Orion Pax "Optimus Prime" MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Orion Pax "Optimus Prime"? Orion Pax "Optimus Prime" is an INFJ personality type in MBTI, 1w2 - so/sp - 162 in Enneagram, RCOAI in Big 5, ESI in Socionics.
This version of Optimus is clearly Ni/Fe. He doesn't strike me as an Fe-dom/Ti-inferior that the movie portrays him to be. There's no Si or Te in his actions or words, so I don't think those would be right. His lower functions are well-developed, he's had a long time to develop them after all. In the books (yes, there are books), you can see it even more clearly. Orion Pax is a typical INFJ. Sarcastic, smart and somewhat naive. He is patient, but still blows up in exasperation sometimes. Later, Optimus still feels this impatience, but realizes it will do nothing to help the situation, so he doesn't express it. He rather chooses to expound on how others feel and neutralize the situation by adapting his situational logic into them. Emperor Kumquat made a video about Optimus' emotions, in which he stated that: [summarized and paraphrased fully] "If anything were to happen directly in front of Optimus, he would be more reactive. That's why he attempted to kill Megatron when he saw Bumblebee get shot. But during Smokescreen's supposed demise, in which he wasn't present, he was more calm and tried to maintain the team's morale, despite being upset." That sounds like clear Extroverted Sensing to me. Especially inferior Se. When he thought Bee died in front of him, he quickly got mad, holding no punches. But when it wasn't presently occurring in front of his eyes (Smokescreen), his other functions scramble to console the team and push them to action. Similar to Cliff-Jumper. When Raf was injured, he didn't lunge for Megatron, but first ordered the trip back to the base. Despite it being a shadow function, INFJs can also show traces of Fi. They recognise it as unimportant due to the stress or importance placed on others feelings. So their feelings are often conflicting to them. Optimus similarly places a block on how he feels, to express what he thinks is right, but orienting his message to suit the listeners understanding and emotions. But INFJs can be morally rigid and narrow minded even- in our ideas, worldview and beliefs. Ex: Optimus quickly reprimands Arcee for being highly blunt with Smokescreen when the latter is behaving recklessly. Arcee is an ISFJ with stronger Ti usage, so it would make sense that it would clash with Optimus' more balanced usage of the functions (or stronger Fe). His belief in change and everyone's ability to do so is quite indicative of all these. INFJs can come across as impassive, especially with expressionless mannerisms. That doesn't mean Optimus is passive, it just means he's deep in thought. Clearly an NiFeTiSe bot; I stand by my opinion.
Biography
"As Megatron has demonstrated [...] any sentient being possesses the capacity for change." The leader of the autobots, he is known for his strength and courage when leading members of his team into battle. #IncorruptablePurePureness
