Kei Takishima MBTI Personality Type
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What personality type is Kei Takishima? Kei Takishima is an INTJ personality type in MBTI, 8w9 - sx/sp - 836 in Enneagram, RCOEI in Big 5, LIE in Socionics.
"[Hikari] is the only one who can leave an impression on me, that's why it's fun." | "If Miss Rank Two can defeat me by joining forces with the lower dog [i.e., student council president], then go ahead. While you're at it, you may rally as many helpers as you like. It's futile anyway." | [As he's beating up Tadashi for interrupting him and Hikari] "Tadashi...Unforgivable.. this [punch] is for Takashima Kei! And this is also for Takashima Kei! And this is also for Takashima Kei!" | [To Hikari] "With you, I could go anywhere. Even if our destination was hell." Some reference clips (for those who need a refresher on the series): - Compilation of Special A Clips: https://youtu.be/i8AeSajJ-ng?si=9trWhsnFOqLjVPiz - A moment where Kei is jealous + competes in wrestling match: https://youtu.be/qPSq1fm3vbE?si=EqyQ1OcvPGOlWBkS - Kei kisses Hikari: https://youtu.be/Djw63fNHDlw?si=PXEXvzAtZKLEbrcQ - Hikari tries to hug Kei: https://youtu.be/QtOq5CgNKW0?si=Byxkt_gTk1wCDf3Y This argument isn't going to be particularly in-depth. I actually doubted for a long time that Kei was a sx 8, but after re-watching the series, I find it difficult to see him in anything other than the anger/gut triad. Him beating up Tadashi for getting in the way of hearing what Hikari said, getting ticked whenever Tadashi ruins a moment, him going to beat up the student council president for eating Hikari's riceball, and just his polarized relationship with Hikari in general (i.e., him calling her "Miss Rank Two/Second Place" and messing with her in order to keep her close to him and because he finds it fun)- it just falls into E8 imo, particularly sx 8. Kei's anger isn't motivated by fear (sx 6), or envy (sx 4), and he doesn't try to correct/perfect others either (sx 1). He also definitely isn't sx 5 either- he lacks too many of the traits of an sx 5 imo. He simply has a polarized relationship with Hikari and would like to get closer to her. From them PDB sx 8 wiki: "In this subtype Lust combines with the sexual instinct which gives a character that believes they have a right to their mate. It is often seen in this type that they are overtly domineering, rebellious and attention seeking, but this is an attempt to cover up their insecurity about being loved and desired. These people see relationships as conquests and want to hold power in said relationships. There is a polarity present in the sexual 8, on one side of the spectrum we have the sexual 8 who has a need to feel powerful through dominating the whole environment and wanting to hold the power in relationships as they try to get power over things and people, on the other side we have the sexual 8 who surrenders to a partner they see as worthy, trying to make a passionate appearance of surrendering while still, very much, wanting to stay in control. Ichazo called the SX8 "Possessiveness", believing that they have a right to their mate[1], and this tyrannic demand over the other is experienced as an exaggerated demand for love.[2] Naranjo says that these people take possession of others through fascination and threat.[2]" I personally see Ni > Te in Kei. He converges information/data real time to find underlying patterns/answers and predict how people, particularly Hikari, will react to things (Ni). When he doesn't have enough data to properly predict how she's going to react (e.g., when Hikaru was sick and tried hugging him), he gets completely overwhelmed and flustered (inf Se). I also don't see things in the environment triggered his episodic memory (Si), so I lean INTJ > ISTJ as well.
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