Jujutsu Kaisen: Megumi Fushiguro (ISFP)

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Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen is believed by many to be an ISTJ. To be completely honest, we initially thought the same thing. However, as the show progressed, Megumi started to show a very strong Fi preference, much stronger than that of an ISTJ or INTJ. Eventually, as we reevaluated our opinion and considered all the evidence, we shifted our position on Megumi to ISFP. This likely wonโ€™t be a popular take, but we believe it makes the most sense, especially if you compare Megumi to Nanami, an undisputed, obvious ISTJ. Please read this with an open mind!

Fi:

โ€œOh, and just so you know, I didnโ€™t have any logical reason for saving you back then. Even though it was dangerous, I just couldnโ€™t bear to see a good person like you die. Sure, I had my reservations, but ultimately I did it for selfish, emotional reasons.โ€

โ€œI want good people to enjoy fairness, even if only a few will, and so I save people unequally.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t really have a type. As long as oneโ€™s character is unshakeable, thereโ€™s nothing more I can ask for.โ€

โ€œAnswer me something. As a sorcerer, what kind of people do you want to save?โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s one fundamental rule for interacting with others. You know what that is? โ€ฆItโ€™s simple. Itโ€™s โ€˜I wonโ€™t kill you, so in return, please donโ€™t kill me either.โ€™ Substitute any word for kill. The point is drawing a line so you donโ€™t infringe on others. In order for both to exist together, they need to honor that.โ€

โ€œI hate bad people. They act so โ€ฆsuperior when their empathy and imagination are as empty as a vacant lot. I canโ€™t deal with good people either, because they forgive those bad people. And they view the act of forgiveness as a noble thing. It makes me want to vomit.โ€

Megumi puts his values above all else. This is first hinted at when Gojo asks Megumi what he thought they should do about Itadori. Megumi responds by saying, โ€œWell, even if he is a vessel, Jujutsu regulations demand Itadori be executed. However, I donโ€™t want him to die.โ€ Essentially, he references regulation, because heโ€™s well aware of it, but immediately devalues it, preferring on a personal level that Itadori be saved. Later, while fighting Sukuna, he references why he saved Itadori, describing the decision as a selfish, emotional decision without logical basis. He just didnโ€™t want to see a good person die.

When it comes to saving people, Megumi is far from objective, and openly admits to this. He explains that he saves people unequally, because he specifically wants good people to enjoy fairness. In addition to stating this, he also clearly demonstrates it during the show, when him, Nobara, and Itadori are sent to a detention center. Megumi reveals to Itadori that he had no intention of saving any criminals that they found, which is in stark opposition to their orders. Not only did he have no intention of saving any of them, he came to that conclusion because he had researched their records in advance to determine if they we worth saving.

Values seem to be at the forefront of Megumiโ€™s mind at all times. It isnโ€™t hard for people to prompt him to express his values. For instance, when Todo asks what kind of women heโ€™s interested in, Megumi explains that the only thing that matters is that oneโ€™s character is unshakeable. As another example, after Itadori dies, he walks up to another sorcerer and asks what kind of people they want to save. And then lastly, during the Death Painting Arc, Megumi internally expresses his hatred of bad people, but he specifically describes these bad people as acting superior when their โ€œempathy and imagination are as empty as a vacant lot.โ€ (Placing the value on empathy and imagination is more in line with high Fi than high Te.) He then goes on to add that he dislikes good people as well, because they forgive bad people and act like thatโ€™s noble. This all demonstrates not only a focus on values, but a preference for subjective Fi rather than objective Te.

Se:

โ€œSpit out the entire depths of my shadow. Worry about a specific structure later. Just push it out as soon as I collect the cursed energy. Imagine a future version of myself whoโ€™s freely surpassed my limits. Oh, I can do that! Domain expansion! โ€ฆItโ€™s incomplete, and itโ€™s ugly work at best, but for now thatโ€™s fine.โ€

Megumi enjoys physical action, which appears to be a trend throughout his life. For instance, when Nobara is being tested for the first time, Megumi expresses a desire to go in a help them. After the battle is finished, Itadori asks Megumi whatโ€™s wrong, and Gojo announces that Megumi is pouting because he didnโ€™t get a chance to kill anything. Later, during his backstory, Megumi is shown to express his values through physical action. In middle school, he becomes known as a troublemaker because he likes to beat up school bullies. Ultimately, he becomes a bigger troublemaker than even the bullies because he canโ€™t stop doing this, in spite of any physical consequences or the pleading from his sister, Tsumiki.

During the battle under the bridge, Megumi figures out how to do a domain expansion spontaneously, in the heat of the moment. When he describes the process he follows to do it, Megumi mentions just pushing out energy as he collects it without worrying about a specific structure, which demonstrates a more moment-by-moment approach.

Ni:

โ€œYou can only piece together undervalued data on yourself and others. You canโ€™t imagine a stronger future version of yourself. Maybe thatโ€™s because of your trump card. You believe that in the worst case, you can resolve everything at the cost of your life.โ€ โ€“ Satoru Gojo

When beating up the bullies, he gives them a brief moral lecture, that is overall a bit vague and unspecific. He doesnโ€™t say exactly what they did or who they did it to. (See quote in the Fi section.) When they ask what theyโ€™d done to him, Megumi shrugs off their question by simply saying, โ€œFigure it out yourself or die.โ€ This lack of straightforward answer is common for Ni users.

Megumi demonstrates the weaknesses of low introverted perceiving, or low Ni for him specifically, in the way heโ€™s unable to envision a future version of himself. He struggles to advance his abilities because canโ€™t look beyond his trump card, to figure out a technique thatโ€™ll be more effective in the long term. Essentially, he relies on his immediately available, self-sacrifice technique, and makes no attempt to form a long term strategy (or vision) that will help avoid having to use it. This is extremely short-sighted and a testament to the lack of development of his Ni.

Te:

โ€œWell, even if he is a vessel, Jujutsu regulations demand Itadori be executed. However, I donโ€™t want him to die.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t care whether you believe in them or not. The fact is they exist. Just listen.โ€

Megumi can certainly put on TJ-like mannerisms, especially while acting in the capacity of a jujutsu sorcerer. He initially comes across as matter-of-fact, blunt, and business-oriented. However, as time goes by, it comes clear that heโ€™s not actually concerned with acting in an objective manner. As mentioned in the Fi section, he acts in ways that go directly against regulation, such as ignoring the order to verify and rescue any survivors in the detention center.

Megumi doesnโ€™t at all struggle to admit that heโ€™s not being objective, which directly contradicts being high Te. He doesnโ€™t always have a logical reason for everything he does, beyond knowing that itโ€™s what he wants. When younger and less controlled, he acts extreme and harsh towards anyone who fails to align with his values, taking it upon himself to enact justice, which shows his Se-Te combination.

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