30-Day Character Study: Mairon | Day 20
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elennaloreDay 20 of SWG 30-Day Character Study. My character is Mairon | Sauron | Annatar.
Today's prompt: Who Are You? Using what you've learned about your character, take a Myers-Briggs type personality test for your character. What do you learn about the person? What surprises you?
I have always seen Mairon as an INTJ, and written his character as one, so there was no surprise that I got INTJ-A as a result for his personality test.
What surprised me was that some of the test questions made me wonder if he was an extrovert after all, but the results were still 78% introvert. The judging part was very clear, no surprises there.
Some quotes from the INTJ results that suit Mairon well:
People with this personality type hate blindly following anything without understanding why.
I can imagine that Melkor gave him a better line of reasoning than the Valar in Almaren.
This personality type’s rebellious streak is responsible for some of history’s most unconventional ideas and inventions.
Like making Rings of Power to rule the world, perhaps?
Being innately logical, INTJs seek not just companionship but also intellectual stimulation from their partner – an uncommon quest offering its own unique rewards and challenges.
Mairon has been lucky that he has found just that in Celebrimbor (whom I imagine as an INTP). I see Mairon's relationship with Melkor more as a queer-platonic relationship than a romantic one, so the following quote (from the friendship section) suits better his relationship with Melkor in my opinion:
...many INTJs have a knack for finding friends in seemingly unlikely places. These personalities aren’t particularly swayed by appearances or social status, so they aren’t afraid to befriend people who might be thought of as “outsiders” by the mainstream.
And Mairon has skills and will to help:
INTJ personalities are fiercely loyal and go out of their way to help the people they appreciate and respect. They will willingly offer their unparalleled problem-solving ability in service of a friend’s challenges.
(All quotes from the www.16personalities.com.)
Today's prompt: Who Are You? Using what you've learned about your character, take a Myers-Briggs type personality test for your character. What do you learn about the person? What surprises you?
I have always seen Mairon as an INTJ, and written his character as one, so there was no surprise that I got INTJ-A as a result for his personality test.
What surprised me was that some of the test questions made me wonder if he was an extrovert after all, but the results were still 78% introvert. The judging part was very clear, no surprises there.
Some quotes from the INTJ results that suit Mairon well:
People with this personality type hate blindly following anything without understanding why.
I can imagine that Melkor gave him a better line of reasoning than the Valar in Almaren.
This personality type’s rebellious streak is responsible for some of history’s most unconventional ideas and inventions.
Like making Rings of Power to rule the world, perhaps?
Being innately logical, INTJs seek not just companionship but also intellectual stimulation from their partner – an uncommon quest offering its own unique rewards and challenges.
Mairon has been lucky that he has found just that in Celebrimbor (whom I imagine as an INTP). I see Mairon's relationship with Melkor more as a queer-platonic relationship than a romantic one, so the following quote (from the friendship section) suits better his relationship with Melkor in my opinion:
...many INTJs have a knack for finding friends in seemingly unlikely places. These personalities aren’t particularly swayed by appearances or social status, so they aren’t afraid to befriend people who might be thought of as “outsiders” by the mainstream.
And Mairon has skills and will to help:
INTJ personalities are fiercely loyal and go out of their way to help the people they appreciate and respect. They will willingly offer their unparalleled problem-solving ability in service of a friend’s challenges.
(All quotes from the www.16personalities.com.)