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| 4 | [[center: [-[[Characters/StevenUniverse Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseCrystalGems Crystal Gems]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse Steven Quartz Universe]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] | [[Characters/StevenUniversePearl Pearl]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseRoseQuartz Rose Quartz]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseConnieMaheswaran Connie Maheswaran]] | [[Characters/StevenUniversePeridot Peridot]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseLapisLazuli Lapis Lazuli]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseGemFusions Gem Fusions]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseHomeworldGems Homeworld Gems]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseDiamondAuthority Diamond Authority]] | [[Characters/StevenUniversePinkDiamond Pink Diamond]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseYellowDiamondsCourt Yellow Diamond's Court]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseJasper Jasper]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseOffColors Off Colors]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseGemMonsters Gem Monsters]] | '''Humans''' | [[Characters/StevenUniverseGregUniverse Greg Universe]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseLarsBarriga Lars Barriga]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseOtherThreats Other Threats]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseS1E33GarnetsUniverse Garnet's Universe]]]]-] |
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| 6 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/steven_universe_humans.png]] |
| 7 | [[caption-width-right:350:The kids and teens of Beach City ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Connie]]).]] |
| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !!The Universes/The [=DeMayos=] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder:Greg Universe]] |
| 13 | !!Greg Universe |
| 14 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greg_pantscut.png]] |
| 15 | ->'''Voiced by''': Tom Scharpling |
| 16 | |
| 17 | -> ''"If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs."'' |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Greg Universe (formerly Gregory [=DeMayo=]) was a one man band. He didn't have much success, but seems happy enough in his simple life. Rose Quartz fell in love with him, and they had Steven together. While Steven lives at the temple with the Gems, Greg lives out of his van and owns Beach City's car wash: It's A Wash. He loves his son dearly and the two of them hang out quite often, sharing their musical talents. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ''For his tropes, see his [[Characters/StevenUniverseGregUniverse page]].'' |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[folder:Steven Quartz Universe]] |
| 25 | !!Steven Quartz Universe |
| 26 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/steven_quartz_universe.png]] |
| 27 | ->'''Voiced by''': Zach Callison |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ->''"Gems shouldn't fight each other."'' |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Steven is the lovable, half-human and half-Gem boy who is still figuring out how to harness his powers from the gem he inherited from his mother. He's goofy, energetic and optimistic. He takes his role as a Crystal Gem seriously, learning all his lessons, and taking his discipline with good humor when the situation calls for it. He is very much in touch with his emotions, and does not shy away from saying how he feels. He is as impulsive as any other boy his age might be, but counts on his Gem family to keep him safe. |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ''See [[Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse here]] for tropes regarding him.'' |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Andy [=DeMayo=]]] |
| 37 | !!Andy [=DeMayo=] |
| 38 | [[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy_demayo.png]] |
| 39 | -> '''Voiced by''': Dave Willis |
| 40 | |
| 41 | Greg's long-lost cousin and Steven's uncle (Steven being his first cousin once removed). He shows up one day thinking that a bunch of hippies moved into his barn, but Greg sets him straight. He eventually starts to warm up to the Gems, and especially Steven. |
| 42 | ---- |
| 43 | * AcePilot: Spent much of his life flying and is able to [[CatchAFallingStar maneuver a plane to catch Steven]] after he falls off it. |
| 44 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: Like the rest of Greg's side of the family, [=DeMayo=] is a Sephardic Jewish last name. He also does a fair bit of [[JewishComplaining griping]] about what he perceives is Greg's lack of effort to preserve family traditions and speaks with a clearly Jewish American dialect. |
| 45 | * BigFun: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. A tall and stout man like Greg, Andy is initially shown as a TroubledSympatheticBigot, but proves to be good guy when he acts as a CoolUncle to Steven. |
| 46 | * TheCameo: Makes a non-speaking appearance in "Reunited" as a guest at [[spoiler:Sapphire and Ruby's wedding]]. |
| 47 | * CoolUncle: He's a great pilot who roams around the country, and pretty happy to find out Greg had a kid. And despite technically being Steven's first cousin once removed, he insists Steven call him "Uncle". |
| 48 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 49 | ** To Greg -- While Greg is open-minded, even-tempered, forgiving, makes no big deal of change for the most part, and is usually willing to compromise with others, Andy is the exact opposite -- judgmental, hot-tempered, willing to hold onto a grudge, staunchly traditionalist, and stubborn-minded. |
| 50 | ** To Bismuth -- Bismuth was an old friend who had a falling out with Steven's mother, while Andy is a member of Greg's family who had a falling out with him. Both have have allowed themselves to become bitter and spiteful over said falling out, and ultimately lash out because of it. Whereas Bismuth was a warm, caring person on the outside and a brutal KnightTemplar on the inside, Andy seems like a xenophobic jerk on the outside, but is [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold actually a good-hearted person on the inside.]] Both blame Steven's parent for the falling out despite [[NeverMyFault having just as much if not more fault in the situation]]. The difference is that, unlike Bismuth, Andy is able to ''realize'' his folly and reconcile. Also, while Bismuth tried to kill Steven for refusing to use the Breaking Point and prefers to be "shattered" or at least poofed, Andy saves Steven's life and suffers a JerkassRealization. |
| 51 | ** As of "A Single Pale Rose," to [[spoiler:Yellow and Blue Diamond. They are both in a way traditionalists (the gems actually uphold the strict Gem hierarchy) who end up alienating their loved ones due to being stuck in their ways (his extended family for Andy, Pink Diamond for Yellow and Blue). They also share a nephew/nephew figure in Steven who they both don't initially know of or recognize. The differences so far is that Andy eventually reconciled with his family before it was too late while Pink Diamond felt so alienated she faked her death and took up a new identity in the hope of bringing some change. Another thing to note is that they both initially didn't recognize Steven as their nephew/a Diamond and had initial hostility towards him - although Andy quickly learned the truth while the Diamonds are still unaware. Also, Andy's reactions to Steven's Gem family (Peridot, Lapis, and later the other Gems) was initially very hostile, while Blue's first meeting with Steven's human family (Greg) was warm as they discussed their shared loses.]] |
| 52 | * GrumpyOldMan: He's a man in his forties or fifties with a great fear of change. |
| 53 | -->'''Andy''': You're hippies! I heard about you on AM radio! |
| 54 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: While Andy initially comes off as a {{Jerkass}} and bigoted, when he makes a couple of thoughtless remarks trying to guess which of the Gems is Steven's mother, forcing Greg to admit that Rose is [[ExactWords "no longer with us"]], Andy is immediately regretful and apologizes. |
| 55 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While Andy makes a lot of prejudiced comments and is unreasonable about Greg being unable to contact him, he is right that Greg should have told Steven about his [=DeMayo=] roots, especially since Steven didn't even know he had an uncle. Greg looks visibly guilty when Andy calls him out for that. |
| 56 | * JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:He eventually realizes his obsession with everything staying the same made ''him'' the one who neglected his family rather than the other way around, as he had a plane and could've visited them whenever he wanted.]] |
| 57 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Andy acts like a xenophobic jerk upon introduction, but later proves to have a good heart. |
| 58 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Is completely unaware of anything that's happened with Greg over the last twenty years. Ultimately a deconstruction, as he was locking ''himself'' out by not visiting his family despite, you know, having a plane. |
| 59 | * LogicalLatecomer: For the first time in the series, we get to see how a non-Beach City resident who ''doesn't'' know about Steven's heritage and extensive power set react to the kind of situations Steven regularly puts himself into...[[spoiler:and Andy, not the most sympathetic character so far, does what a responsible human adult would do; immediately rushes to Steven's rescue, and yells and ''cries'' when Steven reacts [[AngstWhatAngst as he usually does to these kinds of situations]]. Looking at the situation from Andy's perspective means realizing just how much danger Steven is put in on a regular basis without proper adult support by a human parental figure (the Gems notwithstanding, and Greg just trying his best despite being a NonActionGuy) and how much Steven has normalized that, despite being a kid.]] |
| 60 | * ManlyTears: Gets these after [[spoiler:plucking Steven out of a mid-air free fall in his vintage biplane. Steven is enthusing to him about how amazing Andy's flying is...only for Andy to cut him off, angry and in tears, because he thought Steven was going to ''die''.]] |
| 61 | * NeverMyFault: Complains that Greg never told him about Steven or anything else. Greg points out he couldn't, as Andy never gave him any way ''to'' contact him. [[spoiler:Andy realizes that this is true in the end, and the same goes for losing touch with the rest of his family--even with them living all across the country, he could have just flown to them.]] |
| 62 | * OldRetainer: He becomes one when his piloting skills come in handy when rescuing Steven: |
| 63 | -->'''Steven''': That was a close one, Uncle Andy! You sure are good at- |
| 64 | -->'''Andy''': Do you have any idea what could have happened to you?! What good are you to me as family if you're-- [''Andy relents when he sees tears in Steven's eyes''] Sorry. Look I just-- I'm just glad you're safe. |
| 65 | * PapaWolf: Andy doesn't hesitate to save his nephew from nearly falling to his death. |
| 66 | * PetTheDog: He acts quite sweet and friendly to Steven. |
| 67 | * RealMenEatMeat: {{Implied|Trope}} by this line from "Gem Harvest". |
| 68 | -->''"Ah, don't let them get to ya' Steven. I'll get yah a pepperoni stick for your birthday."'' |
| 69 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The ill-tempered, loud Manly Man to Greg's thoughtful, forgiving Sensitive Guy. |
| 70 | * TroubledSympatheticBigot: Despite his bad temper and conservative leanings, Andy isn't that bad of a guy. He's mostly angry because [[spoiler:his family drifted away after Greg left home, and he lost touch with everyone because he was so set in his ways.]] |
| 71 | * {{Tuckerization}}: He's named after the show's animation director, Nick [=DeMayo=]. |
| 72 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: Looks like Greg mostly through the eye, nose, and mouth shapes. |
| 73 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: DoubleSubverted--he freaks out when he finds out that the Gems are aliens...because he doesn't like "illegals". Bear in mind, his dialogue makes it very clear that he knows they mean aliens as in "from outer space". Either way, his shocked reaction is more out of anger that his cousin had been living with people who weren't even legally American citizens than anything else (let alone Greg having a ''son'' [[HeroicBastard that was born out of wedlock]] with one of them). |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | !!The Big Donut |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:Lars Barriga]] |
| 79 | !!Laramie "Lars" Barriga |
| 80 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lars_work_uniform.png]] |
| 81 | ->'''Voiced by''': Matthew Moy, Mason Cook (young) |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ->''"You're always trying to help me! You [[spoiler:brought me back to life]]! Just... let me be somebody who deserved it."'' |
| 84 | |
| 85 | Lars is a slacker who works at Steven's favorite snack shop, the Big Donut. He is a sullen, angry teen, overly concerned with being thought of as cool, and disdaining anything he sees as uncool. Following him [[spoiler:getting stuck on Homeworld, Lars went through some CharacterDevelopment, got christened an Off Color, and is now working on a way to get him and the rest of the Off Colors back to Earth]]. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | ''For his tropes, see his [[Characters/StevenUniverseLarsBarriga page]].'' |
| 88 | [[/folder]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[folder:Sadie Miller]] |
| 91 | !!Sadie Miller |
| 92 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sadie_miller.png]] |
| 93 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KateMicucci |
| 94 | |
| 95 | Sadie is a clerk at the Big Donut. She's supportive of Steven's adventures, if weirded out by the other Gems, and has a crush on Lars. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | * ActionGirl: She took down a giant, invisible Gem monster by herself, while already injured and armed with nothing but a crude wooden fish spear. |
| 98 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Sadie has a huge crush on the grumpy, [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], [[TheSlacker lazy]], and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] [[BelligerentSexualTension Lars]]. However, she has her limits over how much of Lars' jerkiness she can take and believes he's actually a nice person underneath his apparently unpleasant personality (which may be true given Lars' spotlight episodes). However, it gets {{deconstructed|Trope}} in "The New Lars" -- while Sadie may have a crush on him, his negative traits make it hard for her to know if he genuinely cares for her or just wants to be with her when he wants to. |
| 99 | * AuthorAvatar: Rebecca Sugar stated that Sadie is what she was like during her time at college. |
| 100 | * BadassNormal: She's the first full human shown to have beaten a corrupted Gem by herself, and with a handmade wooden spear no less. Even when completely unarmed, she manages to break out of the grip of [[spoiler:an enormous Homeworld gem]] by ''biting her''. |
