History Sandbox / StevenUniverseCrystalGemsInitialMembers

* HeavySleeper: Lion knocked her across the room [[MakeMeWannaShout with a roar]], and she just told Steven to keep it down. And she doesn't even ''have'' to sleep or get tired, indicating she just didn't like to be interrupted while enjoying herself.

* AnimalMotif: Not blatantly obvious, but Amethyst seems to (like Steven) have a general cat motif going on. She has a CatSmile, has transformed into a cat a few times, has a wrestler persona called the Purple Puma, and has an extremely independent attitude and curious nature one would expect from a cat. To drive the point further, the intro of the pilot showed her resting on top of a couple of big cats, and her whips tend to have multiple ends, like a cat-o-nine-tails.

* CatSmile: It's more because of the way her lips are drawn when it's closed, but when she smiles, it looks like this. Given the fact that her lips are always like that regardless of whether she's smiling, and the revelation that she came out "defective" due to a malfunction at the Kindergarten where she was made, it could be a reference to an actual cleft lip.

* MorphicResonance: When shapeshifted into any of her many forms, in addition to the usual skin color and gem, she usually also retains her characteristic CatSmile and full lips.

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[[folder:Bismuth]]
!!Bismuth
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[[caption-width-right:300:"We are powerful! We are important! We are the CRYSTAL GEMS!"]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/UzoAduba ("Bismuth" to "Bismuth Casual"), Creator/MiriamHyman ("Everything's Fine" to "The Future", ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'')\\\
''"Because we are the Crystal Gems!\\
And we never give up, we never give up on out friends!\\
As long as one of us is standing to brandish the star\\
We'll find a way to save the day, that's who we are!"''

One of the original Crystal Gems from over 5,000 years ago, and an old comrade to Garnet and Pearl.
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* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:After being bubbled in her eponymous episode, Bismuth is freed and rejoins the Crystal Gems in the final arc of Season 5.]]
* AntiVillain: Has good intentions, but [[spoiler:her PayEvilUntoEvil tendencies regarding Homeworld and her developing [[OneHitKill The Breaking Point]] was the [[MeaningfulName Breaking]] [[PunnyName Point]] for Rose to bubble her away, having become too aggressive to allow her on the battlefield any longer]]. As of [[spoiler:[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]]]], this no longer applies.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:She eventually becomes this for attempting to kill Steven, fearing the other Crystal Gems won't accept her back. Ultimately, they do.]]
* BeAllMySinsRemembered: [[spoiler:Learning that Rose never told the other Crystal Gems about what really happened to her, [[ThePowerOfLegacy despite knowing what that would mean if they knew]], was what ''really'' set her off, and it's the reason she decides Steven is better than Rose when he promises to tell them everything.]]
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: By the events of the movie, she's the Brawn to Lapis's Beauty and Peridot's Brains.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Bismuth was furious with Rose for not wanting to shatter Pink Diamond to end the war early. She finds out six thousand years later that Rose ''did'' take her advice ... by faking the shattering because she ''was'' Pink Diamond. Then White, Blue and Yellow unleashed the Corruption Beam and hurt all of the surviving Crystal Gems, who were Bismuth's friends. Bismuth is horrified and guilty when she realizes what she inspired Rose to do.]]
* BerserkButton: Hoo boy, if you value your life, don't lie to Bismuth. Another button that is on 24/7 is Bismuth's hatred for Homeworld, especially the "Elite" of Homeworld. That one burns with the intensity of the lava she forges with. And for the love of all that is holy, [[spoiler:''never'' let her believe you have ''any'' sympathy for the enemy]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's a big, sweet, loving Gem who's quick with a joke and full of sincere encouragement. She's also an utterly ''brutal'' fighter. [[spoiler:And she tried to kill Steven, and Rose in the past.]] [[spoiler:This is shown again in the fight against Blue Diamond.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Lapis and Peridot in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "ChangeYour Mind"]], she makes a ''very'' timely arrival with the repaired arm ships to subdue White Diamond's ship.]]
* TheBigGuy: Of the original Crystal Gems, seemingly, being a BloodKnight with strength matching that of Garnet's as well being the physically largest Gem besides Rose.
* BigThinShortTrio: Among the Crystal Gems, she forms one with Peridot and Lapis. The three serve as reinforcements for Steven during the ''Diamond Days'' event, with Bismuth able to easily repair the Diamond's ships and forge a new sword for Connie to use.
* TheBlacksmith: Bismuths are builders and architects, but after siding with the Crystal Gems, this Bismuth used that talent to make weapons. She forged every physical weapon used by the Crystal Gems during the war, and in the present provides the remaining Crystal Gems with upgrades for their Gem weapons. Her forge is in the base of a volcano, like Hephaestus, and she starts on weapons by ''dipping her bare hands into lava'' and hammering the red hot ingot with her hands shapeshifted into hammers.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Aside from her hammer, she shifts her hands into large blades for combat.
* BloodKnight: In a flashback to the war, she jumped into a crowd of fleeing Gems and immediately attacked the first Gem near her -- the small, pencil-thin Lapis Lazuli, who didn't even have a chance to defend herself. She's actually rather chatty and friendly when around other Crystal Gems, though.
