Stanford Pines

Ford is considered a very serious and focused man. When he was young, he was considered a "freak" because of his six fingers on each hand, and other children made fun of him until he learned to ignore them. He is not usually a very affectionate person towards others, as he is not always good at socializing with other people because he has a shy personality.

He can sometimes be spiteful. This is shown by his inability 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 gain 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.

A long time ago Ford had a stalemate in his research on where the strange events in Gravity Falls came from, he needed something to move forward, that's when he went looking for answers. One day he found some strange writings in a cave, ancient incantations about a being with answers, the writings said they shouldn't be read, but in desperation, Ford takes the risk and reads them out loud, but when he does so nothing happens, it's not until that same afternoon that he had a very peculiar dream in which Bill appeared to him and that's where they meet. Bill at first was a gentleman with him, although it was all a lie (just to reach his goals) but Ford was blinded by it. Bill offers him his help but he would have to get into his mind, having total entry and exit, Ford accepts. Since then they begin to work together and he gives him ideas on how to build the Universal Portal.

Ford later becomes aware of Bill's deceptions when his partner Fiddleford McGucket has an accident and manages to see Bill's true plans. It is there that he decides to talk to him and learns that he wants to create the bridge between their two worlds and bring chaos. From that moment on, Bill tormented Ford day and night, getting into his mind over and over again, as well as telling him that things will change very soon and that he could do nothing about it, as well as making him think that his nightmares will soon become realities.

Ford met McGucket in college, where he became close friends over their mutual inspiration for science-related topics. The two played games and joked around; one of their constant games was Ford taking apart the Rubik's cube (a parody of the Rubik's cube in Gravity Falls) and Fiddle couldn't resist putting the cube back together.[2] The two also thought about their future, being the topic of conversation during nights at college.[3]

Years later, Ford contacts Fiddleford again, asking him to help him build the Universal Portal, which he agrees to do. During Fiddleford's stay in Gravity Falls, Ford called him "F" to protect his identity. Although Ford trusted him quite a bit, he never told him about Bill Clave, as he knew Fiddleford would not believe him and would call him crazy.

After the portal is finished, Fiddleford accidentally enters it and manages to see what was actually inside the portal, leaving him severely shaken and traumatized. Fiddleford calls out to Ford and tells him to stop and leave the portal, but Ford refuses. Fiddleford decides to leave, breaking his friendship with him.

But after years they become friends and forgive each other.

Despite being an old man, Ford possesses great physical strength and agility, which he gained when he was just a child and has maintained perfectly. He also possesses great skill with weapons, gadgets, and inventions. Ford also possesses great wisdom and great intellect, which he also gained as a child. Ford has knowledge about paranormal things in Gravity Falls, Oregon, as well as knowledge of normal life, such as mathematics, science, art, etc. He is also able to build very useful objects for himself, such as the electric gloves he used in the episode Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons to try to kill the Octopus Cyclopuppet, the weapon he used in the same episode, the magnetic weapon seen in the episode Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future, among others. It is worth mentioning that he is a survivor, this is clear from being trapped in various dimensions for more than 30 years and still coming back alive.

Ford was voted "most paranoid" in high school Ford's favorite snack is jelly beans and he admits that they are one of his weaknesses. The metal plate in Ford's head was surgically placed by an Oracle he met in Dimension 52.