History UsefulNotes / MyersBriggs

* '''[=ENTJ=]'''s (Commanders/[[http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/fieldmarshal.asp Fieldmarshals]]) enjoy making plans and carrying them out. [[ControlFreak Fact-driven]] and [[ThePerfectionist picky]], but charismatic nonetheless. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Excellent leaders]], but likely to [[TheSpock leave emotions out of their plans]], then fly into a rage when things don't go their way. A common type for villains: [[YoungConqueror warlords]] on [[GalacticConqueror various scales]], {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Evil Overlord}}s with a note of TheChessmaster, likely to leave [[TheRemnant a surprise]] behind when they're beaten. Good examples will be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure or AFatherToHisMen, but hardly ever TheHero. [=ENTJs=] make up an estimated 2-5% of the population.

-->''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.''

-->''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.''

-->''Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.''

-->''"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."''

* '''[=ISFJ=]'''s (Nurturers/[[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. Bad moods tend to come from AngerBornOfWorry. Tend to be TheCaretaker or a [[GoodParents Good Parent]] when in Fictionland. When female, they're typically the GirlNextDoor or the Betty in a BettyAndVeronica pair. Anyways, expect the ISFJ to be a NiceGuy. [=ISFJs=] make up an estimated 7-14% of the population.

* '''[=INFJ=]'''s (Confidants/[[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 known for [[TheSocialExpert their ability to read people]], though they generally operate behind the scenes. Tend to be the PsychologistTeacher or TheShrink. In fantasy, they're often {{Seers}} or oracles. [=INFJs=] make up an estimated 1-3% of the population.

* '''[=INTJ=]'''s (Analysts/[[http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/mastermind.asp Masterminds]]) are pragmatic and logical, and are not scared to [[TheSnarkKnight tell others (or themselves)]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech when they're being stupid]]. They emphasize [[ThePerfectionist efficiency]], making them [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation simultaneously loners]] and excellent leaders. Many [[TheSpock Spocks]] and {{Byronic Hero}}es (as well as TheChessmaster or TheStrategist, especially in fiction) fall into this category. They'll often be the ones at the center of a JerkToNiceGuyPlot, while female examples may be the DefrostingIceQueen. [=INTJs=] make up an estimated 2-4% of the population.

The Myers-Briggs Temperament Indicator is a system meant to measure and typify how people perceive the world and make decisions. While [[https://www.idrlabs.com/articles/2014/02/mbti-for-skeptics/ major flaws have long been apparent]], it is not entirely without merit and nevertheless a popular method for categorizing people, as it it simple and broadly understood. It is related to the UsefulNotes/BigFivePersonalityTraits and HEXACO system.

* '''[=ENTJ=]'''s (Commanders/[[http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/fieldmarshal.asp Fieldmarshals]]) enjoy making plans and carrying them out. [[ControlFreak Fact-driven]] and [[ThePerfectionist picky]], but charismatic nonetheless. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Excellent leaders]], but likely to [[TheSpock leave emotions out of their plans]], then fly into a rage when things don't go their way. A common type for villains: [[YoungConqueror warlords]] on [[GalacticConqueror various scales]], {{CorruptCorporateExecutive}}s, {{EvilOverlord}}s with a note of TheChessmaster, likely to leave [[TheRemnant a surprise]] behind when they're beaten. Good examples will be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure or AFatherToHisMen, but hardly ever TheHero. [=ENTJs=] make up an estimated 2-5% of the population.