History Characters / GravityFallsMabelPines

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hugs a cat during the HowWeGotHere moment of "Tourist Trapped", allows Gompers to chew on her sweater, saves a lobster from a restaurant, owns a pet pig named Waddles, and has let caterpillars crawl on her face. She also bluntly states in "Land Before Swine" that Waddles should be kept inside like a person, and that maybe it's people who should be put outside.

** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: In "Irrational Treasure". Justified, as the mystery was set up by [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike another Cloudcuckoolander.]]

** She seems to be growing out of it after the events of [[spoiler: Weirdmageddon, as she gradually looks at Candy tells her that they have to leave Gravity Falls without Dipper helping, and tried to tell Waddles that he couldn't come back home with her.]]

* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: Her fears that she and Dipper will eventually drift apart like Ford and Stan, which Dipper brushes off, begin to be show themselves as legitimate as Dipper starts to spend most of his time with Ford, while Mabel spends even more time with Stan, Grenda, and Candy. But rather than any dislike towards each other, it's more a case of PoorCommunicationKills—neither of them are talking to each other about their deeper concerns due to outside forces and inner issues, so when problems between them arise, they both internalize it rather than discuss it, and thus aren't made aware of what bothers the other. See SelfFulfillingProphecy, however, for how she caused some of these fears to happen herself.]]

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Mabel does this on a fairly regular basis.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mabel is the sweetest person one can meet, but she's something else she gets angry.

* IconicOutfit: Mabel is hardly ever seen without a turtleneck sweater of some kind.

* PinkMeansFeminine: She's a GirlyBruiser whose IconicOutfit consists of a pink sweater and headband.

** Mabel is better at making split-second decisions than her brother, whom often doesn't bode well without planning in advance: She used a nyarf gun to make Bill drop the door with the safe's combination in "Dreamscaperers", saved Dipper and herself with her grappling hook in "Gideon Rises", [[spoiler: sprayed spray paint at Bill's eye during his spiel and broke through the Fearamid's wall using Dipper's size altering flashlight in "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls".]]

* BewareTheSillyOnes: More than capable of backing Dipper up, but she will also bezazzle her entire face for kicks. "Irrational Treasure"'s plot is that she was able to solve the mystery because of how she approached it in a silly, unorthodox way.

* PinkMeansFeminine: She's a GirlyBruiser and her IconicOutfit consists of a pink sweater and headband.

* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears a pink hairband and sweater.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The GirlyGirl to Wendy's {{Tomboy}}. On the other-hand she is more the {{Tomboy}} to Pacifica's light GirlyGirl.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hugs a cat during the HowWeGotHere moment of "Tourist Trapped", allows Gompers to chew on her sweater, saves a lobster from a restaurant, owns a pet pig named Waddles, and has let caterpillars crawl on her face.

!![[center:[[Characters/GravityFalls Index]]: [[Characters/GravityFallsMysteryShack The Mystery Shack]] ([[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] | Mabel Pines | [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Grunkle Stan]]) | [[Characters/GravityFallsMysteryShackTheAuthor The Author]] | [[Characters/GravityFallsMainAntagonists Main Antagonists]] | [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]] | [[Characters/GravityFallsAdults Adults of Gravity Falls]] | [[Characters/GravityFallsYouth Youth of Gravity Falls]] | [[Characters/GravityFallsCreaturesAndOtherOddities Creatures and other Oddities]]]]

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** Downplayed in "Roadside Attraction". Despite proclaiming that she has a plan to set up Candy and Dipper (clearly going against her lesson from "The Love God") she doesn't much act on this plan besides making them share a seat and her forgetting the previous aesop is neither the driving force nor the focus of the conflict that occurs.

* BrokenPedestal: Mabel loved unicorns all her life, the word "unicorn" was even her first word. Then she actually met one [[spoiler:and soon realized what awful, pretentious and judgmental creatures they actually are.]]

* EmotionallyTongueTied: Since Mabel is FunPersonified and prefers seeing people happy, [[RealMenDontCry she struggles]] whenever she thinks she will disappoint or upset someone. Any time she is put into a moment where she has to deny ("Norman's" proposal, Gideon's initial advances) or confront someone with the truth or a personal worry (apologizing to Candy and Grenda that she [[spoiler: didn't win the party crown]], attempting to admit to Stan that [[spoiler: he's unlikely to win the election]], confronting Dipper about [[spoiler: her fears of possibly having a poor relationship with him]]), she tends to look away and fidget, fumbling with her words and/or tries to phrase her replies lightly. [[spoiler: She seems to be growing out of it after the events of Weirdmageddon, as she tells Candy that they have to leave Gravity Falls without Dipper helping her and tried to tell Waddles that he couldn't come with her.]]

