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[[File:MyersBriggsTypes.png|thumb|400px|The types, displayed in grid format.]]
[[File:MyersBriggsTypes.png|thumb|400px|The types, displayed in grid format.]]
The '''Myers–Briggs Type Indicator''' is claimed to measure and typify how people perceive the world and make decisions. [[The Other Wiki]] points out that, since most of the studies that support this conclusion have been funded by an organization run by the Myers-Briggs Foundation, it is widely seen as pseudoscience.
The '''Myers–Briggs Type Indicator''' is claimed to measure and typify how people perceive the world and make decisions. [[The Other Wiki]] points out that, since most of the studies that support this conclusion have been funded by an organization run by the Myers-Briggs Foundation, it is widely seen as pseudoscience.
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David M. Keirsey took Myers's work, and, inspired by one of her observations, made his own adaptation, in which the 16 types are organized into four main groups. Guardians are "social people" who hunger after stability; these desire to be buttresses of society. Their top skill set is in organization or "logistics" as the writer calls it. Typical Guardians, might be [[The Patriarch]], [[Apron Matron]], etc. Many [[Badass Bureaucrat]] s are Guardians though it is also a profession fit for Artisans especially when they combine it with being [[The Scrounger]]. Artisans are "physical people" who hunger after freedom, exuberance and wildness. Artisan characters might be a [[Blood Knight]], [[Glory Seeker]], or [[Passionate Sports Girl]], and express themselves with their prowess. Or they might express themselves with their looks or sexuality and be [[The Fashionista]] or a [[Chivalrous Pervert]] or a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]. Their top skill is "tactics" or handling themselves for the moment. They think "quickly" while rationals think "deeply". Rationals are "mental people" and hunger after knowledge and for skills as something to ''possess'' rather then as something to ''play with'' as in the artisans case. A rational is likely to be a [[Badass Bookworm]], a [[Guile Hero]], or a [[Gadgeteer Genius]]. Their top skill is "strategy" or planning. A artisan knows how to do things and doesn't need to ask why. A rational knows what to do and why to do it. Idealists are "spirtitual people" who hunger after "something higher"; they may not even know themselves what their "something higher" is. Idealist characters might be a [[Knight in Shining Armor]], a [[Good Shepherd]], [[The Heart]] or [[The Messiah]]. If an idealist is not [[The Chosen One]], he or she will act like it anyway. Idealist skill set is "diplomatic"; they are good at inspiring people.
David M. Keirsey took Myers's work, and, inspired by one of her observations, made his own adaptation, in which the 16 types are organized into four main groups. Guardians are "social people" who hunger after stability; these desire to be buttresses of society. Their top skill set is in organization or "logistics" as the writer calls it. Typical Guardians, might be [[The Patriarch]], [[Apron Matron]], etc. Many [[Badass Bureaucrat]] s are Guardians though it is also a profession fit for Artisans especially when they combine it with being [[The Scrounger]]. Artisans are "physical people" who hunger after freedom, exuberance and wildness. Artisan characters might be a [[Blood Knight]], [[Glory Seeker]], or [[Passionate Sports Girl]], and express themselves with their prowess. Or they might express themselves with their looks or sexuality and be [[The Fashionista]] or a [[Chivalrous Pervert]] or a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]. Their top skill is "tactics" or handling themselves for the moment. They think "quickly" while rationals think "deeply". Rationals are "mental people" and hunger after knowledge and for skills as something to ''possess'' rather then as something to ''play with'' as in the artisans case. A rational is likely to be a [[Badass Bookworm]], a [[Guile Hero]], or a [[Gadgeteer Genius]]. Their top skill is "strategy" or planning. A artisan knows how to do things and doesn't need to ask why. A rational knows what to do and why to do it. Idealists are "spirtitual people" who hunger after "something higher"; they may not even know themselves what their "something higher" is. Idealist characters might be a [[Knight in Shining Armor]], a [[Good Shepherd]], [[The Heart]] or [[The Messiah]]. If an idealist is not [[The Chosen One]], he or she will act like it anyway. Idealist skill set is "diplomatic"; they are good at inspiring people.


== Guardians ==
'''Guardians'''

{{quote|''Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say? The North would have known them little but for us.''
{{quote|''Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say? The North would have known them little but for us.''
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}

* '''ESTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140208044457/http://keirsey.com/4temps/supervisor.asp Supervisors]) are very practical and make good administrators, with a good eye for detail and a flair for setting up logical systems. They sometimes overlook feelings and mood, though. Tend to resemble [[Tsundere]] in fiction.
* '''ESTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140208044457/http://keirsey.com/4temps/supervisor.asp Supervisors]) are very practical and make good administrators, with a good eye for detail and a flair for setting up logical systems. They sometimes overlook feelings and mood, though. Tend to resemble [[Tsundere]] in fiction.
* '''ISTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130923082429/http://keirsey.com/4temps/inspector.asp Inspectors]) are orderly, dependable, practical and dutiful above all. They prefer working with facts and can be conservative in their loyalty to traditions. Tend to resemble [[The Stoic]] in fiction, and can become [[Knight Templar]] at their worst.
* '''ISTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130923082429/http://keirsey.com/4temps/inspector.asp Inspectors]) are orderly, dependable, practical and dutiful above all. They prefer working with facts and can be conservative in their loyalty to traditions. Tend to resemble [[The Stoic]] in fiction, and can become [[Knight Templar]] at their worst.
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* '''ISFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131209124126/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/protector.asp Protectors]) are loyal, orderly and sensitive. They can be very shy around people they don't know, but are the sort of person who will always remember your birthday, and are never accidentally offensive. Tend to closer from [[The Caretaker]] and [[The Stoic]] when in Fictionland.
* '''ISFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131209124126/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/protector.asp Protectors]) are loyal, orderly and sensitive. They can be very shy around people they don't know, but are the sort of person who will always remember your birthday, and are never accidentally offensive. Tend to closer from [[The Caretaker]] and [[The Stoic]] when in Fictionland.


