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Dave Strider: ISFP

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Guest Post by leirbag75, INTP

Homestuck

Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): Dave hides his emotions behind a poker face and his poker face behind a pair of shades. He saves shows of genuine, non-ironic emotion for special occasions, such as trying to convince John and Rose not to kill themselves, or greeting John on his birthday, or re(?)uniting with the post-scratch version of his deceased Bro. Even though he is disturbed at finding his own corpse from a doomed timeline, he doesn’t show it immediately. Hanging out with Rose and the Trolls on the meteor helps him realize how messed up his Bro’s way of raising him was, but he never says a word about this realization until he meets post-scratch Dirk face to face, at which point he can’t hold it in any longer. Maintaining harmony with the world at large isn’t very high on his priority list; he pays no heed whatsoever to Karkat’s warnings to stay away from Vriska and Terezi, nor does he feel any need to be polite when telling him off (just compare the way Dave treats Karkat with the way John and Jade do). He acts readily on his feelings; when he finds out about Terezi and Gamzee, he wastes no time in breaking up with Terezi quietly because he feels he’s been cheated on, even though he knows that from Terezi’s perspective, she’s done nothing wrong. He is acutely aware of his own faults and so doesn’t feel comfortable being cast in the role of hero, preferring to leave titles like that to John.

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Dale Cooper: INFJ

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Guest Post by Anonymous, ENTP

Twin Peaks

Dominant Introverted Intuition (Ni): Dale is very single-minded and sees the world through a lens of symbolism. When solving the murder of Laura Palmer he uses odd and non-traditional methods to choose the guilty suspect and he uses a single dream he had to guide what he should do or find in the investigation. He is very good at making unseen connections. He intends to get things down to a single truth or get easy answers to hard questions as he would say.

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Georgia – Pokémon: ENTJ

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Guest Post by Andrew, ENTJ

Pokémon Anime Franchise

Dominant Extroverted Thinking (Te): Georgia is always ready for business. She knows what she wants to accomplish, and she goes after it using everything she has. Georgia also acts as if on a tight schedule (though none is ever mentioned), and she hates when people waste her time. Georgia wants Iris, her rival, to be a strong trainer so as to build credibility for the rivalry. She believes that a good trainer will have total control over his/her Pokemon in every battle, and she loses respect for Iris whenever one of the latter’s Pokemon disobeys her. Georgia’s strategy for beating Dragon-types is straightforward; she usually uses a powerful Ice-type.

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David Lynch: INFP

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Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): Lynch talks a lot about his personal vision when making movies and he stands by this vision, if a film cannot be made in the way he wants it then he will leave production. Lynch was given the chance to direct the Return of the Jedi by George Lucas but turned it down as he said that the film would more Lucas’ vision than his own. Lynch seems to understand his emotions well because he is usually able to talk about feelings he has experienced as examples to audiences during question time. He also made the comic series The Angriest Dog in the World at a time when he was personally feeling great anger. Lynch enjoyed painting and arts when in school and once considered it as a career choice before turning to films. Lynch never tells the meaning of his films as he wants people to have their own interpretation of it [FiNe]. David Lynch’s characters are usually individualistic in most ways as they all have their own quirks and are typically idiosyncratic to the viewers making them not relatable on a universal level and this makes his films hard to watch for some.

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Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch): ISFP

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Guest Post by Emily, INFP

Marvel Universe

Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): She chooses her side in Civil War based purely on emotions (she is angry at Vision for not telling her about being under house arrest). Wanda is angry about being put under house arrest largely because she doesn’t want to be controlled by other people, preferring to rule her own life. While escaping from house arrest, she uses her powers against Vision despite being friends with him. She and Pietro are very close, and when he dies, her powers explode and kill a bunch of Ultron’s robots. At this time, Wanda is driven by her emotions and seeks immediate revenge on Ultron for Pietro. After joining the Avengers, Wanda has close friendships with Vision and Clint instead of being friends with all of them. She withdraws when stressed. During the battle of Sokovia, she hides in a building at first and Clint has to talk her into fighting. She also strongly values privacy.

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Quentin Wilson: INTP

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Guest Post by Jessica Prescott, INFJ

October Sky

Dominant Introverted Thinking (Ti): Quentin’s passion for science comes from his passion for analyzing and understanding the world and its systems. Whether it’s rocketry or car engines or just the internal machinations of the local science fair, Quentin knows exactly how it works and is happy to explain it, if asked. At the same time, however, Quentin’s thought process is mostly internal, and he has little need to verbalize it or share it with others. Before Homer recruited him to help with his rocketry project, Quentin was perfectly content to work out his own scientific explorations entirely on his own. As with all high Ti-users, precision in speech is important to Quentin, and he won’t hesitate to correct others—even adults—if he hears them using an inaccurate term.

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Feanor: ISFP

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Guest Post by Connor Headrick, ENTP

The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): Feanor’s fiery commitment to his own values and desires above all else is his single most defining characteristic. His name means “Spirit of Fire,” and he consistently displays this fiery spirit by showing blazing passion, arrogance, and wrath. Like typical ISFPs, Feanor is idealistic and unswerving from his inner moral compass. However, Feanor’s ideals are not altruistic; they are self-centred and prideful. This unhealthy Fi turns him into a wrathful, violent ISFP in order to get what he wants.

