Ambrosia
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- MBTI Type
- INFP
Has anyone played the game Tales of Symphonia? I definitely think Mithos/Yggdrasill is an INFP. And, of course, his status as a villain is subject to debate.
Yes, I know the typology in question. Passionate is ESFJ or ENFJ: Active, Emotive and Secundary.
Amorphous is INTP or ISTP: The exact opposite of Passionate: Non-Active, Non-Emotive and Primary. As you can see, I am Amorphous. I morph not. I am devoid of a form.
I structure not. Do I want to be Amorphous? Yes. Do I want to waste my life in endless Passion? No.
You are Active, Non-Emotive and Primary. In the other words, you are a Sanguine. Your exact opposite is Non-Active, Emotive and Secundary: The Sentimental: INFJ or ISFJ.
Then there is the Phlegmatic. She is Active, Non-Emotive and Secundary: The ESTJ or the ENTJ. Very common in the army. In the high echelons of course. Unfortunately, also common type among the university professors. Her exact opposite is Non-Active, Emotive and Primary: the Nervous: The INFP or the ISFP. The Poet or the Artist. Edgar Allan, Vincent Van.
Exercise makes perfect. Your religion teacher in vain despised the Amorphous. Because he was the Passionate, the opposite. A typical priest. The evil character of the type makes bombs. Because the Passion is there, although ill directed.
One variable: Two types. Two variables: Four types. Three variables: Eight types. Four variables: Sixteen types.
Oh. I forgot The Choleric and her opposite, the Apathetic.
Choleric: Active, Emotive, Primary. ENFP or ESFP.
Apathetic: Non-Active, Non-Emotive, Secundary. ISTJ or INTJ.
school shooters tend to come to mind.
For the last time : Skywalker is an ENFP. If you've seen one under stress it's very easy to imagine his Te taking over and consuming him.
I could see an NFP going nihilist after some sort of trauma and acquiring that new set of principles/beliefs as he/she tried to make sense out of the situation.
I think INFPs are probably the type most prone to genuine nihilism (as distinct from mere selfishness), since we're probably the type least constrained by mores and the opinions of those around us. Thus when we lose our way with our core values we can really lose our way. I think this probably leads more often to serious addictions and suicide than villainy though.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a twisted INFP character cause pain and suffering? And not doing this by acting something else, but just because of his INFP characteristics?
That will be painful for the villain I think... The picture I get is an INFP stabbing another person with a long knife, but while wrapping the palm around the sharp blade itself instead of the hilt
This is why I think the Joker (TDK) is a dark-side NFP. Not sure about INFP or ENFP. The "you complete me" line suggests extrovert, but I think INFPs can be prone to electing an Enemy who symbolizes (or is idealized into) all they hate. Take Ahab and Moby Dick, for instance.
People keep saying he's an ENTP, but I think that's just because he's smart, funny and nasty. Values are what drives him though. Precisely how he came to be how he is we're not told.
The only real problem I have with this typing is the quite spectacular use of Ni he apparently shows. He's always at least one step ahead of everyone. This tension between his obvious foresight/planning and his self-description ("Do I really look like a guy with a plan? I'm like a dog chasing cars -- I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it.") and avowed aim to show everyone how futile their attempts to control their lives are makes him a difficult character to type. But if people are fine with a planning joker being an ENTP then I don't see why they should have a problem with him being an XNFP.
wether or not ENTPs possess the capacity for even the most basic planning.
Yeah that's where the villain part breaks down. Being a villain is obviously forcing your anger outside of yourself.
Also, INFP's tend to get all nihilistic/existential when they're down or dysfunctional which leads to "burn the world" which seems to be far more dangerous than your average power hungry villain.
[E]veryone knows it's impossible to be truly evil when one is in the company of a baby animal