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• Saw no need to state the obvious to Holmes (NTs dislike redundant speech.)<br />
• Described as having "precise" speech (NT favored)<br />
• Used long words (NT)<br />
• Objective, cool (NT)<br />
• Admired Holmes' intellectual abilities and enjoyed the challenge of sparring with him (NT<br />
liking for mental challenges)<br />
• The confrontation between Holmes and Moriarty was unemotional and frank (NT)<br />
• Even when Holmes and Moriarty were preparing to fight to the death, Moriarty took the<br />
time to give Holmes an explanation of how he escaped the police, and also permitted<br />
Holmes to write a goodbye note. (Dispassionate approach to vengeance argues for NT.)<br />
• Carried a memorandum book; was able to rattle off a list of dates on which Holmes<br />
obstructed his activities (J interest in times and dates.)<br />
• Leader of an organization (TJ favored)<br />
Looking at the evidence, it is likely that Professor Moriarty is an INTJ.<br />
Would INTJs actually make good criminal masterminds in real life? It does seem that factual and<br />
fictional INTs have a track record at hiding big secrets from those that should know them best.<br />
• INT? – Robert Hanssen. Worked in the FBI for 20 years...as a spy for the Soviets.<br />
• INT? – Adam Lanza. Seemingly out of the blue, he went berserk and killed his mother and<br />
dozens of children at a nearby school.<br />
• INTP – Aramis. (Fictional) A member of the three Musketeers. He ran the most powerful<br />
secret society in Europe.<br />
• INTP – Edward Snowden. A technical contractor working in the intelligence community<br />
who revealed secret information about widespread government surveillance. Without saying<br />
a word about his intentions to his family, friends, or girlfriend, he suddenly flew to Hong<br />
Kong and revealed the story to the press.<br />
• INTJ – Dr. Octopus. (Fictional) One of Spider-man's oldest foes and an archetypal mad<br />
scientist plotting to take over the world. Ran his own criminal organization.<br />
• INTJ – Isaac Newton. Made amazing scientific discoveries and kept secret to himself for<br />
years.<br />
INTP – Dr. Frankenstein. (Fictional) Created an entire monster in his home laboratory<br />
without telling a soul.<br />
• INT? – Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother. (Fictional) Occasionally ran the entire British<br />
government in secret.<br />
What all these cases have in common is that "nobody knew." The INT's schemes, evil or otherwise,<br />
ripened and matured in perfect secrecy.<br />
It seems the capacity for running a giant hidden project is there, at least. And INTJs are one of the<br />
four TJ leadership types, so perhaps they are the type best suited to run a secret organization. It<br />
could well be that INTJs are the criminal mastermind type.
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