== Artisans ==
'''Artisans'''

{{quote|''At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before.''
{{quote|''At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before.''
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}

* '''ESTP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131209114435/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/promoter.asp Promoters]) are very good at [[Manipulative Bastard|convincing others to do things their way]]. Having said that, they developed this skill because they are the best at improvising towards a desired result, and enjoy sharing the finer experiences in life with friends.
* '''ESTP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131209114435/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/promoter.asp Promoters]) are very good at [[Manipulative Bastard|convincing others to do things their way]]. Having said that, they developed this skill because they are the best at improvising towards a desired result, and enjoy sharing the finer experiences in life with friends.
* '''ISTP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131106153016/http://keirsey.com/4temps/crafter.asp Crafters]) are structurally oriented and very good at understanding how things work. Quiet, analytical and private, they nonetheless gravitate towards [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Xtreme Sportz]] and other high-speed, high-risk hobbies. Typical ISTP characters might be [[Blood Knight]], or [[Glory Seeker]].
* '''ISTP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131106153016/http://keirsey.com/4temps/crafter.asp Crafters]) are structurally oriented and very good at understanding how things work. Quiet, analytical and private, they nonetheless gravitate towards [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Xtreme Sportz]] and other high-speed, high-risk hobbies. Typical ISTP characters might be [[Blood Knight]], or [[Glory Seeker]].
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* '''ISFP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131205174619/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/composer.asp Composers]) live in the moment and are easy-going, preferring a "live and let live" approach. They don't like confrontations and sometimes keep their mouths shut for that reason. They can be anything in portrayals, though mostly a [[Dandere]] and a [[Tsundere]] type B.
* '''ISFP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131205174619/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/composer.asp Composers]) live in the moment and are easy-going, preferring a "live and let live" approach. They don't like confrontations and sometimes keep their mouths shut for that reason. They can be anything in portrayals, though mostly a [[Dandere]] and a [[Tsundere]] type B.


== Idealists ==
'''Idealists'''

{{quote|''"Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself."''
{{quote|''"Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself."''
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}

* '''ENFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130923130446/http://keirsey.com/4temps/teacher.asp Teachers]) are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations. See [[The Ace]], and rarely the broken one in fiction.
* '''ENFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130923130446/http://keirsey.com/4temps/teacher.asp Teachers]) are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations. See [[The Ace]], and rarely the broken one in fiction.
* '''INFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131120195055/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/counselor.asp Counselors]) are private, preferring one-on-one friendships to crowds, and often quiet about their own feelings. They are often creative and artistic, and prefer to operate behind the scenes. Often [[Waif Prophet]], [[Psychologist Teacher]], [[Spirited Young Lady]].
* '''INFJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131120195055/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/counselor.asp Counselors]) are private, preferring one-on-one friendships to crowds, and often quiet about their own feelings. They are often creative and artistic, and prefer to operate behind the scenes. Often [[Waif Prophet]], [[Psychologist Teacher]], [[Spirited Young Lady]].
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* '''INFP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131208045840/http://keirsey.com/4temps/healer.asp Healers]) are idealists: they have values inside them which they really, really want to live by. This makes them good at encouraging other people's growth, but also raging perfectionists. See [[Jeanne D'Archetype]]. [[The Messiah]] is quite frequently an INFP taken [[Up to Eleven]].
* '''INFP'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131208045840/http://keirsey.com/4temps/healer.asp Healers]) are idealists: they have values inside them which they really, really want to live by. This makes them good at encouraging other people's growth, but also raging perfectionists. See [[Jeanne D'Archetype]]. [[The Messiah]] is quite frequently an INFP taken [[Up to Eleven]].


== Rationals ==
'''Rationals'''

{{quote|''Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.''
{{quote|''Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.''
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}
''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' }}

* '''ENTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140111023435/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/fieldmarshal.asp Fieldmarshals]) enjoy making plans and carrying them out. They make really good leaders, but have trouble ''not'' being objective and accounting for emotions. They are fact-driven and good at highlighting inefficiencies. Possibly a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] or [[Evil Overlord]].
* '''ENTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140111023435/http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/fieldmarshal.asp Fieldmarshals]) enjoy making plans and carrying them out. They make really good leaders, but have trouble ''not'' being objective and accounting for emotions. They are fact-driven and good at highlighting inefficiencies. Possibly a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] or [[Evil Overlord]].
* '''INTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131120035637/http://keirsey.com/4temps/mastermind.asp Masterminds]) are analytical, pragmatic and logical, and are not scared to [[Deadpan Snarker|tell someone (or themselves) when they're being stupid.]] They emphasize efficiency, making them [[Intelligence Equals Isolation|simultaneously loners]] and excellent leaders. Usually [[The Chessmaster]]. Many [[The Spock|Spocks]] and [[Byronic Hero]]es fall into this category. The [[Ubermensch]] as originally conceived is a sort of "perfect" INTJ.
* '''INTJ'''s ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131120035637/http://keirsey.com/4temps/mastermind.asp Masterminds]) are analytical, pragmatic and logical, and are not scared to [[Deadpan Snarker|tell someone (or themselves) when they're being stupid.]] They emphasize efficiency, making them [[Intelligence Equals Isolation|simultaneously loners]] and excellent leaders. Usually [[The Chessmaster]]. Many [[The Spock|Spocks]] and [[Byronic Hero]]es fall into this category. The [[Ubermensch]] as originally conceived is a sort of "perfect" INTJ.
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See [[Examples of Myers Briggs Personalities in Stories]]
== Artisans ==

=== ESTP ===
ESTPs are very good at convincing others to do things their way. Having said that, they developed this skill because they are the best at improvising towards a desired result, and enjoy sharing the finer experiences in life with friends.

