Dipper Pines

Mason "Dipper" Pines born August 31, 1999) is a smart, curious, and adventurous 13-year-old boy (12 prior to the events of the finale), and is one of the two main protagonists of the series. Alongside his twin sister Mabel, he spends the summer of 2012 with his Great Uncle "Grunkle" Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he and his sister constantly encounter the town's paranormal tendencies. Armed with Journal 3 that he found in a hidden buried compartment in the Gravity Falls Forest, he and Mabel work to seek out and uncover the town's mysterious secrets. Dipper is shown to be extremely "genre-savvy", knowing that in most movies, nobody has a camera when they see the monster, or that the camera malfunctions. However, Dipper brings along 17 cameras with him to take a photo of the Gobblewonker. He is wise and intelligent beyond his years, and his refusal to sit still when there are puzzles to be solved often leaves him restless in everyday situations. He has a habit of clicking his pen repeatedly when in deep thought. He seems to believe that he is often too busy with other work to bother with certain tasks, such as washing his clothes. He also seems to get very irritated when people think he's "cute" or "adorable", as he wants to be taken seriously as a grown-up from people around him because at most times, Dipper is more mature than others. He began glaring at his twin sister Mabel when she commented that he "sneezed like a kitten". When Dipper and Mabel are on their adventures, Dipper is the one to act as the leader mostly because he is shown to be very brave and smart. He is somewhat protective of his sister: whenever she is in danger, he is always there to help and will do anything to get her free. He can sometimes be selfish. Despite his brave and serious personality, living with Mabel Pines his whole life (who is famous for her silly and fun-loving attitude) has caused him to indulge in childish activities with her.