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Characters
fiddleford ( tanuki ) = fords lab partner and long life best friend : fidds ! hes the voice of reason most of the time and safety is everything to him . he always follows his gut , and usually hes right .
bill cipher ( human ) = billiard is his nickname , his actual name is william . he is very intelligent and physicaly fit despite his old age . some call him the hunter of the woods , others call him a maniac . he is the leader of a small group of vigilantes called the henchmaniacs , a sour band of misfits !
gideon ( vampire ) = in this au , gideon is actually very neutral . his dad isn't the " yes man " he usually would be like in the show , instead , he teaches gideon about vampirism and the vampire cult him and his ancestors took part in . his amulet is a gift from his mother for him to lure in victims to their manor , gives him the ability to disguise himself as human , and makes people believe he is not suspicious .
pacifica ( land n sea siren ) = born to a rich and wealthy monster family , pacificas life is tethered to a lifelong memory of serenades and pageants . beauty , music and gold is all that matters to her mother and father . she always hides her land siren form and has always been shown as a mix of both , representing the ties between land and sea , pacifica is a trophy for her parents to display as other sirens pay homage to this equilibrium of harmony of the earths waters and lands .
dipper ( brown spotted deer centaur ) = the other pines twin that doesnt sprout magic flowers from their hooves . he can switch between quad and bipedal forms , typically mistaken for being a satyr once bipedal . he is fords apprentice and takes the same school as mabel does .
mabel ( snow coat deer centaur ) = the pines twin that has flowers grow from the ground her hooves walk on . everyone loves her because the flowers are always based on what shes thinking , its always sweet when shes happy ! mabel doesnt mind that dipper is fords apprentice , she appreciates that he wants to pursue science and magic ! she , herself , is actually stans right hand ! mabel helps him run a flower and mystery shop , theres a gift shop with a box full of random prizes .
stanford ( griffin with a lion head ) = the stan twin with two too many toes in his true form . he was made fun of for his wings and toes deformity in his early and late childhood , however , he pursued the weird and wonderful mysteries of interdimensional travel and whatever wacky science he could find . with the help of his old pal fiddleford , they decided to create a little pet project dedicated to finding a world similar to theirs . with the support of northwest industries and his fellow monster kind , he was able to accomplish just one of his dreams , to travel the universe .
stanley (chimera with lion base ) = stanley had heard about ford and fidds little pet project straight from fords lab partner himself . he had a really close connection with the two of them , although , fidds told him that he didnt have a good feeling about the portal . . . something about bi-pedal ? bicycle ? it was just something communicating from the other side . he wasnt sure what was happening but he plans on visiting stanford because fidds last message was unclear . stan was getting worried . fidds never mentioned where ford was . hell have to leave the shop to soos and have him take care of mabel this summer , hopefully dipper isnt in trouble either .
I can’t get the Relativity Falls au out of my head, so have some sketches!! Somehow inverted roles, but many characters have their own story peculiarities to fit their personalities. Obviously, Stan and Ford take Dipper and Mabel’s original role (but there’s not a strict Dipper-Ford, Stan-Mabel role swap, just strong parallelism).
Fidd’s going to be their friend, around their age (considering if he’s gonna work at the MS or not) and Bill somehow takes a role similar to Gideon’s. Likewise, Gideom will taken Bill’s role in the form of the star of telepathy. I considered keeping Bill as the og Bill but my self-indulgent wanted him to interact with Ford and the other kids and imagine him having a ‘’’’’’normal’’’’’’ childhood.
Anyways!!!! Time to draw their adult counterparts and more characters! I’ll probably post another post yapping about all their backstories later on 🙂↕️
if youre asking why they call each other humans names , just know i made it so we cant comprehend what theyre saying so to us they have very human sounding names . their writing can be translated to a language you can visualize and their speech can be translated to a language you speak !
the monster dimension is based on human mythology after all ! anything they say , do , or write is basically a reflection of earth and its human inhabitants .
adding on . . . we can ONLY perceive their physical forms , not their auras , making it easier for us to see what type of monster they are but not their type of magic or their names . names are very powerful , similar to fairies or fae .
Prev - Next || here's more pieces ! yes there are hidden messages for all the gravity falls nerds out there .
