Ambitious personality

Maverick Personality in Tomodachi Life

How the Maverick personality works in Tomodachi Life (Headstrong in EU): traits, slider ranges, how to make a Maverick Mii, and compatibility notes.

NA name

Maverick

EU name

Headstrong

The Maverick personality in Tomodachi Life is the Ambitious group's most headstrong cell: fast, blunt, and hard to steer once it has made up its mind. In the European version of the game, the same type is called Headstrong, a name that matches the reputation it has with the community.

Quick, blunt and headstrong — says it straight.

Ambitious Miis are direct, confident, and quick to act. They fit characters who should feel decisive, opinionated, or hard to steer off course.

On the full Tomodachi Life personality chart, Maverick appears when Movement plus Speech totals 12-15, and Energy plus Attitude totals 0-3. The Overall slider is cosmetic for personality and can be set however you like.

How to make a Maverick Mii

Open the Mii personality settings and adjust Movement, Speech, Energy, and Attitude to the example setup above. You can leave Overall wherever it feels right for the character, because it is not part of the personality calculation.

If the result is close but not exact, check the two totals: M+S should land between 12 and 15, while E+A should land between 0 and 3. The example setup totals M+S 13 and E+A 1.

How the Maverick personality works

Every Mii's personality on the chart comes down to two scores. Movement and Speech are added together into an M+S total, while Energy and Attitude form an E+A total, with each total running from 0 to 15. Maverick sits in the bottom-right cell of the Ambitious corner, where M+S lands between 12 and 15 and E+A lands between 0 and 3.

Those ranges describe the chart's most direct type. An M+S total in the 12-15 band means the Mii is as quick-moving and as direct-speaking as the game allows, while the E+A band of 0-3 keeps its energy flat and its attitude serious. Put together, that is why Maverick reads as blunt and intense rather than aggressive: the force is always there, but it is delivered with a cold, controlled delivery.

Inside the Ambitious corner, the four types differ on exactly those totals. Rogue also sits at E+A 0-3 but only reaches M+S 8-11, which makes it the quieter, more independent type who does things its own way. Achiever uses M+S 8-11 with E+A 4-7, adding enough relaxed energy to turn it into the organized, plan-driven executor. Visionary matches Maverick's M+S 12-15 but lifts E+A to 4-7, which softens the edge into confident leadership. Maverick keeps the corner's bluntest combination: maximum directness with no warmth to soften it.

Maverick behavior & traits

In the game, Maverick Miis come across as the residents who say the thing everyone else is thinking. Community observations describe them as quick, blunt, and headstrong — the type who acts first, argues when necessary, and has no patience for circling a point. The Ambitious group's color direction is built around cyans, blues, and purples, so a Maverick Mii's home tends to sit in that same cool, decisive family.

Speech-wise, Maverick sits at the direct end of the slider, so it is the chart's most plain-spoken type. The low Attitude score keeps the delivery serious rather than playful, which fans often describe as the rules-are-suggestions personality: confident, fast, and completely sure of its own read on a situation. The European name Headstrong is a fair one-line summary of exactly that impression.

Friendship-wise, this site's compatibility data works at the group level: Miis from the same group tend to get along more easily, while pairs from different groups usually need a little more interaction. That makes Maverick an easy friend for Achiever, Rogue, and Visionary, and a slightly slower one for types in the Considerate, Outgoing, or Reserved groups. One honest note: personality shapes how smoothly Miis become friends, but it does not decide romance.

Want the full friendship and romance picture? Read the personality compatibility guide.

How to change to the Maverick personality

  1. 1

    Select the Mii you want to change and open Edit Mii. In Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the personality settings live inside the Mii editor.

  2. 2

    Open the personality sliders. You will see Movement, Speech, Energy, Attitude, and Overall.

  3. 3

    Set the four scoring sliders to a working Maverick setup: Movement step 7 (score 6), Speech step 7 (score 7), Energy step 1 (score 0), and Attitude step 2 (score 1).

  4. 4

    Check the two totals before saving. M+S should land between 12 and 15, and E+A between 0 and 3. The example setup above totals M+S 13 and E+A 1.

  5. 5

    Leave Overall wherever you like. It only changes flavor text and quirks, not the personality result.

  6. 6

    Confirm the change. The Mii will save with the Maverick personality, or Headstrong if you are playing the European version. Remember that other slider combinations inside the same M+S and E+A ranges work too, so this is a reliable setup rather than the only one.

For the full formula and slider mechanics, read the personality slider guide.

Maverick in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is the Switch follow-up to the 3DS original, and it keeps the same 16-personality system. Maverick still occupies the same chart cell — M+S 12-15 with E+A 0-3 — and community comparisons indicate the hidden personality values line up with the 3DS data, so the chart on this site applies to the new game as well.

In the new game, the Maverick personality in Tomodachi Life keeps its quick, blunt reading. The regional naming continues too: the same type appears as Headstrong in the European version, where the group itself is called Confident. One label worth flagging: some source lists have shown Maverick's EU name as Individualist, which would collide with Rogue's name, so treat Headstrong as the community-standard reading unless a final confirmation appears. Exact animations and dialogue can shift between releases, but the personality result follows the same two totals. As always, this site is an unofficial fan resource, not Nintendo data.

Maverick personality FAQ

What is the Maverick personality in Tomodachi Life?

Maverick is one of the four Ambitious personalities in Tomodachi Life. It appears when a Mii's Movement + Speech totals 12-15 and Energy + Attitude totals 0-3, and it reads as quick, blunt, and headstrong. In the EU version the same type is called Headstrong.

How do I make a Maverick Mii in Tomodachi Life?

Open the Mii editor, go to the personality settings, and set Movement, Speech, Energy, and Attitude to a working Maverick setup such as steps 7, 7, 1, and 2. Keep M+S between 12 and 15 and E+A between 0 and 3, leave Overall anywhere, and confirm. The Mii will save as Maverick (Headstrong in the EU version).

What slider values give the Maverick personality?

One working setup is Movement step 7 (score 6), Speech step 7 (score 7), Energy step 1 (score 0), and Attitude step 2 (score 1). That totals M+S 13 and E+A 1, which lands inside Maverick's range of M+S 12-15 and E+A 0-3. Other combinations inside the same range work too.

Is Maverick the same as Headstrong in the EU version?

Yes. Maverick (NA) and Headstrong (EU/PAL) are the same personality type with the same slider range. Only the displayed name changes depending on the game version.

What personalities are compatible with Maverick?

Maverick gets along most easily with the other Ambitious types: Achiever, Rogue, and Visionary. Types from other groups can still become friends but usually need more interaction. Personality affects friendship friction only, and it does not decide romance.

Related personalities

Maverick is part of a wider family on the chart. Start with the other three Ambitious types, then look at a couple of emotionally warm neighbors from other groups.

See the full Tomodachi Life personality chartAll 16 types →

Other Ambitious personalities

Maverick shares the Ambitious corner of the chart with three more types. They use the same M+S and E+A range and differ only in where they sit inside the quadrant.

ENTPFans often pair Maverick with ENTP. See the unofficial MBTI comparison.