]], making her character ambiguous, possibly bordering on an [[HeWhoFightsMonsters extreme]] take of the HeroAntagonist role.
177* ArchEnemy: She's Norman's greatest enemy.
178* ArmorPiercingQuestion: She constantly delivers several of these towards the town sheriff and her daughter about Norman.
179* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho II'', her [[HeroAntagonist actions]] in the sequel before her death might have been [[WellIntentionedExtremist good-intentioned in a way]], but otherwise still [[HeWhoFightsMonsters amoral and vindictive]] towards a man who paid his debt to society.]]
180* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho II''. She desires swift vengeance on Norman because she believed he slipped through the justice system.]]
181* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:She and Mrs. Spool are both the main antagonists of the second film.]]
182* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: She refuses to see the good in Norman after he paid his debt to society and desires for him to be locked up for life as an irredeemable murderer she sees him as in the second film.
183* CainAndAbel: Lila in the second film only proves herself to be the Cain to Marion's Abel.
184* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Impaled through the mouth with a kitchen knife in ''Psycho II''.]]
185* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Subverted. She ''almost'' tries to impersonate Norman's mother, but she ends up killed by the new killer.]]
186* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:She ends up killed in the ''exact same room'' where she encountered Norman and his mother.]]
187* DeathGlare: Constantly delivers a hateful stare at Norman.
188* DidntSeeThatComing: She's very shocked at what she discovers in Norman's basement.
189* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Is seemingly murdered by Norman in Bloch's ''Psycho II'' as well [[spoiler: but the actual killer is revealed to have been Dr. Clairborne]].
190* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She's very amoral and unpredictable, but she cares about her deceased sister and husband Sam. However, it's very debatable as to whether or not she loved her daughter [[spoiler:Mary]], though she did promise her that no harm would come her way if Norman indeed goes insane again after the final stage of her scheme is complete (as she would come in to rescue her before anything else happened), and the way she treats Mary could be a result of AngerBornOfWorry from not wanting to lose Mary to Norman like how she lost Marion.
191* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite the fact that she TookALevelInJerkass in the second film, [[HeroAntagonist she absolutely hates Norman for being a psychopath]]. Ironically, [[spoiler:she's [[HeWhoFightsMonsters as bad as]] he ever was]].
192* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:Becomes the villain of the second film]] after she TookALevelInJerkass.
193* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:She intends to have Norman recommitted to the asylum as part of her revenge scheme.]]
194* FaceHeelTurn: She was originally the hero of the first film, but the sequel has her become the antagonist trying to ruin Norman's life out of spite.
195* FatalFlaw: In addition to being impulsive, she has a nasty habit of taking matters into her own hands when she feels things are not progressing as they should. It is justified in the first film and novel, but it almost gets her killed. In the second film, [[spoiler:it finally catches up to her]].
196* GenreBlind: She's unable to accept that Norman has truly reformed and believes he'll return to his psychotic ways, despite the fact that he's trying to change for the better. However, she fails to realize that driving a former SerialKiller back to insanity may result in unfortunate consequences. [[spoiler:[[NiceJobFixingItVillain Which it ultimately does.]]]]
197* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:Posthumously for her]], her plan to [[spoiler:drive Norman insane again]] in the second film goes off very well. Unfortunately, she wasn't counting on Mary becoming sympathetic towards Norman, and ''definitely'' didn't foresee [[spoiler:Emma Spool]] messing everything up. Most importantly, which is why her actions are considered to be NiceJobBreakingItHero moves, she never foresee Norman undergoing [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini at the end of the second film after being driven AxCrazy again until his KarmaHoudiniWarranty in the next film, as if Spool had not killed Lila, she would have alerted the authorities the instant she learned Norman has just finally snapped and the further bloodshed under Norman's hand in the third film would have been avoided]].
198* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: She lights a few cigarettes when feeling angry.
199* HeWhoFightsMonsters: In ''Psycho II''. Her obsession to avenge the death of her sister against her murderer slowly begins to corrupt her, causing her to TookALevelInJerkass by being amoral in her actions and [[spoiler:even [[TautologicalTemplar allowing murders not committed by Norman to be pinned on him anyway]]]].
200* TheHero: In the first film only. Unfortunately, she becomes a villain (though can be viewed as the HeroAntagonist kind of villain, only this time of the HeWhoFightsMonsters variety, to one viewer's perspective) in the sequel.
201* HeroAntagonist: Towards Norman, in ''Psycho'', along with Sam Loomis. It's subverted in ''Psycho II'', as the Antagonist side of this trope outweighs the Hero and due to the fact [[spoiler:that Norman was innocent to begin with and would have stayed that way had she not interfered]].
202* HeroicWannabe: In the second film, she believes that she needs to remain Norman's HeroAntagonist to bring him to justice, despite the fact he [[spoiler:initially]] already reformed and she [[spoiler:desires to make Norman psychotic again in order to justify him being recommitted]].
203* HotBlooded: She's very eager to find her sister, often getting into trouble due to her irrational actions. Sam and her daughter usually calm her down in most of their scenes together.
204* IcyBlueEyes: She has a cold, DeathGlare of a facial expression.
205* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Is stabbed ''through the mouth''.]]
206* InspectorJavert: A non-cop version. Still hounds Norman and views him as the irredeemable murderer after he's been released from the mental institution in ''Psycho II''.
207* {{Irony}}: She tells her daughter that people never change who they are. This is despite that she TookALevelInJerkass.
208* ItsPersonal: She absolutely hates Norman Bates for murdering her sister. To the point where she can't even accept that he's trying to reform himself.
209* JerkassHasAPoint: In ''Psycho II'', although she does not give Norman a chance, in the opening courtroom scene, she was correct that usually the justice system would not give criminals convicted of first degree murder a light sentence of being released back into society to reintegrate, has every right to be bitter and hostile to Norman for her sister's death and is entirely right in questioning Norman's sanity to the point where even on-lookers at the court expresses she has a point.
210-->'''Lila:''' Why bother? It's all too obvious. [[PoliceAreUseless Our courts]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity are protecting criminals]] [[SkewedPriorities not their victims]].
211* KickTheDog: One of the symptoms of her suffering from HeWhoFightsMonsters:
212** Not only does she argue to have an emotionally broken Norman thrown back into prison, but she chews him out right after his hearing and treats him like an animal.
213** She also hurts Mary in a fit of rage (which could be the peak of her AngerBornOfWorry) while shouting at her.
214* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Especially in ''Psycho II'', when she attempts to avenge her sister's death by making sure Norman is locked away for good. Also, in the first film, she attempts to search for her sister with determination.
215* KnightTemplarParent: [[spoiler:She's very forceful towards her own daughter.]]
216* MoralSociopathy: She prides herself as a HeroAntagonist out to stop a SerialKiller once and for all, [[spoiler:despite her LackOfEmpathy towards the new killing spree happening at the time of the second film]].
217* MoralityChain: It turns out that her husband Sam was this for her. He kept her calm and rational whenever he was present. Unfortunately, after he dies in between films, she becomes mentally unstable and monstrous.
218* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Thanks to her desire for revenge on Norman, she caused him to return to his psychotic ways.]]
219* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:She wanted Norman to regrow his psychotic mental instability to have him arrested again, but instead she causes him to regrow into a SerialKiller while ''she's'' framed for all of his crimes in the second movie.]]
220* NoSympathy: She doesn't care that Norman has truly ''reformed'' and [[InspectorJavert intends to have him]] [[KnightTemplar recommitted anyway]].
221* OhCrap: Has this reaction upon discovering what's in Norman's basement.
222* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho II''. She feels that Norman didn't get punished for his crimes and goes on a crusade to ruin his life. However, she breaks numerous laws in her quest, bringing her own death on herself.]]
223* RelationshipUpgrade: She married Sam Loomis between ''Psycho'' and ''Psycho II''.
224* RightForTheWrongReasons: She does [[JerkassHasAPoint have a point]] in questioning Norman's mental condition and if he's truly ready for the world. However, she completely hates him and has NoSympathy for Bates because of what he's done ''to her''.
225* SociopathicHero: In ''Psycho II'', [[spoiler:this is one of the symptoms of Lila suffering from HeWhoFightsMonsters when she takes her HeroAntagonist role too far when a teenage boy dies horribly in Bates' home, she quickly dismisses the death even though she was not directly responsible for his death and sees it as an opportunity to pin it on Norman, not giving a care about the life lost at all. Her daughter [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on it]]]].
226* StalkerWithoutACrush: [[spoiler:In her newfound role as a {{vigilante|Man}}, she's monitoring Norman's entire life in order to get him recommitted to the insane asylum out of vengeance for all the wrongs he's done to her.]]
227* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Despite surviving the horrors of the first film, she ends up killed in the second.]]
228* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: Without much explanation, Lila becomes more villainous in the second movie.
229* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: In the original film only, in the sequel she conversely became a somewhat unsympathetic InspectorJavert {{vigilante|Man}}.
230* TautologicalTemplar: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho II'', she uses amoral methods to bring down Norman. These methods involve driving a reformed criminal back into insanity and murdering a lot of innocent people.]]
231* TemptingFate: She constantly says that Norman is a psychopath who hasn't changed. [[spoiler:She's proven right in the end after her revenge had a part in driving Norman back into evil.]]
232* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Psycho II''. In the first movie, she was a polite but determined AmateurSleuth who wanted to find out what happened to her sister and more of a straightforward HeroAntagonist to Norman's then-VillainProtagonist. In ''Psycho II'', while still fulfilling her part as a HeroAntagonist, she [[spoiler:became an unscrupulously staunch KnightTemplar VigilanteWoman who tries to amorally drive Norman insane again out of revenge]].
233* UnknownRival: [[spoiler:Norman has no idea that she's attempting to ruin his life. Simultaneously, she has her own unknown rival stalking her for trying to harm Norman.]]
234* VigilanteInjustice: In ''Psycho II'', [[spoiler:in which her brand of justice outside of the law involves gaslighting a redeemed ex-killer who has initially paid his debt to society into killing again to get him re-arrested.]]
235* VigilanteWoman: 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.
236* WellIntentionedExtremist: In ''Psycho II''. Aside from the fact that her attempts to [[spoiler:drive Norman insane again to get him recommitted, which is considered to be a very risky move, are a result of avenging her sister's death]], it also seems out of protecting any other potential victims (or as she quotes them to be "an innocent public") out of harm's way of a "homicidal maniac" (also quoted by her in the opening courtroom scene) in case if he ever relapsed back into insanity on his own [[spoiler:without any interference from outside parties such as herself]] if not sooner. Plus, even though Lila [[spoiler:did not seem to care if others who are already killed to have their deaths pinned on Norman anyway, it could be possible Lila saw them as necessary {{Sacrificial Lamb}}s to bring, what she see it as, a KarmaHoudini murderer to justice]].
237* WrongGenreSavvy: In ''Psycho II'', when she still views herself as the HeroAntagonist to Norman's VillainProtagonist (only this time, however, unlike the first film where both characters played their aforementioned roles straight, the Villain part has been removed from the Protagonist part [[spoiler:until the end of the film of course]], which in turn the Hero part is mostly nonexistent next to the Antagonist part).
238[[/folder]]
239
240[[folder:Sam Loomis]]
241!!'''Samuel Loomis'''
242
243->'''Played By''': Creator/JohnGavin (1960 film), Creator/ViggoMortensen (1998 remake)
244
245The debt-ridden boyfriend of Marion Crane.
246----
247* AdaptedOut: While he appeared in Robert Bloch's version of ''Psycho II'', he doesn't appear at all in the second film, owing to Creator/JohnGavin's lack of availability (having been [[RealLifeWritesThePlot appointed as the new US Ambassador to Mexico]] by the [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Reagan administration]]).
248* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Lila from Norman in drag at the climax.
249* BusCrash: He's dead by the time of ''Psycho II''.
250* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In Robert Bloch's version of ''Psycho II'', both Sam and Lila are murdered by Norman, [[spoiler: though it's actually Adam Clairborne]]. In the film version, Sam is already dead from unknown circumstances. (While an overstatement, some like to believe that Lila killed him over her opinion of Norman being restored to normal.)
251* HeroAntagonist: Towards Norman, in ''Psycho'', along with Lila.
252[[/folder]]
253
254[[folder:Milton Arbogast]]
255!!'''Milton Arbogast'''
256[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ea7f9818_a14b_42c7_b398_57b89490f5ad.jpeg]]
257[[caption-width-right:350:''"We're always quickest to doubt people who have a reputation for being honest."'']]
258-> '''Played by:''' Creator/MartinBalsam (1960 film), Creator/WilliamHMacy (1998 remake)
259
260* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the novel, he is hacked to death by Mother with Norman's razor immediately after entering the house rather then falling down the stairs and getting stabbed off-screen.
261* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Norman, currently under the control of his mother personality, stabs him to death after he both gets too close to the truth and breaks into his house.]]
262* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's gruff and rough around the edges, but he clearly sympathizes with Lila, Sam, and even Marion, doing his best to help the former two out with no ulterior motive.
263* KilledOffscreen: After falling down the stairs, his stabbing occurs off-screen.
264* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He goes the extra mile to help Lila and Sam, [[spoiler:which gets him killed by Norman.]]
265* PrivateDetective: He's a PI hired by Marion's boss to track her down.
266* SlashedThroat: He ends up with a razor in his throat in the novel's version of events.
267[[/folder]]
268
269[[folder:Norma Bates]]
270!!'''Norma Bates, née Spool'''
271[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8441-15349_6926.gif]]
272[[caption-width-right:252:[[labelnote:Click here to see her after her death]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho-645_7772.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
273
274->'''Played By''': Creator/OliviaHussey (''Psycho IV'')
275->'''Voiced By''': Virginia Gregg (''Psycho'' to ''Psycho III''), Paul Jasmin (''Psycho''), Creator/JeanetteNolan (''Psycho'')
276
277The abusive and domineering mother of Norman Bates.
278----
279* AbusiveMom: Always yells at her son and keeps him away from women.
280* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In ''Psycho IV'', she fell in love with a new man named [[JerkJock Chet]], who also enjoys beating her son.
281* AllWomenAreLustful: She constantly craves for a man's affection, be it her own son or another man in town.
282* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:She was an abusive monster who caused all the hell in Norman's life. Nobody feels bad when we learned that she was killed and preserved as a corpse by Norman]].
283* AxCrazy: Even if she didn’t kill anyone that we know of, she’s still a deeply disturbed woman who is driven to hurt others, in this case her own son.
284* BitchAlert: Her very first scene is her screaming at Norman from her bedroom, solidifying her as an antagonistic woman.
285* TheCameo: In ''Psycho II'', when Norman needs proof that his mother is truly out of his life, the police allow him to view her corpse as proof after digging it up from her grave.
286* ClingyJealousGirl: She was overbearing on her son [[ParentalIncest Norman]].
287* CompanionCube: [[spoiler:The film reveals that her corpse is this for her son.]] A rare PlayedForDrama example.
288* ControlFreak: She would love nothing more than to see Norman completely under her thumb, even as a spirit.
289* TheCorrupter: She's the one who made Norman a BrokenBird [[spoiler:and even controls his mind long after death]].
290* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Psycho IV'' is the film that focuses on her relationship with Norman the most.
291* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Lila finally manages to confront her in the basement of the Bates' home, only to discover she is nothing but a decayed corpse.]]
292* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:Norman preserved her corpse and talks to it as if she's still alive.]]
293* DirtyOldWoman: PlayedForDrama. In ''Psycho IV'', she's shown to have [[IncestSubtext constantly sexually harass Norman]] at every turn.
294* DomesticAbuse: She abuses Norman [[spoiler:even after death]].
295* EvilGloating: After she abused Norman, she would start talking about how he deserved it in a smug manner.
296* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler:Though ''Psycho IV'' downplays this.]]
297* EvilOldFolks: She abused Norman all his life [[spoiler:and ''still'' haunts him from beyond the grave]].
298* EvilSoundsRaspy: Particularly in the second and third films.
299* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Norman describes her as the most beautiful woman in his life. She's also the one who [[BreakTheCutie scarred him for life]].
300* FreudianExcuse:
301** If her words about her dad in ''Psycho IV'' are to be believed, he was not sympathetic to her either.
302** Another one is lampshaded by Dr. Steiner in the novel: "I gather Mrs. Bates hated men ever since her husband deserted her and the baby, and this is one of the reasons why she treated Norman the way she did."
303* GreaterScopeVillain: She's established as the biggest problem in the series. [[spoiler:At least in Norman's psyche.]]
304* HairTriggerTemper: Every perceived instance of Norman being less than picture-perfect causes her to fly off the handle. See also MoodSwinger.
305* HateSink: Without revealing any spoilers, she is established as a sick person ''before'' anyone meets her.
306* {{Hypocrite}}: She tells Norman that ''all women'' are whores except for her. This is despite the fact that she's so perverted that she comes on to her own son.
307* IWasQuiteALooker: In ''Psycho IV'', she was very beautiful before aging [[spoiler:into a disfigured corpse]].
308* IncestSubtext: It was confirmed that she did sexually abuse Norman.
309* ItsAllAboutMe: She abuses Norman because she always complains about how he's ruining ''her life''.
310* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: One of the only things we know about her is that she's very angry. She also 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.
311* JumpScare: [[spoiler:Her first appearance physically is seeing her corpse spun towards the camera.]]
312* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She's killed by the very son she tormented and left a bloody husk Norman made with his taxidermy skills.]]
313* KickTheDog: Her constant treatment towards Norman ranges from berating him to constantly abusing since childhood. It's ''really'' saying something when the smallest insult Norman remembers is when she told him that she should have had ''an abortion to prevent him from ruining her life''.
314* KnightOfCerebus: The film (and its sequels) establishes her as the darkest character.
315* LackOfEmpathy: She never once actually cared about her son's well-being.
316* LonersAreFreaks: She lives alone with Norman in an isolated area and horribly abuses him for a sick laugh.
317* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Even beyond the grave, she continues to torment Norman.]]
318* MaskOfSanity: ''Psycho IV'' really shows that she's ''more psychotic'' than her own son.
319* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:Norma is either depicted as a monstrous personality deep inside of her abused son's mind or an actual ghost still haunting Norman from beyond the grave.]]
320* 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 alternates.]]
321* MindRape: A downplayed, realistic example. Her constant abuse eventually broke her own son's mental health. [[spoiler:[[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil Now her personality lives on within him because of her cruel presence in his life.]]]]
322* MoodSwinger: She can go to be nice and endearing towards her son, to completely sadistic in an instant. When her son tries to bond with her, they're playfully having fun until she snaps at him, dresses him up like a girl, beats him, and locks him up in a closet for ''a week''. The next day, she's all lovey-dovey towards him.
323* MoralMyopia: The final straw for Norman was, after years of abusive insistence away from the opposite sex and into co-dependence towards Norma, she found her own romantic partner and supposedly decided she didn't need his company anymore.
324* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho''. Norman preserves her corpse as best he can and keeps her in the master bedroom, hiding her in the fruit cellar when anyone comes snooping around.]]
