Dipper Pines

Mason Pines, also known as Dipper, is the main protagonist of the Gravity Falls series.
== Charactah Account ==
Dipper is a curious, clever, inventive 12-year-old. With his (older) twin sister Mabel along for the ride, he dares to uncover the secrets of Gravity Falls.
Intelligent, compassionate, self-conscious and rational, and sometimes, overly judgemental, Dipper Pines can't wait to leave adolescence in the rear-view mirror. A born adventurer at heart, Dipper can't sit still and is always looking for the next riddle to solve. His scrupulous attention to detail comes in handy when he is off figuring out the mystery of the day, but sometimes his over-zealousness leaves others questioning his credibility.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Gravity Falls
* Gravity Falls Season 2
=== Video Games ===
* Disney XD Villains Unite!
* Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets
* Gravity Falls: Mystery Shack Attack
== Trivia ==
* "Dipper" is actually a nickname, given for the Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on his forehead. As seen in Mabel's Guide to Art, he had it by at the latest the time he was five years old.
** Dipper's birthmark was inspired by one of Alex's high school classmates "who had horrendous acne." Alex would map "out his face like constellations." One day, when doing this, his classmate "had the perfect Big Dipper on his forehead."
** Jeff Rowe jokingly tweeted that "Dipper's real name is Llamanic. Like Dominic, but tragically misspelled since birth."
** In "Between the Pines," Hirsch revealed that Dipper's name "has a similarity" to Mabel's, much as Stanford and Stanley Pines were given similar names, but he didn't say exactly what it was.
** Though it is never revealed in the series, in Journal 3 Dipper tells Ford that his real name is Mason.
*** The name "Mason" means "Stoneworker." This fits, as "Stanley" means "Stone Clearing" and "Stanford" means "Stony Meadow."
*** "Mason," may also tie into the Masonic Eye of Providence imagery used throughout the series in reference to Bill Cipher.
** Dipper dislikes his real name, calling it "kind of a dumb name," so he exclusively uses his nickname around others, guarding his real name in secrecy.
** Ford, in Don't Dimension It, forces Stan to reveal that even he doesn't know Dipper's real name. It is unknown whether nobody told him, or if Mr. and Mrs. Pines told him and he simply forgot. Other characters, like Wendy, know that "Dipper" is a nickname, but Mabel is likely the only other character in the series who knows his real name.
* Dipper has been to the County Jail with Mabel and Stan, due to them making counterfeit money during a "family bonding day."
* Dipper was born five minutes after Mabel. She brings this up occasionally, using this as an excuse to "tell him when he is older," much to his annoyance.
* Dipper has always wanted to be named Tyrone.
* In both episodes in which Dipper handles ice ("The Time Traveler's Pig" and "The Inconveniencing"), he spills it.
* Despite Dipper's supposed lack of athletic ability, he can pitch a baseball with enough power to bounce it off a wall and hit Wendy.
* Dipper writes about his adventures and confrontations with the paranormal for the Gravity Falls Gossiper. They are published along with other readers' letters in the "home and garden section" of the newspaper. 
* His and Mabel's middle names are their parents' first names, as is the case with Alex Hirsch and his sister Ariel Hirsch.
* In a canceled episode that parodied Labyrinth, it was revealed that he has a fear of puppets; however, in "Sock Opera," he appears to have no particular problem with them.
* Dipper's favorite band is a nerd rock band called "The Bad First Impressions." He also secretly listens to Top 40 hits, and the girly Icelandic pop group, BABBA. A parody of the Swedish pop group ABBA
* Dipper is secretly envious that Mabel has better social skills than him.
** This is contrasting to Mabel, who is jealous of Dipper's intellectual skills.
* Dipper has written a theme song for himself, which he regularly sings in the shower.The lyrics to that theme song were revealed in the full version of Disco Girl, which was released as part of the Gravity Falls Vinyl Set.
* Dipper has a habit of chewing pens until they break while lost in thought.
* Dipper had never been to a concert before the events of "The Love God." 
* He is represented by the pine tree on the Zodiac.
* Dipper is ambidextrous, but tends to use his right hand more than his left.
* In "Sock Opera," it is revealed that, on occasion, when Dipper stays awake for too long, he unknowingly chews on his own shirt.
* Dipper is ticklish under his arm.
* When Dipper is wearing his vest, the neck-hole in his shirt underneath appears to be larger than it actually is.
* Dipper is one out of four known characters whose minds have been entered by Bill, the others being Ford, Blendin, and Stan.
* Dipper and Mabel's seasonal allergies act up at the same time.
* Dipper is the only character who has spoken in every episode of the series. This is due to Mabel not speaking in "Weirdmageddon Part 1" and Stan and Soos not appearing in "Northwest Mansion Mystery."
* Dipper plays the sousaphone as shown in the short "Tooth."
* Dipper had worn his old hat, the brown one with a star on it, since fourth grade. He believed that he couldn't wash it because it would have ruined the luck. Though mildly distressed when he initially lost it, he quickly moved on and replaced it with his signature pine tree hat.
** However, he writes he has worn it since the fifth grade in Journal 3.
* He originally thought Wendy's name was Wanda.
* He and Ford share many things in common. They are both fascinated by the supernatural, they both were born with an abnormality, they both thought Soos' name was Zeus, and they're both twins.
* As he confesses in "Society of the Blind Eye," he sometimes uses "big words" whose meanings he doesn't know.
* Alex Hirsch said at the 2014 Comic-Con that Dipper and Mabel collect the items that they discover on their adventures.
* Dipper has been a finalist in three Spelling Bee competitions held at his middle school.
* In "Mabel's Scrapbook: Petting Zoo" it is revealed that he and Mabel once won a dogsled race against a space lizard.
* According to Alex Hirsch on Twitter, he created a Sonic the Hedgehog OC (original character) called ShadowTail the InvestiGerbil, who had purple hair and a magnifying glass for a hand.
* During the "ULTIMATE CROSSOVER FUNDRAISER!" charity live stream, where Alex Hirsch, Dana Terrace, Rebecca Sugar, and Ian Jones-Quartey drew and sang for The Trevor Project, when asked what Dipper and Mabel would be as Gems, they answered the following (and then did Stan's too).
** Mabel - Cherry Tugtupite. On her chest, where her heart would be.
** Dipper - Larimar. On his head, possibly in the shape of his birthmark.
** Stan - Pyrite (also known as fool's gold). Mirrored to Stan's tattoo on his back, which indicates vulnerability. This was actually suggested by the chat, which was wholeheartedly agreed upon by everyone else.
* Dipper gives the first and last lines of the show, both in narration.
* In Rick and Morty's episode "The Rickshank Rickdemption" there is a Gravity Falls Easter egg. In the Citadel of Ricks, two Morty's bear a striking resemblance to Mabel and Dipper. The Dipper Morty is even seen wearing Dipper's hat.
* According to Mabel in Lost Legends, Dipper doesn't have a cell phone. However, Mabel does, which could reveal a degree of favoritism that the parents have.
* Dipper makes a small cameo in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, among the crowd of "bootlegged" characters, Dipper is seen leaving the background.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Dipper Pines at Gravity Falls Wiki
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