Functional Order: Ne-Fi-Te-Si

Extroverted Intuition: Kaito doesn’t dream big, he dreams huge. Before he’s even gone to space, he’s imagining how he and other astronauts will clear the way so it’s safe for musicians to communicate with aliens (no joke). His drive is to make his dreams a reality, and he has no end of energy for that. Kaito’s also an excellent judge of character, seeing the good in Maki, picking up on Shuichi’s low self-esteem, and delving into the hearts of several others’ problems in UDTP. He’s completely willing to trust his hunches because they’re usually right.

Introverted Feeling: He’s a definite believer in what he feels is right, whether for good or ill. Mindsets that contrast his own anger him, such as Ryoma’s depression or (especially) Kokichi’s reasons for lying. Combined with his Ne, this can make him very stubborn about his heart, like when he refuses to believe Gonta is the culprit in Chapter 4. Kaito cares about people, but he struggles to empathize with them if he hasn’t been in their shoes–when he wants to help Shuichi, he pushes him to train because that’s what works for Kaito.

Extroverted Thinking: He can be tactless, telling Maki it’s “pathetic” to run away from her enemy or the depressed Ryoma to “‘wake up already” because he’s “like a zombie”. Still, this is tempered by his desire to help others, so he tries to smooth things over with his Fi. As an astronaut, he’s self-admitted to be more of a scientist guy than an investigative one; he tries to understand the world around him, like Kokichi’s reasoning, but doesn’t always succeed at it.

Introverted Sensing: Kaito has old-fashioned beliefs about gender roles; he tells Maki he doesn’t think women should use weapons and says several times that men shouldn’t cry or apologize. Despite that, he doesn’t really learn from the past and has poor impulse control, leading to him continually gambling away his money.

Enneagram: 728 (7w6, 2w3, 8w7) - The Free Spirit (Sunny and upbeat, he tries to nurture those he takes under his wing. 2-fix with his MBTI makes his help more the psychological type. Inspiring to those around him. Has glamorous, self-important dreams, and can refuse to face reality. Extremely confident, but aggressive, especially under stress.)

Oh hey, he’s a Free Spirit like Kaede; no wonder Shuichi likes him. Like her, Kaito gave me a bit of pause on whether he was Fi or Fe…but like her, he’s really stubborn about pursing what he believes to be right, so Fi it was.