Opal

**Opal** is the fusion of Pearl and Amethyst, who made her debut in the episode "Giant Woman". As of today, she occasionally appears during Field Days at Little Homeschool and additionally at times serves as the archery coach during the events.

## Biography

### First Formed and Early Formations

From the day she was told about fusion and upon seeing Rainbow Quartz and learning Garnet was a fusion, Amethyst was enthusiastic about fusion. She wanted to fuse with everyone and every time it was mentioned, she would try to fuse. It was implied that her desire to fuse was an attempt to have a special connection to her new friends: the Crystal Gems. She really wanted to fuse because of her enthusiasm. Eventually, Rose would let Amethyst fuse with Pearl as an experiment. Opal was the result, much to the amazement and astonishment of Rose and Garnet. However, because the two didn't have a bond and because Amethyst was overexcited, the fusion didn't last long. After unfusing, Amethyst was very excited because she fused for the first time. Pearl, on the other hand, was left annoyed by Amethyst's overexcitement, causing her to be against trying again.

Amethyst, along with Pearl, later briefly fused as an attempt to stop a corrupted gem, but Pearl was so hesitant and was freaking out that they were unable to fight effectively. The fusion did not last long.

Opal later made her return, saving Garnet and Rose from another corrupted gem, defeating it by kicking it, causing it to fly into a cliffside and poof.   Rose was pleased with the quick thinking Pearl and Amethyst made to stop take out the corrupted gem while Garnet bubbled it and sent it away.

### Some More Formations, Only for a Hiatus

Opal would make a few more appearances over the years, gaining her abilities and skills in the span of years with Amethyst loving to fuse into Opal.

Some later in the 1980’s she met Greg Universe, after Greg tried (but failed) to fuse with Rose, with Greg being amazed and calling Opal, “Stone Cold Betty”.   Later, Amethyst learned the nickname Greg gave Opal and began using the nickname at times, much to the annoyance of Pearl.

However as time when on, Opal would end up being stopped formed for a long time, due to Pearl and Amethyst’s constant disagreements with each other and not getting along well.

### Return

One day a few years later in 2013, Opal was bought up in a quarrel between Pearl and Amethyst, after the former won a game of checkers easily with the conversion peaking the interest of Steven Universe.   Later on, during a mission to the Sky Spire to retrieve The Heaven Beetle, Steven constantly begged for Pearl and Amethyst to form Opal.  However due to Pearl and Amethyst having their disagreements, they did not form Opal, much to Steven’s disappointment.

However when another Corrupted Gem attacked the trio and ate Steven’s goat, Steven, Jr., the trio were put into situation dire enough for Amethyst and Pearl to fuse.   The two attempted to fuse but they initially fail and almost begin to argue, only for Steven to attempt to break it up, only for him to be eaten by the corrupted gem.   Putting their differences and disagreements aside to save Steven and Steven, Jr. , they fused into Opal, who fought the corrupted gem, using her arms reach into the Corrupted Gem, grabbing Steven and Steven, Jr.  After some acrobatics and flips, Opal set Steven with the goat down, and fired her bow at the corrupted gem, taking it down in one shot.

Afterwards, Steven asked Opal if she knows who he is, she smiled and playfully quoted his song he sung earlier, much to his amazement.

Opal and Steven warped back to the Temple, but when Garnet asked where the Heaven Beetle was Opal frantically said “I don't have it," before promptly unfusing.   However Steven had it with him.

### Day at Funland

Sometime later, after retuning from a mission where her presence was required, Steven convicted her to come to Funland with him to do some activities at the theme park where she enjoyed her time until it came to nearly eating a hot dog (Pearl's side of her refused), and unfused.

### Attempt at Taking Down a Homeworld Ship

A few months later, Opal was formed again, using her arrow to try and take down a Homeworld Ship that was heading for Earth, upon Garnet’s orders by firing numerous arrows at it, which have no effect. Upon seeing that Steven came back, she was shocked and unfused.

### Assistance in Building a Drill

Another few months later, Opal was formed once again to help build a drill by placing a drill head on the supports, much to the shock of a Peridot, but the Peridot understood why Opal was there.

### Helping Stevonnie Train

Later, Opal was formed at the Sky Arena to help Stevonnie train.  During the training session, Opal at first was seeming to win, but Stevonnie overpowered her to win the training session afterwards, even holding out their hand, with Opal saying she could always use a fifth hand.

