- Today we're gonna dive into each of the 16 personalities
and the type of villains they could become
if they went down the wrong path.
Which villain are you most likely to be?
Let's find out.
No one's a villain like ESTPs.
Typically a cool type, both charming and feisty,
the ESTPs let their spontaneity
and thrill seeking take the lead in their villainous role.
Now oftentimes, the ESTP villain will be trying
to impress others through their amazing feats or actions.
Villainy is just as much about enjoying themselves
as it is accomplishing something.
They are showing off in their badness.
I mean in their eyes they might not even be a villain
and instead see themselves as the hero.
Now we can see this type of villain
in characters like Gaston from "Beauty and the Beast".
He's the muscle man who eats five dozen eggs a day.
How?
That's like way too much cholesterol.
(laughs)
He only wants to protect his town
from the big scary beast, right?
At least that's the story he's sticking to.
When you think of a villain, you usually think
of someone with a grand plan, a scheme, an end goal,
but this couldn't be further from the truth
for the ESFP villains out there.
ESFPs, just like girls, just wanna have fun.
More specifically, ESFPs wanna experience all
that life has to offer,
and so if they dip their toes into the darker joys in life,
it may be hard for them to come back to the light.
So after they get a taste of a slightly villainous act,
they might wanna step it up to the next level
so they could feel a whole new level of excitement.
First, maybe they rob someone,
and then they knock off a convenience store,
and then a bank,
and then they steal the Hope Diamond,
all while laughing their butts off,
or maybe they're not even intentionally being evil,
but it just so happens that their fun is
what other people consider bad, evil.
(laughs)
Think of a villain like Sid
from the original "Toy Story" movie who tortures toys
just for fun,
but honestly, how is he supposed to know
that the toys were alive?
In some ways, the toys had it coming.
They deserve it.
In his mind,
he's just having a good time with these inanimate objects.
Just can't a guy just have a good time?
(laughs)
Now, the is ISTJ villain is one who lives by a set
of rules and you best believe they will do everything
in their power to enforce those rules.
They are what happens when you take the good intentions
out of structure and order and use them for bad purposes.
To the villainous ISTJ, people aren't people,
they're just numbers who are part
of the ISTJ'S complex machinery, not literal machinery,
machinery of the system.
ISTJs, they don't need to order anyone to do anything.
If the machine is well oiled,
and if it's functioning as intended,
then those who show an ounces of defiance will be silenced
before they ever get the chance to think
in a way that opposes the ISTJ,
much less act against the ISTJ.
A good example of this would be the villain
from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
His goal is to enforce the system
in such a strict way that he retains all the power
while never giving others a chance.
Quasimodo, he just needed a chance, man
just let him out of that bell tower.
I mean, I know he's ugly, but still come on.
ISFJs are the types of villains
that you never knew were there
because they desire no spectacle,
and they leave little trace,
just like good campers.
They are the kind of person who's gonna watch
and observe your daily habits patiently for days or weeks
to the point where they know your favorite restaurant,
what drink you always order,
and what to put in it
to get you without you ever even knowing it.
The ISFJs can blend into almost any environment
and that is their greatest strength as a villain
because they're the villain you never gonna expect,
and that's how they get away with it
or almost get away with it if he's on a Scooby Doo mystery.
(laughs)
So for this one,
I'm gonna approach this a little bit differently.
Think of the murder mystery board game, Clue.
There are six suspects, one victim,
and no one knows who the villain is.
Who killed the guy?
I don't know.
Everyone's gotta work together to figure it out,
because the ISFJ, he just blended into the background,
but you know what?
I suspect it was the ISFJ in the dining room
with a candle stick.
ESTJ villains are intense and commanding individuals
who you could also think of as the grand enforcers.
They take what the ISTJ does,
and they just like do it on crack.
Frank, are you saying ESTJ villains are literally on crack?
No, that's not what I'm trying to say.
They don't just make the law and let it run its course.
They are the law.
Think of the Terminator.
Once the law has been decided and the order sent,
then he's gonna pursue you and enforce it at any cost,
and that's really where the ESTJ shines,
on the front lines of villainy.
You could also think of them as the definition,
the quintessence, the the dictionary encyclopedia picture
of respect my authority,
and if you don't respect their authority,
then they will gather their troops
and devise a plan to make sure you know your place.
ENTJs are a type who often shows up as a villain in fiction.
They have a vision for the future
and they have the skills to organize everyone
and everything around them to get what they want.
Now, unlike their ESTJ counterpart,
the ENTJ is a bit more invested in a goal
which is what all their villainy is working towards.
They prefer to make strong and decisive tactical blows
to their opponents as opposed to like slowly draining them
of resources over time.
ENTJ's very bold villains,
and also you can be certain
that with an ENTJ villain,
you're never gonna have to guess who the villain is,
because when they take the villainous helm,
you are gonna know their name and you are gonna fear it,
which naturally leads to perhaps one
of the most well known fictional bad dudes.
