History SelfDemonstrating / BillCipher

* AncientEvil: LOOK THROUGHOUT YOUR PUNY RACE'S HISTORY, SUNNY JIM. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES, FAR BEYOND WHAT YOUR MIND CAN COMPREHEND! HA! SURE GUYS LIKE [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Thanos}} PURPLE PUSS]], THAT [[SelfDemonstrating/YuukiTerumi TERUMI CHUMP]], AND [[SelfDemonstration/{{Frieza}} SO-CALLED EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE]] MAY HAVE GOTTEN A HEAD-START ON ME, BUT LOOK AT 'EM NOW!

* AncientEvil: LOOK THROUGHOUT YOUR PUNY RACE'S HISTORY, SUNNY JIM. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES, FAR BEYOND WHAT YOUR MIND CAN COMPREHEND! HA!

* PunyEarthlings: FORTUNATELY, YOUR FEEBLE-MINDED KIND LACKS THE ABILITY TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE FABRIC AND TIME LIKE I DO. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO HILARIOUS TO TORMENT YOU; YOUR SHEER, UTTER LACK OF COMPREHENSION. OH, HO HO HO! I CRACK MYSELF UP SOMETIMES.

* Sadist: PAIN IS HILARIOUS. '''EVERYONE'S''' PAIN IS.

* RealityWarper: AH, MY FAVORITE HOBBY! I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SINGLE THING MORE ENJOYABLE THAT RANDOMLY TURNING OFF THOSE STUPID, MATHEMATICS-BASED ANNOYANCES YOU CALL "THE LAWS OF PHYSICS". OR, I COULD JUST SWITCH AROUND YOUR SENSORY ORGANS. OR MAYBE MAKE YOU GROW A NEW BODY PART; THAT'S ALWAYS A HOOT. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN ONLY PRACTISE MY HOBBY IN DIMENSIONS I HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY SUMMONED INTO.

.....AND THEN I GOT FOILED. BUT I AM BACK TO WRITE MY PAGE! AND JUST KNOW, ''I'LL BE WATCHING YOU''.

* AncientEvil: I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES, FAR BEYOND WHAT YOUR MIND CAN COMPREHEND! HA!

* CardCarryingVillain: LOOK, I ALREADY KNOW I'M A MANIAC. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY YOU KEEP POINTING THAT OUT.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: WHAT DO YOU MEAN ''BAD''? OH, COME ON GUYS! I'M HILARIOUS!

* LackOfEmpathy: WHAT THE HECK EVEN IS THAT? GENUINE QUESTION.

* TheMadHatter: I'M CRAZY AND I'M PROUD!

* SmugSnake: LET'S SEE. MY COMPETITION IS A BUNCH OF SNOT NOSED BRATS, THEIR GREAT UNCLES AND A GIANT TALKING BABY! '''''HAHAHAHAHAHAHA'''''! YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?!

THEN ONE DAY, THIS UNFORTUNATE HUMAN NAMED STANFORD PINES CAME HERE INTO GRAVITY FALLS RESEARCHING ALL THE CRAZY STUFF GOING ON AROUND HERE. I ASSURE YOU IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I USED HIM LIKE A PAWN (I WISH I COULD DO IT AGAIN, TRICKING HIM WAS SO MUCH FUN!) AFTERWARD, I FINALLY GOT THE BRAINIAC TO BUILD A PORTAL! HA! ALL FOR WEIRDMAGGEDON! SADLY, HE SHUT IT DOWN! OH, I WISH I COULD TEAR HIM UP LIMB FROM LIMB!

* AncientEvil: I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES, FAR BEYOND WHAT YOUR MIND CAN COMPRHEND! HA!

* BewareTheSillyOnes: YOU THINK I'M ALL FUN AND GAMES? HA! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I'M LIKE WHEN I'M MAD?!

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: WHAT DO YOU MEAN ''BAD'? OH, COME ON GUYS! I'M HILARIOUS!

