Stan ford

Being the twin of Stanley Pines, he has a similar appearance to him, being the same age. However, he appears younger than his brother, having dark gray hair with only a light gray portion. 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 also has them. He is seen wearing a long black robe with multiple pockets inside and an object that appears to be a gun on his back. Under his robe he wears 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 with the next episode "Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons", he uses the same outfit, just in 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 seem to be dirty, and his flesh-colored investigator's lab coat as he used to wear it before (inside this coat he has some weapons), although now it is more neglected, having a small tear at the end of it. He wears round glasses, one of which has a crack in it, and at first glance he doesn't have much of a beard, unlike his brother. He has polydactyly (which means, in this case, that he has an extra finger), so he has six fingers on both hands.

Personality

Ford is considered a very serious and focused man. When he was young, being considered a "freak" for having 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 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.

Belongings

The Mystery ShackDiary 1Diary 2Diary 3Experiment 78Experiment 618Universal PortalDimensional RiftGun

Relations

Stanley Pines

They were very close as children and teenagers, showing high trust and camaraderie between the two. Because Ford was always the target of ridicule from the other children, he could only rely on his twin brother since he was the only person who supported him and truly loved him. They both enjoyed hunting mysteries and playing on the beach, which they visited throughout their youth. They both wanted to continue hunting mysteries and go off island to see new places on their War Stan, a ship they had created. Unfortunately, things would fall apart. Stan, upon learning that his brother would be attending a private college, breaking up in the process, suffered from great sadness combined with fear, accidentally causing the destruction of his brother's science project, leaving him out of college and as a result, they would grow apart forever. Both went on to live their separate lives; Stan focused on finding money and business to work on his own store as a company while Ford focused on studying scientific things (specifically paranormal and of his interest), coming across the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, where he would find everything he had wanted for a long time.

Years later, Ford calls his brother to ask him to hide Journal 1, which made Stan angry, as he thought the meeting was for a reconciliation, starting a fight with his brother, which would end with Ford accidentally trapped in the Universal Portal.

Stan spent the next 30 years trying to get his brother back through the Journals, the Universal Portal, and the town's mysteries, but once he did, the two were unable to reconcile. Ford still held contempt for him, while Stan also decided not to get too close, instead asking Ford not to get involved with Dipper and Mabel, as in his words "They're the only family he has left."

During the Weirdmageddon, despite fighting after completing the Zodiac, both are trapped by Bill Key and decide to cooperate together to save the children from his clutches. They both exchange clothes to trick Bill and when Bill takes Stan's mind believing it to be Ford's, he is forced to erase his brother's memory to eliminate Bill forever. When everything returns to normal, Ford shows his sadness for what happened to his brother and calls him a true hero. Stan fortunately regains his memory and Ford decides to make peace with him, offering to go together to hunt mysteries in the War Stan, just as they had wished as children. Stan agrees and both create the "War Stan II".

Bill Key

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.

Fiddleford McGucket

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.

In "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Town" they finally meet again in the Scaryramid and Ford thinks that he must still hate him, however McGucket forgives him and they hug and become friends again.

Mabel Pines

Ford gets along very well with her and considers her a nice person.

Dipper Pines

Ever since Dipper found Diary 3, he felt a great admiration for the Author, and spent much of his time trying to discover his identity.

After discovering that he was in fact his great-uncle Ford, this admiration became even more present. Dipper quickly sought to help him in his investigations, but was rejected. However, after noticing their many similarities, they quickly became friends.

Currently Dipper is perhaps the only person in whom his Uncle Ford placed his trust as well as being the only one to whom he shows affection in the series, after continuing to distance himself from Stan, and the latter has become his apprentice. Ford has spent a lot of time with Dipper since his arrival, and he considers him not

Skills

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 is also an excellent draftsman, evidence of this are his Journals, which were drawn by him. His journals also demonstrate Ford's analytical skills, where he examines creatures/facts and gives his theories.

Curiosities

Alex Hirsch has joked many times about the identity of the author. He leaked a fake image of a young McGucket writing in a journal. Through his Reddit AMA and Twitter account, he stated that the author is actually Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is ambidextrous. In the original English version, Stan calls him "Sixter", a mix between "Six" meaning six, and "Brother", although it rhymes with "Sister". In the original English version, Stan calls him "Poindexter", which is a term generally used to refer to someone who looks like a nerd, but does not have one's supernatural intelligence. Dipper usually calls him "Great Uncle Ford", while Mabel calls him "Grunkle Ford", as she usually calls Stan. He has been seen in several episodes with his arms behind his back, although this seems to be a good posture. However, in his case, he has six fingers and might still feel embarrassed about it, so putting his hands behind his back would be a way to hide them. According to Alex Hirsch, if Ford had gone to Hogwarts, he would belong, along with Dipper, to Ravenclaw. His birthday is June 15, which is also the same day that the series first premiered. In Gravity Falls: The Book of Bill it is established that he grew up in a family with Jewish roots.