* James Bond from the ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films
* Bart Simpson and Mayor Quimby from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Santino "Sonny" Corleone from ''[[The Godfather]]''
* Tyler Winklevoss from ''[[The Social Network]]''
* Col. Miles Quaritch, Tsu'tey, and Parker Selfridge from ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''
* Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Achilles from ''[[Troy]]''
* Bender from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Glenn Quagmire from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Colin Sullivan from ''[[The Departed]]''
* Carson Wells from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* Buck Strickland from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Walter Sobchak from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''
* The Comedian (Eddie Blake) from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Gimli and Eomer from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* J. Jonah Jameson from ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider Man]]''
* Detective Mills from ''[[Se7en]]''
* Aldo "The Apache" Raine from ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* Steve Stifler from ''[[American Pie]]''
* Seth from ''[[Superbad]]''
* Cotton Hill from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Lily from ''[[Black Swan]]''
* Heinrich Harrer from ''Seven Years in Tibet''
* Harry Pfarrer from ''[[Burn After Reading]]''
* Charlie Wilson from ''[[Charlie Wilson's War]]''
* Andre Baptiste Jr. from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Letty and Vince from ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]''
* Jamukha from ''Mongol''
* Dark Cloud from ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
* Scherazade from ''[[Arabian Nights]]''
* Eric Matthews and Shawn Hunter from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
* Captain Jack Harkness from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]''
* Rainbow Dash from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''
* D'Artagnan from ''[[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]''
* America from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* Tavish [[De Groot]]/Demoman from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Toph from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
* Korra from ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''
* Derek Morgan from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
* Peter Venkman from ''[[Ghostbusters]]''


=== ISTP ===
ISTPs are structurally oriented and very good at understanding how things work. Quiet, analytical and private, they nonetheless gravitate towards Xtreme Sportz and other high-speed, high-risk hobbies.

* Jason Bourne from ''[[The Bourne Series]]''
* Jack Bauer from ''[[24|Twenty Four]]''
* Vincent Vega, Butch Coolidge, and Marcellus Wallace from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
* Indiana Jones from ''[[Indiana Jones]]''
* Han Solo from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* John Rambo from the ''[[Rambo]]'' films
* Llewellyn Moss from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* Dominic Toretto from ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]''
* Bill the Butcher from ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
* Maximus Decimus Meridius from ''[[Gladiator]]''
* Johnny Ringo from ''[[Tombstone]]''
* Travis Bickle from ''[[Taxi Driver]]''
* Mr. Blonde from ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''
* Gaear Grimsrud and Shep Proudfoot from ''[[Fargo]]''
* Thirteen and Chase from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Dr. Alan Grant and Robert Muldoon from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* Jake Sully from ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''
* Lester Burnham from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Snake and Nelson from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Boomhauer from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Hugo Stiglitz from ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* Peter Creedy from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* French from ''[[The Departed]]''
* Tallahassee and Wichita from ''[[Zombieland]]''
* Vincent from ''[[Collateral]]''
* Elvira from ''[[Scarface]]''
* Kumar from ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
* Michael Westen from ''[[Burn Notice]]''
* Kenny from ''[[South Park]]''
* Alan from ''[[The Dreamer]]''
* Lara Croft from ''[[Tomb Raider]]''
* Agent P (Perry the Platypus) and Ferb Fletcher from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
* Modesty Blaise from ''[[Modesty Blaise]]''
* John Doggett from ''[[The X-Files|The X Files]]''
* Dell Conagher/Engineer from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Chell from ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''
* J.J. from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''


=== ESFP ===
ESFPs live in the moment, learn by doing, and enjoy promoting harmony and fun. This is a team player of the highest degree, but only if they aren't bored. They also enjoy their creature comforts.

* Homer Simpson from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Peter Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Bobby Hill from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Elaine Benes from ''[[Seinfeld]]''
* Pinky from ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]''
* Austin Powers from ''[[Austin Powers]]''
* Dr. Nicholas Garrigan from ''[[The Last King of Scotland]]''
* Peregrin Took ("Pippin") from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Angela Hayes from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Manny Ribera and Frank Lopez from ''[[Scarface]]''
* Goku from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''
* Chad Feldheimer from ''[[Burn After Reading]]''
* Aileen Wuornos from ''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]''
* Pocahontas from ''[[Pocahontas]]''
* Ron Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Donkey from ''[[Shrek]]''
* Ginger from ''[[Casino]]''
* Clementine Kruczynski from ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''
* Silk Spectre I (Sally Jupiter) from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Chuckie from ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
* Amy Wong from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Vitaly Orlov from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Leah from ''[[Juno]]''
* Iris from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Claudia from ''[[The Baby Sitters Club]]''
* Lloyd Irving from ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]''
* Hurley and Charlie from ''[[Lost]]''
* Orrie Cather from ''[[Nero Wolfe]]''
* Joey and Rachel from ''[[Friends]]''
* Blaine from ''[[Glee]]''
* Yvette from ''[[The Dreamer]]''
* Scout from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Buffy Summers from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* Chris from the first generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
* Penny from ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
* Italy from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* Bolin from ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''


=== ISFP ===
ISFPs live in the moment and are easy-going, preferring a "live and let live" approach. They don't like confrontations and sometimes keep their mouths shut for that reason. Tend to be artistic and nature-loving.

* Mary Jane Watson from ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider Man]]''
* Silk Spectre II (Laurie Jupiter) from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Philip J. Fry from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Mark Loring from ''[[Juno]]''
* Harry Potter from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Johnny Cash from ''[[Walk the Line]]''
* The Dude from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''
* Will Turner from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* Paris from ''[[Troy]]''
* Fredo Corleone from ''[[The Godfather]]''
* Jane Burnham from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Prince Edward from ''[[Braveheart]]''
* Marie Kreutz from ''[[The Bourne Series (film)|The Bourne Identity]]''
* Chris and Meg Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Chris "Oz" Ostreicher from ''[[American Pie]]''
* Ava Fontaine from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Christy Lee from ''[[The Social Network]]''
* Cinderella from ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]''
* Huckleberry Finn from ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]''
* Tracy from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Ohno from ''[[Genshiken]]''
* Kurosawa Kakeru from ''[[Onani Master Kurosawa]]''
* Morrigan from ''[[Dragon Age]]''
* Ramona Quimby from the ''[[Ramona Quimby]]'' books
* Rickie from ''[[My So-Called Life]]''
* Chris Thorndyke from ''[[Sonic X]]''
* Fred Durkin from ''[[Nero Wolfe]]''
* Freddy from ''[[The Dreamer]]''
* Wybie from ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]''
* Sid from the first generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* Rory Williams from ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Heavy Weapons Guy from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Jane Bennett and Mr. Bingley from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''
* Canada from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* Francine Peters from ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]''
* Shaun Murphy from ''The Good Doctor'' is arguably this. His surgical virtuousity fits this trait as does his tendency to show emotion in normal circumstances (that is when his autism is not making him erratic). His ideals make him closer to this then other kinds of artisans as well. He could however be interpreted as an INFJ or an INFP.

