Melkor / Morgoth Bauglir MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Melkor / Morgoth Bauglir? Melkor / Morgoth Bauglir is an ENTP personality type in MBTI, 8w7 - sx/so - 837 in Enneagram, SCOEI in Big 5, LIE in Socionics.
My gut instinct was ENTJ, but considering all he did it doesn't fit. His evil really orginated from wandering in the Void, searching for the flame imperishable so he could create life as Eru did. His expansive perception (Ne) is what drove him to search and his independent conclusions (Ti) are what put him at odds with the will of Iluvatar. Once he enters Arda, his mischief almost always relies on Ne opportunism, apparent in his theft of the Silmarils, destruction of the trees, etc. His creative capacity was also immense, as he conceived all sorts of creatures and machines, including dragons. His Fe is easy to overlook but he uses it very effectively to win friends and enemies with half-truths and manipulation. He obviously had many Maia and others under his influence, but he also persuaded Manwe to release him from captivity and convinced Eru to let him let him loose upon the world. He also seems to have been quite vulnerable to shame (or at least being publicly ridiculed), such as when he was scolded by Iluvatar and when Tulkas humiliated him in battle. Finally, the ENTP/ENTJ distinction is confirmed by his Fi-blindness. The moral codes of ENTJ's are often subtle and individualised but nonetheless deeply important to their character. Morgoth, however, has no personal values, no "filter", and no real attachments. He exploits and challenges everything that is important in the eyes of other people while competely neglecting to make his own judgements of value. That is one of the most stereotypical ENTP traits.
Biography
Melkor (He Who Arises in Might; later named Morgoth, the Black Enemy, by the Elves) is the originator of evil in Tolkien's universe. He is the most powerful of the Ainur. During the "Great Music" that is the creation process, he rebels against Eru by singing his own themes, corrupting many of the lesser Ainur to his side. When he and many other Ainur have entered the world, he tries to claim it for himself, and wars against his fellow Valar (the Powers) in an attempt to wrest it from them. Later, when Elves and Men come on the scene, he attempts to destroy them by using the massive armies of orcs, Balrogs, and dragons that he created. His pursuit of evil causes him to lose most of his original power, and he is eventually banished from the world by the Valar. Sauron was his greatest servant and takes over for his master upon his banishment.
