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Pixar ENTJ - Mr. Incredible

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At long last, an aversion to the usual hero/villain personality dynamic.  Whenever you see an xNFP and xNTJ on opposite sides, it is almost always the xNFP who is the hero and the xNTJ who is the villain.  But Pixar's The Incredibles averts this beautifully by pitting an ENTJ hero against an ENFP villain.  The aversion and subversion of tropes and cliches is one of the things that has made Pixar stories so wonderfully refreshing, and is a major part of the reason they have secured my loyalty despite covering topics that do not inherently interest me greatly.  Yes, it's true, I'm not big on superhero movies.  But I love The Incredibles.  It sits third on my list of favorite Pixar films.  And the dynamic the ENTJ Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, has with the ENFP Syndrome, aka Buddy Pine, is one of the primary reasons I enjoyed this film so much.  In a future analysis of MBTI villains, I will discuss why I believe Syndrome to be an ENFP.  But for the time being, let's look at our hero dad.

Dominant Te - Extroverted Thinking
Mr. Incredible is living his dream.  He has respect, admiration and the ability to work hard to maintain his dream.  Or at least he did, before the whole fiasco with a young Buddy Pine resulted in the quashing of his dream.  But that didn't stop him from working hard to support his family.  When given the chance to return to his ambitious lifestyle, he jumps at the opportunity.  Bob is a natural leader, and despite the secrecy, he still takes a rather practical approach to his new "job."  When his family joins him on his mission, he slips into the role of team leader so seamlessly that one would think they'd collaborated and planned out the whole mission months ahead of time.  Bob is also very efficient, able to track his time and respond to calls for help accordingly while still maintaining his civilian schedule, even if as a younger man he failed to account for fanboys eating up his time unexpectedly.

Auxiliary Ni - Introverted iNtuition
Bob focuses on one dream at a time.  He's achieved his dream of raising a family; now he wants to fulfill his dream of returning to superhero work.  When given the chance to do so, Bob recognizes challenges he needs to overcome, such as getting in shape, and commits himself to clearing those hurdles.  In the field, he relies greatly on his gut instinct to decide what course of action to take, and very rarely does his instinct fail him.  Even when it does, he is generally able to turn a negative situation to his favor, as Te/Ni users are so well noted for doing.

Tertiary Se - Extroverted Sensing
Now in his 40s, Bob has very nearly finished developing his tertiary function, which helps him remain keenly aware of the world around him and the reality of his current situation.  Se acts as a balance to Ni, keeping Bob rooted in the present without causing him to lose sight of the singular future goal he is pursuing.  In the tertiary position, Se begs for more recognition than the ENTJ often gives it, but when Bob does indulge in sensory delights, he does so fully (Pixar even dedicates half of his training montage to this).  When used in conjunction with Te and Ni, Se helps Bob understand what is practical and logical in the moment vs. what will be practical and logical in the near future, thus allowing him to utilize present and future circumstances.

Inferior Fi - Introverted Feeling
Thinkers don't generally like to be considered emotional, as they often don't see the practicality of it and regard it as a weakness.  And Thinkers hate being seen as weak.  Especially if they're superheroes.  And in the inferior position, a Feeling function is indeed a weakness, at least until it's developed.  Bob is starting to explore his inferior function, and when Syndrome forces Bob's emotions and moral values to the surface, the sudden use of Fi is uncomfortable and even heart-rending for Mr. Incredible.  It is at this point of reckoning that Bob realizes that his identity is rooted in his family, but also that, as a hero, he cannot allow potentially losing them to turn him into a monster.  He makes it clear to his wife that he does not think he can endure truly losing his family, due to his inferior Fi, and his greatest fear is that their loss would destroy him and cause him to destroy others' lives in turn.
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What are your thoughts for the likely typings of the rest of the family? Minus Jack-Jack of course since he's too young for any part of his personality to be set.