== Guardians ==

=== ESTJ ===
ESTJs are very practical and make good administrators, with a good eye for detail and a flair for setting up logical systems. They sometimes overlook feelings and mood, though.

==== Anime and Manga ====
* Max from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''

==== Film ====
* Richard Nixon from ''[[Nixon]]''
* Carolyn Burnham from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Princess Leia Organa from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Harvey Dent from ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
* Jake Hoyt from ''[[Training Day]]''
* Commodore James Norrington from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''
* Captain Jack Aubrey from ''[[Master and Commander (film)|Master and Commander]]''
* Wyatt Earp from ''[[Tombstone]]''
* Rachel Dawes from ''[[Batman Begins]]''
* Det. Richie Roberts from ''[[American Gangster]]''
* Hektor from ''[[Troy]]''
* Jack Valentine from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Wade Gustafson from ''[[Fargo]]''
* Colour-Sergeant Bourne from ''[[Zulu]]''
* Wolf Boss from ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]''

==== Literature ====
* Boromir from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Peter Pevensie from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''

==== Live-Action YV ====
* Lisa Cuddy from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Det. Elliot Stabler from ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
* David Palmer from ''[[24]]''
* Jack Shephard from ''[[Lost]]''
* Sue Sylvester from ''[[Glee]]''
* Peter Burke from ''[[White Collar]]''
* Katie from the second generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* Aaron Hotchner from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''

==== Video Games ====
* Soldier from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Ike from ''[[Fire Emblem]]''

==== Web Comics ====
* Roy Greenhilt and Miko Miyazaki from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''

==== Web Original ====
* Sarge from ''[[Red vs. Blue]]''

==== Western Animation ====
* Leela from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Joe Swanson from ''[[Family Guy]]''

=== ISTJ ===
ISTJs are orderly, dependable, practical and dutiful above all. They prefer working with facts and can be conservative in their loyalty to traditions.

==== Anime and Manga ====
* Neji Hyuuga and Kakashi from ''[[Naruto]]''
* Athrun Zala from ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' and ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''
* Saito Hajime from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''
* Kage Hoshi/Kagerou from ''[[Flame of Recca]]''
* Death the Kid from ''[[Soul Eater]]''
* Ami Mizuno from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''
* Germany from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* Sochiro Yagami and Teru Mikami from ''[[Death Note]]''

==== Comic Books ====
* Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''

==== Film ====
* Walt Kowalski from ''[[Gran Torino]]''
* Col. Frank Fitts from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* William Foster ("D-FENS") from ''[[Falling Down]]''
* Queen Elizabeth II from ''[[The Queen]]''
* Virgil Earp from ''[[Tombstone]]''
* Lucius Hunt from ''[[The Village]]''
* Harold Crick from ''[[Stranger Than Fiction]]''
* Angel Eyes from ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''
* The eponymous ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]''
* Colonel Douglas Mortimer from ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''
* The Operative from ''[[Serenity]]''

==== Literature ====
* Remus Lupin from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Howie Kemp from the ''[[Ramona Quimby]]'' books
* Susan Calvin from ''[[I, Robot (literature)|I, Robot]]''
* Mr. Bennet from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''
* Meursault from ''[[The Stranger]]''
* Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago from ''[[Doctor Zhivago (novel)|Doctor Zhivago]]''
* Inspector Javert from ''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]''

==== Live-Action TV ====
* Det. Michael Tritter from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Angela Martin from ''[[The Office]]''
* Luke from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* Patty, Angela's mom, from ''[[My So-Called Life]]''
* Miranda from ''[[Sex and the City]]''
* Monica from ''[[Friends]]''
* Dexter Morgan from ''[[Dexter]]''
* Don Draper from ''[[Mad Men]]''
* Mrs Onedin in ''[[The Onedin Line]]''
* Orson Hodge from ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
* Dr. Sheldon Cooper from ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
* Dana Scully from ''[[The X-Files]]''
* Alexis Castle from ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
* Adrian Monk from ''[[Monk]]''

==== Video Games ====
* Tactical Marine Sergeant Tarkus from ''[[Dawn of War|Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II]]''
* Miles Edgeworth from ''[[Ace Attorney]]''
* Knuckles from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

==== Web Comics ====
* Durkon from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''

==== Western Animation ====
* Hank Hill from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Principal Skinner from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Hermes Conrad from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Tenzin from ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''
* Twilight Sparkle and Applejack from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''

=== ESFJ ===
ESFJs value security and enjoy making others feel well-cared-for. They are loyal to the belief system of their environment (as opposed to an internal one) and can be outspoken when others fall out of line.

==== Anime and Manga ====
* Misty from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Kagome Higurashi from ''[[Inuyasha]]''
* Sakura Haruno from ''[[Naruto]]''

==== Film ====
* Eduardo Saverin and Cameron Winklevoss from ''[[The Social Network]]''
* Elizabeth Swann from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* Marge Gunderson from ''[[Fargo]]''
* Wikus van der Merwe from ''[[District 9]]''
* Vanessa Loring from ''[[Juno]]''

==== Literature ====
* Molly Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''

==== Live-Action TV ====
* Bree Hodge from ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
* Will Schuster from ''[[Glee]]''
* Mayor Richard Wilkins III from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* Sherriff Carter from ''[[Eureka]]''
* Carly from ''[[iCarly]]''
* Donna Noble from ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Mini from the third generation of ''[[Skins]]''

==== Video Games ====
* Dick Gumshoe from ''[[Ace Attorney]]''

==== Western Animation ====
* Ned Flanders from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Lois Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* [[Donald Duck]]
* Nancy Gribble from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Applejack from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''
* Candace Flynn from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''

=== ISFJ ===
ISFJs are loyal, orderly and sensitive. They can be very shy around people they don't know, but are the sort of person who will always remember your birthday, and are never accidentally offensive.

