Enneagram & Character Analasis

My mind has been consumed by TADC.

1w2- The Advocate

Caitlyn Kiramman (Arcane)

Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time)

Jonathan Joestar (JJBA: Phantom Blood)

Nancey Wheeler (Stranger Things)

Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)

Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganropa: Trigger Happy Havoc)

Mami Thome (Puella Maji Madoka Majika)

Koichi Zenigata (Lupin The Third)

Kabru (Dungeon Meshi)

1w9- The Idealist

Batman

Grayson (Arcane)

Lemongrab 1 (Adventure Time)

Vekna/Henry Creel (Stranger Things)

Haku (Spirited Away)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

Connor (Detroit: Become Human)

*Trigger Warning! discussion of ~SA~murder~autocannibalism*

What's Implied About Curlys Character-

Curly is associated with the color white, the lack of hue. It looks clean, pure, innocent, purifying, and enlightening. But white also means: coldness, indecision, barriers, emptiness, and a boring nutrality. White makes people feel good...sure, but too much white makes people feel disoriented. Both Curly and the "color" white say everything and nothing to people. White encapsulates Curly's tendancy for telling little white lies to keep the peace.

Dissociating is a concerning implied trait for the Capitan of a space freighter. His brain is basically going into battery saving mode to cope with prolonged stress or traumatic experiences. He numbs out the uncomfortable existence of himself and others. Sawing through the cake, and the muffled talking audio in the background portrays some degree of dissociation. The dude is going through the motions.

Enabling Jims behavior towards Anya. We never see Curly scold Jim for making that inappropriate comment in the workplace. He and Jimmy are friends and all but it really shows whose comfort Curly prioritizes over the other workers. Curly doesn't defend Anya because he doesn't think it's a big enough issue to rock Jims boat. He is culpable for Jims behavior. A part of me wonders if Curly saw the red flags, but chose to ignore them because they're friends. Jimmy is better than nothing right?

Autocannibalism symbolizes the separation between Curlys thoughts and actions. Jimmy traps Curly into a self consuming/static position. The fact that Jimmy is the one forcing Curly to eat his own leg meat, could symbolize: 1. Jimmy is the main cause of Curlys dissociation and anxiety. 2. Jim was attempting to "make Curly Captain again" by making him eat himself?? (Or in a weird way he was trying to make Curly love himself. Jimmy knew Curly gets suicidal ideation, so maybe that's another reason he wanted Curly to stay alive.)

Why I Infer That Curly's a 9-

Curly is in The Positive Outlook Group along with 2s and 7s (our 7w6 baby-boy Daisuke :3). Curly focuses on the positive qualities in his crew, and has the tendency to ignore the problems within himself, his friend Jim, and the environment on the Tulpar. He gets overwhelmed by the fact that he wants to do a different job (something that might end up rustling Jimmy's jimmies).

Enneagram 9s Potential Pathology makes sense for how Curly's characterized by the gameplay: -Dissociative Disorders -Dependent or Schizoid Personality Disorders -Anhedonic Depression -Extreme denial and severe longterm depersonalization

9s enneagram sin is sloth. Curly could have set some boundaries with Jimmy, and should have reprimanded him the moment he found out about the SA. The sin of sloth can cause enneagram 9s worst fear to become their reality.

The theory is that each members personality is represented by one of the culinary products of Pony Express. Could even be how Curly feels about his crew.(It's Just my personal take on the pre-existing theory.)

Curly- The Cake symbolizes transformation, togetherness, and sharing happiness. Curly however is a pony express cake, a successful "unification" of ingredients (except for Tonic). The cake is "Mediocre at best" according to Jimmy, and "awful f***ing cake" according to hallucination Curly. Similar to a cake, Curly tries to appease everyone. But he ends up only mildly satiating people. "It's nothing special."

Daisuke- Sweetener, something unsubstantial but adds a sweet impression. I think it's referring to Daisuke's unwavering appetite for dopamine/new experiences. It implies that Daisuke's attitude is something the other crew members secretly admire and want to have within themselves. The truth is Daisuke downplays & avoids his pain to cope with a verbally abusive mother. "A mockery of sugar."

