Friday, June 10, 2016

Percy Jackson and The Olympians: Percy Jackson [ESFP]


Extroverted Sensing (Se): As a demigod, Percy has heightened perception of his environment. His level of awareness and his inability to sit still gets him diagnosed with ADHD, which is the mortal way of explaining his natural battle reflexes. Percy is a natural swordsman, but also a dangerous warrior in general. In a tough situation, Percy's first inclination is to effect his environment. He jumps in and improvises without much conscious thought or plan. Percy takes the world at face value, perceiving it simply and objectively. He deals monsters and gods without so much as blinking an eye because they're obviously there. To Percy, reality isn't open to interpretation, it just is.

Introverted Feeling (Fi): Percy's fatal flaw is loyalty. He would do anything to save people he cares about, perhaps too much. He will take on anyone and anything: gods, titans or monsters. Percy rarely thinks about whether or not he should help others, he just does. Percy is constantly breaking the system, doing things that "simply aren't done" because he feels they are the right thing to do. While Percy is loyal to his friends, those he dislikes get little respect, even gods. Percy feels no obligation to kowtow to the Olympians. With his least favorite deities, (Dionysus and Ares) the threat of a painful death is the only thing that keeps him from talking back to them.

Extroverted Thinking (Te): When Percy puts his mind to it he is an effective leader and tactician, leading the demigods of Camp Half-Blood to victory in the battle of Manhattan. At first glance he has little natural inclination to command but he possesses a charisma and confidence that people trust and respect. (When he is focused enough to apply them) Organization does not come naturally to him. Technical explanations and overly structured environments tend to either bore or annoy him. Percy is famous for blurting out the first thing that comes into his mind. While his perception of peoples virtues and vices can be skewed by his good or bad relationship with them, he tries to be fair by speaking what he believes to be the truth objectively.       

Introverted Intuitive (Ni): Percy typically has trouble focusing on future objectives in general but when he sets his mind to some goal (saving his Mom/Annabeth/Camp Half-Blood/Grover/The world) he is unrelenting. At some points he gets so in the grip of his goal that he is forced to step back and evaluate the situation more objectively. (Saving the world rather than freeing his mom from Hades) Percy is prone to improvisation and rarely goes into a fight with much of plan in mind unless Annabeth provided it.

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