* BoisterousBruiser: She's jovial, loud, and the most muscular Gem seen yet.
* BrightIsNotGood: She's a vividly colorful Gem with a cheerful demeanor [[spoiler:and a BloodKnight side. After her HeelFaceTurn, this no longer applies, and she becomes as good as she is bright.]]
* BrokenAce: She is viewed as the most awesome member of the team [[spoiler:until it's revealed that she's not the same hero they so fondly remembered.]]
* BrokenPedestal:
** [[spoiler:The other Crystal Gems thought of her as still fiercely loyal to their cause of protecting the Earth and a potential leader in Rose's absence, but when Steven explains what happened between her and Rose (that the former tried to kill the latter over a disagreement of ethics), they become heartbroken and betrayed that their old friend has become a violently unstable and hateful person willing to even kill Rose to achieve her own personal goals over protecting the innocent.]]
** This also happened with Bismuth herself [[spoiler:toward Rose. Bismuth idolized Rose for promoting her views that any Crystal Gem could be their own individual, outside of their caste system. When Rose tried to prevent Bismuth from fulfilling ''her'' crusade of vengeance, however? Rose fell from grace in Bismuth's eyes, to the point where she attempted to ''murder her''. After Bismuth's return she calms down about that, but still considers Steven to be superior to Rose as he's dealing with the problems she didn't or wouldn't face, including Bismuth herself.]]
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Bismuth is very in touch with her emotions, is not afraid to cry in front of others, and over time with Steven [[spoiler:develops more empathy and compassion for her enemies]]. She can't stop herself from tearing up when she sees Pearl crying, and struggles not to cry when Sapphire and Ruby make their wedding vows.
* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: The burly Bimusth can form her fist into a mallet, which she uses both for combat and blacksmithing.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], Steven manages to convince her that what she tried to do to him is a thing of the past and that the other Crystal Gems missed her despite her worries for trying to shatter Steven. Turns out they missed her a lot, much to her surprise.]]
* ButchLesbian: She has a masculine design and as shown in ''Steven Universe Future'', [[spoiler:she has feelings for Pearl.]]
* CatharticScream: Upon finding out [[spoiler:Rose and Pink Diamond were the same person]] she takes a moment to scream out her feeling... while dunking her head under lava.
* CharacterDevelopment: As of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E24LegsFromHereToHomeworld "Legs from Here to Homeworld"]], she has gone from being a [[spoiler:FallenHero who wanted to shatter the Diamonds to trusting her "leader" to negotiate with them, and advising him to "roar" in their language. Steven is grateful for the advice, and that she chose to stay on Earth.]]
* CuddleBug: She loves hugs especially [[TheGlomp tackle ones]]. [[spoiler:Pearl was the first one she hugged when Steven freed her the first time, which makes more sense on learning she has a crush on Pearl]]
* DeathByIrony: Non-fatal of course, due to being a Gem. [[spoiler:She ends up defeated by Steven after he stabs her with Rose's sword, the very weapon she constructed for her heroic leader.]] But then [[spoiler:Steven unbubbles her later.]]
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:When Steven refuses to use or let anyone use the Breaking Point, she tells him to shatter her. [[AllLovingHero Steven, of course, refuses]], and she changes her mind when Steven informs her he won't cover up her disappearance like Rose did.]]
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:As clearly seen in the fight against Blue and Yellow Diamond.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bismuth is a working-class gem from a caste system born from almost a religious zealotry towards rank based on birth and privilege, who develops a particularly spiteful hatred towards the "bourgeoisie" of her society. She ends up joining freedom fighters founded by a charismatic leader built on the idea that all Gems are equal, [[DirtyCommunist only to become so devoted to the cause that she winds up become a zealot]], claiming that "no one is more Crystal Gem" than her and [[WithUsOrAgainstUs ends up attacking the founder of the group (Rose Quartz) when she isn't willing to go far enough]]. Not to mention that her favored weapons are [[HammerAndSickle hammers and sickles]] shape-shifted from the very hands that she makes her livelihood from.
* DreadlockRasta: She wears her hair in rainbow-colored dreadlocks, signifying her rebellious nature.
* DreadlockWarrior: Has an awesome hairstyle and is a highly competent warrior.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears as a semi-distinct silhouette in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E3SameOldWorld "Same Old World"]], and her bubbled gem was one of the objects seen in Lion's mane in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3: Straight to Video"]].
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** When she learns that [[spoiler:Pink Diamond was Rose Quartz and faked her shattering, it puts Rose's questionable strategy in light, and Bismuth abandons her idea of the Breaking Point when she realizes that Rose ''did'' take her advice, and faked Pink Diamond's shattering. She also apologizes to Steven for trying to kill him and mistaking him for Rose.]]
** The reason why she doesn't [[spoiler:want to initially attend Ruby and Sapphire's wedding is because she believes the Gems are justified to not trust her after she nearly killed Steven, since he is their leader. Steven tells her that he forgives her, and the others follow suit.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: A Gem with the most obvious range of colors to her palette. Even her shapeshifting has a visible rainbow flare.
