Myers Briggs test for characters

[Coati]

I think a lot of people already know the 16 personalities and probably took the test, but what about your own characters?

I didn't use it for creating my OCs for my comic, but during a discussion I was asked to try to incorporate my characters and take the test. I'm an INTP and the results for my characters where really close to what I wanted their personalities to be

So I think it would be a nice idea to try and take the test trying to think as your OC. At least will be a creative exercise

If anyone is curious about my characters, here are the results:

Sage - INTJ - Architect
Lisianthus - ENTJ - Commander
Verbena- ENFP - Campaigner
Lantana - ESFP - Entertainer
Ada- ENFJ - Protagonist
Ariam - ISTJ - Logistician

And I used this test: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types

[SuperRazz]

ah, the mbti. I remember being obsessed with this test a few years ago. And I'm an INTP too. You know, for a rare type, we seem to be very common here on the internet.

Verbena and Sage do seem like stereotypical INTJ and ENFP, I would type them that too at first glance. I don't know how I'd type the other characters because not a lot of their thinking processes and personalities we're shown much, probably because your series is still too young for all the characters to have fully fleshed out personalities.

I use the test to support and build my OC's existing personalities and to avoid them from going OOC.

[Coati]

Yes, only now I'll start to show more of the other main characters, but I'm very satisfied with the results. I organized their strengths and weakness in a separate file to use as a quick guide, instead to look through all their full character files.

[Kann]

I never thought about doing this test for my characters. xD Actually the only test I did for them is the mary sue one.

Gonna go try this now~

EDIT: I did the test for my three MCs and the main villain.

Himuri - ESFP
Sakari - INFP (like me, lol)
Kiyomi - ISTP (test says this type is rare, especially in women. xD)
Iwao - ISTJ

[elyss]

These kinds of tests are surprisingly helpful for getting into your OC's head space. I especially like this site because they make really big speculations that can help in figuring out how an OC would react as a parent and other situations.

[GabiWolf]

This is really helpful , thank you!

[Azifri]

Although some descriptions feel a bit like reading a horoscope (vague enough so it can fit different interpretations), the result was actually quite accurate for my characters, in the sense that those were the general personality traits I tried to give them. Now I just hope I can convery that properly in the story :S

Claudia - Architect INTJ-A
Desquicio - Campaigner ENFP-A
The Madman (at least during the brief moments his mind isn't a mess) - Entrepreneur ESTP-A

And I did it for myself and got Advocate INFJ-T. Eww, it made me feel like a good person; need to work on that.

[dawgofdawgness]

I remember taking a MBPT for my main character and deadass got “Protagonist”. The irony was so strong that I just never ended up doing another one for a while.. might do one now, though.

[kiplothedungeoneer]

I prefer the four temperaments test. It’s more accurate (generally) even though there are only four, and it seems less changeable. (The Myers Briggs often is quite changeable and a little inaccurate compared to the four temperaments at times). Just my personal preference though, and it’s nice to do both : )

[frgmnt]

Ironically I can't get a consistent result whenever I take MBTI myself (tends to be ISTJ, INTJ or INTP, depending on the test or my mood), but a while ago I did actually match some types with the characters in my comic Most were based just on descriptions, but for some I did actually take the test. Anyway, the main four:
Eve - INFJ
Karen - ENFP (she's pretty much the only extrovert in the main cast...)
Mark - ISTJ
Nate - INTP

These types of tests are a nice cheatsheet for when you get this empty feeling in your head trying to describe what kind of person your character is...

[DasIstWunderblyat]

I was taking the test pretending to be my character just as an attempt to understand them more, I have a list full of it. In fact, I do tons of personality quizzes as them for this purpose. I don't really understand psychology and the test might be inaccurate, but hey it's quite fun and challenging to put myself into them.

My main character Kôra is an INFJ. I thought he'd be an INFP and it kind of bugged me out that he has same type with me (Having a character that has too much sameness with me feels disgusting. The fact I hate self-insert doesn't help). Moreover, the test results and MBTI shitposts I found along made me unsure about my characters' characterization; do they act like their MBTI results? What if the audience know their MBTI types and they feel it's inaccurate?

Then I started to think "There is in fact a lot more personality of my characters than their MBTI results, as so real people." Even people with same MBTI result can have two distinguishable personality, and the test itself can be unreliable. So, I placed their MBTI as their fun fact trivia and nothing more.

So yeah, using MBTI as a fun game to understand more of the characters as people? Yes. Building and characterizing them around their MBTI result as a base? Not really good, you'd likely end up on making them complying the mold and stereotype based on the type.

(This applies to all personality tests)

[Maps]

I’m a fellow INFP!

[Maps]

I did my three mains from Vows of the Sentinel.

Roenan - ENFP-T, Campaigner (I love this because it’s the same as mine but Roenan is extroverted. Roenan does have a lot of my same qualities and I made him more outgoing than me because I wanted to explore a character who is more confident and who enjoys being around people more than I do)

Drakke - ESFJ-T, Consul (I also love how this fell under the “Sentinel” group because it goes with my story )

Saive - ISTJ-T, Logistician (I loved reading this because it is Savie to a T and I was also able to learn a bit more about how he might deal with romantic relationships).

This was fun!

[Coati]

I never heard of that! I'll take a look

[LT1986]

I took the test for my main character. The test was easy to take for him, because he is the fictional version of me. His results classify him as an INFJ-T. He is quiet, mystical, and tirelessly ideological.

[azzy-m]

I've been thinking of doing this for my characters, it's a nice way to get into the character's mindset and helps in writing them. And I have a good excuse to do it! So I just did it for the four main characters of my comic.

Marcus: ISFP-T (The Adventurer)
Ryan: ESFP-A (The Entertainer)
Jas: ENFJ-T (The Protagonist)
Terry: ISTJ-T (The Logistician)

I also took the test myself to see if my MBTI changed, and I wasn't expecting it to, but it did! I'm an INFJ-T. When I took it before, I was an INFP. Interesting.

[Rei19]

I actually tried this one! For my characters:

Scott -- ISTJ (like my mom, haha!)
Aliyah -- ENFJ

Opposites, just as I intended. Since my mom has the same personality as Scott, his personality comes easy to me. As for Aliyah, I already have a concept for her, so she's okay, too. I'm an INFP myself, so writing characters with such different personalities to mine is both a challenge and fun to write!