ENFP 6w7 Characters

 Mike is crazy intelligent, but his best asset is his ability to look at anything from multiple perspectives and offer Harvey a much more creative solution to his problem, by going at something from a side angle, or offering a way to get what they need based on what he knows about case law, the people involved, or the other side’s strategy. And yet, Mike is so naïve and wanting to see the good in people that he’s often taken for a “ride,” manipulated, or blindsided when others try to undermine him or make him look like a fool—such as when in mock trial, he agrees with the opposing council to a deal, but gets nothing in writing and then has no defense prepared when the other lawyer backs out of their deal. Mike is also emotionally driven, often empathizing with their clients or wanting to cut them deals because they touched him with their stories. He loses at mock trial because he refused to interrogate Rachel on the stand and tear her apart, and the head of the firm calls this “spineless” and tells him there’s no room for softies at the firm. Mike has inconsistent values as well; he has a sexual affair with his old girlfriend until it threatens his relationship with Rachel, then has guilt about it and ends it, because he sees the collateral damage it has inflicted on other people (it was more about his feelings, and then his feelings got involved when Rachel got hurt, and accused him of rebounding with just anyone). He morally opposes Rachel cheating on a test, even though he cheated for plenty of other people in exchange for money. Many times, he and Harvey fight about a legal approach, and Mike tells him off for being “insensitive” or “inhumane.” His attempts to fix things with clients sometimes just makes them worse (Harvey will tell him not to approach someone, and he will try to do so, and botch it, and dig them into a hole). Mike does not want to lie to Rachel, and finds it hard to be in a relationship with any kind of deceit in it. He is also logical enough to care about and use case law, to close cases, and to assess his own relationships and make decisions that would help him avoid future problems (he points out to Rachel that if she cheats, and anyone ever found out, it would ruin her entire career—again, a showcase of Fi, because he didn’t care about this with anyone else he cheated for). His Si is very poor in the sense that he doesn’t track details well, even though he has a photographic memory. Mostly, he uses it to quip and bring up movie quotes relevant to the situation. Mike is attached to his past, and to old relationships past their prime (Harvey has to tell him to get rid of his druggie friend, that he is dragging him down).

Enneagram: 6w7

Mike may cheat for people, but he does so in a way that avoids any risk to himself and ensures he won’t get caught. He’s hesitant to get involved in situations where he cannot predict the outcome. Whenever he’s afraid of being exposed, he goes running to Harvey for reassurance and ideas about what to do; he thinks about coming clean before the truth catches up to him. Mike trusts people too much that he cares about, and then doubts their intentions later; he is inconsistent in his relationship with Rachel, moving toward her, then backing off out of fear, then moving toward her again. He bounces between being suspicious and warning people to be careful and consider the consequences, and being reckless and taking big risks. When things go wrong, he becomes self-destructive with his 7 wing—he gets high despite knowing it could get him fired (he doesn’t care) and comes into work stoned; he has a sexual affair with a married woman until he comes to his senses; he doesn’t want to think about his grandmother’s death, so he drinks, does drugs, and hooks up. Occasionally, he strikes out on his own or makes inroads with other lawyers, but loyalty always drives him back to Harvey in the end.