#Puzzling Pines

[hkthatgffan]

February 15th marks 3 important anniversaries for Gravity Falls…alongside it's conclusion!

On this day 6 years ago, Alex Hirsch revealed the cover to Lost Legends via Puzzling Pines! 11 years ago, Boss Mabel aired, marking the end of the first major hiatus. And 8 years ago, Weirdmageddon 3 aired…ending Gravity Falls & leaving behind one weird but incredible legacy!

Who would've thought the day Gravity Falls came back in 2013 would be the day it ends on 3 years later…and then again 2 years later is the day we learn the name of the then newest content we were getting for it.

Also like every year, I highly recommend watching this incredible GF tribute video by Valkyrie247 In 2017!

We all have our starting point in the Gravity Falls fandom! A bedrock that built our place in it today! This video was my entry into the fandom! It inspired me so much back in 2017 and is the bedrock video that I built my GF fandom adventure on! Please give it some love! I wouldn't do what I do today without creators like Valkyrie247!!

Stay Weird, everyone :P

Long Live Gravity Falls

2012 - 2016

Also…XQWLWOHG WKDWJIIDQ SURMHFW! DQQRXQFHPHQW VRRQ! ;)

[solarwreathe]

grunkle helps his nephew and niece beat a puzzle game

[lexezombie]

"imagine if the terms of his 'parole' is every time Bill does something evil he immediately gets teleported back to the theraprism for a few days."

thank u ibby <3

[dansemacabre]

decoded a stan twins “fun” fact from book of bill below the cut. SPOILERZ

if you assign the bros secret code to a thru z in order (see figure 1):

then you can decode what ford writes in the journal when he’s thinking about calling stanley (see figure 2, already decoded)

this is devastating right? this is bad and evil and makes you want to curl up and weep? because he misses his brother so dearly and it’s really tragic that they’ve been so angry with each other for so long? Well it gets worse

there’s a bit in the end where stanley cussed out bill. i recognized the code and Chat i wanted this word to be fuck so badly you had no idea. i would’ve been happy with a bullshit. but INSTEAD it’s SAD AND DISMAL.

assuming that ! is y (since it’s not legible from the photo) it says LOVE YA BRO. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

this hurts right? this too is bad? because now you’ve let The Implications sink in. because The Implications are that over decades and decades of hating each other and missing each other and Being Complicated both stanley and stanford REMEMBERED the secret code they made together at 12.

and then you go, duh! stanley got his memory wiped. stanford must have RETAUGHT HIM THE BROS SECRET CODE. WHICH IS ALMOST SADDER AND SWEETER.

DUDE. DUDEEEEEE

they are so brothers. this made me really abnormal. if u can’t tell

[lavenderfursworld]

I’ve REALLY been enjoying @a-scary-lack-of-common-sense’s HWINEBHABWNAJCAHOWEEATOWEUB AU (yes, that’s the short version of the name) and wanted to do some fanart :> here’s Ford trying to brainstorm the process of looking after children with a very unhelpful bill

Transcript;

FORD: I don’t know how to look after kids, Bill! FORD: They’re like a mystery! BILL: The real mystery is why you’re asking me -_-

[delicioustarong]

And that's a wrap! Ford happily dies right by Bill's arms :D

Creator: @honeqq

7/7

Pt 1 | Pt 2 | Pt 3 | Pt 4 |

Thanks for all the support and tears you all have supplied, it fueled my motivation to finish this comic! XD

This idea came to me in a dream one day and I couldn't stop thinking about it, so after days I finally decided to make it. This is my interpretation of how Ford died and the before events of Route #9 in the Mr.BillPines AU! I really love that au and it's potential for angst, so definitely props to Honeqq for inspiring me :3 (Go check out their AU if you haven't yet 🫵)

[hannathecartoonlover]

Do I need to explain

[cattowersjails]

fandom crossover bullshittery because I don't know what I'm doing with my fucking life anymore...

(THE SECOND ONE IS A JOKE, MY WEIRD SLEEP DEPRIVED ASS BRAIN IS STARTING TO SHIP THEM FOR SOME REASON: I call it GlitchyCipher or sum shit)

I'M SO SORRY-LMFAOOOOO

:3

[ominus-potato]

Part 5 of The Pining Mario series is out!

Mario is heartbroken. Mr Puzzles wants to help him.

