Seven Deadly Sins: Fairy King Harlequin (ISFP)

Fi:

“I don’t care what size you are. It’s who you are inside that really matters. You’re still Diane.”

“I’m not the fairy king or one of the sins. And what about Diane? If she’s with me then she’ll have nothing but trouble. Somebody answer me. What am I? Tell me. Just what am I anyway?”

“You cry at the drop of a hat. You give up. You sulk. You lie around and you’re short.” – Helbram to King

King has a tendency to stand on principle, and not budge. For instance, he refuses to go into the training cave with Hendrickson who was previously fighting against them. The others had moved on and adjusted to Hendrickson being on their side now, but King struggled with that idea. He’s also shown policing Ban back during their earlier days as the Seven Deadly Sins. He follows Ban around, and at one point, returns all of the stuffed animals that Ban had stolen. King also berates the others for losing and/or selling their sacred treasures. As a whole, he tends to have more of a focus on morality than the rest of the group, being hesitant to harm or kill enemies.

King has a focus on being true to one’s self. He’s shown mulling over who or what he is, and judging himself for all of his failures. (See quote at the top of this section.) This also shows his high Fi standards. When it comes to his interactions with Diane, he informs her that her size is irrelevant and it’s all about who she is on the inside. He encourages her to focus on her internal identity.

Lastly, King is known by those close to him for being very emotional, which supports him being a feeler. (This is obviously the weaker, more anecdotal evidence.) Helbram calls him out for his tendency to “cry at the drop of a hat” and sulk.

Se:

“Look this is hard. I just want to try to fix this thing between us, okay? It’s still a really sore subject with me. I can’t figure out exactly what to say to you so I’m just…”

Since the quote above may seem odd, I’ll address it first to explain, since King is cut off so the full context is missing. After a bunch of conflict with Gowther, King is trying to bury the hatchet between them, so Gowther cuts him off in the quote above to call out that King is trying to use “booze as an olive branch.” This interaction demonstrates two main things. The first is that he lacks Ne. He openly states that he doesn’t know what to say, and essentially doesn’t bother to try. Instead, (and this is the second thing), he jumps straight to a joint activity and attempts to connect with Gowther through drinking. This demonstrates Se use.

So, as supported by the above, King is more prone to action rather than words. King is generally quick to leap into action, although not to the detriment of strategy, which supports him not being an Se dominant. (He’s shown berating others for rushing into battle without observing their opponents first.) An example of his Se can be seen when he attacks Ban at the beginning of the series. He doesn’t bother to ask any questions like an Ne user might, but rather attacks Ban in anger, in the heat of the moment. Another example can be seen when he physically lashes out at Howzer by punching his armor until his knuckles are bloody cause he’s angry at Howzer for failing to protect Diane.

In addition, King’s analogies appear to be more inspired by what’s physically around him versus random comparisons, which supports Se rather than Ne. An example is shown when he’s explaining to Elizabeth the extent that their scared treasures boost their power, and he uses the lake next to them to demonstrate his point.

Ni:

“As bad as the world may seem, true evil isn’t that common. From what I’ve seen, through those I’ve battled till now, everyone has a reason for doing what they do. A guy could be scum, at least from my perspective, but that same guy might be someone irreplaceable to my sister. I mean, it’s the same for you, isn’t it?”

King falls into the trap of ignoring future implications, which was mentioned in the Se section. In the situation with Ban, he fails to consider other options and latches onto the conclusion that Ban was definitely guilty for the death of his sister. He acts on this assumption, nearly killing Ban unjustly. He also wipes Diane’s memory and takes on a human form in order to prevent her memory’s from returning, which can be attributed to low Ni. He doesn’t consider the fact that she’ll probably learn the truth eventually, and continues trying to just avoid the issue.

As King develops, he learns to consider other perspectives, rather than just seeing everything in black and white. An example is shown in the quote above. Rather than assuming someone holding to opposite values is truly evil, he realizes that everyone has a reason behind their actions and is seen differently by different people.

Te:

King is prone to falling into laziness and inaction due to a low extraverted judging function. This is called out by Helbram. However, he’s generally shown to be prone to avoiding his troubles rather than facing them head on. After being captured and made a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, he never bothers to return to his home in spite of being their king. He essentially avoids his responsibilities due to past tragedy and continues living out his time in the world of the humans. By the time he finally does return, they hate him and have denounced him as their king.

However, when it counts, King can take action and do what needs to be done. A good example is when he is forced to kill Helbram twice for slaughtering innocents. This is obviously a difficult decision for him since Helbram was once his closest friend, but King is able to enact judgement with his Te once his Fi has been sufficiently triggered.

On the flip side, King’s inferior Te can cause him to be excessively stubborn when it comes to his values, like when he refuses to work with Hendrickson even though Hendrickson is no longer an enemy.