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Stilgar: ESTJ

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Dune, Frank Herbert


Dominant Extraverted Thinking (Te): Everything about Stilgar screams “leader.” He is most comfortable in positions of authority over and responsibility for others. Stilgar has efficiency as his first priority at all times; this is instrumental in his acceptance of Paul’s reforms of Fremen society (because why would anyone in their right mind exterminate the strongest Fremen soldiers before the big battle for Arrakis?). Stilgar is a direct communicator with a sharp tongue; he minces no words in saying what needs to be said.


Auxiliary Introverted Sensing (Si): Stilgar has every respect for Fremen culture and traditions. Even though he is open to changing the rules when the objective reality demands it, he will not initiate these changes, nor will he attempt to make them single-handedly. Most notably, he will not bend the rules without a practical reason for doing so. Stilgar knows a great deal about the Fremen mythology concerning Bene Gesserit “witches” and the Mahdi (the long-awaited prophet for the Fremen), which leads him to adopt Paul and Jessica into his tribe.

Tertiary Extraverted Intuition (Ne):  Stilgar can appreciate the symbolism of Paul’s Fremen name (Muad’Dib). He can anticipate which new developments are on the horizon at any given time, and he is open to some changes as the situation warrants. In particular, Stilgar believes in Paul’s mission to terraform Arrakis into a more hospitable planet.


Inferior Introverted Feeling (Fi): Stilgar usually puts any emotions, whether his own or anyone else’s, aside when making decisions. While he internally acknowledges his emotions, he just doesn’t consider them important enough to guide him on how to lead his tribe. Instead of having his own moral code, he has internalised the moral code of the Fremen, and follows it with all necessary rigor.

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Regina George: ESTJ

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Mean Girls

Dominant Extraverted Thinking (Te):  Regina is a born executive who always likes to be in charge. She enjoys order, loves making up rules, and telling people what to do (“On Wednesdays, we wear pink” fulfils each of these interests for her). A large proportion of her sentences are direct orders or declarations of fact, indicating that she’s action-oriented and practical in her communication style. She even orders her own mom around. She can be rather blunt in her speech and isn’t afraid to hurt others’ feelings in the process. She also has a dislike of things that she considers illogical (e.g., trying to make “fetch” happen).

Auxiliary Introverted Sensing (Si): Regina likes structure and routine more than the average person. In addition to following the same daily and weekly routines, she has her friends do the same dance to the same song every year. Many of the rules she creates are also designed to generate and maintain a group tradition (centred around herself, of course). She uses these traditions to establish her superiority over others and ultimately “manage” her social world.

Tertiary Extraverted Intuition (Ne): This function is fairly undeveloped in Regina, though she does use it occasionally. For example, when she’s trying to lose weight, she tries everything she can think of, becoming so willing to try new things that she falls for Cady’s weight-gain ruse because she isn’t checking the facts for herself. She is also fascinated by Cady because of the difference in their experience.

Inferior Introverted Feeling (Fi): This is another function that Regina hasn’t developed very well. She shows little to no concern for how other people feel (unless it’s how they feel about her). She is self-absorbed and unkind, actively putting others down in order to build herself up.

Alex Drake – Ashes to Ashes: ESTJ

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Ashes to Ashes

Dominant Extraverted Thinking (Te): Alex wants to be in control over her environment, her body, and her fate, all the time. She is thoroughly methodical and goal-oriented, setting clear priorities, drawing up plans, and following precise steps to achieve those goals. If there’s something she’s put her mind to, nothing – except getting bound, gagged, and thrown into a freezer––can stop her from doing it. (She revives a woman from clinical death using CPR and sheer determination.) She gets impatient with the team’s incompetence and problematic attitudes and can be quite ruthless at times. She doesn’t believe in anything without hard evidence to prove it, and is a tireless worker, sometimes going without the recreational breaks that the rest of the team can’t give up on. She asserts her authority by adopting a blunt, somewhat aggressive persona, sometimes shocking the team with her behaviour. However, she can quickly change her attitude when needed, using her training in psychology and criminal behaviour to soothe, intimidate, lead, and manipulate people. As a result, by series 3, the team is following her instructions as promptly as DCI Gene Hunt’s, to the point that Gene feels threatened at times.

