Mozambique Garnet

## Mozambique

* Crystal Gem
* Homeworld

### Weapon(s)

⚬ Mirrored Chakrams⚬ Gem Technology (non-summoned); specifically Light Prism (formerly)

## Traits

### Hair

Very light-magenta, mauve, and light-mauve

## Professional Status

### Affiliation(s)

Gem Homeworld (formerly)⚬ White Diamond (former superior)

## Media

### Voice Actor

Christine Baranski

**Mozambique** is a Crystal Gem, former Homeworld gem under White Diamond. She was a wielder of one of the remaining Light Prisms before she was demoted for trying to steal the other two Prisms during the Gem War.

## Appearance

Mozambique Garnet has a tall but curvy body with two arms, a flat chest, small waist, and thick hips. She has dull-lavender skin with two small dull-purple eyes with black pupils, a small nose, and full lips. Her hair is very light-magenta and she has multiple stripes of mauve and light-mauve. Her gemstone is on her forehead and is light-purple in color.

### Pre-regeneration (debut)

She wears a dull purple vest with prominent shoulder pads and a sparkly purple lining in the back skirt. She also wears a thick black waistband and long black gloves. On her legs, she wears dark purple pads and high black boots with light magenta toes and purple heels. She wears a triangular visor over her right eye.

### Post-regeneration (current)

She now wears a low cut light and dull purple sleeveless bodysuit with light-purple arm bands, a matching boxy skirt with a very light-magenta underside, and high heeled white boots with purple tipped toes.

## Personality

Mozambique approaches problems with an intellectual mindset, formulating hypotheses and devising methods to test them. In the past, she used to view herself as intellectually superior, but she has since learned to temper her arrogance and not let it cloud her judgment. She possesses great intelligence and powers of observation, making her a skilled mediator in conflicts.

Once fueled by the pride and recognition she received from Homeworld, Mozambique used to be stuck-up and sassy, often displaying a sarcastic, dry, and snarky sense of humor. While she didn't actively seek to offend others, it happened unintentionally on multiple occasions.

However, beneath her seemingly callous exterior, Mozambique was never truly as indifferent as she portrayed herself. She has undergone a transformative journey and now values all Gems and humans, treating everyone with equal kindness and respect. She embraces her newfound redemption and appreciates the opportunity to make amends for her past behavior.

## Abilities

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

### Skillset

* **Homeworld Intelligence:** Due to her background being a technological adviser on Homeworld, Mozambique is a highly intelligent Gem - understanding both Eras of technology.
* **Bladed Mirror Proficiency:** Mozambique Garnet can summon a bladed chakram with mirrors on both sides from her gemstone, and she is skilled when wielding it.

### Unique Abilities

* **Mirror Deflection:** Mozambique's special summon weapon (her mirror chakrams) can absorb and send back light and energy based attacks.
* **Catoptric Replication*:***  She has the power to create clones of her own reflection using reflective surfaces similar to Holo-Pearls.

### Additional Tools

#### Formerly

* **Light Prism**: Mozambique formerly owned a Prism of Light, which she used with great skill to fight before White Diamond took it away.

## History

Mozambique was one of three Garnets each chosen by their respective Diamonds to receive the three Light Prisms; Hessonite under Yellow Diamond, Pyrope under Blue Diamond and Mozambique herself, under the glistening White Diamond.

The three Garnets were then in return given a colony by their diamonds to maintain with the power of the prism. They were also given personal Pearls as well as Quartz soldiers to maintain. Thousands of years went by, and the three Garnets got along together fabulously. They managed their colonies perfectly; Pyrope under Blue Colony 4, Hessonite under Yellow Colony 2 and Mozambique under White Colony 5. Their word was final, and every gem displayed perfect obedience, so the Garnets never had to use their prisms.

Then the Rebellion had begun. The three Garnets were ordered off their planets to fight in the Gem War on Homeworld's side. Mozambique's first taste of power, true power, would be at the Ancient Sky Arena. One of the first battles fought where her, Hessonite and Pyrope would use the Prisms and lay waste to countless rebel gems. There she discovered her love for the Light Prism while covered in the dust of poofed Gems. For her, it was a riveting experience.

From that day on Mozambique made a vow that she would use her prism and destroy all the rebels, all in the name of her glorious Diamond. Battle after battle, Mozambique was there, prism in hand poofing gems. She loved the burning passion she got while using the prism, until one day it wasn’t enough. She wanted more power, and power to her was the prism. And luckily for her, there were two more.

The three Garnets were called on the Strawberry Battlefield battlefield, the first time they've fought since the Ancient Sky Arena. During this battle, Mozambique had her mind set. In the midst of the chaos, Mozambique sent her prism on Hessonite—the prism attacked, but in doing so she gave the rebellion an upper hand. Rose Quartz noticed the civil war; she knocked the Prism out of Hessonite’s hands and turned herself to Mozambique, but just as Mozambique could snag the prism and retaliate, all Homeworld gems were ordered to flee.

She had wasted her only chance, and it was all because of Rose Quartz.

On Homeworld, Mozambique’s treachery was revealed. Pyrope, who had witnessed the whole event, told Blue Diamond personally about Mozambique’s attack on Hessonite. Mozambique was sent to White Diamond, and was demoted due to her insolence and stripped of everything; her Pearl, her Quartz, her colony were all taken away. Even worse, her beautiful Prism was given to an Era 2 Demantoid.

## Trivia

* Her, Hessonite and Pyrope were the original three Prism Wielders before she was replaced with Demantoid.

## Gemology

* Named after the east African country they come from, Mozambique Garnet is wonderfully affordable, possessing the warm ‘classic’ purples of some of the Garnets of antiquity.
* Mozambique Garnets are actually either pure Almandine (Almandite) Garnet or a naturally occurring Almandine/Pyrope Garnet blend, similar to Rhodolite Garnet.
* Garnet’s many myths frequently portray it as a symbol of light, faith, truth, chivalry, loyalty and honesty.
* Like other garnets, when it is not used for jewelry it is used for industrial uses, as garnets are hard and abrasive, which is good for sanding and even cutting steel.
* Mozambique Garnets are said to help with blood circulation and are even said to help with heart problems and weakness.

## Gallery

Moz sketch.Mozambique's mirror chakrams.Mozambique's inverted pyramid ship.