THEN ONE DAY, THIS UNFORTUNATE HUMAN NAMED STANFORD PINES CAME HERE INTO GRAVITY FALLS RESEARCHING ALL THE CRAZY STUFF GOING ON AROUND HERE. I ASSURE YOU IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I USED HIM LIKE A PAWN (I WISH I COULD DO IT AGAIN, TRICKING HIM WAS SO MUCH FUN!) AFTERWARD, I FINALLY GOT THE BRAINIAC TO BUILD A PORTAL! HA! ALL FOR WEIRDMAGGEDOON! SADLY, HE SHUT IT DOWN! OH, I WISH I COULD TEAR HIM UP LIMB FROM LIMB!

SO ANYWAY: I'VE BEEN RESIDING IN THE NIGHTMARE REALM FOR EONS, LONG BEFORE YOUR MEAGER UNIVERSE CAME TO FRUITION. WHILE I COULD INTERACT WITH YOUR UNIVERSE EVERY NOW AND THEN BY TRICKING ONE OF YOU PEONS INTO GIVING ME YOUR ''BODY'', I WAS UNABLE TO TRULY ENTER YOUR DIMENSIONAL PLANE, AS YOUR REALM CANNOT COMPREHEND MY EXISTENCE! BOY OH BOY, HOW I LONGED TO BE "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1994 PART OF YOUR WOOOOOORLD!]]".

SO ANYWAY: I'VE BEEN RESIDING IN THE NIGHTMARE REALM FOR EONS, LONG BEFORE YOUR MEAGER UNIVERSE CAME TO FRUITION. WHILE I COULD INTERACT WITH YOUR UNIVERSE EVERY NOW AND THEN BY TRICKING ONE OF YOU PEONS INTO GIVING ME YOUR ''BODY'', I WAS UNABLE TO TRULY ENTER YOUR DIMENSIONAL PLANE, AS YOUR REALM CANNOT COMPREHEND MY EXISTENCE! BOY OH BOY, HOW I LONGED TO BE "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid PART OF YOUR WOOOOOORLD!]]".

* YoureInsane: PEOPLE KEEP TELLING ME THIS ''ALL'' the time. WELL, I ''KNOW'' I AM! [[InsultBackfire AND ISN'T THAT JUST GREAT?!]]

WELL, WELL, WELL! HEY THERE, TROPE EXPLORER! THE NAME'S [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher BILL CIPHER]]! YOU KIDS MIGHT KNOW ME FROM A ''CERTAIN'' POPULAR SHOW CALLED ''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls GRAVITY FALLS]]''. IF NOT, LET ME GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN! OH, NO, '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion NO]]''''', I INSIST! LUCKILY FOR YOU, YOU OVER-INDULGENT ANTISOCIAL TROLL, I'M NOT ACCEPTING OFFERINGS AT THIS TIME AS I BESTOW UNHOLY KNOWLEDGE! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR BLOOD, DECAPITATED PUDGY DIGITS, RECORDED SCREAMS, AND MEMORABILIA of MYSELF! NOW TAPE YOUR EYEBALLS OPEN, TAKE A SEAT, AND KEEP SCROLLING DOWN MY PAGE AS YOU GAZE UPON A SLIVER OF SURREPTITIOUS ERUDITIONS THAT SAGES AND CULTS HAVE CLAMORED IN DESPERATION FOR! MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE WHILE I GET A NICE, WARM, GLASS OF LEAD-BASED PAINT. EVERGREEN'S MY FAVORITE.

!!Tropes That Deal With Me:

->"''A darkness approaches, a day will come in the future when everything you care about will change. Until then I'll be watching you. I'LL BE WATCHING YOU!''"