** She somehow coughs out bezazzle sequins perfectly onto Gideon's suit in "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel".

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: In "Irrational Treasure". Justified, as the mystery was set up by [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike another Cloudcuckoolander.]]

* BigSisterInstinct: Not as protective of Dipper as he is of her, but comes fairly close.

* EmotionallyTongueTied: Since Mabel is FunPersonified and prefers seeing people happy, [[RealMenDontCry she struggles]] whenever she thinks she will disappoint or upset someone. Any time she is put into a moment where she has to deny ("Norman's" proposal, Gideon's initial advances) or confront someone with the truth or a personal worry (apologizing to Candy and Grenda that she [[spoiler: didn't win the party crown]], attempting to admit to Stan that [[spoiler: he's unlikely to win the election]], confronting Dipper about [[spoiler: her fears of possibly having a poor relationship with him]]), she tends to look away and fidget, fumbling with her words and/or tries to phrase her replies lightly. [[spoiler: She seems to be growing out of it after the events of Weirdmageddon, as she tells Candy that they have to leave Gravity Falls without Dipper helping her.]]

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Why she brags about being one millimeter taller than Dipper in "Little Dipper" and jokes that it was proof she was evolving into the "Alpha Twin". She feels as if Dipper is better at her at everything, and his tendency to brag after winning when playing games with her made her feel insecure. WordOfGod also states that Mabel is secretly envious of Dipper for academically better than her, in contrast to Dipper being jealous of Mabel's social skills.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: This, along with being InnocentlyInsensitive, is her FatalFlaw. Mabel has a problem with selfishness and often takes advantage of her brother's love to try to get him to put aside his own wishes and goals and do what she wants, usually without realizing (until [[HeelRealization far later]], if at all) that what she's doing is manipulative or damaging. This is subverted in "Sock Opera" [[spoiler:when she sacrifices her sock puppet performance to defeat Bill]] and in "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality", where [[spoiler: she tells Dipper she's okay with his decision of becoming Ford's apprentice.]]

* BrokenPedestal: Mabel loved unicorns all her life. Then she actually met one [[spoiler:and soon realized what awful, pretentious and judgmental creatures they actually are.]]

** She coughs out bezazzle sequins perfectly onto Gideon's suit in "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel".
** She once had to go to the hospital because she ate [[http://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/1kgq85/i_am_alex_hirsch_creator_of_gravity_falls_ask_me/cbotn79 scratch and sniff stickers]]. This didn't stop her from eating a sticker in "The Golf War" in an attempt to [[spoiler:stop the Lilliputtians from fighting over it.]] Of course, it was only one sticker and wasn't a scratch-and-sniff.

* InLoveWithLove: One of her goals is to have an "epic summer romance", and she's very keen on [[TheMatchmaker helping other people get their own romance]] as well. However, she seems to have a pretty poor idea of how love works, considering how often she tries to force love when it isn't there. In one of the shorts, she exclaims that if Love doesn't work, "force it."
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Why she brags about being one millimeter taller than Dipper in "Little Dipper" and jokes that it was proof she was evolving into the "Alpha Twin". She feels as if Dipper is better at her at everything, and his tendency to brag after winning when playing games with her made her feel insecure.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Shares this flaw with [[spoiler:''Ford'']], of all people. Like him, she has a problem with selfishness and a tendency not to consider the value of other people's opinions or desires if they differ from her own. She usually considers her way of doing things to be 100% correct (even at one point proclaiming to her brother that she "do[es] everything right, all the time!") and has to go through tough [[JerkassRealization Jerkass Realizations]] to even consider that whatever she's done maybe wasn't the best thing after all. Unfortunately, she also shares [[spoiler:Ford's]] tendency towards [[AesopAmnesia forgetting hard-learned lessons]], so she slips back into this just as often.

--->'''Mabel''': What's ''wrong'' with you guys! This is an ''important mission'' and you're all just being ''totally self-center—'' ''[shocked realization]'' Ohh... ''[covers her face]'' Oh, Mabel, you gotta work on yo'self.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Though she is ignorant of a lot of the complexities of others and often accidentally offends without meaning to, WordOfGod says she understands that Dipper's desire to grow up fast is inherently childish. This is shown in "Summerween" when she admits that she knows that she and her brother would inevitably grow out of trick-or-treating.