==== Anime and Manga ====
* Brock and May from ''[[Pokémon]]''

==== Comic Books ====
* Night Owl II (Dan Drieberg) from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Eric Finch and Evey Hammond from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* Clark Kent from ''[[Superman]]''

==== Film ====
* The Narrator (Edward Norton's character) from ''[[Fight Club]]''
* Commissioner Jim Gordon and Alfred from ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]''
* Paulie Bleeker from ''[[Juno]]''
* Jerry Lundegaard and Norm Gunderson from ''[[Fargo]]''
* Snow White from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]''
* Carla Jean Moss and Ed Tom Bell from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* Padme Amidala from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Detective Prendergast from ''[[Falling Down]]''
* Harold from ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
* Nina Sayers from ''[[Black Swan]]''
* Prince Charles from ''[[The Queen]]''
* Max from ''[[Collateral]]''
* Mia Toretto from ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]''
* Ted Treffon from ''[[Burn After Reading]]''

==== Literature ====
* Dr. Watson from ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
* Samwise Gamgee from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Elinor Dashwood from ''[[Sense and Sensibility (novel)|Sense and Sensibility]]''
* Laura Ingalls Wilder from ''[[Little House on the Prairie]]''
* Elizabeth from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''

==== Live-Action TV ====
* Dr. James Wilson from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Emma from ''[[Glee]]''
* Pam Halpert from ''[[The Office]]''
* Corrie from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
* Lennier from ''[[Babylon 5]]''
* Jessica Fletcher from ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
* Emily Prentiss from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''

==== Video Games ====
* Sniper from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''

==== Web Comics ====
* The Demon from ''[[Friendly Hostility]]''

==== Western Animation ====
* Marge Simpson and Waylon Smithers from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Cleveland Brown and Bonnie Swanson from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Bill Dauterive from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Kif Kroker from ''[[Futurama]]''

== Idealists ==

=== ENFJ ===
ENFJs are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations.

* William Wallace from ''[[Braveheart]]''
* Mufasa from ''[[The Lion King]]''
* Morpheus from ''[[The Matrix]]''
* Nelson Mandela from ''[[Invictus]]''
* Oskar Schindler from ''[[Schindler's List]]''
* Jules Winfield from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
* Woody from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''
* Tony Blair from ''[[The Queen]]'', ''[[The Deal]]'', and ''The Special Relationship''
* Erin Brockovich from ''[[Erin Brockovich]]''
* Harvey Milk from ''[[Milk]]''
* Buddy "The King" Kane from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Andy Taylor from ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''
* Mr. Rosso from ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
* Ahiru from ''[[Princess Tutu]]''
* Jasmine from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
* Dawn from ''[[The Baby Sitters Club]]''
* Finn from ''[[Glee]]''
* Nausicaa from ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]''
* Jiminy Cricket from ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]''
* Jim Halpert from ''[[The Office]]''
* Hazel from ''[[Watership Down]]''
* Britney from ''[[Totally Spies!]]''
* Megan from ''[[The Amazing Spiez]]''
* Alice from ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''
* Kaylee Frye from ''[[Firefly]]''
* Topanga Lawrence from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
* Captain John Sheridan from ''[[Babylon 5]]''
* Rarity from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''
* Shinigami from ''[[Soul Eater]]''
* Tori Vega from ''[[Victorious]]''
* Benton Fraser from ''[[Due South]]''
* Misa Amane from ''[[Death Note]]''


=== INFJ ===
INFJs are private, preferring one-on-one friendships to crowds, and often quiet about their own feelings. They are often thoughtful, artistic, and wise, and prefer to operate behind the scenes.

* Albus Dumbledore from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Gandalf and Faramir from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Yoda from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Aslan from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''
* The Oracle from ''[[The Matrix]]''
* Ra's al-Ghul from ''[[Batman Begins]]''
* Det. Olivia Benson and Dr. George Huang from ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''
* Lisa Simpson from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* King Baldwin IV and Godfrey from ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''
* Sean Maguire from ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
* Detective Somerset from ''[[Se7en]]''
* Mohandas Gandhi from ''[[Gandhi]]''
* Marcus Aurelius from ''[[Gladiator]]''
* Ivy Walker from ''[[The Village]]''
* Hester Prynne from ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''
* Morpheus from ''[[The Sandman]]''
* Lindsay from ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
* Abel Nightroad from ''[[Trinity Blood]]''
* Amélie Poulain from ''[[Amelie]]''
* Franky from the third generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* Jean Valjean from ''[[Les Misérables]]''
* Dr. Hienz Doofenshmirtz from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
* Rock from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''
* Medic from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Kyle Hyde from ''[[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]]''
* Rory Gilmore from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* Ryoga Hibiki from ''[[Ranma ½]]''


=== ENFP ===
ENFPs like to change things for the better, and have contagious enthusiasm, but no patience for crossing I's and dotting T's. They are good at anticipating others' needs, but crave attention and recognition.

* Charles Foster Kane from ''[[Citizen Kane]]''
* Christopher McCandless from ''[[Into the Wild]]''
* Kevin Myers from ''[[American Pie]]''
* Don Quixote from ''[[Don Quixote]]''
* Commodus from ''[[Gladiator]]''
* Idi Amin from ''[[The Last King of Scotland]]''
* Ash Ketchum from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Simba from ''[[The Lion King]]''
* Martin Prince from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Peggy Hill from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Adam West from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Genie from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
* Elan from ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''
* Phoebe from ''[[Friends]]''
* Steve Urkle from ''[[Family Matters]]''
* Spider from ''[[Anansi Boys]]''
* Izzie Stevens from ''[[Grey's Anatomy|Greys Anatomy]]''
* Calvin from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''
* Lorelai Gilmore from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* Naruto from ''[[Naruto]]''
* Ariel from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''
* Michael Scott from ''[[The Office]]''
* Aang from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
* Maria von Trapp from ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
* Fox Maharassa from ''[[Friendly Hostility]]''
* Tails from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
* Cat Valentine from ''[[Victorious]]''
* Monica Reyes from ''[[The X-Files|The X Files]]''
* Penelope Garcia from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''


=== INFP ===
INFPs are idealists: they have values inside them which they really want to live by. This makes them good at encouraging other people's growth, but can cause them to be too hard on themselves.