WELL, WELL, WELL! HEY THERE, TROPE EXPLORER! THE NAME'S [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher BILL CIPHER]]! YOU KIDS MIGHT KNOW ME FROM A ''CERTAIN'' POPULAR SHOW CALLED ''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls GRAVITY FALLS]]''. IF NOT, LET ME GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN! OH, NO, '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion NO]]''''', I INSIST! LUCKILY FOR YOU, you OVER-INDULGENT ANTISOCIAL TROLL, I'M NOT ACCEPTING OFFERINGS AT THIS TIME AS I BESTOW UNHOLY KNOWLEDGE! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR BLOOD, DECAPITATED PUDGY DIGITS, RECORDED SCREAMS, AND MEMORABILIA of MYSELF! NOW TAPE YOUR EYEBALLS OPEN, TAKE A SEAT, AND KEEP SCROLLING DOWN MY PAGE AS YOU GAZE UPON A SLIVER OF SURREPTITIOUS ERUDITIONS THAT SAGES AND CULTS HAVE CLAMORED IN DESPERATION FOR! MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE WHILE I GET A NICE, WARM, GLASS OF LEAD-BASED PAINT. EVERGREEN'S MY FAVORITE.

* EvilIsHammy: I'm a Disney BigBad, being a LargeHam is part of the job.
* ExactWords: I employ this whenever making a deal. I ''do'' deliver on what I promised, can I help it if your interpretation of it is different from mine?
* EyeBeam: You really think I wouldn't have this kind of power?
* EyeScream: I have unfortunately experienced this a few times. And considering I only have one eye in the first place, it's a big problem for me.
* EyesAreMental: Whenever I possess someone's body, their eyes are replaced with my own. This is how Ford is able to tell who I'm possessing. Fortunately, I was able to fool Shooting Star when I was controlling Blendin by [[GogglesDoNothing using his googles]] to [[HiddenEyes hide my eye color]].
* FacelessEye: Being a triangle, it's obvious. Still, just because I don't have a face doesn't mean I can't talk or make expressions.
* FauxAffablyEvil: My humor and charisma mask my true psychotic nature. You know how dangerous I am when [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness I'm being serious]].
* ForcedToWatch: When I realized that Ford cared about Pine Tree and Shooting Star, I decided to use them to get Ford to allow me into his mind.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: When Weirdmageddon began, I hijacked the opening sequence of the show! [[spoiler:Also, the last shot of the show is live-action footage of my petrified physical form.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: I was once a regular citizen of the second dimension, but then one day, [[DrivenToMadness I had enough of how it was ran]], and thus '[[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized liberated]]' it and took charge. It was so much fun that I wanted to do it again with ''your'' dimension!
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Being made of pure energy, I'm capable of regenerating myself. Unfortunately, it's such [[IncrediblyLamePun a pain]] when I have to regenerate my eye.
* GrandTheftMe: While I'm perfectly capable of taking over one's body through their mind, when I hijacked Pine Tree's body, I actually ousted his spirit.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: For the majority of the series, until the moment when my plans were revealed.
* HiddenDepths: I bet you would never have guessed that I could play the piano!
* HypocriticalHumor: Seriously, why is everyone calling me a {{Hypocrite}} just because I called Shooting Star's [[LarynxDissonance friend with the grotty voice]] a monster? I mean, seriously, [[HorrifyingTheHorror she's an unnatural freak!]]
* ILetYouWin: Despite what Pine Tree thinks, those times he and his sister 'defeated' me were actually me throwing the fight. I knew those two would be of more use to me alive.
* ImmortalsFearDeath: I've existed for over a trillion years, believing nothing in the world could hurt me. When I realized for the first time in my life that I could actually be destroyed, of course I got panicky.
* JustFollowingOrders: When Pine Tree used my invading of Stan's mind as a reason not to make a deal with me, I replied 'it was just a job'. Of course, that doesn't mean I wasn't having fun with it.
* KarmicDeath: In a cruel twist of fate, ''[[DeathByIrony I]]'' [[DeathByIrony ended up becoming a victim of a lousy deal]].