** At the end of "Dipper and Mabel Vs. The Future", [[spoiler:it's her thoughtlessness mixed with emotional turmoil that lets Bill initiate Weirdmageddon. She gives a possessed Blendin Blandin the Interdimensional Rift under the assumption that he was a friend returning a favor.]] ]]]]

*** Her self-centered tendencies is thoroughly addressed in ''ComicBook/GravityFallsLostLegends'', where she puts up with [[spoiler: alternate Mabels that are too caught up with their own interests to help and comes to a JerkassRealization on her selfish tendencies before rallying the Mabels with a RousingSpeech, admitting that she caused an "entire apocalypse just to get one more day of summer" and promising to never be selfish again.]]

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She has a habit of playfully punching, poking, bear hugging, and tackle hugging people (Dipper and Stan, occasionally Soos) she is especially fond of.

* SecurityCling: While both Pines twins do this when they are both frightened, Mabel does this more so, frequently reaching for Dipper's hand, shoulder, or vest when she is scared.

[[spoiler:'''Bill''']]: Hmm, you didn't seem to have a problem taking it for your own play or ditching him when he needed you. So come to your senses. Gimme the book or your play is ruined. (Mabel sighs and begins to hand over the journal) [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame There it is. I mean, who would sacrifice everything they've worked for just for their dumb sibling?]]\\

''(audience boos and leaves)''

* MsImagination: Is prone to wild and vibrant flights of fancy, ranging from sparkling, glittery rainbows to Aoshima the dolphin and waffles with humanlike muscular arms. [[spoiler: In "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality", these come to life in Mabeland.]]

* NoodleIncident: In "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls", she states that she's accidentally gotten spray paint in her eyes... several times.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She has a habit of playfully punching, poking and tackle hugging people (Dipper and Stan) she is especially fond of.

** ''The Love God'' also shows that she ships Dipper with her friend Candy, and Grunkle Stan with Soos's grandmother.

* WeirdnessMagnet: Possibly moreso than her brother. Weird stuff is always gravitating toward her—-the gnomes and Gideon, for instance—-and, in The Inconveniencing, [[spoiler:she was possessed, rather than 'punished' by the ghosts.]]

* AllTakeAndNoGive: This, along with being InnocentlyInsensitive, is her FatalFlaw. Mabel has a problem with selfishness and often takes advantage of her brother's love. This is subverted in "Sock Opera" [[spoiler:when she sacrifices her sock puppet performance to defeat Bill]] and in "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality", where [[spoiler: she tells Dipper she's okay with his decision of becoming Ford's apprentice.]]

** At the end of "Dipper and Mabel Vs. The Future", [[spoiler: under emotional distress, she gives a possessed Blendin Blandin the Interdimensional Rift, believing his idea and trusting his words that he was a friend returning a favor.]]

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Why she brags about being one millimeter taller than Dipper in "Little Dipper": she feels as if Dipper is better at her at everything, and his tendency to brag after winning when playing games with her made her feel insecure.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Is this to Dipper whenever he is upset over blunders.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: WordOfGod says she understands that Dipper's desire to grow up fast is inherently childish. This is shown in "Summerween" when she admits that she knows that she and her brother would inevitably grow out of trick-or-treating.

* MsImagination: Is prone to wild flights of fancy.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She has a phobia of Claymation that she realizes is perfectly rational in ''Little Gift Shop of Horrors'', though it's unknown if she really has this fear or if it was just part of Stan's story.

* UngratefulBitch: Dipper often sacrificed for Mabel, and she rarely returned the favor until [[spoiler:Bill]] calls out her selfish tendencies in "Sock Opera". This reached its peak in [[spoiler:"Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future", where despite everything Dipper has done for her, the moment when she realizes that Dipper is leaving her for what he wants, she outbursts from accumulated emotional stress with "it's a horrible opportunity for ''me''!" However, in "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality", once she comes to her senses, she tells Dipper she's okay with his decision of becoming Ford's apprentice, implying [[CharacterDevelopment she's starting to grow out of it]].]]

* AllTakeAndNoGive: This, along with being InnocentlyInsensitive, is her FatalFlaw. Mabel has a problem with selfishness and often takes advantage of her brother's love to try to get him to put aside his own wishes and goals and do what she wants, usually without realizing (until [[HeelRealization far later]], if at all) that what she's doing is manipulative or damaging. This is subverted in "Sock Opera" [[spoiler:when she sacrifices her sock puppet performance to defeat Bill]] and in "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality", where [[spoiler: she tells Dipper it's okay if he becomes Ford's apprentice.]]