325* MyBelovedSmother: Part of Norman's backstory is that she dominated him and forced him to become co-dependent after his father died. Not to mention her bullying behavior during the film. [[spoiler:Or at least, her behavior as Norman remembers her, anyway.]]
326* NeverMyFault: She blames Norman for all the problems in her life, even when it couldn't have possibly been his fault or was pretty blatantly her own.
327* NightmareFace: [[spoiler:Her permanent facial expression has become this after Norman used his taxidermy skills to preserve her corpse. Just look at the image from the original film.]]
328* NoIndoorVoice: She's ''always'' yelling at her son.
329* NoSympathy: She doesn't care about the lives of anyone, even her own son.
330* NonActionBigBad: Justified, since she's an old lady. [[spoiler:Subverted and exaggerated in the climax, when it's revealed that ''she's been dead for years''.]]
331* ObviouslyEvil: Her [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first scene involves her screaming at Norman from her house, with Norman saying how she always puts him down.]]
332* OfCorpseHesAlive: [[spoiler:PlayedForDrama. Norman couldn't bear to live without her anymore, so he took her corpse, remade it as best he could, and pretends to interact with it in order to continue living on the life he's always had with her.]]
333* ParentalIncest: It's confirmed that she did sexually abuse Norman.
334* PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:In ''Psycho''. It serves as the twist when we see that she's been preserved by her own son.]]
335* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:We only learn more about her after it's revealed that she's been dead for years. Otherwise, Norman's flashbacks only show her personality.]]
336* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers very harsh ones to her own son throughout the first and fourth film.
337* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She's revealed to be nothing but a corpse physically, but her personality is inside Norman due to all the abuse he's suffered under her.]]
338* {{Sadist}}: ''Psycho IV'' shows that she loved torturing her son all his life. [[spoiler:You don't feel sad when she gets what's coming to her.]]
339* SelfServingMemory: We only have Norman's memories and interpretations of Norma to go on throughout the film series. This got played with in adaptations like ''Series/BatesMotel'' where "Mother" was a {{Flanderized}} manifestation in Norman's unhinged mind; the real life Norma was a much more well-meaning (if still morally dubious) parent.
340* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: She tells Norman that sex is a horrible thing that he should never have, but she'll make up an excuse to trick him into [[ParentalIncest sleeping with her]].
341* ShapedLikeItself: "Oh, I refuse to speak of disgusting things because they disgust me!"
342* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: In ''Psycho IV'', she's such a pretty girl that you'd never suspect she's really a complete monster.
343* TheUnseen: She's never seen [[spoiler:until the end of ''Psycho''. But she is often heard either by Norman or anyone not near the two in the first movie]].
344* UsedToBeASweetKid: In ''Psycho II'', Norman claims she used to be a loving mother before going mad. [[SubvertedTrope However, it's implied to be him rationalizing her abuse and that she was always an abusive monster.]]
345* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Thanks to her abuse, she caused Norman to become a mentally unstable SerialKiller.]]
346* WalkingSpoiler: She plays a ''very'' important part to Norman's character.
347* VocalEvolution: In the second and third films, Norma's voice actor and original portrayer Virginia Gregg's voice was notably gruffer and raspier then in the original film, which makes her sound even creepier then before.
348* {{Yandere}}: ''Nobody'' gets between her and Norman.
349[[/folder]]
350
351!!Film-only
352
353[[folder:Mary Samuels]]
354!!'''Mary Samuels (real name Loomis)'''
355[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho04_3815.jpg]]
356
357->'''Played By''': Creator/MegTilly
358
359The daughter of Lila Loomis.
360----
361* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:She accidentally kills Norman's therapist Dr. Raymond in self-defense after mistaking him for an insane Norman. Ironically, her own death is this as well.]]
362* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Her attempts to help Norman and Lila resolve their personal issues ultimately ends in failure due to her death.]]
363* BecomingTheMask: Despite [[spoiler:being a spy sent by her mother to corrupt Norman,]] she actually grows fond of him after realizing that he genuinely is a good person deep down.
364* CassandraTruth: She tries to tell Lila that Norman is cured of his insanity and [[spoiler:her attempts to drive him crazy are only making things worse]], but she refuses to acknowledge her arguments.
365* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Impersonates Norman's mother with a robe, a wig and the kitchen knife in hope of stopping him from going insane again. It doesn't end well for her.]]
366* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:She accidentally kills Dr. Raymond after mistaking him for Norman, thinking he was going to kill her. She gets shot dead by the police when they mistake ''her'' for the murderer when they see her assaulting Norman while dressed as his mother.]]
367* DefrostingIceQueen: She was initially very cold towards Norman at first and distanced herself from him, but wound up developing a fondness for him.
368* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:When the police arrive on the scene, she never thought that they'd consider her the criminal despite that she's holding a weapon, threatening Norman, and dressed as his mother.]]
369* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To her mother Lila.]]
370* DullSurprise: She reacts pretty well to Norman informing her about his SerialKiller past. [[spoiler:Justified, since her mother informed her all about him already.]]
371* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She's very beautiful, but she hides ulterior motives. [[spoiler:Specifically her mother's plans for Norman.]]
372* FailureHero: She wanted to help Norman and [[spoiler:her mother Lila]] solve their problems. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:all she did was escalate the conflict even more with her futile attempts to derail it]].
373* FailureKnight: Her main goal was to [[spoiler:help her mother Lila get Norman recommitted to the institution, but she genuinely develops feelings for Norman and tries to help him fully reform. However, thanks to Spool's interference, her attempts to help Norman sadly fail and she ends up [[MistakenForMurderer mistaken as the true killer]] and gunned down by the police, failing her goals]].
374* FauxActionGirl: [[spoiler:Despite being armed with a gun and a HoneyTrap for Norman, these skills never come up or do her any good in the end.]]
375* GirlNextDoor: She's so unbelievably attractive that Norman never assumed she's be interested in spending time with him.
376* GoodIsDumb: She initially assumes that Norman is evil when the two first interact, but then starts to see the good in him [[spoiler:after she caused him to slowly lose his mind and slip into evil again. Her foolishness eventually leads to her death]].
377* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:She grows genuinely convinced of Norman's newfound sanity and at some point doesn't want to help her mother make him insane anymore; [[HeelFaceDoorSlam however, after discovering Lila's dead body, she fully accepts that Lila was right all along about Norman and gets killed just after believing it]].]]
378** HeelFaceDoorslam: [[spoiler:She begins to accept that Norman was crazy all along after finding Lila's corpse under his basement. Unfortunately, she gets shot dead by the police for being mistaken as the real killer.]]
379* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Was in on Lila's plan to bring Norman to justice and have him incarcerated for good. Subverted when she starts to sympathize with Norman and later turn against her mother's intentions to have him arrested again. However, after discovering Lila's body in the pile of coal in Norman's cellar, Mary firmly grasped completely on this trope only to seconds later be shot by the police for her attempt on Norman's life.]]
380* HeroicWannabe: She really comes across as this near the end of ''Psycho II''. She wants to help appease both Norman [[spoiler:and her mother]], but struggles between making a choice on whose side she's on. [[spoiler:Sadly, she causes Norman to pull another FaceHeelTurn in the end [[NiceJobBreakingItHero because of her mistakes]].]]
381* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler:She was sent to seduce Norman by her own vengeful mother Lila.]]
382* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:She is shot dead by the police after an unlucky and tragic chain of reactions.]]
383* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler:Thanks to her death, Norman is able to return to his psychotic life and resume killing people like he did before.]]
384* MistakenForMurderer: [[spoiler:The police arrive just when she's about to kill Norman while dressed as his mother, causing them to think ''she's'' the real psycho. This results in her death.]]
385* TheMole: [[spoiler:She was sent to spy on Norman by her mother Lila.]]
386* {{Ms Fanservice}}: She gets her own shower scene in the second film. This time, the audience gets to see a full view of her wet, nude body.
387* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She feels incredibly guilty for driving Norman back to insanity. However, she changes her tune at the last minute when she thinks that her mother was right about him all along.]]
388* NiceGirl: She acts kind and gentle towards both Norman and her {{Jerkass}} InspectorJavert mother when she doesn't have to.
389* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Her part in her mother's plan is the biggest contribution to Norman pulling another FaceHeelTurn.]]
390* NotHelpingYourCase: She tries to prove Norman's crazy. However, [[spoiler:the cops find her attacking Norman with a knife while dressed as his mother. Unsurprisingly, she ends up accidentally incriminating herself]].
391* OhCrap: [[spoiler:She finally gives in to her mother's beliefs after finding her corpse under Norman's basement.]]
392* OnlySaneWoman: She seems like the most rational person in the movie other than Norman's therapist Dr. Raymond. [[spoiler:However, she ends up losing her own mind.]]
393* PetTheDog: She genuinely comforts Norman when he suffers a FreakOut, calming his nerves. She also defends him from Toomey and Lila's criticisms towards him.
394* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:Thanks to a string of unfortunate events, the police mistake her as the true killer attacking people in the Bates Motel since she happens to be standing over Norman while dressed as his mother, brandishing a knife before attempting to kill him. She ends up framed for all the killings of the film, while Norman takes out the real killer in the end, allowing a mentally deteriorating Norman to continue his troubled life once more.]]
395* ShipTease: She develops a small interest in Norman, which he returns.
396* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler:In contrast her mother's InspectorJavert, Mary, despite being in on her mother's plans, is sympathetic towards Norman and later turn against her mother's mission to have Norman re-arrested and re-committed, until seeing her mother's corpse convinces her Lila was right all along it seems.]]
397* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:When she hears the cops rushing into Norman's house, she never once thinks of removing her "Mother" costume while brandishing a knife preparing to kill Norman. This causes the cops to assume that she's the real killer and shoot her dead.]]
398* VigilanteWoman: [[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.]]
399* WalkingSpoiler: Once you find out her true role in the film, it's impossible to say what she does without giving away too much.
400* WhatTheHellHero: She questions why Lila is entirely against Norman, calling her out for being extremely judgmental towards him.
401* YoureNotMyMother: If Mary on the phone thinking it's her mother during the sequel's climax addressing her by her forename instead of "mother" following their argument in the hotel lobby is any indication.
402[[/folder]]
403
404[[folder:Emma Spool]]
405!!'''Emma Spool'''
406[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/307941_1254632978595_full_5898.jpg]]
407
408->'''Played by''': Claudia Bryar
409
410The cook of a local diner in Fairvale, who supports Norman after his release from the asylum, helping him get back on his feet.
411----
412* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:She's very approachable when she's not killing people to defend Norman.]]
413* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:The third film ends with Norman realizing her severed arm is in his pocket.]]
414* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Norman kills her with a ShovelStrike at the end of ''Psycho II''.]]
415* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:She killed multiple people while trying to reach Norman.]]
416* BaitAndSwitch: At first, she seems like a CoolOldLady. [[spoiler:You'd never suspect that she's really the main villain.]]
417* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She truly desires to be a mother figure to Norman. [[spoiler:By the end of the second film, Norman killed her and used her corpse to replace the now buried Norma.]]
418* BewareTheNiceOnes: She may seem like a sweet old lady, [[spoiler:but she's the real killer of the second film]].
419* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:She and Lila are both the villains of the second movie.]]
420* BitchInSheepsClothing: She may act like a nice elderly woman at first approach, [[spoiler:but she's really an AxCrazy SerialKiller who wants to take Norman as her own child]].
421* CainAndAbel: More like [[spoiler:Cain and Cain]]. [[spoiler:She didn't like her sister Norma one little bit. She even tries to take her son under her wing. However, unlike Norma, she is not as outwardly abusive towards Norman, but was killed before more of her personality is shown.]]
422* CoolOldLady: She gives Norman a job after he's been through some tough times. [[spoiler:However, she hides sinister intentions underneath.]]
423* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:She dressed up as her deceased sister and murdered numerous people under her identity.]]
424* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:She thought that Norman would accept her with open arms upon revealing herself as the true killer of the second film. Instead, he kills her and uses her body to replace Norma.]]
425* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:Turns out that this seemingly kind, elderly lady was truly the GreaterScopeVillain of the entire ''Psycho'' film series.]]
426* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:She performed all the murders of the second movie in order to drive Norman back to her.]]
427* EvilVersusEvil: She's entirely against Lila Loomis in the second film. [[spoiler:Both are revealed to be the antagonists.]]
428* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Of the original trilogy, through kidnapping Norman as a baby and killing Norman's biological dad, she's indirectly responsible for allowing her sister to abuse Norman, which turned him into a serial killer who caused the events of the first film and its sequels.]]
429* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Kills HeroAntagonist Lila in the first sequel, though this is subverted as while Lila was straightforwardly TheHero in the original film, Lila has TookALevelInJerkass and shares one half of the BigBadEnsemble with Spool.]]
430* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She ended up creating Norman along with her own sister. Fittingly enough, she ends up killed by him as well.]]
431* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:In ''III'', Norman stabs her corpse repeatedly in order to purge his mind of her for good.]]
432* InsaneEqualsViolent: [[spoiler:She's really an escaped mental patient who wants Norman to be her son. So naturally, this makes her violent because she kills multiple people.]]
433* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler:Makes up a half-assed excuse about Norman really being her son when in actuality they're not mother and son.]]
434* {{Irony}}: She absolutely hates Norma Bates for abusing Norman. [[spoiler:In the end, she finds herself in the same place as her dead sister. As a corpse that Norman talks to.]]
435* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:She got away with attempting to steal Norman and murdering people for a very long time. That is, until Norman killed her in a fit of rage.]]
436* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the very child she was trying to dominate.]]
437* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:She killed Norman's deplorable hotel manager and Lila after they refused to stop harassing Norman.]]
438* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:To Norma. Emma is a deranged SerialKiller, but she genuinely loves Norman and was friendly enough to be well-liked by her coworkers, unlike Norma, who was a cruel, abusive woman and only kept Norman around so she could have someone to control and abuse without consequence.]]
439* MamaBear: Don't insult or threaten Norman in front of her. [[spoiler:As Toomey and Lila found out the hard way.]]
440* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: [[spoiler:"Replaces" Norman's mother at the end of ''Psycho II'' and in ''Psycho III''. Norman stuffs her body at the beginning of ''Psycho III''.]]
441* MyBelovedSmother: [[spoiler:Subverted. She ''claims'' she is Norman's mother and tries to raise him exactly the same way his ''real'' mother did.]]
442* NeverMessWithGranny: [[spoiler:She's the killer of the second movie. She's been able to kill numerous people without the police force ever suspecting her.]]
443* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:She ends up causing Norman to fully revert back to his old ways and is the first victim of his new killing spree after ousting herself as the true villain.]]
444* ParentalSubstitute: Sort of. [[spoiler:In the most horrible way imaginable, actually. She "replaces" Norman's mother as a mummy Norman talks to.]]
445* PetTheDog: She gives Norman a job when he's down on his luck [[spoiler:and kills people who try to ruin his life by driving him insane again]].
446* PsychoKnifeNut : [[spoiler:She is the knife-wielding murderer in ''Psycho II''.]]
447* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Ends up replacing Norma's corpse as Norman's new mother.]]
448* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She is Norma's sister.]]
449* SmallRoleBigImpact: She has such a minimal role in most of her screen time, that you'd hardly ever suspect that [[spoiler:she's the murderer of the second film. She even drives Norman back to his murderous ways. In fact, she influences the whole film series altogether because of her actions]].
450* StupidEvil: She kills psople who are ruining Norman's life to protect him without attempting any alternatives first. She doesn't seem to realize that her actions would immediately make Norman a murder suspect.
451* StalkerWithoutACrush: [[spoiler:She's been following Norman, Mary, ''and'' Lila all throughout ''Psycho II''. Her main purpose is to protect Norman from Lila because she ''claims'' that he's her son. Mary almost catches her, but Spool is surprisingly stealthy.]]
452* WalkingSpoiler: Aside from Norma, she also proves to be the biggest influence in the entire ''Psycho'' series as well.
453[[/folder]]
454
455[[folder:Sheriff John Hunt]]
456!!'''Sheriff John Hunt'''
457-> '''Played By''': Hugh Gillin
458* 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. That being said, when Norman becomes a suspect in a new string of murders due to them occurring on his property, he does not let his personal feelings get in the way of executing a search warrant on the Bates house over Norman's objections, and admonishes Norman for seemingly attempting to interfere in the investigation.
459* 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 in him), and Sheriff Hunt is [[BrokenPedestal very disappointed to discover]] by the end of the third film that Norman has relapsed into serial murder.
460[[/folder]]
461
462[[folder:Dr. Bill Raymond]]
463!!'''Dr. Bill Raymond'''
464[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c626a514_822f_4a5c_b070_8ee00abf2178.jpeg]]
465-> '''Played by:''' Creator/RobertLoggia
466
467* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and a complete NiceGuy.
468* NiceGuy: He does everything in his power to help Norman and stop him from backsliding into madness out of pure altruism, and is generally shown to be friendly and polite to everyone he meets.
469* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: His efforts to expose [[spoiler:Mary and Lila]]'s gaslighting and stop Norman's SanitySlippage result in [[spoiler:Mary accidentally stabbing him when he startles her]].
470* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one trying to keep the situation from escalating in ''Psycho II''.
471[[/folder]]
472
473[[folder:Warren Toomey]]
474!!'''Warren Toomey'''
475-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DennisFranz
476----
477* ActorAllusion: Creator/DennisFranz's casting can be this to his [[ProductionPosse collaborations with]] Creator/BrianDePalma, who is known for his early works paying homage to Creator/AlfredHitchcock (the director of the original 1960 film), one of which being ''Film/DressedToKill'' which drew comparisons with ''Film/{{Psycho}}''.
478* TheAlcoholic: Toomey's never seen drinking onscreen, but it's pretty obvious he's a habitual drunk, and he's clearly hammered whenever he starts harassing Norman.
479* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:After spending his screentime behaving like a total asshole, it's pretty satisfying when Mrs. Spool stabs him to death.]]
480* {{Expy}}: He bears a near exact resemblance to Robert Bloch's description of Norman, both physically and personality-wise, a fat, lecherous alcoholic (just not psychotic), while being a TakeThat to the book's depiction of Norman unlike Perkins' iconic screen portrayal.
481* FatBastard: He's overweight, and doesn't have a single redeeming quality to speak of.
482* HateSink: He seems to exist for the sole purpose of giving the audience someone to hate in ''Psycho II''. While [[HeroAntagonist Lila]] has [[JerkassHasAPoint several good points]], Norman isn't the killer this time and has truly reformed, and [[spoiler:Mrs. Spool]] is genuinely AffablyEvil, Toomey is just a vile scumbag with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
483* {{Jerkass}}: He's a lecherous, sleazy drunk who starts harassing Norman for firing him.
484* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He flings sexist, derogatory insults at Mary before boiling down to sexually harassing her.
485* RedHerring: He's initially set up as the one gaslighting Norman.
486* {{Slimeball}}: Pretty much everything he does just oozes slime. He sells drugs to kids, runs a prostitution ring out of the Bates Motel, sexually harasses Mary, and shows up at Norman's place of work just to harass him.
