Shi Long's personality has usurped the physical body of another, and as a result his mind is highly resistant to mental intrusions, making attempts to use mental-based Force powers against him very difficult for all but the most skilled in the Dark Side. Those who’ve tried have described the experience akin to attempting to untie a Gordian Knot. His own command of the range of Force powers centered in mind-manipulation is questionable, so he relies upon visual and physical cues centered in kinesthesiology and body language from his opponents in order to compensate.

Shi Long has overtaken Tsainetomo Keibatsu's physical form and retains his memories - but none of the emotions associated with them; accessing them is like reading a report on a sheet of flimsi.

As a result, nearly every action - outside of combat - is essentially a new experience for Shi, making even the most mundane things, like enjoying a cup of Corellian Whiskey, an absolute delight. While this allows Shi to live fully within each moment, taking him away from these simple pleasures can trigger his more chaotic nature.

Shi Long is the culmination of a lifetime of martial improvement and an obsessive dedication to the blade encompassing all of the styles and Forms; his successive victories have given him an air of superiority over most people he meets. It's not that he's a snob; he just doesn't believe that he can be defeated. Shi Long's tireless quest to face the most skilled of opponents will put him in fights with even the most grossly overpowered as he strives to test his sublime skills.

Killing has never been a problem for Shi Long; and he kind of enjoys it now, if he is honest. Killing's what Shi Long does, and he likes what he does.

Shi Long possesses a single minded drive for victory, and a deep-seated martyr complex. When presented with a chance to wade into battle versus overwhelming odds, Shi Long does not hesitate, and instead rushes in, relying on skill, fate or chance to let him survive.

Shi Long can be said to be a Warrior and an Ideal, both person and abstract born from a lifetime of Warfare and the Force-Sorceries of a nearly forgotten era. Where his host was a killer by trade, Shi Long is a killer by choice. Warfare is exciting to Shi Long; conflict, as essential to his being as breathing. Each death he causes feeds this excitement, and increases his blood-lust exponentially. This passion can often drive him to ignore his mission or orders, making him more of a wildcard than Sai ever was.