* ExpressiveAccessory: DependingOnTheArtist, Bismuth's headband will sometimes change shape to match her mood, turning into a more pronounced V-shape when she's angry or flipping upside down when she's sad.
* FaceHeelTurn: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She's still a Crystal Gem, [[spoiler:but she turned into a KnightTemplar and tried to murder Steven when he gets in her way of escalating the war by aiming to shatter Homeworld's leaders outright (and was heavily implied to have attacked Rose when she disagreed with her on this). But see HeelFaceTurn below.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:She was once regarded as the best Crystal Gem on the team, and fought by Rose's side neck and neck, until her hatred of and lust for revenge against the abuses of the Homeworld elite twisted and hardened her. As of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], she's risen above this trope.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[SevenDeadlySins Wrath]] beyond a shadow of a doubt. [[spoiler:The hatred Bismuth carries for high-class Homeworld Gems, the Diamonds '''especially''', and her insatiable desire to see them all shattered is what drove Rose to poof and bubble her, ally or not. She ultimately realizes her folly when she sees exactly what would've happened if she ''had'' shattered a Diamond.]]
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Has been "out" since the war, and thus missed a ''lot''. She confuses the house built outside the temple for a "base made out of wood", and (more tragically) she was completely unaware of the fact she, Garnet, and Pearl are the only Crystal Gems who survived the rebellion until Pearl told her. [[spoiler:She didn't even know about the corrupted Gems, or Pink Diamond's "shattering".]]
* {{Foil}}:
** To Jasper. Both are muscular Gems with long hair who ''love'' to fight, [[spoiler:and will use any means necessary to defeat their enemies]]. However, they're on opposite sides of the war. Most notably, Jasper respected Rose's tactics, dismissed her ideals, and saw Steven as a tinier, weaker form of Rose. [[spoiler:Bismuth adored Rose's new ideas of being your own person, but felt she wasn't brutal enough. She's also largely supportive of Steven and eventually sees him as ''better'' version of Rose.]] Tellingly though, both of them [[spoiler:concluded that Rose was only pretending to be Steven and believed they were attacking "her"]], albeit Bismuth got better. Also, Bismuth [[spoiler:thinks that shattering the Diamonds will help free the lower classes from the Diamonds' tyranny]], while Jasper [[spoiler:is filled with a massive amounts of rage and self-loathing largely because she thinks her Diamond was shattered.]] The biggest difference, however, is [[spoiler:Bismuth ultimately accepts Steven's offer of redemption.]]
** To Peridot. Both are builders of sorts, [[spoiler:but while Peridot pulled a HeelFaceTurn, Bismuth pulled a slight FaceHeelTurn. While Peridot conceded her plan to destroy the Cluster when Steven suggested looking for another option, when Steven said that there had to be an alternative to using Bismuth's Breaking Point, she tried to kill him. [[OddFriendship Amusingly]], they become fast friends in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited "Reunited"]], with Bismuth saying that she likes how Peridot [[{{Determinator}} doesn't quit]].]] [[spoiler:We also see their contrasting responses to Greg; Peridot saw him as an interesting human at first, and she sees him as a friend. While Peridot pushed Greg off the barn roof to see if he could fly while he was repairing it back in season 2, Bismuth is sawing up wood to help him repair the house and Temple. Justified in that Peridot didn't know humans were "fragile and soft", while Bismuth does, and Bismuths are made for construction work.]]
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: The show's creator has confirmed she ''is'' the Bismuth that poofed Lapis Lazuli during the rebellion, but neither recognizes the other. In Bismuth's case, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday that was far from the only Lapis Lazuli she knocked out]].
* {{Forgiveness}}: It's not clear if she's ''forgiven'' [[spoiler:Rose]], but when Bismuth learns [[spoiler:Rose was Pink Diamond]] she admits [[spoiler:Rose]] was justified in the actions Bismuth had previously been unable to understand. [[spoiler:She still considers Steven better than Rose, though.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Being a member of a ServantRace gave her one to start with, but the horrors of the war and hatred for the Diamonds ultimately twisted her into a KnightTemplar.]]
* GentleGiant: She's initially very friendly and gentle when first meeting Steven, and even later when her warlike tendencies become apparent she's still very warm and even caring. [[spoiler:Then her BerserkButton is pushed, and she ain't so gentle no more.]]
* GoshDarnItToHeck:
** [[spoiler:In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], after learning that Rose and Pink Diamond were the same, she dunks her head under lava and screams before pulling up and shouting "OH MY GOSH!"]]
** In [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie the movie]], Bismuth similarly says "Oh shhh[[LastSecondWordSwap ucks]]!" as one of the buildings in Little Homeworld starts to come apart.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Admits that Steven is better than Rose after her defeat.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She returns in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], where she sees what would have happened had she used the Breaking Point. After admitting she was wrong, Steven convinces her to rejoin the Crystal Gems.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler: While she's always been against the Diamonds, her stance with the rest of the Crystal Gems and how low she's willing to go has fluctuated throughout the series. She was originally a staunch believer of the cause, but she eventually decided the only way to stop the Diamonds was to [[KilledOffForReal shatter them]], leading Rose, and later Steven, to poof her when they disagreed with her methods. By [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]] she attempts to distance herself from her fellow gems out of shame after having realised everything she did wrong, but Steven convinces her to come back, making her a full Crystal Gem once again and staying that way for the rest of the series.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Has one in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], when she is informed of the complete story and realizes how her suggestion of the Breaking Point sounded to Rose ("Hey Rose! Check out this cool weapon I made, I'm gonna shatter '''you''' with it!"). She also sees the fate of the corrupted Crystal Gems and realizes her plan would've backfired catastrophically. The biggest one, however, is realizing Steven isn't Rose and thus she tried to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone murder a completely innocent person in her rage]].]]
