Functional Order: Fi/Ne/Si/Te
Dominant Function: Fi
Luke has a passionate need to be true to himself. Though he agrees to help out on the farm, he is forever hinting at his desire to leave home, so he can follow his own dreams. Not being able to follow them makes him unhappy. Luke cares about the people closest to him, and is kind, but tends to react emotionally to most situations, causing him to be argumentative and quarrelsome whenever frustrated with himself, others, or the world around him. His judgment against his nephew turned Ben against him, causing the downfall of the new Jedi temple. Rather than face the others after this failure, Luke runs away and lives alone on an island, showing his preference for nursing his emotions. Luke feels things deeply, but doesn’t always show them on the surface (he doesn’t cry around the others when losing his surrogate parents).
Auxilliary Function: Ne
Luke wants to see the good in others, but isn’t above making moral judgments based on his own strong system of beliefs and inner values. He is good at noticing opportunities for action in the world around him; his awareness of his environment helps him be able to easily fix machines, and find immediate solutions to problems (like shooting out control panels to prevent doors from opening), but also makes him reckless and impulsive. Even before recognizing the force in himself, Luke feels a pull toward a greater destiny than he has at home, and spends much time reflecting on his desire to go out and do something with his life. He is distrustful of the force at first, even though he unconsciously makes use of it.
Tertiary Function: Si
Luke relies a lot on what he has been taught by those around him, like Obi Wan and often references their lessons later on. He is cautious and observant of small details, making him a skilled mechanic. He also values the traditions of his home planet and the country life he was born into.
Inferior Function: Te
He tends to be rather disorganized and rarely plans anything, but is very insistent on acting on his beliefs and decisions. Luke finds it hard to keep a schedule and attend to the facts of his training process, but as he matures, he becomes more interested in controlling his environment and thinking through the consequences of his actions.
Note: Parts of this argument are taken from Funky Mbti in Fiction, but they type him as an ISFP.
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