Gideon Pines (Mike Inel)

## Gideon Pines

art by Mike Inel

**Gideon Pines** is the reverse counterpart of Gideon Gleeful. He is one of the main characters in *Reverse Falls: The Game*.

## Appearance

Gideon has light skin, periwinkle eyes, a short stature, freckles on his face, and white sclera. He has short white hair, which looks similar to the original Dipper's hairstyle. He wears a periwinkle hoodie with white strings in the front, and a piece of fabric for his hands to fit through the pockets on the lower half of the hoodie itself. He also wears a black shirt underneath his hoodie, and black trousers. Since his in-game sprites do not depict his full body, it is unknown what type of shoes he wears. His legs are described as "short stubby legs", which is mentioned in his dialogue.

## Personality

Gideon Pines is nervous and socially-awkward. He can be cowardly to some extent, due to him being afraid of encounters with supernatural creatures that can harm him. He is skeptical of his surroundings, and thinks everyone in Reverse Falls is crazy. He gets annoyed easily, especially when he's around his father. Gideon is often accused of things he didn't do, which can lead to misunderstandings. If all else fails to convince others of his side of the story, he will flee in a panic, which usually results in him getting lost somewhere else. He doesn't like it when he is not taken seriously, similar to the original Dipper.

## Relationships

### Bud Pines

Gideon often gets in trouble by his father for not following his strict rules, and he gets yelled at. Bud despises it, when Gideon gives him lip, and he informs him that he will regret it if he were to do it. When he clarifies that babies only take nine months to be born, he gets talked back to, when his father claims that "his lazy bum decided to wait another three, before having enough sense to figure out how to crawl". He is verbally abused by Bud, and gets involved with arguments with him. Because of this, Gideon considers his dad to be "good-for-nothing", as described in the game's demo.

### Pacifica Southeast

Gideon has a positive relationship with Pacifica Southeast. When they first met during Chapter 0, Pacifica initially thought he was female, but that was corrected later on. He actually gets along with her, in contrast to how other characters (most of which are antagonists) treat him. He was rescued by Pacifica, when he was being attacked by the Mothman, and he thanks her for saving him.

### Reverse Grenda

Gideon Pines accidentally bumped into Reverse Grenda, when he went to the hardware store. He is mistaken for another one of Reverse Grenda's boyfriends, as she tells him that she already has one. He was also accused of seducing her.

### Mothman

The Mothman made Gideon feel uncomfortable, as he was threatening to hurt him. Gideon was scared of being hurt by the Mothman, as he felt tense around him, until Pacifica rescued him.

### Reverse Candy

Candy is mean to Gideon, as she tells him to shut up, when he apologized for his mistake. She blames Gideon for tearing the arcade machine apart, even though she's the one doing it. She also claims that she will ruin his social media life.

## Trivia

* Several YouTubers in the comments section of various gameplays and trailers of *Reverse Falls: The Game* have stated that Gideon looks similar to Sans from *Undertale*.