Joshua Graham MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Joshua Graham? Joshua Graham is an ISTJ personality type in MBTI, 1w9 - so/sx - 614 in Enneagram, RCOAI in Big 5, LSI in Socionics.
Graham’s internal conflict could be the result of an Ni-Fi loop, but I do not see a lot of Ni in him to begin with. Primarily, he does not showcase the thought process of an Ni-user; he doesn't appear to analyze all the possibilities of a situation. If he was an INTJ, it's likely he would have seen through Hanlon's trick during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Instead, Graham is very straightforward in his thinking (Si). The difference between someone like Caesar (ENTJ) and Graham is noticeable. Caesar is the tactician of the Legion, while Graham was more like Caesar’s weapon; he excelled at fulfilling his role as the Legion’s executioner, but was limited in his abilities beyond combat. Graham did not need to be a military genius, as Caesar fulfilled that need. The success of the Legion can perhaps be attributed to the effectiveness of the combination of Caesar’s mind and his legate’s force. Graham’s straightforwardness allowed him to complete linear assignments more than adequately, but he could not and did not have to be relied on to approach a situation with the same vision as someone with Ni. Lanius and him are similar in this respect. Graham sees an enemy and opts to address it directly, in the most concrete way possible: by removing it. He sees the threat the White Legs pose and concludes that they must be eliminated. And to Graham, the job of enemy removal is not done right until every last enemy is removed, a thoroughness which further indicates Si. Graham’s relentless brutality is what made him the toughest man in the Legion and an extremely effective Legate, while simultaneously being the root of his downfall. He was so blinded with chasing the NCR down to their last man that he led his men into the NCR Rangers' lap in Boulder City during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. His obsession with "finishing" the job is seen in Honest Hearts as well, as he indicates his desire to kill Salt-Upon-Wounds even when he is on his knees, begging for mercy. His practical thinking is also emphasized by the mindset he employs towards carrying out God’s will: he sees it as hard, honest work, perhaps a chore or job, nothing more, nothing less, with him being but a messenger. Graham is clean and ritualistic (he changes his bandages everyday - "It's better to be clean than comfortable"), in-touch with his senses/how he literally feels (he describes how his skin burns and the warmth of fire inside and around him), stubborn, and generally speaks calmly and bluntly, all indicators of Si. To me, he seems to possess more characteristics of Si than Ni, so ISTJ fits him best in my opinion.
Biography
Joshua Graham is a Mormon missionary, co-founder of Caesar's Legion, and its first Legate. Graham led Caesar's troops to a humiliating defeat in the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Afterward, to show that failure was unacceptable regardless of rank, Caesar had Graham executed, ordering him to be coated in pitch, lit on fire and tossed into the Grand Canyon. Graham survived, however, and left Caesar's Legion behind him. He is the acting leader of the Dead Horses in 2281.
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