-->'''Bismuth:''' I blew it! Everything was different, and I didn't believe it.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Was one during the First Gem War. At one point she talks with fellow veterans Garnet and Pearl over their feats such as defeating multiple Quartz battalions, and hijacking enemy ships as if they were routine for them. She also implies that she went through her own development as a hero after meeting with Rose Quartz not unlike Pearl.
* HeroicBuild: She's a Crystal Gem, and about as ripped as a male bodybuilder.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Hates Homeworld and the Gem elite with a passion, moreso after learning how many friends were killed or corrupted in the war. While her intentions are good, she is willing to go to extremes Rose would never go to, which led to the conflict between them. Seems to have toned down once the effects of her planed course of action, the truth about Rose, and meeting some former Homeworld Gems at least to not being openly homicidal.]]
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:In spite of her (very justified) immense distrust and normally highly visible disdain towards them, Bismuth looks noticeably saddened and sympathetic when watching Blue and Yellow Diamond struggle against their fear and attempt to reason with and stand up to White Diamond during [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]], moreso than anyone else besides Steven and Connie.]]
* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Steven, he had no idea by telling the blacksmith Gem ''"It's not right"'' when refusing to use the Breaking Point to win the war, he was using ''the exact same words'' his mother Rose told Bismuth thousands of years ago, right before their confrontation. Bismuth snaps, thinking "Steven" is yet another one of "Rose's lies" to her. Their confrontation directly after goes almost exactly the same as it did with Rose: Bismuth attacks and ends up being poofed and bubbled in self-defence. The crucial difference is that Steven promises to tell the others everything that's happened instead of hiding it like Rose did, leading to Bismuth telling him he really is better than Rose before she poofs, which ends up being a major part of why she's able to be freed and return to the group later on without many grievances.]]
* HopelessSuitor: It's revealed in ''Future'' that [[spoiler:she's been in love with Pearl practically since when they met thousands of years ago. She refuses to tell Pearl, however, because she knows her best friend has been mourning Rose and doesn't seem interested in a new relationship]].
* HumanizingTears: [[spoiler:As ferocious and violent as she had been to him moments before, it's pretty difficult not to feel horrible seeing her tears after Steven impales her with Rose's sword as she confesses just how much it hurts to know how little she must've mattered to Rose to be bubbled away and lied about to her friends for ''thousands'' of years.]]
* IGaveMyWord: Bismuth is someone who takes her oaths seriously. [[spoiler:She helps Greg repair the house and Temple since she promised to fix it, and makes steady progress before Steven sends them a distress call.]]
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Heavily implied by her above quote, especially if Bismuth equates "be her own Gem" instead of "what the Diamonds and Homeworld made her to be" to special. She relays this to Steven [[spoiler:after he defeats her]], telling him it's important that Steven [[BeYourself be himself]] rather than struggling to live up to whatever legacy and role was left to him by Rose.
* IKnewThereWasSomethingAboutYou: She feels upset but vindicated after [[spoiler:she learns the truth about Pink Diamond RunningBothSides of the war, explaining Rose Quartz's adherence to a relatively passive strategy.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Steven defeats her by [[DeathByIrony stabbing her with Rose's sword]].]]
* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[spoiler:Her telling Rose to use the Breaking Point to shatter the Diamonds is essentially her telling Rose to use the Breaking Point to shatter herself and her ''[[CainAndAbel sisters]]''. After she learns the truth, Bismuth admits to this.]]
* {{Irony}}:
** As she admitted with a bitter laugh, [[spoiler:she told Rose to shatter Pink Diamond with the Breaking Point, not knowing they were one and the same. Then after all their fight and Bismuth getting bubbled, Rose took her advice, and the war's aftermath went south for the Crystal Gems]].
** More seriously, she has the most faith that Steven [[spoiler:can actually negotiate with the Diamonds after he managed to reach them in a psychic plane and call for a ceasefire. Then she finds out from a Watermelon Steven that the Crystal Gems on Homeworld, including Steven, are in trouble and need help.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:She refuses to tell Pearl she loves her because Pearl, as far as she knows, is still mourning Rose and doesn't seem interested in another relationship. Bismuth only cares that Pearl is happy, because that is what she deserves]].
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** [[spoiler:Well, not JerkAss so much as a ''very'' harsh WellIntentionedExtremist, but while BothSidesHaveAPoint in regards to her and Rose's disagreement, Steven completely agrees with her that Rose not telling the Crystal Gems about the outcome was a mistake, and corrects it after being forced to imprison her again.]]
