Garnet

This article is about the Crystal Gem Garnet. You may be looking for another Garnet.

## Garnet

* Current
* Previous
* Debut

## Media

### Music Theme

"Future Vision"
"Reunion"
"Stronger Than You"

### Voice Actor

**Estelle**

**Garnet** is the voluntarily permanent fusion of Ruby and Sapphire and current leader of the Crystal Gems, and an original character that appears in *Steven Universe*.

## Appearance

Garnet has an appearance similar to that of other Garnets, being tall and curvy with square-shaped hair. Her skin is burgundy and she has one red eye, one blue eye, and one purple eye, all of which have a black pupil. She also has a small mouth and defined lips. Her hair is dark burgundy and is shaped like a rounded box. Her gemstones are on her left and right palms and are red.

### Pre-regeneration (Debut)

She had medium, maroon-colored skin, and black hair. She almost always wore triangular, light red shades, covering all three of her eyes. She wore a black and crimson bodysuit, with cubic magenta and red shoulder pads, and a pink star with a magenta outline on her chest. She also wore long black gloves that covered her middle fingers.

### Post-regeneration (Previous)

She now has magenta skin and dark purple hair, and has mostly the same suit but with a bright pink and dark pink star, dark pink and purple leggings, dark pink gloves and shoulder pads, and a pink and blue visor.

### Current regeneration

She now has a golden, star-shaped visor, and has a more symmetrical pink and light pink star, bright pink shoulder pads, and dark purple leggings that have pink and red toes and a blue and pink abdomen.

## Personality

Though often the most pragmatic and straight forward of the Crystal Gems, Garnet tends to act on intuition rather than seriously analyzing a situation, as often seen throughout the show. As *de facto* leader, Garnet is often the peacemaker of the Crystal Gems, especially when Pearl and Amethyst start arguing. She demands utmost respect from the other Crystal Gems, and is not hesitant to berate team members should they refuse to follow an order.

Equable and mellow, Garnet is capable of remaining composed in most situations. This is displayed in the episode "The Return", where Amethyst and Pearl were at a loss for words when they tried to explain to Steven why he was forbidden from fighting alongside them at the Gem Warship's landing; Garnet was the only Crystal Gem who was able to effectively get their point across and convince Steven to join Beach City's evacuation. She was able to remain strong and act practically despite the dangerous and uncertain situation.

Garnet demonstrates a fierce competitive spirit. This is best seen while she's playing volleyball in "Beach Party", "Steven Tag" in "Keep Beach City Weird" and arcade games in "Arcade Mania". Garnet also has a tendency to act in extremes, either maintaining her normally reserved nature or lashing out with extreme emotion, both of these personalities belonging to her two constituent Gems, the passionate Ruby and conservative Sapphire. Despite this, it should also be noted that Garnet can be seen with emotions neutral to these, but it is a rare occurrence.

While mostly level-headed, Garnet can still lose her cool. When Steven began rapidly aging in "So Many Birthdays", Garnet started violently shaking him, thinking, in her desperation, that violence might be the answer. Another example of this can be seen in "Fusion Cuisine" as she panics under pressure when talking to Connie's mother over the phone, leading her to claim that Steven and Connie had died while playing with swords.

The de-fusion and eventual re-fusion of Ruby and Sapphire in "The Return" and "Jail Break" appears to have had an impact on Garnet's personality; in consequent episodes she appears much more outspoken, lively and engaging. In "Jail Break", she shows great enthusiasm when reunited with Steven and in her fight with Jasper, as opposed to her reserved façade pre-regeneration. When looking at the events of "Joy Ride", she speaks the most out of the three, again contrasting with pre-regeneration Garnet. In "When It Rains", before the gems leave on a mission Garnet forms a heart with her hands and tells Steven she loves him. "Log Date 7 15 2" is the greatest example of Garnet's change as she talks to Peridot with openness, compassion and warmth, even offering to fuse with her to help them understand each other.

Garnet is also the most encouraging of the Crystal Gems, and is usually the first to give Steven the chance to try out his ideas (particularly in "Marble Madness"). She prefers to emphasize when her show of trust causes a breakthrough, such as when Greg helped in "The Message". However, when Garnet feels betrayed, such as in "Mirror Gem" or "Cry for Help", she can lash out with temper that is rarely seen. This was an additional source of tension in "Cry for Help" onwards. "Future Vision" turned things on its head, as Garnet found she had betrayed Steven's trust in her, and subsequently felt self-remorse.

Garnet clearly believes fusion to be sacred and personal, something that can be traced back to Ruby rather than Sapphire. Garnet tells Stevonnie in "Alone Together" that a fusion is considered neither one person nor two people, but rather an experience. She was open enough to answer Steven's personal questions regarding Ruby and Sapphire in "Keeping It Together". As such, any form of misuse of fusion greatly upsets Garnet and is one of the few things that breaks her otherwise calm and controlled demeanor; seeing Homeworld's experiments disturbed and frightened her so immensely that she nearly separated from the shock.

