Garnet

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

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Garnet is the fusion of Ruby and Sapphire and the current de-facto leader of the Crystal Gems. Garnet is one of the last surviving Gems on Earth who joined the Crystal Gems in the Rebellion against the Gem Homeworld and afterward assisted her friends in protecting the Earth over the next few millennia. After Rose Quartz gave up her physical form to give birth to her son, Steven Universe, Garnet took over as the leader of the group.

Years later, Garnet is still an extremely stable fusion, living a loving and peaceful life among the Crystal Gems and their uncorrupted allies. This life came under threat when Spinel returned and struck her with a Gem Rejuvenator, wiping her memories and separating Ruby and Sapphire. The two then fuse accidentally and are subsequently restored when she is reminded of the value of truth and love. Garnet no longer feels pressured or overwhelmed due to her future vision which had caused her to once be stoic and distant, but instead is ready to face the future as it naturally unfolds.

Outside of Beach City, she is also a member of The New Action Squad, but it took time for members to know her true identity.

## **APPEARANCE**

Garnet is currently the second tallest of the remaining Crystal Gems and the fourth-shortest fusion. She has three eyes, which are usually hidden behind a visor. Her right eye is a medium ruby-red, her left a medium sapphire-blue, while the center third eye is a reddish-violet. Her gemstones are embedded in the palms of her hands. Like Ruby, she has a deep violet cube-shaped afro and a purplish-red skin tone, while her facial features more closely resemble Sapphire's.

As of "Change Your Mind". Garnet's visor is now orange and takes the shape of the top of a star. The shape of her suit is unaffected, but the coloring is. The upper torso is now pink with a white, 4-pointed star on top with a light pink outline which also now faces sideways. The abdominal area is pinkish-red on the left side and medium blue on the right. The legs are now completely indigo and magenta at the toes. Her shoulder pads are also a brighter shade of pink than her skin, and she keeps her gloves and wedding rings. She keeps this regeneration after regenerating in *Steven Universe: The Movie*. Not noticed by many, her skin tone is slightly darker.

## **PERSONALITY**

Though she is often the most pragmatic and straightforward of the Crystal Gems, Garnet tends to act on intuition rather than seriously analyzing a situation, as often seen throughout the series. As the leader, Garnet is often the peacemaker of the Crystal Gems, especially when Pearl and Amethyst start arguing. She demands the 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 characteristic is derived from Sapphire. 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 is playing volleyball in "Beach Party", "Steven Tag" in "Keep Beach City Weird", and arcade games in "Arcade Mania". Garnet also tends to act in extremes, either maintaining her very reserved nature or lashing out with strong emotion. Both of these personalities come from her two constituent Gems, the conservative Sapphire and passionate Ruby. 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 in her desperation, believing 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. In "Steven's Dream", when Greg has been captured, she is constantly apologizing to Steven about how she should have told him about what was going to happen since the beginning.

## **TRIVIA**

* Garnet is rarely seen as consuming food or drinking.
	+ This is cited in "Keystone Motel", with the clarification that she does enjoy it from time to time.
	+ She later reveals in "Future Vision" that she enjoys coffee.
	+ She is also seen eating in some comics.
* Garnet has complete Heterochromia iridium, which means each of her eyes are a different color.
* In the crossover with *OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes* Garnet states that she wears her visor to enhance her future vision, and also because they're prescription. This is to be considered canon, as Ian Jones-Quartey stated in a podcast that a canonical fact about Garnet would be stated in the otherwise non-canonical crossover.
* In "Steven and the Stevens" and "We Need to Talk", it is shown that Garnet knows how to play the keytar and that Greg may have taught her how to play it.

* According to Rebecca Sugar, Garnet's fighting and dancing styles are based on Waacking.
* Garnet's favorite music is the works of Estelle, according to Rebecca Sugar.
* According to Ian Jones-Quartey, Rebecca Sugar planned Garnet to be a fusion long before the Pilot, which also includes the fact that Ruby and Sapphire would be the two Gems to make her.