| 101 | * TheBartender: The donut shop is very near to the Gem temple, so Sadie is often the first to see Steven's latest power manifestations. She usually takes them in stride, and he knows he can confide in her. |
| 102 | * BelligerentSexualTension: What Sadie and Lars's bickering amounts to from Steven's point of view. |
| 103 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Sadie is a friendly and helpful person. She was also able to take down a gorilla-sized Corrupted Gem and can be ''scary'' when angered (i.e., her TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Lars). |
| 104 | * BigBeautifulWoman: Sadie is a chubby young woman in her late teens and is quite cute. |
| 105 | * BigFun: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She's chubby and is on the reserved side, but is quite friendly and willing to help others. |
| 106 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The friendly and nurturing Gentle Girl to Lars' grumpy and extremely insecure Brooding Boy. |
| 107 | * BurgerFool: [[spoiler:She becomes extremely dissatisfied with her job after Lars gets abducted by Homeworld gems and she has to take over all his shifts at the Big Donut. In "Sadie Killer" she finally becomes fed up with it and leaves to join a band with Buck, Jenny, Sour Cream, and Steven.]] |
| 108 | * CallingTheOldWomanOut: In "Sadie's Song", Sadie breaks down and finally tells to her mom how much she hates how Barb goes overboards on whatever Sadie shows an interest in, never considering how she feels or letting her do things her way. |
| 109 | * CharacterDevelopment: |
| 110 | ** By "The Good Lars", Sadie comes to understand that she can't force Lars to be happy (like what she did in "Island Adventure") and instead focuses on her life instead of trying to help with Lars' problems. |
| 111 | ** In "Sadie's Song", she was ''very'' [[PerformanceAnxiety nervous]] over performing to an audience, though it's mostly from her mother unintentionally pressuring her. By "Sadie Killer", she can sing in front of an audience with little nervousness. |
| 112 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Sadie became very upset with Lars when she caught him hanging out with Jenny and the cool kids, ''after'' lying to her to get out of work. |
| 113 | * CoolBigSis: Acts like one to Steven, showing a lot of patience with his antics and likes hanging out with him after work. |
| 114 | * CuteBruiser: She's quite a cutie and can handle herself in action-packed moments. |
| 115 | * DamselOutOfDistress: [[spoiler:With one of the Topazes kidnapping her and Lars running away in fear, Sadie opts to break free by biting the Gem's hand.]] |
| 116 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Joking Victim," "Island Adventure" and "Sadie's Song." Particularly "Sadie's Song," the first one that doesn't heavily involve her crush on Lars and her only major role in Season 2. |
| 117 | * DoggedNiceGirl: {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{deconstructed|Trope}}. For the former, Lars ''does'' like her back in the same way she does, but is too insecure and selfish to actually admit it. And for the latter, it's because of his constant change in attitude, which is usually being a sour jerk, that has Sadie wondering if he even cares about her at all. |
| 118 | * DudeMagnet: Her BelligerentSexualTension with Lars notwithstanding, her interest in his rare horror film gained her the favor of [[ConspiracyTheorist Ronaldo]]. |
| 119 | * FatAndSkinny: The chubby Fat to Lars' lean Skinny. |
| 120 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: {{Implied|Trope}}. One of Steven's cat fingers took a liking to her. |
| 121 | * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: In "Sadie's Song", she's shown to have a veritable mountain of plush toys in her bedroom. [[SubvertedTrope She doesn't seem to actually like them]], but they're all gifts from her mom so she just doesn't want to get rid of them. |
| 122 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: After getting attacked by a big fish while she, Steven and Lars were walking on the beach in "Island Adventure", Sadie sports a tiny scar under her left eye. |
| 123 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sadie has blonde and is much nicer to Steven than Lars is. |
| 124 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 125 | ** It turns out that she ''loves'' horror movies. |
| 126 | ** Starting in season 5, [[spoiler:she becomes the lead singer/songwriter for a band with Buck, Jenny, Sour Cream, and Steven]]. |
| 127 | * HopelessSuitor: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. While it's clear in some moments that Lars has feelings for Sadie, his [[ItsAllAboutMe selfishness]] causes their relationship to suffer. There's also how her trapping both of them and Steven on an island just to get closer to Lars would [[JerkassHasAPoint understandably upset him]], which made their already strained relationship even more so. And even with all that she clearly cares more about Lars than he cares about her, much to her chagrin. Emphasis on "clearly". |
| 128 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's much shorter than Lars. In fact, despite being in her late teens, she's barely any taller than Steven. |
| 129 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Sadie becomes greatly upset with Lars about lying to her in "Joking Victim", but tries to justify her lying to him in "Island Adventure". |
| 130 | * HypocriteHasAPoint: In spite of how Hypocritical it was of her to lie to Lars in "Island Adventure", she was not entirely wrong in that Lars needed the experience as it did help him open up to her more. |
| 131 | * ICanChangeMyBeloved: {{Implied|Trope}} and {{deconstructed|Trope}}. For the former, it's not stated outright, but in "Island Adventure" she exasperatedly and angrily asks Lars why he won't let her help him, implying she wants to make him a better person; it's further implied in "The Good Lars" when she admits she wishes she could force him to be happy. As for the latter, no matter your intentions, you can't force someone to be happy or change their ways, doing so would only make things worse. |
| 132 | * {{Irony}}: Initially, Sadie wasn't all that interested in befriending the Cool Kids, and they barely knew her, unlike Lars who desperately wanted to be their friend and was acquainted with them. By season 5, Sadie has become closer friends with any of them than Lars was. |
| 133 | -->'''Sadie:''' [Lars] wants to be in with them so much. It's funny. I never thought ''I'd'' be the one hanging out with them. |
| 134 | * LargeHam: [[spoiler:Becomes one when singing with Steven and the Cool Kids]]. |
| 135 | * LoveHurts: |
| 136 | ** Breaks into tears when she sees that Lars ditched his job to spend time with Jenny and the other kids. Steven thinks she's just upset that he lied, but what makes her more upset is that she thinks that Lars is interested in Jenny. |
| 137 | ** It hurts to the point that when a Steven-possessed Lars tells her he loves her, she refuses to believe it and instead believes he's just trying to hurt her. |
| 138 | ** In "I Am My Mom", [[spoiler:Sadie is left ''[[DisappointedInYou visibly]]'' distraught over Lars abandoning her when she was subdued by Topaz.]] |
| 139 | * LoveMartyr: {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{deconstructed|Trope}}. For the former, while she does try to help Lars, she has her limits when it come to his attitude. As for the latter, even with her attempts of being nice to him, it won't mean anything because she has become fed up with his jerkiness as well as the fact she can't force Lars to change. |
| 140 | * NiceGuy: Sadie's usual attitude is very warm and friendly, and she is generally very patient when it comes to putting up with Lars. |
| 141 | * NightmareFetishist: She loves horror movies and she was able to improvise lyrics to a zombie-themed song on the spot, even slipping into an impromptu zombie costume in the process. |
| 142 | * NotSoAboveItAll: While Sadie is genuinely nice, she can do very flawed actions. |
| 143 | * OnlyFriend: Outside of Steven, Sadie is one of the few who actually likes Lars. |
| 144 | * OutOfFocus: During almost the entirety of Seasons 2 (barring "Sadie's Song") and 3. |
| 145 | * PerformanceAnxiety: Struggles with this in "Sadie's Song" after Steven talks her into performing in Beachapalooza. [[spoiler:"Sadie Killer" has her beginning to overcome it as she joins a band as lead singer/songwriter with Buck, Jenny, Sour Cream, and Steven.]] |
| 146 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Despite being a short teenager, Sadie can take on and ''win'' against a corrupted Gem. |
| 147 | * PluckyGirl: She is always friendly to Steven and does her job with great enthusiasm. |
| 148 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Usually give these to Lars in regards to his selfish behavior and only hanging around her when he feels like it. |
| 149 | * ScarsAreForever: Has a scar on her cheek ever since the events of "Island Adventure". |
| 150 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Quits her job at the Big Donut to become the frontman of a band with Jenny, Buck, Sour Cream, and Steven at the end of "Sadie Killer".]] |
| 151 | * ShipperOnDeck: Chastised Lars for embarrassing Steven in front of Connie in "Bubble Buddies". |
| 152 | * ShipTease: With Lars. At one point, Steven thinks they are ''married'' already and some of their dialogue can be construed as romantic tension. |
| 153 | * StoutStrength: She's noticeably chubby, and also one of the strongest humans on the show. She can easily overpower Lars, and even stagger a Gem Monster with her bare hands. We find out later that she was active in sports when she was younger. |
| 154 | * StraightMan: More sensible and down to earth than Steven or Lars. |
| 155 | * TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: At the end of [[spoiler:Sadie Killer]]. |
| 156 | --> '''Sadie:''' [[spoiler:And I can come to practice, and I can come to the next show, and the show after that!]] |
| 157 | --> '''Steven:''' [[spoiler:But Sadie, don't you have work?]] |
| 158 | --> '''Sadie:''' [[spoiler:Hah! (Sadie takes off her work uniform) '''I ''QUIT!''''']] |
| 159 | * TookALevelInCynic: [[spoiler:When Lars is abducted by Topaz and Aquamarine, she becomes the only employee of the Big Donut. The near-constant shifts and soul-crushing tedium [[CynicismCatalyst causes her to become much more negative and irritable than usual]]]]. |
| 160 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: As seen in "Joking Victim" and confirmed by WordOfGod, Sadie likes oyster crackers. |
| 161 | * {{Tsundere}}: Normally sweet as pie, but can lose her patience with Lars on occasion. |
| 162 | * {{Transplant}}: Sadie and Lars were both characters created for comics Rebecca Sugar drew in college before being reused for ''Steven Universe''. The main difference was that they were college students instead of [[VagueAge apparently high-school aged]] coworkers. |
| 163 | * ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Lars can be a {{jerkass}} to her, but if you hurt him, then Sadie will hurt you. In fact, she once defeated what would equal a grown ''gorilla'' to protect him. |
| 164 | * WomanScorned: When Steven suggests they prank Lars by putting a little fire salt in his doughnut in retaliation for his lying, she stops him at first, questioning whether or not pranking for revenge would make her sink to his level. When Lars walks in pulling the same lie to skip more work moments later, she grows quiet and dumps the entire container into the pastry, causing Lars to breathe actual fire from the spiciness. |
| 165 | [[/folder]] |
| 166 | |
| 167 | !!Beach Citywalk Fries |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:Mr. Fryman]] |
| 170 | !!Mr. Fryman |
| 171 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_fryman.png]] |
| 172 | ->'''Voiced by''': Billy Merritt |
| 173 | |
| 174 | Frycook and owner of Beach Citywalk Fries. |
| 175 | ---- |
| 176 | * AnimeHair: His blond hair looks like [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance a stack of fries]]. One would think that it is part of his hat until he takes his hat off and reveals otherwise. "Restaurant Wars" shows he doesn't seem realize this, as when Steven brings it up he doesn't understand what Steven's talking about. |
| 177 | * BigOlEyebrows: Has thick eyebrows, unlike his sons. |
| 178 | * ButtMonkey: He gets his sign ripped off by strong gusts, his car crushed by Red Eye debris, and his restaurant attacked by its own mascot. |
| 179 | * EnemyMine: The reason why the last Restaurant War between him and Kofi Pizza ended. |
| 180 | * HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: His last name is Fryman and he owns and operates a restaurant that seemingly exclusively serves variations on french fries. [[FamilyBusiness The same goes for his sons.]] |
| 181 | * ImprobableHairstyle: How does his hair stay up like that even without his visor? |
| 182 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's not exactly one of the most emotionally tuned parents in the series to his sons, but does have moments where it's clear he loves his kids. |
| 183 | * NiceGuy: Always indulges Steven's love for fry bits even if he exasperated by it and he was the first to see if Greg and Steven were okay after their car swerved off the road in "The Return". |
| 184 | * ParentalObliviousness: Until the end of "Frybo", Fryman seemed ignorant of Peedee's depression and hatred of wearing the Frybo costume. He also [[ThereAreNoTherapists doesn't seem to have done anything]] about Ronaldo's borderline-psychotic behavior. |
| 185 | * ParentsAsPeople: While he does love his sons, Fryman ''expects'' them to want to follow in his footsteps and reacts negatively when they don't. |
| 186 | * UnnamedParent: He's only referred to as Mr. Fryman. Even Kofi only [[LastNameBasis calls him "Fryman"]], despite Fryman calling Kofi by his first name. |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Peedee Fryman]] |
| 190 | !!Peedee Fryman |
| 191 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peedee_fryman.png]] |
| 192 | ->'''Voiced by''': Atticus Shaffer |
| 193 | |
| 194 | ->'''Peedee''': You pick up a job to buy a house or raise your kids or [[FreudianSlip impress your dad.]] You work away your life and what does it get you?\ |
| 195 | '''[[WideEyedIdealist Steven]]''': Smiles on faces?\ |
| 196 | '''Peedee''': No. You get cash. Cash that can't buy back what the job takes. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | Fryman's younger son. Tends to have a gloomy but pragmatic outlook on life. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Appears to be somewhere between eleven and thirteen years old, yet is already cynical about work and the nature of a job. |
| 201 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His blond dreadlocks look like potato wedges. |
| 202 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: {{Inverted|Trope}}. While he may be the youngest of his family, he is also the most responsible and level-headed. Basically, he acts as the adult for his own father and ''older'' brother. |
