Eyeball

## Eyeball Ruby

**Ruby** (specifically **Ruby-1F4 Cut-4ND**), nicknamed **"Eyeball"** by Steven, is a Homeworld Gem who made her debut in "Barn Mates". She fought in the Rebellion over 5,750 years ago against the Crystal Gems. She and the other Ruby troops were sent to Earth by Yellow Diamond to locate Jasper. She then returned to the Gem Homeworld as of the episode The Trial, presumably being rescued by Navy. She is currently a rogue Gem on the run with Aquamarine, her fusion partner, whom she has befriended in order to get revenge on Steven, and fused with her into Bluebird Azurite.

### Personality:

She seems to be the most invested in the mission to track Jasper and is well-informed about her. She is stoic, rarely speaking before "Back to the Moon", though occasionally appearing anxious. She appears intimidating but is also quite polite when thanking the Crystal Gems for their cooperation. Despite her tough exterior, upon meeting her hero Jasper (really a disguised Amethyst) she was struck with awe and showed an almost fan girl-like zeal.

Like the other Rubies, "Eyeball" is not very perceptive in recognizing trickery, being easily fooled by disguises or lies. However, she is the only one to be suspicious of Ruby when Ruby kept interacting friendly with Sapphire during their baseball game, eyeing them with an uncomfortable expression. Humorously, she also suspected "Leggy", watching her when she was cheerfully standing next to Lapis Lazuli.

Even over her own captain, she is the most experienced in Gem history, the only one to remember the location of the Diamond base on the moon and explaining the history of the moon base and Pink Diamond. This is partially due to being the oldest of the Rubies and having fought in the war.

She seems to be insecure about her relationships, as shown when Ruby and Sapphire were talking to each other in "Hit The Diamond". As they chatted, "Eyeball" watched them with a sad look on her face. Another example was when Amethyst as Jasper placed "Doc" onto her lap when they were heading to the Moon Base, which nearly made her cry.

### Fusions:

Eyeball + Aquamarine = Bluebird Azurite

Eyeball + the other rubies = Giant Ruby

### Abilities:

"Eyeball" possesses standard Gem abilities. She presumably has the standard abilities of a Ruby, such as thermokinesis, pyrokinetic touch, and heat resistance.

#### Skillset

* **Chisel Knife Proficiency**: In "Bubbled", "Eyeball" is seen to have a fuchsia chisel knife as a weapon. In the same episode, the weapon is debuted. She chases Steven inside of his bubble with it, trying to attack him and take his gemstone. In “Bluebird”, she uses it in an attempt to stab and kill Greg.

#### Natural Abilities

* **Photokinesis**: In "Back to the Moon", she is shown projecting a red light from her gem. She shares this ability with Pearl, Garnet, Peridot, "Doc", and the Rutile Twins.

### Trivia:

* "Eyeball" is the oldest of the five-Ruby squad, dating back to the rebellion. She even fought in the Gem War.
	+ This was possibly hinted at due to her skin-tone, being the fairest, as the longer a gemstone is exposed to light, the lighter its complexion will be.
* In "Back to the Moon", it is revealed that "Eyeball" witnessed the "shattering" of Pink Diamond, a former member of the Diamond Authority.
* "Eyeball" has a desire to have her own Pearl and be remembered in Gem history, as evidenced when she tries to poof Steven thinking he is Rose.
* "Eyeball" has had the most appearances of the Ruby Squad, with a total of eight.
* The ruby is closely associated with aspects such as vitality, life, passion and fire, all of which can be symbolically linked to the color red.
	+ This shows in "Eyeball"'s emotional temperaments and overall emotional/angry attitude as well as her strength.
	+ It is said that rubies can over-stimulate people who are sensitive or irritable. This may be a retroactive nod to Aquamarine and Bluebird Azurite.