In order to help Mario get over his unrequited crush, Mr Puzzles volunteers to take Mario to a multitude of places all throughout the mushroom kingdom in hopes of finding someone to help heal his aching heart.

But will a movie, a meal and a cup of coffee be what it takes to finally help Mario get over his cube-headed crush? Or is he doomed to be forever pining after the oblivious adware?

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Spent a long time working on this and I think it’s pretty good! We’re slowly getting there guys. I think we’re over half way now.

I really hope you like it!!! The bonus deleted scene will be posted soon.

[insert-the-4thwall-entity]

An idea popped up in my head i just had to draw it -

for some ass reason i like it when villains/antagonists get karma -

that also must be why i made that villain hitlist -

[clevercorvidae]

headcanon that after moving into the mansion, mcgucket starts up a jigsaw puzzle hobby and he starts gluing them when finished to hang up on his walls (theres a lot of room to decorate after all). this offends ford very deeply

[hkthatgffan]

To think, it's been so long since it ended! 7 years ago today, we bid farewell to the sleepy little town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. But while we said goodbye, we never forgot the adventure or memories!

Even a decade on since it began in 2012 and 7 since it ended, Gravity Falls still commands a level of respect and relevancy that few other cartoons can even match...let alone reach! It's still an icon and a show that helped pave the way for a new age of cartoons! A true pioneer show and still the cream of the crop! I'm still proud to say I'm a fan of this show! Gravity Falls changed my life so much, as it likely did for so many! The positive impact it has had on so many of us is something that imo makes it more valuable and important a series, regardless of your thoughts on it as a show!

There will be cartoons out there that some will say are better than Gravity Falls and ones that improve on things from it! But Gravity Falls will always be Gravity Falls! And the memories, stories & its fandom are irreproducible...and an aspect of it none of us will EVER forget!

Thank you, Alex Hirsch and crew.

And Thank you #GravityFalls, For Everything!

2012-2016

[deadinsideart]

They're like...

A lil mystery trio! :D

I've been going insane since the book of bill dropped, just like everyone else. And how Bill is technically canon to every universe???

Shits insane man, and I love it

[lexezombie]

hmm... (context here)

[myrrh1806]

BILL CIPHER LORE

Type wellwellwellbeing and click it three times.....you get to see three excerpts from Bill's files at theraprism.

( context : The axolotl sends bill to therapy after season 2 finale )

Type seven eyes to get a picture of one of bill's friends ?......There is a message at the back too ( a warning)

type cipher to see Bill hidden in history ( prolly canon...)

type ad astra per aspera ( ford's journal 1-2 pages about bill's statue)

type robbie ( bill makes an appearance in a photo, also Thompson hates his toxic friend but beggars can't be choosers )

type Dorito ( Wait till the end. You see Bill's true form )

type shave your grandma ( Bill's view on humanity. Its pretty funny)

type stan and click 6 times ( You get to play a game with bill and uncover granule Stan's secret shame)

type dipper and repeatedly click ( Bill basically trolls him. Its funny. Also something at the end after the paper is burnt )

type love for.........well, its almost every fanfic of bill in ao3. ( The image made me do a spit take )

type r34lity ( pics of bill's minions in their new homes.....crptos stands next to a drawing of bill. Dunno what that means....maybe he misses him ? Prolly mocking him, though)

type oroborous ( Sixer had a pet axolotl and Bill wasn't very happy )

type irregular ( Bill's mugshots )

type vallis cineris ( baby bill )

type tourist trap ( bill's in it.....might have to examine this pics further. could be some clue ?)

type bubble and turn the knob ( backward message says :“The Sky is on fire. Everything is burning. How could this happen? You killed us all. Remember us. Someone help, the murderer's name is Bill.” Prolly the dying screams of flatland before bill.....you know.)

