Ray.

Norman: “How to mean. You retaliate even before you say hello. Ha ha. But you saw something cool, right?” Ray: “Yeah. Thanks to you. I'm glad I'm alive! And don’t ever try to die again either, stupid Norman.” Norman: "Yeah, I got it, stupid Ray." —Norman and Ray after reuniting, Chapter 119. Ray finds Norman relatively cute and sometimes doesn't understand the recklessness that drives this white-haired boy. He sometimes follows Norman, some call it stalking, but Ray is just... Probably curious! It's nothing personal, Ray is simply jealous of Norman for Emma, ​​there is nothing so loving here, it's just that as a child, Ray often calmed Norman when he cried, and deliberately put him in his bed and, hugging, slept with him until the boy calmed down, nothing like that, Ray simply made a contract with his mother so that Norman would not die. Maybe, no, it can't be, Ray is obviously in love with Norman, completely and irrevocably, what about Norman? He also loves Ray, but he thinks that Ray loves Emma, ​​that's what a love triangle

Very smart Doesn't get stressed easily Calm perfectionist Has a crush Protects close friends Good at puzzles Can be manipulative Always plans in advance charismatic Kindly secretive/mysterious Determined Loyalty 100% Gentle heart Realistic Can read other's emotions Sacrifices self for others Puts pressure on self Strong-willed Good with young kids Hides sadness Very logical

Barbara, Number and Zazie. They deeply respect Norman as a savior and "god", supporting his plan. He takes care of them and assigns them important tasks, vowing not to let them die due to the effects of the experiments.

Ayshe. Norman "saved" her, but she hates him for killing her adoptive father and has sworn revenge. Norman doesn't trust her completely, but he takes her under his wing. Later, he showed remorse by telling her something in the language of demons, which shocked her. Interesting Facts

Norman was named Isabella after the American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell. She saw a painting of him that inspired her name. "Norman" is a masculine given name of English origin. In the series logo, three lines symbolize Norman, Emma, and Ray. When Norman was sent in Chapter 31, the line representing him disappeared, leaving only Emma and Ray's lines. Norman is left-handed, as are Leslie and Smee. He likes to disassemble mechanisms, such as watches, with Ray. His dream is to live in the Human World with Emma and Ray. Norman's running speed is inferior to Emma and Ray, but he wins at tag thanks to his intelligence. It consistently scores 300 points. According to the original idea, Norman was in love with Emma, this idea was canceled, but he still declares his sympathy for her. The designer wanted him to look like a "knight" or "angel" and made him thin and blonde. The bonus page shows how it is too weak to open the can. He learned the language of demons in a year and a half.

6. Emma's relationship

. Norman and Emma have been close friends since childhood. Despite the difference in characters, Norman appreciated Emma's openness and supported her naïve desires. He fell in love with her from an early age, when he first saw her crying, and vowed to do everything to make her happy. After revealing the truth, he feared for his life and hers, but after realizing her fear for the rest of the children, he sincerely wanted to save everyone. He often listened to her opinion. After being sent to Lambda, he missed her. At the reunion, they cried with joy. However, their views diverged: Norman wanted to destroy the demon society, and Emma could not accept genocide. When Emma suggested that they go to the Seven Walls, Norman was indignant, worried about her, but outwardly agreed, although in fact he had started the plan earlier, wanting to leave Emma no choice.

Ray. Norman and Ray are best friends and fraternal figures, despite the contrast of characters. Norman respects Ray and believes in his abilities. When it turned out that Ray was a spy, the relationship was strained, but Norman did not want to give up on him. He cares deeply for Ray and puts his well-being before his own, sacrificing himself to prevent Ray or Emma from sacrificing themselves. Norman knew of Ray's intention to commit suicide and would not let him die, planning everything so that Ray would survive. Ray, seeing Norman's hallucination, was inspired and abandoned cynical ideals, dreaming of the future.

Don and Gilda. Norman trusts them, allowing them to participate in the escape. Even when Don hit him in a rage, Norman was not offended and apologized. After escaping, he assigned them to take care of Emma and Ray. At the reunion, they were delighted. However, Don and Gilda later became suspicious of him, although they eventually accepted him.

Vincent. Norman knows Vincent from Lambda, they communicated through cubes. After escaping, Vincent became his right-hand man, worshipping Norman as a "god". Norman appreciates him, but does not show his true personality. Tension arose when Norman changed his mind, but Vincent accepted his choice.