487* TookALevelInJerkass: He's initially cordial to Norman in spite of his obvious sleaziness when he thinks they'll be business partners. When Norman fires him for the unethical way he runs the motel, he just starts harassing Norman and Mary out of petty revenge.
488[[/folder]]
489
490[[folder:Maureen Coyle]]
491!!'''Maureen Coyle'''
492[[quoteright:326:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tmb_3450_480_2235.jpg]]
493
494->'''Played by''': Creator/DianaScarwid (''Psycho III'')
495----
496* AccidentalMurder:
497** [[spoiler:Norman accidentally makes her fall down the stairs to her death when he sees the spirit of his mother.]]
498** Earlier in the film, she accidentally pushes the superior nun off of the church bell tower when she tries talking her out of jumping.
499* AttemptedRape: While hitching a ride with [[BigBad Duke]], he attempts to rape her, but she quickly gets out of his car before he can have his way with her.
500* BathSuicide: She attempts to kill herself in the motel bath tub, but Norman saves her.
501* BookEnds: For her story, she accidentally murders another nun trying to help her while suffering a HeroicBSOD and [[spoiler:she ends up accidentally killed while trying to reach out to Norman while he's suffering a HeroicBSOD]].
502* BreakTheCutie: Suffers from serious depression at her convent, questioning whether or not if her life has purpose. Then, she accidentally kills the head nun when she tries talking her off of the bell tower, causing her to go through one hell of a HeroicBSOD.
503* BrokenBird: She suffers from extreme depression that causes her to be DrivenToSuicide.
504* ButtMonkey: PlayedForDrama. She experiences a lot of hell throughout the third movie. Fortunately, Norman [[PetTheDog lets his good side comfort her]].
505* CrisisOfFaith: She seems to have lost all her faith in Catholicism, since her very first line has her shouting how there is no God or hope. Fortunately, Norman helps her rebuild her optimism throughout the film.
506* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler: Assoon as she turns her life around and offers Norman a chance to do the same, she dies by accidentally falling down the stairs and ending up [[DeathByIrony impaled by a statue of Cupid shooting his arrow]].]]
507* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:After admitting her love for Norman, she falls down the stairs, and ends up impaled InTheBack by a statue of Cupid's arrow.]]
508* DeathSeeker: For the first half of the movie, she attempts to kill herself because she no longer has faith in God. Fortunately, she comes across the Bates Motel, where bigger things come into play for her.
509* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Much like her predecessor Marion Crane, she appeared to be the female protagonist of the third film, only to die while Tracy Venable is the true female protagonist while simultaneously acting as the HeroAntagonist to Norman's VillainProtagonist. However, unlike Marion who is killed in the middle of the first film, Maureen managed to last up to the beginning of the third film's climax.]]
510* DespairEventHorizon: Passed it in the opening of ''Psycho III'', where she loses her faith in Catholicism and [[AccidentalMurder accidentally kills another nun]].
511-->'''Maureen:''' THERE IS NO GOD!
512* DownerBeginning: Her introduction scene has her attempting suicide while her fellow sisters try talking her down. Only for her to accidentally cause the head nun to fall off the bell tower they're on to her death. Unable to remain at the covenant, she wanders off into the desert to die. [[{{Tearjerker}} This was just the beginning.]]
513* DrivenToSuicide: She ''nearly'' kills herself, but Norman rescues her.
514* GiveMeASign: She desperately pleas for a sign from God after undergoing a crisis of faith. She accidentally mistakes Norman as a sign of hope while bleeding out in the bath tub. But, she sees Norman as an equal who can bond with her. She's almost entirely correct.
515* GoodIsDumb: Subverted. Several characters call her foolish for thinking there's good in Norman Bates, but she's proven right in the end. She's the first girl who has come close to freeing Norman from his controlling mother. [[spoiler:Sadly, she ends up killed ''completely by accident'' after Norman lets her hand go while walking upstairs.]]
516* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has beautiful, blond hair and is the kind to everyone.
517* HeelFaceDoorslam: [[spoiler:Just when she finally gets over her troubles and begins a relationship with Norman, she dies completely by accident.]]
518* HeroicBSOD: Suffers a heavy one in the first half of ''Psycho III''. However, Norman [[ShipTease helps her recover.]]
519* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She thinks very little of herself when Norman praises her for remaining strong in her emotional endeavors.
520* IJustWantToBeLoved: She realizes that Norman's love for her is what made her life worth living.
521* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:She ends up impaled on [[DeathByIrony a statue of Cupid's arrow through her back after falling]] from the stairs.]]
522* InsecureLoveInterest: Ironically, she thinks that she's not good enough for Norman. He attempts to prove that she's stronger than she thinks she is.
523* InterruptedSuicide: When Norman comes into her room, his good personality returns just in time to save her, preventing history from repeating itself.
524* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:By accident. Or was it Mother's spirit?]]
525* LegFocus: Norman observers her undressing and notices her nice, smooth legs first.
526* LoveEpiphany: She ultimately realizes that she's in love with Norman Bates and wants to save his soul so they can live happily ever after together.
527* LoveRedeems: She realizes that she is in love with Norman and vows to help him get better. [[spoiler:Sadly, tragedy strikes soon after.]]
528* MirrorCharacter:
529** Another girl exactly like Norman. Both are [[BrokenBird emotionally hurt]] people who are nice to everyone they meet, but hide their inner pain from others.
530** Also one to Marion Crane. She's an emotionally troubled girl who hides out at the Bates Motel after committing a crime she regretted. Norman even notices that they have the same initials and a similar, uncanny appearance.
531* MoralityPet: Becomes a major one to Norman. Every time he sees her, he's able to prevent his mother personality from taking over or bringing harm to her.
532* {{Ms Fanservice}}: The audience gets a perfect view of her body (which was mostly done by her actress Creator/DianaScarwid's body double Brinke Stevens) in the bath tub.
533* NaughtyNuns: She works as a nun, but slowly develops feelings for Norman. She's also the third film's {{Ms Fanservice}}, getting entirely naked at one point (even though that was done by her actress' body double).
534* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:After finally realizing her true feelings for Norman, she dies completely by accident.]]
535* NiceGirl: She shows nothing but respect for everyone around her.
536* NunTooHoly: She's a nun who wants to kill herself.
537* OhCrap: Has this reaction after accidentally killing the superior nun. And again when she reunites with [[TheSociopath Duke]] at the Bates Motel.
538* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Just when she turns her own life around and is about to help Norman do the same, she dies accidentally falling down the stairs after Norman loses his grip on her hand.]]
