Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-25285156-20150130030202/@comment-26072045-20150302014555

Yoshimickster wrote: OnlyOnTuesdays88 wrote: First of all I have no clue what you're talking about with the mind thing and secondly there is not the least bit of evidence to suggest that his brother took his place. That would make less sense honestly. Why lie to his own grandkids and say that he's their great uncle instead of their grandfather? In Dreamscaperers, every time he referred to himself he only called himself "Stan". Not Stan-FORD, Stan. I like to interpret that he was sub-consciously protecting his true identity.

And he changed his name so he could have legal claim to the Mystery Shack, the Shack's ded is in "Stanford Pines" name, Stanley Pines has no legal claim to it so he would've had to change his identity. This was probably before he learned that people could just....take deeds like Gideon did, keep in mind he's not a born resident of Gravity Falls. But hey, not the first time he's ignored the law! I have a nickname that's short for my name. Whenever I address myself in the third person I use my nickname not my full name.

And Stan would have legal claim. He's the next of kin, so he would inherit the mystery shack.