Dipper Pines

Gravity Falls Inspired Profiles in Analytics

Dipper is the analytic core of Gravity Falls. Unlike his sister Mabel who is quite easily distracted, Dipper is a curious, determined, and ambitious young man who is an analyst at his core. He is one part nerd and one part adventurer. And with an occasional exception of story lines on maturity and girls, playing the part 24/7.

One Part Nerd

Not all Dipper’s nerdiness is stereotypical of analysts. For starters, his real name is Mason — but frankly, even I had to look that up. I am not sure it was ever mentioned during the series. We are told that his nickname is the result of a birthmark on his forehead that resembles the ‘Big Dipper’.

He has a crackly thirteen year old’s voice, a scarring past with a lamb costume, and an extreme love of Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons… the Gravity Falls equivalent of D&D. Come to think of it… that last one probably is stereotypical of many analysts.

Dipper loves books. He loves reading. He is a natural at research and the more passive forms of discovery. His discovery of the mysterious Author’s Journals are the early fuel for the series. Later, the writers of the show devote several episodes to his realization that his talents go beyond those journals and their mysteries. Not every analyst is a bookish nerd, but many are. It is really the love of learning that matters most, your medium of choice is far less important.