** It's done again when [[spoiler:everyone finds out Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond. Bismuth claimed that Rose Quartz's strategy made no sense and seemed to be befuddle her as to how a more passive, merciful, and forgiving strategy was even ''working'' against great odds. Steven admits as such. But when it turns out that Pink Diamond was controlling both sides of the early stages of the rebellion...]]
** A case where she is being a Jerkass to herself: Bismuth tells Steven [[spoiler:she doesn't want to confess her feelings to Pearl because she wants the other Gem to be happy and such a revelation may change their friendship forever, and not in a good way. Steven respects her wishes on this one.]]
* KnightTemplar: Steven notably winces upon seeing some of the [[SpikesOfDoom brutal]] enhancements she adds to the other Gems' weapons for the return of the Homeworld Gems. [[spoiler:She also developed a PileBunker-style weapon for Rose during the war, capable of ''[[KilledOffForReal shattering]]'' Gems in one blow -- an act that would [[DeaderThanDead break their minds]] -- and voiced her intent to [[PayEvilUntoEvil take it to Homeworld]] and shatter the Diamonds herself if her "gift" wasn't accepted. Rose refused it because it was [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim against everything they stood for]], and, it's implied, ended up defending herself against Bismuth. Bismuth would later attempt to force the deadly weapon on [[AllLovingHero Steven]], and turned on ''him'' when [[ActualPacifist he refused it]] too]]. [[spoiler:Eventually, she realizes the error of her ways.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** If she was the same Bismuth who was indirectly responsible for Lapis being trapped in the mirror, she suffered a similar fate when Rose kept her bubbled for millennia after the former attempted to kill her and never told anyone about her true fate because she was too dangerous and wanted to spare their friends' feelings about her betrayal. WordOfGod confirmed at SDCC that she ''is'' the Bismuth who poofed Lapis, though the both of them are oblivious to this.[[invoked]]
** A more positive sort; [[spoiler:Steven with the PowerOfFriendship convinces her to attend Garnet's wedding, and to reunite with the Crystal Gems after she thinks that they'd be right not to trust her. Bismuth is more than happy to attend and help out by making rings. Afterward, due to choosing to stay on Earth while the others go to Homeworld, she actually gets a few days of peace and a chance to help Steven when he sends a distress call.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: She's associated with electric guitar riffs and a rough-sounding synth rhythm.
* LiteralMinded: [[spoiler:In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], Steven says Bismuth can be the maid of honor for Ruby and Sapphire's wedding. Bismuth, barely knowing what a wedding is, assumes Steven meant she was actually made of honor.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:When she returns in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]] it's shown she wasn't told about the corrupted Gems or that Pink Diamond was (seemingly) shattered. (For that matter, it's confirmed she was bubbled before Rose/Pink faked her death.) Steven has to catch her up on a lot, plus the fact that Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz were one and the same. Later episodes show she still doesn't know about some more recent events, like what the Cluster is or the Watermelon Stevens, and is given a quick summary.]]
* MeaningfulName: Bismuth crystals in the stairstep style that Bismuth's is in are generally crafted artificially rather than naturally found, lending to the fact that Bismuths are generally carpenters, construction workers, and blacksmiths. Bismuth is also a metal with low thermal conductivity, which would explain her being used to the scorching heat of her forge. [[spoiler:In a darker way, Bismuth was originally thought to be the element with the highest atomic mass possible before becoming unstable, but is in fact very weakly radioactive, hinting towards Bismuth's more destructive and unsavory tendencies.]]
* MissingStepsPlan: She and Rose had their disagreements. [[spoiler:Bismuth's entire plan for defeating the Diamonds and freeing the lower classes was to take one handheld weapon and just slaughter her way through the entire Gem nobility, with her rage blinding her to any complications or morality. When she returns in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], she encounters a corrupted Gem for the first time and learns what her plan would have resulted in.]]
* MundaneUtility: She can form her arms into a rolling pin/tray to cook and serve pizza.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** [[spoiler:After learning the truth about Rose/Pink, she is horrified to realize that she must have given Rose the idea to fake her shattering, as well as the fact that shattering a Diamond would've merely resulted in the corruption attack.]]
** [[spoiler:Realizing that Steven truly ''isn't'' Rose also causes this reaction, as Bismuth realizes she attempted to murder a completely innocent person who'd only tried to be her friend while lost in her hatred.]]
* MyGreatestSecondChance: She greatly regrets [[spoiler:that her suggestion to shatter a Diamond led to all her friends being corrupted, and she regrets attempting to murder Steven in a fit of rage. At the wedding, she fights as hard as she can to protect her friends, but the real second chance comes when Steven sends a distress call to her, Greg and Lion from Homeworld. She repairs the Diamonds' ships with Lapis and Peridot's help, flies to Homeworld, and provides a much needed aerial assault against the Diamonds to save Steven, Connie, and the others]].
* NeverFoundTheBody: Her companions believed she disappeared at some point during the Gem War. [[spoiler: In reality, she was poofed and bubbled by Rose Quartz, who hid her gem away in Lion's PocketDimension.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:While she has a point that Rose should have told the others about what happened to her, she ultimately refuses to take responsibility for attacking Rose and forcing her to poof her in self-defence in the first place, instead blaming Rose for "leaving her no choice" by refusing to use the Breaking Point. However, she accepts responsibility later.]]
