James “Jim” Moriarty MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is James “Jim” Moriarty? James “Jim” Moriarty is an ENTP personality type in MBTI, 7w8 - sx/so - 784 in Enneagram, SLUEI in Big 5, EIE in Socionics.
It was pointed out to me by @[####] that I didn’t provide fulfilling-enough reason to backup my typing. Let me fix that now: here’s why I don’t think he’s INTJ: ▶️ Dominant Ne| This guy is all about creating. He without exception chooses a creative approach towards the object he’s interested in. Instead of just destroying Sherlock, he created a whole tale with animation (about that knight), turned older cases into games, always uses information very inventively. He was described as someone who “turns a spark into flames” in a second. He plays with possibilities and pairs information together. He is not someone like Eurus, who looks years into the future and commit to a larger scheme. You can clearly distinguish his and Euruses plans from each other. ▶️ No Te| As opposed to someone like Mycroft, he never uses Te, a more linear and criteria based logic, instead he always goes on Ti tangleds about how it’s the landing that kills you, not the fall and how dust mostly contains human skin (which shows how his Ti stores data that he uses for internal frameworks) ▶️ Ti and strong Fe| He executes his plans by actively participating in them. With Sherlock, he embodied different characters that allowed him to emotionally manipulate the scene. “Jim” and Richard Brook are opportunities for him to confuse and read people’s emotional states. An INTJ completely lacks this aspect, as their Fe is blind. Another example is how he understood the dynamics between the police and Holmes (Ti + Fe) and then later used that information to turn everyone against his enemy by creating doubt (Fe). ▶️ Inferior Si| “All my life I’ve been looking for distractions”. The classic example of an unhealthy Ne needing constantly changing stimulation, rejecting the comfort and steady ways of Si. If you’re still unsure, compare him to Eurus’ Ni and Mycroft’s Te and you’ll see what I mean. I hope that will clear the clouds of doubt about Moriarty!
Biography
Sherlock's biggest fan and his arch-nemesis before Sherlock even knows he exists. He has a vast criminal network that he manages - as a "consulting criminal" - largely as a way to stave off the boredom of a world that poses no challenges for his incredible intellect.
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