INTJ 8w9 Characters

Emil rapidly reads people as a psychologist and reaches strong opinions about their mental health. He doesn’t change his mind, and only believes in one answer, and a definitive course of action. He and Olivet often conflict, because of her naïve “people can change” state of mind, which he sees as ignoring the immediate problems. Emil likes to diagnose people by looking for patterns and then predicting for Jack how this person is going to evolve in the future (“she is sociopathic a serial killer, but you’ve caught her early”). Like many strong Ni users, many of his conclusions are negative, because he sees no other way ahead for this criminal except an increase in problematic behaviors. Since we never see him outside of work, we don’t know how he handles the real world or uses his Se. Objective gathering of facts aids him in reaching his conclusions. He focuses entirely on the facts and bluntly states them; Emil doesn’t believe in sugar-coating things. He doesn’t think giving people second chances are an option, if their medical diagnosis supports his conclusion that they are a danger to society or to themselves. He stands by his findings in court and can easily articulate both his perspective and the logical flaws in the opposing argument. Emil isn’t afraid to challenge and “test” his patients, to determine how they react to conflict and accusations. His emotions are rarely seen, but he has strong views of right and wrong and tends to see things in terms of moral absolutes; he doesn’t see any point in trying to pretend nothing is wrong when it is, and refuses to compromise on his honor as a therapist just to reach a desired outcome. He has no problem challenging colleagues and their arguments in court, since he doesn’t see this as “personal” – he is hired to give his professional opinion.

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Emil is fiercely opinionated and gives no quarter to anyone. He doesn’t mind shredding other people’s arguments and doesn’t falter when others attempt to intimidate him or bully him on the witness stand—he just looks them in the eye and repeats his previous conclusions forcefully. He thinks Olivet is too soft, and gives people too much of the benefit of the doubt, and frequently, profoundly disagrees with her conclusions about criminals’ intentions. He sides with severe punishment in certain cases, because of his absolute belief that a monster has no place in society and there’s no chance for rehabilitation. His aggression makes him a credible witness, but he doesn’t provoke people so much as he reacts to them or defends himself when pushed.