“I just know there’s something dark in me. I hide it. I certainly don’t talk about it. But it’s there. Always. This ‘Dark Passenger.’ And when he’s driving, I feel…alive. Half sick with the thrill of complete wrongness. I don’t fight him. I don’t want to.”
Dexter Morgan has a good side and a bad side which he calls it his “Dark Passenger”.
His Personality is:
Detached
Emotionless
Intelligent
Methodical
Violent personality
Dexter’s Dark Passenger was born during his mother’s brutal murder by chainsaw at the hands of Santos Jimenez and two other men. From an early age, Dexter was trained by Harry Morgan to focus his dark urges on other killers, instead of innocents. Although Dexter had a preferred modus operandi, he would frequently improvise. Although he received some pleasure in dismembering his victims, its main purpose was to more easily dispose of the bodies.
Not surprisingly, Dexter is found to be low on extraversion, as he isn’t outgoing, assertive, or high on positive emotions.
However, Dexter‘s character understands the importance of appearing social to avoid suspicion, which he describes as “wearing a mask.”