Fictional Characters with the ENTJ Personality Type
Fictional Characters with the ENTJ Personality Type
My Personality explained:
The my personality test is a personality test based on theories of psychological type from Carl Jung. In this kind of personality test, four dimensions of personality are tested. These are:
- Where attention is focused - extroverted (E) or introverted (I)
- How information is gathered - sensing (S) or intuitive (N)
- How decisions are made - thinking (T) or feeling (F)
- How you interact with the world - judging (J) or perceiving (P)
ENTJ explained:
Each personality falls into a series of four letters, one for each of the four dimensions. So an ENTJindividual is extroverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging. This often creates a commanding personality type who’s often in positions of power. This personality struggles to connect with their own emotions and others, and comes off as cold, harsh, and brash. They can also be excellent leaders due to their excellent planning and great capacity for achievement.
Fictional characters with ENTJ Personality Type
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Starting the list off with a bang, we believe Lord Voldemort is an ENTJ character. He’s able to plan in the extreme long term, and he inspired a whole population of people to war—not once but twice. He also lacks morals, which stems from his inability to connect with his parents when he was young. He’s drawn by his ambition to rule over all and manipulates the wizarding world into believing a lie he made up so he can put himself in a position of power. Lord Voldemort is an excellent example of an out of control ENTJ character.
- Azula (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
Azula is a driven character. From a young age she’s known for her control over firebending, which is tightly linked to a firebender’s emotional state. However, she runs into trouble when her friends ask for more emotional connection, and she winds up losing everything when she’s unable to be introspective and think about the feelings of others. She also believes strongly in the superiority of the fire nation. Azule is definitely an ENTJ character.
- Harvey Specter (Suits)
Harvey Specter is a playboy of a lawyer, who enjoys breaking rules just to bask in his own power. He comes off as intimidating and arrogant, even to those who know him well. However, his relationship with Donna and Mike Ross shows his loyalty and his ability to be philanthropic with his personal time and to risk his reputation for his friends. Harvey is a mixed character who struggles to engage with how he feels and makes decisions without emotion. Like a typical ENTJ character, sometimes this leads to him regretting decisions made on the spur of the moment.
- Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Roy Mustang is a great example of an ENTJ character. His primary motivation is his ambition, as he seeks to rule the military and gain absolute power. However, he wants this because he can see that his country is flawed and he seeks a way to help right the wrongs being done by the government. He’s able to inspire absolute loyalty from his subordinates, and although he asks a lot of them, he gives them his absolute protection and loyalty in return. Roy is also difficult to work with for many of his subordinates that aren’t as close. He fits the ENTJ character to a tee.
- Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time)
Princess Bubblegum is an ENTJ character because she’s a great leader for the Bubblegum Kingdom. She also shows the ENTJ traits of constantly looking for innovation in her experiments. She’s unable to connect with her subjects and often experiments on them, sometimes leading a minor character to develop into a villain. She struggles with keeping close friendships, and is more likely to be looking for what someone can do for her in return. Over the course of the series, she gets better at her interpersonal relationships. Princess Bubblegum is a great example of the character growth an ENTJ is capable of.
- Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
Stewie Griffin is a mastermind planner and is able to achieve great things at a very young age. (He is, after all, still a toddler.) He’s highly advanced compared to his peers and has an overarching goal of domination over his household. He’s also cruel and callous to those close to him, showing a lack of connection with every family member on at least one occasion. He’s a great example of how an ENTJ character can be used to push boundaries and move the plot in unexpected directions.
- Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars Universe)
Anakin Skywalker is an example of how an ENTJ character can be easily corrupted. Anakin is ambitious and this leads to his downfall. Prior to this, Anakin is a strong leader and rises quickly through the ranks of the Jedi. Emperor Palpitine uses his ambition against him and inspires Anakin to use his immense strength and cunning to become an enormous threat to the galaxy. Anakin’s downfall is a great way to show how an ENTJ character’s positive traits can be influenced to create an excellent villainous character.
- Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Cersei Lannister is another amazing evil ENTJ character. She’s a cold and ruthless character whose ambitious nature serves to drive the entire plot of Game of Thrones forward. She’s a strong and independent leader, but her lack of compassion and inability to communicate with others makes her reign a tyranny.
Summary:
ENTJ characters exist in a wide range of fictional worlds and can be used as great leaders or as great villains. Their high reaching ambitions and potential put them in positions of power, while their struggle to understand their own emotions leads to excellent character development arches. ENTJ characters are fun and interesting to interact with, and should be included in more media.
