Tenzin MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Tenzin? Tenzin is an ISTJ personality type in MBTI, 1w9 - sp/so - 126 in Enneagram, RCOAI in Big 5, LSE in Socionics.
I'll say Tenzin's a social one, since they are the kinds of 1's who try to embody perfection to serve as a role model, and often have a teacherly quality. When things aren't working he nitpicks and blames others for their mistakes, because he can't handle being blamed himself. He's so convinced that everything is on his shoulders and that if he isn't perfect he'll let everyone down (Korra, Dad, Family, Airbender Culture, The World). He puts so much pressure on himself to help, that it actually gets in the way of his ability to do so. Think of when he can't get Korra into the spirit world: He tries to force his way into the spirit world through sheer effort and willpower and research (which is such an ego oriented way to approach spirituality so of course it doesn't work). It's only when he lets go, and accepts his limitations, and embraces who he is (and no longer thinks of himself as an extension of his father's legacy) is he able to help Korra. 1's really benefit from loosening up a little! Haha After that, you see him unclench his cheeks a little and come into his power. He is kind of a badass in book 3 during that final showdown. Oh and Obvious ISTJ. "Korra! How did you find us?" "Tenzin's itinerary. We went over it months in advance." "That's why scheduling is so important!"
Biography
Tenzin is an airbending half-Air Nomad/half-Water Tribesman, and Aang and Katara's youngest son. He is a councilman representing the Air Acolytes for the United Republic; following the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender ("last airbender" now a misnomer), the airbenders in the United Republic now consist of him and his family, and the Air Acolytes, a group of non-airbenders who have chosen to dedicate themselves to the continuation of Air Nomad traditions. Seeing as he is the only living master airbender in the world following Aang's passing, he becomes Korra's airbending teacher.
