I know I posted this before...but anyway!

Nick!

I kinda like Nick because I think he's rather transparent to read, and also mostly because of the way he interacts with other characters.

I believe part of his character and character-relationship analysis is misleading or incomplete...such as:
- His disrespect for Ellis
- His jealousy when Francis takes a liking to Rochelle
- His mutual dislike for Zoey

This is what I think is his relationship with other survivors!

Coach
Both dislike the way each other conducts themselves, but Coach is predisposed to include everyone as part of the team. Nick is aware of his commitment to the group, thus he does have respect for Coach. Two things he just doesn't like: his "cheerleader behavior", since he's more comfortable in his own cynicism and "reality" (which is often coined as pessimism) - cheerleading can often feel phony to him, though, at the most crucial of times, it actually ends up encouraging him; Coach's all-inclusive attitude diminishes the autonomy and personal space he needs. Thus, his antagonistic approach to Coach is also a means to put some distance. (Though, his jab at Coach is mostly to get a kick out of Coach, and partly to test how comfortable he can get with him.)

Likely to be: ISFJ

Ellis
His relationship with Ellis is my favourite! Anyway, although he makes fun of Ellis and says a lot of mean things to him, it's because Ellis makes him feel comfortable, since Ellis is the most unfazed by his cynicism. Nick is able to discern different types of sarcasm quite well, and Ellis' occasional harmless sarcasm to him tears down Nick's guarded disposition. (Sarcasm is his way of communicating, bonding and testing who are the ones that he can feel comfortable with. So when 'casual' sarcasm is returned, he sees it as reciprocation.) When Ellis becomes awkward around Zoey, I think Nick finds it awkward, maybe even funny, and ends up making tasteless jokes about it. With Ellis, he doesn't know when he's crossing the line because he's too comfortable. (The only times that I believe leaves him feeling weird about Ellis is when Ellis says nice things to him.)

Likely to be: ENFP

Rochelle
The two key things that let Nick get along with her is that she seems to get him and she too uses has a dry sense of humor that they both get. I think he quite quickly picks up Rochelle's "basic respect for all" and "appropriate distance keeping from all" attitude, so he doesn't have to worry about her intruding his space. He also knows that she thinks he's harmless (which is similar to how Ellis views Nick), and that lets him keep his guard down.

Likely to be: INFJ

Since he has become comfortable with this particular group, the way the group dynamics appear to be changing when they meet the other four survivors threatens his sense of security, which I believe is a reason he acted a little bit out of line. (As a man who's been living on the edge with a basic distrust for everyone and everything, he puts a lot of weight on the trust he develops in each person. Anything that rocks that can pull some nasty things out of him.)


Francis
He has a chronic distrust for Francis. (According to the wikia link, Francis lied about being a cop?) He probably senses an element of chaos or inconsistency within the man. His previous teammates are fairly open people so he finds it fairly easy to trust them, but he finds it difficult to trust Francis. Seeing that he's getting along fine with and maybe even getting in Rochelle's good books, he finds him a threat, but doesn't know how to deal with it and doesn't want to interfere. I think his rude remarks was a means to 'protect' Rochelle from him, though he probably knows he can't interfere with others getting along. It can be summed up as "jealousy", but it seems to me he has a fear of having Rochelle neglect him (since she's one of the only ones he can feel comfortable with). At the end of it, Francis proves his distrust wrong at a crucial moment, and I think it subtly shows that he withdraws his judgment in the end. I think he's aware that both him and Francis don't hate each other, after all - it's nothing personal.

Likely to be: ESTP

Zoey
I don't know why he was patronizing to Zoey. (It's definitely not because she's female.) It seems to me he was only testing her, and wasn't expecting so much hostility from her. I think he was trying to see if she could take sarcasm, and trying to get her to lighten up - though the choice of humor could use some work. (It's established though, that he's not very good with people.) If I were to make a guess, I'd say he made some inaccurate assumptions about her - he's probably right in her assessment that she's someone reliable, can be trusted (something like Rochelle) and quite impersonal, but made a poor assessment about her sense of boundary. (NOTE: Now that I just read Zoey's page, it seems she probably wouldn't have reacted as negatively if she weren't dealing with a certain person's death.) I think Nick is very aware that he messed up - his attitude towards her is rather moderated afterward. At the end, though, I don't think Zoey really dislikes him, and I think she knows he wasn't trying to be mean, but she's a little more serious and doesn't know how to deal with him (since she doesn't know what's going through that head of his). I do think Nick has quite a bit of respect for her.

Likely to be: ISTJ

Louis
From the onset, I think Nick knew that he and Louis would mutually not understand each other. He probably senses that Louis is like Coach in his "team first" attitude, and maybe even expects that Louis would dislike him. But I think he doesn't have anything against Louis at all - in fact, he appreciates his capabilities. He's unfazed by Louis expressed dislike for him.

Likely to be: ENTP

At the end though, I think Nick got a better understanding of the L4D team and I think his apology at the end for his behavior is proof of the amount of introspection and reflection he did throughout.