Amethyst

Amethyst is a protagonist and a member of The New Action Squad.

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Amethyst (specifically Amethyst Facet-5 Cut-8XM) is a member of the Crystal Gems. She is the last known Gem manufactured on Earth as a part of the Gem Homeworld's Kindergarten project, being one of the last surviving Gems on Earth. After being found by Rose Quartz and the other Crystal Gems, Amethyst helped her friends protect the Earth over the next four millennia, and often aids in the shenanigans of Steven Universe.

Years later, Amethyst lives a peaceful life with the Crystal Gems, no longer struggling with low self-esteem. Though she was struck by a Gem Rejuvenator during Spinel's return and had her memory wiped, Amethyst was eventually restored by Steven, who helps her recall her fondness for him and her team through past experiences on Earth.

Amethyst, alongside her fellow Crystal Gems, currently teaches at Little Homeschool. Despite once struggling with figuring out who she was, as well as battling self-confidence issues surrounding her appearance, Amethyst has since found peace and now assists other Gems in finding themselves as well.

Outside of Beach City, she is also a member of The New Action Squad.

## **APPEARANCE**

Amethyst has a somewhat stout build common to Quartz Gems and is shorter than most of the characters, formerly rivaling Steven's height, though only by a couple of inches. She is about half the height of a "standard" Quartz Gem soldier, such as Jasper, due to remaining in the ground for an extra 500 years, which also gives her a somewhat stocky appearance. Her skin is bright lilac, her eyes are dark indigo, and her thick, messy hair is pale lavender and goes down to her ankles, with a large bang that obscures her left eye. She also has plump lips, and a small, upturned nose. Her gemstone is located on her chest, and the bottom half of it was usually covered by her shirt.

As of "Change Your Mind", Amethyst now wears a black tank top that it is torn open at the chest to reveal her gemstone, medium gray shorts with black stars on each leg and torn white fabric at the bottoms, and her boots become white again. It's worth noting that this is Amethyst's first known permanent form (aside from her very first form) to fully display her Gem, possibly because of her newfound self-esteem.

## **PERSONALITY**

Amethyst is fun-loving, full of laughter, and generally carefree to a fault. Although it isn't necessary for her, she enjoys eating and sleeping and is frequently seen doing so. She tends to indulge Steven more than the other Gems and partakes in human activities with him, though she shows concern for his well-being in times of more severe danger. Amethyst loves a good fight, something that manifests itself in her wrestling persona, the "Purple Puma," where she willingly masquerades as a hated wrestler purely for the fun of it and to relieve stress from Pearl and Garnet's constant orders. She often loves watching fights and will loudly vocalize or cheer when she sees a conflict in progress, egging the competitors on, including the feuds between Pearl and Greg, between Pearl and Peridot, and Steven and Garnet eagerly while eating popcorn.

Loud and a lover of pranks, Amethyst is easily amused and very impulsive. She is bad-mannered, untidy, and a bit lazy; much to Pearl's detriment, but still means well. Her unwillingness to let others throw out the junk in her room marks her as somewhat of a hoarder. These tendencies surface in "Maximum Capacity", where she is unwilling to let Greg throw anything away in his storage unit. However, Amethyst is very observant and perceptive of other people's feelings: She tries to reassure Steven in "An Indirect Kiss" when he was worried about her as she fell apart, understood why Pearl kept fixing the Communication Hub in "Cry for Help", and that Garnet won't forgive Pearl unless the two directly talk it out in "Friend Ship".

Because of her origins in the Prime Kindergarten and its dark legacy, Amethyst harbors a tremendous amount of self-loathing, which is also fueled by her perception that she is inadequate when compared to Garnet or Pearl. This leaves her feeling out of place among the Crystal Gems, thinking that she doesn't belong with Gems of their caliber when she was created by the very thing they sought to destroy. She thought that when Steven learned of her past, he would think less of her. In "On the Run", Amethyst gets into a vicious fight with Pearl over the belief that she sees Amethyst as a parasite, though she calms down after Pearl comforts her. She shows her difficulty at thinking for herself and worries about Steven's and Garnet's approval in "Reformed", regenerating multiple times in the episode with new forms that were all rushed or based on what she thinks Garnet and Steven will approve of.

## **TRIVIA**

* Her "Spin Dash" attack, which she shares with Jasper, may be a reference to the popular video game character, Sonic the Hedgehog, whose main form of attack is the Spin Dash, which is rolling into a ball and dashing into enemies. She also shares several personality traits with Sonic, such as being a free spirit and having a relaxed demeanor.
* Amethyst's design changed the least from the Pilot to the series besides Steven. These changes include:
	+ Removal of a silver ring around the gemstone. As seen in "Reformed", her gemstone still has a ring around it. However, it is not visible unless she is regenerating, as the ring is usually hidden under her skin. It's also more light lavender in color.
	+ Her top changed from long-sleeved to strap-like.
	+ Circle-shaped holes in her leggings changed to star-shaped.
	+ Removal of a barrette.
	+ Boots changed from fold-over to regular.
	+ Removal of a fanny pack, though it makes an appearance in "Beach Party" and in Steven's dream in "Chille Tid".
	+ Her skin tone is lightened.
	+ Her hairstyle is cleaner.
	+ Her gemstone facet changed to a hexagonal facet.
* At New York Comic-Con, Rebecca Sugar revealed that Amethyst's designs and color palette are based on *Adventure Time*'s Lumpy Space Princess, due to her earlier work on that show.
* Amethyst's original outfit did not feature the classic Crystal Gem insignia seen on Pearl and Garnet, but rather has cutouts of stars on her knees. This is likely because she initially wasn't as a Crystal Gem, but rather found at the Kindergarten by the others and adopted into their fold. As a result, she might have altered her default outfit to represent the Crystal Gems.
* Amethyst blushes dark purple.
* Amethyst's instrument is an electric drum kit, described as "loose and wild."
	+ Additionally, her expanded musical palette includes electric bass and some of her synths.
* According to Rebecca Sugar, Amethyst's dancing/fighting style is based on dance hall and club dancing.
* Amethyst's reason for protecting Earth is because it is her birthplace and the only home she has been able to have.
	+ Her lines from the extended opening theme are, "*I will fight for the world I was made in! The Earth is everything I've ever known!*"
* In "Three Gems and a Baby", it is revealed that when Steven was a baby, after seeing his gem glow for the first time, Amethyst believed that Steven was just Rose but shapeshifted into the form of a baby.
* Of all the Gems seen thus far, Amethyst shapeshifts the most.
* Of the four Crystal Gems, Amethyst usually ends up getting hurt and having to retreat to her gemstone to regenerate the most.
	+ Amethyst is the only Gem to have to retreat into her gemstone because of a Corrupted Gem. Pearl was stabbed by Holo-Pearl, and Garnet was hit by the Gem Destabilizer from Jasper