Swansea- Gelatin, gives slight pushback, and structure. Swansea is truly the backbone of the Tulpar. We associate gelatin with familial desserts, and a marker of a fulfilling lifestyle. Swansea is a great example of a well depicted tough love character :3. Gelatin sounds awful on paper and doesn't taste good on its own, but has a lot of strengthening health benefits. "The lumps are probably normal."

Anya- Water has a calming aura. Representing healing, purification, resilience, and flexibility. Her job is to make sure that everyone is doing well mentally and physically. Is says that the water was pasteurized, cleansed of its impurities (foreshadowing her death?). Anya seems very matter of fact, outwardly kind & clinical. She was vital to their wellbeing, much like water."Tastes like warm plastic."

Jimmy- Tonic...Bitter and zesty, is a spot on characterization of Jimmy. He really is a phony tonic that Curly fell hook line and sinker for. Jimmys presence gave Curly a sense of relief, even though Jimmy wasn't actually effective as a crew member. Ineffective medicine seems to be a running theme for Jimmy. Jimmy is unpleasant, and clearly an acquired taste."It's better than nothing."

*Warning discussion of ~SA~murder~cannibalism*

Prologue ~Jimmy is an interesting character to me, he has the worst coping strategies that capitalism can cause. So no disrespect to enneagram 4s out there, ya'll are fascinating. I think he could also be interpreted as a 6 BTW. We don't exactly get to see Jims childhood or him at his healthiest, so he's kinda up for speculation.~

What's Implied About Jimmys Character-

Jimmy is green with envy, the sin of 4s. Green is also a color of growth, hope, and luck. Jimmy had potential but he really embodies the negative associations with the color: greed, inexperience, nausea, stagnancy, and being judgmental. (I love good color theory :3)

Raping Anya confirms that YES Jimmy is a real piece of work. He grasping for any kind of control he can get. It indirectly characterizes Jim as someone who cares more about Curlys opinion than Anyas opinion. The puzzle pieces of Jims dismissal of Anyas input and feelings. People usually rape because they're insecure about their own position of power in society. Of course we knew it was Jimmy who assaulted Anya, because he was already metaphorically raping Curly by disregarding his autonomy. Whether Jimmy knows it or not, he's ripping away any sense of autonomy that Anya and Curly once had. Thanks Capitalism for ignoring/dismissing the mental health of workers. >:(

Cannibalism can symbolize obsession, possession, and an ultimate betrayal. Stealing qualities of someone through consumption, Jimmy stealing Curly's strengths. Symbolic of how Jimmy made Curly sacrifice parts of himself for their comfort/survival. The real world manifestation of Jims hevily dependent relationship with Curly. Curly literally and figuratively allowing the relationship to overpower him. It's fascinating how enneagram 4s longing for the connection with his friend twisted together with the cannibalistic. Jim was the only one that willingly partook in Curly's flesh, the implications are intriguing.

Why I Interpret Jimbo as a 4w3-

I think Jimbo yearns for normalcy(Imagining himself being a beloved captain). His thoughts and emotions are very past focused, he's focusing on his past sins, as a way of self punishment. However self-consuming overcorrection is not going to "fix" his past crimes.

I think Jimbo has a three wing, because he likes attention and is a more competitive person. He's not as antisocial as the 4w5 counterpart. He also cares a lot about his social image.(probably partially why he crashed the ship in the first place.)

The move to 2 under stress is very clear. He shows his martyr complex to Anya, and emotionally manipulates Daisuke. He's "helping people"....but reality says otherwise. Jimbo discounts peoples opinions, advice, and support.

4s red-flag fear is the fear that tire ruining their life and waisting their opportunities. What an ironic fear considering what Jimmy did/does to "his" crew.

Potential Pathology for 4s: Severe Depression, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, crimes of passion murder & suicide.(Sounds a lot like our Jimmy.)