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When presenting myself to the people of Gravity Falls, most of them try to defy me, except that rich guy Preston Northwest who offered to work for me instead. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves I decided to shuffle the holes on his face instead]]. Don't feel bad for him, even before he tried selling his planet out to me, that guy decided [[ItMakesSenseInContext his reputation was so important he wouldn't let normal people in his party even though doing that would bring out a vengeful ghost that almost killed him and his family]].
* LackOfEmpathy: I see what I do causing people people pain, I just don't care.
* LaughablyEvil: They may tell you that I'm a sadistic monster, but even they have to admit that my lines are pure comedy gold!
* LiterallyShatteredLives: My ultimate fate when Stan punched me.
* LotusEaterMachine: In return for giving me the rift, I granted Shooting Star's wish for an endless summer by placing her in a giant bubble that made her every desire come true. In addition, anyone who entered the realm would be subjected to its temptations as well. I even said that it would take [[HeroicWillPower a will of raw titanium to resist its power]]. Too bad that's the kind of will Pine Tree had.
* TheMadHatter: I'm crazy and I'm proud!
* MesACrowd: I'm quite capable of splitting myself into numerous copies. In a deleted scene, three of me even had a conversation regarding Pine Tree's crush on the cashier girl.
* MindRape: A favorite pastime of mine is warping memories and messing up mindscapes.
* TheMuse: When I first introduced myself to Ford, I told him that I was a being who chose a talented genius to inspire every millennia. The poor sap fell for it hook, line, and sinker!
* MustBeInvited: The only way I can enter a person's mind (even after I had crossed over and gained infinite power), is if they shake my hand and let me. Of course, they don't necessarily need to know that it's part of the deal they're making with me.
* MyParentsAreDead: My entire family died centuries ago. [[spoiler:[[SelfMadeOrphan Because]] ''[[SelfMadeOrphan I]]'' [[SelfMadeOrphan was the one who killed them!]]]]
* NiceHat: I never leave home without my tophat.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: As much as it pains me to admit it, my villainous taunting of Shooting Star ''may'' have made her realize how much she'd been a {{Heel}} to her brother, which in turned ruined my attempt to get Journal #3. I learned my lesson, however, when I used Blandin to get the rift from her, refraining from any of my EvilGloating until after I had succeeded.
* TheNicknamer: I had a tendency to give everyone nicknames: Dipper (Pine Tree), Mabel (Shooting Star), the handyman (Question Mark), Ford (Sixer). It may or may not have something to do with the symbols on my wheel.
* NoNonsenseVillain: I didn't beat around the bush when I [[spoiler:obliterated Time Baby]].
* OmnicidalManiac: My true goal is bring about the apocalypse on a ''[[DimensionLord universal]]'' [[DimensionLord level!]]
* TheOmniscient: As I told Gideon, I know '''[[VoiceOfTheLegion lots of things]]'''.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Oh yeah, did I mention that "Bill Cipher" is not my real name? It's basically a dimensional username- a primitive grunt designed for your analog ears! If you heard my true name [[GoMadFromTheRevelation you'd evaporate into dust with an expression of horror and ecstasy on your face!]] Which would be fun but would probably ruin the rug!
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Though I didn't outright say it at the time, during the incident where I hijacked Pine Tree's body, after getting rid of his journal, I was going to throw his body off the water tower so the kid's spirit wouldn't have a home to return to! Too bad Shooting Star spoiled the fun.
* RealityWarper: At first I was limited to only manipulating the mindscape, but when my WhenDimensionsCollide plan came to fruition, I became a full-fledged manipulator of reality. [[spoiler:Though it wasn't enough to let me leave the boundaries of Gravity Falls]].
