Willow Pines

Willow Pines
Willow. (source)
Alias	Willow Miriam Pines Antares (secret name)
Born	November 1st, 2026 Gravity Falls, Oregon, US
Species	Human
Relatives	Mabel Pines (mother) Henry Pines (father) Acacia Castañeda (sister) Hank Pines (brother) Dipper Pines (uncle) Auriga Pines (daughter) Annie Carter (adopted daughter) Robert Carter (adopted son) The Pleiades (adopted/fostered children) Stanley Pines (great great uncle) Stanford Pines (great great uncle) Mark Pines (maternal grandfather) Anna Pines (maternal grandmother) Arnold Corduroy (paternal grandfather) Rita Corduroy (paternal grandmother)
Height	6'1"

Willow Pines is the youngest child of the Pines triplets.

Physical description

Willow is 6'1, and lanky like her dad. Unlike her siblings, her hair is more wavy than curly, and goes halfway down her back. It’s still red though. Willow's facial features are a little softer than Hank and Acacia's, but she still has Mabel's cutie stub nose, oval shaped hazel eyes, numerous freckles, and glasses. Willow usually wears one of Mabel’s sweaters, albeit comically oversized (she likes them baggy and almost dress like), leggings, and Doc Martens that go up her shin.

After she gave birth to Auriga and Dipper used his magic to save her from dying in childbirth, her irises became yellow like his.

Personality

Out of the triplets, Willow is the quiet one, and takes after Dipper the most. She is rather stubborn, too, and after years of being coddled for having health issues, she dislikes asking for help, which often gets her into trouble.

Willow's hobbies include needlepoint and reading. The girl has a habit of making cryptic remarks which may or many not mean anything important.

She also loves dancing, and when she was at college with Acacia, the two of them spent almost every weekend burning up the dancefloor.

Powers

Because of the way Dipper saved her life, Willow was born with some unusual qualities. She possesses the Sight in a rare form known as empathy, which means that she can see other people's emotions as auras overlaid atop them like a fog. When Willow was very little, Dipper taught her how to put up mental shields that keeps this power at bay. Without them, the emotions of others can become overwhelming and give her migraines.

Her empathy powers also allow her to impress emotions upon others, as well as to feed off of their emotions to strengthen herself. She does not use these powers if she can help it, although she notably used them to destroy Ms. Lilly, the empath who taught her how to use said powers.

Willow can also call blue fire to her aid, and has an easier time using magic than others. Until she has her daughter Auriga (and Dipper has to give her another boost of magic to save her life), the biggest flame she can summon is no larger than her fist. Whenever she sneezes, a little puff of flame will poof out of her mouth or nose.

History

Willow would have died as a baby if her father and Grunkle Stan hadn't made a deal with Dipper before her birth to save her. Despite this, she retains severe asthma, suffering on and off attacks throughout her life.

In tenth grade one of her teachers, Ms. Lilly, approaches her due to their shared and very rare natures as empaths. Initially Ms. Lilly teaches her how to shield her mind more effectively, but soon the lessons turn darker, including techniques to make other people feel whatever emotions Willow chooses. For her final lesson, Ms. Lilly informs Willow that her powers may be used to devour the life energy of other people. Said energy slows down the empath's aging process, as Ms. Lilly explains. It heals her wounds and strengthens her overall. It also leaves the victim weak and ill at the least or, if she consumes too much, an empty shell, technically living but wiped clean of everything that once made that person who they were. When Willow refuses to practice this technique, Ms. Lilly attempts to turn it on her. Willow strikes back and ultimately drains Ms. Lilly entirely in self-defense.

She went to college at the University of Oregon as a business administration major. During this time, she, Acacia, and Acacia's girlfriend Reina lived together in a small rented house near Mount Pigsah Arboretum. She and Acacia both got partial scholarships, and paid the rest of their way with the college fund that their parents managed to save up, plus a small amount of loans.

In her later years, Willow would adopt and raise a multitude of children, known collectively as the Pleiades. They number eighteen in total, with two of them being empaths like Willow.

Willow is the first of the triplets to die.

Relationships

Dipper Pines

Her uncle and basically her second father, Dipper is extremely important to her. When Willow was a child, she was constantly scared of hurting other members of her family with the blue fire that she can create at will. Dipper taught her to harness that ability and use it to her advantage. She understands that he is demon; she's never known him to be anything else. As such, Willow understands that he sometimes needs time to himself - but she also knows how to comfort him when he needs it.

In alternate timelines and universes, Willow is actually Dipper's daughter, not Mabel's.

Mabel Pines

Mabel is Willow's mother, and they share a love of homemade sweaters and animals. Mabel taught Willow how important she was, as well as when to take the lead or step back.

Henry Pines

Willow's father. She means the world to him, or at least a substantial part of it. It was Willow's kidnapping that birthed The Woodsman, and privately Willow wonders if it was her fault (even though Alcor created him and there were plenty of other ways that it would have eventually happened, including Acacia's torture).

Acacia and Hank

Willow loves her siblings, Acacia and Hank, and there are a lot of things that only the three of them share (similar to how there are things that only Dipper and Mabel share). However, she often feels like Acacia and Hank are twins, and she's their younger sister. This doesn't bother her too much, as she appreciates having some alone time.

Ms. Lilly

Ms. Lilly was Willow's English teacher, as well as a fellow empath who imparted upon her knowledge regarding how to control and deal with her power. However, Willow began to become increasingly uncomfortable with what she was teaching her, such as using her abilities to manipulate the emotions of others. She finally crossed the line when she tried to force Willow to feed off the energy of others, leading to a vicious battle of the minds between the two. The end result would leave Willow victorious and Ms. Lilly a hollow shell.

Trivia

• Her favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough, although she also loves pistachio ice cream.
• When she was a kid, she made a deal with Dipper so she could learn Sumerian in exchange for not summoning fire for a year.
• She dreams in black and white because she is so overwhelmed by colors during the day.
• She loves writing with a quill tipped pen and dislikes pencils.
• She loves folk music and dislikes classical music.
• She does not like apples.
• Her guilty pleasure is eating an entire bag of puffy Cheetos in one go.

See also

• List of known reincarnations