539* SexEqualsLove: Inverted. She falls in love with Norman because of his kindness towards her rather than having sex with him. Very likely because of her horrible experience with Duke's [[AttemptedRape method of winning her over]].
540* SheCleansUpNicely: When she and Norman go out on their first date, she doesn't look as broken as she did earlier in the film.
541* ShipSinking: Her relationship with Norman takes quite a hit when she ends up leaving him after learning of his troubled history. However, she finds herself unable to leave Norman and desires to live a happy life with him forever [[spoiler: Unfortunately, just about when Norman is going to accept her back, she accidentally dies falling down the stairs.]]
542* ShipTease: She and Norman develop a relationship together, that Norman hopes to keep.
543* ShoutOut: Her introductory scene has her [[Film/{{Vertigo}} climbing a tall church tower on the edge of the building while watching an innocent friend fall over to her death, scarring her for the rest of the movie.]]
544* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She falls for [[NiceGuy Norman]] because he is a so caring towards her. [[spoiler:At least when he's not under control of his SplitPersonality.]] She even tries to save his soul because she knows he's a good man deep down. It ''almost works'', too.
545* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: She's the most well-meaning character in the entire film series. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she dies while trying to save Norman from his split personality. The only thing that makes it less depressing is that Norman ''didn't kill her''.]]
546* TooHappyToLive: [[spoiler:Just when she and Norman are about to live happily ever after, she dies completely by accident.]]
547* TookALevelInCheerfulness: After she and Norman form a loving, stable relationship, she is much happier than she was earlier in the film.
548* TroubledButCute: She's very attractive, but needs a lot of help conquering her inner demons.
549* WhenSheSmiles: She has a nice, innocent grin when she snaps out of her depression. This shows up a lot on her dates with Norman.
550[[/folder]]
551
552[[folder:Duane Duke]]
553!!'''Duane Duke'''
554-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JeffFahey
555-> '''Dubbed by:''' Creator/DanielRusso (European French)
556
557----
558* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:By the time Norman kills him, it's hard to do anything but cheer.]]
559* BigBadWannabe: He's TheSociopath who tries to blackmail Norman to keep him under his thumb and to extort money to fund his guitar musician career. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Originally]], he was supposed to be a LoonyFan of Norman and another JackTheRipoff committing the murders in the third film.
560* {{Catchphrase}}:
561** "My name's Duane, Duane Duke. You can call me Duke, everybody does."
562** "Watch the guitar!"
563* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He gets a really brutal one. Norman beats him with his own guitar, but he survives it; instead, he dies when Norman submerges Duke's car in the swamp, and Duke drowns as it submerged.]] Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, really.
564* HandsomeLech: He's very handsome and charming, but he's also a total pervert and a scumbag with a low opinion of women.
565* HateSink: He has no redeemable features whatsoever, and seems to exist just so the audience will have someone to root against instead of Norman.
566* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He has a very low view of women, treating them like sex objects and getting angry when they don't give in to his demands.
567* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:His reaction to Norman beating him with his own guitar is to once again yell "Watch the guitar!", more concerned with any damage inflicted on it than getting killed.]]
568* {{Slimeball}}: He's a HandsomeLech with a high opinion of himself and generally oozes sleaze.
569* SmugSnake: He sleazily believed he could take advantage of Norman's murder spree for his own gain in the third film.
570* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Toomey, replacing him as the resident {{Slimeball}} HateSink who works at the motel.
571[[/folder]]
572
573[[folder:Holly]]
574!!'''Holly'''
575-> '''Played by:''' Sharen Camille
576
577Norman's first victim. [[note]]After Norma and Chet, of course.[[/note]]
578* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: She's really curious about Norman and what he does all day. He tries to shoo her away, knowing what will happen if she gets too close. Unfortunately, she doesn't listen.
579* GenkiGirl: She always seems really excited about everything.
580* MsFanservice: So very much. She starts off wearing short shorts and a skimpy top (which she later takes off). Also, when she goes to see what Norman is up to she's just wearing a bathrobe and no shirt, with her underpants showing.
581* NiceGirl: She comes across as very cute and likable.
582* NoNameGiven: Her name is never spoken in the actual movie (''Psycho IV''); the only way you would know is from the credits.
583* ThePrankster: Of the non-malicious sort. She seems to like sneaking up on Norman and the like.
584[[/folder]]
585
586!!Novel-only
587
588[[folder:Dr. Adam Claiborne]]
589!!'''Dr. Adam Clairborne'''
590-> '''Played By''': N/A
591Norman's psychiatrist in the novel ''Psycho II'', who has spent the past two decades working with Norman in the hopes of becoming famous by curing him. When Norman escapes, Claiborne tries to track him down using everything he has learned about his patient over the last 20 years.
592----
593* AdaptedOut: Since the movie version of ''Psycho II'' has nothing to do with the novel, Claiborne doesn't appear at all. The closest equivalent would be Dr. Raymond, though the two characters couldn't be more different.
594* AttentionWhore: He only cares about curing Norman in the hopes of getting famous.
595* PsychoPsychologist: [[spoiler: After snapping and becoming a killer himself]].
596* TheReveal: [[spoiler: He's the real killer of the story, having assumed Norman's Mother identity after Norman's death drove him insane]].
597* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Realizing that Norman's death meant all his work was for nothing, Claiborne went insane and assumed the identity of Mother, setting out to fill Norman's role in the killing spree]].
598[[/folder]]
599
600[[folder:Santo Vizzini]]
601!!Santo Vizzini
602-> '''Played by''': N/A
603A Hollywood director who's currently working on a movie based on the Bates murders.
604----
605* AdaptedOut: Like Claiborne, Vizzini doesn't appear in the movie ''Psycho II'' at all, since it has a completely different plot from the novel.
606* FreudianExcuse: Like Norman, Vizzini suffered severe childhood trauma (in his case, his mother was raped and murdered), which led to his disturbed mentality as an adult.
607* HorribleHollywood: Hollywood is portrayed like this in the nove, and Vizzini is no different. At one point, he plans to rape and murder the actress playing Marion Crane, though he doesn't go through with it.
608* IdenticalStranger: By a weird coincidence, Vizzini is the spitting image of a young Norman Bates, making Claiborne even more suspicious of him, especially since they share a similar background.
609* RedHerring: Is set up as a likely suspect for the killings, especially since he has some very disturbing fantasies about sexual violence and murder. [[spoiler: He has nothing to do with the murders, Claiborne is the real killer]].
610
611[[/folder]]

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