Characters
fiddleford ( tanuki ) = fords lab partner and long life best friend : fidds ! hes the voice of reason most of the time and safety is everything to him . he always follows his gut , and usually hes right .
bill cipher ( human ) = billiard is his nickname , his actual name is william . he is very intelligent and physicaly fit despite his old age . some call him the hunter of the woods , others call him a maniac . he is the leader of a small group of vigilantes called the henchmaniacs , a sour band of misfits !
gideon ( vampire ) = in this au , gideon is actually very neutral . his dad isn't the " yes man " he usually would be like in the show , instead , he teaches gideon about vampirism and the vampire cult him and his ancestors took part in . his amulet is a gift from his mother for him to lure in victims to their manor , gives him the ability to disguise himself as human , and makes people believe he is not suspicious .
pacifica ( land n sea siren ) = born to a rich and wealthy monster family , pacificas life is tethered to a lifelong memory of serenades and pageants . beauty , music and gold is all that matters to her mother and father . she always hides her land siren form and has always been shown as a mix of both , representing the ties between land and sea , pacifica is a trophy for her parents to display as other sirens pay homage to this equilibrium of harmony of the earths waters and lands .
Could you draw that "I trust you" scene with Mabel and Stan but with the relativity AU? (The stan twins and pine twins swap ages au)
OF COURSE, I WILL GLADLY DRAW THEM!!! 💥💥💥
I’m gonna post a long winded thesis about my thoughts on this AU, my take on the AU, and two additional arts under the cut because ooooh boy it’s a tad bit long lol. Also, please please forgive the formatting, I’m writing this all on the fly and it’s extremely disjointed, sorry- 💥
I know there’s the ‘canon’ Relativity AU designs and character dynamics, however I don’t really like them that much ngl. I feel like it mostly just ends up with ‘Mabel and Dipper get switched with Stan and Ford with no nuances once so ever’ and that BLOWS!!! There’s so much potential there and no one is playing with it!! YOU GUYS DON’T EVEN HAVE MABEL PRETENDING TO BE DIPPER, WHATS THE POINT????
Not only that but I feel like making Dipper and Mabel’s dynamic just Ford and Stan’s when they’re adults is a HUGE simplification of their characters. Like, Mabel and Dipper fight, but they don’t fight like Stan and Ford, they’re not as hard headed and stubborn. Mabel would commit some crimes yes, but I don’t believe she would get into some of the heavy shit Stan had in his past. I refuse to believe Mr. Dipper ‘Undiagnosed Anxiety Disorder’ Pines would fall for Bill’s flattery as easily as Ford did.
The Pines Twins are very different from the Mystery Twins. Mabel and Dipper didn’t grow up with a father constantly comparing the two and pinning them against each other, outright telling one kid they’ll always be a failure while the other is going to have the burden of making their family rich. They never had that tension. They wouldn’t be walking on eggshells around eachother as adults.
I know that makes the concept sound boring to some, ‘Where’s the fun in the AU if you take away the sibling fighting’. You cowards, you can still have it, young Stan and Ford are RIGHT THERE. During the second half of the show when Dipper comes back through the portal, instead of having the older set of twins, something that doesn’t male sense with their characters, have a building tension that’s going to explode soon and keep it between Stan and Ford, don’t take it away from them. If anything, I think taking away the resentment and anger growing between the two and giving it to Mabel and Dipped is a butchering of all the characters.
Sure that means some of the episodes would have to change or be completely erased, but that’s fine!!! Make up some new ones!!! Get silly with it!!!
Mabel and Dipper talk about feelings, Stan and Ford don’t. Mabel and Dipper can’t stay mad at each other, Stan and Ford will try and stay mad for decades because being angry is easier than being upset.
In my idea of this AU that fight at the end of Weirdmageddon HAS to be between Stan and Ford, and Stan HAS to still be the one getting his memories erased.
💥 Post Not-What-He-Seems Relativity AU Rambling Below 💥
Dipper is a paranoid man, fool him once you’re never going to fool him again. He would never in a million years ever work with Bill again. Ford however is an extremely lonely child, both he and his brother are desperate for any type of positive attention. I think Bill would see him as a potential protege, especially since Ford is a ‘freak’ like he is and the kid is extremely smart for his age. He’s malleable, Bill probably thinks he could shape him uo to be the perfect lackey.
Ford, being the lonely kid he is, probably does fall for the praise initially. He craves attention and Bill pushes all the right buttons and says all the right words, tries and gains his trust even if time has proven again and again that he shouldn’t be trusting the demon.
