Imma need something to happen to dipper before it's over. Like someone needs to help/save dipper. I feel like he's always helping everyone...

Okay so I was gonna make you a little comic, but a) it’s occured to me this might not even be an art request and b) I tried and it wasn’t going well, but I still need to talk about this because it’s important.

I’ve received asks like this before, and I think a lot of the fandom feels the same way as you do; heck, I’ve felt this way a few times before. For some reason, it seems like Dipper saves everybody, so I was curious what the actual score is and

I went through every episode; Dipper and Mabel have saved someone the exact same number of times

If you don’t believe me or just want to see the breakdown there’s the huge chart I used to keep track, if you keep reading at the bottom of this post

But anyway, I wonder why the fandom thinks like this when it is so even?

My current theory comes in two parts: 1. this fandom has undoubtedly become Dipper-centric and that’s probably a big part of why we remember what he does to save people (I’ve noticed us trying to fix this, but it takes time) 2. Dipper wants to be a hero, so the show focuses on the idea that he does a lot of saving, and Dipper and Mabel do too (”I’m usually able to save the day,” “you always have a plan!”). I don’t want to say Mabel doesn’t care, but she definitely doesn’t show the same desire for recognition as Dipper (This goes back as far as episode two- Dip wants to be known as a monster hunter, while Mabel wants a human sized hamster ball)

Regardless, it is true that Dipper and Mabel do more saving than any other characters in the show (each had 17 saves; Stan came in second with 9), but b/c they’re the main characters, that’s to be expected.

IDK, what are your thoughts on this, guys?