Carpe Vinum
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- Aug 5, 2015
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- MBTI Type
- ISTP
- Enneagram
- 8w7
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/sp
Well, he spends lots of time formulating plans, working on crime cases or training and studying things related criminology and he's always portrayed as being super aloof with a strong anti social streak. I imagine most extroverts wouldn't be able to handle the kind of lifestyle he leads and while he does socialize normally (as Bruce Wayne) I think it's often sparingly and he doesn't seem to value small talk or acquaintances that much and is not one for frivolities.
Agreed. Like I said, I think he's most often portrayed as an INTJ.
Just to play devil's advocate for a moment here, though, I'll use my own life experience as an ENTJ to say that he could very well be an extravert. Strange for someone so aloof, I know.
However, death and loss change people in all kinds of ways. When I was a teenager, I watched a close friend die of cancer, and in my 20s I lost the first true love of my life to an intoxicated driver. As you can imagine, those two things did a number on me psychologically. My response primarily was social withdrawal. It's how I dealt. I needed space from the world and lots of it. Even to this day, I am not particularly social despite being an extravert. The thing is, I love going out into the world, personally putting my plans into action, and striving to make a difference in it.
Likewise Batman was deeply affected by the death and loss in his life. He's withdrawn, yes, but is it really his time in the bat cave that recharges his batteries? Which does he actually need more: the time he spends formulating plans in the bat cave (Ni), or the work he does out in the world putting his plans into action as Batman (Te)?