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Takuto Maruki MBTI Personality Type

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Takuto Maruki Personality Type

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What personality type is Takuto Maruki? Takuto Maruki is an INFJ personality type in MBTI, 1w2 - so/sx - 126 in Enneagram, RCOAI in Big 5, EIE in Socionics.

Opposing the majority votes, I would really like to bring an argument for 9w1 SO/SX Maruki! This will get long but I hope to cover this as thoroughly as I can, as I am convinced he is definitively a 9 over a 1 for a multitude of reasons. I have also made some stand in topic titles for some sections since it might be a little disorganized. Firstly I'll start off with acknowledging the glaring 1 traits, such as a strict moral code that a 1 might wish to impose on the world, with how things "ought'' to be in his sense of justice, and his unwavering stance on it, as well as being a guiding force as a counselor to help others and provide wisdom much like many 1s are apt to do. I don't disagree with any of that. However, i do find him much more of a complex and interesting character to think of him as an SO 9w1, specifically SO because of the SO 9w1's ability to take on or adopt the agenda of typically their wing type, one with a strong moral code that can be a strong motivator for the social 9 that just happens to have a really unbalanced and strong 1 wing. [9 Morals/Disposition Over 1] I also find Maruki to base his moral code and goal for humanity to firstly be based around a wholly 9-like desire for peace and non-conflict, and what better way to accomplish it than to make the world's wishes come true and prevent conflict before it even happens, thus creating an eden/paradise where things are peaceful and nothing ever goes wrong. His desire and discomfort for conflict can also be seen in many different areas, and does seem to overtake him in many scenes where you might expect a 1 to be more hard-stanced on their position or less malleable (not to say 9s don't have a definite stubborn streak, still very much gut triad). Ex. In his counseling sessions, he takes a very laid back approach, does not push if one doesn't want to be pushed, and more than anything encourages escapism and running away from problems so hard that he actualizes Sumire into becoming her sister, and encouraging her to essentially stick her head in the sand to her own trauma and disconnect from it entirely, instead of facing it and growing it in a way that 1s would be more apt to encourage. He also carries the 9 avoidance and flightiness to any conflict by the sheer amount of times he tries avoiding a fight with the Phantom Thieves, opting to keep extending the timeline to give them more time to think about his offer and hopefully just give up on fighting him and poofing out of the scene before they even get the chance to instigate a fight. Another moment to note is his memory in which his girlfriend Rumi forgets about him. He quickly concedes any notion of fighting for any of his own personal or relationship desires to hold onto her, instead avoiding the conflict in the quickest way possible by giving an excuse that he was simply mistaken and them removed himself from her life entirely, despite it clearly hurting him that that was the result, but classic 9 fashion is self-forgetting in favor of other's happiness. He also is consistently welcoming and guiding to the Phantom Thieves when they enter his palace, whereas a 1 would be more apt to quickly eliminate any who carry an unjust mindset, or at the very least not be so hospitable toward those who he knows aim to undo his work. [Naranjo Analysis] I also wanted to take a closer look at a the foundation that makes a 1, according to Naranjo himself in his book "Character and Neurosis." There is a lot that I could cover regarding the whole chapter about 1's, but just the section that covers the base trait structure of a 1 is sufficient for me because it already shows a lot of differences between that and Maruki. The core traits being Anger, Criticality, Demandingness, Dominance, Perfectionism, Over-Control, Self-criticism, and Discipline (pg 52-59). [Continued in replies]