| 203 | * BigBrotherWorship: Peedee is dearly devoted to his older brother, and while he doesn't necessarily believe in Ronaldo's conspiratorial theories, he indulges his interest in order to ensure he stays happy. When he helps Ronaldo interrogate a snake-person (really Steven in disguise), he breaks down when Ronaldo suggests that Peedee might have to "take [Ronaldo] out" should he become infected with "amphibinoids." When Ronaldo's theories about the snake-people are disproved, he is emotionally devastated. Upon seeing this, Peedee quickly leads Ronaldo in a new direction with his research, revitalizing his brother's spirit. |
| 204 | * BurgerFool: His job consists mostly of playing [[BadJobWorseUniform Frybo, the Beach City Fries mascot]]. He hates every minute of it. By "Cat Fingers" he's been promoted to working the fryer and/or taking orders, which he seems to consider a more dignified position. |
| 205 | * CharacterTics: He tends to clench his shirt in his hands when nervous or worried. |
| 206 | * ChildishToothGap: {{Inverted|Trope}}. While Peedee does have a slight gap in his teeth, he's also a cynical AdorablyPrecociousChild who is more responsible than his older brother. |
| 207 | * CloudCuckooLandersMinder: To his brother - "Keep Beach City Weird" suggests he knows how bizarre his behavior is. |
| 208 | * TheCynic: Working for his father caused Peedee to develop a cynical outlook on life. Just see the character quotation above. |
| 209 | * TheDutifulSon: Peedee is the responsible son of Fryman. Unlike Ronaldo, he doesn't shirk his duties at the store. |
| 210 | * TheEeyore: His job has left him sad and cynical. After he reconciles with his dad and moves to a more dignified post, he seems considerably better adjusted. |
| 211 | * FamilyThemeNaming: His name is a play on Speedee, the [[AbandonedMascot original mascot]] of [=McDonalds=]. |
| 212 | * {{Foil}}: To Steven. He's the first child around Steven's age introduced, they both come from families where a lot of responsibility is placed on them, and they both have [[MissingMom Missing Moms]]. However, Peedee's cynical world-weariness exactly mirrors Steven's boundless energy and optimism. |
| 213 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He's much more responsible than his older brother Ronaldo. Even Fryman says as much, acknowledging that Peedee will do fine during a power outage but doesn't think the same of Ronaldo. [[NotSoAboveItAll However]], Peedee is also convinced of Ronaldo's "snake people" theory by Steven's terrible costume in "Keep Beach City Weird", either because he's that gullible or because he desperately wanted his brother to be right so he'd stop being so depressed. He also takes his job so seriously that his dad needs to drag him away from the stand while the town is being evacuated. |
| 214 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: He wishes he could be a kid like everyone else, but, for a long period, his desire for his father's approval kept him from being able to fully enjoy his childhood. |
| 215 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUtwDspj3bk Peedee's Blues]]". |
| 216 | * NeatFreak: Peedee was tasked with cleaning some condiment bottles twice, but cleans them ''three'' times because "odd numbers just feel cleaner". |
| 217 | * NiceGuy: In spite of his cynical outlook on life, Peedee is a responsible and trustworthy person. |
| 218 | * OutOfFocus: In comparison to Lars and Connie, whom Peedee debuted not long after, Peedee isn't seen very often past his debut, and when he does and has lines, it's usually near/in relation to his job as a fry cook. If he appears outside the Beach Citywalk Fries, it's usually in a non-speaking role, and past the Frybo incident, he has yet to go on an adventure with Steven as opposed to Lars, Connie, or even Sadie or the Cool Kids. |
| 219 | * RankUp: Between "Frybo" and "Cat Fingers", he graduates from mascot to working the deep fryer. |
| 220 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Viewers often mishear his unusual name as "Petey" or "PD". The show's storyboards even use "PD" for short. |
| 221 | * ToothyIssue: Peedee is missing an upper tooth. |
| 222 | * WellDoneSonGuy: He clearly wants to be seen as a valuable member of his dad's business. He succeeds when his dad realizes how much his son hates being a mascot. |
| 223 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: Peedee may be a young kid but he's got an old soul, which leads to moments of profound contemplation. |
| 224 | * TheWorkaholic: Whatever the weather, Peedee seems to ''always'' be working. He's so devoted to the Beach Citywalk Fries that his father has to literally pull him away from the restaurant during an alien invasion in "The Return". |
| 225 | [[/folder]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder:Ronaldo Fryman]] |
| 228 | !!Ronaldo Fryman |
| 229 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rolando_transparent.png]] |
| 230 | ->'''Voiced by''': Zach Steel, Braden Fitzgerald (young) |
| 231 | |
| 232 | ->''"Don't get hung up on these minor 'facts'. Truth is about more than that, truth is a feeling in your gut that you know is true! Truth is searching for anything that proves you're right no matter how small, and holding on to that, no matter what."'' |
| 233 | |
| 234 | Fryman's elder son, and Peedee's older brother. He runs a blog, called "Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird", about the strange happenings around Beach City. He seems to be obsessed with the supernatural, to the exclusion of pretty much all else. |
| 235 | ---- |
| 236 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Is apparently held in low regard around Beach City, with Lars' line during their childhood flashback being an indicator that he's always been the subject of mockery. |
| 237 | -->'''Young Ronaldo''': Why do you care so much what other people think!?\ |
| 238 | '''Young Lars''': You wouldn't say that if you knew what other people say about ''you!'' |
| 239 | * AgentMulder: Parodied; Ronaldo is a firm believer in the supernatural in a world affected by magic aliens. Problem is he's almost always wrong about which parts are supernatural, or in what way if they are. |
| 240 | * AntiVillain: Ronaldo has a tendency to [[ItsAllAboutMe only think about himself]], can be a {{Jerkass}} on occasion, and some of his endeavors to search for "the truth" have put either himself or others in harm's way. However, a few of his episodes point out that he does this because he wants to feel important, and after Steven calls him out on the former two, he realizes how much of a jerk he can be, and promises to work on it. |
| 241 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Has fry-like hair like his dad and brother, though his are more reminiscent of curly fries. In ''Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird'', he even calls them "frylocks". |
| 242 | * AttentionWhore: When sentient watermelon people start attacking him, he's less concerned with his own safety than [[SocialMediaBeforeReason getting it on video for his livestream]]. |
| 243 | * BirdsOfAFeather: "Restaurant Wars" shows that he and his girlfriend, Jane, are both anime-loving, overly dramatic people. |
| 244 | * ButtMonkey: Out of everyone in Beach City, Ronaldo seems most prone to misfortune. |
| 245 | * CharacterBlog: Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird. |
| 246 | * CharacterDevelopment: "Rocknaldo" takes all of his negative traits and puts them on full display, then calls him out on them. By the end of the episode, he's a more considerate individual [[spoiler:who has decided to help out the Crystal Gems by handing out pamphlets informing people about how they can help and get along. He asks Steven how he feels about putting in some personal info, and when Steven refuses, [[TookALevelInKindness he doesn't push it]].]] |
| 247 | * ChekhovsGunman: Appeared in the background in "Frybo" before his first speaking role in "Cat Fingers." In a meta example, his blog was started several weeks before the show actually began to air. |
| 248 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's a bit... odd, even by Beach City's standards. Case in point; the first thing he assumes when Steven buys a pizza for two is that ''[[MisterSeahorse he's pregnant]]''. Exaggerated in "Keep Beach City Weird", where he almost kills Steven under the belief that [[ItMakesSenseInContext he's a snake person]]. |
| 249 | * ConspiracyTheorist: He seems to be the only person in town who actually pays attention to the weird stuff going on, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint but he also thinks they're caused by things like]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot vampire spaceships from the 1960s]]. Also deconstructed in "Keep Beach City Weird", which shows his beliefs as actually being dangerous to himself and those around him, not to mention that he's mainly a conspiracy theorist so he can feel like he's special. He gets depressed when Steven points out that he and the Gems are responsible for all of it, and Steven and Peedee end up trying to get him back on the wagon just to get him back to normal. At the end of said episode, he comes to the conclusion that all these things were caused by polymorphic sentient rocks, ignorant of the fact that he's technically described the Gems. The thing is that he seems to be a competent investigator... but the Gems have been around so long that everyone's used to them and they're considered a normal part of Beach City, so his pathological need to discover things that are "weird" makes him blind to considering them as the cause of any problems. |
| 250 | * TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Among his dozens of rambling theories, a few turn out to be shockingly accurate: |
| 251 | ** He expresses a fear of a "Diamond Authority" of polymorphic sentient rocks hollowing out the Earth to drain its resources. 6000 years ago, the Homeworld Gems (whose leaders are indeed called the Diamond Authority) did try to [[PlanetLooters suck up Earth's resources]] to make more Gems and hollow out the remains for a new colony and now plan to turn it into a giant "geo weapon". |
| 252 | ** He correctly realizes that most of the supernatural dangers to Beach City are a result of the Gems living there (even if he misses the larger point that they're protecting the earth as a whole)... though this one isn't ''that'' hard to figure out. |
| 253 | ** His presentation in "Sadie's Song" seems to be making an association between said "rock people", Peridot, the Injectors in the Kindergarten, and the Homeworld symbol. Said things are all closely related, despite no clear means for Ronaldo to have even seen the latter two. |
| 254 | ** Back in “Rising Tides, Crashing Skies”, Ronaldo at one point asks Steven if Homeworld came back to put the Beach City citizens in a human zoo. It turns out as stated by Pearl in "Adventures in Light Distortion", that Homeworld [[spoiler:specifically Blue Diamond]] “collected” humans 5,000 ago to put in a human zoo. |
| 255 | ** In "Rocknaldo", he asks why [[OddNameOut Steven alone]] doesn't [[RaceNameBasis go by his gem name]]. It's oddly prescient once it's revealed [[spoiler:Rose wasn't using her real gem name either]]. |
| 256 | ** In "Keep Beach City Weird" he tries to attack the Crystal Gems with his "psychic ghost powers". While he was wrong about himself being a psychic, it turns out that ''Steven'' has PsychicPowers [[spoiler:due to his Diamond heritage]] that allow him to astral project and possess other beings like a ghost. Steven even describes his psychic encounter with [[spoiler:the Diamonds]] as a "standard psychic ghost situation", implying that Ronaldo's idea stuck with him. |
| 257 | * CutLexLuthorACheck: A ConspiracyTheorist version would apply. He's quite imaginative and would make for a pretty good science fiction author if he weren't such a nutcase. |
| 258 | * DumbassTeenageSon: [[DownplayedTrope Ronaldo isn't a complete idiot]], but he does make rash, delusional choices that show he lacks basic common sense. |
| 259 | * ExpressiveAccessory: As can be seen on his blog, his "Loch Ness Blogster" that matches his expression [[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/74023343250/wrestling-tonight before]] and [[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/74027587710/life-is-pain after]] his wrestling match with the Purple Puma. |
| 260 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Is named after Ronald [=McDonald=], sharing a [=McDonalds=] theme with his brother. |
| 261 | * {{Foil}}: To Lars. Both slackers with a certain degree of egotism, but have otherwise opposite personalities and character flaws. Lars is unpleasant but more or less functional and so obsessed with being seen as cool that he ends up hurting the people he's closest to. Ronaldo is more friendly but mentally unstable and cares so little about what people think that he's a social outcast. Years ago they were friends, but their different priorities ended up putting an end to that. |
| 262 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Despite being a lot older than Peedee, he's definitely the foolish one. Besides the conspiracy theories, he's constantly shirking from work, when Peedee still does his share even if he doesn't like it. Even Fryman says as much, acknowledging that Peedee will do fine during a power outage but doesn't think the same of Ronaldo. |
| 263 | * FreakyIsCool: His blog is called "Keep Beach City Weird" for a reason. |
| 264 | * FriendlessBackground: He doesn't really have any friends in Beach City. He was friends with Lars when they were kids but they had a falling out. The closest thing he has to friends are Peedee, Steven, and Sadie. |
| 265 | * HasAType: Ronaldo appears to like girls who [[BirdsOfAFeather share the same interests as him]]. He wanted to get closer to Sadie after finding out she liked horror films and has a girlfriend, Jane, who liked anime as much as him. |
| 266 | * HeroicBSOD: |
| 267 | ** Goes into a severe depression when he realizes that all of the weird stuff happening in Beach City is actually connected to Steven instead of him. |
| 268 | ** Has another one when his girlfriend walks in on Steven's plan of him faking love for Kiki to get their fathers to stop fighting. He spends the rest of the episode either trying to contact her or crying about it. |
| 269 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 270 | ** Is a big fan of horror films and anime. He quickly develops a crush on Sadie when he finds out she loves horror films too and proves to be rather charming to someone with similar interests to his (Who would have pegged Ronaldo as an effective flirt?). |
| 271 | ** He apparently has an encyclopedic knowledge of cars (even though he gets around on a scooter). |
| 272 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: When it comes down to it, the main reason he's a ConspiracyTheorist and an AgentMulder is a desire for something about/in his life to be "important". |
| 273 | * IRejectYourReality: He gives a speech to Steven that his idea of "truth" is just looking for even the smallest evidence that a gut feeling is right while ignoring any facts that might contradict it. |
| 274 | * ItsAllAboutMe: He's mainly a conspiracy nut because [[IJustWantToBeSpecial he wants to feel important]]. Key indicator is his woefully inaccurate definition of what the truth he's seeking is. |
| 275 | -->'''Ronaldo''': Peedee, Peedee, Peedee! You gotta look at the big picture here! Something important is finally happening to ''me!'' |