type destruction is a form of creation ( rambling of fiddle ford after he peeked into the portal and saw bill.....could be clues in there )

type say baaaa ( Bill acts like Sta- a conman )

type naitsuaf ( you get to make a deal with bill )

type hectoring ( songsposition )

type weirdmageddon ( proof that the people of gravity falls are either in denial of the apocalypse or forgot )

type tantrum ( bill vs time baby )

type scary ( knockoff goosebumps audiobook bill made. Man, Bill and Stanley have a lot in common from the conman angle. They could have been friends....in another timeline *sigh* )

type goodnight sally ( no lore but, its a cool bill t- shirt )

type even his lies are lies ( Bill's pov when sixer still trusted him - bill is talking to his therapist)

type suck it merlin ( bill throughout history )

type black sheep ( Bill's a jerkwad )

type cursed ( Bill is a bad influence )

type card ( another one of bill's 'ventures' )

type one eyed king ( bill tries to hypnotise you )

type forget the past ( its a colour code for the smart ones out there....it would be awesome someone solved it, ig )

type lies ( you see how bill lies to himself......his therapist should take notes)

type monster ( how bill views himself )

type breakup ( shows you the bar bill drank at after ending things with Ford )

type Kubrick ( Bill caught on camera )

type hey nerd ( Bill 'ventures'. Don't buy anything from that catalog !)

type booberry ( welcome to bill's ted talk. nil, he actually gave solid advice if you ignore the projecting )

type fordtramarine ( describes a color only people who have come in contact with bill or other extra dimensional entities can see )

type hotxolotl ( info about bill and his henchmaniacs after his defeat )

type morality ( bill's philosophy )

type you cant kill an idea ( leads to bill's pyramid scheme ciphertology)

type emmaline butter nubbins ( you get to download illustrations of bill from the book of bill without text. Pretty cool )

type piñata ( bill gets beat up by a little girl. )

[rwbyrg]

Hello again! I was wondering, in your own opinion, what moment(s) for both Oscar and Ruby, really implied that there was much more going on with the two character, in the sense that their relationship was starting to evolve? Also what do you like about those moments? To add, do you think we will see it much more in volume 10?

Hello!! I think, generally speaking, all of their focused scenes imply there's more going on or that their relationship is evolving in some way. RWBY doesn't have filler. So when characters - especially ones as central to the narrative as these two - get focused screen time together (and romance-y tropes), it's done with intention.

Ruby's arc is about many things, but especially about how she's pretty much the last silver eyed warrior that can face Salem. Meanwhile, Oscar's arc is about defining who he is while under a curse that robs him of his identity. And in their first meeting, Oscar comments on Ruby's eyes, and she asks him who he is. Even their first lines to each other are mirrored in how they're spoken!

This scene really shows that their character arcs linked from the very beginning.

We get all the stuff I mentioned in my last post and more and none of it is necessary to do if it's not building up to something. Which it very clearly is.

I have no doubts we'll get to see more of their shared story in V10 onward. The V9 epilogue - what was supposed to be the final episode of the season - works as both a closing point for the Atlas arc, and a kick off for the Vacuo one. It's setting the stage for what is to come. A non-extensive list of what we know we're getting so far:

Nora's and Winter's character arcs; both of them struggling with responsibility, grief, and guilt.

Weiss will almost certainly be getting some focus by extension of that as well. Especially because her arc has always been about her family.

Ren being more open and trying harder to support those around him.

Qrow, more hopeful than he's ever been before and how much it's propelling him forward.

And then we have Oscar.

Oscar and the merge. Oscar Pine, Little Prince, pining at Ruby's grave in the desert. I talk about this set up a lot, and it's difficult to explain succinctly because it's got a lot of complex pieces at play (and has been going on since their meeting, as mentioned above). But if I were to try and break it down as simply as possible:

Ruby's fatal flaw is her grief. Her silver eyes are powered by, and the embodiment of, the preservation of life. She doesn't want to lose anyone else that she cares about and cannot bear the weight of responsibility that comes with it alone. So much so that she almost abandons her own identity via ascension because she is offered the choice to do so. She stays true to herself in the end as someone that fights, not for those she's lost, but for those she hasn't lost yet. And the narrative, through all their interactions, but especially the Tea Party, has placed Oscar front and centre in the position of who Ruby hasn't lost yet. Oscar, who wants nothing more than to be a part of the team that he keeps pushing away. Oscar, who just wants to be who he is, to preserve himself, but is being robbed of that choice via the merge. Something Ruby, can't protect him from.

RWBY loves to make its pairings thematically complimentary and it loves pushing characters to their limits. There is no way that the scenes and setup between Oscar and Ruby haven't been intentionally building to something big with how much their respective and shared conflicts are directly playing off of each other. There is no way CRWBY - with their limited budget and resource constraints - dedicated all that screen time to these two for it to not pay off at some point. And given this arc is the last one... now's a good a time as any for it to happen.