History YMMV / StevenUniverseAlternateFuture

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Emerald and Demantoid discuss whether Steven has PTSD or borderline personality disorder. Demantoid suggests the possibility that [[TakeAThirdOption Steven has both.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: [[spoiler:White Topaz, Black Rutile's PerkyFemaleMinion who loves making shadow puppets. It helps that one of her main inspirations is [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower Scorpia]], and even shares [[Creator/LaurenAsh her voice actor]] too.]]
** There's also NaiveNewcomer Teal Zircon, who is just oodles of high energy and naivety.

* CatharsisFactor: "Love Like You" takes the climax of "I Am My Monster" and makes it even more cathartic. [[spoiler:In addition to Jasper & White Topaz teaming up to finally defeat Black Rutile once and for all, Steven at last gets some closure with both Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond by teaming up with them to defeat Negative Steven and help return him to normal. The addition of the titular end credits song from the original series makes it all the more emotional.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Black Rutile crosses it twice in the final chapters of Part 2. First, she shatters one of Demantoid's Bismuths to scare the rest of them into working for her, then she tosses Steven off a cliff while sending a boulder down with him to crush him.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: While it isn't an outright FixFic, ''Alternate Future'' does address many criticisms Steven Universe fans had about the series.
** There are frequent breaks from Steven's perspective and showing events that normally would've taken place off-screen, such as additional interactions between Peridot and Lapis.
** Black Rutile is a proud CardCarryingVillain who even [[AllLovingHero Steven]] proclaims might be BeyondRedemption, which may be a response to how many antagonists were EasilyForgiven. By contrast, White Topaz shows more reluctance to follow Black Rutile's orders starting from "Fragments",
** Jasper gets more screentime than in ''Future'', coming BackForTheFinale of the first three parts, and becoming a major character in Part 4.
** To many who consider Steven himself a BaseBreakingCharacter, his actions are called out multiple times, mostly by the villains. Chief among them, Black Rutile frequently objects to Steven's pacifism and how it creates a SuperheroParadox.
** The fate of Pumpkin is finally addressed in "Pumpkin Patch".
** Lapis and Jasper's relationship receives some closure in "A Fusion Too Far", where they recognize how mutually abusive they were before becoming VitriolicBestBuds with each other.
** [[spoiler:Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz are portrayed in "Be-All, Cure-All" as regretting the choices they made, but recognizing the good deeds they did too, which one reviewer points out to be a response to their demonization in ''Future''.]]
** [[spoiler:The treasure chest inside Lion's mane is finally opened during a flashback in "Love Like You" presumably taking place after "Change Your Mind." While it turns out [[SubvertedTrope there's nothing inside]], Steven believes the treasure to be more metaphorical.]]

* WinTheCrowd: One reviewer has stated excitement for the story's concept.
-->'''jack8090''': "This story just keeps getting more interesting with each chapter published; if your fanfic promises to solve everything that the Future series left loose (missed character development ex. Jasper, characters who appeared only once in the show ex. Emerald), then I'm on this ride until it's over!"

** [[spoiler:Is Black Rutile genuine when she claims to HatesBeingAlone?]]

** [[spoiler:Is Black Rutile genuine when she claims to HateBeingAlone?]]

** [[spoiler:Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz are portrayed in "Be-All, Cure-All" as regretting the choices they made, but recognizing the good deeds they did too, which one reviewer points out to be a response to their demonization.]]

** Jasper gets more screentime than in ''Future'', coming BackForTheFinale of the first three parts, and she's expected to become a major character in Part 4.

-->'''jack8090''': "This story just keeps getting more interesting with each chapter published; if your fanfic promises to solve everything that the Future series left loose (missed character development ex. Jasper, characters who appeared only once in the show ex. Emerald), then I'm on this ride until it's over!"

