My Hero Academia: Shota Aizawa (ISTP)

Ti:

“Do what you want. Just decide before my nap’s over. “
“How did you talk me into this?”
“My wellbeing is irrelevant.”
“You kids are not rational enough.”

Aizawa emphasizes being rational and logical. He questions any current systems in place and judges them against whether or not they make sense. For instance, he doesn’t think the UA entrance exam is rational because it focuses purely on physical strength or fighting ability. He’s also insensitive and discouraging. He’s known for expelling students who he doesn’t believe will make it. He also hates the spotlight and being showy and flashy like other heroes are. We considered that Aizawa’s thinking function could be Te. However, he doesn’t seem to care much about controlling his environment, other than the minimum amount required of him as a teacher. Obviously, as a teacher, he has to maintain some standard of control and order. But, he frequently leaves the students to make their own decisions and doesn’t appear compelled to maintain rigid control. When other teachers are around, there’s never any kind of power struggle, and Aizawa just lets the teacher’s do whatever they’re going to do. He also doesn’t worry about controlling things like his physical appearance or choosing his own hero name. Aizawa also on occasion allows himself to get dragged into things that he otherwise wouldn’t be inclined to do, like joining Present Mic in the announcement booth leaving Aizawa wondering later how he had been talked into it. In general, Aizawa appears to be relatively laid back, apathetic, and nonchalant when not assuming his role as teacher. In addition, he doesn’t tend to make black and white value based statements, and has no issues outright lying to his students.

Se:

“This is a waste of time. I don’t care who the rep is. Just hurry up!”

Aizawa’s Se is seen in the way he deals with his class at UA. His teaching style is very hands on, always nudging his students to figure things out on their own instead of giving them straight answers. He emphasizes experience and action; you don’t typically see him lecturing. He gives his class only the most relevant of information during the talking portions of class and then usually moves them straight to the more physical aspects of their training. He is also frequently shown napping during his downtime and even in the middle of class, while waiting for his students to finish some mandated task. He doesn’t spend his time on pointless daydreams and does not include himself in pointless speculations, choosing rather to focus on what is right in front of him. When present mic asks him for commentary at the UA Sports Festival, Aizawa sticks to giving the most obvious observations and responses. When asked, “what should we be paying attention to at the early stages of the race?” He simply responds with, “The doorway.”

Ni:

“I know how you people work. Give you an inch and you’ll want a mile.”
“Just a rational deception.”

Aizawa is generally very insightful and has a knack for rooting out his students’ weaknesses and drawing attention to them. When Midoriya goes to throw the ball during the initial fitness tests, Aizawa recogninzes that Midoriya is about to seriously injure himself in an effort to use his quirk, and cancels the boys quirk immediately, giving him a very stern warning before allowing him one more chance. Aizawa keeps his students on their toes by never having any kind of straightforward methods for testing them. He is not above using his statements to verbally manipulate them, and shake them psychologically. He uses these tactics to test their mental resolve and see how they will react, trying to root out anyone who isn’t capable of making it as a hero. When they pass his mental tests, he then turns around and tells them that he lied, calling it a rational deception. His Ni tends to toy with his students emotions specifically, and he clearly gets a kick out of using scare tactics and messing with their minds.

Fe:

“Don’t you even think about it unless you want your name dragged through the mud.”

While Aizawa is cold and discouraging, he definitely has Fe awareness. When the media was trespassing on UA property, Present Mic wants to attack, viewing the media as villains since they were participating in criminal behavior. However, Aizawa is quick to stop him, not because of some moral absolute or belief, but simply because their reputations would be dragged through the mud. This is very blatant inferior Fe. In addition, Aizawa’s eagerness to expel students appears to be rooted in “kindness” because he believes it is cruel to let a dream end midway. Aizawa also looks out for and defends his students. During the UA Sports Festival, Aizawa openly speaks up for Bakugo when the crowd turns against him, and he presents Bakugo’s actions in a very positive light. He also pays close attention to see where his students are struggling. He makes a very clear effort to help Momo Yaoyorozu get her confidence back by letting himself lose so her plan could be successful.