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Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch): ISFP

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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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Feanor: ISFP

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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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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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The SF Type Who Thinks He’s an INTJ

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Jannelle67 asked: I often meet people claim to be INTJs who really aren’t when you get to know them (as opposed to people who seem more like INTJs once you get to know them). Which types are most likely to be INTJ posers like this?

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Really, any type could try to pose as an INTJ, and could probably convince themselves they were an INTJ if they ignored the evidence well enough. The gal who writes funkymbtifiction did this for years (and then moved on to consecutively convince herself that she was every other type as well). Continue reading →

Qui-Gon Jinn: ISFP

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Star Wars

Qui-Gon Jinn ISFP | Star Wars #MBTI #ISFP

Introverted Feeling (Fi): Although he is a respected Jedi Master, Qui-Gon is regarded as somewhat of a rebel, as he tends to follow his own agenda rather than the Jedi Council’s. He has his own morality that he holds as sacrosanct, even above the Jedi Code, and he doesn’t mind violating others’ wishes, secretly or not, to do what he thinks is right. Qui-Gon sees goodness and worth in nearly everyone he meets; this turns out to be a tragic flaw due to his dealings with Anakin, a Continue reading →

Doctor Julia Ogden: ISFP

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Murdoch Mysteries

Doctor Julia Ogden ISFP | Murdoch Mysteries #MBTI #ISFP

Dominant Fi: Doctor Julia Ogden is a progressive Victorian woman who dislikes the privileged society’s conventions and rigid values when it comes to women’s status. Her desire for independence and freedom of expression is a long-lasting source of conflict between her and her rational father. She often feels personally slighted when people don’t adopt her views of what’s right (e.g. she chastises Murdoch for not defending her in front of his superior). The causes she so vehemently defend (abortion, women’s suffrage) are closely tied to her personal experiences a Continue reading →

Finn – Star Wars: ISFP

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Guest Post by Jessica Prescott, INFJ

Star Wars:  The Force Awakens

Finn ISFP | Star Wars #MBTI #ISFP

Introverted Feeling (Fi):  Finn bases all his decisions on his personal, interior feelings about morality, rather than what he’s been taught.  He’s been raised since birth to be a Stormtrooper; but when his Stormtrooper training conflicts with what he personally feels to be right, he has absolutely no qualms about “kicking over the traces” and severing all connection with the First Order—even though it means leaving everything he’s ever known and having his former comrades call him a traitor.  Because he feels he has a duty to rescue Rey from Starkiller Base, he sees nothing wrong with blatantly lying to Leia and the other rebels in order to gain permission to do so.  Finn has strong emotions and knows exactly what he wants—for example, he develops a crush on Rey within five minutes of meeting her—but it’s not always as easy for him to gauge what she’s feeling.  For example, in the “Stop taking my hand!” scene, he doesn’t immediately stop when asked, because he hasn’t quite caught on yet that Rey wants her space. Continue reading →

Oliver Twist: ISFP

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Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist ISFP | Oliver Twist #MBTI #ISFP

Fi: Although Oliver was often taunted by Noah Claypole while both were in the undertaker’s service, he never retaliated until Claypole insulted his mother. When Oliver first meets Fagin, he believes he’s a good man because he seems to value hard work, which is in line with Oliver’s personal values. When he wakes at Mr. Brownlow’s and at the Maylies’, he desperately wants to show his gratitude and is in emotional agony until he becomes strong enough to do so. When with the thieves, he never tries to convince them they’re wrong. Instead, he focuses on keeping himself in line with his own morals, refusing to join them despite the fact he has nowhere else to go. He quickly comes to conclusions about people he meets, such as disliking Grimwig for his eccentric behavior despite the fact he’s Brownlow’s friend. He cares deeply for his friends and displays no interest in meeting people beyond them. His emotions (combined with mistreatment) can send him into faints and fevers with their intensity. Continue reading →

Se-users: Do you talk with your Hands?

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ComradeJocasta asked: Is it possible that upper-Se users might be more likely to gesture a lot when they speak?

