Incarceron MBTI: Keiro
ESTP
Oh Keiro, fulfilling all those stereotypes. Keiro is a classic playboy, always seeking thrills and charming his way through life. He’s ambitious, vain, and always thinks of himself first and then others—for better or worse. He readily recognizes patterns in peoples’ behavior, and this is his edge in Incarceron. He predicts what people are going to do or feel often before they know themselves and manipulates the environment, rather than the people themselves, to achieve his desired results. It’s a roundabout way of control, but it works.
Se: Keiro is obsessed with the external world. He’s one of the few characters in Incarceron who puts any effort into his appearance, gathering fine clothes and keeping his skin clear and his hair nice. And when you live in prison, that says a lot. Keiro lives life by the seat of his pants, seeking control and power in no concrete manner but rather by taking whatever advantageous opportunities present themselves. Throughout the series we see how he observes body language to draw conclusions and take action to his advantage. When it comes to the abstract, like Finn’s visions and Gildas’s studies, he considers them superfluous and a waste of time.
Ti: Keiro’s Ti reinforces his Se by latching onto the details and filing them away for future reference. In fact, it’s this combination that allows Keiro to be so frighteningly manipulative, as his information is accurate and his strikes always made with laser-precision. Ti is what keeps Keiro grounded in his whirlwind world and gives him the edge over his fellow prisoners.
Fe: Underneath it all, Keiro wants validation. While he does actually think the world of himself, at least part of his snobby exterior is a poor attempt to overcompensate for his own lacking self-esteem. The harsh world of Incarceron is not a good place for tertiary Fe development, causing Keiro to use his own emotions and the emotions of others to his advantage. Keiro desires power, not only for the riches but also for the acknowledgement. He wants to feel he has value, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to gain that validation.
Ni: When Keiro draws conclusions ahead of time, they are always specific and limited to his current information. On the rare occasion he becomes future-orientated, he gets narrow-minded and irrational, refusing to acknowledge changing circumstances and new information. He assumes that his conclusions are the most certain outcome and resigns himself to this fate, losing his trademark flexibility and adaptability.
