Itoshi Sae MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Itoshi Sae? Itoshi Sae is an ISTP personality type in MBTI, 6w5 - sp/sx - 683 in Enneagram, RCOEN in Big 5, LSI in Socionics.
Aside from his playstyle explained by others below that is clearly Ti-Se, his dominant Ti has been obvious from his talk as a little kid, such as when Rin won the popsicle prize for example. Though he said it out of playful bitterness, "Someone who'd waste their luck on stupid stuff like this couldn't become the best in the world" is solely based on subjective logic, which he evidently autopilots on. Discovering Rin's potential from the first time he scored a goal from his pass (there were so many foreshadowings regarding passes/being a natural midfielder from their flashback chapters), or recognizing that instead of the number one forward, becoming the number one midfielder in the world would be the most logical vision for him are also uses of Ni [serving Ti on the latter]. This tertiary function further manifests when his career is compared to those of other sports "geniuses" mentioned, who go abroad prematurely with a false sense of overconfidence, fail to reach the world standard, then fall back to be a national star at their brightest, once again ending the country's and their own dreams for themselves. He didn't make that mistake when realizing there were better strikers than him at La Fábrica. Rather, he saw that common fault [that happens way too much even in real life] like Ego, and knew where his own path was headed, thus the laser focus on his dream. His interview in Chapter 4 makes that point. Of course, it's possible because he's actually a genuine genius and canonically Japan's best, which he surely acknowledges himself. Literally built different lol. He carries his inferior Fe on his face like he carried the U-20 team while playing Messi 14/15. Sae is just so bad with feelings, bro, and his automatic reaction of "protecting himself" by "attacking" like an armor for his vulnerabilities as he got even more hurt after Rin declared he's not his brother anymore just as he landed home from whatever was at in Spain was an enneagram 8's defense—not that we needed more confirmation, since it's so apparent every time he appears, anyway. "Shut up. Buzz off. I'll do what I want." — Itoshi Sae, an eight year old. Still, an 8's wound is very interesting to see when they're visibly the most negatively judged enneagram type. I simp.