The Silmarillion says that few ever persuaded Feanor by reason, and none by force. Feanor consistently refuses to listen to good advice, instead following his own desires. When he feels that his power is threatened, Feanor draws his sword and threatens the life of his half-brother, committing the first assault in Aman (the equivalent of Paradise). He becomes obsessed with the Silmarils, the magical gems he crafted. He refuses to sacrifice these gems, even though using the light of the gems is the only way to restore the light of the dying Trees that illuminated the world. When the villain Morgoth steals the Silmarils, Feanor gives an impassioned speech and persuades the rest of the elves to rebel against the benevolent Valar and leave the Undying Lands to take revenge on Morgoth. Feanor then leads his seven sons in swearing a rash oath that calls down everlasting darkness upon them if they ever stop pursuing the Silmarils. When the Teleri, the Sea Elves, refuse to let Feanor take their ships to follow Morgoth to Middle Earth, Feanor attacks his kindred, slaughters them, and takes the ships. And when Feanor realizes there aren’t enough ships to carry all of his followers to Middle Earth, he abandons thousands of elves in the freezing Northern regions and sails away without them. To make matters even worse, Feanor burns the ships once he lands in Middle Earth. Finally, his wrath drives him to forge his way ahead of his army during his first great battle in Middle Earth, and he is isolated and killed by Balrogs. As his spirit departed from his body, it was so powerful that his body disintegrated into ash.

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Gurney Halleck: ISTP

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Guest Post by Andrew, ENTJ

Dune, Frank Herbert

Dominant Introverted Thinking (Ti): Gurney likes to silently analyze his situation and his environment, whether there’s a lot or a little going on around him. He prefers to teach Paul how to fight with practice alone, nearly eschewing spoken instructions altogether (Ti-Se). Gurney’s decision-making process is almost entirely based on logic, especially deductive logic, and only by using reason can anyone convince him of anything. After the death of Duke Leto and the disappearances of Jessica and Paul, Gurney is not above going outside the law to continue opposing the House Harkonnen.

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Alia Atreides: ESFP

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Guest Post by Andrew, ENTJ

Dune, Frank Herbert

Dominant Extraverted Sensing (Se): Alia likes to experience the physical side of life. Unusually among the women of her society, she likes fighting with a knife (in fact, she is called “Saint Alia of the Knife”) – and much like her brother, Paul, she is about as good as anyone in the known universe in her teenage years. As soon as she becomes a teenager, Alia embraces her sexuality, which gets her in trouble on more than one occasion. Alia has a penchant for quick action (she kills Vladimir Harkonnen when she is still a very young child), but she is often unaware of the long-term implications of her actions.

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O’Dell – October Sky: ISFP

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Guest Post by Jessica Prescott, INFJ

October Sky

Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): O’Dell is a person of deep, powerful emotions, but those emotions are hardly ever allowed to surface. And on the rare occasions when he does express his feelings openly, it’s never in words, but always in actions. For example, O’Dell never once mentions the tragic mining accident that killed his father; the audience doesn’t find out about it until Homer (unwisely) chooses to repeat the story . . . upsetting O’Dell so much that he can’t restrain himself from physically attacking Homer, one of his closest friends. O’Dell is also something of an individualist; unlike Roy Lee (tertiary Fe), O’Dell appears unconcerned about the damage that the Rocket Boys’ unpopular activities may cause to their social reputations at school. In general, established rules and codes seem to matter relatively little in his mind; it was his idea to take apart the (apparently) unused railroad track for scrap metal; and he’s untroubled by the fact that this scheme is actually highly illegal.

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Vernon Dursley: ESTJ

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Guest Post by Andrew, ENTJ

Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling

Dominant Extroverted Thinking (Te): Vernon is first and foremost an efficient person. His life revolves around his job as a corporate executive, from the hours he spends at in his office (he is concerned about how he will go to work when in hiding from Voldemort) to the business deals that he negotiates at home. He also clearly likes being a hard-driving boss and directs his family on exactly what to say and do when he hosts a potential client at his house. Vernon places a high value on punctuality and hard work and looks down his nose at anyone who doesn’t have a steady job or show up for appointments on time.

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Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes): INFP

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Calvin And Hobbes

Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): Calvin follows his own path at all times and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. He doesn’t seem very emotional at first, but this is just because he expresses his feelings in ways that aren’t generally socially acceptable. He despises anyone who tries to control him or allows themselves to be controlled. He never plays with other children not because he doesn’t want a companion, but because he sees them all as sheep (“Today for show and tell I’ve brought a tiny marvel of nature: a single snowflake. I think we all might learn a lesson from how this utterly unique and exquisite crystal. . . turns into an ordinary, boring molecule of water, just like every other one, when you bring it into the classroom. And now, while the analogy sinks in, I’ll be leaving you drips and going outside”). In his loneliness, he creates Hobbes, someone as independent as him.

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Doran Martell: INTJ

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Guest Post by Arthur, ENTP

A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin

Dominant Introverted Intuition (Ni): Doran’s political career is largely characterized by two components: precaution and long-term planning. Those two characteristics are key to understanding his political actions. His Ni is especially easy to spot if you look at his goal of restoring the Targaryen dynasty to the Iron Throne. He plots over decades and contacts various magisters in Essos, as well as Willem Darry, then protector of Viserys and Daenerys, with whom he made a deal to marry Arianne when Viserys is ready to claim the rulership. So over decades, his political goals remained unchanged, them being revenge on the Lannisters and restoring Viserys III, and later Daenerys to the throne.

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