* Ricky Fitts from ''[[American Beauty]]''
* Frodo from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Allison Cameron from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Luke Skywalker from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Balian from ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''
* Evan from ''[[Superbad]]''
* Marla Singer from ''[[Fight Club]]''
* Princess Isabelle from ''[[Braveheart]]''
* Holden Caulfield from ''[[The Catcher in The Rye]]''
* Belle from ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''
* Lawrence from ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]''
* Arthur Dimmesdale from ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''
* Dawn from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Guy Crouchback from ''[[Sword of Honour]]''
* Rita Bennett from ''[[Dexter]]''
* Tara from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* Edward Cullen from ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''
* Mithos Yggdrasil from ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]''
* Lexie Grey from ''[[Grey's Anatomy|Greys Anatomy]]''
* Angela from ''[[My So-Called Life]]''
* Ambassador Delenn and Marcus Cole from ''[[Babylon 5]]''
* Mary Anne from ''[[The Baby Sitters Club]]''
* Carrie from ''[[Sex and the City]]''
* Maria Robotnik from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
* Bea from ''[[The Dreamer]]''
* Christian from ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''
* Cassie from the first generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* Fox Mulder from ''[[The X-Files|The X Files]]''
* Allen Walker from ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]''
* Raskolnikov from ''[[Crime and Punishment]]''
* Dylan Hunt from ''[[Andromeda]]''
* Hinata, Haku, and Nagato/Pain from ''[[Naruto]]''
* Nightcrawler from ''[[X-Men]]''
* Zuko from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
* Chad from ''[[Bleach]]''
* Luna Lovegood from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''


== Rationals ==

=== ENTJ ===
ENTJs, like most NJs, enjoy making plans and carrying them out. They make really good leaders, but have trouble not being objective and accounting for emotions. They are fact-driven and good at highlighting inefficiencies.

* Adolf Hitler from ''[[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]''
* The Brain from ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]''
* Patrick Bateman from ''[[American Psycho]]''
* Satan from ''[[Paradise Lost]]''
* Sauron from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Morgoth from ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
* Lord Voldemort from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Alonzo Harris from ''[[Training Day]]''
* Tony Montana from ''[[Scarface]]''
* Eric Cartman from ''[[South Park]]''
* The White Witch from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''
* Bowser from ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]''
* King Edward "Longshanks" from ''[[Braveheart]]''
* Gordon Gekko from ''[[Wall Street]]''
* Norman Osborn (Green Goblin) from ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider Man]]''
* Alec Trevelyan from ''[[GoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]''
* Megatron from ''[[Transformers]]''
* Frank Costello from ''[[The Departed]]''
* Amber Volakis ("Cutthroat Bitch") and Edward Vogler from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Guy de Lusignan from ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''
* Vegeta and Frieza from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''
* Mace Windu from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Adam Sutler and Lewis Prothero from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* The King of Qin from ''[[Hero (film)|Hero]]''
* Winston Wolf from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
* Agamemnon from ''[[Troy]]''
* Carl Showalter from ''[[Fargo]]''
* Mom from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Shan Yu from ''[[Mulan]]''
* Temujin (Genghis Khan) from ''Mongol''
* Andre Baptiste Sr. from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Nykwana Wombosi from ''[[The Bourne Series (film)|The Bourne Series]]''
* Col. Tavington from ''[[The Patriot]]''
* Katie Cox from ''[[Burn After Reading]]''
* Kahn Souphanousinphone from ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* Gary Oak from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
* Tony Stonem from ''[[Skins]]''
* Lord Shen from ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]''


=== INTJ ===
INTJs are analytical, pragmatic and logical, and are not scared to tell someone (or themselves) when they're being stupid. They emphasize efficiency, making them simultaneously loners and excellent leaders.

* Fitzwilliam Darcy from ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''
* Spock from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''
* Ebenezer Scrooge from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''
* Artemis Fowl from the ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series
* Mark Zuckerberg from ''[[The Social Network]]''
* John Nash from ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]''
* Professor Moriarty from the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' franchise
* Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling from ''[[Silence of the Lambs]]''
* Emperor Palpatine from ''[[Star Wars]]''
* Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films
* Dr. No from ''[[Dr. No]]''
* Mr. Burns and Sideshow Bob from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Stewie Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Michael and Vito Corleone from ''[[The Godfather]]''
* Bruce Wayne (Batman) from the ''[[Batman]]'' comics
* Howard Hughes from ''[[The Aviator]]''
* Eric Foreman from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Elijah Price from ''[[Unbreakable]]''
* Adrian Viedt (Ozymandias) from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Daniel Plainview from ''[[There Will Be Blood]]''
* John Doe from ''[[Se7en]]''
* Scar from ''[[The Lion King]]''
* Keyser Soze from ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
* Starscream from ''[[Transformers]]''
* V from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* Saruman and Denethor from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* Anton Chigurh from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* Dr. Jonathan Crane from ''[[Batman Begins]]''
* Frank Lucas from ''[[American Gangster]]''
* Bartemis Crouch Jr, Severus Snape, and Hermione Granger from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Elliot Carver from ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''
* Le Chiffre from ''[[Casino Royale]]''
* Dr. Grace Augustine from ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''
* Dr. Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) from ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider Man]]''
* Professor Gerald Lambeau from ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
* Sosa from ''[[Scarface]]''
* J. Edgar Hoover from ''[[J. Edgar]]''
* Maude Lebowski from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''
* The Architect from ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]''
* Robert Hanssen from ''[[Breach]]''
* Gordon Brown from ''[[The Deal]]''
* Lex Luthor from ''[[Superman Returns]]''
* Ellen Ripley from ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''
* Dr. Ogden Wernstrom from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Ward Abbot from ''[[The Bourne Series (film)|The Bourne Series]]''
* Heathcliff from ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]''
* Simeon Weisz from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Jade West from ''[[Victorious]]''
* Cigarette Smoking Man from ''[[The X-Files|The X Files]]''
* Mako from ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''
* David Rossi from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
* Fire Lord Ozai from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''


=== ENTP ===
ENTPs are clever and analytical, often with quick wits and a quicker tongue. They are very good at thinking outside the box, but (like ENFPs) are easily bored.

