History WMG / GravityFallsTheAuthor

Don't know if this is anywhere else- this page is a BIT of a mess- but I'm going to go Big Hero 6 on everyone and say that the author got stuck in where ever the portal leads to and he is Stanford's all but confirmed twin Stanley. The former- and maybe even true- occupant of the Mystery Shack and all other properties. Stanley was doing good-natured, if misguided, research. Something goes wrong with the portal- probably an outcome of Bill's doings, the triangular bastard- or whatever comes out of it and the poor 6-fingered bastard got sucked into the damn thing, leaving old man Mc Guckit (sp?) to brain erase himself into insanity and lead his Jerkass With A Heat of Gold brother to look for him, or even continue his research for the "good of the world" or/and to find him.

* Jossed,[[spoiler:F stands for "Fiddleford",as in Fiddleford McGucket]].

** This prediction surprisingly lines up fairly well with the actual show. [[spoiler:Bill had initially posed as a friend to Ford, helping him with research when Ford’s investigation hit a wall. This eventually led to Bill convincing Stan to build the portal, where McGucket ended up learning of Bill’s true plan after an accident in testing, which was what caused him to quit the project. Ford doesn’t continue to follow Bill after this however, and instead quickly finds out Bill’s true goal.]]

Ok, we're about to put the ''Wild'' in Wild Mass Guessing, so hold on to your hats. We see from the journals that the Author [[spoiler: otherwise known as Stan''ley'' Pines]] went from trusting Bill to fearing him, and that [=McGucket=] started "the Blindeye'' before the Author even switched to invisible ink. so in a desperate attempt to link these puzzle pieces together here's what I've come up with.

* [[spoiler: Partially confirmed. We know he is Stan's brother, but we don't know why how or why he was involved in the portal. We also don't know if they are twins or not.]]
** [[spoiler: The Twin part has actually been confirmed. The cryptogram at the end of the credits translates to "THE ORIGINAL MYSTERY TWINS", in reference to Stanford and Stanley sitting on the swings together and children.]]

Though the easy distinction is ink color, there are two sets of handwriting in the book. One of the [[FreezeFrameBonus Freeze Frame Bonuses]] from the first episode includes a game of tic-tac-toe in red ink on the "Giant Vampire Bats" page, suggesting that more than one person had access to it before Dipper found it. The person writing in red ink usually only draws symbols in the margins (or writes reminders about overdue library books...), but sometimes he or she crosses out existing information or writes relevant notes, like an editor would. Perhaps "He" got to one of the authors, stopping work on the third book, and inspiring the remaining author to go back and add "TRUST NO ONE" once more in big, bold letters before hiding it.

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* [[spoiler: Cofirmed! A leaked screenshot on YouTube confirms he's author, with the same reddish purple robe seen in the flashback in Season 1.]]

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[[WMG: The Author will become a ParentalSubstiture for Pacifica.]]

* And now it's entirely possible again. The show has shown us that a "Hand Witch" exists as well as a society that was erasing minds, that right there means he could have lost his six-fingered hand and had his mind wiped. In addition to this, the machine requires all three books to complete, and Stan had it built before he got 2 and 3. In Season 2, Stan has a six-fingered glove just lying around for some reason. Finally, McGucket's memories state he was working with a researcher who ''wasn't from Gravity Falls'', and we know Stan isn't.

Ok, we're about to put the ''Wild'' in Wild Mass Guessing, so hold on to your hats. We see from the journals that the Author [[spoiler: otherwise known as Stan''ley'' Pines]] went from trusting Bill to fearing him, and that McGucket started "the Blindeye'' before the Author even switched to invisible ink. so in a desperate attempt to link these puzzle pieces together here's what I've come up with.
* The Author comes from out of town to investigate the strange goings on of Gravity Falls, and soon hires Fiddleford as a research aid. In the process they find Bill Cipher, a seemingly benevolent figure who gives them insight into building a device that he claims will help humanity. They agree to build said device, but as time goes on Bill's "Benevolence" comes further and further into question. Mcgucket becomes apprehensive while The Author remains optimistically blind to Bill's shadyness. Eventually ''something'' happens in the process of following Cipher's plan that proves to much for McGuckets conscious, but he can't convince the Author (or maybe even himself) that it was truly Bill's fault, so he decides to quit the project and wipe his memory, creating the Society of the Blindeye in the process. The Author continues to follow Bill, until he himself finally realizes that Bill has actually been tricking him, leading to his becoming (rightfully) paranoid and his eventual disappearance [[spoiler: into the portal]]

* [[spoiler : Completely jossed!]] The author is [[spoiler : Stan's brother]]

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper until the absolute worst moment, and even then chose to run away rather than discuss the issue. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the emotional and psychological wellbeing of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when there was a break in the making for a long time.

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper until the absolute worst moment, and even then chose to run away rather than discuss the issue. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the emotional and psychological wellbeing of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when it was a break in the making for a long time.

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper until the absolute worst moment. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the emotional and psychological wellbeing of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when it was a break in the making for a long time.

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper and caused a SelfFulfillingProphecy by freaking out instead of talking when he finally learned about these fears. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the emotional and psychological wellbeing of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when it was a break in the making for a long time.

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper and caused a SelfFulfillingProphecy by freaking out instead of talking when he finally learned about these fears. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the feelings of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when it was a break in the making for a long time.

* And honestly, everyone in this family needs a good talking-to in how they treat Dipper. Ford's influence may not be the healthiest, but don't forget that Dipper admitted he spent most of his time with Ford because yeah, he's cool, but he also didn't make fun of him like Stan or Mabel, both of whom have had a lot of time in the show dedicated to how they each ''really'' negatively affect Dipper's self-worth and insecurities in their own right, despite how much they clearly love him. People just seem more upset with Ford because [[DoubleStandard Mabel and Stan are fan favorites]] and the inter-family drama between the Pines since Ford arrived has now had bigger consequences. This is a broken family that hasn't figured out how to function well under the strain of the circumstances they're in; ''nobody's'' relationship is healthy right now. Stan treated Dipper how he thinks his father treated him because he truly believes his father was invoking ToughLove instead of abuse (though ironically, his relationship with Dipper seems to be the best right now). Mabel pushes her brother's interests aside for the sake of her own and yet is so afraid of separation she stopped talking about her concerns with Dipper and caused a SelfFulfillingProphecy by freaking out instead of talking when he finally learned about this. And now Ford is projecting onto Dipper and assuming he'd benefit from separating from Mabel because he honestly doesn't remember having a twin relationship that wasn't unhealthy. So while Ford should be called out for projecting his own problems onto Dipper (even though I don't believe he meant to do so maliciously), it would look ''very'' hypocritical unless the rest were called out for their respective treatments as well, which have all had an equally negative impact on Dipper personally, even if it didn't impact Mabel or their sibling relationship. While precious, a strong sibling relationship does not come before the feelings of an individual, and Stan and Mabel had been alienating Dipper for a long time--Ford's presence just gave him somewhere else to go, and someone that respected and even returned his interests and quirks. While Ford has a lot of faults and has made a lot of mistakes, it's hard to blame Ford for breaking up the Pines family dynamic when it was a break in the making for a long time.

[[folder: The Author of the Journals, [[spoiler:Stanford Pines]] (now that we know who he is)]]