The Infj Personality Type As The Villain explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
hero-character complex, it’s hard to believe that
the INFJ personality type could play the role of
the ‘villain’ in certain scenarios. Despite these
scenarios being rather fictional in most cases,
how would the INFJ villain be presented? And what
would be their motives for seemingly evil plots?
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When you think of some of your favorite hero
vs. villain movies and stories growing up,
there’s always a clear weigh-up between which
character’s motives are worth rooting for,
However, due to the rarity of the INFJ turning
to the ‘darkside’, it’s fair to wonder what
exactly the INFJ would be fighting for when
portraying a villain persona. Well, since this
deeply imaginative personality type is so familiar
with playing out all the different potentials and
directions the world can take, it’s not uncommon
for them to strive after the ‘impossible’. So,
when applying this concept to fictional malice, it
wouldn’t necessarily be the case of spite against
humanity, but rather, a frustration towards their
blindsided habits. Rooted in perfectionism and
equality, the INFJ villain would use force to
achieve this ideal, despite the contradicting
the villainess INFJ would come bearing the
much needed oomph to see their unique vision
through. Using their purpose as their main drive,
this motivated and organized type would make it
their life’s mission to make their ideals a
reality. And this is where their discerning
nature may be perceived with an ulterior evil
motive. Because they will do anything in their
power to fight for their mission, it’s likely
that they wouldn’t turn a blindeye to non-ideal
approaches, where they may make rather immoral
decisions. In terms of a fictional standpoint,
they may make difficult decisions that end
up actually harming others in the process,
in order to benefit a larger group of people later
down the line. Or, they may use the brains of
people who do in fact have ulterior motives
for the sake of fulfilling a bigger vision.
anything about the INFJ personality type,
you’d know that they can’t get anywhere in
terms of their achievements without relying
on their skillful planning habits. And if you
think their day-to-day is consumed by planning,
just imagine if they were setting out to see
their perceived ‘villainous’ plans take form.
They would most likely be perceived as the evil
genius behind the plot, rather than the villain
going out and doing the dirty work themselves.
With a weigh up between their need for change and
their conflict-avoidant nature, the INFJ villain
would be reluctant to make any sudden moves,
root possible. They wouldn’t want anything
to get in the way of their visions, yet, they
also wouldn’t be likely to make any irrational
decisions.. especially if the story involved other
people’s happiness being at stake… Oh, how evil..
On the topic of the INFJ’s well-thought-out
approach, it’s unlikely that they would try
to fulfill their ideal vision without the help
of others. Like we said, they may resort to
recruiting actual evil accomplices for the sake of
following their vision through, yet that wouldn’t
be their first choice. In fact, the perceived
evil INFJ villain would most likely find the
motivation to play out their visions into reality
through the agreement of like-minded others.
can be a little far-fetched and sometimes
even fairytale-like, it’s not only within
their supervillain persona that they require a
little outside approval to go forward with it.
This means that it’s likely that they would
pulling the strings and convincing others that
their visions are worth the chaos associated. Or,
they would be a part of a bigger group or
moral viewpoints, but also adds different angles
and opinions to their deeply-set point of view.
In the case of the INFJ villain not being the main
antagonist of the story, it’s likely that they
were manipulated into a position of evil without
realizing who and what they’re standing up for.
Rooted in the narcissist-targeted phenomenon
of the INFJ personality type, it’s likely
the name of empathetically protecting the actual
antagonist behind it all. With a good explanation
surrounding the evil actions expected of them,
the INFJ villain may just be tricked into doing
things that they would later regret. Since it’s so
out-of-character for the INFJ to simply be evil,
it’s not unlikely that there would be a higher
force targeting them and using them as their
puppet. And while a true INFJ character would
have a knack for seeing through these hidden evil
characters, their empathy towards people’s pasts
and the habit of believing in the good of others
may cause them to turn a blind eye to how twisted
the hidden villain’s expectations of the INFJ are.
When thinking of characters such as ebenezer
scrooge - who is actually considered an ISTJ
personality type rather than an INFJ - you
can see that we’re quick to judge someone’s
knowing the lessons they had to encounter.
This is most likely where the INFJ would find
their motivation behind such discerningly evil
actions. Although their imaginative ideals may be
a driving force, the real question would be what
led the INFJ to these ideals in the first place.
Maybe they set out to demolish bullying because of
their victimized experiences as a child. Or
maybe they’re plan is to punish malpractice
doctors who have ulterior motives behind their
chosen profession due to a personal experience
their reasoning close to their hearts, even
if they don’t communicate their reasoning.
Speaking of evil-intended contenders, the
most ironic aspect of the INFJ villain would be
that they see something that the audience doesn’t
see. On the topic of evil doctors, it’s not that
this personality type would use their held grudge
against every doctor they see. Instead, they
would do their intricate research and target
only those doctors whom they have factual proof
that vengeful thinking is appropriate. However,
for the sake of an entertaining story-line, these
intricate details would most likely be left out
of the audience's viewpoint. In this case, the
hidden villains would be the ones perceived as
doing good, and the INFJ’s actions would be
seen as unexplainable and unaccounted for.
When in reality, they see right through the
perceived hero-persona of their opponents,
and are taking the necessary actions against
them. Which brings us to our last point..
be rooting for the so-called INFJ villain
If an INFJ was ever to be portrayed as the villain
in a story, you can bet the story would come with
numerous twists and turns. You know, those movies
and books that you just can’t put down because as
you find out more and more about the characters
and motives, you don’t know whose side you're
actually on. In the case of the INFJ villain,
there’s no doubt that the character would leave
the audience with an awe-struck realization that
they were only fighting for good the entire time.
Known as a ‘redeemed villain’, a true INFJ
antagonist wouldn’t remain the antagonist for
the entire story. In fact, it’s likely that the
villainous INFJ doesn’t even project an INFJ-like
guise until the end, when their true intentions
and reasoning is revealed.. Let’s just say,
if the INFJ were to be the villain within a
story plot, not only would the author have to
get extremely creative, but the audience would
certainly need to watch or re-read the plot
more than once to get the full picture of who this
mastermind antagonist turned protagonist truly is.
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INFJ could actually be perceived as the villain
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