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DomNapoleon D INFP 9w1 Who disagrees? Here is a post of mine: Shiji IkariMBTI TYPE: INFP Dominant function: introverted feeling (Fi) Shinji’s actions are only based on his code of values. He refuses to do something that goes against that very personal code of values and morals. That’s why he struggles a lot when it comes to pilot the Evangelion. He knows that piloting the Eva will cause him to hurt other people in the future and that concerns him. Shinji also comes across as friendly, dreamy, imaginative, somewhat passive and un-assertive. With him, waters run deep. He has a very deep and rich emotional life and thanks to introverted feeling his actions are always congruent with his own morals.

Auxiliary function:Extroverted intuition (Ne) Shinji draws his attention to the abstract side of life. He is very attuned to the possibilities and to the multiplicities that the object can offer to him. Thanks to this function, Shinji is able to dig into his past and come up with insights or brilliant conclusions about his life and his relationship with his father. Shinji can understand the big picture that is being displayed behind the small details and he uses extroverted intuition in order to dissect that big picture and search for multiple possibilities and patterns. For Shinji what really matters is ”what if’' and not the present moment. As a consequence, Shinji is highly imaginative, questioning, creative and artistic. He plays several music instruments and this function allows him to explore the world around him.

Tertiary function: Introverted sensing (Si) Shinji is very attuned to his past. He reminds of small details of it, such as when his father abandoned him or when he used to spend his days with his teacher. It’s thanks to this function that Ikari can make logical leaps (using Ne), because he searches for information on his past and stored experiences and then he realizes leaps in the thinking process in order to arrive to a bigger vision of reality. For example, he deduced that his father abandoned him thanks to Rei, and that was based on the information that he collects from his past. Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18 Show Content

Inferior function: Extroverted thinking (Te) This is Shinji’s least developed function. Shinji’s actions are usually motivated by his own code of values and empathy towards others. However, at times, he can assume a more assertive role, playing like a big boss. He can take decisions based on logic and he uses that logic to organize the environment around him (eg: during the fights against the angels) but always with an humanitarian purpose. Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18 Show Content

#1 · Apr 16, 2014 INFP 9w1 Who disagrees? Here is a post of mine: Shiji IkariMBTI TYPE: INFP Dominant function: introverted feeling (Fi) Shinji’s actions are only based on his code of values. He refuses to do something that goes against that very personal code of values and morals. That’s why he struggles a lot when it comes to pilot the Evangelion. He knows that piloting the Eva will cause him to hurt other people in the future and that concerns him. Shinji also comes across as friendly, dreamy, imaginative, somewhat passive and un-assertive. With him, waters run deep. He has a very deep and rich emotional life and thanks to introverted feeling his actions are always congruent with his own morals.

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4 Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions #2 · Apr 17, 2014 I'll agree with the INFP theory on Shinji. A rather traumatized one at that, and in all honesty he focuses on Se more than Ne at the beginning (upon your basis for how it is related to his memories), but Fi makes complete sense, as he only agrees to pilot the EVA because of empathy resulting from Rei and seeing her, regardless of her injuries, willing to pilot it in his place. 9w1 also makes some sense, with 6 traits showing up as a result of the stress of his life in general? (The hedgehog dilemma, that is. I feel that it describes type 6's nearly perfectly). In regards to the series but not this particular character, Rei seems to be an ISTJ and Asuka some sort of EXFJ? Gendo would also seem to be an INTJ or ISTJ with a near god-complex and over the top obsession with his dead wife... Fi gone wrong? #3 · Apr 17, 2014

Rosario said: In regards to the series but not this particular character, Rei seems to be an ISTJ and Asuka some sort of EXFJ? Gendo would also seem to be an INTJ or ISTJ with a near god-complex and over the top obsession with his dead wife... Fi gone wrong? Click to expand...