* TheNicknamer: Referred to three other previously unmentioned Crystal Gems as Biggs, Crazy Lace, and Snowflake as shorthand for Biggs Jasper, Crazy Lace Agate and Snowflake Obsidian in her debut, and she later exclaims "Little Laramar" in horror when she sees Laramar's bubbled gemstone. She also affectionately calls Peridot "Tiny", and initially called Steven a "meatball".
* NonHumansLackAttributes: The only thing she wears on her top half is an apron, and like most Gems, shows no signs of having breasts. Her second form makes it even more obvious, as her top has no straps and a low neckline in the center.
* NoodleIncident: In the two-year timeskip between the end of the show and [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie the movie]], Bismuth's default outfit has changed, but there's no explanation for why.
* OddNameOut: Unlike all other known Gems who are named after gemstones, she's named after a metal, albeit one that can form into a highly-decorative crystal. Given how Bismuth forms this also gives her a unique Gem that sticks into her person in a square indent.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:She, Peridot and Lapis work together to repair the Diamonds' arm ships, ''and'' navigate them to Homeworld to help Steven!]]
* OneHitKill: Her secret weapon [[spoiler:originally developed for Rose]], "The Breaking Point", a diamond-sharp pointed piston that could purportedly shatter a Gem's gem in ''one blow''.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: [[spoiler:She was one of the greatest followers of Rose's ideology that Gems could be more than just what Homeworld made them, but became consumed with revenge towards Homeworld's elite.]]
* PayEvilUntoEvil: The purpose of [[spoiler:the Breaking Point. Her exact reasoning for making it was to match Homeworld's unfair tactics. She eventually realizes this would've merely escalated things ''further'' if she'd managed to shatter a Diamond.]]
* PileBunker: [[spoiler:"The Breaking Point" is a forearm-mounted one of these designed for the sole purpose of shattering [[HeartDrive the gems]] of enemies. Steven throws it into the lava in the hidden portion of Bismuth's forge to get rid of it.]]
* ThePowerOfFriendship: [[spoiler:Steven releases her to attend Garnet's wedding, and convinces her that the Crystal Gems trust him enough to forgive her. This allows her to attend Garnet's wedding, mend ties with her friends, and mount a rescue when Steven sends a distress call from Homeworld.]]
* ThePowerOfLegacy: [[spoiler:It's implied that Rose kept the fight between her and Bismuth a secret to prevent her memory from being tainted, although Bismuth ultimately saw this as even worse since it meant Rose lied about her fate to her friends. Bismuth herself does the same to preserve Rose's at first, though ultimately she reveals the truth to Steven.]]
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: She's prominently featured in the opening title as of ''Steven Universe: Future''.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:Bismuth was the only Crystal Gem who chose to not travel to Homeworld with Steven and the Diamonds, since she still did not trust them. This turns out to be a smart move, since the Diamonds poofed ''all'' of the Crystal Gems when Steven accidentally angered them by fusing with Connie in front of them, and the entire group ends up imprisoned in either a bubble or a prison. This gives the imprisoned Steven a chance to send a distress call through a Watermelon Steven to Bismuth, knowing she is the only Gem not poofed, which ends up ultimately being a crucial step to the end of the entire war.]]
* PungeonMaster: Bismuth is very fond of making puns, [[CharacterCatchphrase most often using her own name in place of "business"]], but she enjoys giving Garnet more punch for her gauntlets and suggesting Pearl try a trident. Her last weapon, the Breaking Point, even ended up having shrewd word play.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She remains on Earth rather than go with the Crystal Gems and the Diamonds to Homeworld, both out of still existing animosity towards the Diamonds, and needing to remain for when Peridot and Lapis finally reform. And to rebuild the house, hopefully.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: Lampshaded by Amethyst, since her appearance in-episode is the first either she or Steven hears of her. [[spoiler:Justified, as Rose wanted the Crystal Gems to remember the warm, funny, and boisterous weaponsmith, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope not the ruthless warlord she turned into]]. This later occurs to Peridot when she meets her in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]].]]
* ReformedButRejected: [[spoiler:In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]], she admits she was in the wrong but thinks the Crystal Gems won't take her back. Subverted, since they're overjoyed to see her.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:She is so determined to pay Homeworld's elites back for their treatment of lower Gems that she insists on escalating the war with lethal force and disregards warnings that the Crystal Gems are more outnumbered and outgunned than ever. She threatens to take her weapon and attempt to shatter the Diamonds on her own if necessary. She eventually realizes her mistake.]]
* RipVanWinkle: She has been "out" for over 5,300 years, missing the end of the rebellion and subsequent peace.
* RottenRockAndRoll: Not so much as rotten so much as [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope morally-challenged]], but her electric guitar theme becomes much more ominous during the Breaking Point scene.
* RubberMan: She can stretch her limbs to aid in combat.