Garnet has demonstrated that she takes her position as leader seriously and has a strong moral compass. In "Cry for Help", Garnet is deeply disturbed by Pearl lying to her about Peridot rebuilding the Communication Tower so they can form Sardonyx, and for wasting time in finding Peridot. Although she has a sense of morality and takes the team's ethic seriously, Garnet's silent and stoic nature does sometimes interfere with expressing her thoughts and feelings to her teammates. This has happened multiple times, as seen with Amethyst in "Reformed" with Amethyst racing to satisfy Garnet's demands and with Pearl in "Friend Ship" while Pearl was trying to make amends with Garnet by finding Peridot; Garnet's anger rendered her inarticulate enough that she was unable to tell Pearl that being tricked into repeated fusion without a real purpose left her feeling extremely violated. Garnet tends to be very independent, and she will often go on missions by herself even if others want to join her. She can be oblivious and stubborn, as seen with Pearl's warning in "Coach Steven" and to Steven's explanation of his dream in "Chille Tid".

## Abilities

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

### Fusions

#### Fusions with Canon Gems

* When fused with Amethyst, they form Sugilite.
* When fused with Pearl, they form Sardonyx.
* When fused with Pearl and Amethyst, they form Alexandrite.
* When fused with Pearl, Amethyst, and Rose Quartz, they form Obsidian.
* When fused with Rose Quartz, they form Sunstone (formerly Cherry Quartz).
* When fused with Steven, they form the hybrid fusion Sunstone (formerly Cherry Quartz).

#### Hypothetical Fusions

* When fused with Peridot, they form Enstatite.
* When fused with Lapis Lazuli, they form Charoite.
* When fused with Bismuth, they form Chambersite.
* When fused with Jasper, they form Painite.
* When fused with Pearl and Steven, they form Pietersite.
* When fused with Amethyst and Rose Quartz, they form Lava Stone.
* When fused with Amethyst and Steven, they form the hybrid fusion Lava Stone.
* When fused with Pearl, Amethyst, and Yellow Diamond, they form Gold Sheen Obsidian.
* When fused with Pearl, Amethyst, and Blue Diamond, they form Blue Sheen Obsidian.

#### Fusions with KJD's Gems

* When fused with Albite and Orthoclase (or Moonstone), they form Dragon Vein Agate.

#### Fusions with Canon and KJD's Gems

* When fused with Pearl, Amethyst, Albite, and Orthoclase, they form Richterite.

### Skillset

* **Gauntlet Proficiency**: Garnet is able to summon large, crystalline gauntlets that appear to be an enhanced version of Ruby's gauntlet. They are powerful enough to easily shatter ground, and can additionally increase in size and be shot off like rockets.
* **Electrokinesis**: Garnet can generate electricity, which is presumably a combination of Ruby's fire powers and Sapphire's ice.
* **Photokinesis**: In "It Could've Been Great", Garnet can be seen using Photokinesis along with Pearl and Peridot. This might be a power that every Gem is able to use.

### Unique Abilities

* **Future Vision**: Garnet can see multiple future outcomes and probabilities with her third eye, an ability inherited from Sapphire. This ability can also be temporarily given to others by kissing them on the forehead.
* **Heat Resistance**: Garnet is highly resistant to heat, being able to resist scalding-hot coffee splash onto her without flinching in "Future Vision" as well as swimming in lava to retrieve the Earth Beetle in "Giant Woman". It has also been said that she could swim in the core of the Sun and survive.
* **Enhanced Calculations**: Garnet mentions her ability to sense structural integrity in "Cheeseburger Backpack". However, it is unknown whether this is a unique power, a separate portion of her heightened senses like her future vision, or just a simple observation.

## Gemology

Gemstone Information

* Garnet is the traditional birthstone for January, the zodiacal stone for Capricorn and the second anniversary stone.
* Garnets have a Mohs hardness of 7.0-7.5 and are found in the U.S. (Arizona), South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Myanmar (Burma), Scotland, Switzerland and Tanzania.
* Garnets are formed when high temperatures and/or pressure is a factor and geologists often use garnets as a gauge of the amount of temperature and pressure that was present during their formation.
* Although red is the most commonly occurring color, garnet is available in a veritable plethora of colors, such as yellow, orange, peach, green, purple, blue (rare), brown and pink.
	+ Garnet also rarely occurs in color-change varieties, which have a different color depending on whether they are viewed in incandescent or natural light.
		- The rarest color-change garnet appears blue in daylight, and changes to purplish-red under torch light.
* Garnet is not a single mineral, but a group containing closely related, isomorphous minerals that form a series with each other. Most garnets have chemical formulas following the pattern of X3Y2(SiO4)3.
	+ Garnet is a gem group that occurs in over twenty varieties. Of these varieties, six main types are used as gems. These are pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossularite, andradite and uvarovite.
		- Pyrope, almandine, and spessartine form a solid solution series, which means that they can all exist together in a single crystal, collectively, they are known as pyralspite garnets. This is also the case for andradite, grossular and uvarovite, which form the ugrandite group.
* Garnets are associated with strength, bravery, love, determination and self-confidence, all characteristics that fit in with Garnet's personality.
	+ In more New Age style beliefs, garnets are known as stones that provide protection to their users from evil.
	+ Few Garnets have become famous, but a few famous pieces of jewelry have garnet exclusive decoration.
	+ One famous garnet is the bright green tsavorite, going by 68.82 carats.
* Garnets are often used for industrial purposes such as water filtration, waterjet cutting, and abrasive blasting.

## Gallery

Garnet, Pearl, Steven, and Amethyst relaxing by the beach.Wedding.

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