Height
175.00 cm
Blood Type
B
Age
15
Birthday
March 21 2034
Norman is one of the deuteragonists of The Promised Neverland alongside Ray. Norman is a math prodigy and a model student of Grace Field House, with intelligence that surpasses his peers and even adults. He is also known for being a genius strategist and planner, as well as unbeatable at the game of tag. Being the smartest child living in Grace Field, Norman is considered as one of Grace Field House's three "Premium quality goods" next to Emma and Ray. When he discovers the truth about the orphanage with Emma, he teams up with her and Ray to devise a plan to escape. Norman is, however, forced to be shipped before his 12th birthday, and he sacrifices himself and accepts his fate of inevitable death to let his family escape. In reality, Norman was transferred to an experimentation plantation called Λ7214. One-and-a-half years later, he managed to escape and destroy Λ7214 along with his new-found comrades. Witnessing the true horrors of the farm system, Norman hoped to completely annihilate all demons and create a sanctuary for all humans in the demon world. Norman is a young boy with short, tidy white hair (platinum blonde in the start of the manga) that's worn parted to his left, a prominently longer piece curving upwards on the side of his head, resembling a horn of sorts, and narrow, inward-tilting blue eyes. The most distinctive physical trait of Norman is his thick eyebrows. He wore the standard orphanage uniform—a white shirt and trousers along with plain shoes. His Grace Field House identification number "22194" is tattooed across the left side of his neck. During his time in Λ7214, the plantation's identifier is tattooed onto Norman's left chest, with bruises surrounding the identifier. In the year 2047, now at the age of 13, Norman has grown to be the tallest among the trio. Standing at a height of around 170 cm, Norman towers over Emma and is slightly taller than Ray. Norman's hair has become noticeably messier. His current physical appearance mirrors that of the deceased William Minerva. Whenever Norman is outside of the paradise hideout, he wears a short hooded cape with lacy ends that has three vertically aligned diamond-shaped patterns on the back. When he is in the hideout, Norman dons a formal light-colored suit, but without the blazer. Norman is a calm, level-headed, kind, and gentle boy who presents himself to have figured things out because he wants to appear as a reliable person to people around him. At the same time, Norman is a complex individual due to his conflicting morality. After being exposed to the truth behind the orphanage, Norman is revealed to be similar to Ray, as in being a realist and wanting to take a limited group of people along in the escape. However, he deems himself as being selfish due to worrying about his own life, as opposed to Emma who selflessly worries about others first before herself. Norman's love for Emma inspires him to follow her idealistic ideals, and as so he becomes determined to escape with all of his siblings despite it seeming impossible. To achieve this, Norman has shown to be manipulative, ruthless and extremely rational, having no issues agreeing to the plan to kill Krone and Isabella that Ray came up with in order to escape. Norman is the most intelligent child in Grace Field House, consistently getting perfect scores during their daily exams. He likes to apply what he learns to his day-to-day activities, even in a simple game of tag. He is known to be strategic, analytical, rational, and possesses logical deductive skills. He is a planner who can see the entire situation and plan for it ahead of time. Additionally, Norman is very determined and doesn't let other budge him when he has firmly put his mind into a certain decision. He has a strong sense of self-confidence which stems from assuming everything will work out in his favor in the end if he plays his gambles right. He always relies on himself to come up with the answers, and even Norman himself states that he always managed to accomplish what he set out to do. However, he puts intense pressure on himself to achieve their goals, and he also harbors a crushing perfectionism where he is not allowed to lose or make mistakes. When he does make mistakes and suffers, he only blames himself and imagines that a perfect scenario exists out there, and if he only had envisioned and executed that plan, he would not be suffering. Being an extremely caring individual who is fiercely loyal and protective of his family and friend, he has a tendency to hide his true feelings of worry, fear, and hurt projecting instead of a calm and collected exterior to calm down and give emotional support to the people around him. For example, Norman assumes it’s logical that he should use himself, and be the only one hurting, rather than place any of that weight on his family. Additionally, after Norman’s