Mel Medarda MBTI Personality Type
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What personality type is Mel Medarda? Mel Medarda is an ENTJ personality type in MBTI, 3w4 - so/sx - 316 in Enneagram, SCOAI in Big 5, EIE in Socionics.
I'm tired of seeing characters who'd have been voted xxTx if they were men, typed as xxFx because they're women. That's a systematic phenomenon, another sad example of which is Dune's Jessica (hilariously also in a relationship with a male ENFJ) profile. Mel does not have a single Fe-Ti bone in her body—everything she does, every decision she makes, is Te-based—she excels in logical and efficient actions and is perfectly comfortable taking the back seat, where an Fe-Dom would seek rational collective harmony and be drawn to the spotlight. Te does concern itself with emotions too—but only as far as they relate to tangible goals—which we've seen Mel consistently do. She's indeed very versed in understanding how emotions work—but never seeks emotional resonance and her goal isn't a harmonious environment just for the sake of it. The fact that she wants peace isn't an indication of which judging function she favors. The indicative's WHY she wants peace. And the “why” here is: she can envision (Ni) war bringing ruin to her city, her vision, her lover, and everything she’s built—directly threatening her personal values (Fi, not TI’s personal logic). So, she enacts her MO (Te)—developing a strategy to build up defenses. Te is consistently visible in her actions as she approaches s2's new crisis with logic and objective reasoning, instead of making decisions based on social impact or sufficing what the council (and frankly, her city) wants—which would be what Fe would do. Look at: Shoola: “Our people are scared, suffering, they need […]” Mel (2 second later): “We use [the enemy’s] division against them”—Literally, “I know what you want, I know what our people want, but this isn't what we need to do to solve the situation”. This reply alone is textbook Te tactics and not a pre-conceived Fe emotional alignment/manipulation. It’s also an excellent example of how Te-Doms approach diplomacy—as a system to be optimized for measurable outcomes, rather than a network of emotional bonds to be nurtured—look at Thatcher's 'I'm not a consensus politician'. But, you'll say, look at how caring she's about people’s suffering, how gentle she's with Jayce. Well, far be it from a Te-Dom to feel. Funny how while she seemed to be manipulating Jayce there were, overwhelmingly so votes for ENTJ, and after she proved she cares genuinely for him and the wellbeing of her city, suddenly she's not a Thinker anymore. No, sir, everything she does now needs to be based on an Fe attunement to other people’s emotions (that's not a dig at the Fe users, I adore it in any position). Sorry to disappoint but her feelings, as they've been explored through the narrative so far (latter half of s1, and arc 1 of s2) only serve as further proof that she doesn't operate from Fe-center, and she certainly doesn't react like Ti-Inf user. Let me walk you through it. Inferior function unlocks under pressure, stress, or during a crisis. Yes? Well, haven't we seen her become more emotional the more she’s been thrown into situations she doesn’t have control of? Isn't what she’s experiencing the definition of stress? Isn't that exactly what’s been a pivot for votes moving to ENFJ? Let me answer that for you: Fi in stress becomes overly focused on personal values and emotions, even worrying it’s not staying true to itself (the moment Mel receives her mother’s letter, and then we see it unfold). Ti in stress, on the opposite, becomes more nitpicky and stuck in overanalyzing details, losing sight of Fe’s driving force (when have we ever seen Mel nitpick anything?). If you’re still unsure, let’s look at the inferior function when it’s in growth (brief moments Mel allows Jayce close to her unguarded self): Fi starts recognising and prioritising its own emotions (admitting her feelings for Jayce to herself). If we were observing a growing Ti-Inf—she would start becoming more detached emotionally and approaching problems logically and systematically. Now, which of these approaches (Fi vs Ti) does Mel take when everything's falling apart, and better yet, which when the status quo's unshaken and she feels safe and relaxed? On a final note. It's somewhat fair to be confused by her Judging axis because of what we see in her childhood flashback scene—where she does sound inclined to use Fe. But that's only natural—it shows the formulaic build-up of cognitive functions in children—the Perceiving axis and functions’ positions develop first (no one would argue she's Ni-Se)—while the Judging functions are explored and experienced as the child takes on information from their surroundings and starts learning to make decisions. Mel did have potential to be both an NF, influenced by her FJ brother, but also an NT – following her mother’s TJ creed. Ultimately she developed a composed Te-driven strategic worldview with a concealed Fi protective of her personal values and vision. Also, get over it, not every xNTJ female is your regular mid-20 century one-dimensional femme fatale. Geez
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