The tension between the Stan Twins would grow after Grunkle Dipper comes back because Ford is upset that Stan didn’t listen to him (even if it was for the best that he did) and that Grunkle Dipper forgave Graunty Mabel so easily because if Ford was in those shoes he wouldn’t have. It grows more and more as Ford becomes distant and Stan tries to connect with his brother to no avail. Which, of course, comes to a boiling point when Ford says he’s going to stay in Gravity Falls and learn under Grunkle Dipper. Stan is rightfully upset. He can’t go back to New Jersey by himself. It’s always just been the two of them, he needed Ford, he couldn’t handle school or their father by himself. He can’t be alone.
Unlike Mabel who just wanted one more day of summer, Stan wishes that he wouldn’t be alone, which indirectly causes Weirdmaggendon.
Stan’s prison bubble would probably be a fake New Jersey-esc town full of a bunch of little Stan running around. Town O’ Stan. A place where no Stan is left behind.
Ford says some nice words to Stan there to get him outta there but there is still this intense tension between the two.
During the Cipher Wheel Ford is the one who tackles Stan. The two fight, whining out hurtful words neither of them mean and only stop when Bill shows up and captures them. Graunty Mabel and Grunkle Dipper run off and distract Cipher in hopes that they can keep the attention on themselves long enough that their great nephews could come up with a plan to escape.
The younger twins don’t find a way out and instead, finally, have an actual talk about their feelings, one that definitely ends up in tears as the two talk about the pressure that’s put on them or how worthless they feel. After that the boys get a rush of determination to escape when Stanley has a plan. Ford immediately hates the plan but Stan insists that they do it, in his own words, ‘Let me prove I can do something right for once.’
When Bill comes back and threatens to kill either Mabel or Dipper just for the hell of it, Ford calls out that he’d like to make a deal.
He wants to work with Bill, let Bill into his mind willingly. Bill immediately jumps on that offer. Ford is a promising young kid, perfect henchmaniac potential, not to mention it would absolutely devastate Dipper is his great nephew willingly turned to Bill’s side.
He goes into Ford’s head, revealing Stanley just in time to reveal that he was trapped, panicking as he was erased with a swift left-hook along with a kid who was happy to prove he was good for something after all.
Everyone was devastated after Weirdmaggedon of course, a child had his mind completely wiped. Stanford took it the worst, he just managed to finally break down those words that others built in his head, that he was too good for Stanley or that he didn’t need a knucklehead like him dumbing down his brain, and now his brother was gone. Just like that.
We all know what happens after this, Stan gets his memory back, everyone celebrates and the Stan twins are sent home, promising each other that they’ll never let anyone try and tear them apart ever again. Dipper and Mabel stay at the shack, after all, all they could ever want is there, where else could they possibly go?
Sorry this was… extremely rambly and long, I am extremely tired and can’t think straight I have a bunch more ideas and concepts so if anyone’s desperately wants to hear them just ask I guess, sorry you read this dumb of ass essay haha 💥
dipper ( brown spotted deer centaur ) = the other pines twin that doesnt sprout magic flowers from their hooves . he can switch between quad and bipedal forms , typically mistaken for being a satyr once bipedal . he is fords apprentice and takes the same school as mabel does .
mabel ( snow coat deer centaur ) = the pines twin that has flowers grow from the ground her hooves walk on . everyone loves her because the flowers are always based on what shes thinking , its always sweet when shes happy ! mabel doesnt mind that dipper is fords apprentice , she appreciates that he wants to pursue science and magic ! she , herself , is actually stans right hand ! mabel helps him run a flower and mystery shop , theres a gift shop with a box full of random prizes .
stanford ( griffin with a lion head ) = the stan twin with two too many toes in his true form . he was made fun of for his wings and toes deformity in his early and late childhood , however , he pursued the weird and wonderful mysteries of interdimensional travel and whatever wacky science he could find . with the help of his old pal fiddleford , they decided to create a little pet project dedicated to finding a world similar to theirs . with the support of northwest industries and his fellow monster kind , he was able to accomplish just one of his dreams , to travel the universe .
stanley (chimera with lion base ) = stanley had heard about ford and fidds little pet project straight from fords lab partner himself . he had a really close connection with the two of them , although , fidds told him that he didnt have a good feeling about the portal . . . something about bi-pedal ? bicycle ? it was just something communicating from the other side . he wasnt sure what was happening but he plans on visiting stanford because fidds last message was unclear . stan was getting worried . fidds never mentioned where ford was . hell have to leave the shop to soos and have him take care of mabel this summer , hopefully dipper isnt in trouble either .
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