idk if you’ve ever done this but; norm headcanons?
Norm is a type of alien known as a Greater Fenomenan. Every Greater Fenomenan possesses a fusion/duplication ability, just like Norm, but many of them are only able to create a direct replica of themselves, rather than a separate person. A Fenomenan’s most basic form is known as the host, which is what Little Norm is. When split in two, the second form is known as the doppelganger, which is what Big Norm is. A doppelganger starts out looking identical to their host, but can warp and change overtime according to the host’s repressed thoughts and feelings. Most of the host Fenomenans are roughly the same height when fully grown, but doppelgangers can fluctuate in size at any given point in life, whether that makes them larger or smaller than their hosts is a matter of circumstance.
Big Norm’s identity stems from Little Norm’s frustration with his shyness and lack of speech, so Big Norm balances this out by being loud and confident. Little Norm is insecure, so Big Norm does his best to boost Little Norm’s confidence, and praise him whenever he can. Many Fenomenan hosts like to give their doppelgangers special names, but since Little Norm doesn’t speak, Big Norm just goes by “Norm” as well. Big Norm and Little Norm have a very strong bond, which is very valuable in Fenomenan culture.
Fenomenans do not have blood in a typical sense, but rather, their bodies are made up of blue matter, roughly the consistency of jelly. The substance is very flexible, and can easily be compressed into small spaces, which is how Big Norm and Little Norm can fuse together without taking up any extra space. (This also means combined Norm is notably heavier than he looks, and by extension, very dense, but it’s not really a big deal.) When hosts fight, they prefer to resolve conflicts by having their doppelgangers duke it out. Due to the unstable nature of the blue matter that makes them up, doppelgangers can transfer body mass through fighting, so you can guarantee that a large doppelganger like Big Norm has won a ton of battles!
As a species of the arid planet Fenomena, the Greater Fenomenans have a few eccentricities regarding their environmental upbringing. One of the standouts would be that they can’t be fully submerged underwater, or else they’ll dissipate. The blue matter that makes up Fenomenans is good at preserving moisture, but is still unstable, so if placed in water, it’ll spread out, making it nearly impossible to get all of it back together in a manageable way. Yes, in some rare cases, Fenomenans have been able to survive being submerged, but it’s generally considered fatal. Rain is safe, and so is drinking water, of course, but too much water is generally bad for Fenomenans.
That’s all I got for now, but I’m sure I can think of more in the future!
Bonus pic of the Norms with stripeless sleeves because I thought it looked nice when I was working on the pic:











