History Recap / StevenUniverseFutureS1E4Volleyball

* BigWhat: Steven lets one out when Shell states its about to [[ResetButton rejuvenate]] the Pearls.

* MonkeyMoralityPose: One of the promos has Pearl covering her mouth, Steven covering his ears, and Volleyball cover her cracked eye. It symbolizes how, when it comes to Pink Diamond's misdeeds, Pearl won't say anything, Steven doesn't want to hear any more, and Volleyball doesn't see Pink as having done anything wrong.

** Pearls are not made in Kindergartens, they're all made (as well as repaired and "refurbished") at a single facility called the Reef.

* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both Pearls' accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different — Volleyball remembering her as a destructive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets — was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she'd hurt Volleyball and sought to become better]]. Seems to be confirmed by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B50qVwfH9lH/ this image]], wherein Pink can be seen thinking to herself "Don't break this one" while receiving her new Pearl--tellingly, she's [[MakesMeWannaShout covering her mouth]] while doing so...

* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both Pearls' accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different — Volleyball remembering her as a destructive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets — was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she'd hurt Volleyball and sought to become better]].

* BigWhat: Steven lets one out when Shell states its about to [[ResetButton rejuvinate]] the Pearls.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he reached his RageBreakingPoint and furiously yells that he [[BrokenPedestal doesn't want to hear anything about his mother anymore]] and just wants to fix "Volleyball"'s scar, Steven as this reaction right after looking down on the floor and realising he's turned pink, shattered the structure around, and inadvertently caused Shell to attempt to [[ResetButton rejuvinate]] both Pearls.

** We saw Pink Diamond break something in a fit of pique during her first in-person appearance, back in “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E12JungleMoon Jungle Moon]]”.

** We saw Pink Diamond break something in a fit of pique in her first in-person appearance, back in “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E12JungleMoon Jungle Moon]]”.

** We saw Pink Diamond throw a tantrum and break something when she was first revealed in person, back in “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E12JungleMoon Jungle Moon]]”.

* MonkeyMoralityPose: One of the promos has Pearl covering her mouth, Steven covering his ears, and Volleyball cover her cracked eye. It symbolizes how, when it comes to Pink Diamond's misdeeds, Pearl won't say anything, Steven doesn't want to hear any more, and Volleyball doesn't see anything wrong with it.

* WhamLine: When speaking of her cracked eye, Pink Pearl says "This was all Pink Diamond."

** Pink (not White, as both the characters and the fandom assumed) was responsible for her first Pearl's crack, and said crack is actually an ''emotional'' scar.

* ThisIsADrill: Mega Pearl combines Volleyball's ribbon and Pearl's spear into an enormous drill.

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* BlatantLies: After the Reef claims it can't heal Volleyball, implying that the scar she has is psychological trauma, Volleyball denies this and says she is fine, only for her scar to get ''even worse''.

** When Pearl was [[IdentityAmnesia rejuvenated]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', her Gem made a hologram of a clamshell before asking for a username and customization. In this episode, we find out Pearls are made in a facility of the same shape called the Reef, which is operated by an AI (with Pearl's voice) called the Shell.

** Volleyball claims that one of Pink's more destructive powers was [[MakeMeWannaShout a scream so powerful it "could crack the walls"]]. In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]", Pink Steven was shown to have that same power, casually let out a scream ("SHE'S GONE!") that [[CraterPower made a crater beneath his feet]].

Steven is determined to help Pink Diamond’s original Pearl, who gets named Volleyball, heal the scar on her face.

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* WhamLine: When speaking of her cracked eye, Pink Pearl saysm "This was all Pink Diamond."

* AmusingInjuries: The episode begins with Steven curing ailments like a Ruby with her neck stretch out or a volleyball team with limbs and heads knocked off. This is all PlayedForLaughs, a sharp contrast to Volleyball's cracked eye, which is consistently PlayedForDrama.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The Reef creates Pearls, and fittingly looks like a giant clamshell (even if it's not meant in-universe to resemble one).
* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both Pearl's accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different — Volleyball remembering her as an abusive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets — was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she'd hurt Volleyball and sought to become better]].

** When Pearl was [[IdentityAmnesia rejuvenated]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', her gem made a hologram of a clamshell before asking for a username and customization. In this episode, we find out Pearls are made in a facility of the same shape called the Reef, which is operated by an AI (with Pearl's voice) called the Shell.
** The Shell decides to rejuvenate Pearl and Volleyball when Steven is upset over their argument, something Bismuth said Homeworld often punished gems with.

* GreenEyedMonster: Despite being over Pink, Pearl is still jealous of how Volleyball keeps talking about how she and Pink used to be close.

* OneSteveLimit: Steven has a little trouble talking to both Pearl and Pink Pearl, and so suggests giving her a nickname, choosing "Volleyball" when one hits him on the head. Pink Pearl finds the name funny and takes it.

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Every time Volleyball keeps talking about her positive experiences with Pink, Pearl would talk down to her, viewing her as naive while thinking she knows more about Pink.

** Pink was responsible for her first Pearl's crack, and said crack is actually an ''emotional'' scar.

** Pink apparently had "destructive" powers, which seem to be manifesting in Steven. This comes as a surprise even for Pearl.

* SorryIFellOnYourFist: Volleyball describes how her wound was inflicted when Pink threw one of her tantrums was her own fault for standing too close to her when it happened. The way she talks so fondly about it just makes it more uncomfortable.

* TheUnreveal: The episode never truly reveals if Volleyball's eye was fixed, intentionally keeping the angle at a shot where viewers can't see her left eye during the final minute.

* WhamLine: When speaking of her cracked eye, Pink Pearl says "This was from Pink Diamond."

'''Volleyball:''' I am older than you.

* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both Pearl's accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different — Volleyball remembering her as an abusive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets — was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she was abusing Volleyball and sought to become better]].