The Mandalorian: Din Djarin (ISTJ)

Si:

“You have something I want. You may think you have some idea of what you are in possession of, but you do not. In a few moments, it will be mine. It means more to me than you will ever know.”

“I’m not leaving my fate up to chance.”

“No droids.”

The Mandalorian appears to be an Si dominant. As a bounty hunter, he is skilled at walking into dangerous situations, which may cause one to mistake him for a perceiver. However, he prefers to be prepared, and know what he’s getting himself into. This is demonstrated when he’s working with Greef Karga to take out the man who had put the bounty on Grogu. He asks him to go over the plan once again. He’s not one to be seen acting on impulse, unless it’s absolutely necessary.

The Mandalorian’s connection to the past is very Si in nature. At the beginning of the series, viewers are naturally wondering why he outright refuses to involve droids in anything he does, even when it comes to getting his ship repaired. It is later revealed that droids slaughtered his family and those in the settlement where he lived. As Kuiil later points out, droids are doing what they’re programmed to do, and are neither good nor bad. However, this extreme reaction to all droids in spite them actually being the ultimate culprit is the result of an Si stored outcome. He focused on the concrete details – which were that droids destroyed everyone and everything he had known. Even when it makes sense to use droids, he refuses since his experiences dictate that they are dangerous or evil. But, as time goes on, there are instances where he is forced to work with droids, and then he slowly begins to see them in a different light (because new experiences are overwriting the old ones).

Lastly, a rather amusing example of his Si detailed memory is demonstrated when he’s working to rescue Grogu from Moff Gideon. He sends him a message where he recites word-for-word the exact same warning that Moff Gideon had given him while hunting down Grogu. The quote can be seen at the top of this section.

Te:

“Stolen or destroyed makes no difference to me.”

“Take it off. Or I will.”

“I agreed to take you back to your kind so that’s what I’m going to do. You understand right?”

The Mandalorian doesn’t waste time when it comes to his words and actions. He is a man of few words, relaying his thoughts in a simple straightforward manner. He takes a similar approach when it comes to his actions. He is very pragmatic, making deals as he goes along, holding up his end and expecting his agreed upon compensation when finished. He focuses on the practical meaning of things like when the Jawa’s stole parts from his ship. When Kuiil explains the Jawa’s steal not destroy, he responds that it makes no difference to him, a perspective that he has due to the fact that the result is the same either way. The ship was made inoperable so it was effectively destroyed.

His Te also comes out when he finds Mandalorian armor or items in the hands of non-Mandalorian people. He gets very rigid, demanding the items be returned. This is demonstrated when he comes across the Cobb Vanth, Boba, and various others. He uses different methods to get said items back, be that striking a deal, fighting, or ordering them to return it. While he is not afraid of a fight, he prefers to negotiate and strike a deal when he can which demonstrates more of an auxiliary Te approach.

He is generally pretty good at striking deals that are mutually beneficial; and he knows when things are not worth his time or the risk involved, which demonstrates good use of his Te.

Fi:

“No. I can’t accept. I didn’t finish the job.”

“Let me have a warrior’s death.”

The Mandalorian has a clear code of honor that he sticks by. While he doesn’t speak of it like higher Fi users have a tendency to do, he has garnered a reputation of being a man of his word and a man of honor, albeit mostly through his actions. He struggles accepting items or payments when he doesn’t consider the job finished, and almost seems to have a level of guilt attached to taking them. However, with some coaxing or logical persuasion he usually accepts.

His Fi is most strongly seen in his relationship with Grogu, and how the two of them interact. We can see the Fi being low in the fact that he does initially hand the child over, even though he has reservations about doing so. However, his Fi is developed enough that it causes him enough guilt to go back and retrieve the child later. Once retrieved, he does everything within his power to protect Grogu from those hunting him. This extends even to the point of putting his own life on the line and very nearly dying to save Grogu.

His Fi can also be seen in the way that he strictly adheres to the religious teachings of his Mandalorian group. He adheres very strongly to the rules of never letting his face be seen and etc. Although, later he hesitantly chooses to break the code for Grogu, since he has become more important.

We also see that his Fi is definitely rough around the edges as is expected from a lower user. Cara Dune sarcastically mocks him by saying “Nice bed side manner” due to his lack of empathy when delivering bad news to the villagers they were helping. Most things that he says come off in a matter-of-fact manner as he tends to forgo empathy for practicality.

Ne:

“Let’s go over the plan again.”

The Mandalorian’s Ne is inferior, so it’s primarily used in an effort to plan ahead and maintain caution. The context of the show never displays it being used in a capacity beyond this. However, a rather clear example of him using his inferior Ne can be seen when he’s working with Greef Karga, as mentioned in the Si section. After asking to go over the plan again, he starts asking a bunch of questions like “how many will there be?” and “what if they don’t scatter?” Greef Kargo repeats that they will, implying that it’s nothing to be concerned about. The Mandalorian isn’t satisfied with this and repeats a couple of different times “but what if they don’t?” It is in this scenario where we essentially see him trying to eliminate and account for any unknowns, regardless of their likelihood.