Myers-Briggs Types in Seven Deadly Sins: Gilthunder (ISTJ)

Gilthunder from The Seven Deadly Sins appears to be the ISTJ Myers-Briggs personality type (often referred to as MBTI). While we considered other personality types for Gilthunder, ISTJ made the most sense. Continue reading to find out why!

The Myers-Briggs Personality Type of Gilthunder

Dominant Si:

“It was a sandcrawler. They live in the desert and mainly prey on small animals, so it’s not much of a threat. However, when it’s fully grown, it turns into an earthcrawler, increasing in size and ferocity. Some earth crawlers have been known to swallow entire houses and tyrant dragons too. Of course, that’s only what the records say. It’s doubtful we’d ever run into such a huge creature.”

“Idiot! That reckless approach is how we lost last time!”  to Howzer

Gilthunder appears to be an Si dominant. He’s prone to referencing/relaying past information that he’s learned or read. He does this with factually based things, like information on a sandcrawler. He also does this with things like the Holy Knight’s code. He spouts it constantly to Meliodas when they first cross paths in the series. These examples also show his tendency to be detail-oriented, which is further supported by the detailed information he gives Meliodas about the location of the other Seven Deadly Sins when Meliodas is pretending to be dying. Another example is when Gilthunder suggests that when they are investigating for clues about Dreyfus that they go back to his study to see if they can glean extra details from his study.

He’s careful and cautious, and frustrated by those who are not. A good example can be seen when he has to work with Howzer in the training cave, and Howzer takes a more reckless approach in comparison to Gilthunder. He grows irritated with the fact that Howzer keeps trying the same haphazard approach without giving it very much thought. This, of course, causes them to clash which leads to Howzer accusing him of being inflexible and too by the book. On another occasion, Meliodas cautions Gilthunder of something similar. He advises Gilthunder to try and make his mind more flexible. This can be a common pitfall for Si dominants as their impulse to absorb and repeat information exactly as they took it in can lead them to lack creativity and flexibility.

Auxiliary Te:

“Just know if I felt like it, I could annihilate you instantly.”

Gilthunder’s Te comes out most prominently at the beginning of the series when he is feigning being evil. He is harsh, to the point, and quick to assert his power or authority. He verbally bashes those who are not on his level and doles out punishment as he sees fit upon those below him. The way that he treats the town of Vonya is especially of note. Not only does he criticize their ale, he turns around and cuts off the water supply so they can no longer make it.

Overall, Gilthunder has a very serious, rigid and uptight appearance which is common for high Te users, since they tend to tightly control their physical person. He doesn’t tend to show emotion beyond anger. Of course, during his time playing villain, he acts completely uncaring even with those whom he should be close to, like Elizabeth.

Tertiary Fi:

Gilthunder’s Fi comes out somewhat inconsistently throughout the show. This is partly due to the fact that he starts out putting on an act, because he is being watched and forced to work with the bad guys. During this time, his Fi judgements are highly exaggerated, causing him to make extreme judgements to play up the act. Some examples of these incidents can be found in the Te section. However, we get a more realistic view of his Fi later on after the ruse is over.

As a whole, Gilthunder’s Fi manifests through his loyalty, convictions, and the importance he puts in following the knight’s code. He also cares very deeply for Margaret and takes his sworn duty to protect her very seriously; and this is what causes him to go through with the fake evil act in the first place. His top priority is fulfilling his duty to her no matter what the cost. He also admires Meliodas which does tie back to his Fi, looking up to him ever since he was a child.

Inferior Ne:

Gilthunder’s inferior Ne is shown in a couple of different ways. As mentioned in the dominant Si section, he tends to stick too much to the norm, which shows a general lack of Ne use. He essentially struggles to think outside the box. (At least, at that point in his life he did.) Another example can be seen in the way in which he chooses to drop hints to Meliodas about his trapped situation. Gilthunder really only drops one hint, the same one over and over again which ties into a past interaction that the two of them had: “I am now more powerful than any of the seven deadly sins.” This appears to be his main way of relaying the message to Meliodas, and he doesn’t appear to try any other means or relay further information beyond what’s implied by that one hint.