Dipper Pines | |
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Gravity Falls character | |
First appearance | "Tourist Trapped" (2012) |
Last appearance | "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" (2016) |
Created by | Alex Hirsch |
Voiced by | Jason Ritter |
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Nickname(s) | Dipper Dip-Dop Sir Dippingsauce Pine Tree (by Bill Cipher) Dr. Fun Times Captain Buzzkill Roderick (by Quentin Trembley) Dopper (by self in the episode, "Roadside Attraction") |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Part-time employee at the Mystery Shack |
Family | Mabel Pines (twin sister) |
Relatives |
Grunkle Stan (great uncle) Stanford Pines (great uncle) Sherman Pines (grandfather) Filbrick Pines (great grandfather) |
Nationality | American |
Mason "Dipper" Pines is a fictional character and one of the main characters of the Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls. The character is voiced by Jason Ritter, and designed by and loosely based on the childhood of series creator, Alex Hirsch. The character first appeared on the unreleased, unnamed pilot created by Hirsch with which he pitched the show; he later appeared on the first episode "Tourist Trapped". Dipper, along with his twin sister Mabel Pines, stars in every episode of the show. Dipper is the star of the Gravity Falls series of shorts titled "Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained" and also appears in the shorts "Fixin' it with Soos" and "Mabel's Guide to Life".
Dipper is a 12-year-old (13-year-old by the end of the series) boy who, along with his twin sister Mabel, is sent to spend his summer vacation in his great uncle's tourist trap, "The Mystery Shack". He endeavors to uncover the secrets of the fictional town of Gravity Falls and to find explanations for assorted strange situations. He is helped by his energetic and boundlessly cheerful twin Mabel and the Shack's handyman Soos. They often end up dealing with or encountering various supernatural or legendary creatures, like gnomes, cryptids, demons, extraterrestrials, and minotaurs. Dipper tackles these mysteries with the aid of a journal—a large, red-bound book with a gold hand and number "3" on the front cover—that he found in the forest. This journal describes many of the supernatural occurrences of Gravity Falls. In "Scary-oke", he discovered that there was a wealth of knowledge in the journal that is only visible under black light.
Dipper is uncommonly brave and determined for a pre-teen, and struggles with growing up. He is singularly devoted to solving the mysteries of Gravity Falls that he has discovered, which often puts him at odds with Grunkle Stan.