Fictional Female INTP characters?

[MissQuote]

I can't think of any off of the top of my head, and I notice most lists on the net have few to none listed.

I know one character my teenage self has always related to was Allison Rynolds misfit character in The Breakfast Club (in fact I have been made fun of more than once about the similarities by people who think they know me well) , minus the near the end scenes where she allows herself to be made over all stupid, I cannot say that she is definitely an INTP however, maybe more of an introverted feeler type? (definitely more)

Does anyone know of any good examples, that are easily accessible, of fictional female INTP's?

 

[Amagi82]

Samantha Carter on Stargate SG-1 may have been an INTP.

 

[Lordran Nights]

April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation - played by Aubrey Plaza.
Daria.
Possibly Lizabeth Salander from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - computers, loner, does her own thing. I've only seen the Fincher version though, nor read the books.
Wednesday Addams.

 

[Back2Basics]

what about DATA on startek?

 

[Architect]

what about DATA on startek?

Urh, he was male.

T'Pol from Enterprise might qualify, to the degree you think Vulcans personify INTP's.

There also was an old book my wife read growing up, about a little girl in NYC who was headstrong, wore glasses and always had a book under her arm. Can't recall the name, I'll ask her. She might be a bit more representative of an INTJ though.

 

[Cavallier]

I think Lizbeth is more INTJ. I've thought about Brennan as an INTP but I've decided she's perhaps more INTJ.

 

[Back2Basics]

Urh, he was male.

T'Pol from Enterprise might qualify, to the degree you think Vulcans personify INTP's.

There also was an old book my wife read growing up, about a little girl in NYC who was headstrong, wore glasses and always had a book under her arm. Can't recall the name, I'll ask her. She might be a bit more representative of an INTJ though.

can u tell i am an entp, i only read what i want to see

 

[Amagi82]

can u tell i am an entp, i only read what i want to see

And you apparently cannot find the shift key.

 

[Jennywocky]

Possibly Lizabeth Salander from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - computers, loner, does her own thing. I've only seen the Fincher version though, nor read the books.

I've seen both movies of Dragon Tattoo. I think the Fincher version of Lisbeth came off a bit more detached; Lizbeth in the other version was more sharp-edged and consistently angry to me. I would guess INTP for the one, INFJ for the other, but there's definitely overlap there with Ti in the function lineup and INxx interaction style.

I don't know what the book version is like.

Urh, he was male.

Well, he's an android; that seems like a pretty simple mechanical rearrangement...

I don't remember what Phil Foglio's "Girl Genius" would type as... haven't read it for awhile. What about Caitlin Fairchild from Gen 13? I think one problem is that the typical male cliche of INTP is used to predict the female expression, and I don't think the "socially clueless / disinterested" stereotype necessarily fits for INTP female. I mean, perhaps the internal positioning is similar (a lot of social stuff is dumb and irrelevant, and we're rational in nature), but it doesn't mean we don't necessarily have some understanding/skill of it. There's a range of attitude toward social irrelevancies, from disdain to some level of accommodation as a necessity of life.

 

[Tony3d]

T'Pol from Enterprise might qualify, to the degree you think Vulcans personify INTP's.

I don't know about Vulcans as a whole... Every time you see some Vulcan high commander or something that the crew interacts with, they display very INTJ type attitude. Spock and T'Pol and the more human friendly Vulcans seem to display more Ti/Fe, but in general I think Vulcans tend to be very Te/Fi.

 

[joal0503]

i suck with mbti...cat woman?

 

[Mysty]

Possibly Lizabeth Salander from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - computers, loner, does her own thing. I've only seen the Fincher version though, nor read the books.
Wednesday Addams.

In the book (might have been the 3rd one) it was suggested she likely had an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

 

[Architect]

Well, he's an android; that seems like a pretty simple mechanical rearrangement...

I'm trying to remember if he developed a relationship. The Doctor from Voyager had several. Didn't Data have a wife in the far future when he was a professor? Can't remember, but it seems that it did come up.

 

[Jennywocky]

I'm trying to remember if he developed a relationship. The Doctor from Voyager had several. Didn't Data have a wife in the far future when he was a professor? Can't remember, but it seems that it did come up.

I never was much interested in the movies with the TNG crew, so I don't know.

 

[MissQuote]

what about DATA on startek?

When I read this I suddenly had to reevaluate everything I ever thought I knew about Data or Star Trek, the idea that Data was in fact female changed everything.

