Mabel Pines

early life

Mabel was born on August 31.[6][23] According to her, her first word was "unicorn."[25] She claims to have shown a "natural gift" for art since she was two years old.[26] She and Dipper were raised non-religious, but celebrate all holidays at her insistence.[27] Since the age of three, Mabel has celebrated Halloween in Piedmont with Dipper Pines.[12] Mabel and Dipper went to Eggbert Elementary.[28] At age nine, she won a mini-golf tournament and from then on she has been amazing at it.[20]

arrival in Gravity Falls

Sometime early during the month of June, Mabel and her twin brother, Dipper, were sent from Piedmont, California[6] to the small, sleepy town of Gravity Falls, Oregon to visit their great uncle, Grunkle Stan. Mabel believes that this is her "chance to have an epic summer romance," and shows her boy-crazy obsession when she tries to date many local boys before agreeing to date a very mysterious character, who says he is a teenage boy named Norman, in the half-hour Dipper left to hang signs for the Mystery Shack. Little does she know that "he" is actually a group of gnomes, posing as a teenage boy. The gnomes ask her to be their queen and try to kidnap her when she refuses. Dipper aids in Mabel's escape and brings her back to the Mystery Shack on a golf cart. Mabel then defeats the gnomes by using a leaf blower. Stan allows them to take one thing from the Mystery Shack for free, and Mabel decides on a grappling hook,[8] despite her Grunkle's suggestion of a doll.

personality

Mabel is an energetic, fun, bouncy, hyperactive, enthusiastic and free-spirited girl. She is an optimist who skips through life with a braces-filled smile and an assortment of extremely colorful knit sweaters. It is Mabel's outgoing personality and fearless curiosity that comes in handy when Dipper needs help solving a mystery, even if she isn't always aware of her silliness. She shows a more sophisticated attitude when it comes to art. Despite all the weirdness in Gravity Falls, Mabel is always a "glass-half-full" kind of girl. She is rarely angry or upset, and generally keeps a positive outlook. Despite her cheerful attitude, Mabel is shown to be quite sensitive, as she can occasionally get her feelings hurt, especially by her rival, Pacifica Northwest. She is somewhat naive at times. She avoids lying and is a terrible liar, often blurting out whatever it is about which she is trying to lie. Mabel is aware of her charm and cherishes her cuteness and beauty. She generally has a high opinion of herself, considering herself irresistible to boys, claiming that she does everything perfectly, and fully believing she is of pure, perfect heart. Mabel has also on occasion made mistakes that accidentally backfire in some way, such as shoving her brother in a closet with Wendy so that he could end his anxiety and admit his crush on Wendy. This unintentionally endangers them when they encounter a dangerous creature. This also caused Wendy's friend group to temporarily break up after she had made Robbie Valentino and Tambry date each other However, like her brother, Mabel has the best of intentions and she will always try to choose the right options for the happiness of herself and others, she also proves to be clumsy, when Mabel was playing and suddenly collides with the front door of the Mystery Shack and gets a brace stuck on the metal door. Mabel is a preteen dreamer with a world filled with preteen novels, and her fixation on finding her one true love.

appearance

Mabel is a short girl who is exactly one millimeter taller than her twin brother.[11] She has long brown hair that reaches her hips and curls towards the bottom, a little tuft of hair on the back of her head, and brown eyes like Dipper's.[34] She has silver-colored braces and round blushing cheeks. Mabel's apparel varies for each episode, more so than any other character, with at least one new outfit usually consisting of a sweater, undershirt, skirt, headband, black ballerina flats, white anklet socks, and occasionally earrings, though she does deviate from this look occasionally. Her signature outfit is a short-sleeved pink undershirt underneath a slightly darker warm pink sweater with a shooting star, accompanied by a purple, teal and orange-striped tail falling toward the left, a matching warm pink headband, a loose purple pencil skirt, coupled with black ballerina flats and white socks. When playing mini-golf, Mabel wears a pink polo shirt with a purple skirt. For her nightwear, she has a purple long-sleeve shirt-nightgown with a floppy disk in the middle, matching purple headband and dark pink socks. Her swimsuit is a red one-piece, magenta-y swimsuit with a yellow star in the middle, as well as a matching red headband. In "The Time Traveler's Pig", she wears a fuchsia pink flower in her hair and fuchsia pink sneakers.

relationship with Dipper

Mabel is very close with her brother, calling him her best friend, saying he's the best brother in the world and the two enjoy spending time together, whether it's simply goofing off or having adventures in their strange summer home. The twins care deeply about each other and are easily willing to risk their lives for the sake of the other. Though they do sometimes bicker with each other, as siblings usually do. Mabel is secretly envious that her brother is better academically than she is (in contrast to Dipper, who is jealous of Mabel's social skills) Mabel cannot stand to see people bully Dipper, nor does Dipper like to see his sister upset, and he is somewhat protective over her. They can get on each other's nerves at times, more frequently Mabel on Dipper's, due to teasing him. Mabel has made it clear that she's aware of Dipper's newfound friendship with Pacifica and frequently teases them about their hug in "Northwest Mansion Mystery". She's also shown to have an interest in making the two a couple since she writes, "Roses are red, Pacifica's blood is blue, I read what you crossed out, I'm onto you! Start combing your hair, brother!" Dipper's relationship with Mabel is put to the test when she ignores his requests to press the red button. After Dipper lands on the floor when Stan's portal is activated, a picture of the two is seen when the glass framing gets broken, which might foreshadow a future obstacle in their relationship. while Dipper holds no grudge towards her for trusting Stan, Mabel is left unsettled about their future due to Stan and Ford's strained relationship. Mabel's fear of her and Dipper developing a dysfunctional relationship is highlighted when he begins spending more time with Ford than her, pointing out that the latter doesn't make fun of him like she does, leaving Mabel upset and guilty over her past actions.