Asuka is not a Fe dominant. She strives me as some sort of ESxP. Show more replies 0 Reply #5 · Apr 18, 2014 100% agree on INFP. Archetypal imo. The last two tv episodes (which were always debated a lot but I love more than any other ending!) scream Fi. The way he rejects human instrumentality is very telling. I'm less certain regarding his enneatype. I could see him as a 6 as well. I see Gendo as INTJ, and Yui as ENFP. Rei logically shares every function with Yui, but seems ISTJ. I think Asuka is either ESFP or ESTP. #6 · Apr 18, 2014 I am rewatching NGE right now and Shinji is not a 9. 9-fixed or 9-influenced maybe, but not a 9. He's not as narcotic as you'd expect from a genuine 9. The actual 9 in the show is Rei, not Shinji. Shinji could very well be a 4 and sp variant and if he's not a 4 then he's a 6. Shinji is too aware of his own pain and trauma to be a 9. 469 tritype though definitely, and sp/sx. Also, Asuka is such an archetypal ESFP I can't believe you guys even think there's Ti in her. No, SeFi all the way. She's such a 3 also, sx/so.

eXceeding_death said: The way he rejects human instrumentality is very telling. Click to expand...

The problem is that I have seen this played out in other anime that came after Eva where this occurred but the character is not an Fi type. Specifically, I am thinking of Darker Than Black where Hei was faced in a very similar situation as Shinji was and Hei too, had to choose whether to go with the DTB version of the Human Instrumentality Project or let the world remain as it is. Hei chose neither scenario because he too could not compromise his character in such a way. Now, the most interesting part of Hei is that while I for a long time thought this indeed must be indicative of Fi, I actually think he is an ESTP as opposed to an ISFP. Hei was/is incredibly difficult to type part because he just doesn't show much of his cognition because he doesn't have that much dialogue throughout the show. The most striking feature about him is his fantastic use of Se that can be discerned through his actions because he is extremely good at using the environment in his favor as he fights. He's adaptive and smooth only Se ego types can be. His Feeling was difficult to pin down because he's so damn deadpan all the time, making one think he would favor Fi but the way he expresses his emotion just doesn't come across as Fi in the end. It looks very Fe. I may be wrong and he's actually an ESFP or an ISFP but I doubt it. I can't find any video of the final scenes on Youtube but the show is worthwhile to watch on its own so I recommend it for that reason. So I think Ti can very well reach the same logical conclusion Fi would when it comes to the Human Instrumentality Project or similar story trope. Also, the fact that Gendo instigated the Human Instrumentality Project always spoke against Te-Fi for him. I personally think Gendo is an ISTP though he is difficult to read because he doesn't really appear that much. I however, completely and utterly fail to see why an IxTJ would find the Human Instrumentality Project to be something to be supportive of ever, even for the sake of the love towards one's dead wife. Show more replies 0 Reply #9 · Apr 19, 2014 I haven't seen DtB so I can't comment on that. What I meant about Shinji is not just his decision to reject instrumentality, but the way he reaches this decision. It's not through logic, it's a matter of accepting that his inner ideals don't exist in reality, and won't exist, and that it is fine this way. It's all about his identity and self-worth. He's definitely sp indeed! I can totally see Asuka as an e3 ESFP. She's trying to act like an ESTP, that's why I think some can see Ti in her, but she's just pretending. I think Gendo's reason to support instrumentality is mainly personal. He wants to reunite with Yui. And I think it totally suits INTJ, "the sake of the love towards one's dead wife" is definitely a good reason enough in my eyes for INTJs. There may be several examples of this in fictions. Tertiary Fi maybe? #10 · Jan 27, 2015 I know this is ancient, but I saw Shinji as a ISFP 2. I also thought ISFJ at some point but then changed my mind through the series. Asuka came across ENTJ(?) 3w4 to me. She's basically the example of a 3 in unhealthy mode. Misato seems like an ESFP 7, but I'm an ESFP 7 so

Rei only seemed 9w1 to me. I couldn't think about her MBTI because she's not fully developed personality wise as a human. #11 · Apr 5, 2017 Temperament wise he's very INFP, but he doesn't seem that intuitive. Like he doesn't seem to dwelve that much on the larger context, the only time he seems N is when he questions why do they fight against the Angels if ''Angels'' represent a good thing. Maybe it's because he's young and he's too much inside of the situation to properly asses it? Don't know, by letters he seems more I-S-F, but I think INFPs will relate more to him than ISFPs. He's Fi for sure. He's very self-referential and puts little emphasis on the others around him, except in how much they personally matter to him or how they're better than him. He doesn't really gets others or goes towards them. His trytipe is 496 for sure (the seeker) although not sure which is his main ennea. Probably not 4 because he doesn't come of as that individualistic or eccentric. Insert Quotes Post Reply

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