* RousingSpeech: In the movie her song essentially acts as a lyrical rousing speech in counterpoint to Steven's laments about how grim their situation is. Bismuth conveys to Steven some of the hope he inspired in her, noting that the Crystal Gems have always known hardship and betrayal, but as long as they have their backs they can still succeed. She also reminds him that the Crystal Gems have faced many trials and overcome them all, and thanks to Steven and his leadership they've only grown stronger and succeeded. She ends by concluding that's why she still has faith they can make it through this as well, and that she fully believes in the Crystal Gems and in him.
* SealedGoodInACan: Rose sealed her bubbled Gem in her space in Lion's mane for some reason. It turns out Rose [[spoiler:didn't approve of the Breaking Point, seeing it as a weapon that would've made the Crystal Gems [[HeWhoFightsMonsters no better than the Homeworld]]. Rose ended up poofing and sealing her away because the disagreement ended up turning physical, as Bismuth implied to Steven. It ended so badly that Rose apparently never told Garnet or Pearl what actually happened.]]
* ServantRace: Bismuths are a servant race on Homeworld, building what the "elite" Gems wanted them to build.
* ShadowArchetype: She represents what the Crystal Gems would have become if they sided with her beliefs over Rose's; if they still won the war against Homeworld, they would have been more cruel and merciless towards their enemies but also become more thoughtless that even Steven might become more like her: from destroying corrupted monsters, Lapis Lazuli, and possibly even Amethyst instead of trying to help them, to shattering Peridot without a thought of why she came to Earth.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: Bismuth is able to morph her limbs into any form she needs, such as hammers, blades, [[MundaneUtility badminton rackets, rolling pins]]... Combined with her extremely tough body, her limbs are as tough as any Gem weapon.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Bismuth learns that Garnet unfused over [[spoiler:learning the truth about Rose and Pink Diamond]], Bismuth is devastated, wailing that Garnet was her favorite couple. She then bursts into TearsOfJoy [[spoiler:at the wedding after hearing Ruby and Sapphire's vows and nearly misses her cue]].
* ShipTease: Given her affection towards [[spoiler:Biggs, and [[TheGlomp glomping]] her in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]], it's possible that Bismuth and Biggs were more than fellow rebels]].
** Though this doesn't seem to go anywhere, because [[spoiler:''Future'' reveals that Bismuth has (and has always had) feelings for Pearl.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:While she's not exactly a ''traitor'', her first appearance fits this trope. She is introduced as a powerful new member of the Crystal Gems, and then she gets into an argument that causes her to attack Steven. In the end, she is poofed, bubbled, and placed with the corrupted Gems, returning things to the status quo. And then [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]] happens, and she becomes an Eleventh-Hour Ranger (see above).]]
* SlasherSmile: Wears a pronounced grin/grimace and two bright, mirror-like circles for eyes during her first on-screen appearance, a result of the simplified design which helps make her appear far more violent and menacing. Interestingly, her mirror-like pupil-less eyes are very much like Lapis's eyes when her gem was cracked.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** Her poofing Lapis was only a small action in the Rebellion which she likely forgot about entirely, but it had a large effect on the future, shaping much of the story prior to her appearance.
** She told Steven that she made Rose's sword, and that Rose asked for it to only poof and not shatter Gems. This is what makes Steven suspicious when [[spoiler:Blue Diamond screamed that Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond with a sword, and more so when Defense Zircon pointed out all the holes in the story of the shattering. All the hints led to him concluding that someone else shattered Pink Diamond, and to TheReveal that Rose ''was'' Pink.]]
* SociopathicSoldier: [[spoiler:Her rage and vengeance towards the Diamonds saw her take on major elements of this as the war went on and she grew more extreme. Bismuth and Rose started to grow apart after she decided to actually [[KilledOffForReal permanently murder]] any enemies in her path with the Breaking Point weapon, which her pacifistic leader absolutely refused to use. This led to their inevitable battle, leading to Rose bubbling her away forever.]]
* StepfordSmiler: She may seem happy on the surface, but [[spoiler:she's a dark KnightTemplar disillusioned with Rose underneath]]. To a lesser extent, she wants [[spoiler:Pearl to love her back, but doesn't express it because she knows Pearl is happy now]].
* StraightForTheCommander: [[spoiler:Her desire was to shatter the Diamonds and the nobility to overthrow them. Rose refused to use the Breaking Point to do so, arguing it'd make them no different than Homeworld. Bismuth, feeling she had no choice, ''[[TheCoup went straight for her commander]]''.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She doesn't wear a shirt in her first appearance, just an apron. It's not very sexy, though, since NonHumansLackAttributes.
* SuicideByCop: Is hinted to have attacked Rose, whose battle prowess she would have seen up close and personal, when they disagreed about using the Breaking Point. When Steven tries to talk her out of a fight with ''him'', she urges him to shatter her with her own weapon.
* SuperStrength: She can match Garnet in brute strength, blocking her fists and then swatting her aside with one of her hammer arms in a sparring match.
* SuperToughness: She can bathe in lava, and her shapeshifted limbs can clash evenly with Gem weapons. [[spoiler:It takes Rose's Sword to poof her.]]
* SurvivorsGuilt: [[spoiler:Bismuth's attack and apparent SuicideByCop attempt on Steven is implied to be because she feels guilty over not being able to save her friends in the war, saying that it would have been better if Rose had shattered her then.]]
