Amethyst (Steven Universe) present in work Steven Universe
Character
She is one of the three Crystal Gems (with Pearl and Garnet), who, along with the titular Steven Universe, form the main characters of the series. She is more hedonistic and carefree than the other Gems, and behaves as more of an older sister figure to Steven. She often encourages Steven to enjoy himself and is the only Gem to engage in eating for fun, as Gems do not require food to survive. From the gemstone in her chest, she can summon a purple whip. Although most Gems possess the ability to shapeshift, Amethyst uses it to her advantage the most, especially when pulling pranks.
Unlike Pearl and Garnet, who were allies of Steven's mother Rose Quartz in the ancient Gem war, Amethyst joined the Crystal Gems after the war ended. She was created on Earth to be one of many Amethyst soldiers in the Gem empire's army. However, she was created smaller and weaker than other Amethysts, and emerged long after the others had departed, leaving her isolated for many years before being taken in by Rose Quartz. Michaela Dietz has spoken about how her experience as an adoptee informs her performance of Amethyst in this respect. She also was Greg's friend, but after Rose left, she blamed him, messed with him, and ended up ruining the friendship between them.Her character arc centers on coming to accept the burden of responsibility and overcoming her poor self-image arising from her smaller stature and "defective" creation. As the series moves forward, she becomes more self-confident. During the fourth season, she meets the other Amethyst soldiers who were created alongside her, and their support and affection for her become a source of emotional validation. In Steven Universe Future, Amethyst runs the Gem Human Excellence Mentorship (GHEM) as an educator in Little Homeworld and remains Steven's friend, even as he tries to deal with his trauma.In other media
Amethyst appeared in many video games based on the series. This included the 2015 game Steven Universe: Attack the Light, 2017 game  the Steven Universe: Save the Light, and the 2019 game Steven Universe: Unleash the Light. Additionally, in December 2019, Amethyst was one of the Steven Universe characters, as did Pearl, Garnet, and Stevonnie, who appeared in Brawlhalla,  free-to-play 2D platformer fighting game.In February 2021, Amethyst appeared in an anti-racist PSA released by Cartoon Network, by Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey. In the PSA, Amethyst sings with kids that "It doesn't matter if you're White, Black, or Purple" and stops the production, saying that her purple color matters because she is an alien, and says it is "messed up" that she is being compared to people being different races, telling the kids "adding purple people into a lesson about human racism makes no sense."In September 2019, Amethyst appeared in Steven Universe: The Movie, film that is an offshoot from the series, with Steven working to restore her memories, and that of the other Crystal Gems, while she later helps Steven try and restore Pearl's memories.Amethyst also appeared in a 2015 crossover episode with Uncle Grandpa titled "Say Uncle" and a 2018 crossover episode with OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes titled "Crossover Nexus".
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