** Selfishness. Mabel often gets so wrapped up in her intense feelings about her own creative ideas, wants, needs and emotions that she neglects to consider the needs, ideas and emotions of others around her, which causes a lot of her conflicts throughout the show. This flaw is portrayed throughout the series but not openly discussed as a problem until ''Sock Opera'', and it takes many more plot-heavy episodes for Mabel to start growing out of it.
*** [[spoiler:This comes to a head in "Dipper and Mabel Vs. The Future", when she puts her misery and fear of growing up over Dipper's desire to make decisions for his own future, throwing a fit over it. She attempts to make a deal with Blendin Blandin using [[SealedEvilInACan the mysterious orb in Dipper's backpack]] to freeze Gravity Falls in time so she wouldn't lose Dipper and could have a little more time for Summer. The deal doesn't work, but only because Blendin was actually possessed by Bill, who takes advantage of Mabel's various weaknesses to jumpstart the Apocalypse]].

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Why she brags about being one millimeter taller than Dipper in "Little Dipper", and jokes that it was proof she was evolving into the "Alpha Twin". She feels as if Dipper is better at her at everything, and his tendency to brag after winning when playing games with her made her feel insecure.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Shares this flaw with [[spoiler:''Ford'']], of all people. Like him, she has a problem with selfishness and a tendency not to consider the value of other people's opinions or desires if they differ from her own. She usually considers her way of doing things to be 100% correct (even at one point proclaiming to her brother that she "do[es] everything right, all the time!") and has to go through tough [[JerkassRealization Jerkass Realizations]] to even consider that whatever she's done maybe wasn't the best thing after all. Unfortunately, she also shares [[spoiler:Ford's]] tendency towards [[AesopAmnesia forgetting hard-learned lessons]], so she slips back into this just as often.
** Dipper possibly [[spoiler:leaving to become the Author's apprentice and chase his dreams by himself]] actually scares her into admitting that she doesn't care if it's a good opportunity for Dipper, what matters is if it's a good opportunity for ''her''. This was, of course, after she had a really awful day, and she gets over it during "Weirdmageddon".

* LetsGetDangerous: Whenever something pushes her to far, such as her brother being put in danger or someone manipulating her, she'll always step up and often the results aren't pretty.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Dipper. While it doesn't reach to unhealthy standards like Mabel, Dipper relies on Mabel for emotional support.

* {{Nephewism}}: Her and Dipper's summer caretaker is their great uncle aka "Gruncle Stan". Their parents are known to be alive and well, they just sent them there to get them out of their hair for the summer. Stan is more like a surrogate grandfather than anything else, so would it be called "Great-Nephewism?"

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She has a habit of playfully punching and poking people (Dipper and Stan) that she is especially fond of.

* PerpetualSmiler: Takes a lot to wipe the smile off her face.

* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: Her fears that she and Dipper will eventually drift apart like Ford and Stan, which Dipper brushes off, begin to be show themselves as legitimate as Dipper starts to spend most of his time with Ford, while Mabel spends even more time with Stan, Grenda, and Candy. But rather than any dislike towards each other, it's more a case of PoorCommunicationKills--neither of them are talking to each other about their deeper concerns due to outside forces and inner issues, so when problems between them arise, they're both internalize it rather than discuss it and thus aren't made aware of what bothers the other. See SelfFulfillingProphecy, however, for how she caused some of these fears to happen herself.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Ford doesn't seem to have considered how badly Mabel would take his offer to essentially raise Dipper (''[[ParentalFavoritism just]]'' Dipper) through his teenage years in Gravity Falls. Her ItsAllAboutMe response and subsequent desperate deal with Blendin Blandin to try to freeze time (thus preventing her ''or'' Dipper from growing up for as long as she wanted) screwed over Dipper and Ford's hard-won solution to the slowly cracking Rift ''and'' led directly to the start of the Apocalypse they were trying to prevent, because as it turns out, Blendin was possessed by Bill.]]

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Though she is ignorant of a lot of the complexities of others and often accidentally offends without meaning to, WordOfGod says she understands that Dipper's desire to grow up fast is inherently childish. This is shown in "Summerween" when she admits that she knows that she and her brother would inevitably grow out of trick-or-treating.

* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. Mabel never does anything outright malicious, but she has occasionally teamed up with Stan to make fun of her brother throughout the series, and often uses Dipper's dedication of making her happy to get him to do what she wants, even if it's at great inconvenience to him. All of these flaws have been known to negatively effect her brother, but rarely result in negative consequences for Mabel herself (and while Dipper has done things like this too, he usually [[HumiliationConga pays dearly]] [[YankTheDogsChain if he does]]).