I would argue that Voldemort
from the "Harry Potter" series exemplifies an ENTJ
at their most villainous.
A lot of people be saying, "Oh, he's an INTJ."
It's like, "No way.
Voldemort is just way, he's just way too out there."
Cool guys don't look at explosions happening directly
behind them as they slowly walk away,
and ISTPs don't waste time reveling
in their villainous actions for too long.
One word comes to mind with this type, professionalism.
They get in, they get the job done,
and they get out with as little spectacle as possible.
This type of villain could be seen
in a character like Catwoman.
By the time everyone else has caught up
to what she has done,
she's already outta there and miles away.
She doesn't wanna have this big confrontation or whatever.
She just wants to like get things done, get outta there.
INTP villains don't usually set out to be evil,
but instead what they really wanna do is dive
into forbidden knowledge to get a better understanding
of the universe around them.
So any kind of villain where it's like, "Don't do that.
Don't study that thing.
Don't try to create that potion."
An INTP villain is gonna be like, "Well, but I wanna."
and then along the way we discover
why he shouldn't have gone there.
To the INTP, knowledge itself isn't evil,
so it seems ridiculous when others tell them
they can't do something because it's not moral or right
when all they wanna do is understand stuff,
and that's where the villainy of the INTP comes in.
They are the masters of experimentation
and discovery and sometimes those thoughts
and experiments can lead them to unintended consequences.
Now let's get old school.
Dr. Jekyll is a good example of this.
He was actually experimenting to find a potion
that would suppress his dark side,
but it had the unintended effect
of turning him into Mr. Hyde, the monstrous murderer,
and of course this is from the book,
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".
I figure that was apparent.
Now to the ESFJ, the family is everything.
You are either part of the group or you aren't.
As such, the ESFJ'S version
of being a villain is like the mob boss mentality.
They take care of everyone who swears loyalty to the group,
but if you dare go against the rules and traditions,
there will be consequences.
Now I gotta admit to you guys, I struggled a bit
with this type because there aren't a ton of villains
that exemplify the ESFJ terribly well.
So to illustrate this, think of Don Corleone,
"The Godfather".
So, okay, yes, technically he is not the villain
in "The Godfather", but still he's the head
of an organized crime family.
He's not a saint,
but criminal though in ESFJ may be,
family is still number one.
You don't go against the family.
(laughs)
Frank, that was the worst godfather impersonation ever.
(mumbles)
(laughs)
If you can think of a good villain example
for the ESFJ, or any other type that I'm talking about,
let me know in the comments,
cause I know for sure I'm gonna get people who are like,
"That person isn't that type.
I'm gonna fight you."
Now, the ENFJ villain is perhaps the most charming
of them all.
They can pull you in with honey covered words that speak
to exactly what you want.
Now, their goal can also be to lift you up out
of whatever struggle you might be facing
and give you a purpose,
but it's gonna be their purpose,
their villainous purpose if you will.
They believe that if their vision can help a few
then why shouldn't it help everyone?
They're like, "Hey, yeah, what, I'm the villain.
Okay, whatever,
but I feel like we all are gonna get something good out
of this."
So the ESFJ villains, they're doing things
for the greater good.
Which, if their mind is a little twisted,
can lead them to an outcome that is not good for everyone.
Now, this character may not be an ENFJ,
but I'm gonna kind of use him to illustrate a bit of this.
If you look at Thanos,
yes YouTube's favorite villain from the Infinity Saga.
So basically Thanos was like,
"Hey life is great, but oh crap, there's like overpopulation
and stuff and people are suffering,
and hey, okay I know a solution
that's gonna make everyone happy.
We'll just like kill half of everybody."
So he's the villain.
It's an evil thing, killing half of everyone,
But his end goal is like,
"Oh everyone else will be much happier.
It's gonna be great, for the greater good."
And along the way he recruits all
of these disciples who are like, "Hey Thanos, you're right."
ISFPs are an interesting type of villain
because they may not necessarily intend to be evil,
but they just get caught up
in their feelings and they just go a little too far.
It's not that they want to go against others,
it's just like it so happens
that others don't share the same purpose
as them and well, that's not gonna work out.
Look at Poison Ivy from the Batman and greater DC universe.
I mean, sure standing up for the environment is great,
but like wiping out humanity is probably
not the best solution for everybody.
It's interesting because this is like sort
of a similar thing to the type we just talked about,
the ENFJ,
but I think a big difference here is
that the ISFP is very much a loner type of villain,
whereas the ENFJ is like, "Hey, I gotta make sure
that I have other people behind me.
I've gotta recruit people to my cause,
and ultimately this will be good for everyone,"
where the ISFJ is more like, "Hey, this lines up
with what I feel is right.
If everyone else doesn't like it, they're wrong."
INFP villains are often created through a tragic backstory.
All right, I'm excited about this example.
