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CHARACTER TRAITS Echo puts Star Wars personalities to the test By Brian Dukerschein Illustrations by Matt Wojtan
WINTER/SPRING 2013
First developed in 1944, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory has been used to explain how people perceive and judge the world. The personality test has been used in marketing, leadership training and even marriage counseling. But what would Myers-Briggs say about some of pop culture’s most recognizable characters from a galaxy far, far away?
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LUKE SKYWALKER
HAN SOLO
Personality Type: ENFP
Personality Type: ENTP
Myers-Briggs says: Warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. Sees life as full of possibilities. Spontaneous and flexible.
Myers-Briggs says: Quick, ingenious, stimulating, alert and outspoken. Resourceful in solving new and challenging problems. Bored by routine.
Why we picked it: He’s the most wholesome hero this side of the Galactic Core. We’re still looking for a character flaw.
Why we picked it: No one is better with a blaster or at speaking his mind. Also excels at repairing the Falcon on the fly.
PRINCESS LEIA
DARTH VADER
Personality Type: ESTJ
Personality Type: INTJ
Myers-Briggs says: Practical, realistic, matter-of-fact. Decisive, quickly moves to implement decisions. Forceful in implementing plans.
Myers-Briggs says: Original mind and great drive for implementing ideas and achieving goals. High standards of competence and performance.
Why we picked it: “I don’t know who you are or where you came from, but from now on, you’ll do as I tell you, okay?” We couldn’t have said it any better.
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Why we picked it: Just ask Admiral Ozzel and Captain Needa about Vader’s high standards.
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