5. Abilities

, intelligence. Norman has outstanding intelligence, consistently scoring 300 points on tests. He has excellent strategic skills and uses them even in games. Norman is able to solve complex mathematical equations instantly, as shown in the case of heat stroke. He was the only one who suspected Ray of espionage and set a trap to confirm it. He easily plans actions in advance and anticipates the actions of others. His intelligence was so high that instead of being sent to the slaughterhouse, he was taken to Lambda for tests, where he easily coped with the most difficult tasks. In terms of genocide of demons, he thought of all the details: knowing that his army would not defeat the royal family in battle, he formed an alliance with Gilan to pit enemies against each other, and created a poison that causes demons to degrade, making it easier to destroy them.

Physical strength. Unlike his intellect, Norman is physically weak, but he makes up for it with intelligence and strategy. During a game of catch-up, he outwitted his sister Krona, who considered him an easy prey.

Teamwork. Norman listens to the ideas of others to increase cohesion. When Ray and Emma proposed conflicting escape plans, he convinced them to work together.

Leadership skills. Norman has exceptional leadership qualities. Teaching children tactics, he strengthened teamwork. Gilda noted that the escape would have been more coordinated if Norman had been with them. He later adopted the pseudonym Minerva to free and lead the children. He secretly destroyed farms by manipulating the demon nobility and pitting them against each other. Emma recognized that his plan had the highest probability of success.

The language of demons. After a year and a half of studying demons, Norman has learned their language and can speak it fluently.

He mentioned that he had been sent to another farm and was surprised that Emma was missing her left ear. The rest of the children entered the room. Ray slapped Norman in the face, and then cried and hugged them both.

Norman talks about his time in Lambda, his escape, the creation of the Hideout, and the plan for the revolution, inviting the children to be part of it. Everyone except Emma was delighted. He spent the rest of the day with friends, showed him the bedroom and had dinner. In the evening, they gathered in the bedroom, indulging in reminiscences, and fell asleep on the floor. In the morning, Norman woke up before everyone else, returned to the office, and began to consider changes in the plan to include the people who had arrived. He ordered Vincent to send a letter to Lord Ghilan.

Norman took only Zazie to negotiate with Gilan. He proposed an alliance to overthrow the royal family and aristocracy, with a new regime led by Gilan in exchange for autonomy for the children of the farms. The parties came to an agreement, Norman signed the agreement in blood and left the monastery. He knew that Gilan would not fulfill the conditions, but he himself was not going to comply with them himself - he wanted to use and kill this clan, removing the last obstacle to his plan.

3. Search for Minerva

Behind the door was an adult, Peter Ruthry, who offered Norman to transfer him to Farm Λ7214 to participate in experiments. Norman, having no choice, agreed. After arriving in Lambda, he underwent complex tests and took medications. In his spare time, Norman devised an escape plan. Smi, a supporter of Minerva, got in touch with him. Together, they managed to destroy Lambda and free the children. During the destruction of the lab, Smee was killed, but Norman took over his knowledge and spy network, which he later used to find an abandoned demon colony that became a base for him and the escaped children.

After escaping, Norman began devising a plan to destroy the Demon Society in order to create a safe home for the children from the farms. He adopted the pseudonym "William Minerva" so that his words about the revolution would carry more weight. In March 2046, he contacted the children from B06-32 anonymously, telling them that their enemy was Peter Ratri, Minerva's brother, and that they should lay low.

For some time, Norman and a group of Lambda natives found and destroyed industrial farms, freeing children and bringing them to the Hideout. During one of the raids, he rescued Jin and Hayato, who became his closest subordinates. In

October 2047, Norman, along with Zazie, Vincent, Barbara, and Number, raided an industrial farm. Unable to save the imprisoned children, he shut down life support, granting them a quick death, and ordered the farm to be destroyed. In six months of destroying farms, Norman gathered hundreds of children in the Shelter, who thanked him and idolized him. He announced his intention to create a new world free from the threat of demons.

Norman sent a message to B06-32, urging those wishing to help in overthrowing the demonic power to go to the coordinates. After making sure the message got through, he sent a group of Jin and Hayato to meet the children. After the people from B06-32 arrived, Norman asked to bring Emma to him. When she saw him, she could not believe her eyes, but when she heard the voice, she threw herself into her arms.

They decided to get as much information from her as possible, but accidentally gave out that they knew about the transmitters. The next day, Emma and Norman had to climb the wall for reconnaissance while the others distracted Isabella. But Isabella realized that Ray was a double spy, locked him up, and ran to the wall. Emma tried to distract her mother, but Isabella broke her leg and said that Norman would be sent tomorrow.

