Nedward "Ned" Flanders MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Nedward "Ned" Flanders? Nedward "Ned" Flanders is an ESFJ personality type in MBTI, 9w1 - so/sx - 926 in Enneagram, SCOAN in Big 5, ESE in Socionics.
Thought he was a Two originally, however he's probably a counter-Nine like Lisa. Ironic how both the religious character and the intelligent sceptical character are of the same, but I think his Christian practices come from a utilitarian approach to minimise conflict, and with the counter-nine, they can cause conflict in the short term on purpose to minimise the overall amount of conflict. Just like Lisa does when she takes Homer's pig away from him when she becomes a vegetarian. Counter-Nines are hard to spot, because they often don't look like Nines, and can look like any other type. However, they are Nines because their core motivation in life is to minimise conflict and create peace, and watching how Ned Flanders acts, I do strongly believe this is his core motivation.
Biography
The nice guy next door neighbor to the Simpson family. Originally, Ned was just a "better Christian" than Homer, being affable, polite, intellectual, friendly, and sincerely religious. As the seasons went on, his "sweetness" and his religiosity grew until he became a byword for fanatical religious faith and doormat-like pleasantry. His being a doormat in the name of being nice to others faded. The religious zeal, however, remains. As of Season 29, he has taken over his late second wife's job as the fourth grade teacher; he previously served briefly as principal. At some point in Season 33, however, Ned stepped down for some unknown reason, and the job was given to Rayshelle Peyton.
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