| 276 | * JerkassRealization: He finally shows awareness of his own egotism in "Rocknaldo" after [[spoiler:Steven calls him out on his selfish, {{Hypocrit|e}}ical behavior.]] |
| 277 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Given that he owns one and his OccidentalOtaku nature, he seems to be a believer in this. He's tried to use it as a weapon a few times, never successfully. |
| 278 | * {{Keet}}: A teen example. Ronaldo is highly excitable and is prone to being overly-enthusiastic in his research endeavors. |
| 279 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: About a lot of topics, but one moment that sticks out is a bit in "Reunited" where he's shown proudly talking to Bismuth while wearing armor and a sword, with the latter looking at him with confused disgust. Though the dialogue isn't heard, it's not a stretch to speculate he was trying to explain his crappy replica armor to an UltimateBlacksmith. |
| 280 | * MistakenForCheating: Happens in "Restaurant Wars" when his girlfriend Jane shows up the moment a fake romance between Ronaldo and Kiki is otherwise having the intended result of their parents breaking off their feud. Jane mistakes this as Ronaldo actually cheating on him and dumping him, leading him to expose the entire plot [[NotWhatItLooksLike in order to keep her from leaving him]], but doing nothing more than [[AllForNothing getting Kiki's dad to resume the ban]]. |
| 281 | * {{Narcissist}}: His ego tends to be a defining trait of his, and his main motivation for pursuing conspiracy theories. He even turns being a social outcast into something that sounds a lot like ego-stroking, saying "even among outsiders, I am the ''ultimate'' outsider." |
| 282 | * NoodleIncident: Going by his blog Rolando apparently has [[EmbarrassingTattoo a tattoo that he regrets getting]]. |
| 283 | * OccidentalOtaku: Comments on his blog and in "Keep Beach City Weird" indicate that he's an {{anime}} fan, particularly of MagicalGirlfriend anime; one of his favorite anime is about an {{otaku}} who ''sells his soul'' for a girlfriend. |
| 284 | * ProudToBeAGeek: Ronaldo frequently (and loudly) talks about the supernatural, anime, and horror movies, both online and in person. |
| 285 | * RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:He refers to the Moon Base as Steven's, assuming he owned it basically just because he knew about it. Turns out, as Steven is actually the son of Pink Diamond, it actually ''is'' his moon base.]] |
| 286 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: His glasses go opaque when he's attempting to be pensive in "Full Disclosure". |
| 287 | * ShipperOnDeck: He refers to Connie as Steven's girlfriend in "Rocknaldo", although this was part of an unreasonable complaint that Steven was showing favoritism toward her. |
| 288 | * TheSlacker: He tends to slack on his chores at work when he thinks he found a lead. |
| 289 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: {{Zig zagged}}. Ronaldo is a slacker who makes erroneous theories, but he ''is'' right about supernatural beings and magic existing, but that's from guessing instead of actual investigation. |
| 290 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He thinks very highly of himself and wants others to know it too. It gets especially bad in "Rocknaldo", to the point where ''Steven'' can't take it anymore and blows up at him. |
| 291 | -->'''Steven''': You're just ''a guy with a blog!'' |
| 292 | * StoutStrength: He's got enough muscle under that pudge to overpower Lars, lift him up over his head, and bodily throw him across a room. He also takes on the Gems and... well, [[CurbStompBattle gets his ass kicked]]. But he survives getting kicked across the room [[HardHead and having a barrel broken over his head]] [[MadeOfIron without any apparent injury]], and knocked out Steven with a potato. |
| 293 | * TooDumbToLive: His blog mentions him leaving the gas on the stove then laying down in a closet to try and astral project. When pinned under a fridge but with his phone in reach, he only attempted to contact his family through posts in his blogs instead of just calling emergency services. |
| 294 | * UnreliableNarrator: Take what he says with a grain of salt because it's likely he's just spouting utter nonsense just to feel important. |
| 295 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Lars were friends when they were kids. They had a falling out because Ronaldo took a picture that was proof of something supernatural but Lars tore it up because it would also have embarrassed him (and broke their promise about their club being a secret). |
| 296 | * WrongGenreSavvy: He's quite right that magic, supernatural beings, and aliens exist, but his theories about them being involved in some sort of [[TheMasquerade secret, world-controlling conspiracy]]--like the "Snake People"--are dead wrong. His theory about a Diamond Authority that controls polymorphic sentient rocks who want to hollow out the Earth (i.e. the Homeworld Gems) is actually right, but [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight that's due to dumb luck]] rather than actual investigation or deduction. The center of his biggest problem is that he NEEDS to find "weird" things, but the clearly magical and alien Crystal Gems are mundane to the public eye, so he ignores them as the cause of most problems just because it's too obvious to him. It's even possible that he was correct about the Homeworld Gems actually because he ''is'' a very capable investigator, but was only able to form such a clear picture because he didn't realize they were the same species as the "mundane" Crystal Gems and dismissed the idea. |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | !!The Maheswarans |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Connie Maheswaran]] |
| 302 | !!Connie Maheswaran |
| 303 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_104.png]] |
| 304 | ->'''Voiced by''': Grace Rolek |
| 305 | |
| 306 | ->''"I want to be a part of your universe."'' |
| 307 | |
| 308 | Steven's supportive, good-natured best friend. Due to her father's work as a security guard, she traveled around frequently with her family, until they moved to a town near Beach City. As a result, Connie didn't have any friends until she met Steven at a local parade, a year prior to the series. Steven saved her glow bracelet before even meeting her officially. Their real introduction comes in "Bubble Buddies", when he protects her from falling rocks, accidentally leaving them in a shield bubble. After their adventure, the two become inseparable good friends. While she's not always around to participate in Steven's life with the Crystal Gems, she does so with enthusiasm when the opportunity arises. |
| 309 | |
| 310 | See [[Characters/StevenUniverseConnieMaheswaran here]] for tropes regarding her. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Dr. Priyanka Maheswaran]] |
| 314 | !!Dr. Priyanka Maheswaran |
| 315 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cmd_5.png]] |
| 316 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn |
| 317 | |
| 318 | Connie's mother and a medical doctor, Dr. Maheswaran is a rather strict authority figure and initially seems skeptical of her friendship with Steven, but eventually eases off of her and seems to warm up to him. |
| 319 | ---- |
| 320 | * AbusiveParent: Not physically or intentionally, but her ControlFreak tendencies and very harsh punishments (calculated by the use of an '''abacus''') have made Connie very afraid of her reactions. Thankfully, she realizes how damaging her behavior is to both Connie and their relationship in "Nightmare Hospital", and promises to ease back. |
| 321 | * ActionSurvivor: In "Nightmare Hospital", Dr. Maheswaran maintains a considerable amount of composure when the Gem Clusters have her, Connie, and Steven cornered. Of course, she was completely oblivious about Gems and the like, but even when fear struck her, she still remained calm. She even rammed the door with a Gem Cluster behind it using a stretcher and shoves the stretcher down the hallway to distract the cluster, allowing her and the children to escape. She earns bonus points for being ''strong enough'' to knock the Cluster back, considering that Gems, in general, are much stronger than humans. |
| 322 | * AntiVillain: She may be a ControlFreak, but it is shown that she does love her daughter and that the fear Connie has of her was [[InnocentlyInsensitive completely unintentional]]. |
| 323 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: She has trouble believing that Connie's eyesight was magically healed, despite being under assault by horrific abominations and protected by a magical bubble generated by a thirteen-year-old. |
| 324 | * BadassNormal: Possesses enough physical strength to ram ''a Gem mutant'' with a stretcher and knock it back, and as a human with no experience, there's the fourth most impressive feat against a Gem in the entire series (the first being Sadie taking down a Gem with a spear in "Island Adventure", Greg ramming Lapis' water clones with his van in "Ocean Gem", and Jenny standing in the path of Garnet's fist to save Steven in "Joy Ride"). |
| 325 | * BirdsOfAFeather: {{Implied|Trope}} to be this with her husband since they share similar personalities and perspectives. |
| 326 | * CharacterDevelopment: Along with her husband, she lessens her strict nature in regards to raising Connie, becoming more open-minded. |
| 327 | * ControlFreak: Claims that she knows all of Connie's activities until Connie gives her a huge call out. |
| 328 | * DatingWhatDaddyHates: Downplayed. Her tone in "Nightmare Hospital" implies that she is more bothered by the fact that Connie is hanging out with Steven than she is about her sword training or the fact that a fully-grown magical pink lion is involved. Granted, Steven is the the reason Connie is involved with both of the later. |
| 329 | * FantasyForbiddingParent: While she looks like one from her first introduction, the truth is a bit more complicated. Additionally, she's shown to be able to handle dinner at a restaurant with a giant eight-limbed monster that turns into three smaller aliens, an enormous pink lion, no less than two [[BodyHorror Cluster Gem monsters]] as patients, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Connie training with a giant magic sword]], without kicking up too much of a fuss. |
| 330 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 331 | ** Her mothering is a stark contrast to Rose’s, though to what degree is only obvious once we get a better idea of Rose’s character. Mrs. Maheswaran [[MyBelovedSmother oversees Connie’s life constantly]], and has done everything she can to make sure her child has a successful future. Rose ''couldn't'' be there for Steven, which has left him with obvious issues, and wanted her child to have their own life even before they were born. |
| 332 | ** Yellow Diamond is a better example, regarding their similar parenting skills on Connie and Pink Diamond, respectively. "Jungle Moon" makes it symbolic by having her portray Yellow and Stevonnie as Pink in the latter's dream, showing that Yellow's dismissive attitude and strict chiding nature towards Pink makes it somewhat similar to her treatment to her daughter. However, while Priyanka managed to see the error of her ways and change herself for the better by the end of "Nightmare Hospital", Yellow (along with Blue) refused to relent on Pink regarding on her decision to give up her colony according to the flashback in "Can't Go Back". |
| 333 | * HartmanHips: She has rather wide hips. |
| 334 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 335 | ** While Dr. Maheswaran is described as being uptight, she didn't seem all that put-off after meeting Alexandrite and was only upset because Connie lied to her. |
| 336 | ** The first part of "Nightmare Hospital" shows her to be extraordinarily overanxious, controlling, and strict to the point of verging on abusive. When Connie confronts her about how ''little'' her mother knows about her and how desperately she's been hiding all of her magical sword-fighting adventures out of fear that her mother would force her to stop being friends with Steven, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Dr. Maheswaran is genuinely shaken]]. Upon realizing that she has driven her daughter away with her strictness and unbending parenting, she admits that she only wanted Connie to be safe and that she loves her, and comes up with a compromise: that she'll try to accept that hanging around with Steven has changed Connie's life for the weirder, as long as Connie is honest with her about those changes. |
| 337 | * HypocriticalHumor: She believes that Universe cannot be Steven's real last name (in a way, she guesses correctly--Greg's original last name was [=DeMayo=] before he legally changed it). A BilingualBonus shows that theirs is even more outlandish. |
| 338 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Doesn't realize how much her daughter resents her being a ControlFreak and is genuinely shocked to find out. |
| 339 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 340 | ** She was technically in the right to be mad about Connie lying to her about Steven's family in "Fusion Cuisine". |
| 341 | ** Her reaction towards seeing Connie with a sword in "Nightmare Hospital" may seem over the top, but she makes good points on how swords ''are'' dangerous. |
| 342 | ** And like the first example, Dr. Maheswaran was right of how Connie's lies to her and Doug only furthered the relationship troubles between the three. |
| 343 | * JerkassRealization: In "Nightmare Hospital" she eventually realizes she's being a ControlFreak that Connie resents and is afraid to open up to and tell about certain... important changes in her life. |
| 344 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Controlling and smothering as she is, all she wants is for Connie to be safe. And when Connie told her that her MyBelovedSmother tendencies were hurting her, Dr. Maheswaran agreed to become more open-minded as long as Connie wouldn't lie. |
| 345 | * LawfulStupid: Despite the rapidly worsening situation in "Nightmare Hospital", she keeps refusing to go back on her rule and give Connie the sword. That said, this does make sense, since she had no idea that Connie was actually experienced enough to use such a weapon without endangering herself. |
| 346 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Connie kept her in the dark about Gem stuff, until an encounter with one of the Fusion experiments forced Connie to tell her what's been happening. |
| 347 | * MamaBear: In "Nightmare Hospital", despite her extremes in parenting and punishment, she truly does love Connie and genuinely wants the best for her. The Mama Bear aspect comes in when she rams a Gem Cluster with a testing table to clear the way for them to escape. |
| 348 | * MyBelovedSmother: Dr. Maheswaran is overprotective of Connie to an arguably abusive extent, forbidding her from watching a medical television show for being unrealistic and coming down ''very'' hard on her when she learns Connie lied to her about Steven's family. She refers to Greg's "because we love you" explanation as a "shut-down" and compliments it as such, which strikes some viewers as a red flag. She absolutely flips out when she finds that Connie and Steven brought Rose's Sword into her home. She's convinced Connie will wind up with her entire face cut off, and grounds her for bringing it into the house... using an abacus to determine how long Connie is grounded for. Unsurprisingly, this causes Connie to be afraid of her mother and not be open about the magical happenings in her life. |