I haven’t actually found much research on this topic. However, I’ve given it a bit of thought, and I’d like to hear everyone else’s thoughts as well.

My ESFP sibling definitely is NOT a hand talker. However, he does have a strong need for touch and physical contact with people he’s comfortable around. Same goes for my ISFP roommate.

Out of anyone in my family or friend group, I’m actually the one who talks most via my hands. However, I don’t necessarily attribute this to my Se function so much as to the fact that I’m relatively fluent in Sign Language. Before I learned Sign Language, I didn’t gesture at all when I spoke, but now talking and gesturing practically go hand in hand for me (wow, that was a terrible pun).

It’s the same with any language. As soon as you’re fluent in more than one language, and especially if you know more than two, it’s hard to force yourself not to blend the elements of each. At the same time, you also keep many elements very separate as well (for instance, I swear a lot more in German than I do in English).

Upper Se-users. Now is your time to talk! I’m interested to hear whether you talk with your hands.

Viktor Goldstein: ISFP

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Generation War / Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter

Viktor Goldstein: ISfP | #generation war #MBTI #ISFP

Fi: Viktor is willing to sacrifice himself to save others, though he usually gets away unscathed. He is kind and gentle towards other people, and he often plays with insects that he finds on his journeys. Most of his emotions remain unspoken, and he doesn’t usually let many other people in on his inner life. Viktor’s sense of right and wrong differs not only from his parents’ but from the general Jewish population. He tends to disagree with any belief that stands merely because it has been societally accepted.
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Lucien Carr: ISFP

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 Kill Your Darlings

Lucien Carr ISFP | Kill Your Darlings #MBTI #ISFP

Introverted Feeling (Fi):  Lucien Carr was a rebellious, anti-establishment youth who detested commonality and tradition. Oft times, he was rebellious just for the sake of being differing from the norm, but also to make a statement against living a life that wasn’t your own. “Lu” Carr, as he was known, had a profound influence on everyone with whom he associated, among them, Allan Ginsberg, whom he taught all manner of crass vocabulary. Continue reading →

Rubeus Hagrid: ISFP

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Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling

Rubius Hagrid ISFP | Harry Potter #MBTI #ISFP

Introverted Feeling (Fi): Hagrid takes a liking to everyone he meets, unless they give him some reason to be unlikeable.  He is immediately accepting of Ron and Hermione when Harry brings them over for tea, but he can’t stand Draco Malfoy, who is notorious as a bully and a bigot.  His compassion even extends to dangerous monsters (his pets have included dragons, giant man-eating spiders, and vicious three-headed dogs), and he often labors under the delusion that even the most bloodthirsty creatures in existence are, in fact, harmless.  Hagrid has an unshakable loyalty to Albus Dumbledore, and will physically attack anyone who dares to insult him, but that doesn’t stop him from criticizing Dumbledore to his face when he believes the Hogwarts headmaster is making a mistake.  Hagrid is very emotional, but he doesn’t like to show his feelings to anyone else; when he is found to be a descendant of giants, he retreats to his cabin for several weeks, brooding on his shame and embarrassment alone.  Hagrid takes it personally when Harry, Ron, and Hermione discontinue taking Care of Magical Creatures in their sixth year, and the three of them have to convince him that they are not actually snubbing him. Continue reading →

Tracey Sketchit: ISFP

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Pokémon Anime Franchise

Tracey Sketchit ISFP | Pokemon #MBTI #ISFP

Introverted Feeling (Fi): Tracey lives life his own way.  When he meets Ash and Misty, he is following his passion of watching and drawing wild Pokemon.  He is very emotional and caring toward those he cares about, but is often oblivious of others’ emotions; he once made an indiscreet comment suggesting that Ash and Misty were in love, provoking an angry response from both of them.  He cares very much about Professor Oak’s opinion of his work, owing to the respect he has for the veteran researcher; he cannot contain his nerves when the famed Pokemon Professor reviews his drawings for the first time. Continue reading →