shipping date, is announced, his first priority is to comfort Emma, even though he was the one whose life was on the line. But when faced with his impending death, he realizes how badly he still wants to live. An overall strong-willed character, he tends to disregard his own humanity and worth as a person if it means keeping everyone else safe and for the greater good. Due to being completely isolated and jailed within Lambda 7214— far away from Emma, Ray, and his family— as well as being treated as an experiment who was drugged and could at any time be shipped-off and die, Norman's psyche was heavily damaged. He grew increasingly afraid of the demons and the unknown human world. As a defense mechanism, Norman forced himself to forget that he was a child and continually told himself he needed to be strong. In addition, he eventually took upon the mantle of "William Minerva", and presented himself as a strong leader whom everyone could rely and depend on. However, this often caused him to neglect himself to the point of misery, but he deems this as a necessary step to find happiness for everyone, including himself. After running the Paradise Hideout for some time, Norman has turned into a shadow of his 11-year-old self, and his bright and cheerful demeanor is replaced with a more serious one, as his usual smile is diminished into a frown. Although he has good intentions behind his actions, he has become very isolated and prefers to work alone without consulting anyone. Norman also developed the mentality that although kindness is valuable, it will never be able to bring victory into the world. As Barbara, Cislo and Vincent describes, they view the current Norman as a "serious", "emperor" and "winter" person, and the fact that they have never seen him smile before genuinely surprised them when they discovered how warm and cheerful Norman was during his reunion with Emma and the others. After witnessing the true horrors of the demons and the human farming, Norman became fully convinced that the only way to stop the demons is to kill them all, even adding that Emma's plan for a new promise that involves no bloodshed is too optimistic and naïve. He even admits to himself that he'd gladly become both a God or a Devil if it meant he could keep his family and friends safe. This is demonstrated further when he hears that Mujika is alive; he immediately suggests to kill her rather than ally with her; and he kills Ayshe's adoptive demon father despite their loving family life. This shows that he has abandoned all hopes and opportunities for peace between the humans and demons. However, Norman soon comes to acknowledge that he had been acting the way he did because he was scared. He chose the reliable path and only relied on himself because he was scared of making mistakes, which could potentially lead to the deaths of the people he cares. When Emma and Ray accept Norman for the person he is and reassures him that he is not alone anymore, and will walk alongside him facing the painful and scary things, he accepts their support. As he shows vulnerability and vows to never bear his burdens alone, he reverts back to his former self; Norman decides to do what he himself wants to do, not what others expect him to do. He allows himself to embrace friendship and discard solitude, and to show his desire to live on. Norman also realizes the pain he had inflicted on several people and feels guilty, but vows to atone for his mistakes.
The Promised Neverland
At Grace Field House, life couldn't be better for the orphans! Though they have no parents, together with the other kids and a kind "Mama" who cares for them, they form one big, happy family. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12. Their daily lives involve rigorous tests, but afterwards, they are allowed to play outside. There is only one rule they must obey: do not leave the orphanage. But one day, two top-scoring orphans, Emma and Norman, venture past the gate and unearth the harrowing secret behind their entire existence. Utilizing their quick-wittedness, the children must work together to somehow change their predetermined fate.
The Promised Neverland 2nd Season
Emma, Ray, and the rest of the older children have escaped the confines of the Grace Field House. However, with relentless demons set on capturing them, their arduous battle for freedom has only just begun. Despite venturing into the treacherous wilderness, the children remain optimistic due to their possession of books written by William Minerva. Coded within his books are messages detailing the world outside the farm—information that can help them survive with the limited resources they have. But when their pursuers draw near, the children soon encounter their most dreadful situation yet. In Yakusoku no Neverland 2nd Season, the children struggle to survive in the strange ruthless world, striving to find a sanctuary they can truly call home.