In the evening, Isabella announced to the children that Norman would go to his adoptive parents. Norman, knowing the truth, tried to smile. After dinner, he found a pen, a bundle, and a letter with an escape plan in the nightstand, which he had left for Emma. Emma and Ray urged him to hide in the grove, but Norman returned and said that there was a sheer cliff behind the wall. He did not want to endanger his escape and left the plan to Emma and Ray while he went to the gate. Emma tried to destroy his transmitter, but Norman stopped her, said goodbye, and left with Isabella. On the way, he asked if she was happy. Isabella replied that she was happy to meet such a man. When he reached the gate, Norman opened the door and froze at what he saw.

When they went to the dining room, Isabella asked directly if they were at the gate, to which she received a negative answer.

The next day, Norman and Emma decide to tell Ray about the secret. Ray quickly believed it, but only the three of them wanted to escape. Walking away with Norman alone, Ray was indignant at Emma's naivety. Norman replied that he was doing it because he loved Emma and wanted her to be happy. Ray was dumbfounded, but agreed to help. A few days later, Carol and Sister Crona arrived at the house, posing an additional danger as another adult with her own motives. A

few days later, it was decided to let Gilda and Don into the plan, but the trio told them that the children had been "sold to the Bad People". Norman, suspecting a spy, decided to check on Don, Gilda, and Ray, giving each of them different information. As a result, he figured out the traitor - it turned out to be Ray. After accusing him, Norman learned that Ray had been spying for Isabella since she was six years old. Norman managed to persuade Ray to become a double spy, but Ray demanded that he leave most of the children behind and run away with only three or five of them, as well as deceive Emma to the end.

Later, Emma and Gilda found out that Isabella disappeared every evening and discovered a secret room between the study and the nursery. Ray assumed that there was a communication point. They decided not to penetrate there. Emma then took Ray and Norman to the library and showed him William Minerva's collection of books with his owl sign and rim, which turned out to be Morse code. After deciphering it, they realized that they had been warned about the purpose of House. In another book, the word "PROMISE" was encoded.

When they got out, they were met by Don and Gilda, who had already been in the secret room. Upon hearing the truth, Don became furious, punched Norman and Ray, and grabbed Emma by the collar, but was unable to punch. He said that he was offended by the lack of trust, and ran out. Emma, Norman, and Ray apologized and vowed to trust each other more.

The next day, on their way to the wall, they were intercepted by Krona and offered a deal to help the children escape to take Isabella's place.

1. Introductory arc

Norman, as one of the eldest children, helped Isabella with household chores on a daily basis. He laid the table, played with the children in the yard, and sometimes helped wash clothes and bed linen. On October 12, 2045, Norman and the rest of the children saw off Connie, who was to be taken to her adoptive parents. After Connie's farewell, Norman was cleaning up the dining room when he heard Emma screaming. She discovered that Connie had forgotten her favorite stuffed rabbit, Bernie. After hearing from Ray that Connie hadn't left yet, Norman suggested that Emma catch up with her and give her the toy. With the help of a hairpin, he opened the back door of the house, after which he and Emma went to the gate.

When they reached the gate, they saw a truck in which Connie's body lay with a strange red flower stuck in his chest. Hearing the sounds from the room, Emma and Norman hid under a truck and learned that monsters they called the Demons were behind the murder. From their conversation, they understood that the Blessed House was not an orphanage, but a farm, where the children were cattle, and Isabella was the caretaker who sent them to slaughter. Emma and Norman managed to escape, but they dropped a toy, which Isabella picked up and realized that one of the children had seen the truth.

When they returned, they met Ray. Emma and Norman decided to flee. Norman suggested that the three of them escape, but Emma insisted on saving all the children. Norman, understanding her feelings, agreed. From that moment on, they decided not to pretend that they knew the truth. The next day, they discussed the route and time of the escape, deciding that it was optimal to run during the day. Behind the grove, they found a high wall that could be climbed over with a rope. They decided on the place of escape.

When they returned, they learned that Isabella had a device for locating children. The next day, they carried the tablecloths for the rope to the wall and hid them in a hollow. In the evening, discussing the principle of operation of the transmitters, they were interrupted by Don. Norman stepped away to help and when he returned, he saw Isabella checking on Emma. Norman froze in fear, but Emma did not betray herself. Ray intervened, calling for dinner

, addictions, ambivert, creative personality, phlegmatic, melancholic, decisive, bad company, do not like to be a leader, ambivert critic, do not believe in others, in childhood got into fights, self-sacrifice, disgust with everything and everyone, smart beyond their years, learned what they should not have

Gilda: Became allies after initiation. Ray trusts her, considers her more balanced than Don. After quarrels, they reconciled. He found a close sister in her. He respects and believes in her abilities. Supports when she accuses Emma of being reckless. Gilda takes care of him like a brother, threatening Mister for his safety.