* ThisExplainsSoMuch: After [[CatharticScream screaming her initial feelings out]], Bismuth realizes that [[spoiler:Rose Quartz being Pink Diamond all along]] explains everything about the war and their falling out.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:She was still a friendly, good-humored and well-intentioned Gem in her debut, but remained a very brutal KnightTemplar disillusioned with Rose under the surface. After she was unbubbled in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor "Made of Honor"]] and learned about the Corrupted Gems and Rose Quartz being Pink Diamond the whole time, however, she was able to largely drop her extreme desire for vengeance and grudge with Rose and rejoined the Crystal Gems.]]
* TopHeavyGuy: Rare female example -- she has a huge, broad chest, wide shoulders and thick arms, and relatively short legs. A [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/2/29/Crewniverse_2015_Christmas_Card.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160805051330 concept design]] shows her with even bigger arms and skinny legs.
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:While she's a vicious KnightTemplar who tried to kill Rose and Steven over a disagreement in tactics, she's the way she is because of her mistreatment as a member of a ServantRace, [[WarIsHell being twisted by the horrors of war]], and her own hatred of the upper-crust for what they've done.]]
* TrueCompanions: [[spoiler:Despite the issues she had with Rose, she deeply cares for all her Crystal Gem teammates, including the members that joined after she was imprisoned, including Amethyst, Peridot, and Lapis.]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: Due to being a Bismuth with a natural affinity for crafting, she became the Crystal Gems' weaponsmaster, arming the entire rebellion and doing so magnificently. Notably, [[spoiler:the sword she made for Rose can poof a Diamond, who are otherwise NighInvulnerable.]]
* UnscrupulousHero: [[spoiler:Like Homeworld, she is perfectly willing to shatter enemies, but is on the side of the Crystal Gems and does it for [[WellIntentionedExtremist a good purpose]].]]
* VeteranInstructor: Evolves into this for Lapis and Peridot. During the fight with the Diamonds she was the one calling for the gems to look alive when it was time to fight and save the hugs after they had won. Later it appears she's successfully formed the new recruits into a full blown squad complete with new outfits. As of the Steven Universe Movie she seems to have become the defacto leader of this second group. In a way this makes sense, since any lingering guilt from attacking Rose and the estrangement she feels for the time being bubbled might cause some distance from the other older gems that have raised Steven, but there is no such distance with the newbies...and someone has to show them how to be proper Crystal Gems!
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Is understandably horrified when she realized that she might have given Pink/Rose the idea to fake her shattering, and the corruption that followed.]]
* WalkingArmory: Instead of using a single summoned weapon, Bismuth prefers to shapeshift her arms into whatever weapon best fits the situation, effectively making her this.
* WalkingSpoiler: Bismuth was featured in [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil a Cartoon Network promo]] and ''Entertainment Weekly'' article about a month before her episode debut. Not only is she a Crystal Gem that hasn't been active in over five thousand years, but she's also the Gem who poofed Lapis, thus being indirectly responsible for Lapis's imprisonment and a huge chunk of her character arc, which also indirectly led to Homeworld learning about the Crystal Gems again. Bismuth walking around in the present is also a spoiler in and of itself. [[spoiler:TheReveal of her [[KnightTemplar true]] [[FallenHero nature]] brings with it even more spoilers.]] Then there's [[spoiler:her subsequent return and full Heel-Face Turn near the end of Season 5]].
* WelcomeBackTraitor: [[spoiler:Even after trying to kill Steven, Steven doesn't hold it against her, while Pearl, Sapphire and Ruby are just happy to have her back.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Just like the other Crystal Gems, Bismuth's goal is the liberation of lower-class Gems from the tyranny of the Diamonds. [[spoiler:The only problem is she's eager to use violence beyond what is necessary -- and attack her own allies if they try to stop her.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:To Rose Quartz. Bismuth adored her teachings (asserting a Gem's identity, governing their own destiny), and still does in many ways. To her, Rose's refusal to fight fire with fire against Homeworld was unforgivable, resulting in her attacking Rose in rage when Rose refused to use the Breaking Point and severing that relationship. The blacksmith really thought she mattered so little to Rose that she didn't even tell her closest friends about their fight after bubbling her away, and thought all the talk about "her being important" when they first met was all just a cruel lie.]]
* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: Invoked; she asks Steven [[spoiler:why the Crystal Gems would trust her after she nearly killed him. He responds that he forgives and trusts her, and if he does then the Gems will follow suit.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Being made to be a slave and treated like trash by the higher up Gems, along with the friends she lost, inspired a desire to violently overthrow them, attack Rose, and try to murder Steven.]]
* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:Admits that Steven is better than Rose after her defeat.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Has absolutely no problem with the idea of murdering Steven for rejecting her proposition. Granted, she thought Steven was just Rose trying to trick her, but her reasons for thinking were highly irrational.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Steven feels he can never measure up to how great his mother was, but Bismuth tells he could be even better. [[spoiler:By seeking to put right her mistakes by telling the Gems the painful truth, Bismuth tells him that he already '''is''' better than she.]] She later seems to full-on view him as a SuperiorSuccessor to Rose.
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