Eddie Brock Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of Eddie Brock? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Eddie Brock from The Spectacular Spider Man 2008 and what is the personality traits.
ESTP (2w3)
Eddie Brock "Venom" personality type is ESTP, a result of his 3rd chakra being in the air sign Aquarius, and his 5th chakra being in the fire sign Leo. That means that Eddie's mind falls into the ideas of drama and pleasure. The main characters from the movie are all ESFPs, as well as many of the villains. Eddie Brock's mind is also heavily influenced by his obsession with Spider-Man. In the movie, Eddie is a detective, but this is a false persona. He is a sociopath who acts as a detective for the sake of his own enjoyment. He revels in finding a way to make a "hero's" life miserable. He is a narcissist who uses his power to torment the truly innocent, and also to gather power for himself. His character is a manifestation of his shadow self, and he acts as a mirror of the movie's villain.
In the book "Masks, Monsters, and Mythology" by Joseph Campbell, he describes the archetype of the "Identified" as follows:
"The Identification is sometimes used as an illusory defense against one's own shadow side.