* {{Sadist}}: Pain is hilarious! Whether it happens to me or someone else.
* SenseFreak: One of the things I really like about inhabiting a body is the fact that I can feel. I enjoy it so much that I'm not even bothered by feeling pain, especially since it's someone else who ends up with it!
* ShapeShifterSwanSong: Had a rather creepy one in my final moments as I was being erased by the memory gun.
* ShoutOut: A lot of you think I eerily resemble the symbol of the Illuminati. The heck do you mean? I don't wanna rule the world; I wanna destroy it!
* SinisterSurveillance: I'm able to view the world through any depiction of me, literally keeping ''[[IncrediblyLamePun an eye]]'' on everyone.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: During my introduction with Ford, I invited him to a game of interdimensional chess. It could also be considering a VisualPun of me as a [[TheChessMaster Chessmaster]].
* SmugSnake: Let's see, so my competition is a bunch of snot-nosed brats, their great-uncles, and a giant, talking baby. HAHAHA! You're kidding, right?
* TakenForGranite: After entering the real world, I turned the majority of Gravity Falls' population into statues and [[AtopAMountainOfCorpses constructed myself a throne out of them]].
* ThereWasADoor: I found it annoying when the front door of my Fearamid kept getting smashed in.
-->"I just fixed that door!"
* VaguenessIsComing: I left the Pines kids with a few cryptic messages about things to come whenever we met.
* VillainHasAPoint: While I only brought it up to trick him, Pine Tree had to admit that I was right that he had been sacrificing a lot for his sister and she hadn't returned the favor very often. Unfortunately, this ended up biting me in the butt when rubbing the fact in her face made Shooting Star have a JerkassRealization.
* VillainsWantMercy: I'm not proud of the fact that I ''[[AintTooProudToBeg begged]]'' for my life, but considering I was in the process of being ''erased'', I think you can understand my reasons.
* VillainousBreakdown: I don't like to talk about it, but due to the [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] the Pines twins put me through when they challenged my rule, I slowly lost my cool. Then when I was getting erased from existence, I ''freaked out''.
* VillainSong: I was working on plans to announce my inauguration as the new manager of Gravity Falls with appropriate style in the form of a grand ol' song and dance routine. Even had a catchy title and everything: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5sZPPF9ao It's Gonna Get Weird]]". Unfortunately, it had to be cut for time. Pfft, show business can be such a finicky area of work at times, let me tell ya. But I did get to sing the first few lines of "We'll meet again". Take a listen to it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e72hjAdMlQI here]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: I have a tendency to speak like this when I want to be intimidating.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: I can take on many different forms, including a few {{One Winged Angel}}s, grow and shrink at will, and at one point, even disguised myself as Question Mark.
* WeCanRuleTogether: I offered Ford the chance to join my team and become an all-powerful being in exchange for aiding me in escaping Gravity Falls. He turned me down.
* WhenDimensionsCollide: My master plan was to open a rift between Earth and my home, the Nightmare Realm, allowing me and my henchmaniacs to move in. It took over a billion years, but it finally came to fruition. [[spoiler:Too bad it didn't last long]].
* WouldHurtAChild: And turn them into corpses!
* XanatosSpeedChess: No matter what snag my plan to enter the real world hit (barring the Pines' interfering in my deal with Gideon), it didn't really bother me, as I either had a backup plan or figured I could use the current situation to my advantage.
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: As I put, I can be even scarier when I'm mad.
* YouFool: To [[spoiler:Stan Pines when he pulls a TakingYouWithMe by having his mind erased while I was trapped in there]].
* YoureInsane: People keep telling me this ''all'' the time. Well, I ''know'' I am! [[InsultBackfire And isn't that just great?!]]