### Era 3 Ball

Later on, Opal was formed after another long absence to support Stevonnie on Homeworld after they were formed.  But Opal was zapped by Yellow Diamond, causing her to poof.

### Singing

Two years later, as a part of a performance during a Sadie Killer and The Suspects performance, Opal was formed once again in a celebration by Amethyst and Pearl after the latter regained her memories, where she sung while playing a guitar in a duet with another fusion named Steg.

### Present Day

Aside from her appearance at the concept, Opal played Steven Tag during the winter of 2019, where she shapeshifted into “Classic Steven”, and attempted to shoot Garnet at Steven with her bow.

Since Little Homeworld opened, there has been a field day event held every year in May, where Opal is formed and works at the archery coach, where she serves as of this day,

In 2022, Opal was formed to help find a perfect tree for the Little Homeworld Christmas Tree and used an axe to cut down the perfect tree with the help of a few other gems.

Currently as of today, Opal is occasionally formed and has become a frequent guest at events, and has started helping out with classes at Little Homeschool and teaching gems about fusion with Garnet, which was something she is passionate about and enjoys.

## Appearance

Opal has a lean, toned body with two pairs of slender arms, while also being a very tall fusion, partly due to her constantly on the tip of her toes. She has periwinkle skin, a thin, rounded face with a pointed nose and plump lips (traits inherited from Pearl and Amethyst, respectively), baby blue eyes with dark blue pupils, and thick, wavy, off-white hair. Her hair extends slightly past her calves, tied back into a rowdy ponytail by a pale salmon band. Extending from off the ponytail's sides are chin-length bangs resembling Pearl's and two small pigtails in the front tied by pale yellow ties. Her two gemstones are in the same places where Amethyst and Pearl's gemstones are.

### Gen 1 Outfit

Opal wore a strapless pastel teal top with a drape in the front and back that went down to her shins, featuring an accented star at the base. She wore these drapes in a similar fashion to Amethyst.

### Gen 1.5 Outfit

After Pearl's reforms, Opal's outfit was similar but had an added neckline to her top and a sash around her waist.

### Gen 2 Outfit

Her out with Amethyst's reformation Opal's outfit's neckline had become a single teal green color. The sash around her waist was replaced with a yellow waist base and mint green design with straps overlapping the yellow part.

### Gen 2.5 Outfit

After Amethyst went through another regeneration, Opal's top was ripped and exposed her waist. Her leggings were shin-length and more orchid. Her drape also had a lighter coloration.

### Gen 3 Outfit

After Amethyst and Pearl's reformation, Opal's top is no longer ripped, it becomes strapless once more since her debut regeneration, and is colored mint green. Her waist also portraits a pale green star-shaped pattern.

## Personality

Opal achieves a sense of peace in that balance that Amethyst and Pearl rarely experience on their own. At times, she is so calm and at peace that she forgets the task at hand and is forgetful. Additionally as a fusion, her personality is a combination of Amethyst's carefree personality and power, along with Pearl's grace and precision.

## Relationships

### Garnet

Opal is good friend with Garnet, while also working together well.

### Steven Universe

Opal retains a protective nature over Steven. She is willing to play around with Steven, as when he asked if she knew him, she replied by smiling and singing his song back to him.

### Stevonnie

Opal met Stevonnie during a training session and fought with them, by using arrow attacks. She was very close to winning the training session, but was overpowered and lost to Stevonnie. The two became friends. Opal additionally was formed to support Stevonnie after she was formed during the Era 3 Ball.

### Steg

Although the two fusions only met while singing together, Opal and Steg sync in many aspects. Harmonizing along the lines of "Independent Together," the two sung in consonance and hovered together under Steg's levitational skills, interacting with one another as the music progressed and played their respective instruments. At one point, Steg nearly fell out of stress, but fortunately, Opal caught him before the fusion is undone.

## Abilities

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

### Natural Abilities

* **Enhanced Agility/Reflexes**: Opal is extraordinarily agile, limber, and gracefully elegant, being able to stand on the tips of her toes constantly and execute acrobatic reflexes. Because of this, she is swift and agile in battle, able to outmaneuver almost any opponent she comes across.
	+ **Enhanced Jumping**: Opal can jump exceptionally high and far, even from a stationary position. This ability grant her impressive parkour and free-running skills which, along with her reflexes, allow her to scale almost any surface or terrain quickly.

