Pearl

"Pearl" is one of the four main protagonists in Steven Universe.

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One of Rose Quartz's closest followers, Pearl is one of the last surviving Gems on Earth who joined the Crystal Gems in their rebellion against the Gem Homeworld. Pearl would afterwards protect the Earth over the next several millennia alongside her friends, while later teaching Rose's son, Steven, the ways of her people.

## Appearance

Pearl has a slender build, pale cream-colored skin, blue eyes, a pointed nose and thin lips. She has a light peach-colored, pixie-cut hairdo. Pearl is usually drawn without eyelashes or pupils, however, they have been seen in some close-ups. She is a few inches shorter than Garnet.

### Pre-Regeneration (debut)

Pearl wore a sleeveless, sky blue tunic that had a diaphanous chest and transferred into a fishnet ballet skirt on the lower half. She also wore short peach-colored leggings, light green socks, and flats that match her tunic.

### Post-Regeneration (current)

As of "Steven the Sword Fighter", Pearl wears a bright teal tunic with a turquoise satin sash ribbon around her waist. She wears short mustard-yellow/amber-colored leggings, light salmon-colored socks, and narrow ballet flats that match her tunic.

## Personality

Pearl is a perfectionist with a wide range of knowledge on many topics who values organization with a penchant for symmetry (going so far as to impale M.C. Bear Bear to maintain the symmetry of a pile of appliances and school supplies). Despite her intelligent and calm demeanor, Pearl is easily flustered and overwhelmed when confronted by something she does not understand or when her plans fail, which can lead to Pearl making rash decisions or speaking without thinking.

Despite her perfectionism, Pearl has low self-confidence. In "Friend Ship", she is very dependent on others to validate her, which loops into a strong inferiority complex. According to Amethyst in "Reformed", she needs everyone's constant approval to feel secure. Without anyone to tell her what to do or to depend on her, Pearl feels lost and without meaning or value, admitting she often feels weak or like nothing when compared with others or even that she is useless on her own. This has lead her to take drastic actions in order to prove herself — though, thanks to Garnet's encouragement in "Friend Ship", she has begun to try being strong for herself and follow her own path rather than let herself be defined by others.

While Pearl tries to remain composed, there are times where she lets her emotions get the better of her or rule her judgment, causing her to be unthoughtful and irrational. Her inner turmoil over her love for Rose (and her subsequent absence) has made Pearl lash out at Steven more than once; her desire to feel stronger made her betray Garnet's trust and principles so they could keep forming Sardonyx. When realizing how much she hurt others, Pearl will apologize and try as hard as she can to set things right.

Out of all the Crystal Gems, Pearl appears to be the most poorly adjusted to life on earth, being unaware of human social conventions and culture, such as jokes, games, arcades, food, and birthday parties. Pearl has expressed a great desire to leave Earth in "Space Race", going so far as to risk her and Steven's life. Pearl also has a pessimistic view of humanity, as evidenced by her statement in "Keep Beach City Weird".

Despite this, she is dedicated to her cause in protecting humanity more or less out of her love, loyalty and admiration for Rose Quartz. She does, however, find certain aspects of Earth rather amazing, and despite her poor understanding of human society, she was able to pay for the Cookie Cats Amethyst and Garnet stole in "Gem Glow", drive Greg's van in "Ocean Gem", then subsequently fix it in "House Guest".

In the past, Pearl's personality was drastically different. She was very arrogant and viewed herself and the Crystal Gems as superiors to humans. This was best shown in "We Need to Talk", as she viewed Greg as insignificant, doubting he could ever fuse with Rose. However, this eventually changed over time.