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From Last of Us

Requested by suntbone & zachara123

Personality Type: ISFJ

Dominate Function: Introverted Sensing

Even after twenty years, Joel is extremely tied to his past.  He consistently compares what things are like now, versus how it used to be.  He has a strong memory, and remembers favors he has done for people, old relationships and details about resources he is connected to.  He tends to see how things are done by other people and repeat them.  He has a chip on his shoulder from his rough experiences, and he uses that experience as information to make his choices.

Auxiliary Function: Extroverted Feeling

Joel cares very deeply about the people around him, but his experience has also made him jaded and cynical about connecting strongly.  Despite his gruff demeanor, however, he wants the best for people around him.  Throughout his life, he felt responsible for taking care of people close to him, and he is not afraid get his hands dirty to make sure that they are protected.  The most important thing to him is the people he connects to, and after his heart was broken he struggles with connecting again in order to protect himself from going through that kind of pain again.

Tertiary Function: Introverted Thinking

Joel does not let on what kind of rational he is using to think through situations, he does not think things through out loud.  He prefers to have an answer first before acting, and does not particularly like to give orders or orchestrate things.  He leaves building communities and operations to people like Tess and Tommy.  Joel prefers to understand something completely, and takes time to think through the dispassionate facts of the world.  He usually takes some time by himself or takes some quiet time, before he comes around a makes a deliberate choice.  By default, he tends to behave passionately, trying to protect the people around him.

Inferior Function: Extroverted Intuition

It is not Joel’s strong suit to think outside of the box or to look for other options.  He starts finding alternatives when he is under extreme pressure, mostly out of a stubborn you-can’t-tell-me-what-to-do attitude. Although most of the time his rational is ‘we don’t have much of a choice’, by the end of the game, he creates his own options and avenues.  He doesn’t let himself get cornered by ultimatums.

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff