Dipper

First appearance: Fighters of Lapis

Dipper Pines is the slightly younger (by 5 minutes) twin brother of Mabel Pines, and is a curious, clever, and inventive 12-year-old. With his sister Mabel along for the ride, he endeavors to uncover the secrets in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, over the summer.

Intelligent, compassionate, self-conscious and rational, Dipper Pines can't wait to leave adolescence in the rear-view mirror. Born adventurer at heart, Dipper can't sit still and is always looking for the next riddle to solve. His scrupulous attention to detail comes in handy when he is off figuring out the mystery of the day, but sometimes his over-zealousness leaves others questioning his credibility. Dipper is shown to be extremely "genre savvy." He also seems to get very irritated when people think he's cute or adorable, as he wants to be taken seriously like a grown-up from the others but at most times Dipper is most mature and wise than others. When Dipper and Mabel (and Soos at times) 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, and is not above using Gravity Falls' mysterious elements to his advantage, but ultimately always does the right thing.

In the Fighters of Lapis Series
Dipper appears along with Mabel in a tag-team set up character. Their roles in the story are often at the start of the stories as opposed to later on.