Disney Sorting: Nick Wilde (Double Snake, Self Pres. 8w7, ENTP)
I would peg Nick Wilde as a Double Snake (Trickster Archetype, as Wisteria Lodge would classify it), similar to Megara from Disneyās Hercules. To me, the playful/scheming snake secondaries in both Megara and Nick are obvious (Even how they tease their more earnest counterparts Judy/Herc with mocking nicknames like Carrots/Wonderboy, SMACKS of Snake Secondary). However, I do think itās worth investigating Nickās primary a little more deeply, because it will also illuminate his enneagram for us. There is a significant correlation between the Slytherin Primary and The Enneagram 8 personality type (I will probably write a longer post dedicated to these kinds of correlations in the future). 8ā²s are self-reliant to a fault, and are very selective about who they trust. They want to clearly divide the world into my people/not my people. Theyāre known to test others before letting them in (bully them even) because they donāt trust easy and fear being hurt! This behaviour comes from their core fear of being vulnerable/harmed/powerless.Ā A lot of people think Nick is a 7 (most fox characters get typed as ENTP 7ā²s), but 7ā²s core fear is deprivation/confinement/FOMO.Ā Thatās not really Nick, heās not looking to distract himself from internal emptiness/deprivation by seeking external stimulation like a 7. He is driven by his fear of vulnerability, like an 8.Ā His core fear/backstory is quintessentially 8: He was open and innocent, and the world hurt him. That's why he advises Judy "never let them see they get to you." All the scheming and grifting isn't because he wants treasure and pleasure (Think of like the Flynn Rider stereotype--surrounded by enormous piles of money!)--Poor Nicky just wants control over his destiny in a society/system that is hostile to his species. I also think 8ā²s perhaps unfairly stereotyped reputation for anger/aggression dovetails really nicely with the demonization of predators in the movie Zootopia.Ā Nick also has the classic 8 behaviour of poking at Judy's vulnerability, testing her, kind of bullying her, and she always responds with steel in her spine. That's classic 8 bonding, expressed through his teasing Snake Secondary (which he might share with Judy actually, since they seem to bond over Snake Secondary gamesmanship/outwitting one another, while their Primaries stick their tongues out at each other). In terms of his instinctual subtype, Nick Wilde is a sly, cynical self reliant self pres 8, again, similar to Megara from Hercules. This self pres subtype of 8 tend to vibe as chiller and more 5ish. For more detail please read an excerpt from Beatrice Chestnut about the cooler, 5ish self pres 8: "The driving need of Self-Preservation Eights can be described as an exaggerated ability to take care of themselves and find ways to meet their needs. In their focus on fulfilling their needs, they demonstrate a kind of exaggerated selfishness. They feel omnipotent in being able to satisfy and meet any need, and they disqualify any feeling, person, idea, or institution that opposes their desires. They will go against whatever. These Eights are characters who know how to survive in the most difficult situations and how to get what they want from other people. Naranjo sometimes refers to Self-Preservation Eights by the name āSurvival,ā because they excel at generating the material support they need to survive and satisfy their desires. Self-Preservation Eights know how to do businessāaccording to Naranjo, they know how to barter and bargain and get the upper hand over anybody. Because they are strong, powerful, direct, and productive, they may generate dependency in others who come to rely on their control and protection. The Self-Preservation Eight is the most āarmedā and protected of all of the Eightsāthis is a more Five-ish Eight. They tend to possess a quiet strength; they are survivors who communicate strength without feeling the need to explain themselves..." I might go back and add my MBTI thoughts later, but he just seems like a pretty obvious ENTP to me (though I could be convinced heās an XSTP), so Iām not as interested in convincing anyone. Ā
