Since he is a god, he could be wise like Raiden but not as naive. Though he was taught to always abide by what the Elder Gods say or do, during his time at the heavens as one of the guardians of eternal palace he could have felt some of their actions questionable so does not entirely trust them, but do their bidding either ways but placing his own moral conscience above their council. Inspite of this slight moral conflict he does his duties as a guardian without any compromise and still values the existence of the elder gods and their importance. Also being a younger god, he is more action oriented in the sense that he doesn't wait for events to unfold or turn worse and then act, he acts right away even though it was inefficiently planned.
Along with this he is a firm believer in the good mortals of the realms, in the sense that he feels that they have immense potential and can accomplish wonders, even more so than gods. He has a good deal of trust and respect for them. He is also someone who is shattered within constantly being haunted by his past failure. His defeat at the hands of Bi Han, a mere mortal ( perhaps that could be one of the instances he realizes the potential of mortals) allowing Shinnok's amulet to be stolen which also caused him to loose his confidence as an elemental god and ever since he trains hard seeking for a shot a redemption to prove his worthiness once again and probably he will get his shot in MK10.