Enneagram 6w5 anime characters (a complete guide)

In this article, we will discuss enneagram 6w5 anime characters. We will do that by giving a brief overview of the enneagram 6w5 personality type. We will then move on to discussing anime characters having 6w5 personalities and describe their traits. 

Enneagram 6w5 anime characters 

Prominent anime characters with type 6w5 personality are as follows:

  • Killua Zoldyk (Hunter x Hunter)
  • Kite (Hunter x Hunter)
  • Machi Komacine (Hunter x Hunter)
  • Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academy)
  • Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academy)
  • Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academy)
  • Fumikage Tokoyami  (My Hero Academy)
  • Mai Sakurajima (Bunny Gitl)
  • Crona (Soul Eater)
  • Akashi Keiji (Haikyuu)
  • Genos (One punch man)
  • Nami (One piece)
  • Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)

Overview of enneagram 6w5

Type 6w5 has basic traits of type 6 and secondary traits of type 5.

Basic fear 

Type 6w5 fear insecurity, instability, and losing guidance, which explains their skepticism.

Basic desire 

Type 6w5 desire to be secure and safe. This is exhibited by their protective nature and search for stable relationships. They often defend themself by projecting their feelings on other people which may increase their mistrust and feelings of lack of safety.

Strengths of Type 6w5

  • Good problem solvers
  • Detail-oriented
  • Can work independently
  • Always in pursuit of knowledge

Weaknesses of Type 6w5

  • Withdraw from others
  • Struggle with expressing emotions
  • Difficulty controlling negative thinking
  • Others perceive them as aloof, detached, and cold

If you’re facing this, it may be a good idea to seek the help of a therapist or other mental health professional. You can find a therapist at BetterHelp who can help you learn how to cope and address it.

Workplace and job 

Type 6w5 are focused, hardworking, and cautious in their approach. They prefer to work in jobs that are safe, stable, and allow them to learn e.g.professor, biologist, chemist, banker, financial analyst, etc.

Source of Stress for type 6w5

  • Making the wrong decisions
  • Feelings of rejection
  • Emotionally expressing themself
  • Unexpected changes

Enneagram 6w5 anime characters 

Following is a list of anime characters with type 6w5 personality:

Killua Zoldyk (Hunter x Hunter)

Killua Zoldyk is one of the lead characters on the show ‘Hunter X Hunter. He has been shown to be a cheeky, cheerful, and mischievous character who is open to different ideas. He can be rude at times but has a good heart. He has quick thinking and analytic abilities which allow him to read situations and act accordingly. 

He has vast knowledge and an adult-like attitude. Overall he is confident and positive. However, his childhood upbringing was highly unstable which explains his present skepticism and ruthless attitude in killing others. However, spending time with Gon has neutralized this side of him.

 Killua has immense loyalty for his friends and helps them without any hesitation. His search for stable relationships may be an attempt to compensate for inner insecurity and instability. His only flaw is that he is fearful and exercises cautious behavior towards people powerful than him e.g. his brother. 

Kite (Hunter x Hunter)

Kite is a side character o the show ‘Hunter X Hunter’. He has been depicted as a calm, stern, and stoic character who has a straightforward and blunt approach. He appears cold-hearted but has a deeply caring side to him. He appears to be overprotective of animals, the main character and does not hesitate to help them. He is however skeptical and cautious in his approach and reads situations carefully before taking any action.

Machi Komacine (Hunter x Hunter)

Machi Komachine is one of the villains on the show ‘Hunter X Hunter’. She has been depicted as one of the coldest members of the phantom group who is always in control of her feelings. She appears to be strong but has a caring side reserved for her team members. She is also loyal to her group and quite confident in her skills. She possesses strong intuition skills that are valued and trusted by her group in making important decisions. 

Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academy)

Izuku Midoriya is the lead character on the show ‘Hunter X Hunter’. He has been depicted as a hardworking and goal-driven character who aspires to become a hero who is selfless and helps other people. Since childhood, Midoriya did not have powers, was insecure, vulnerable non-expressive, and underconfident but he was quite passionate about learning about heroes and their abilities. He also did not have many friends and was bullied. Despite that, whenever someone needed his help, he would jump in to help despite the danger of the situation. 

He has a protective and loyal side to his character who looks up to his friends and aspires to be like them. His strong intuition, observational skills, quick thinking, and moves help him to be one of the strongest and bravest heroes. He is also quite caring, emotional, and impulsive whenever it comes to protecting someone in combat. 

Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academy)

Tomura Shigaraki is one of the villains on the show ‘Hunter X Hunter. His character is quite dark, cold, violent, and ruthless who does not hesitate before killing anyone who gets in his way. He appears to be someone who does not trust others easily and does not let anyone control him or be above him in ranks. 

He is impulsive and rash in his behavior and does not think before acting yet he is protective of his followers and trusts them. This explains his need to compensate for his internal insecurity by establishing stable relationships with other villains on the show. During childhood, he suffered abuse from his father and was isolated. This is depicted in his need to take revenge from others and why he does not tolerate anyone making fun of him or thinking he is weak. 

Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academy)

Tamaki Amajiki is one of the side characters on the show ‘My Hero Academy’. He is extremely shy, underconfident, and fearful around other people. He often doubts himself despite having strong powers. His past shows that he did not have any friends and did not trust his abilities. Yet, spending time with Togata helped encourage him to be himself and motivated him to be more confident. 

Tamaki’s insecurity and skepticism channels into his search for stable relationships with others. He particularly idealizes Togata for his upbeat, resilient, and hardworking attitude and always aspired to be like him. He mentioned that fear of making mistakes restrains him but with time, he learns to overcome that and tries to recognize his own achievements in the latter part of the series. 

Fumikage Tokoyami  (My Hero Academy)

Fumikage Tokoyami is one of the side characters on My Hero Academy. His character is quiet, shy, and serious. He is serious, noble, focused, and does not open up about himself too much. With his friends, however, he is social, trusting, fierce, and dependable. He is especially interested in darkness and related themes. 

Fumikage recognizes his limits and works hard to improve his powers. In dangerous situations, he analyzes situations and uses his quick thinking to take informed actions. Furthermore, he never backs down from saving anyone who needs his help. 

Mai Sakurajima (Bunny Girl)

Mai Sakurajima is one of the protagonists of the show ‘Bunny Girl’. Her character is a quiet and serious individual who is focused on her work. She is especially hardworking and passionate about her career as an actress and model. She often gets annoyed, dislikes dishonesty, and is sensitive. In addition to that, her nature is kind, level headed, and softspoken. 

Her character was particularly anxious about being forgotten by others after her acting hiatus which explains her insecurity and compensatory needs to establish strong relationships with other characters. She is very selfless and overprotective in her bonds and gives her all to help her friends who need her. 

Crona (Soul Eater)

Crona is a side character on the show soul eater. She has been depicted as a sad, pessimistic, and gloomy person who often doubts herself. She was raised by a villain in an unstable home. She was often bullied and had to hear negative things about herself. This causes her to be unable to deal with different situations and she shuts herself from the surroundings. 

Her broken mental state led her to be lowered into killing others and into being aggressive. She did not understand the concept of right and wrong. However, after being accepted as a friend by Maki, she starts to become more stable, confident, and positive. Her goal is to be loved by her parent and make friends who accept her for who she is in the latter part of the series. 

Apart from the above characters, Akashi Keiji (Haikyuu), Genos (One punch man), Nami (One piece) and Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) are other anime characters with type 6w5 personality. 

FAQs: Enneagram 6w5 anime characters

What is a Type 6 personality?

Type 6 personality is intellectual, reserved, and cautious. They fear a lack of safety or guidance. So, they try really hard to find trustworthy people and authority figures who can mentor them. It is one of the types from the nine enneagrams.

What is Type 6w5?

Type 6w5 or Type 6 wing 5 is an enneagram personality subtype. It has core characteristics of type six personality and complementary characteristics of type five personality. 

Who are type 6 compatible with?

Type sixes are compatible with type nines.

Can your Enneagram number change?

No. Enneagram type or number remains the same as we have the same personality patterns ingrained in us. However, a person’s traits may change over time.

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed enneagram type 6w5 personality and discussed famous anime characters with the same personality types We found that Killua Zoldyk (Hunter x Hunter), Kite (Hunter x Hunter), Machi Komacine (Hunter x Hunter), Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academy), Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academy), Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academy), Fumikage Tokoyami  (My Hero Academy), Mai Sakurajima (Bunny Gitl), Crona (Soul Eater), Akashi Keiji (Haikyuu), Genos (One punch man), Nami (One piece) and Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) are a few anime characters who are most likely to have type 6w5 personality.

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Citations

https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/type-6-wing-5

https://www.personality-database.com/personality_type/6w5

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