“You will not understand what I have to do… you will try to stop me… I’m sorry.”
Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

 

“Anakin Angst” is the classic INTJ pitfall that out of the desire to stop damage and control pain, they become the very thing they were fighting.  INTJs with their ability to see so clearly just what the world could be and the steps they can take to accomplish that vision, often feel like the entire world is in their hands and that if they don’t fix it, the world’s brokenness is their fault.

IJs are the cloakers, best at making action without letting others in on their thoughts or emotions.  Where IFJs cloak their thoughts from the world, ITJs cloak their feelings and are able to make choices and complete actions regardless of their personal investment in the situation.  While that can be a strength, an ITJ who gets too inside their own head can end up losing sight of just what they were fighting for in the first place, their perfectionism replacing emotion, until they become the very thing they feared.

Examples:
Prince Arthas Menethil, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
The Didact, Halo 4
Sauron, The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings
and so many more…

 

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