| “ | Being a hero means fighting back even when it seems impossible. | „ |
| ~ Ford Pines. |
| “ | Stay curious, stay weird, stay kind and don't let anyone ever tell you you aren't smart or brave or worthy enough. | „ |
| ~ Ford's final message at the end of Journal 3. |
Dr. Stanford Filbrick "Ford" Pines, Ph.D., also known as The Author, is the overarching protagonist of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls.
He was the twin brother of Stanley Pines, the tritagonist of the series. Despite having extremely different personalities, as Stanford was very intelligent, nerdy and the best-of-the-class, while Stanley was a boy who constantly got in trouble and had a reputation as both a delinquent and con-artist, they were extremely close and loved each other a lot.
He was voiced by J.K. Simmons, and very briefly by series creator Alex Hirsch, but only when he trades clothes with his brother.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
In General[]
- Although he refused to destroy neither the portal nor his journals out of pride of his work, despite knowing the dangers they could unlock, he thoroughly makes up for it later by destroying the portal.
- His corrupting qualities, despite being still present, became nearly irrelevant during the final acts of the series.
- Despite being very serious, even for a children's entertainment show, he is still taken lightly.
Background[]
- Was a kind and supportive brother to Stanley during their entire child and adolescenthood, despite the latter's bad behavior.
- Didn't mean to make Stan feel abandoned and tried to comfort him before the latter destroyed his invention.
- When he discovered what the interdimensional portal was capable of doing and Bill Cipher's true plans, he hid his journals and deactivated the portal, despite not destroying either of them.
- Called his brother Stanley to help him to hide the third journal, as Stanley was the only one he trusted at the moment.
- Lived several years running from Bill Cipher across the multiverse, as he knew Bill could use him to build another machine that could help him invade Ford's dimension.
- Installed a metal plate in his mind so Bill Cipher wouldn't enter it and unlock the chaos he wants.
Season 2[]
- Was mad at Stanley when he saved him from the multiverse, but this is totally justified, as the simple act of reactivating the portal could accidentally destroy their entire universe, as it was very unstable.
- Is kind to his great-nephews, Dipper and Mabel.
- Constantly protects and finds a way to fix the Dimensional Rift that the portal's reactivation causes, as he knew that could bring Bill back.
- He never wanted Mabel to get sad when he offered Dipper a chance of becoming his apprentice, and told him he'd help him reconciliate with his sister after they fix the Rift.
- Tries to kill Bill Cipher as soon as the latter succeeds in entering his dimension due to how much of a threat he is.
- Resisted hours of intense torture that he was submitted to by Bill Cipher, refusing to let him enter his mind as he knew the entire universe would pay a bigger price if he let him in.
- Tried to use the Zodiac to kill Bill Cipher, and when Stan refused, he told him that he recognized his past mistakes, and wanted his help to fix them.
- Told Dipper and Mabel to run from Bill, as fighting him was too dangerous after the Zodiac failed, but they didn't hear him.
- Only trades clothes with his brother to trap and kill Bill Cipher in Stan's mind to save their nephews, the universe, and because Stanley agreed, he never wanted his brother's memories to be erased, and was devastated when he saw his brother without any memories.
- Made up with Stanley and offered him the chance of fulfilling their childhood dream of having adventures around the world in a boat, and they did it after saying goodbye to Dipper and Mabel, who were leaving Gravity Falls.
Comics[]
- He saves Dipper, Mabel and Pacifica from Mr. Whats-His-Face.
- He helps save Stanley from the comic book multiverse.
- He aided Stanley in trying to find Mabel when she was lost in dimension MAB-3L, and later fights the evil Anti-Mabel.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He is slightly jerkish as he impulsively corrected a grammar error Stanley made during the Zodiac scene, a simple thing, but out of arrogance, and picked a fight with Stanley, resulting in the Zodiac failing before Bill Cipher caught up with the Pines family, turning them, but the brothers, into tapestries.
- He, alongside Stanley, threatened the bus driver who was going to go to California because he refused to allow Waddles in.
Trivia[]
- He and his younger brother are the only biological twins to be considered Near Pure Good and Inconsistently Admirable currently on this wiki.
- Because Alex Hirsch is open to continuing the series in the future, if Disney lets him, there is a possibility that his status could be affected.
External Links[]
- Stanford Pines on the Heroes Wiki
- Stanford Pines on the Disney Wiki
- Stanford Pines on the Gravity Falls Wiki
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