The Dark Mirror Index
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Sample 7,722 takes+145 since yesterdaySince 4 April 2026 · 6 axes · 20 items43 regions with 30+ takes

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How rare is The Emperor?

“I am the prize. Always.”

355 of 7,722 takers, 5%, have narcissistic as their highest axis, which is what makes them The Emperor. Only 1% of that group score in the high band on it; the rest lean that way without it dominating. The most common second axis is psychopathic, for 36% of them.

5%

of takers come out The Emperor

1%

of them score high on the narcissistic axis

36%

have psychopathic as their second axis

How strongly they lean

The curve is the narcissistic score of everyone whose highest axis it is. Type tells you the direction; the band tells you whether it matters.

BASELINE0%TRAITS79%PRONOUNCED21%HIGH1%0255075100
baselinetraitspronouncedhigh
355 The Emperor takers. baseline 0% · traits 79% · pronounced 21% · high 1%. Across all 7,722 takers the narcissistic median is 10.

What The Emperor means

Your self-worth isn't up for debate, it's a fact. You know you're exceptional, and you expect the world to recognize it. Admiration isn't just nice to have; it's oxygen. When it's withheld, you know exactly how to reclaim the spotlight.

Defining traits: Grandiose sense of self-importance, Deep need for admiration and validation, Sense of entitlement in all interactions, Envy of others, or belief others envy you, Exploitative relationship patterns.

Frequently asked questions

How rare is The Emperor?

5% of 7,722 people who took the Dark Mirror have narcissistic as their highest axis, which is what makes them The Emperor. Only 1% of that group score in the high band on it.

What does The Emperor mean on the Dark Mirror?

I am the prize. Always. Your self-worth isn't up for debate, it's a fact. You know you're exceptional, and you expect the world to recognize it. Admiration isn't just nice to have; it's oxygen. When it's withheld, you know exactly how to reclaim the spotlight.

Is being The Emperor a diagnosis?

No. A type is only your highest axis on a twenty-item self-report. Read the band beside it: traits are common, high is rare, and neither is a clinical finding.

Find out if you are The Emperor, and how strongly.

Seven minutes, twenty scenarios, then your band and percentile on every axis against everyone above.

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Method

The Dark Mirror is a 20-item scenario quiz. Each answer is attributed to one of six axes; a score is the share of your answers that fell to that axis, so scores move in steps of five. Your type is simply your highest axis.

Baseline
0 to 15
Present, not a feature.
Traits
20 to 35
Recognisable and common. Not the person.
Pronounced
40 to 55
The axis is shaping choices.
High
60 to 100
Dominant. The only band to read as the type.

Every axis is read in four bands: baseline (0 to 15), traits (20 to 35), pronounced (40 to 55) and high (60 to 100). Bands are fixed cut points chosen so that high means at least twelve of twenty answers went to one axis. They are the Index's reading aid, not clinical thresholds.

Percentiles are computed against everyone who has taken the quiz and recomputed daily at 09:41 UTC; each recomputation is an edition. Ties are split down the middle: higher than 91% means 91% of takers scored strictly lower, plus half of those who tied.

Regions are browser timezones, so New York means Eastern-time takers rather than the five boroughs; regions with fewer than thirty takes are held back. Nothing here is a population estimate and nothing here is a diagnosis.

Written and read by Kanika Batra, diagnosed ASPD, clinically assessed as Factor 1 psychopathy. An audience portrait, not a census.

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How Rare Is The Emperor? 5% of 5,000+ Dark Mirror Takers