But then I immediately laughed at myself for even entertaining the idea briefly.

Might be a good example of my Ne being overly developed in favor of my Ti, the tendency to be too initially open minded to even the most ridiculous suggestions.

 

[MissQuote]

I don't remember what Phil Foglio's "Girl Genius" would type as... haven't read it for awhile. What about Caitlin Fairchild from Gen 13? I think one problem is that the typical male cliche of INTP is used to predict the female expression, and I don't think the "socially clueless / disinterested" stereotype necessarily fits for INTP female. I mean, perhaps the internal positioning is similar (a lot of social stuff is dumb and irrelevant, and we're rational in nature), but it doesn't mean we don't necessarily have some understanding/skill of it. There's a range of attitude toward social irrelevancies, from disdain to some level of accommodation as a necessity of life.

This is something I have thought about a bit recently. I think the female INTP may be prone to have a bit better social skills than the typical male INTP, simply from societal pressure, if nothing else. It could be untrue, but I have been tossing the idea around.

I think females are expected to be warmer and more attached in their behavior and attitudes than males are- the male may get away with detachment quite easier and not be seen as a jerk for it. It is also in the female nature to want to be considered warm and loving and et cetera, it may be a much lower desire on the INTP females radar than other females, but I do not think it is an escapable desire- it is in our biology, being the child bearers, as well as in the social opinion that that is what is appropriate.

So INTP females may adapt better than INTP males to the process of behaving in sociable acceptable manors- they learn to fake it better than their male counterparts.

I don't think it means an INTP female has a social advantage over other types of females, but perhaps a social advantage over INTP males, as far as getting along in mixed company and understanding the rules they are supposed to play by to appear friendly and normal when necessary.

Of course whether that is actually an advantage over their male counterparts (assuming there is any validity to it to begin with) could be debatable itself- if the primary goal of the INTP is to Understand, then some mental energy could be wasted by the female over this social pressure, of course it is also something that could contribute to Understanding. hhmm

The INTP archetype in pop culture does tend to emulate a certain maleness and getting the female version correct likely does not happen often, perhaps.

 

[Trebuchet]

How about Random Frequent Flyer Dent, from Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams?

She likes to figure out how things work and is naturally very curious. Making conversation doesn't seem to come naturally to her, though she is perfectly willing to try. She is lonely but doesn't form relationships very fast.

"It was normal for her to feel that she was in the wrong place. Then, constant time travel had only compounded this problem, and had led to the feeling that she was not only always in the wrong place, but she was also almost always there at the wrong time. . .

"The only places you could ever feel right were worlds you designed for yourself to inhabit - virtual realities in the electric clubs. It had never occurred to her that the real Universe was something you could actually fit into."​

Another possibility is Cheery Littlebottom, the forensic specialist from the Night Watch in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

She is smart, non-traditional, and analytical, with a few close friends to whom she shows extreme loyalty. She tends to keep her emotions on the inside even when she is very hurt.

 

[Jason43]

Darlene from Roseanne.
The daughter in that new show 'The Neighbors' played by Clara Mamet...

 

[Observer]

I know I'm late to the party, but as I'm sure you all remember, Data was fully functional in his interactions with Trisha Yar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ev1ec0Z0GI

 

[Jennywocky]

So INTP females may adapt better than INTP males to the process of behaving in sociable acceptable manners - they learn to fake it better than their male counterparts.

I don't think it means an INTP female has a social advantage over other types of females, but perhaps a social advantage over INTP males, as far as getting along in mixed company and understanding the rules they are supposed to play by to appear friendly and normal when necessary.

yes, i think that captures what I was trying to suggest.

Of course whether that is actually an advantage over their male counterparts (assuming there is any validity to it to begin with) could be debatable itself- if the primary goal of the INTP is to Understand, then some mental energy could be wasted by the female over this social pressure, of course it is also something that could contribute to Understanding. hhmm

It's a good point. it's mostly a trade-off, as far as I can see; energy is diverted towards interactions rather than purely on thinking, but then again society and interaction is just another form of understanding... and it's also a "engaging" type of understanding vs simply a detached sort. Some things in life, I think, need to be experienced in order to fully fathom them, as opposed to always being removed from the subject in question.

 

[Chad]

Here is a guess I don't know if this has ever been discussed on here and I know most of you are much better at typing that me but I always thought that Bones (Temperance Brennan) for the TV show Bones was an INTP.

Interestingly enough as the seasons have progressed they play with here emotional/social side more and more.