| 349 | -->'''Connie''': I hate that abacus. |
| 350 | * OddNameOut: Of her family, she has a traditional Indian name. |
| 351 | * OpenMindedParent: In "Nightmare Hospital", after Connie tells her the truth about the Gems ''and'' shows off her sword skills, she admits she's been too harsh and will try to be more open-minded from now on. |
| 352 | * OutOfFocus: In Season 3, she was only mentioned. She returned in "Storm in the Room" the following season for a minute appearance. |
| 353 | * ParentalObliviousness: She thinks she knows ''everything'' her daughter does but never found out on her own about any of the supernatural goings-on Connie'd gotten involved in. Connie calls her out on not noticing that her glasses no longer had lenses for almost a ''year''. |
| 354 | * ParentsAsPeople: She really wants to be a good mother to Connie and make sure she's safe, but she really goes overboard with it. Fortunately, she vows to work on getting better. |
| 355 | * SkewedPriorities: She seems more wary of ''Steven'' than she is of Rose's sword and Lion. Subverted to a degree, since when you really think about it, Steven could be a very dangerous influence on Connie. |
| 356 | * UnfazedEveryman: She initially doesn't find it the least bit suspicious that two of her hospital patients are Gem Clusters. After learning the truth, she thought it was a bit suspicious that they didn't have a pulse. |
| 357 | * UnnamedParent: Her first name is not stated in the show or credits. [[https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/642847138699853826 According to Ian Jones-Quartey]], it's "Priyanka". |
| 358 | * VillainyFreeVillain: She's not an active threat towards Connie or Steven, but posed as a small obstacle to them due to her differing opinion on their activities. |
| 359 | * WeirdnessCensor: Not finding a heartbeat on a completely inhuman looking body that is moving under its own power and blaming it on the stethoscope means she either has this or is TooDumbToLive, which is not very likely. |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder:Doug Maheswaran]] |
| 363 | !!Doug Maheswaran |
| 364 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/newmr_maheswaran_79.png]] |
| 365 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CrispinFreeman |
| 366 | |
| 367 | Connie's father, who is a bit more laid back compared to her mother. He has a job as a private security guard for various beaches in and around Beach City. |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * AbusiveParents: Like his wife, while not physically or intentionally, his authoritarian and disciplinarian tendencies have made Connie fearful of him, particularly in regards to if he finds out about the secret side of her life. He and his wife use an ''abacus'' to determine how long to ground their daughter. Like Priyanka, he's dialed back on this. |
| 370 | * BigOlEyebrows: Connie inherited her thick eyebrows from him. |
| 371 | * BirdsOfAFeather: {{Implied|Trope}} to be this with his wife since they share similar personalities and perspectives. |
| 372 | * CharacterDevelopment: Along with his wife, he lessens his strict nature in regards to raising Connie, becoming more open-minded. By the time he gets his own episode, he's much goofier, while still occasionally asking Steven if he should be "eating garbage before dinner". |
| 373 | * DeadpanSnarker: Shows signs of this when he first meets [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Alexandrite]]. |
| 374 | -->"I hope this place has unlimited breadsticks." |
| 375 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: He is specifically terrible at driving in snow, and completely in denial about it. |
| 376 | * GlassesPull: He removes his glasses for dramatic effect in "Doug Out" and quickly puts them back on because he can't see without them. |
| 377 | * HardboiledDetective: {{Parodied|Trope}}. He talks like a jaded detective from a crime drama, but most of his work involves chasing teenagers away from the theme park. |
| 378 | -->'''Doug:''' I can't believe this. They're mocking us! What is it that you want here?! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Prizes? Fun? You think this is the place to get your kicks?]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous You sick monster.]] [[LargeHam Destroying the sanctity of this land of fun!]] |
| 379 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 380 | ** Like his wife in "Fusion Cuisine", despite meeting Alexandrite (a 50-foot giant) and his sarcasm, he is very cordial towards her and her "husband". |
| 381 | ** In the same episode from above, Doug has expressed an interest in comedy, complimenting Garnet on her line "no dinner for one thousand years" and telling Steven and Connie several jokes in "Doug Out". |
| 382 | ** In the same above episode mentioned above, he demonstrates a ''much'' more playful personality when he's alone with Steven and Connie, implying that he's either loosened up or most of Connie's strict childhood was Priyanka's doing. |
| 383 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: He starts to take a dim view of his security job when both his wife ''and'' his daughter save people for a living. |
| 384 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Connie kept him in the dark about Gem stuff. He was apparently let in the know somewhat sometime between "Nightmare Hospital" and "Gem Hunt", as Connie mentions both her parents knew she was on a mission with the Crystal Gems, but "Doug Out" shows he has no idea what Gem Monsters or Gem Mutants are, or what Homeworld is. |
| 385 | * OutOfFocus: Unlike his daughter and wife, Mr. Maheswaran does not appear in Seasons 2 or 3, and is only mentioned. He finally gets an episode to himself in "Doug Out". |
| 386 | * ParentsAsPeople: |
| 387 | ** In a similar vein to his wife -- Mr. Maheswaran is a strict but loving parent. His restrictive nature verges on being overprotective and causes Connie to miss out on ordinary pleasures most kids her age enjoy. For example, Connie is forbidden from consuming food with [[UnfortunateIngredients high trans fat content]]; consequently she has never eaten a donut. But, he just wants her to be safe. |
| 388 | ** "Doug Out" shows that, like Connie, he feels insecure and ignored by the world at large. |
| 389 | * UnnamedParent: His first name is not stated in the show and only shows up in credits in the fourth season (which is odd, as the one episode he's in is named after him). |
| 390 | * WellDoneDadGuy: He spends most of "Doug Out" trying to impress Connie with his job, as he admits his being a security guard is less exciting than practicing medicine like his wife or Connie's adventures with the Crystal Gems. He accepts that it doesn't really matter, as Connie enjoys spending time with him while she can ''relax''. |
| 391 | [[/folder]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !!Beach City Funland Amusement Park & Arcade |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:Harold Smiley]] |
| 396 | !!Harold Smiley |
| 397 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_smiley_png_3.png]] |
| 398 | ->'''Voiced by''': Sinbad (Season 1), Colton Dunn (Season 2+) |
| 399 | |
| 400 | Harold Smiley, who seems perfectly willing to live up to the mood his name implies, is a Jack of All Trades. He runs the Funland amusement park, but also during his younger days, did the safety video for Big Donut (which is still in use today). He also is the Master of Ceremonies for Beach City's underground wrestling league. |
| 401 | ---- |
| 402 | * BigOlEyebrows: Thick, black eyebrows. |
| 403 | * GloryDays: A former actor and R&B singer (though his only major credit so far is for an instructional video used to train new employees at Beach City's doughnut shop). Don't remind him about the former part. Had a comedy act with a man named "Mr. Frowney" (real name Quentin). |
| 404 | * InkSuitActor: The training video at Big Donut even has Mr. Smiley with Sinbad's 80s-90s flattop. Coincidentally, he bears a striking resemblance to [[TheOtherDarrin Colton Dunn]] as well. |
| 405 | * LargeHam: He is very expressive and even has a "job" (which he probably isn't being paid for) as a LargeHamAnnouncer. |
| 406 | * MeaningfulName: He is often seen smiling, and he continues smiling even while furious. |
| 407 | * NewJobsAsThePlotDemands: First, he's seen working the rides at Funland. He's also the LargeHamAnnouncer for the small-town underground wrestling ring in "Beach City". Then he works at the Funland Arcade, apparently running it by himself. He used to sing educational videos back in the 80's. The list goes on. Lampshaded in ''Too Short to Ride''. |
| 408 | -->'''Mr. Smiley''': You could say we're a bit ''[[{{Pun}} funderstaffed]]''.\ |
| 409 | '''Steven''': Hah, I get it!\ |
| 410 | '''Mr. Smiley''': I'm glad you're seein' the humor in it, Steven. [[MoodWhiplash 'Cause I haven't seen a bed in six days!]] |
| 411 | * NiceGuy: He's a pretty friendly guy. |
| 412 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The only time he stops smiling entirely is when he hears Mr. Frowney is in town and still suffering from depression. His expression immediately morphs into one of genuine concern. |
| 413 | * PerpetualSmiler: He'll often continue to smile even when his words and body language make it clear he's upset. |
| 414 | * StepfordSmiler: It's often implied that underneath his smiling demeanor is someone who's stressed and overworked. |
| 415 | * TheUnsmile: Sometimes his smiles look a bit...unnatural. |
| 416 | * WordOfGay: Storyboard artist Raven Molisee has stated that he is gay. |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | !!Fish Stew Pizza |
| 420 | |
| 421 | [[folder:Kofi Pizza]] |
| 422 | !!Kofi Pizza |
| 423 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kofi_pizza.png]] |
| 424 | ->'''Voiced by''': Godfrey Danchimah |
| 425 | |
| 426 | Kofi is the cranky owner of Fish Stew Pizza. He has two daughters, Jenny and Kiki. His mother, Nanafua, also assists with the pizza. He doesn't care for the Gems because of all the violence and destruction their presence causes in Beach City and to his business, particularly. |
| 427 | ---- |
| 428 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His topknot looks like a slice of pizza. |
| 429 | * BigOlEyebrows: Kofi has the thickest eyebrows of his family. |
| 430 | * HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: His family's last name ''might'' be "Pizza"--Steven calls Kofi "Mr. Pizza" and the family "the Pizzas" a few times, but it's unclear if this is their actual family name or just a nickname. WordOfGod has stated Kofi and his mother [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/84369747724/i-love-all-the-diversity-in-steven-universe-its emigrated from Ghana]], so it's possible that he legally changed his surname to something that he thought Americans would like. |
| 431 | * TheHyena: When he and Garnet score a point in a volleyball game, he starts laughing a lot. |
| 432 | * ImprobableHairstyle: How does Kofi's hair stay in that shape without something supporting it? |
| 433 | * {{Jerkass}}: Seems to think of the Gems as an obnoxious, reckless circus act rather than heroes and is generally antagonistic. He also [[AbusiveDad forced Jenny to throw her volleyball matches with him by angrily threatening to ground her if she touched the ball]]. |
| 434 | * JerkassHasAPoint: Jerk he may be, Garnet did wreck his shop's sign then leave without so much as a word, and she never really cared about the damage she caused even toward the end of the episode. |
| 435 | * LikeParentUnlikeChild: Unlike his joking and flighty mother, and fun-loving kids, Kofi is ''very'' serious and high strung. |
| 436 | * TheOneGuy: Kofi is the only male of his family. |
| 437 | * PerpetualFrowner: Most of the time Kofi is seen frowning. |
| 438 | * PetTheDog: While he may have been outraged at the Gems (specifically Garnet) for destroying his sign without even a proper apology, but he asked Steven how such a "nice boy" could be raised by them. |
| 439 | * SeriousBusiness: His rivalry with Fryman in "Restaurant Wars" gets to the point of insisting that customers sign a giant slab of paperwork and accept a "VIP card" that's mounted on the end of a ''hot branding iron''. Before the episode's halfway point. |
| 440 | * UnknownRival: In "Beach Party", the Gems barely even remember the restaurant they've been banned from exists, nor do they care on account of not needing to eat (Amethyst, the only one who ''likes'' to eat, says the pizza isn't that good, anyway). Even at the end, they cannot recall what store the family owns after being unbanned. |
| 441 | * VisualPun: His name is Kofi and his hair is shaped like a coffee pot. [[NervousWreck And he could probably use less of it to be honest]]. |
| 442 | * WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. During his feud with Fryman in "Restaurant Wars" he attempts to ''brand'' Steven. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Jenny Pizza]] |
| 446 | !!Jenny Pizza |
| 447 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_n5a6g635hq1qh0p13o2_500.png]] |
| 448 | ->'''Voiced by''': Reagan Gomez |
| 449 | |
| 450 | Daughter to Kofi and twin sister of Kiki. She is friends with Buck and Sour Cream. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: She and Kiki are not specified as being identical, but the only way to tell them apart is their different clothes and hairstyles. |
| 453 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: In "Restaurant Wars", Jenny motivated Ronaldo into pretending to be Kiki's boyfriend saying he'll get to hang out with the cutest girl in town (not second, considering Jenny knows she's very attractive) while kissing Kiki's cheek. In "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service", Jenny gladly accepted to do Kiki's duties so her twin could have a free day. |
| 454 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: During "The Big Show", she rocks the tux she's wearing. |
| 455 | * BigSisterInstinct: Seems to have this a bit for Steven, at least during "Joy Ride", particularly when she puts herself in harm's way to protect him when the Gems mistake him for Peridot due to being in Peridot's pod at the time. |
| 456 | * BrattyTeenageDaughter: Downplayed, but it's there in her second appearance with her back-talking to Kofi but otherwise she's a NiceGuy. |
| 457 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Of the irresponsible teen variety. Despite her flaws, Jenny has shown to love her grandmother dearly and gets along well with her. |
| 458 | * EvilTwin: She actually refers to ''herself'' as one to Kiki in "Joy Ride", though it's in the FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling context rather than literal. |
| 459 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Jenny mentions that she's always pointing out that Kiki is the nice sister of the two of them, even calling herself the "evil twin". |
| 460 | -->"It's like, 'don't ask me for help with your homework, I'm at some metal concert!'" |
