One Piece: Monkey D. Luffy (ENFP)

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Ne:

“I’m going to be King of the Pirates!”

“Power isn’t determined by your size, but the size of your heart and dreams!”

“An island from a dream within a dream? I could never pass up a great adventure like this!”

Luffy is the perfect example of an ENFP. He dreams big, wanting to accomplish the seemingly impossible: become King of the Pirates and find the ‘One Piece’. He’s frequently scoffed at because of this, but he believes he’ll do it nonetheless. Luffy is hopelessly optimistic and idealistic, which is characteristic of NFs. He makes a comment at the beginning of the show along the lines of “maybe they’ll give me a boat if I just ask nice enough.” He also suggests that Zoro might jump at the chance to join him, declaring “you never know.” The fact that he doesn’t have a boat, or much of a crew at the beginning never bothers him in the least. He’s eager to believe anything, no matter how impossible it sounds, and rarely concerned with practicality.

Luffy lives in his own world, oftentimes oblivious to what’s going on around him, which suggest anti-Se. Luffy frequently misses obvious things like someone talking to him, an enemy that’s behind him, or Usopp disguised as Sniper King. (Nearly everyone else saw through the disguise.) He’s also scattered and easily distracted. While this can be true with both Se and Ne users, Luffy fails to focus on the task at hand or goals of any kind to an extreme degree, which points away from Se. For instance, while he may have a specific place that he’s heading for (the Grand Line, the New World, etc.), Luffy frequently gets off track and goes on side adventures. Maybe he wants to explore a random island they’ve spotted off in the distance, or needs to drop someone off on an island not so far away. He also fails miserably at sticking to Law’s plan on Dressrosa, and ends up doing his own little side quest to get Ace’s devil fruit. There are countless other examples. In general, Luffy will eagerly go off track temporarily for the sake of exploration, adventure, or doing the right thing.

Luffy is drawn to what’s strange and interesting, asks odd questions, and frequently geeks out over new ideas and inventions, which is all typical Ne. He is shown inviting people to join his crew purely because they are strange and interesting. This especially showcased in the Punk Hazard Arc. Luffy constantly geeks out over the various innovative improvements that Franky makes to the boat and himself. In addition, he frequently asks strange and unexpected questions, like asking the mermaid if mermaids poop.

Fi:

“You’re a moron and a coward. I hate people like you.”

“It’s not fair to attack from behind.”

In spite of being a pirate, Luffy has a very strong moral code that he believes all pirates should adhere to. He lives by this code and refuses to break it. He once took a beating (and ordered Zoro to do so as well), because he refused to fight a meaningless battle with Bellamy. He’ll face any battle that threatens his friends or his goals, but otherwise he relatively pacifistic. He frequently provides aid and support to the villages and towns he passes through, and he fights off any pirates unsavory folk that threaten those places. In general, Luffy is very much about gathering and maintaining friends. He makes friends very easily, and connects with people where ever he goes, which is characteristic of healthy auxiliary Fi. He has a strong sense of empathy even towards strangers, and gets incredibly angry with people for insulting his friends. He always rushes to their defense. In addition, Luffy is honest to fault, and incredibly straight forward. He refuses to lie about who he is, even when a lie will save him a lot of trouble.

Te:

“Why don’t you just be a man and fight?”

“You’re just greedy, Kuro, but I have ambition!

Luffy is very disciplined when it comes to his goal. Luffy decided long ago he would become king of the pirates, and Te provides him the discipline to get stronger and work toward that dream. He also enforces his ideals where ever he goes, proclaiming those ideals as fact and yelling at others who are obviously wrong in their viewpoint. He also practices tough love at times, like knocking a friend or ally unconscious to get them away from danger or out of his way. Luffy is not very organized or structured and relies on other members of the crew to supply that, which points to him having low Te. However, he does not struggle with taking command, making decisions, and barking orders.

Si:

Luffy is prone to recalling past experiences when making decisions. Refusing to fight Bellamy is a prime example. He recalls Shanks lesson about not fighting for the sake of it, and applies it to his current situation, even though it would have been completely valid to defend himself. (They took a bad beating.) He also, on many occasions, repeats Shanks’ ideology and key statements, especially as a kid. He irritates Sabo and Ace by doing so frequently. In fact, one of the first things Luffy says to Ace involves repeating Shanks’ lesson about not making a big deal out of small things, like getting spilled on. He actually repeats the lesson word-for-word. (He feels the need to explain to Ace why he wasn’t mad about Ace spitting on him.)

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