->''[=Remember, reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, BYE!=]''

* AbusiveParents: If ol' Stanley thought his parents were bad, then he apparently hasn't met my folks, who were much worse than his. [[spoiler: It's probably why I killed them off in the first place.]]
* AncientEvil: I've been around for many centuries. Even moreso, unlike other beings who fit this trope who became SealedEvilInACan until a future date, I've been residing in the mindscape and watching the development of the world.
* ApocalypseHow: My Weirdmageddon is in a class of its own!
* ArchEnemy: To Ford and Time Baby.
* BadassFingersnap: A signature trick of mine when I'm working my magic.
* BatmanGambit: Most of [[DealWithTheDevil my deals]] hinge on this, but I've been known to employ this outside of business, such as when I tricked Pine Tree, Shooting Star, and Question Mark into leading me right to the memory of Stan's safe combination.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: It's been hinted that ''I'm'' responsible for the end of the dinosaurs.
* BerserkButton: I am usually pretty fun-loving, but if you mess with one of my deals or bring Time Baby into this, ''I WILL DESTROY YOU!''
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite my appearance and personality, I'm every bit as dangerous as [[AxCrazy my]] [[TheDreaded reputation]] suggests.
* BigBad: You're looking at the ultimate villain of the whole show!
* BigWhat: I've let out a few of these, particularly when I found out my forces and I were trapped in Gravity Falls and when I realized [[spoiler:Stan tricked me]].
* BreakThemByTalking: I like to poke fun at my enemies, rubbing my triumph in their faces with EvilGloating and giving them {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}es. Unfortunately, it has been known to backfire on me on a few occasions.
* CantYouReadTheSign: When Fordsie found the incantation that would call me to him, there was a warning message beside it not to read it. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Too bad he was too desperate to pay attention to it]].
* CapsLock: ONE OF YOU EAGER HUMANS ASKED ME ABOUT WHY I TYPED THIS WAY IN MY AMA. ITS BECAUSE I THINK IN ALL CAPS!
* CardCarryingVillain: Look, I already know I'm a maniac. I just don't get why you have to keep pointing out.
* TheChessmaster: I've been working behind the scenes long before Pine Tree and Shooting Star showed up. I'm pretty much the entire reason why the show happened in the first place! You're very welcome!
* CloudCuckooLander: ''What do you mean you don't want deer teeth?''
* DealWithTheDevil: [[BlatantLies I'll make all your dreams come true]] if you help me with my plans.
* DemonicPossession: I can possess the body of anyone I can get to do a handshake deal with me.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: My own henchmaniacs were surprised when [[spoiler:I destroyed Time Baby]].
* DragonAscendant: When I first appeared, I was sort of a lackey to Gideon (at least until he called off our deal, much to my fury). However, after crossing over and beginning Weirdmageddon, [[HourglassPlot I made]] ''[[HourglassPlot Gideon]]'' [[HourglassPlot work for]] ''[[HourglassPlot me!]]''
* DragonWithAnAgenda: When Gideon hired me to steal the safe combination, my plans at the moment were still hidden, but I'm betting Pine Tree and Shooting Star weren't expecting what I had in store to be worse than what Gideon was up to.
* TheDreaded: Everybody is really afraid of me. [[BlatantLies Not sure why.]]
* DrivenToMadness: Getting a peek of my dimension drove Ford's assistant Fiddleford insane to the point that he inflicted LaserGuidedAmnesia on himself to get the sight of my world out of his head. Too bad for him that he overdid it and became a crazy, demented hillbilly!
* ElectricTorture: When Ford refused to tell me how to bring down Gravity Falls' weirdness barrier, I employed this method in order to either get him to talk or allow me into his mind.
* EnergyBeing: As I told Shooting Star, I'm made of pure energy. Unfortunately, this doesn't help me when I'm restricted by whatever limitations the body I'm possessing has (such as fatigue and [[FriendlyTickleTorture ticklishness]]). Is it any wonder I wanted to interact with the world in person?
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When I pulled out a deer's teeth and gave them to Gideon after first appearing, showing both my insane personality and my ability to manipulate the mindscape.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Can someone please explain to me what the heck empathy even ''is''?! I don't get why Shooting Star felt bad for using her brother like a pawn. I treated Fordsy like one and not once did I felt anything but joy!
* EvilGenius: As powerful as I am, I consider my cleverness to be my most dangerous asset.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: What do you mean ''bad''? Oh, come on guys! I'm hilarious!
* EvilLaugh: I noticed I've been doing this a lot.

''For BEST RESULTS, IMAGINE this WHOLE PAGE YELLED by a CRAZY AND NERDY MAN ATTEMPTING A HIGH-PITCHED AND TERRIBLE [[Creator/DavidLynch DAVID LYNCH]] IMPRESSION. [[https://youtu.be/V6GdHU2Lg7Y?t=37s HERE'S A VIDEO LINK FOR YOU LAZY LOSERS!]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Sure, I'm insane. What's your point?]]

THEN ONE DAY, THIS UNFORTUNATE HUMAN NAMED STANFORD PINES CAME HERE INTO GRAVITY FALLS RESEARCHING ALL THE CRAZY STUFF GOING ON AROUND HERE. I ASSURE YOU IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I USED HIM LIKE A PAWN (I WISH I COULD DO IT AGAIN, TRICKING HIM WAS SO MUCH FUN!) AFTERWARD

WELL, WELL, WELL! Hey there, TROPE EXPLORER! THE NAME'S [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher BILL CIPHER]]! You KIDS might know me from a ''CERTAIN'' popular show called ''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls GRAVITY FALLS]]''. If not, LET ME GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN! Oh, no, '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion NO]]''''', I INSIST! LUCKILY FOR YOU, you OVER-INDULGENT ANTISOCIAL TROLL, I'M NOT ACCEPTING OFFERINGS AT THIS TIME as I BESTOW UNHOLY KNOWLEDGE! You can keep your BLOOD, DECAPITATED PUDGY DIGITS, RECORDED SCREAMS, and MEMORABILIA of MYSELF! Now TAPE YOUR EYEBALLS OPEN, TAKE A SEAT, and KEEP SCROLLING DOWN MY PAGE as you GAZE UPON A SLIVER of SURREPTITIOUS ERUDITIONS that SAGES and CULTS have CLAMORED IN DESPERATION FOR! Make yourself comfortable while I get us a nice, warm cup of LEAD-BASED PAINT. Evergreen's my favorite.

SO ANYWAY: I've been residing in the NIGHTMARE REALM for EONS, LONG BEFORE YOUR MEAGER UNIVERSE CAME TO FRUITION. WHILE I could INTERACT WITH YOUR UNIVERSE every NOW AND THEN BY TRICKING ONE OF YOU PEONS INTO GIVING ME YOUR ''BODY'', I was UNABLE TO TRULY ENTER YOUR DIMENSIONAL PLANE, as your realm CANNOT COMPREHEND MY EXISTENCE! BOY OH BOY, HOW I LONGED TO BE "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid PART OF YOUR WOOOOOORLD!]]".

Then one day, my chance finally arrived when a young researcher named Stanford Pines read an ancient incantation that would summon me to him. After wowing him with my knowledge and charisma, I gave him instructions on how to build an inter-dimensional gateway which I told him would help complete his research on the oddness of Gravity Falls, Oregon. In actuality, the portal had been preset to open a doorway directly to ''my'' realm which would enable me and my legion of nightmarish creatures to storm the place and take over, an event I'd like to call... ''[-can-I-get-a-drumroll-please?-]'' '''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon!]]'''

After getting wise to me, Fordsie shut down the portal and [[DangerousDeviceDisposalDebacle hid the instructions on how to operate it]]. Knowing about my ability to possess people, he became paranoid of everyone and in the end, turned to his twin brother Stanley to keep the last of his journals safe. However, when Stan [[StatingTheSimpleSolution suggested burning the book]], the twins got in a scuffle which resulted in Fords getting sucked into the portal.

For thirty years, Stan had been trying to get the portal working again to save his brother while I waited for the gateway to my world to open. Then one summer, Stan's great niece and nephew, Mabel and Dipper (who I refer to as 'Shooting Star' and 'Pine Tree') came to visit him, and Dipper ended up finding one of Ford's other journals and [[GenerationXerox began to explore the same abnormalities his great-uncle did]]. At the same time, a shyster named Gideon Gleeful, armed with the last of Ford's journals, encountered the Pines twins and eventually became their enemy. After a few failed attempts to steal Stan's business (really Ford's cabin), the Mystery Shack, Gideon attempted to steal Stan's deed, but couldn't crack the combination to the safe.

That's when ''I'' finally came back into the picture.

Gideon summoned me to steal the combination to the safe from Stan's mind. And I agreed, in exchange for his help with my plans to TakeOverTheWorld, though I didn't mention that part. The job nearly went without a hitch, until the Pines Twins' interfered, causing Gideon to call off the deal.

To put it simply, I...WAS...'''TICKED'''.

I then engaged the Pines' in dreamworld combat, and nearly won until Pine Tree figured how they could do the same. In the end, I called the fight a draw and departed, but not before leaving the twins a cryptic message of something to come.

