Stanford (2)

Being Stanley Pines' twin, he has a similar appearance to him, being the same age as him. However, he appears younger than his brother, having his hair dark gray with only a light gray part. In the episode "The Last Mabelcorn", a close-up of Ford's eyes can be seen, revealing that he has blue eyes. Presumably, being his twin, Stan has them too. He is seen wearing a long black robe with multiple pockets inside and an object that appears to be a weapon on his back. Under his robe he is wearing a black shirt and pants. He also wears black boots, a brown belt that goes over his shoulder, a torn cape, and a gray scarf (in his first appearance he looked like this).

However, starting in the next episode "Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons", he uses the same suit, just different colors. His turtleneck shirt (or sweater) is red, and he still has the belt across his chest, slightly dark brown pants, brown boots that are apparently dirty, and his flesh-colored investigator's coat as he used to wear before. (inside this robe he has some weapons) although now it is more neglected, having a small tear at the end of it. He wears round glasses and one of them has a crack and at first glance he doesn't have much of a beard unlike his brother. He has polydactyly, (meaning, in this case, that he has an extra finger), so he has six fingers on both hands.

Ford is considered a very serious and focused man. When he was young, being considered a "freak" for his six fingers on each hand, other children made fun of him, until he learned to ignore them. He is not usually a very affectionate person towards others, since he is not always good at socializing with other people (except for Dipper, his nephew, who shares the same interests with him) because he is someone with a shy personality.

At times, he can behave in a spiteful manner. This is shown by not being able to forgive his brother for ruining his project, even after 30 years. He is also usually very naive, being capable of doing stupid things in order to have as much knowledge as possible. He is very brave and intelligent, giving little or no importance to danger. He is passionate about everything related to research, studies, the anomalies of Gravity Falls and other mysterious places. At the end of the series, Ford shows a slightly more open side, now that he has made peace with his brother.