in character vs quintessential

in character

adj
  • Consistent with one's personality, or the typical behavior one is known for. 

prep
  • Acting as the character, not as oneself. 

quintessential

adj
  • Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something. 

noun
  • The fundamental essence of something. 

How often have the words in character and quintessential occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )