History Fanfic / ReverseFallsAU

* {{Adorkable}}: Will, due to his ExtremeDoormat tendencies.

''Reverse Falls'' (also known as ''Reverse Pines'' or ''Reverse Gravity Falls'') is an FanVerse of the popular cartoon ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. It originated on the multimedia blogging platform Website/{{Tumblr}} in 2013, but has since spread to other online communities such as Website/{{Pixiv}} and Website/{{Archive Of Our Own}}.

* TheComicallySerious: Dipper in some interpretations. In fan art, he is usually wearing a stoic expression to contrast with Mabel’s PsychoticSmirk.

* DependingOnTheAuthor: Despite what this page might imply, the exact nature of the universe varies wildly from person to person. There are some general common features: mostly the general designs of the characters, the DarkerAndEdgier approach, and the MirrorUniverse and SwappedRoles aspects, though even these are not clear cut. Details will change a lot depending of the author's headcanons. The twins' "evilness" varies wildly: sometimes they are redeemable antagonists, with personalities close to canon!Gideon or canon!Pacifica, and sometimes they are irredeemable monsters and [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]]. Sometimes the story will be DarkerAndEdgier, sometimes it is BloodierAndGorier, and sometimes it is close to the canon series' tone.

* LonelyRichKid: Pacifica in some interpretations, with Gideon and her GirlPosse being her only friends.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Varies depending on interpretation. It could be one twin (manipulating the other), Stan, Ford, or even [[HijackedByGanon Canon!Bill]] in crossovers.

* ProneToTears: Will, due to the abusive he suffered by the twins.
%% * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Mabel, when she isn't wearing just tights.

* HairDecorations: Reverse!Mabel keeps her amulet on her hairband.

%%* ProneToTears: Will.
%% * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Mabel, when she isn’t wearing just tights.
%%* PsychoticSmirk: Mabel usually has one of these.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: In some interpretations where Mr. and Mrs. Southwest are still rich and descendants of the founders, they're this and use their money to help the town in anyway they can.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** It is up to every individual artist or FanFic writer to decide how evil the twins are. Their perception by other characters InUniverse varies from fic to fic as well.
** Occurs with secondary characters like Wendy and Robbie, who usually get much less focus than the main four.

* SigilSpam: Mabel wears the star symbol of the Tent on a neckband on her collar. Dipper, whose amulet is on his collar, usually has the symbol on the back of his cape.
** Triangles feature prominently as well.

* FragileFlower: Will.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Mabel, when she isn’t wearing just tights.
* PsychoticSmirk: Mabel usually has one of these.

* AbusiveParents:
** Reverse Gideon's parents. His dad often beats him, while his mom is neglectful.
** The Reverse twin's parents are often this as part of their backstory.

* NewAgeRetroHippie: Pacifica and her parents are often portrayed as these.

* OnlyFriend: Pacifica and Gideon are usually this to each other. Sometimes Pacifica also has her GirlPosse.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Will is weak-willed, completely under the bidding of the twins, and friendly towards Gideon and Pacifica, or anyone else who is nice to him.

* AgeLift: It is popular in FanWork to age up the twins to teenagers, due to some of the [[{{Squick}} Squickier]] aspects which get involved in DarkFic territories and their often HotterAndSexier designs.

* BadassCape: Dipper wears a long, flowing cape to enhance his magician image during their stage shows. {{Fanon}} says Mabel likes to tease him about it.

* FreudianExcuse: {{Fanon}} sometimes describes the dramatic personality shift of the twins as being a result of AbusiveParents or ParentalAbandonment.

* HotterAndSexier: The [[EvilIsSexy twins]] are frequent targets of AdaptationalAttractiveness. Especially Mabel, who's often shown wearing a magician assistant leotard.

* KnifeNut: {{Fanon}} has Mabel as being able to summon blue throwing knives using her amulet.

* BloodierAndGorier: Not always, but a rather common take on the Gravity Falls timeline in Reverse Pines fan fiction.

* AbusiveParents: Reverse Gideon's parents. His dad often beats him, while his mom is neglectful.

* ParentalAbandonment: Few, if any fics about the Gleeful twins mention their lives before coming to Gravity Falls.

* VillainousIncest: Some fans find this outcome to be more natural between the twins in this universe than in the actual show.

!!The series in general provides examples of:

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: It is up to every individual artist or FanFic writer to decide how evil the twins are. Their perception by other characters InUniverse varies from fic to fic as well.