relationship with Grunckle Stan

While Mabel is an incredibly cheerful optimist, Stan is something of a sneaky miser, so their personalities sometimes clash. Despite Mabel's disapproval of many of Stan's habits and Stan's irresponsibility and exploitation of Mabel, they still love each other. Mabel often gets involved in her great uncle's problems, offering him help whether he wants it or not. Mabel and Stan are much more similar than they appear. They have a similar authoritarian leadership style, and tend to take life as it comes, reacting to events rather than planning out their actions (in stark contrast with both of their twin brothers). Stan occasionally gets protective of Mabel and becomes jealous when she declines to spend time with him. It's also been demonstrated that he shares and enjoys her sometimes sharp sense of humor and surprising bursts of cunning. Mabel shows that she trusts him despite the lies he has told, showing that despite everything, she loves him very much, even willing to take his word over her twin brother’s and let the portal activate, despite having learned that for the past 30 years Stan has been living a lie and that it was capable of destroying the world.

relationship with Soos

Soos and Mabel are close friends, even having a secret handshake and nicknames for each other. Soos often serves as a sidekick for Mabel and Dipper on many of their adventures, and he frequently offers them guidance, though they do not always listen. Mabel and Soos share a mutual love of humor and optimism, which aids in their closeness and their tendencies to goof off together. She also helped Soos with relationships and even risked her life and existence in Globnar just to ensure that Soos reunites with his father but is considered family by Soos. She was reluctant to cause harm to Soos

relationship with Wendy

Mabel and Wendy enjoy hanging out and goofing off together and Mabel will sometimes seek romantic advice from Wendy. Wendy enjoys Mabel's energy and directness and supports her despite how overwhelming Mabel can sometimes be. Knowing of Dipper's crush on Wendy, Mabel sometimes gets entangled in her brother's attempts to get Wendy to return his feelings.

relationship with Waddles

Mabel cares about her pet pig Waddles deeply, even calling her "soulmate" and considering the moment she won him to be the best in her life. She frequently dresses him up and spends time with him, and Waddles seems to like Mabel's company just the same. Mabel feels heartbroken when Waddles leaves her; when Pacifica won Waddles in an alternate timeline, she cried and wanted Dipper to go back in time to get Waddles back, falling into a deep depression when he refused. Mabel was also mad at Grunkle Stan when he lied about leaving Waddles outside, but forgave Stan after he saved him.

relationship with Stanford Pines

Though Mabel has had relatively little interaction with Ford, she has been shown to like having him around. Despite Mabel initially giving Ford the benefit of the doubt, she doesn't have the same, loving relationship with him as she does with Stan. There is friction in Mabel's feelings towards Ford, but Mabel has thus far managed to hide it. Ford likes Mabel's company and even trusted her enough to get the unicorn hair for his attempt to keep Bill out of the Mystery Shack. When Mabel succeeded in the mission, Ford congratulated her, calling her a "good person," which was exactly what she wanted to hear. Upon Ford's first meeting with Mabel, he says that he "liked [her], she's weird". Mabel has a "solo page" written by Ford, too. Like all the others, there's invisible ink on the page, and when revealed in the backlight, it says, "Her heart is pure" and in the bottom, "She can save the world."

relationship with Grenda and Candy

With all of them being labeled "weird" by more popular individuals, Mabel, Candy, and Grenda are brought together by this. Despite doubts from others, they share typical interests for girls their age, such as boys, makeup, and romance. It is safe to say that they spend time together on a daily basis, engaging in various activities, most commonly sleepovers. In Carpet Diem, Dipper dislikes how Mabel is always hanging out with her best friends too much.

relationship with Pacifica

In her spoiled and stuck-up nature, Pacifica views Mabel as an outcast because of her extreme silliness and choice to hang out amongst the "weird" crowd.[10][31] Pacifica frequently teases Mabel about her personality and practically everything she does, thus increasing tensions to the point of being archenemies.[10] Mabel's feelings can be hurt by Pacifica's words and she will often stand right back up to the girl, adding to their animosity. In "The Golf War," Mabel decided that, after the Lilliputtians tried to kill Pacifica, rivalries are dumb and seemed to want to get over the one she had with Pacifica, trying to be friendly and making some progress in this. They eventually become allies by the end of the series. As stated in Journal 3, Don’t Color This Book! It's Cursed! and Lost Legends, Mabel thinks that Dipper and Pacifica would make a good couple, and often teases the two about it.

abilities

Mabel claims to be an arts and crafts master, which is supported by the skills she's shown so far. These include knitting (she knits her own sweaters and sometimes adds useful features like a flashlight), sewing, scrapbooking (stating that she never misses a "scrapbookortunity"), bejeweling (seen in "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel"), wood carving (she has a collection of painted wooden figurines in "The Love God"), wax sculpting (she made a realistic wax figure of Grunkle Stan in an extremely short amount of time in "Headhunters), and origami (as seen in "Irrational Treasure" when she made a hat out of a map in a few seconds). She invented “Cat-icatures”, as seen in Mabel's Guide to Art. In her Guide to Fashion, Mabel is revealed to be a great makeup artist. Like her brother, Mabel is a quick-thinker and can be observant. She tends to solve problems in rather creative ways. As seen in "The Deep End" and "Boyz Crazy", Mabel can pick locks with hairpins. As confirmed in "The Golf War," Mabel is a skilled miniature golfer. In Mabeland, as depicted in "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality," Mabel has telekinesis and can make its inhabitants do her bidding simply by clapping twice. She lost these powers when she and Dipper pat each other on the back.