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Black Rutile]] is said by her creator to be inspired by fellow villains like [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]] & [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Lord Dominator]] and compared to the likes of [[Franchise/DragonBall Frieza]], ComicBook/LexLuthor, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] & [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Aku]], and it really shows whenever she takes center stage as the main antagonist. Black Rutile's a former intelligence officer of [[TheCaligula White Diamond]] who holds a vendetta against [[SpoiledBrat Pink Diamond]] for getting everything she wants by whining while Black Rutile earned a shockingly high status for a Gem of her type [[HardWorkHardlyWorks through decades of hard work]] and as such, began plotting against Pink for the next thousands of years up until [[AllLovingHero Steven]] came into the picture and caused the Diamonds to perform their HeelFaceTurn. Disgusted at how one half-human child could change an entire way of life through words alone, Black Rutile accuses Steven of being NotSoDifferent from Pink and shifted her attention to him. She proudly proclaims to have gained a superiority complex as a result and believes she's more worthy to rule the Gems, but a BadFuture shows that [[EvilerThanThou she would become a worse tyrant than the Diamonds.]] Assembling a LegionOfDoom out of past foes of the Crystal Gems who were just as angered with Era 3, Black Rutile put her plan into action, warping the minds of fellow Gems into [[HeroWithBadPublicity thinking Steven is the real villain for ruining their way of life]] and gathering as much intel as possible on her foes in preparation for their demise. When forced to take matters into her own hands, Black Rutile shows that she is a fierce and violent warrior as well, shattering a Bismuth for trying to speak out against her, plotting to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the Earth]] by awakening [[DoomsdayDevice the Cluster]] and [[WouldHurtAChild trying to murder Steven by dropping him off a cliff]], also making sure to have him crushed with a boulder in case he tries to use his powers to escape. Hessonite describes Black Rutile as a [[ManipulativeBastard cunning]], [[TheChessmaster devious]], [[OpportunisticBastard opportunistic]] [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] [[YouMonster monster]], and so far, Black Rutile ticks many of those boxes.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Black Rutile]] is said by her creator to be inspired by fellow villains like [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]] & [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Lord Dominator]] and compared to the likes of [[Franchise/DragonBall Frieza]], ComicBook/LexLuthor, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] & [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Aku]], and it really shows whenever she takes center stage as the main antagonist. Black Rutile's a former intelligence officer of [[TheCaligula White Diamond]] who holds a vendetta against [[SpoiledBrat Pink Diamond]] for getting everything she wants by whining while Black Rutile earned a shockingly high status for a Gem of her type [[HardWorkHardlyWorks through decades of hard work]] and as such, began plotting against Pink for the next thousands of years up until [[AllLovingHero Steven]] came into the picture and caused the Diamonds to perform their HeelFaceTurn. Disgusted at how one half-human child could change an entire way of life through words alone, Black Rutile accuses Steven of being NotSoDifferent from Pink and shifted her attention to him. She proudly proclaims to have gained a superiority complex as a result and believes she's more worthy to rule the Gems, but a BadFuture shows that [[EvilerThanThou she would become a worse tyrant than the Diamonds.]] Assembling a LegionOfDoom out of past foes of the Crystal Gems who were just as angered with Era 3, Black Rutile put her plan into action, warping the minds of fellow Gems into [[HeroWithBadPublicity thinking Steven is the real villain for ruining their way of life]] and gathering as much intel as possible on her foes in preparation for their demise. When forced to take matters into her own hands, Black Rutile shows that she is a fierce and violent warrior as well, shattering a Bismuth for trying to speak out against her, plotting to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the Earth]] by awakening [[EldritchAbomination the Cluster]] and [[WouldHurtAChild trying to murder Steven by dropping him off a cliff]], also making sure to have him crushed with a boulder in case he tries to use his powers to escape. Hessonite describes Black Rutile as a [[ManipulativeBastard cunning]], [[TheChessmaster devious]], [[OpportunisticBastard opportunistic]] [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] [[YouMonster monster]], and so far, Black Rutile ticks many of those boxes.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Black Rutile]] is said by her creator to be inspired by fellow villains like [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]] & [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Lord Dominator]] and compared to the likes of [[Franchise/DragonBall Frieza]], ComicBook/LexLuthor, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] & [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Aku]], and it really shows whenever she takes center stage as the main antagonist. Black Rutile's a former intelligence officer of [[TheCaligula White Diamond]] who holds a vendetta against [[SpoiledBrat Pink Diamond]] for getting everything she wants by whining while Black Rutile earned a shockingly high status for a Gem of her type [[HardWorkHardlyWorks through decades of hard work]] and as such, began plotting against Pink for the next thousands of years up until [[AllLovingHero Steven]] came into the picture and caused the Diamonds to perform their HeelFaceTurn. Disgusted at how one half-human child could change an entire way of life through words alone, Black Rutile accuses Steven of being NotSoDifferent from Pink and shifted her attention to him. She proudly proclaims to have gained a superiority complex as a result and believes she's more worthy to rule the Gems, but a BadFuture shows that [[EvilerThanThou she would become a worse tyrant than the Diamonds.]] Assembling a LegionOfDoom out of past foes of the Crystal Gems who were just as angered with Era 3, Black Rutile put her plan into action, warping the minds of fellow Gems into [[HeroWithBadPublicity thinking Steven is the real villain for ruining their way of life]] and gathering as much intel as possible on her foes in preparation for their demise. When forced to take matters into her own hands, Black Rutile shows that she is a fierce and violent warrior as well, shattering a Bismuth for trying to speak out against her, plotting to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the Earth]] by awakening [[EldritchAbomination the Cluster]] and [[WouldHurtAChild trying to murder Steven by dropping him off a cliff]], also making sure to have him crushed with a boulder in case he tries to use his powers to escape. Hessonite describes Black Rutile as a [[ManipulativeBastard cunning]], [[TheChessmaster devious]], [[OpportunisticBastard opportunistic]] [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] [[YouMonster monster]], and so far, Black Rutile ticks many of those boxes.