Dragon Ball Series: Krillin (ESFJ)

Fe:

“Hey, you’ve obviously got something in mind, so fill us in. No sense keeping us in the dark. Last time I checked we were all in this together.”

“Look just suppose I asked you really nicely to forget this game and walk away. Would you?”

“He has to pay for everything he’s done! Time to finish him off.”

Krillin appears to be an Fe dominant. At the start of the series, Krillin expresses a desire to train under Roshi. His default approach to this endeavor is to gain Roshi’s favor in any way possible, whether or not it’s related to training. In fact, he actually cuts corners in the training exercises, relying more heavily on endearing himself to Roshi via bringing him magazines and other things he desired. Overall, his focus is on whatever appears to please Roshi the most, and he’s generally good at catering to this.

As Krillin matures, he proves himself to be kindhearted and loyal. He comes a good friend to Goku, always placing his faith in him and yielding to his commands. After defeating Vegeta, Krillin wants to kill Vegeta for the good of everyone, to make him pay for what he’s done. As not only an extraverted judging dominant but he a feeling dominant as well, Krillin expresses this opinion strongly. However, he ultimately yields to Goku’s desire to grant mercy to Vegeta.

Krillin seems relatively adept at reading others on an emotional level. For instance, during the Androids Saga, after Trunks and Vegeta had trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Krillin is not only able to recognize that Trunks his hiding his newfound strength from Vegeta but also why he would feel the need to. Similarly, earlier in that saga, when things are looking bleak, Piccolo yells at everyone and then rushes off to confront Kami. Everyone gets mad at him except for Krillin because he’s able to recognize that Piccolo wasn’t actually abandoning them, but instead saving face and yielding to a last resort.

Krillin generally tends to be team-oriented and prefers a more passive approach, when possible. Although, as mentioned earlier, when someone goes too far, he will pass judgement for the sake of everyone. However, at times, he’s driven solely by his own feelings like when he can’t kill Android 18 because of his crush on her. This was one of the scenes that helped reinforce that Krillin is a feeling dominant rather than an Si dominant.

Si:

“Hold on a second. Let’s not rush into this!”

Krillin is a cautious individual like high Si users often are. He’s not one to rush into a fight unless he has no other choice. For instance, when traveling with Gohan on Namek, Krillin takes a extremely cautious approach. Krillin has them travel for days on low power to stay hidden from Vegeta, and he generally strives to avoid unnecessary fights whenever possible. However, this is in stark contrast to Gohan’s instincts. In multiple instances, Gohan rushes into a fight, which effectively forces Krillin to follow him into battle.

Krillin appears to focus on concrete information. He’s consciously observant and often able to recall these observations. Some of his observations are explained in the Fe section, but of course, the focus in that section was on his ability to interpret the emotional implications behind those observations. A good example of him using his Si in a more strategic sense can be seen after battle with Vegeta had ended. Krillin pieces together a bunch of information that he’d internalized prior to that point, and explains this information piece-by-piece to the others. He then draws the conclusion, albeit hesitantly, that they might be able to go to Namek to get more dragon balls in order to revive their fallen comrades. He doesn’t skip right to conclusion, or leave out any details.

Lastlly, Krillin falls into a common Si trap, which is thinking certain people are incapable of change. This is demonstrated after they had defeated Vegeta, and Krillin wants to execute him. Goku argues against this, and Krillin counters by saying that people like Vegeta, people who are pure evil, don’t change.

Ne:

“What is it that you’re after? Do you want to kill Goku? Are you trying to take over the world? What is it? Tell me!”

Krillin displays quite a few of the negative attributes that are commonly associated with Ne. He is prone to running doomsday scenarios and rattling off all the ways in which something might go horribly wrong. He tends to want to play things safe as a result.

He has a tendency to pelt people with questions when he is panicking, due to his mind running from one thing to the next. A good example can be seen when he confronts Androids 17 and 18 after they had defeated his friends. He asks what they’re after, and then throws out multiple speculations as what the answer might be before giving them a chance to respond. Of course, the final possibility he suggests ends up being an extreme catastrophe: them wanting to take over the world.

Krillin frequently reads into things and bounces from one conclusion to the next. In one instance, he throws a rock at Goku while he is taking a nap, assuming that Goku is still doing some kind of training for the cell games. He also makes a leap when Android 18 kisses him and consequently ends up falling in love with her as a result.

Ti:

Krillin’s Ti isn’t very prominent in the show, but there are a few examples of it showing up in the way that he works through his logic. The first instance is when he hesitates to tell the others a thought that he is having. He doesn’t want to get their hopes up and also isn’t very confident in the strain of logic he is using to come to his conclusion. However, with some coaxing, they are able to get out of him what he is thinking.

Another example is when he gets excited about Goku being uncertain whether they could win. He manages to spin this in a positive light, proclaiming that Goku being unsure means they aren’t guaranteed to lose. Krillin rationalizes the uncertainty as them actually having a chance.