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Laura Ingalls: ESTJ

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Little House on The Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Dominant Extroverted Thinking (Te):  Throughout the nine books in the Little House series, Laura Ingalls is distinguished above all by two main character traits: blunt speech and quick action. More than anyone else in her family, she believes in saying what needs to be said and doing what needs to be done. Laura sees little point in sugarcoating the truth to save others’ feelings. For example, at the beginning of These Happy Golden Years, she tells Almanzo Wilder point-blank that she’s not romantically interested in him and that his driving her home every week won’t make any difference in how she feels. Even as a young girl, Laura can pinpoint the most direct solution to any problem and organize others to help her implement that solution. In Banks of Plum Creek when Pa and Ma are gone and a blizzard comes up unexpectedly, Laura is the one to realize that there’s no firewood in the house and the one who rounds up her sisters to go and collect a supply from the woodpile outside (This, despite the fact that Ma had specifically told the girls to “stay inside if it storms”; unlike Mary, who insisted on following their parents’ rules, Laura can make her own rules to alleviate a potentially dangerous situation.) After a slightly rocky start, she can successfully discipline students older than herself when teaching her first school as a fifteen-year-old. Finally, she has a strong work ethic and sets high expectations for both herself and others.

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Vernon Dursley: ESTJ

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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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Percy Weasley: ESTJ

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Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling

Percy Weasley ESTJ | Harry Potter #MBTI #ESTJ

Extroverted Thinking (Te): Percy consistently puts himself in situations where he is the boss: he supervises his younger siblings, he is a prefect and eventually Head Boy at Hogwarts, and he quickly rises to leadership positions when he starts working at the Ministry of Magic.  He places paramount value on achievement, and hates it when anyone drags him down when he’s aiming for the top.  Once Percy starts going to work, he puts in long hours, takes work home, and talks about little but his job.  Of the Weasley children, only Percy puts effort into making sure they all leave on time for the Hogwarts Express.  Percy likes order, and he goes to great pains to enforce it using his leadership positions at Hogwarts, always trying to shut down any disturbance as soon as it starts. Continue reading →

Minerva McGonagall: ESTJ

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Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling

Minerva McGonagall ESTJ | Harry Potter #MBTI #ESTJ

Extroverted Thinking (Te): Professor McGonagall is a strict teacher who has high standards, both in work and in general discipline, for her students. She sets plenty of rules and boundaries, and doesn’t fail to punish students who step out of line. As Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, it is Professor McGonagall, rather than Professor Dumbledore, who sends out admission letters and book lists, possibly because she is a great deal more organized than her boss is. In Dumbledore’s abs Continue reading →

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: ESTJ

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House MD

Arthur Goring ENTP | An Ideal Husband MBTI

Te: Cuddy is an organizer who likes to be in charge, thus the never ending power struggle between herself and House. She prioritizes her time and is a bit of a workaholic, though certainly not to the point of House. That said, she’s also pro at delegating. Before committing to any medicinal procedure, she asks House for evidence. Her primary focus is on getting things done and shows care by doing things for people. She keeps House at the hospital primarily for his usefulness (that’s the only reason she doesn’t fire him). She’s also fairly unaffected by House’s sexist remarks. Continue reading →

Princess Leia Organa: ESTJ

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Star Wars

Princess Leia ESTJ | Star Wars #MBTI #ESTJ

Extroverted Thinking (Te): Leia never misses an opportunity to take charge of any situation; she even takes command of a rescue mission when she is the one being rescued!  She is a no-nonsense organizer who is completely comfortable commanding soldiers on the front lines of a war.  Leia speaks and acts in a direct fashion; she doesn’t mince her words when she has an opinion, and her first instinct on seeing stormtroopers enter her room is to shoot at them.  She is even direct when she is being stealthy; when disguising herself to sneak into Jabba’s palace and demanding a high price for delivering Chewbacca to him, she convinces Jabba to accept it by threatening his life. Continue reading →

Earl Haraldson: ESTJ

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Vikings (2013)

Earl Haraldson ESTJ | Vikings 2013 #MBTI #ESTJ

Dominant Te: Earl Haraldson’s motivation is the establishment and respect of his authority. He is chiefly concerned about his power and social status in Kattegat, and will take action swiftly to keep the order and ascertain his dominance. When Ragnar challenges him publicly about exploring the West, he immediately perceives his ambitious behaviour as a threat to himself and stubbornly refuses to go with this plan, a fact he later confesses to his wife. He sends spies, attempts to salvage his authority by Continue reading →

Bryan Mills: ESTJ

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Taken

Bryan Mills ESTJ: Taken MBTI

Te: Bryan is a man of action, and not the spontaneous kind –precise, calculated action. He likes to schedule out his life (and other people’s) and prefers to have a plan for everything. His decisions are rooted in logic, and he can set aside emotion to do what is necessary in tough situations. In any crisis, his first response is to root out the most direct Continue reading →