* EyepatchOfPower: Subverted with Will. He wears an eyepatch in his {{Bishonen}} human form, but is usually utterly helpless.

* LonelyRichKid: Pacifica in some interpretations.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: As per the role swap elements which pop up in this AU, Mabel is often depicted as having an unreciprocated crush on Gideon Pines.

* DependingOnTheAuthor: Despite what this page might imply, the exact nature of the universe varies wildly from person to person. There are some general common features: mostly the general designs of the characters and the DarkerAndEdgier approach and the MirrorUniverse and SwappedRoles aspects, though even these are not clear cut. Details will change a lot depending of the author's headcanons. The twins' "evilness" varies wildly: sometimes they are redeemable antagonists, with personalities close to canon!Gideon or canon!Pacifica, and sometimes they are irredeemable monsters and [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]]. Sometimes the story will be DarkerAndEdgier, sometimes it is BloodierAndGorier, and sometimes it is close to the canon series' tone.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The twins, [[http://8c-art.tumblr.com/image/127867304529 like]] [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/e7ea3523561e0abf599065c2de3e2d44/tumblr_nxcm8mIs7W1rzpv9yo1_1280.jpg you]] [[http://sahabrove83.tumblr.com/post/125590638336/speed-paint wouldn't]] [[http://shourca.tumblr.com/image/151349813907 believe]].

''Reverse Falls'' (also known as ''Reverse Pines'' or ''Reverse Gravity Falls'') is an FanVerse of the popular cartoon ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. It originated on the multimedia blogging platform Website/{{Tumblr}} in 2013, but has since spread to other online communities such as {{Pixiv}} and Website/{{Archive Of Our Own}}.

** When they're not portrayed as the twins' [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] or [[ExtremeDoormat Extreme Doormats]], Stanley and/or Stanford are targets of this; either as the twins' manager(s) and accomplice(s) or even as TheManBehindTheMan or the true BigBad(s).
* AdaptationalWimp: Will Cipher, an alternate version of Bill Cipher who is light blue, is bossed around by the twins, and is generally a crybaby. Except from the few stories in which he's faking it to trick the twins.

** Also occurs with secondary characters like Wendy and Robbie, who usually get much less focus than the “big four”.

* DependingOnTheAuthor: Despite what this page might imply, the exact nature of the universe varies wildly from person to person. There are some general common features: mostly the general designs of the characters and the DarkerAndEdgier approach and the MirrorUniverse and SwappedRoles aspects, though even these are not clear cut. Details will change a lot depending of the author's headcanons. The twins' "evilness" varies wildly: sometimes they are redeemable antagonists, with personalities close to canon!Gideon or canon!Pacifica, and sometimes they are irredeemable monsters and [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]]. Sometimes the story will be DarkerAndEdgier, sometimes it is BloodierAndGorier as well, and sometimes it is close to the canon series' tone.

* FreudianExcuse: {{Fanon}} sometimes describes the dramatic personality shift of the twins as being a result of having AbusiveParents or ParentalAbandonment.

* ThemeTune: Frequently associated with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVv9R1ZR84 Dollhouse]] by Music/MelanieMartinez.

As a FanVerse, anyone in the community can contribute their own stories to the AU. Aside from the vague mirror aspect of the characters, the story and setting of the universe is wholly open to interpretation[[note]]for example, the twins’ antagonism varied depending on the creator, ranging from redeemable secondary villains to psychopathic murderers who do it ForTheEvulz[[/note]].

Reverse Falls follows the formula of a traditional MirrorUniverse, in which the personality traits of all the main characters are flipped. Most notably, Dipper and Mabel Gleeful are HalfIdenticalTwin psychics who run the Tent of Telepathy, using their magical abilities to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking terrorize the town, conduct evil research, and hold magic shows]]. They also succeed in enslaving meek dream demon Will Cipher to do their bidding. Meanwhile, Pacifica Southeast, a young hippy, and Gideon Pines, an outsider, form the intrepid mystery duo. Some creators go one step further, depicting Wendy and Robbie switching personalities, Stan as an evil magician, etc.

* ExtremeDoormat: Will, very much so. In some interpretations, he's faking it.

* FauxAffablyEvil: The twins, during their magic shows, and to Gideon and Pacifica and the citizens of the town are generally excellent at hiding their true nature behind a kind façade.

* ItRunsInTheFamily: Often, Stan is a greedy ringmaster who ropes the twins into a money-making scheme once he sees their affinity for the amulets. Ford is a brilliant evil magician with a connection to Will. Not to mention the twins themselves.