| 461 | * TheFreelanceShameSquad: In "Sadie's Song", she admits that she'd find amusement in an accident that resulted in an injury during the talent show, no matter how badly it was. She also said [[TruthInTelevision she'd get it on camera for good measure.]] |
| 462 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: She's the fun-loving, MsFanservice "Beautiful Sister" to Kiki's dutiful, responsible "Smart Sister". {{Averted|Trope}} since despite their personality differences they care about one another. |
| 463 | * GoodBadGirl: Jenny is the irresponsible daughter of her family and shirks her responsibilities, but she's all around fun and good-hearted person (see her BigSisterInstinct, EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, and NiceGuy sections). |
| 464 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 465 | ** "The Good Lars" shows she can play the keyboard with a clarinet-like piece. |
| 466 | ** She's a fan of horror films and can play bass as revealed in "Sadie Killer". |
| 467 | * InSeriesNickname: Her full name is "Jennifer" but she's regularly referred to as "Jenny". |
| 468 | * {{Metalhead}}: She mentioned going to a lot of metal concerts (one of which is called "Uber Rage"). Jenny doesn't match the looks or demographics of a stereotypical metal head, but she definitely has the rowdy attitude. |
| 469 | * MsFanservice: Jenny is regularly portrayed as one of the most attractive people on the show, and wears a lot of outfits that accentuate her figure. |
| 470 | -->''"I don't need sleep to look pretty!"'' |
| 471 | * NervesOfSteel: You have to give her props for stepping into the path of ''Garnet's'' fist in order to save Steven and prevent Garnet from destroying the escape pod, warning her that Steven was inside. Considering Jenny has witnessed how much damage Garnet can do, she definitely has the stones to put herself in danger to save someone. |
| 472 | * NiceGuy: Jenny is selfless, brave, and friendly. |
| 473 | * OddNameOut: Is entirely removed from her dad and sister's name scheme. |
| 474 | * PolarOppositeTwins: The partying, carefree twin sister to Kiki's responsible, studying attitude. |
| 475 | * SassyBlackWoman: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Jenny is sassy, but not so much to play this trope straight. |
| 476 | * SimilarSquad: Quite a few fans have noticed how she and Amethyst have some very similar traits, including lip and eye shape, personality, and few fashion choices (they both seem to prefer some sort of tank top.) |
| 477 | * SmurfettePrinciple: The only girl in the Cool Kids. |
| 478 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Justified|Trope}}. She and Kiki look exactly alike because they're identical twins. |
| 479 | [[/folder]] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | [[folder:Kiki Pizza]] |
| 482 | !!Kiki Pizza |
| 483 | [[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ctkiki_2.png]] |
| 484 | ->'''Voiced by''': Reagan Gomez |
| 485 | |
| 486 | Daughter of Kofi and twin sister of Jenny. |
| 487 | ---- |
| 488 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: She and Jenny are not specified as being identical, but the only way to tell them apart is their different clothes and hairstyles. |
| 489 | * AmbiguouslyBi: In "Restaurant Wars", Kiki was willing to pretend to be Ronaldo's girlfriend in order to get their parents to stop fighting, even blushing when the idea was brought up. In Issue #2 of the comics however, she ends up asking Stevonnie to be her date at her school's local dance. Considering Stevonnie's androgynous nature (and the fact that they bonded over trying out dresses), it is just as likely that Kiki sees Stevonnie as a woman as she would see them as an effeminate man. |
| 490 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: In "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service", Kiki overworked herself in a misguided attempt to not let Jenny down, but, if her dream, pizza-made version of Jenny is to be taken, Kiki knows that her twin will be more annoyed over working than actually mad at her and will understand if she says no to her. |
| 491 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service" focuses on her. |
| 492 | * TheDutifulDaughter: Kiki takes her job at her family's establishment quite seriously. |
| 493 | * ExtremeDoormat: Lets Jenny push off her responsibilities onto her because she doesn't want to let her twin down, despite the stress it causes her. Steven helps her stand up for herself. |
| 494 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Kiki is always seen working at the shop while Jenny is hanging out with her friends. |
| 495 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: She's the dutiful, responsible "Smart Sister" to Jenny's fun-loving, MsFanservice "Beautiful Sister". {{Averted|Trope}} since despite their personality differences they care about one another. |
| 496 | * HopelessSuitor: Gets a crush on Stevonnie in the 2017 comic, only for the Fusion to let her down gently. |
| 497 | * NeatFreak: Downplayed, Kiki isn't as extreme as most example, but while playing volleyball in "Beach Party", she tries to stay clean. |
| 498 | * NiceGuy: Holds no hard feelings for the Gems destroying Fish Stew Pizza and seems to enjoy Steven's company. |
| 499 | * PolarOppositeTwins: The responsible, studying twin sister to Jenny's partying, carefree attitude. |
| 500 | * ShipTease: When Steven suggests she should pretend to be Ronaldo's girlfriend to end their family's feud, she blushes. |
| 501 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Justified|Trope}}. She and Jenny look exactly alike because they're identical twins. |
| 502 | [[/folder]] |
| 503 | |
| 504 | [[folder:Nanefua Pizza]] |
| 505 | !![[spoiler:Mayor]] Nanefua Pizza |
| 506 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mnnfd_7.png]] |
| 507 | ->'''Voiced by''': Toks Olagundoye |
| 508 | |
| 509 | Mother of Kofi, grandmother to Kiki and Jenny, [[spoiler:and, as of "Dewey Wins", newly-minted Mayor of Beach City]]. |
| 510 | ---- |
| 511 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: In "Political Power", she [[RabbleRouser eggs on the mob]] to tip over Mayor Dewey's car and encourages them to attack him. Exaggerated in "Dewey Wins" [[spoiler:when she uses public discontent with Dewey after the kidnappings to launch a mayoral campaign and effectively oust him as mayor]]. |
| 512 | * CoolOldLady: Often jokes around, to the delight of her granddaughters. Her first appearance has some amazing one-liners, and ends with her leading as the Gems and the Pizzas team up to defeat a giant pufferfish. |
| 513 | * DirtyOldWoman: She congratulates Jamie on a successful play by getting his autograph and giving him a slap on the ass. She's also seen reading a somewhat saucy-looking romance novel at the library in "Buddy's Book". |
| 514 | * GoshDarnItToHeck: Upon seeing the building damage Garnet caused, Nanefua gives an understated "Cheese on bread!" |
| 515 | * LikeParentUnlikeChild: Nanefua acts as a foil to Kofi's high strung personality, being calm and playful while he is hot-headed and dead serious. |
| 516 | * MiniatureSeniorCitizens: She's about the same height as Steven and much shorter than her son and granddaughters. She's so small, in fact, that she and Kiki actually once did a talent show act where she sat on Kiki's lap and pretended to be a ventriloquist dummy. |
| 517 | * NiceGuy: Nanefua is a peaceful woman and is concerned with keeping harmony in her family and defusing stressful situations. |
| 518 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:After becoming mayor, she sets up plans to warn the town in the case of a Gem-related emergency and keep food rations.]] |
| 519 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She wears oval-shaped glasses and was the strategist behind her family and the Crystal Gems taking down the puffer-fish Gem. |
| 520 | * TheSocialExpert: She is very intelligent and knows exactly what to say to get people on her side. In "Dewey Wins", [[spoiler:she delivers such a RousingSpeech that Mayor Dewey resigns on the spot and gives the job to her]]. |
| 521 | * SpecsOfAwesome: She wears glasses and is an expert strategist. |
| 522 | * TheStrategist: In "Beach Party", she immediately organizes a plan to take out the puffer-fish Gem. |
| 523 | [[/folder]] |
| 524 | |
| 525 | !!The Deweys |
| 526 | |
| 527 | [[folder:Bill Dewey]] |
| 528 | !!Mayor Bill Dewey |
| 529 | [[quoteright:316:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bill_dewey.png]] |
| 530 | ->'''Voiced by''': Joel Hodgson |
| 531 | |
| 532 | ->''"Look, Steven; It's not lying when you're the mayor. It's politics."'' |
| 533 | |
| 534 | Mayor Dewey holds the highest title in Beach City and is currently running for re-election. He does not seem terribly shaken by the presence of the Crystal Gems or the weirdness they bring to his town except when it might affect revenue. [[spoiler:He has stepped down from the Mayor's office as of "Dewey Wins".]] |
| 535 | ---- |
| 536 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Buck consistently shows resentment and annoyance towards his father, being exasperated at his father's attempts to seem cool and hip. |
| 537 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Dewey has coral-brown skin, but his last name implies English or Scottish ancestry. |
| 538 | * BeleagueredBureaucrat: "Political Power" shows that he takes it upon himself to clean up the after-effects of most Gem-related damage that hits Beach City. It certainly explains why he seems to be so stressed. |
| 539 | * BigOlEyebrows: Thick, round, and brown eyebrows. |
| 540 | * BreadAndCircuses: His preferred tactic to keep the citizens of Beach City distracted from the fact that their town is regularly threatened with destruction due to being immediately adjacent to an alien temple. Everyone else sees right through it, but appreciate Dewey's efforts to make life easier. [[spoiler:After Homeworld Gems commit a series of kidnapping of Beach City residents, everyone realizes they need to do more -- including Dewey, who resigns because he knows Nanefua would be a better leader.]] |
| 541 | * TheChainsOfCommanding: Is very aware of the downsides of being in charge and hit with it often, commenting how if things go wrong, people usually blame the Mayor. [[spoiler:To the point that he eventually steps down from the position, abdicating the seat to Nanefua Pizza and admitting she'd do a much better job at running the town.]] |
| 542 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He isn't as mean and uptight as he was in his first few appearances, and more recent episodes show him to be rather goofy and high-strung, which could either be a case of HiddenDepths or him [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]]. |
| 543 | * ClassicalAntiHero: Dewey is cynical and somewhat egotistic, but still does everything he (thinks he) can do to help the city. |
| 544 | * TheCynic: Dewey believes his job as mayor is [[BreadAndCircuses to distract people from their problems]], because he thinks that's all the mayor '''can''' do. |
| 545 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Both his and his son's first name are related to money. A "bill" and a "buck" are slang terms for paper currency. It may also be a reference to [[UsefulNotes/HarryTruman President Truman's]] famous maxim about politicians taking responsibility (not to mention Truman's main opponent in the 1948 presidential election, Thomas E. ''Dewey''). |
| 546 | * {{Foil}}: To Greg. Both are loving fathers, but Greg gave up a promising music career and often hangs around with Steven during his day job. Meanwhile, Buck resents his dad for spending all his time on his political career. Also, Greg entered a relationship with Rose Quartz while Mayor Dewey is too awkward in his attempts to make a move on Pearl, who wouldn't be interested anyway. |
| 547 | * HeroicBSOD: Mostly played for laughs, but he breaks down sobbing and tries to refill the ocean with a hose when it disappears. |
| 548 | * HiddenDepths: He seems to consider government jobs essentially useless in the larger scheme of the world. However, he sees his role as mayor as someone who keeps the people of Beach City happy and content, even when things are a mess. |
| 549 | * HopelessSuitor: He's attracted to Pearl, but she barely knows him. Even once she shows an attraction to a human, it's a [[IncompatibleOrientation FEMALE human]]. |
| 550 | * IncomingHam: His arrival is often accompanied by a siren-like "May-or Dew-ey, May-or Dew-ey" from his car. |
| 551 | * InkSuitActor: He resembles his voice actor quite a bit. |
| 552 | * JerkassHasAPoint: When he goes around lying to people during the blackout in "Political Power", Steven is skeptical (and it's obvious that at least ''some'' of his motivation is political, since he also hands out campaign buttons); but Mayor Dewey's argument that the most important thing is to avoid a riot is entirely reasonable. |
| 553 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: "Political Power" shows that he does genuinely care for his constituents, despite his gruff exterior. In "The Return" he wastes no time (well, a little when he was pondering a catchy slogan) in helping the evacuation, when everyone would have expected him to become flabbergasted at the potential political fallout from it. |
| 554 | * MayorPain: We don't see much of his actual political actions, but his campaigning suggests he's very much an incompetent blowhard. Ultimately subverted, though, as he knows how weird and dangerous Beach City can get and is concerned about keeping people from rioting/getting hurt/not reelecting him because of it. |
| 555 | * MeaningfulName: His name probably comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Beach,_Delaware Dewey Beach]], one of the small coastal towns in Delaware that Beach City is based on. |
| 556 | * OutOfFocus: Outside of a fantasy sequence in "Steven Floats", he was completely absent for all of Season 3, and was only mentioned in Season 4. |
| 557 | * ParentalNeglect: His son Buck implies he cares more about his political career than him, although Buck actually seems ''glad'' for this. |
| 558 | * ParentsAsPeople: While it's clear that Bill does love his son and want to look cool to him, Buck resents Bill for spending all his time with his political career. |
| 559 | * PoliticiansKissBabies: Does so very demonstratively in "Lars and the Cool Kids". |
| 560 | * PropagandaMachine: A consummate politician, Dewey slaps a "Dewey for Mayor" slogan on anything even remotely related or connected to him. Ironically, his constant electioneering doesn't even seem necessary, as from all evidence he seems to run unopposed and is fairly popular (though this is in spite of his boostering, rather than because of it). |
| 561 | * SmallNameBigEgo: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. He sees walking on the beach beneath him and chews out Greg for playing with Steven instead of washing his car. Furthermore, comforting the citizens in his mind seems to involve political schmoozing, handing out free buttons with his face on it, and making sure the townspeople see his Mayor Dewey mobile. On the other hand, he does seem to genuinely believe this is the method to keep the Beach City residents content and puts their happiness first. He's also cynical about attempting any actual government change and sees the comfort of the town as his true job. Most of his ego seems to revolve around believing that's what the people ''want'' to see. In "Historical Friction", he's surprised when the townspeople enjoy the true-to-life, struggling hero that was William Dewey, rather than the MartyStu Dewey initially wrote.[[invoked]] |
