MBTI Type: INTP
David is dangerous because he lives in a world framed around, “What if?” What if I gave this alien drop to Charlie, what might happen then? What if the aliens want to wipe out planet earth, what might happen then? He’s endlessly engaged on a personal quest to obtain knowledge, from every possible source, amassing and storing great stockpiles of information as much for his own personal delight as for “useful purposes.” He always argues with rationality. This information can come from anywhere; he’s indiscriminate in gathering it, going through old records, people’s dreams, popular movies, and personal exploration. David is eager to explore new things, and quickly figures out information about this world, its alien race, and their intentions, before his colleagues. He pursues intellectual concepts and ideas. Until the pods open, David lives alone, in a routine; he does the same things every day, in roughly the same order, without too much difficulty. He also uses this time to gather as many details about the people on board as he can, and about life on planet earth, what it’s like to be human, etc. David models some of his behaviors and even his appearance after things he’s “attracted” to in others (his hairstyle and color is copied from Lawrence of Arabia). David claims to be without emotions; he’s lying. It clearly bothers him that others think of him as “just an android,” and make nasty remarks about his lack of emotions, motivations, or ability to understand what it’s like to be a robot, because he often lashes out at them later through malicious behavior. David intentionally provokes emotional reactions, through seemingly “innocent” but hurtful remarks; he seems to take pleasure in denying Meredith information about her father’s orders. He can be quite “sweet” and “affirming” … when he want to be.
Enneagram: 5w4
David is quite interested in the human race, but from a detached perspective; he looks at humans as something to study rather than to get involved with on a meaningful level. He cares about knowledge so much, he watches thousands of hours of programs, listens to everything he can find, and reads a great many data banks, to increase his own understanding. He confidently tells the humans that he can probably translate the alien languages, then goes out into the field and starts taking risks all in the name of knowing more about these god-like creatures who designed the planet and its curious objects. David’s arrogance in his intellectual superiority is what gets him almost killed, since he assumes he can understand and communicate with a being on a level it can understand, and winds up getting his android head ripped off his body. In subsequent movies, he rather callously wants to use humans to learn more about the aliens, including betraying them to increase his greater knowledge. He also looks down on mortals and somewhat despises them for their flaws, failed thinking, and emotions.
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