Stanley "Stan" Pines born June 15th [14] or 16th [15] , also known as Grunkle Stan and formerly under the assumed identity Stanford Pines , [9] [3] is Dipper and Mabel Pines' great uncle and summer guardian, and a paternal uncle of Mr.
He is the deuteragonist of the series. After many years of crime and infamy, he took up residence in the remote town of Gravity Falls, Oregon , [16] where he exploited local lore and the gullibility of the "dumbest people in the world" [17] to finance himself by running a dubious tourist trap known as the Mystery Shack.
Despite his initial claims of skepticism to the supernatural, [18] he is later revealed to be deeply connected with the paranormal and about the town's weird paranormal status, [19] [20] most notably the decades-long operation of an interdimensional portal [19] he used to rescue his twin brother, Ford Pines.
Stan represents the oyster symbol associated with the Bill Cipher Zodiac , as it is present on his fez. Stan's strong, brawny personality combined well with Ford's brilliance: when together, they were an unstoppable pair. Stan also faced frequent bullying due to his weak appearance as a child, most notably from childhood foe Crampelter.
This eventually inspired their father to force the twins into taking boxing lessons, as a means of toughening them up and giving them the strength to overcome their tormentors. His aspirations began to crumble near the end of senior year, when Stanford's intellect attracted the interest of West Coast Tech a prestigious college on the other side of the country, which meant he'd move away from him , and with Carla ending their relationship over her infatuation with hippie musician Thistle Downe.