Anna Initially considered a potential burden. Anna cut off the braids to save him. Ray was touched. He apologized for his hair, she congratulated him on his birthday. After that, they became friends. Anna helps him cook and takes care of his wound.Part 4 – Relationship with Mister, interesting facts, completion

Mr. From the first acquaintance – hostility. Mister threatened to kill him and Emma. On the journey to Golden Pond, Ray was extremely suspicious. After working together and escaping, they came to an agreement. Ray entrusted Mister with the seriously injured Emma. Mister became a confidant with whom you can talk about serious things. He acted like a father: he playfully slapped his head, did not allow Ray to take on the burden of murder. Ray apologized to him when he was ready to shoot the enemy. He mourned Mister after his self-sacrifice.

Interesting facts:

· His mother was Isabella. · He does not suffer from infantile amnesia. · One of the three smartest in the shelter, scores the highest scores. · Calm, loves silence, cunning, assesses the situation before acting. · He does not like to study and read, despite high scores. · In an interview, the authors explained that Ray was supposed to die, but the idea was canceled. · In the mini-game on the official website, it is shown that Isabella named him after Ray Charles. · The name is unisex, has no nationality, which is logical for an African-American. · Scored a full score in all but one test (292 out of 300). · From Twitter Q&A: Loves disassembling machinery, did it with Norman as a kid. · The author considers him a "quick" character to create. · My dream is to see the Mona Lisa and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. · Running speed is faster than Norman's, but slower than Emma's.

Part 3 – Relationships (Emma, Norman, Isabella, Don, Gilda, Anna)

Emma Best friends since childhood. Ray considers Emma and Norman to be the whole world. Their personalities contrast: Emma is cheerful and outgoing, Ray is harsh and introverted. Emma's optimism often gets on his nerves, and he asks Norman to hide his plans from her. Despite the quarrels, they love each other and help in trouble. Emma encourages him to be open, Ray encourages him to express his feelings honestly. After being rescued, he became loyal to her and the whole family. He reminds her of reality, but is confident in her abilities. He became extremely protective of her after the loss of Norman. He rushes to it in case of danger. He comforts her, notices changes in her mood. He admits that he does not sympathize with her doubts, but follows her, trusting her opinion.

Norman : Best friends and fraternal figures. Ray considers him and Emma to be the most important people. For six years he developed a plan to escape for them. He was ready to sacrifice himself. Deeply respects Norman, understands his strengths and weaknesses. Considers Norman more logical than Emma and trusts him more. They have different views on saving everyone, but after the disclosure of espionage, they reconciled. After sending Norman, Ray was devastated and lost hope. During his escape, Norman's hallucinations inspired him to live. At the reunion, he cried and thanked. Their dynamics have been preserved as in childhood.

Isabella From the age of 6 I worked as a double agent. Relations are tense and "professional". Ray knew that she would send him to his death. It is not known whether he loves her. At the reunion, he was shocked, but the priority was the safety of the family.

Don Treats as a brother. They became allies after being initiated into the plan. He trusts him, tells the truth, calls for mistakes. After quarrels, they reconciled. Ray entrusts him with a lot of things. Don considers him the leader. They get along great, joke and work together. Ray cares for him and believes in his abilities.

They taught the children how to survive. Ray showed a talent for cooking and archery.

He later cracked the code of the Promised Pen and found a hideout with food, water, clothing, weapons, and a gardenPart 2 - Abilities and Physical Abilities

Intelligence An extremely clever strategist. The only one who can keep up with Norman. It is known as a "walking encyclopedia". Calm and meticulous, he always makes plans for the future. He receives knowledge from books, which becomes a trump card for the group. He is extremely perceptive - he realized the truth about the farm even before he saw it himself. He was the first to discover the weakness of the demons (eyes) and managed to direct Emma to kill the wild Demon. Thinks quickly under pressure. He was the first to understand Norman's plan to exterminate the Demons and analyzed the Seven Walls.

Hyperthymesia Does not suffer from childhood amnesia. He remembers the details from infancy and even the intrauterine period. Thanks to this, he revealed the secret of the orphanage and his relationship with Isabella. He has a phenomenal memory: he remembers not only the content of books, but also their exact location on the shelves.

Physical strength Rarely trains with others, but is physically stronger than Norman. Capable of kicking down a door. It has good endurance and strength.

