Kate Shadow MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Kate Shadow? Kate Shadow is an INTJ personality type in MBTI, 1w2 - sp/sx - 153 in Enneagram, RCOEI in Big 5, LII in Socionics.
I see Kate as an INTJ sp/sx 1w2 > an sp 5. Though I do agree that she has a 5 fix- I'm still between 153 and 154 for her tritype (due to Kate's focus on individuality). I won't be making an argument for her MBTI, but for anyone curious as to why she's INTJ and/or is new to the cognitive functions, I have a guide to all 8 here: https://www.personality-database.com/post/8092787?boardID=327791. Kate comes across as Ni-Te-Fi-Se to me. For her enneagram, while I'm so glad people can see that she's an sp 1, I want to just emphasize that she's not an sp 5. Sp 5s withdraw from the world, minimize their needs, and are in the fear/head triad. While sp 1s repress their anger, feel the need to be perfect, and are part of the anger/gut triad. I will share the official descriptions (PDB wiki, but just enneagram excerpts from various authors) for both subtypes: sp 1: https://wiki.personality-database.com/books/enneagram/page/self-preservation-1-in-detail sp 5: https://wiki.personality-database.com/books/enneagram/page/self-preservation-5-in-detail _________ Some quotes from the manga (first ~25 chapters) that lead me to sp/sx 1w2 (Note I lean towards sp/sx > sp/so since she sometimes lashes at at Emlico and is focus on correcting her) (Note I've also included some quotes that is making me lean towards 154): "The 'soot' comes out at times when I'm angry or feeling bad." [In response to Emilico when asks if she was perhaps angry earlier]: "That was anxiety... I wonder." "When I wake in the morning. I'm wrapped in pitch black soot. My clothes are pitch black. Whatever I touch, I dirty it. Dirty it. Dirty it. Dirty it. Dirty it. Dirty it Dirty it Dirty it Dirty it Dirty it..." [To Emilico]: "Trying to make up for the oversleeping yesterday, you went to work early without eating breakfast, right? Then while staggering, you'd eat a tiny bit of bread. I'm good at stealing glances. It's bad manners, and it lowers work efficiency, don't do it again." "Emilico.. I'm sorry for yelling at you. I don't need [the makeup], it'll get stained black straight away." "Like you say, it's important. The profile, my clothes, and finally Emilico, [these things] are the 'individuality' important to Kate.." "Don't walk with a face like that. A shadow needs to be more confident." "It's fine to make mistakes, as long as you learn from them, but I hate excuses." "...This is bad. We'll fail the 'debut' if you're this dejected. What's gotten into you, Emilico? Why aren't things going as Kate wanted? We have to be like Sara and Mia. You [i.e. Emilico] think 'unnecessary thoughts' and mess up, you care for another 'face', and you get worked up over something as silly as a name. 'Living dolls' live to serve as 'faces' for the shadows. Thinking 'unnecessary thoughts' is disobedience towards the shadows. They should be sworn to their loyalty for the shadows no matter what. There's no need for fellow 'living dolls' to get along." 'They're [i.e. other shadow-doll pairs] far ahead of us.. Emilico isn't able to become Kate's 'face'. Will Kate not be able to pass the 'debut'..? She doesn't want to fail in a place like this.. Kate has something she must do...!" [Kate's inner thoughts]: "Kate was wrong.. the one who was too focused on her surroundings, who bound herself to the rules, the one who was not looking at Emilicio was me." --> [To Emilico]: "...Yes. Let us dance, Emilico. But before that.. smile. Act dignified. Laugh. Ahahaha! That will do. Kate prefers the normal 'Emilico'. --> [Kate's inner thoughts again (continuation from above)]: "Hey Emilico, did yo know? I became this good at manipulating soot. Hey Emilico, you're hopeless you know that? You mess up a lot. You can't ignore those in need. You think of 'unnecessary things' as a 'living doll' you're completely hopeless.. but, I think those are your good points. I'm always being helped out by this unconventional Emilico. You will earnestly show kidness to anyone... But I wish you would look my way sometimes. Hey Emilico, it's true that normally you'd give your 'living doll' a pet name, r one that sounds similar to your own. That's because to a shadow, 'a living doll's name is not important.' However.. I cna't tell you this right now, but it's because I wished for an individual who is different from Kate that I gave you the name Emilico."
