Minty Tube Jade

**Minty Tube Jade** is a Homeworld Gem that debuted in "Together Alone" as an attendee of "Pink Diamond"'s Era 3 Ball. She currently lives on Earth at Little Homeworld and is a participant in the Little Homeworld Bowling League's inaugural season in 2023.

## Biography

### Emerging and Early Days

Minty, alongside the other Tube Jades, were created five days before the commencement of Era 1 for the Blue Diamond Court/Following, as part of Blue Diamond's hopes to expand her court for the start of the first era.

After emerging she and the other Tube Jades met the Fancy Jades, who were the first Jades Blue adopted after being made. The following day the Fancy Jades took the Tube Jades to their dance studio inside the Blue Diamond Court Living District where the Tube Jades would be taught to dance for the upcoming ball.

Minty was taught to dance by Dorsals Fancy Jade However Minty was not fond of dancing as she saw the other Jades were being taught the same choreography, she told Dorsals Fancy Jade that she was being taught the same choreography, to which Dorsals replied that it was the way all Jades are taught to dance and no more than that. Minty then explained how it just felt bland to do the same dance, and to that, Dorsals responded in a stern tone that Minty needed to stay in line, or she would get in trouble with their Diamond. Minty promptly stopped and went back to learning her dance.

Over the years, Minty would bond with Dorsals and other gems in the Blue Diamond Authority.

### The Era 1 Ball, Life on Homeworld, and Earth Colonization

Four days later, Minty woke up and was informed by a P.A. announcement from Sky Blue Pearl over the intercom that all Blue Diamond Court Gems were to go meet in their Diamond's Palace. When she arrived with all the others Blue Diamond Court Gems, where later Blue Diamond and her Pearl entered and informed them all to spend all day getting prepared the Era 1 Ball later that night.

After spending a majority of the day getting prepped up for the ball, Minty was prepared and ready to attend the Era 1 Ball. Upon arrival at the ballroom, Minty was surprised and in amazement about the ballroom, before she was told to hush. Later she danced during the ball, all the while performing her dance well along with the other Jades. After it was all said and done, Minty told her fellow Jades that she had a nice time at the ball, to which Dorsals Fancy Jade replied to her that even though gems couldn't enjoy activities or their jobs, she was glad and admitted herself that she enjoyed the ball as well and told her that they should keep this between each other, thus beginning their friendship.

Over the next thousands of years, Minty would do her job as an Aristocratic, all the while being friends with Dorsals. Everything would be well and fine for Minty, she would live on Homeworld and felt like things wouldn't go wrong. Additionally during the time, Minty would become mature and sensitive as a Jade was meant to be.

Later on, she heard about the Earth Colonization after Pink Diamond was made to be the main Diamond to colonize the planet.

### Rumors of Rebels

One thousand years later after Earth colonization began, rumors spread that a rebellion calling themselves "Crystal Gems" were forming on a planet the Diamonds were colonizing, and were threatening The Great Diamond Authority, as explained by Pink Diamond. The mention of this generated nervousness across gemkind and it wasn't long before a panic ensued about these "Crystal Gems", and Minty was no exception to the panic. She and Dorsals Fancy Jade talked about the rebels a lot, and they shared rumors about what the Crystal Gems were going to do, with one of Minty's rumors being they were going to take out the Diamonds and make themselves the leaders of Gemkind. Minty was of course in a horrified state as such a thing this deep and intense was occurring.

### During the War

However things eventually got worse as a war began on the planet, with the Diamonds sending armies to the planet to fight against the Crystal Gems and Rose Quartz. During the War, Minty was Homeworld and almost every day she saw a ship carrying forces leaving for the planet where the war as at. She and Dorsals Fancy Jade continued their conversations about the war the war raged on with Lefty hoping that the Diamond Forces would eventually defeat the Crystal Gems. Eventually, the horrific shattering of Pink Diamond occurred and later White, Yellow, and Blue avenged their youngest sister by unleashing a power called, "the Light" which was believed to have annihilated all gems on the planet, with the planet now being believed to unusable. With the Crystal Gems presumed to be no more, things calmed down on Homeworld but a huge amount of strong emotions were left with everygem, with Minty being shocked and horrified by what had happened. She would later attend the Era 2 Ball/Pink Diamond's Funeral.

### The Era 3 Ball

Thousands of years later, Minty was shocked to learn that Pink was never shattered, but was in the form of a human teenager. In honor or "Pink"'s return to Homeworld, a few days later "Pink" planned Era 3 with a ball to be set that very night. Minty was in attendance fo the ball. However she had witnesses mayhem with "Pink" fusing with a human while dancing, triggering three more fusions to appear only for Yellow Diamond to poof the other three while the fusion Pink was in was taken and locked up. Minty was in udder shock and disgust with had happened in the ballroom.

However two days later, "Pink" who was actually her son, Steven, had overthrown the Great Diamond Authority, thus granting freedom for all gemkind. With freedom being granted, Minty had to adjust to being herself.

### Joining Bowling League

Several years later in 2023, Minty decided to move to Earth and got a sharing house with some gems. Later she leaned of the Little Homeworld Bowling League and signed up to play in the league's inaugural season in 2023.

## Appearance

Minty has a pear-shaped head and green neck-length hair with a light mint complexion. She wears a light forest green shawl around her neck and chest-area, short green gloves, and a horizontally dark green and forest green striped tube-shaped dress alternating with white lines in between.

## Personality

Minty's personality at first was casual and kind of angsty with her not being fond of dancing at first due to the other Jades being taught the same choreography. However as time went on, she became mature and sensitive and a bit of nervousness during the war and a majority of Era 2. After Era 3 began and moved to Earth and joined the Little Homeworld Bowling League her personality changed to be casual and flowy.

## Relationships

### Dorsals Fancy Jade

Dorsals Fancy Jade was one of the first gems Minty met. They met in Jades Dance Studio, where Dorsals was Minty's dance instructor. Although at first Dorsals seemed like a teacher to Minty. However after the Era 1 Ball, Dorsals and Minty became friends after a discussion they had. If they ever came across each other during the day, they would talk to each other. As of 2023, they still remain good friends.

### Chrysocolla

Minty met Chrysocolla when she signed up for the Little Homeworld Bowling League and became friends through their way as teammate.

### Moonstone

Minty also met Moonstone she signed up for the Little Homeworld Bowling League and they became friends through their way as teammates

## Abilities

Minty possesses standard Gem abilities with bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

## Gemstone

Minty's Gemstone is located on her chest. It resembles a cabochon, a gemstone that has been polished, but not faceted.

## Trivia

### Mistaken for Tube

* Minty is most known for being involved an animation error. In the scene of "Together Alone" when Medium and Tube Jade fuse into Lemon Jade, Minty is in Tube's place. This was most likely due to a model mix-up between her and Tube as a Jade with the same design as the error is present in the crowd.