* Dr. Gregory House from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* Cosmo Kramer from ''[[Seinfeld]]''
* Will Hunting from ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
* Nick Naylor from ''[[Thank You for Smoking]]''
* [[The Joker]] from the ''[[Batman]]'' comics
* Tyler Durden from ''[[Fight Club]]''
* Col. Hans Landa from ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* Captain Jack Sparrow from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* Danny Ocean from ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''
* Sean Parker from ''[[The Social Network]]''
* [[Bugs Bunny]]
* Juno MacGuff from ''[[Juno]]''
* Mia Wallace from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
* Odysseus from [[Greek Mythology]]
* Doc Holliday from ''[[Tombstone]]''
* Willy Wonka from ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]''
* Yuri Orlov from ''[[Lord of War]]''
* Dr. Ian Malcolm from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* Tony Stark (Iron Man) from ''[[Iron Man]]''
* Kevin McCallister from ''[[Home Alone]]''
* McLovin from ''[[Superbad]]''
* Det. John Munch from ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''
* Fred and George Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
* Professor Hubert Farnsworth from ''[[Futurama]]''
* Professor Frink from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* Gustav Graves from ''[[Die Another Day]]''
* Gordon Dietrich from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* Stephen from ''[[Braveheart]]''
* Jesse from ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]''
* The Merovingian from ''[[The Matrix|The Matrix Reloaded]]''
* Tom Sawyer from ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]''
* [[Lord Peter Wimsey]]
* Debra Morgan from ''[[Dexter]]''
* Eames from ''[[Inception]]''
* Mercutio from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
* Ace from ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Howard Wolowitz from ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
* Abby Sciuto from ''[[NCIS]]''
* Jadzia Dax from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* Phineas Flynn from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
* Spy from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* Xander from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* Edward Elric from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* Patty Wyatt from ''When Patty Went To College'' and ''Just Patty''
* [[Trope-tan|If a wiki can have a personality type....]]
* Sokka from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.


=== INTP ===
INTPs are loners with a love of information and a knack for logic. This can lead to [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]], but also the opposite, as INTPs are best at describing complex ideas simply.

==== Anime and Manga ====
* Doc Stein from ''[[Soul Eater]]''
* Shikamaru from ''[[Naruto]]''
* L from ''[[Death Note]]''
* Hohenheim from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* C.C. from ''[[Code Geass]]''
* Jimmy Kudo from ''[[Case Closed]]''

==== Comic Books ====
* Dr. Manhattan from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
* Peter Parker (Spider Man) from the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' comics and films.

==== Film ====
* Neo from ''[[The Matrix]]''
* Stephen Maturin from ''[[Master and Commander (film)|Master and Commander]]''
* Jim's Dad and Paul Finch from ''[[American Pie]]''
* Columbus from ''[[Zombieland]]''
* Thao Vang Lor from ''[[Gran Torino]]''
* Egon Spengler from ''[[Ghostbusters]]''

==== Literature ====
* Sherlock Holmes
* Howard Roark and Dominique Francon from ''[[The Fountainhead]]''
* Piggy from ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''

==== Live-Action TV ====
* Kutner from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* George Costanza from ''[[Seinfeld]]''
* Willow Rosenberg from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* Freddie from ''[[iCarly]]''
* Ducky from ''[[NCIS]]''
* Spencer Reid from ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
* Naomi from the second generation of ''[[Skins]]''
* Data from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
* Mr. Feeny from ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
* Walter Bishop from ''[[Fringe]]''

==== Western Animation ====
* Brian Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Danny Fenton from ''[[Danny Phantom]]''
* Wyatt from ''[[6teen]]''
* Ferb from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''


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    The types, displayed in grid format.

    The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator is claimed to measure and typify how people perceive the world and make decisions. The Other Wiki points out that, since most of the studies that support this conclusion have been funded by an organization run by the Myers-Briggs Foundation, it is widely seen as pseudoscience.

    But that's never kept a good trope down in the past.

    The categories originated from Carl Jung's theory about two pairs of cognitive functions:

    • The rational, judging functions: Thinking and Feeling
    • The irrational, perceiving functions: Sensing and Intuition

    Mother and daughter team Katharine Briggs and Isabel Myers expanded Jung's typing into the personality indicators used today. Corporations have used it to figure out what their employees are best suited for. Whether or not that is a good idea doesn't matter to us. What it is and how it is used in storytelling goes like this:

    People are scored on four different scales:

    • Introverted vs. Extraverted: Extraverted people focus mostly on the external world around them. Introverted people find more interest in dealing with mental constructs; ideas and imagination.
    • Sensing vs iNtuition: This scale measures how someone bases their learning from. Sensing people go for concrete facts. Intuitives focus more on abstraction. Sensing people look at the immediate picture and Intuitives see the forest for the trees.
    • Thinking vs Feeling: Thinkers prefer to make decisions on the basis of impersonal inputs and effects, and Feelers make decisions based on how events affect people personally.
    • Judging vs Perceiving: MBTI classifies Thinking and Feeling as judging attitudes, while Sensing and Intuition as perceiving attitudes. Whether you get a J or a P depends on whether you use a judging or perceiving attribute to interact with the world around you. When your judging is extroverted, you show left-brain dominant characteristics: you prefer more order in your worldly dealings. When you have an extroverted perceiving attribute, you show right-brain dominant characteristics; you don't make as many plans and prefer to leave your external dealings more spontaneous where possible.

    Notice that the S/N scale and the T/F scale are linked: S/N determines how you get information, and T/F determines how you process it.

    Now, the complicated part is where we combine all four scales together into one of sixteen types. Since a person can score anywhere on all four scales, all of the results have to be combinatorial, and they are. The following are short descriptions of all 16 types.

    David M. Keirsey took Myers's work, and, inspired by one of her observations, made his own adaptation, in which the 16 types are organized into four main groups. Guardians are "social people" who hunger after stability; these desire to be buttresses of society. Their top skill set is in organization or "logistics" as the writer calls it. Typical Guardians, might be The Patriarch, Apron Matron, etc. Many Badass Bureaucrat s are Guardians though it is also a profession fit for Artisans especially when they combine it with being The Scrounger. Artisans are "physical people" who hunger after freedom, exuberance and wildness. Artisan characters might be a Blood Knight, Glory Seeker, or Passionate Sports Girl, and express themselves with their prowess. Or they might express themselves with their looks or sexuality and be The Fashionista or a Chivalrous Pervert or a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Their top skill is "tactics" or handling themselves for the moment. They think "quickly" while rationals think "deeply". Rationals are "mental people" and hunger after knowledge and for skills as something to possess rather then as something to play with as in the artisans case. A rational is likely to be a Badass Bookworm, a Guile Hero, or a Gadgeteer Genius. Their top skill is "strategy" or planning. A artisan knows how to do things and doesn't need to ask why. A rational knows what to do and why to do it. Idealists are "spirtitual people" who hunger after "something higher"; they may not even know themselves what their "something higher" is. Idealist characters might be a Knight in Shining Armor, a Good Shepherd, The Heart or The Messiah. If an idealist is not The Chosen One, he or she will act like it anyway. Idealist skill set is "diplomatic"; they are good at inspiring people.

