History WMG / StevenUniverseConfirmed

Buckle up, because this is mostly based on assumptions and undetailed dialogue. Mainly, assumptions made at the end of “Ocean Gem.” The three Crystal Gems on Earth have [[VaguenessIsComing a brief but heavy conversation]] on what Lapis leaving the planet means for the future. Judging by [[YouMonster the strong emotional reaction]] that Lapis had to the Gems forgetting or refusing to acknowledge that she was a person, it’s a fair guess that the Earth-dwelling Gems’ behavior is questionable by native Gem ethics at best. Why, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and even Rose Quartz might even be criminals for all we know.
The next assumption that I’m going to make is that the Gems have no way to travel through space or contact their home world for a spaceship. Mostly, it’s because in another upcoming episode, “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E28SpaceRace Space Race]],” Steven tries to build a spaceship in order for Pearl to ‘revisit the wonders of the cosmos’ (Baby WMG: [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption He’s going to fail,]] possibly because [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome a child can’t do over a weekend what NASA research & funding couldn’t do over decades]]). And since the Earth-dwelling Crystal Gems either can’t or won’t contact their home planet, the authority figures up there might not have a clear idea of what is happening on Earth. Until, of course, Lapis finally arrives on the home planet and tells everyone.

* Well, we got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ clip]] of Jail Break. And it's hard to tell with the BlindingBangs, but it ''[[http://urkatt.tumblr.com/post/112920078277/ looks]]'' like a short version of Garnet.

The next assumption that I’m going to make is that the Gems have no way to travel through space or contact their home world for a spaceship. Mostly, it’s because in another upcoming episode, “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E28SpaceRace Space Race]],” Steven tries to build a spaceship in order for Pearl to ‘revisit the wonders of the cosmos’ (Baby WMG: [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption He’s going to fail,]] possibly because [[RealityEnsues a child can’t do over a weekend what NASA research & funding couldn’t do over decades]]). And since the Earth-dwelling Crystal Gems either can’t or won’t contact their home planet, the authority figures up there might not have a clear idea of what is happening on Earth. Until, of course, Lapis finally arrives on the home planet and tells everyone.

* To extend this, and build on a couple of other WMGs, perhaps Pearls aren't the only other mass-produced gem; perhaps all gems are, and there's a rigid caste system based on your gem type.

* Confirmed. Pearl prides herself in being Rose Quartz' confidant and being a gem that she told no other things to, and even wonders to what extent Rose's spirit remains within Steven. She mentions sometimes he looks or sounds like her. "Sworn to the Sword" took this farther, told with no ambiguity that Rose was Pearl's entire reason for existing

(TC)She's taller and has two rather then one gem...Also before you turn this into a "And I must scream" situation she stays fused due to preference. Fused gems are stronger then a singular Gem, and she has been fused for so long that separating would cause problems... also, the component weapons that make Garnet's Gauntlets are probably not very good weapons...

Due to his status as TheHeart, though, he can tell it's only a JerkassFacade and hopes that being friends with him will help break through the facade. However, there's still the potential of something of a DidYouThinkICantFeel moment between the two...

*** Pearl says that she was given to Rose around 9,000 - 10,000 years ago, which was ''before'' the Gems arrived on earth, so that sets a hard cap on when the gems arrived. The events reflected on in The Answer happened ''exactly' 5750 years before the present at the time when the story was told, which means the rebellion started seriously around 6000 years ago, ie. gems arrived sometime between 8000 and 4000 [=BCE=]. This still puts their arrival around the dawn of recorded human history, though, so it depends on your definition of "the dawn of time."