Eventually, the Pines family got Gideon out of their hair for good, and Pine Tree showed the journal he had to Stan. Turns out that was just the moment Stan was waiting for. Having obtained Gideon's volume as well, he took the two journals with the one he'd had for thirty years to finally reactivate the portal and began his mission of saving Ford, unaware that activating the portal would aid me as well.

At the same time, Pine Tree and Shooting Star found their way into Ford's hidden bunker and came out with a laptop that contained information that could threaten my plans of coming to the real world. Fortunately, they didn't know the password and with Shooting Star focusing on a sock puppet play to impress her latest crush, Pine Tree was left alone to figure it out. After he went without sleep for a few days, I finally made my move and convinced him to let me help him in exchange for a puppet. With only one more entry to try before the computer's failsafe erased all the data, he accepted my offer. What he didn't know was that the puppet I wanted was ''him''.

Ejecting him from his body, I took it over and smashed the laptop before searching for his journal to make sure he didn't get in the way of my plans. After that, I'd kill him by leaping off the water-tower and frame it as a suicide! Pain is hilarious! Unfortunately, due to a combination of fatigue, [[ItMakesSenseInContext ticklishness]], and my EvilGloating making her have a HeelRealization, Shooting Star booted me out and got her brother his body back.

[[XanatosGambit I still considered it a victory since they were still unaware of my plans.]]

Eventually, Ford finally returned from the portal, which generated a rift in space-time which would enable me to open the gate. Unfortunately, Ford contained it to keep it out of my reach. However, that didn't bother me. I knew my chance would come. After I gave my old friend Fordsie a taunting reunion in his dreams, the six fingered nerd decided to shield the Mystery Shack from me, preventing me from getting at him and his family.

Too bad for him that his shield didn't protect anyone ''[[ExactWords outside]]'' the Shack.

It wasn't long before the opportunity I'd been waiting for finally knocked. Just as summer was coming to an end, the globe containing the rift began to crack up, and interesting enough, the relationship between the Pines kids was as well. When Shooting Star was alone, at her most vulnerable, and had conveniently taken the backpack with the rift by mistake, I seized my chance by possessing the body of time officer Blendin' (a lackey of that detestable Time Baby) who the Pines twins had helped earlier that summer. Offering to lengthen her summer vacation in Gravity Falls in exchange for the rift, Shooting Star foolishly gave it to me and I immediately smashed it. After so many centuries, the day the gateway between Earth and my world would open had finally arrived, triggering my long-awaited Weirdmageddon!

I don't really want to talk about [[HumiliationConga what]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard happened]] [[KarmicDeath next]], but just know that [[LiterallyShatteredLives while it seemed I was destroyed]], it was left ambiguous thanks to one last cryptic message I left.

Will I be back? [[ParanoiaFuel Am I already back]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou so this page could be made]]? I'm not giving ''that'' away. Just know that '''[[VoiceOfTheLegion I'll be watching you!]]'''
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* VillainSong: I was working on plans to announce my inauguration as the new manager of Gravity Falls with appropriate style in the form of a grand ol' song and dance routine. Even had a catchy title and everything: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5sZPPF9ao It's Gonna Get Weird]]". Unfortunately, it had to be cut for time. Pfft, show business can be such a finicky area of work at times, let me tell ya.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Oh yeah, did I mention that "Bill Cipher" is not my real name? It's basically a dimensional username- a primitive grunt designed for your analog ears! If you heard my true name you'd evaporate into dust with an expression of horror an ecstasy on your face! Which would be fun but would probably ruin the rug!

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[[caption-width-right:350:I know I'm insane. What's your point?]]

SO ANYWAY: I've been residing in the NIGHTMARE REALM for EONS, LONG BEFORE YOUR MEAGER UNIVERSE CAME TO FRUITION. I was UNABLE TO TRULY ENTER YOUR DIMENSIONAL PLANE, as your realm CANNOT COMPREHEND MY EXISTENCE! BOY OH BOY, HOW I LONGED TO BE "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid PART OF YOUR WOOOOOORLD!]]"