    Guardians

    Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say? The North would have known them little but for us.
    The Lord of the Rings

    • ESTJs (Supervisors) are very practical and make good administrators, with a good eye for detail and a flair for setting up logical systems. They sometimes overlook feelings and mood, though. Tend to resemble Tsundere in fiction.
    • ISTJs (Inspectors) are orderly, dependable, practical and dutiful above all. They prefer working with facts and can be conservative in their loyalty to traditions. Tend to resemble The Stoic in fiction, and can become Knight Templar at their worst.
    • ESFJs (Providers) value security and enjoy making others feel well-cared-for. They are loyal to the belief system of their environment (as opposed to an internal one) and can be outspoken when others fall out of line. Tend to fall somewhere between Manic Pixie Dream Girl and The Caretaker in their portrayals.
    • ISFJs (Protectors) are loyal, orderly and sensitive. They can be very shy around people they don't know, but are the sort of person who will always remember your birthday, and are never accidentally offensive. Tend to closer from The Caretaker and The Stoic when in Fictionland.

    Artisans

    At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before.
    The Lord of the Rings

    • ESTPs (Promoters) are very good at convincing others to do things their way. Having said that, they developed this skill because they are the best at improvising towards a desired result, and enjoy sharing the finer experiences in life with friends.
    • ISTPs (Crafters) are structurally oriented and very good at understanding how things work. Quiet, analytical and private, they nonetheless gravitate towards Xtreme Sportz and other high-speed, high-risk hobbies. Typical ISTP characters might be Blood Knight, or Glory Seeker.
    • ESFPs (Performers) live in the moment, learn by doing, and enjoy promoting harmony and fun. This is a team player of the highest degree, but only if they aren't bored. They also enjoy their creature comforts. They can be anywhere between The Casanova and Good Bad Girl in current portrayals.
    • ISFPs (Composers) live in the moment and are easy-going, preferring a "live and let live" approach. They don't like confrontations and sometimes keep their mouths shut for that reason. They can be anything in portrayals, though mostly a Dandere and a Tsundere type B.

    Idealists

    "Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself."
    The Lord of the Rings

    • ENFJs (Teachers) are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations. See The Ace, and rarely the broken one in fiction.
    • INFJs (Counselors) are private, preferring one-on-one friendships to crowds, and often quiet about their own feelings. They are often creative and artistic, and prefer to operate behind the scenes. Often Waif Prophet, Psychologist Teacher, Spirited Young Lady.
    • ENFPs (Champions) like to change things for the better, and have contagious enthusiasm, but no patience for crossing I's and dotting T's. They are good at anticipating others' needs, but crave attention and recognition. Usually a Keet or Genki Girl.
    • INFPs (Healers) are idealists: they have values inside them which they really, really want to live by. This makes them good at encouraging other people's growth, but also raging perfectionists. See Jeanne D'Archetype. The Messiah is quite frequently an INFP taken Up to Eleven.

    Rationals

    Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
    The Lord of the Rings

    Examples of Myers-Briggs character types include:

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    ESTP

    ESTPs are very good at convincing others to do things their way. Having said that, they developed this skill because they are the best at improvising towards a desired result, and enjoy sharing the finer experiences in life with friends.


    ISTP

    ISTPs are structurally oriented and very good at understanding how things work. Quiet, analytical and private, they nonetheless gravitate towards Xtreme Sportz and other high-speed, high-risk hobbies.


    ESFP

    ESFPs live in the moment, learn by doing, and enjoy promoting harmony and fun. This is a team player of the highest degree, but only if they aren't bored. They also enjoy their creature comforts.


    ISFP

    ISFPs live in the moment and are easy-going, preferring a "live and let live" approach. They don't like confrontations and sometimes keep their mouths shut for that reason. Tend to be artistic and nature-loving.

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    ESTJ

    ESTJs are very practical and make good administrators, with a good eye for detail and a flair for setting up logical systems. They sometimes overlook feelings and mood, though.

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    ISTJ

    ISTJs are orderly, dependable, practical and dutiful above all. They prefer working with facts and can be conservative in their loyalty to traditions.

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    ESFJ

    ESFJs value security and enjoy making others feel well-cared-for. They are loyal to the belief system of their environment (as opposed to an internal one) and can be outspoken when others fall out of line.

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    ISFJ

    ISFJs are loyal, orderly and sensitive. They can be very shy around people they don't know, but are the sort of person who will always remember your birthday, and are never accidentally offensive.

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    Idealists

    ENFJ

    ENFJs are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations.


    INFJ

    INFJs are private, preferring one-on-one friendships to crowds, and often quiet about their own feelings. They are often thoughtful, artistic, and wise, and prefer to operate behind the scenes.


    ENFP

    ENFPs like to change things for the better, and have contagious enthusiasm, but no patience for crossing I's and dotting T's. They are good at anticipating others' needs, but crave attention and recognition.


    INFP

    INFPs are idealists: they have values inside them which they really want to live by. This makes them good at encouraging other people's growth, but can cause them to be too hard on themselves.


    Rationals

    ENTJ

    ENTJs, like most NJs, enjoy making plans and carrying them out. They make really good leaders, but have trouble not being objective and accounting for emotions. They are fact-driven and good at highlighting inefficiencies.


    INTJ

    INTJs are analytical, pragmatic and logical, and are not scared to tell someone (or themselves) when they're being stupid. They emphasize efficiency, making them simultaneously loners and excellent leaders.


    ENTP

    ENTPs are clever and analytical, often with quick wits and a quicker tongue. They are very good at thinking outside the box, but (like ENFPs) are easily bored.


    INTP

    INTPs are loners with a love of information and a knack for logic. This can lead to Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness, but also the opposite, as INTPs are best at describing complex ideas simply.

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    • Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen
    • Peter Parker (Spider Man) from the Spider-Man comics and films.

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