(laughs)
Think of the James Bond villain, Alec Trevelyan
from both the movie
and the Nintendo 64 video game, "GoldenEye".
(video game sound effects)
Trevelyan wants to cause massive chaos
in order to get revenge
against the British government for betraying his parents.
His parents are dead, very sad.
His plan doesn't even really make a lot of sense,
but it don't matter, cause emotions.
The INFP's deep feelings are what make them so dangerous
as villains.
With thinking type villains,
at least you're coming up against logic and reason.
With INFPs, the only thing that needs to make sense
to them is how they feel about a situation.
They remember all the wrongs that have been done to them
and they certainly have the creative potential
to come up with ideas on how to get back at others.
Put all this together
and you have a villain that remembers the wrongs
of the past, feels strongly about them,
and isn't too interested in hearing your reasoning
about why you made their life worse.
ENTPs are the types of villains who get themselves
into trouble just by asking the question,
"What if" a little too much?
"What if I could build a laser strong enough
to blow up the moon?
What if I was king of the entire world?
What if I turned everyone into a sheep?"
They can be seen as agents
of chaos doing things for the sake of doing them,
just to shake things up a little bit.
Sure they might have some reasons
for why they are doing things,
but they don't necessarily have all the steps laid out.
As probably the most iconic ENTP villain once said,
"Do I really look like a guy with a plan?"
Of course, I'm referring to the Joker,
specifically Heath Ledger's portrayal
of the iconic Batman villain in "The Dark Knight".
He goes on in that scene to say, "I'm a dog chasing cars.
I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it."
He's just causing mayhem, because why not?
ENFP villains are chaotic and fun loving,
and a lot of times their villainy is emotionally motivated.
They are the types of villains who wanna push the world
to its very limits to see how far they can bend the rules
before they break.
These villains often hate the status quo,
and are often set on destroying it,
a lot of times just because they personally hate it.
Sometimes they don't even have a grand master plan,
or even a purpose, and that is part
of the reason that they can be so scary.
Their desires and motivations can switch just
as quickly as their emotions,
and if you know ENFPs at all, that could be pretty quick.
Think of Syndrome from "The Incredibles".
He hates superheroes,
because he personally couldn't become one,
so he starts killing off superheroes one by one.
Then he switches plans and decides to spread weapons
that will make everyone a superhero because,
according to him, when everyone's super, no one will be.
His plan is basically, let's just cause a bunch of chaos
cause I feel like it.
The INFJ villain is the whisper in your ear,
the gentle and guiding hand that points you
in the direction they want you to go.
They know what you want,
and they know how to use that to get what they want.
Some might see them as an advisor and some might see them
as their leader, but at the end of the day,
the INFJ villain is the one planting insight
and ideas into the minds of those around them
who can shape the world into their liking.
For an example of a villain that exemplifies these traits,
look at Iago.
No, not the parrot.
That's right, for the INFJ,
we're going back to Shakespeare and the play "Othello".
The character, Iago, is probably Shakespeare's best villain,
if not like literature's top 10 best villains.
One of his lines that exemplifies this INFJ villainy is,
"I am not what I am."
In other words, he has tricked everyone else
into thinking he's this great, honest, dependable guy,
meanwhile, he is addicted to manipulating everyone
around him, and using them in his plot to take down Othello,
who thinks he and Iago are tight.
Othello thinks Iago is his home dog,
but I hate to break it to you, Othello, he is not.
INFJ villains might not be the ones getting
their hands dirty,
but why would they wanna be,
when they can easily convince someone else
to take action and risk for them?
Last, but certainly not least, we have the type most known
for being villains all across fiction, the INTJ.
Like if you search for any villain and mbti,
Google's gonna tell you half the time that they are INTJ,
so why is this?
Why is the quintessential villain character kind
of like an INTJ?
Well, how about their intricate plans
and schemes that span years if not decades?
How about the spiderwebs they set for their victims
while they patiently sit back and wait
for their prey to just come in and get stuck in the web?
Well how about the cold, calculating gaze
that tells you they are 10 steps ahead of you.
So the INTJ is the mastermind,
and that's why you see villains kind of
with that personality type so much.
They don't usually have the people skills of the INFJs,
so their strength usually lies in manipulating the variables
and resources they have in a careful and patient manner
to get what they want.
They are most known for their long-term thinking
which is what allows them to work from the shadows
so that their villainous plots can unfold over time.
INTJs also tend to be a bit colder
than their close cousins, the ENTJs,
who are the types of villain who could get really hung up
on a personal vendetta against one individual,
usually the hero.
INTJs, if they are focused in on one person,
it's just cause you're an obstacle that they need
to eliminate, nothing personal.
A classic example of this INTJ type
of villain is the dark lord, Palpatine, from "Star Wars".
He's out there working from the shadows,
having others do his dirty work with a plan that stretches
for decades and encompasses the whole galaxy.
Thanks for watching.
Until next time, stay cool and attractive.
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