Culinary skills I learned to cook from Music. He proved himself to be an excellent and talented cook.

Increased Endurance Has incredible endurance. I was able to follow Mister for several days without losing speed. He ran away from the wild Demon for a few minutes before Emma intervened.

Rey is a character with hyperthymesia, which allows him to remember everything from the moment he was in the womb, including the truth about the orphanage and the Demons. This prompted Isabella to make a deal with him: his safety and information about the outside world in exchange for help.

Since childhood, Ray considered his life cursed, did not get close to anyone and was preparing for revenge - to burn down the orphanage in order to deprive his mother of the goods. But Emma and Norman became the dearest people to him. For their sake, he arranged to reveal the truth, sending them to the gates. He planned to save only them, and die in a fire himself.

Emma insisted on saving all the children, Norman supported her, and Ray agreed. They trained children under the guise of games, dedicated Don and Gilda. Ray was against hiding the truth from them.

Norman figured out that Ray was his mother's informant. He admitted that he had been working for Isabella since he was six years old, but he used it to control the situation. He admitted that he had set up Connie's toy to let Emma and Norman know the truth, and that he could disable the bugs.

Ray agreed to help in the escape, but demanded to deceive Emma, as he did not want to save everyone. Norman agreed. When Emma found out the truth, Ray pretended to be overconvinced.

For his reports to his mother, he received binoculars to inspect the surroundings. On the day of the reconnaissance, Isabella locked Ray, broke Emma's leg, and told him that Norman would be taken away the next day. Norman returned, and there was an abyss behind the walls. He was taken away, Ray fell into despair and returned to the suicide plan.

Emma received Norman's farewell letter with instructions to escape on the night of Ray's birthday. The escape took place, Ray was dissuaded from suicide. He accepted Emma's principles and began to take care of all the children.

During the escape, Ray separated from the group to distract the wild Demon. He met intelligent Demons who killed the wild one. Realizing that there was no chance, he ran away from the group, but was saved by a Demon infected with Muziki's blood.

He woke up in Music's hideout next to Emma. Guessing that the saviors were Demons, he asked them directly. They replied that they do not eat people.

At the age of 15, Ray is no longer the introverted orphanage kid we remember him to be. He has noticeably matured, and his appearance, as well as his character, have undergone changes.

By

the age of fifteen, Ray had grown taller, almost catching up with Norman, but still slightly inferior to him in height. His appearance acquired more mature features, which softened the former childish angularity.

Hairstyle: His already sloppy black hair has become longer, especially on the sides, and looks even more disheveled.

Eyes: Remained the same - triangular, dark green, with the same attentive and cunning gaze.

Tattoo: On the left side of his neck, Ray, like all children, has a number - a reminder of Gray Field Farm.

Clothing: Ray stopped wearing his standard white uniform. His casual look consists of a black shirt, black pants, and a light-colored scarf. When traveling, he also wears a black jacket and backpack.

Character: strategy and humility

By the age of fifteen, significant but logical changes had taken place in Ray's character. He is still the same calculating strategist he was as a child, but now his actions are guided not only by logic.

Cold strategist: Ray is still brilliant and pragmatic. He is distinguished by cunning, insight and the ability to calculate the situation several steps ahead. If necessary, he does not hesitate to make tough decisions, such as refusing to risk the lives of the entire group for a questionable rescue operation.

Humility and loyalty: The main change is that he no longer considers his life cursed and does not seek death. Ray has come to terms with the fact that he is no longer alone and has embraced Emma's ideals of saving everyone. He has become incredibly loyal to his new family and is willing to protect them while maintaining his sarcastic and witty nature.

Rei is a thin boy of average height with black hair, has huge bangs similar to emo culture that cover half of his face. He also has dark green eyes with noticeably small black irises.

He wears the standard Grace House uniform, a white shirt and pants with brown shoes. His reference number, "81194", is tattooed on the left side of his neck. Due to his high level of intelligence, Ray was one of the three copies of the "Superior Goods", so Isabella's main efforts were to raise and control him and her two other "premium" children (Emma and Norman). He prefers books and silence to noisy games, which is why he is nicknamed a "walking encyclopedia".

He is one of the three smartest children in the orphanage, always passing exams with high marks. He also has well-developed strategic abilities and the ability to predict the actions of the enemy. Thinks more realistically than his friends.

Able to look at the situation from a different angle and find advantages in new obstacles.

In the personnel file, it is written that Ray gives up too quickly, i.e. quickly comes to the right idea, but just as quickly abandons it.