### Skillset

* **Gem Weapons Proficiency**: Due to being a fusion of Amethyst and Pearl, Opal can summon either Amethyst's whip or Pearl's spear at will. She can combine these two weapons and make her primary weapon: an opalescent recurve bow.
	+ **Archery Proficiency**: Opal's weapon is an opalescent recurve bow that fires arrows made of light-based energy, which are summoned when the bowstring is drawn back. The bow is roughly as tall as Opal herself. Pearl's spear gives the light arrows and makes up the bow's limbs, while the lash of Amethyst's whip becomes the string.
		- **Gem Bubbling Arrows**: These arrows can explode in midair, emitting bright light and dispersing smaller arrows in multiple directions from the center. Gems that are pierced by these smaller arrows have their gemstone(s) automatically bubbled and teleported to the Burning Room.
		- **Multi-shot Arrows**: These explosive arrows have the ability to split into multiple, smaller arrows that can attack multiple targets simultaneously or overwhelm one target.

### Weapon

Opal's weapon is an opalescent recurve bow that fires arrows made of light-based energy. The bow is roughly as tall as Opal herself. Opal can summon Amethyst's whip and/ or Pearl's spear at will and fuse both weapons to form her own. Flashes of light appear when she summons it and a gust of the wind that blows Opal's hair back is created upon the impact of the weapons fusing. Pearl's weapon forms the limbs of the bow while the lash and handle of Amethyst's whip become the string and grip respectively. Her arrows are summoned when the bow is drawn back, causing a large explosion and emitting a bright light on impact as well as bearing a resemblance to the blasts emitted by Pearl's spear. The arrows are also capable of splitting into smaller ones and either attacking multiple targets at once or overwhelming a single target. Targets pierced can have their gemstones bubbled by them as well. When fired by Alexandrite, the arrows can take on the silhouettes of Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.

## Gemstones

Opal's Pearl is located in the center of her forehead. It resembles a cabochon, a gemstone that has not been faceted, but has been polished. The gemstone has a mix of pale yellow, baby blue, and light pink. Her Amethyst is located on her upper chest. It is a tetradecahedron, specifically a truncated hexagonal bipyramid. The gemstone has a mix of pale yellow, light pink, tints of light purple, and baby blue.

## Trivia

* Pearl refers to Opal as an "amalgam." This is also the name of Opal's fusion dance theme.
* Opal is the only Gem with an exclusively ranged weapon.
* She was the first Gem to show the ability to bubble Gems from a distance without physical contact.
* Opal is currently the fusion with the most regenerations out of all currently existing fusions. This excludes Stevonnie, whose outfits mainly consist of Steven and Connie's combined.
* In real life, Opal's voice actress Aimee Mann and Steg's voice actor Ted Leo together form the Indie Rock musical duo The Both. This moment also showcased Opal's bass proficiency, acquired from Pearl, which is presumably also a reference to Aimee Mann's bass skill in real life.
* Opal is similar to the design of Nabooru from *The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*, even to the point of having her pointed nose.
* Opal's bow resembles a Mongol bow.
* Opal's theme is a style of music called *High-Energy Piano Anthem*, a type of music invented by Masami Ueda, the composer for the *Bayonetta* games.
* Opal shares some similarities with Kali, the Hindu Goddess of Time, Empowerment, Creation and Destruction, featuring four arms, long hair, and a gemstone located on the forehead.
	+ Additionally, Opal was originally planned to make a manji (a Hindu symbol of peace) with her arms when summoning her weapon, of which Kali is commonly associated with, but was changed due to its resemblance to a swastika.
	+ She also resembles the Hindu deity Lakshmi, who, like Opal, has four arms. Opal's weaponry also revolves around light, something Lakshmi is closely associated with.
	+ Opal bears many resemblances to the ritual monster card Shinato, King of a Higher Planefrom the *Yu-Gi-Oh!* trading card game. They are both very tall, with long, white hair, gray skin, and a feminine appearance. They also have similar color palettes in their outfits, including green, yellow, and lilac, which have an alike distribution in both characters. Shinato has a bindi mark on the forehead where Opal has Pearl's gem. Both have extra body parts (Shinato has three pairs of wings, Opal has two pairs of arms). Shinato's attribute is Light, and Opal's powers are also based on light and energy. To summon Shinato in the game, you must use two or more monster cards with a lesser level in your field as a tribute, along with its magic summon card. To form Opal, both Pearl and Amethyst perform a fusion dance, creating together a more powerful being. Finally, both seem to be based upon divinities; Shinato upon the Japanese wind goddess Shinatobe or Shinatsuhiko, while Opal resembles Hindu deities Lakshmi and Kali (more closely the former).