Almandine

* Uncorrupted
* Corrupted

**Almandine** is a Homeworld Gem who before the war served under Pink Diamond as the commander of a fleet however was reassigned to Blue Diamond after Pink Diamond was supposedly shattered.

## Appearance

Almandine is a tall red coloured gem with wide pink eyes. She is quite tall and despite her skinny build, is quite strong. She wears a purple suit with a red tie and a blackish-red cape over one of her shoulders. She has big red hair that is in an afro. Her Almandine gemstone is located on her back.

### Corrupted Form

Almandine's Corrupted Form takes a humanoid form, presumably due to her mental fortitude keeping her from being corrupted beyond repair, she remains red with giant feather eyebrows and big glowing eyes. He afro is retained and covers most of her body.

## Personality

Almandine is a very blunt and honest gem, who isn't afraid to hold back on any punches. She isn't a very emotional gem and prefers to look at things in a realistic manner all while remaining calm when stressful situations arise. Even in situations where it seems all hope is lost, Almandine refuses to give up and will keep pushing on even if it shatters her. She is a very mature gem who doesn't have time for things she deems unnecessary. That being said she is protective over her fleet and is extremely devoted to her diamond. She is particularly good at strategizing; whether it be war tactics or for strategies on how to effectively colonize Earth.

## History

Almandine was originally tasked with sending her fleets to Earth in order to help Pink Diamond try and colonize Earth but once the war broke out and Pink Diamond was killed, her and her fleet were reassigned to Blue Diamond and they began helping fight against the Crystal Gems. Almandine helped fight the Crystal Gems against their wishes of protecting the Earth. She was able to defeat multiple waves of the Crystal Gems and sent her fleets back to Blue Diamond. After this she was tasked with helping Homeworld Gems evacuate Earth before the corrupting light was used. Unfortunately, while Almandine was able to evacute a lot of gems, her and her fleet were left behind on Earth and were subsequently corrupted as the corrupting light spread.

## Abilities

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

### Unique Abilities

* **Tactical Analysis:** Almandine is an extremely skilled strategic genius and apply this skill to several objectives, able to intuitively create strategies and plans several steps ahead of the opponent. They can elaborate complex plans/strategies and apply them not only in battle but all activities that involve cunning intellect, e.g. strategic games. They can instinctively anticipate all of the possible obstacles/opportunities and know what the best actions to take in any situation, allowing them to adapt and prepare for future events in advance by considering a large number of scenarios/outcomes/options/paths, and plan ahead for them, to be ready for any situation that may occur and handle it effectively.

## Gemstone

* **Tourmalines:** Achroite
* **Chrysoberyls:** Alexandrite
* **Garnets:** **Almandine**
* **Feldspars:** Amazonite
* **Quartz:** Amethyst • Ametrine
* **Opals:** Andamooka Opal

**Fusion Gems:** Moonstone • Peach Topaz • Angel Aura Quartz • Celestite • Charaoite