Gravity Falls has a special place in our hearts.
Whether it’s the mysteries of Gravity Falls or the lovable characters, there is always
something to love about our weird little town.
But today, we’ll be focusing on the not so beloved characters and figure out which
ones should be banished to the other dimension.
Hey guys, I’m Kyle with Wickedbinge, and these are the worst Gravity Falls characters,
and why they suck!
The Rules
A quick disclaimer: We are incorporating some fan opinions, but remember, at the end of
the day, this is all subjective.
If you like any of these characters, that’s perfectly fine and continue being a fan.
With that out of the way, let’s flip through the journals and record the worst characters
of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
As usual, we’ll be starting with our best bad characters and working our way down to
the most hated.
These are the worst characters of Gravity Falls.
This may anger a lot of people, but at the bottom of the list, we have Mabel Pines.
Before you start yelping at us in the comments section, hear us out.
Mabel is beloved by the characters and the fans.
Her enthusiasm and free-spirit gives a smile to everyone and she is very loyal to her family.
For most of Season One, she acted as the supportive sister and the happy-go-lucky character that
everyone wants to be friends with.
However, we’re giving her a spot on the list for a couple of good reasons.
Between Dipper and Mabel, Mabel has made more selfish decisions in the second season.
In the episode “Into the Bunker,” she decided to shove Dipper and Wendy into a closet
to get Dipper to confess his feelings.
This unintentionally put them in danger to the Shapeshifter and Mabel didn’t believe
them when they said there was a monster with them.
In the episode “The Love God,” she hit Robbie and Tambry with a love potion despite
the Love God warning her that it would cause major social consequences.
In the series finale “Weirdmageddon,” Mabel used her prison to create Mabeland,
a world full of fantasies in an attempt to escape from reality.
She allowed her emotions and fear of growing up to cloud her mind and she refused to go
back to reality.
She got Wendy and Soos to embrace Mabeland, much to Dipper’s anger and disagreement.
And we can’t forget that she created Dippy Fresh, a character replacement of Dipper that
the fandom hates.
Overall, she’s at the bottom of the list since Mabel is a beloved character in the
series, and while she has the best intentions, we can’t get past the selfish decisions
she made in the series.
Next up is Grunkle Stan’s brother, Ford Pines.
Ford was introduced in the second half of Season Two.
He was revealed to be the author of the journals and Stan’s twin brother.
Dipper believes he got his smarts and logical thinking from his great-uncle Ford.
His character was shrouded in mystery, and when he was finally introduced, we picked
up a lot of backstory for him and Grunkle Stan.
Dipper likes Ford better than Stan, but he’s near the bottom of the worst characters for
not having enough character development.
He resented Stan for what he did back in high school, but he didn’t move on or get any
character development until the series finale.
We won’t rank him any lower since Ford is still a favorite among many fans.
Next up is Mabel’s former archenemy, Pacifica Northwest.
Pacifica was a stereotypical rich girl that brushed off Mabel, her friends and the Pines
because she was rich, and uh, they weren’t.
She would go out of her way to humiliate Mabel and crush any kind of hopes and dreams she
had.
For three quarters of the series, she served as an minor antagonist for Mabel and the gang
and Mabel would do her best to prove her wrong.
She does deserve to be on the list as fans hated her annoying rich girl traits, however,
she doesn’t rank any lower since we did get some character development for her.
In the episode “Northwest Mansion Mystery,” we learned more about her family and how Pacifica
was treated by her parents.
Her great-great grandfather, Nathaniel Northwest, became notably snobbish, excluded common folk
from the grand party against his promise, and we learned the achievements the family
claimed throughout their history were lies.
Pacifica didn’t tell Dipper because she was afraid to stand up to her parents.
She regretted what she did and she didn’t want to be like them.
So while Pacifica is still working on being a better person than her parents and her family,
we can rank her here on this list.
Next up is the main antagonist of the series, Bill Cipher.
Bill is a pretty mixed bag when it comes to popularity among fans.
He’s a character that fans love and hate.
Bill is the main villain of the series and is seen to be very powerful, but can be weak
at times.
He causes every beloved character pain wherever he goes.
