History ComicBook / AmethystPrincessOfGemworld

Amethyst was initally the main feature in ''Sword of Sorcery'', a {{New 52}} anthology comic series that launched in September 2012. This version started things over from scratch with 17 year-old Amy learning her true identity for the first time after a life on the road with her mother. This was significantly DarkerAndEdgier than previous versions of the character (her first action scene had her stopping a group of would-be rapists from raping a girl), and only lasted eight issues.

* DarkIsNotEvil: House Onyx, like all the other houses, has good and evil members, their aesthetic is just black, and they are all bald.

* WhatMeasuresAMook: All the minions and soldiers mean something. Amy almost vomits after her first kill. The mate of one of the dead barbarians comes after the house seeking revenge. Hadran distinguishes himself from his brother by having respect for the soldiers under him, and everyone makes an effort to not kill any brainwashed soldiers.

* MysticalWhiteHair: All the house of Diamond royalty, with only the crown prince having WhiteHairBlackHeart.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The first twelve issue series is considered cannon, everything else? Not so much...

* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Amethyst feeds a spicy pepper to a hostile spider creature to similar effect.

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* ContinuityNod: When Amethyst learns how to form shields with her magic she compares it to Wonder Woman's bracelets. Makes sense with how there's a very prominent poster of the Amazon Princess on her bedroom wall at home.

Animated shorts based on Amethyst were added to the WesternAnimation/DCNation block on Creator/CartoonNetwork, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork after some very, very long delays]]. The first short aired with the return of the block on January 5, 2013. In this version Amy's a computer nerd who's created her own Gemworld videogame, only to find herself suddenly pulled inside.

Amethyst is the main feature in ''Sword of Sorcery'', a {{New 52}} anthology comic series that started September 2012. This version starts things over from scratch; with 17 year-old Amy learning her true identity for the first time after a life on the road with her mother. It should be noted how this is significantly DarkerAndEdgier than other versions of the character (her first action scene is stopping a group of would-be rapists from raping a girl).

* BigBad: Dark Opal, in the original series. Fire Jade in the first eight issues of the regular series

* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Dark Opal's fortress collapses on him when he's mortally wounded, though it had been weakened during the battle]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: Topaz falls for Amethyst the instant he sees her. [[spoiler: He ends up with a different princess, though]]

* MagicallyBindingContract: Dark Opal talks Sardonyx into signing one for him, as you can imagine, it doesn't turn out very well for him.

* PostScriptSeason: the regular series

* SwissArmySuperpower: the Gem-based magic

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: The people of House Citrine

* PowerDyesYourHair: Inverted. On Earth, Amy's mother dyed their hair to hide their true heritage. When they enter Gemworld, the power within them is too strong to hide their true hair colors, which reveals their natural blonde hair. It also [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow lengthened their hair past their shoulders]]

* BizarroEpisode: The appropriately named "Level 3: A Random Encounter".

* ShoutOut: "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.]]"

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: They're called "Levels", as in a video game. So far there's "Level 1: Your Quest Begins", "Level 2: Village of the Frogs", "Level 3: Random Encounter", "Level 4: The Turquoise Cave," and "Level 5: Battle in the Stormy Peaks."

* DefeatByModesty: [[spoiler: Defeating Dark Opal's pen causes all his clothes to fall off leaving him in GoofyPrintUnderwear, he opts to retreat after this.]]

* EyesAlwaysShut: Citrina. She's also a PerpetualSmiler.

** Justified. In Level 5, when Amethyst has trouble dealing with the monstrous Frog Prince, the Pegacorn is quite willing to help her, and she figures out that he [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself let her fight her own battles before so she could gain confidence]].

** Justified. In Level 5, when Amethyst has trouble dealing with the monstrous Frog Prince, the Pegacorn is quite willing to help her, and she figures out that he let her fight her own battles before so she could gain confidence.

* InstantExpert: In a sense. In her first real battle, she's shown to barely be able to lift her sword and has to find an unorthodox solution. In her second she's clearly mastered it with the way she makes short work of a giant centipede. While underwater. When she fights Skeleton Topaz, she's moving like a regular RedSonja out there.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: They're called "Levels", as in a video game. So far there's "Level 1: Your Quest Begins", "Level 2: Village of the Frogs", and "Level 3: A Random Encounter".

* {{Meganekko}}: How Amy starts off in the modern world.
* MineralMacGuffin: Citrina summons Amethyst back to Gemworld to find a missing gem.

* WvilSorcerer: Dark Opal, Fire Jade

* InstantExpert: In a sense. In her first real battle, she's shown to barely be able to lift her sword and has to find an unorthodox solution. In her second she's clearly mastered it with the way she makes short work of a giant centipede. While underwater.