#i said fuck star wars AND SUPPORT PRINCESS YUKI!!!!!

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Princess Yuki of the Akizuki Clan, played by Misa Uehara in The Hidden Fortress (1958) directed by Akira Kurosawa

Her leading role as a great leader, a strong complex young woman and a fierce spirit would later influence the creation into the roles of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983). She would also influence many more women and men created into the prequels and even Rey in the current Star Wars trilogy (2015-2019). Despite her massive influence on such a big franchise, all of her influenced characters would never do her quite the same justice as she does in this film. This would be Misa Uehara's film debut and she would retire 2 years after this movie at the age of 23.

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MBTI Tag Meme Revisted

Alright so a long time ago I was tagged in this MBTI post that had people post characters of their type. At the time, I believed I was either an ISTJ or INTJ and responded accordingly. Since then, I’ve researched quite a bit more about Myers-Briggs and even taken the cognitive function test (introverted intuition dominant, extroverted feeling secondary), and can be relatively certain that I am actually an INFJ.

So, with that said, I thought it would be interesting to redo this post and see what characters I jive with. I’ll be using Personality Database for this, as it’s based upon debate and voting as opposed to just someone typing characters randomly.

Elsa (Frozen)

Ironically a character that I initially saw typed as an ISTJ. I’m a guy so naturally I’ve never been much into Disney Princesses, but Elsa is one of my favorite Disney characters. I can relate to her struggle to hide her true feelings and identity from others, and her relief when her carefully constructed persona falls apart. There was a time I went through a similar experience myself.

Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)

He’s always been my favorite character in that series, though it’s been a while since I last read the books or watched any of the movies. Admittedly though, a big part of why I liked him was less his character per se and more his lycanthropy and the way this was handled from a world building perspective. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

I can definitely relate to his blind faith leading to a complete inability to see what a prick Anakin is becoming in Revenge of the Sith, as well as his infamous “So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view” line. There have been quite a few moments that I’ve found myself repeating that quote in my mind. He was also my favorite character in the novelization.

Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars)

My top highlight of the Phantom Menace, though I do have a bias towards Liam Neeson (who is also typed, on this site at least, as INFJ). It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie, so I can’t say whether or not I agree with the typing.

Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Yeah, I can definitely see this one. He’s rather absorbed in his own thoughts, but very gentle and accepting towards Shinji, ultimately sacrificing himself for mankind’s future. He gave me massive creeps the first time I watched NGE (probably because he seemed too pure for such a fucked up cast) but I’ve grown to like him a bit more over time.

Kiritsugu Emiya (Fate/Zero)

My favorite Fate character and one of my all-time favorite fictional characters. He’s such a cynical and tragic figure, but at the same time, he feels very complex and sympathetic. I can see a darker side of myself in him, where I might have ended up had I been more traumatized, or succeeded in my once goal to emotionally detach myself and become the persona I wanted to. He’d kill his own wife and daughter for the sake of saving humanity, to say nothing of what he’d do to bystanders. It’s remarkable how I can find myself so horrified by his actions yet in such admiration of his determination and goals nonetheless.

Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)

What’s weird about this one is that I can see why people would type him this way despite his character being vague and interpretive. He’s quiet and somewhat aloof, but knows how to mirror others, does what he can to help them, and his sacrifice against Nyx suggests a belief in the greater good. Even his asshole dialogue is very stereotypical of INFJs when they’re in an edgy sort of place, as I was when I first played the game. Some have interpreted his arc as being about an INFJ in an Ni-Ti loop learning to reconnect with their lost Fe, which is exactly what playing Persona 3 helped me to do.

Hiro (Darling in the Franxx)

Ah yes, my boy. The fictional character I relate to most strongly. It was actually seeing him typed as an INFJ that got me thinking about Myers-Briggs and looking into it more seriously. His total absorption in his goals, his rose-tinted view of others, and his reluctance to seek outside help even when he clearly needs it, that’s all just like me. It was so beautiful to watch his faith in Zero Two come to fruition.

My being the history nerd that I am, let’s also see if there are any historical figures typed as INFJ that I’ve got some thoughts on.

Jesus of Nazareth

Well, definitely starting off high here aren’t we? With quite a few INFJs being martyr/messianic archetypes, it makes sense that list would include the original.

Adolf Hitler

Aaaand, we’re falling to the opposite extreme with this one. Truly ironic that the people viewed as the archetype of good and evil in Western culture are both typed as INFJ. But indeed, Hitler is the epitome of the dark side of INFJs; their ability to motivate others to commit absolute atrocities in the name of a callously twisted vision for society.

Chiang Kai-Shek

Well, if he is an INFJ, it would explain why I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for him. He was a brutal dictator in many ways, but he always justified his actions as being in pursuit of a stable, unified, democratic China. Much like with Kiritsugu, while I can’t approve of his methods, I can very much support and admire his goals, and I do believe that both China and the world would be better off had he succeeded.

Thomas Jefferson

The closest person to being my namesake. He’s gotten a notable decline in popularity in recent decades because of his hypocrisy in his values, preaching equality of men while owning slaves and treating them rather barbarically. But that said, I’d consider him to be a “do as I say, not as I do” type. For as flawed as he was as a person, he was the one to found the American ideals of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, ideals that I certainly hold dear, and ideals with value far beyond his flawed implementation.