Gideon Pines

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**Gideon Pines** is the reverse counterpart of Gideon Gleeful. He is one of the main protagonists of the Reverse Falls AU, and the keeper of Journal 3.

## Appearance

Gideon Pines is very short, and is the shortest amongst the main characters. His body type depends on the artist; he is petite and plump like his canon counterpart, but he can also be interpreted with Dipper's body type, or a mix of both. He has short white hair, and dark pink freckles on his cheeks. Blush is applied to his cheeks in some fanart. He is usually seen wearing clothing similar to the original Dipper's*;* only with a periwinkle and black color scheme, rather than pale reddish-orange and navy blue (however, his outfit retains the latter color scheme in some fanart). Gideon also wears a trucker hat with a pine tree on it (but the hat could also have a star in place of the pine tree in some drawings). Unlike Dipper, the shirt underneath his vest could be long-sleeved.

## Personality

Gideon is generally considered to be very kind and gentle with most people, except when it comes to the Gleeful twins. He is incredibly suspicious of them and considers them as his rivals, though he would not hesitate to be nice to them if it means getting answers. He's also noted to be fairly intelligent and has quick instincts that help him when something is wrong, allowing him to solve the mysteries of the town.

Gideon is often depicted as shy and insecure, and having social anxiety, as his parents are frequently noted to be abusive, lowering his self-esteem.

## Relationships

### **Pacifica Southeast**

In some headcanons, Gideon's cousin is Pacifica Southeast, while he's depicted as a close friend of hers in others. He moves in with her because of family issues back home, and since then, she has become his closest companion. In other versions, Gideon is the new kid and town, with Pacifica being his only friend and the only person he tells about Journal 3.

Gideon rarely shakes his head to her, even when Pacifica is acting weird. Gideon has been shown to become nervous if Pacifica is not around. Her bubbliness and positivity give him confidence. At times, he has been shown to be the one to calm her down whenever she gets in over her head.

### Dipper Gleeful and Mabel Gleeful

Ever since he first saw their magic show, Gideon has been suspicious of both Dipper and Mabel Gleeful. They become suspicious of him, as well, and later begin to see him as a threat to their plan. Because of this, Gideon begins to fear them but tries his hardest to stay strong in front of them and show no fear.

Both twins have two different views on him. Dipper views Gideon as a nuisance and annoyance, especially whenever Gideon tries to stand up to him but decide to keep him alive due to his own suspicions about the "new kid in town". However, this also means Dipper will do what he can to keep Gideon in line.

Mabel, however, has a secret crush on him but tends to keep it secret. Mabel finds him more amusing and interesting, going so far to even tongue-twist him into a date with her. Gideon is rather uncomfortable in reaction to her affection. Her attraction to Gideon is originally for her own amusement and, over time, becomes suspicious over his intentions in Reverse Falls.

### Will Cipher

Will Cipher is a dream demon who was originally summoned by the Gleeful twins to help rid them of their "new kid" problem (that being Gideon Pines).

At their first encounter, Gideon's initial reaction was fear, but he quickly realized that Will is very submissive and benevolent by nature, causing Gideon to become confused when Will began crying. After calming down, Gideon tried (though awkwardly) to be civil with the demon and tried to ask him questions about the universe (although he is fearful he may upset Will again).

Eventually, Will fails his task, angering the twins and sealing his fate as their slave. It is largely unknown what Gideon and Will's relationship is like, afterwards.

## Trivia

* Gideon Pines is commonly headcanoned as an albino, due to his white hair. The same applies to his canon counterpart, at least until the real-life replica of Journal 3 revealed that anyone who uses the amulet gets their soul corrupted and their hair whitened (which implies that the latter might not actually be born with white hair, in contrast to his reverse counterpart).