* OccultBlueEyes: Mabel and Dipper have these. Assumed to be a side effect of their psychic powers, they have either occurred as a permanent change, or their eyes turn from brown to electric blue when they use the amulet.
* ParentalAbandonment: Few, if any fics about the Gleeful twins will mention their lives before coming to Gravity Falls.
** One take is that they were dumped under the care of their greedy uncle by their parents.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Will is weak-willed, completely under the bidding of the twins, and friendly towards Gideon and Pacifica. Or anyone else who is nice to him.

* StageMagician: Dipper and Mabel when running the Tent of Telepathy, replete with tuxedos, cape, and gloves.

Reverse Falls (also known as Reverse Pines or Reverse Gravity Falls) is an FanVerse of the popular cartoon ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. It originated on the multimedia blogging platform Website/{{Tumblr}} in 2013 but has since spread to other online communities such as {{Pixiv}} and {{FanfictionNet}}.

It follows the formula of a traditional MirrorUniverse in which the personality traits of all the main characters are flipped. In an alternate universe, Dipper and Mabel Gleeful are HalfIdenticalTwin psychics who run the Tent of Telepathy, using their magical abilities to terrorize the town, conduct evil research, and even succeed in enslaving the meek dream demon Will Cipher. Pacifica Southeast and Gideon Pines are the mystery duo. Some creators go one step further, depicting Wendy and Robbie switching personalities, Stan as an evil magician, etc.

As a FanVerse, anyone in the community can contribute their own stories to the AU. Aside from the vague mirror aspect of the characters, the AU’s story and setting is very open to interpretation (even the twins’ antagonism varied depending on the creator, from redeemable secondary villains to psychopathic murderers who do it ForTheEvulz, ''even the names of the characters will vary depending on the creator''[[note]]Pacifica Southeast or Pacifica Northwest, Gideon Pines or Gideon Gleeful, the Pines twins or the Gleeful twins...[[/note]]).

** Pacifica and Gideon are the protagonists this time around.

** Dipper and Mabel, although the extent of their villainy varies depending on the author. In general, however, they are shown to be a bigger threat than canon!Gideon.
** Wendy is also a frequent target of this. She's often portrayed with canon!Robbie's personality, but can be portrayed as more violent than him.
** When they're not portrayed as the twins [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] or [[ExtremeDoormat Extreme Doormats]], Stanley and/or Stanford are targets of this; either as the twins' manager(s) and accomplice(s) or even as TheManBehindTheMan or the true BigBad(s).
* AdaptationalWimp: Will Cipher, an alternate version of Bill Cipher who is light blue, bossed around by the twins, and is generally a crybaby. Except in the few stories in which he's faking it to trick the twins.

* AgeLift: It is popular in FanWork to age up the twins to teenagers, due to some of the [[{{Squick}} Squickier]] aspects which get involved in DarkFic territories and their (often) HotterAndSexier designs.

* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome: The matching mystic amulets owned by the twins. Either they are the source of their powers, or they enhance innate psychic powers already possessed by Mabel and Dipper.

* AprilFoolsDay: A meta example, in the well-made visual novel trailer by Mike Inel. You can watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6N58c0sJKI here]].

* BigBad: Most of the time it ends up being [[BigBadDuumvirate Dipper and Mabel]], however some takes have [[BigBad one twin]] being dominant over [[BigBadWannabe the other]], or else both are merely pawns of either [[TheManBehindTheMan Stan, Ford, or even Canon!Bill]] in the case of a crossover with the Main Universe.

* DealWithTheDevil: Inverted. The story of how Will Cipher became a servant of the twins is that he tried to make a pact with them, but ended up being the one deceived instead.

* DependingOnTheAuthor: Despite what this page might imply, the exact nature of the universe varies wildly from person to person. There are some general common features: mostly the general designs of the characters, the DarkerAndEdgier approach and the MirrorUniverse and SwappedRoles aspects; and even those are not clear cut. However, the details will change a lot depending of the author's headcanons. The twins' evilness varies wildly: sometimes they are redeemable antagonists, with personalities close to canon!Gideon or canon!Pacifica; sometimes they are irredeemable monsters and [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]]. Sometimes the story will be DarkerAndEdgier, sometimes it is BloodierAndGorier as well, and sometimes it is close to the canon series' tone.

* FauxAffablyEvil: The twins, during their magic shows, and to Gideon and Pacifica and the citizens of the town.