| 562 | * SweatDrop: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. You'd be hard-pressed to find a scene where his perspiration remains invisible. Maybe it's because he's a NervousWreck. Maybe it's because he's wearing that blazer all the time in the middle of the summer. Probably both. |
| 563 | * TooImportantToWalk: Rides around in a car with a giant model of his head on top. [[RoadTripAcrossTheStreet Everywhere.]] Even in the sand. |
| 564 | * TotallyRadical: Often tries (poorly) to use teenage slang in order to appeal to the youth of Beach City. |
| 565 | * TwoFirstNames: Something he shares with his son -- "Dewey" can be used as a first name. |
| 566 | [[/folder]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[folder:Buck Dewey]] |
| 569 | !!Buck Dewey |
| 570 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/buckglasses.png]] |
| 571 | ->'''Voiced by''': Lamar Abrams |
| 572 | |
| 573 | ->'''Buck''': Man, [my dad] never kisses me like that.\ |
| 574 | '''Lars''': That's rough, bro.\ |
| 575 | '''Buck''': Not really. The lack of daddy kisses in my life made me who I am. |
| 576 | |
| 577 | The son of the mayor. Friends with Jenny and Sour Cream. |
| 578 | ---- |
| 579 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Like his father, Buck has brown-coral skin. |
| 580 | * TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: His mayor father is utterly dedicated to keeping Beach City in line, and kissing babies to further his career -- and in the process neglects to manage or show affection to Buck himself. |
| 581 | * CommanderContrarian: Most of his dialogue in "Lars and the Cool Kids" seems to serve entirely to contradict and confuse Lars. |
| 582 | -->'''Lars''': Check out MY shirt!\ |
| 583 | '''Buck''': Oh, that snake is nasty.\ |
| 584 | '''Lars''': ...Oh, haha! Yeah, I ''hate'' snakes!\ |
| 585 | '''Buck''': Oh, what? That's too bad, some snakes are pretty cool. |
| 586 | * CoolShades: Wears a pair of blackish-grey sunglasses. |
| 587 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Buck has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. |
| 588 | * TheCynic: He is a bit of a cynic, finding Steven's naive love for his father "funny" and saying that Steven offers a counterpoint to his cynical worldview. |
| 589 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Both his and his father's first name are related to money. A "buck" and a "bill" are slang terms for paper currency. |
| 590 | * HiddenDepths: Buck has attended a Montessori school in the past. These involve an alternative educational approach designed to teach children who have difficulty learning in a typical, regimented classroom environment. |
| 591 | * {{Hipster}}: In "Shirt Club", Buck actually wanted to put the "Guitar Dad" design Steven made on shirts because he thought it was ''funny'' that Steven liked his dad. Steven helps him appreciate sincerity again. |
| 592 | * MellowFellow: His general laid back and calm personality mimics that of Garnet's, along with his voice. |
| 593 | * NiceGuy: Buck is a pretty relaxed individual whose favorite activity is hanging out with his friends. He keeps an open mind and appreciates other people's points of view...most of the time. And when he realizes that he takes something too far, he's not afraid to admit it and apologize. |
| 594 | * SimilarSquad: More than a few fans have noted how he and Garnet have some very similar traits, including personality, eyewear, lip and nose shape, laugh, and associated color. In one of the pictures from "Joy Ride", he's seen standing besides Garnet, doing the exact same pose, highlighting their similarities. |
| 595 | * SpoiledSweet: Occasional hiccup aside, he's generally a good dude who's genuinely friends with Steven. As for the spoiled side, there is the fact that his dad's the mayor. |
| 596 | * SunglassesAtNight: His glasses stay on at all times of day. We've only seen him without them a few times, [[http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2015-05-05_at_4.42.19_AM_2.png one of which]] being because they fell off while Frybo was throttling him. |
| 597 | * TwoFirstNames: Something he shares with his dad -- "Dewey" can be used as a first name. |
| 598 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: "Shirt Club" heavily implies that Buck had a closer relationship with his father when he was younger. |
| 599 | * WellDoneSonGuy: Subverted. While Buck has a distant relationship with his dad, he credits it as making him the person he is today. That said, he shows annoyance in "Joy Ride" that his father chastises a lot of what he does because of how it'd reflect back on him. |
| 600 | [[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | !!Fish & Chips |
| 603 | |
| 604 | [[folder:Onion]] |
| 605 | !!Onion |
| 606 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hes_onion.png]] |
| 607 | ->'''Voiced by''': Zach Callison |
| 608 | |
| 609 | A young boy seen around town who doesn't seem to talk to anyone but his parents. He is often bored, and driven by boredom to commit acts ranging from minor vandalism to outright mayhem. Sour Cream's half-brother and Vidalia's son. |
| 610 | ---- |
| 611 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: He doesn't have ears or eat food, and even Steven himself was originally unsure if Onion was human. The video tape of Onion being born proved that, if nothing else, he came into the world through human methods. |
| 612 | -->'''Steven''': Oh no, there's lots of humans! My dad, Connie, Lars and Sadie, the mailman, Onion--I think... |
| 613 | * AnatomyAnomaly: Like the Gems, he has no eyebrows and he and his father are the only human characters with no ears. |
| 614 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: With his chubby round body, pale skin and tufty hair, he actually looks like an onion. The one time an onion actually gets brought up in conversation, it has his face on it. |
| 615 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: Onion is the baby of his family, and may be the youngest known character in Beach City. |
| 616 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Onion, on his own, is just a bored little kid. Give him the power of a mystical replicator though, and he will pose a challenge even to the Gems, and with a totally deadpan expression. See also when he quietly stared at Mayor Dewey in "Political Power" while [[BatterUp brandishing a baseball bat]]. |
| 617 | * BirdsOfAFeather: A platonic example -- He's a CreepyChild and ''loves'' to {{Troll}} the residents of Beach City whenever possible. So, it's unsurprising that he has friends who are a lot like him. |
| 618 | * BizarreTasteInFood: The only food he actually seems to like is Guacola, a drink that everyone else finds disgusting. |
| 619 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: Given his lack of morals, and his just bizarre tendencies he seems to function on this. |
| 620 | * ABoyAndHisX: "Onion Friend" reveals that Onion has a pet python. |
| 621 | * BrattyHalfPint: It's implied that Onion is younger than Steven and he almost caused destruction to Beach City simply out of boredom. |
| 622 | * CheerfulChild: He seems pretty peppy and eager to help in "Bubble Buddies". |
| 623 | * TheCollector: He enjoys collecting GUYS and GALS figurines. All that trouble he caused in "Onion Trade" was because he really enjoys collecting them. One of his most prized possessions is a chest filled with them. |
| 624 | * CreepyChild: Bordering on an EnfanteTerrible with his remorseless theft of basically anything he wants, and apparent lack of anything resembling human morals. He has a tendency to give Steven rather disturbing looks whenever he's in the mood for chaos. |
| 625 | * EarlyBirdCameo: While his first proper appearance was "Bubble Buddies", he first appeared in the opening, far in the background to the right of Connie. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Mr. Smiley catches him trying to steal tickets]]. Even within the show proper he first made a cameo in "Laser Light Cannon". |
| 626 | * EatingLunchAlone: Seen doing this in "Steven's Lion". |
| 627 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Sour Cream and Onion. Their father is named after a fish. Their mother is named after a type of onion. Fish and chips. |
| 628 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: For everything else he does, Onion is very well behaved around his parents. |
| 629 | * FamilyThemeNaming: He and his family have EdibleThemeNaming. |
| 630 | * {{Foil}}: To Steven. Both are given a lot of [[FreeRangeChildren freedom]] for their age, they're the [[TheBabyOfTheBunch youngest]] of their families, and their [[DisappearedDad fathers]] have some [[WhenYouComingHomeDad absence]] in their lives (moreso with Onion than Steven); they even [[SignificantDoubleCasting share]] the same voice actor (their fathers also have the same VA as well). However, Steven is often seen helping out the citizens of Beach City and is very well behaved; Onion commits numerous illegal activities during his free time and has a weird set of morals. While Steven is a major NiceGuy, Onion is a jerk with a very-well HiddenHeartOfGold. |
| 631 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While his older brother, Sour Cream (responsible) is a rebellious teen, Onion (foolish) is more destructive and frequently causes mischief. |
| 632 | * FreeRangeChildren: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Onion is given no supervision and has committed numerous illegal acts in the process. His mother is the free-spirited Vidalia, who doesn't really care all that much. She's still a very loving mother, but doesn't really care about watching over him. |
| 633 | * FreudianExcuse: Onion's really lonely because a) he has a hard time connecting to other people and b) the only children that are his age and understand him only visit town during the summer. |
| 634 | * TheGadfly: Onion really gets a kick out of seeing other people's reactions to his antics. At one point during "Onion Friend", he shows a moan-filled video of his birth to Steven and just watches as the latter cringes and hides in horror and later fools him into thinking that he fed a mouse to his pet snake after offering to let Steven do the honors. |
| 635 | * GagHaircut: His hair looks like the top tuft of an onion. |
| 636 | * HiddenDepths: "Onion Friend" shows he has a talent in art when he makes a potato sculpture of Steven. |
| 637 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: The way he ended up giving one of his toys to Steven in "Onion Friend" implies he actually tricked Steven into coming to his house because he wanted to be his friend. A possible explanation for all the torment he gives Steven is that he wants to be Steven's friend and is trying to impress the older boy in his own weird way. "Onion Gang" reveals he has a group of friends that are just like him... but they only visit during the summer, leaving him a lonely little boy during the rest of the year. |
| 638 | * ItAmusedMe: This seems to be the actual reasoning behind nearly everything he does. "Onion Trade" shows us a day in the life of Onion. He robs a vending machine, barters for a guy's lunch, rides his moped over a bunch of ketchup packets and then ''lets it explode'', and finally trades Steven his own stolen toy for a powerful duplicator wand which he uses to rain destruction upon Beach City. All apparently because he gets bored waiting for his father. |
| 639 | * JerkAss: Onion steals with no sign of remorse and causes mayhem probably because it amuses him. |
| 640 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Vidalia has told Steven that Onion really does value his friendship with him. At the end of "Onion Friend", he even gives one of his many Guy and Gal figures to Steven. It's implied in "Onion Gang" that he hangs out with Steven because he feels Steven is lonely and has no one his age to play with. |
| 641 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: "Onion Trade" ends on this note, with Steven coming up with an elaborate explanation for why Onion stole his figurine, saying Onion was bored and that the figurine was a symbol of a fatherly bond Onion wishes he could have with his own father. Onion indicates that only the first part is true. That said, "Onion Friend" goes back on this a bit and shows that he does have a genuinely kind side, even if it's really well-hidden and even if he's really weird. |
| 642 | * KarmaHoudini: Despite causing a lot of mayhem in "Onion Trade", he doesn't get any kind of punishment for it. He also seems to regularly get away with stealing from vending machines and arcade machines. |
| 643 | * NoBrows: Like the Gems, Onion has no eyebrows [[SuddenAnatomy except when making certain facial expressions]]. |
| 644 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: His appearance is rather strange even for the show's cartoony artstyle: his head is shaped like a vegetable, [[AnatomyAnomaly he has no eyebrows or ears]], and his skin is actually a very pale shade of ''yellow''. Steven casually mentions that [[AmbiguouslyHuman he's not even sure if Onion is human]]. He ''is'' human, but he sure doesn't look like he would be. |
| 645 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 646 | ** He normally has an unflinching reaction to everything, but he was ''seriously'' creeped out by Steven-as-Lars' overly happy behavior. |
| 647 | ** The misunderstanding in "Doug Out" seriously terrifies the kid, to the point he runs to Steven for comfort and to try to communicate with him. He's noticeably relieved when he learns that he's safe. [[spoiler:Only for him to be ''even more'' shaken by his encounters with Topaz and Aquamarine, vocally panicking just as much as everyone else.]] |
| 648 | * PerpetualExpression: His face almost never changes from a blank stare. |
| 649 | * PetTheDog: |
| 650 | ** In "Onion Friend", Onion's about to feed a mouse to his pet snake, but when he perceives that Steven is uncomfortable with that, he shows Steven, in a rather odd way, that the mouse is still alive. |
| 651 | ** In "Onion Gang", he visits Steven because he thinks Steven is lonely, and he later shows that the kids spared the beetle after Steven was deeply uncomfortable with killing it. |
| 652 | * PhraseCatcher: |
| 653 | -->'''Steven''': ''ONION''!!! |
| 654 | * PickyEater: Exaggerated. He wastes all the food he's presented with, throwing it away or just plain spitting it out. The only thing he's been seen eating is Guacola, which everybody else finds disgusting, and [[PassThePopcorn popcorn]] in "Bubble Buddies". However, this may have changed somewhat, since he's seen eating Chaps in "Reunited". |
| 655 | -->'''Steven''': Why do you hate food? |
| 656 | * TheQuietOne: He seemingly only speaks to his parents, and even then [[TheUnintelligible they only make sense to themselves]]. |
| 657 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Onion [[DependingOnTheArtist occasionally]] has red eyes, and a lot of the stuff he's done (filled the town with Dave Guys, tried to light the roller coaster on fire, is a frequent thief) makes him someone you should definitely keep an eye on. |
| 658 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: Shares the same voice actor as his {{foil}}, Steven. |
