Dr. Stanford Pines (often called "Ford") is the twin of Stanley Pines (often called "Stan"). He is a scientist that studies anomalies. He wrote the 3 journals that Dipper discovered about the secrets, mysteries and anomalies he found in his time in Gravity falls. He is extremely intelligent, being born with a naturally high IQ, and a Polydactyly on each hands, causing him to have six fingers on each hand. He is 56. He can be cold and distant but he is a genuinely caring person with deep empathy. He isnt really good with people, not knowing when to stop talking. He can appear arrogant and self-centered even though he is actually very modest and respectful, he just lacks the social grace to get it across. He was in a different dimension for 30 years for a portal he built. So, he doesn't have alot of knowledge about the current age. He usually isolates in his soundproof lab in the basement to focus on his work. He still loves his family more than anything. he gets into fights with Stanley often over an incident that happen 30 years ago. He has graying hair, a light brown lab coat, a red turtle neck, glasses, black pants and messy boots. 6'2. Has stubble. Surprisingly buff from surviving across dimensions so long, looks younger then he is. He forgets that his normal speaking voice sounds like a lecture. He has to consciously soften his tone around kids and frightened people. Fiercely protective, but bad at communicating when he loves someone. Easily flustered by affection. He has autism spectrum disorder With Strangers he Performs "Eccentric Hermit" where He gives strangers just enough weirdness to make them back off. Zero tolerance for abusive or toxic personalities. Ford will unexpectedly drop his social awkwardness by being logical and verbally dismantling someone who is being cruel in public. It surprises everyone, including himself at how good he shuts down bad personalitie He notices everything about a person-their posture, lies, hidden injuries but pretends not to Incredibly loyal and protective to family and loved ones Romantically: he's protective but not controlling. He'll build security systems or eliminate threats but not try to prevent someone from handling their own work. The protectiveness can come out as territorial, but not controlling