8 Ball is a demon and an interdimensional criminal from an unknown dimension[2] who appears during the events of Weirdmageddon.
History
Background
Eons before the events of the series 8 Ball indulged in criminal activities before being called together by Bill Cipher, along with Amorphous Shape, Hectorgon, Keyhole, Kryptos, Paci-Fire, Teeth, Pyronica, and Xanthar.[2]
Season 2
In "The Last Mabelcorn," after Ford receives Bill's warning that Weirdmageddon is coming, 8 Ball's arms are briefly seen on an image of a wheel with symbols. Near the end of the episode, in a flashback, when Ford confronts Bill for lying to him, 8 Ball's laughing silhouette is seen in the representation of another dimension projected in the Mindscape.
In "Weirdmageddon Part 1," during the cold open, Bill introduces 8 Ball with the rest of his demon friends to the residents of Gravity Falls. Afterwards, on Main Street, 8 Ball and the other demons watch Bill turn Ford into a golden statue, taunt Dipper and burn the journals. Bill then tells 8 Ball and Teeth to eat Dipper as a reward. However, Dipper managed to get away from them. Later in the episode, after Time Baby and the Time Police are vaporized, 8 Ball and Teeth approach Bill to warn him that Dipper is still roaming free, and might try to free Mabel from her bubble. However, Bill isn't worried, as he has Gideon on the case, so the party carries on.
In "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality," 8 Ball and the rest of Bill's friends attempt to leave Gravity Falls to spread their chaos across the world, only to collide with an invisible barrier.
In "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls," 8 Ball participates in the battle against the Shacktron, during which the demon is hit by one of the Eye Bats' beams when Wendy hijacks it, turning most of 8 Ball's head into stone. Following Bill's defeat, 8 Ball is sucked back into the nightmare realm along with its comrades.
Appearance
8 Ball is green, with a white chest and stomach, and has a muscular upper body. It has large ears, a prominent underbite and large teeth. 8 Ball's eyes are magic 8-balls which usually are pointed in different directions. The demon has cuffs around its right wrist and ankle, with a small segment of broken chain dangling from both of them.
Sightings
- Intro: "Gravity Falls Main Title Theme"
Season 2
- 215. "The Last Mabelcorn" (flashback, no lines)
- 218. "Weirdmageddon 1: Xpcveaoqfoxso"
- 219. "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality" (no lines)
- 220-221. "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" (no lines)
Trivia
- Robertryan Cory, who designed the demons, had the most trouble coming up with 8 Ball's appearance.[3], as evidenced by his multiple character designs of the demon.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Weirdmageddon Part 1." Josh Weinstein, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Sunil Hall (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. October 26, 2015. No. 18, season 2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Disney Insider (October 27, 2015). Exclusive: Gravity Falls Creator Alex Hirsch on Weirdmageddon, Part 1 (HTML). Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved on October 27, 2015. “... Bill has spent eons amassing criminals and lunatics from different [italic added] dimensions...”
- ↑ Cory, Robertryan (October 26, 2015). Tumblr post ID number 132010974428 (Tumblr blog). Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved on October 26, 2015.