He possessed Dipper, manipulated Mabel with the prison he made for her, and tormented
the residents of Gravity Falls.
So while Bill is an evil and manipulative villain, he doesn’t rank any lower because
there are fans that have more love than hate for Bill.
In fourth place outside the podium, we have the spoiled brat, Gideon Gleeful.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to see Gideon on the list.
When we were introduced to him, he seemed like a kind and generous kid with psychic
powers.
Gideon gains a massive crush on Mabel and they date for a little bit.
After Dipper attempts to let Gideon down easy for Mabel, Gideon’s true colors are revealed.
He’s a psychopath and a liar that will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
He’s also a spoiled brat who takes over the Mystery Shack to find the journals and
gain the ultimate power he desires.
After he was proven to be a fraud and a liar, he was sent to prison and later attempted
to escape.
While he is a horrible character to the series and the fans, we won’t rank him any lower
since, in the finale, he promised to end his evil deeds.
Furthermore, the top three are much more hated.
Our Bronze Medal of the worst character in Gravity Falls is going to Gideon’s father,
Bud Gleeful.
This may be an odd choice to put Bud on the list over Gideon, but we have a good reason.
Bud is Gideon’s father and a paltering con man like Stan.
He runs Gleeful’s Auto Sale in Gravity Falls.
He is polite, kind, and friendly to everyone, but he palms off used cars as brand new.
However, the main reason we’re giving him the bronze medal is because of his lack of
parenting skills.
He lets Gideon get whatever he wants and lets him do whatever he wants.
Nor does he dispense any punishment when he misbehaves.
Basically, he raised Gideon to be the selfish, condescending jerk that he is.
He has a more malicious side in the episode “The Stanchurian Candidate,” where he
runs for Mayor of Gravity Falls.
He only wanted to run so that he could pardon Gideon and release him from prison.
He only gets the bronze medal though because most of the things he does are out of fear
for his own son.
You really shouldn't let your own misbegotten kid run your life.
Our Silver Medal of the worst character of Gravity Falls is Wendy’s ex-boyfriend, Robbie
Valentino.
Robbie is a typical grumpy teenager who we would probably know from school.
He’s apathetic, cold, and condescending towards younger kids, especially Dipper.
With his careless attitude, he is insensitive to people’s needs, thoughts and opinions.
Although he does care for Wendy, he lies to her a lot to have her love.
What makes him really hated is that it feels like Robbie’s only role for the show is
to be a rival to Dipper, which is a trope that has become hackneyed and boring.
After Wendy breaks up with Robbie, he attempts to get back together with Wendy several times
throughout the series until the episode “The Love God.”
Overall, Robbie is pretty hated with the fan community because of the monotonous trope.
However, we feel there are not one, but two people who are worse than he is and who are
more hated in Gravity Falls.
Finally, our Gold Medal of the worst characters in all of Gravity Falls are Pacifica’s parents,
Preston and Priscilla Northwest.
Out of all the characters in Gravity Falls, Preston and Priscilla are undoubtedly the
worst characters in the show.
We’ll be ranking them together since they play about the same role.
Preston and Priscilla are the richest people in Gravity Falls, with their daughter, Pacifica.
Like other wealthy socialites, they look down on the lower class, seeing them as worthless
and disgusting.
In the episode “ Northwest Mansion Mystery,” we see more of their true character.
Preston is merciless, ruthless and callous who sees anyone below him as tools for his
own benefit.
He even goes on to call them “Their Kind,” while Priscilla is very vain and takes great
pride in her looks.
She allows Preston to control their daughter by ringing a bell so that she can live up
to their standards.
Neither of them care for Pacifica, only seeing her as a tool for the Northwest family name.
What really wins them the gold medal is that they don’t seem to care about other wealthy
socialites either.
When the Ghost of Northwest Manor turns everyone into wood and attempts to burn down the mansion
along with everyone in it, Preston and Priscilla simply go into their panic room and attempt
to leave everyone for dead just to protect their family name.
This proves that they have no shame for what they have done and would rather run from their
problems than face them.
So both Preston and Priscilla more than deserve the gold medal for the worst characters in
all of Gravity Falls.
We might even list them in the journals as monsters if we could have.