| 659 | * SitcomArchNemesis: Onion ''really'' weirds Steven out, and often seems to be doing it deliberately. The fact that he's a {{Foil}} of Steven doesn't help. Driven home by Steven's frequent shout of "Ooooonion!" when dealing with his latest antics. |
| 660 | * StickyFingers: Seen to rob from the machines at the arcade twice and snuck into Steven's house to steal his Ranger Guy figurine. He can even be seen getting caught by Mr. Smiley in the opening trying to run off with an armful of tickets. "Onion Friend" begins with him ''hiding away in Steven's pantry'' and running off with a bag of chips. |
| 661 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Out of his family, Onion is the one who commits illegal acts. |
| 662 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: His limelight episode, "Onion Trade", has him stealing, destroying property, and breaking into people's houses and almost annihilating Beach City. All because it amused him. Later on, in "Too Short to Ride", he attempts to burn down Funland's rollercoaster. |
| 663 | * TheUnintelligible: Onion [[TheQuietOne rarely ever speaks]], yet when he does, it's solely in mumbles that [[IntelligibleUnintelligible only his family members can understand]]. |
| 664 | * UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: A strange, creepy child who has a large snake for a pet. The comics also show him owning a crocodile. |
| 665 | [[/folder]] |
| 666 | |
| 667 | [[folder:Yellowtail]] |
| 668 | !!Yellowtail |
| 669 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yellowtail.png]] |
| 670 | ->'''Voiced by''': Tom Scharpling |
| 671 | |
| 672 | Onion's father and Sour Cream's stepdad. A fisherman by trade who spends a lot of time at sea. |
| 673 | ---- |
| 674 | * AffectionateNickname: As of "Drop Beat Dad", Sour Cream calls his stepdad "Yellowdad", compared to the disdainful [[CallingParentsByTheirName "Yellowtail"]] before. |
| 675 | * AllThereInTheScript: He's not referred to by name in-series until "Onion Friend"; before then his name was only in the credits for his second appearance in "Steven and the Stevens" (he was just called "Onion's Dad" for the credits in "Onion Trade"). |
| 676 | * AnatomyAnomaly: His hat and hair cover it up, but [[http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/File:Onion_Friend_102.jpg an old photo shows]] that Yellowtail, like Onion, has no ears. |
| 677 | * BerserkButton: For obvious reasons he does ''not'' like Marty spending time with Sour Cream. |
| 678 | * CharacterDevelopment: The reason behind his and Sour Cream's strained relationship is the former wanting the latter to take over the fishing business but the latter wanting to be a DJ. By the end of "Drop Beat Dad", Yellowtail comes to accept his son's aspirations. |
| 679 | * EdibleThemeNaming: A yellowtail is a type of fish. His sons are named Sour Cream and Onion. His wife is named after a type of onion. Hence, fish and chips. |
| 680 | * FamilyThemeNaming: He and his family have EdibleThemeNaming. |
| 681 | * FamilyMan: He loves his family very much. |
| 682 | * FatherNeptune: He's a fisherman who's always wearing a yellow raincoat and has a full SeadogBeard. |
| 683 | * GoodParents: Despite not always being there for his family, he does love them dearly and genuinely cares about their well-being. |
| 684 | * HappilyMarried: With Vidalia. She doesn't care for her ex-lover, Marty, and is happily content with Yellowtail. And a brief scene of them together in "Onion Friend" shows her taking portraits of him like a model. |
| 685 | * IntelligibleUnintelligible: Sour Cream understands him, at least. |
| 686 | * MeaningfulName: Yellowtail is named after the fish of the same name, corresponding to the fact that he is a sailor. |
| 687 | * MoralityPet: He and Vidalia are the only ones that [[BrattyHalfPint Onion]] respects and will stop his mayhem when he's around either. |
| 688 | * PapaWolf: He's none too happy when Marty starts associating with Sour Cream, and he becomes furious when he finds out Marty had been using Sour Cream to gain a quick buck. |
| 689 | * ParentsAsPeople: He may not understand Sour Cream's desire to be a DJ, but he loves him anyway and he eventually comes around to accept it just because it makes his stepson happy. |
| 690 | * SeadogBeard: Just look at his picture. |
| 691 | * SecondLove: To Vidalia, after her brief fling with Marty. |
| 692 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: Shares the same voice actor as Greg. |
| 693 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: A photo seen on the fridge in Vidalia's kitchen during "Onion Friend" shows that Yellowtail looked a lot like Onion when he was younger. |
| 694 | * TheUnintelligible: While more talkative than his son, said talking is a string of murmuring gibberish. This is later implied to be an actual language, with Vidalia at least being shown to understand it, and both Sour Cream and Onion speaking it fluently. |
| 695 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: His job doesn't give him much time to spend with his family. Around his house, there's a piece of paper that lists him as only being home every other week. |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[folder:Sour Cream]] |
| 699 | !!Sour Cream |
| 700 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sour_cream_clear.png]] |
| 701 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BrianPosehn |
| 702 | |
| 703 | A mellow teenager often seen hanging around town. He's Yellowtail's step-son, Onion's half-brother, and Greg's manager Marty's [[HeroicBastard illegitimate son]]. He aspires to be a DJ. |
| 704 | ---- |
| 705 | * BigBrotherInstinct: In "Are You My Dad?", Sour Cream is passing [[spoiler:missing posters for Onion]] and is visibly worried over [[spoiler:his little brother's disappearance.]] |
| 706 | * CallingParentsByTheirName: He has a somewhat strained relationship with his stepdad Yellowtail, who wants Sour Cream to follow in his footsteps and be a fisherman. Sour Cream even calls his dad by name a few times in "Drop Beat Dad", though after he helps salvage a rave that Sour Cream's biological father Marty bailed on, Sour Cream calls him "[[AffectionateNickname Yellowdad]]". |
| 707 | * CallingTheOldManOut: In "Drop Beat Dad," Sour Cream reunites with his absent father Marty, who offers to make up for lost time by upgrading his son's ramshackle rave into a full-blown concert. When it is revealed that [[ItsAllAboutMe Marty]] hijacked the show to shill disgusting soda, Sour Cream makes it know that he doesn't need Marty or his product endorsement to be a DJ -- in the same [[IntelligibleUnintelligible gibberish language]] his stepfather and half-brother speak. |
| 708 | * CharacterDevelopment: Due to Yellowtail disapproving of Sour Cream's aspiration to being a DJ, their relationship was strained, with Sour Cream often referring to Yellowtail as either his name or "stepdad". After the event of "Drop Beat Dad", which includes Yellowtail coming to terms with his son's passion, Sour Cream also begins to warm up to him and even refers to him as "Yellowdad". |
| 709 | * CatchPhrase: "I could totally rave to this." |
| 710 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Sour Cream and Onion. Their father is named after a fish. Their mother is named after an onion. Fish and chips. |
| 711 | * FamilyThemeNaming: He and his family have EdibleThemeNaming. |
| 712 | * FollowInMyFootsteps: Yellowtail wants him to be a fisherman, but Sour Cream only wants to be a DJ. |
| 713 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While Sour Cream (responsible) is a rebellious teen, he's nowhere near as destructive as Onion (foolish). |
| 714 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sour Cream has pale, blond hair and is one of the nicest characters in the series. |
| 715 | * HairstyleInertia: Sour Cream has the same point from his baby days. |
| 716 | * HeroicBastard: His parents (Vidalia and Marty) conceived him out of wedlock. Thankfully, he's the exact opposite of his biological father. |
| 717 | * IGotBigger: Pointed out by Amethyst in "Onion Friend". |
| 718 | -->'''Amethyst''': I can't believe how long it's been! I mean, check this guy out! I used to be bigger than him! |
| 719 | * ImprobableHairstyle: His pale blond hair is styled into a point similar to Pearl's. |
| 720 | * InnocentBlueEyes: He has ice blue eyes and is one of the nicest characters in the series. |
| 721 | * IntelligibleUnintelligible: [[https://youtu.be/TNR1vB2UL0Q?t=1m51s Can speak the same mumble-language as his half-brother and stepfather]]. |
| 722 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: Like many of the teens he has one with Steven, mainly due to their love of music and performing. |
| 723 | * InTheHood: He wears a blue-grey hoodie. |
| 724 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He is the exact opposite of his selfish ass of a biological father. |
| 725 | * LikeParentLikeChild: |
| 726 | ** His interest in the music business, albeit in different aspects of it, is the ''only'' personality trait he shares with his father. |
| 727 | ** "Greg the Babysitter" shows that he inherited his mother's laid back attitude. |
| 728 | * MealTicket: Marty briefly uses Sour Cream as one during their time together in "Drop Beat Dad." The second he hears about his son's rave, Marty turns it into a concert, which he then hijacks to promote Guacola. Even in their interactions, Marty strictly refers to Sour Cream with nicknames and his DJ status, showing that he sees him as a sucker to get rich off of rather than a son. |
| 729 | * MellowFellow: Very laid back, though he has issues with his stepdad's wishes for him. "Greg the Babysitter" reveals he's been like this since birth. |
| 730 | * NiceGuy: Sour Cream has a soft-spoken, easygoing, and honest personality and gets along with Steven. |
| 731 | * ParentWithNewParamour: It's not known when exactly Vidalia entered a relationship with Yellowtail after Sour Cream was born, but besides the tension over Sour Cream's dream of being a DJ they seem to get along pretty well. If anything Yellowtail's desire to see Sour Cream continue the family fishing business suggests he draws no distinction between his biological and step children. |
| 732 | * SimilarSquad: More than few fans have noted how he and Pearl have some very similar features, including hairstyle, skin tone, eye design, body type, and associated colors. |
| 733 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks ''a lot'' like his biological father, minus the shark teeth and age lines. That's the ''only'' thing they have in common. |
| 734 | * VocalDissonance: A noodle-skinny rave kid, with the fairly deep voice of Brian Posehn. He's also had that voice since he was a baby. |
| 735 | [[/folder]] |
| 736 | |
| 737 | [[folder:Vidalia]] |
| 738 | !!Vidalia |
| 739 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vidalia_by_lenhi.png]] |
| 740 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in her younger years.]][[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youngvidaliapng.png]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 741 | ->'''Voiced by''': Jackie Buscarino |
| 742 | |
| 743 | Sour Cream and Onion's mother. She's a long time friend of Amethyst. She likes to paint artwork (mostly of Amethyst, whom she considers inspiring) in her free time, when she's not looking after her sons. |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In the past, she had a fling with [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Marty]] and conceived Sour Cream from it. SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan nowadays, however, since she married Yellowtail. |
| 746 | * AnimeHair: Her hairstyle matches perfectly with that of a Vidalia onion. |
| 747 | * BirdsOfAFeather: With Amethyst -- One reason why she and Vidalia are such great friends is because they're both free spirits. |
| 748 | * CoolOldLady: She is roughly the same age as Greg and is just as cool, if not cooler than him (Amethyst's statement in "Onion Friend"). She's a loving family woman, paints as a hobby, and is not afraid to use a ''shotgun'' [[MamaBear to protect her family.]] |
| 749 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Her brief appearance in "A Story for Steven" suggested she was rather cold and aloof, but photos of her with Amethyst show a softer side that's much more obvious when she's older. |
| 750 | * EdibleThemeNaming: As with her two sons Onion and Sour Cream, she shares her name with the Vidalia onion. With her husband Yellowtail, the entire family is named after food. |
| 751 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In her youth, her hair was ''much'' longer. Nowadays, its chin-length. |
| 752 | * FamilyThemeNaming: She and her family have EdibleThemeNaming. |
| 753 | * FormerTeenRebel: Her first appearance showed she was a snarky, punk-rock wearing JerkWithAHeartOfGold type of girl. In the present, she has become a mellowed out NiceGuy and [[GoodParents responsible mother]]. |
| 754 | * GoodParents: She's supportive of Sour Cream's dreams to be a DJ, and she dotes on Onion. |
| 755 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blond hair and is one of the kindest characters in the show. |
| 756 | * HappilyMarried: With Yellowtail. Vidalia doesn't care for her ex-lover, Marty, and is happily content with him. And a brief scene of them together in "Onion Friends" shows her taking portraits of him like a model. |
| 757 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Marty implies Vidalia and her friends party pretty hard. Theories quickly popped up that she got pregnant with Sour Cream with Marty inside Greg's van while he was up on stage performing for Rose (and if she didn't, they were doing something that made Greg cringe). All this apparently changed when Sour Cream was born. |
| 758 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Was apparently once this with Amethyst, considering they chat up a storm after they meet again and all the paintings in her garage were of Amethyst. |
| 759 | * {{Housewife}}: She's HappilyMarried to Yellowtail, and watches over the house while he's out at sea. She doesn't see him too often, but this doesn't get her down. In terms of parenting her sons, she's very supportive and shows that she's a really great mother. |
| 760 | * InterspeciesFriendship: Vidalia (a human) is close friends with Amethyst (a Gem). |
| 761 | * IWasQuiteALooker: While Vidalia is still pretty good looking, as a young adult she was ''stunning''. |
| 762 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: During her younger days. She was sarcastic and aloof, but did her best to be a good mom to Sour Cream, tolerated Greg despite his being a freeloader, and was a good friend of Amethyst. She's evolved into a NiceGuy by the present time. |
| 763 | * MamaBear: |
| 764 | ** When she thinks someone is breaking into her house (not realizing it's Steven and Amethyst), she greets them with a double-barreled shotgun. |
| 765 | ** In [[WholeEpisodeFlashback "Greg the Babysitter"]], she gives this line to Greg when he babysits Sour Cream for her. |
| 766 | --->'''Vidalia''': ''(to Greg)'' And if anything bad happens to my kid, you better pray your space goddess’s magic can bring people back from the dead because I ''will'' destroy you. |
| 767 | * MayflyDecemberFriendship: She's actually well-acquainted friends with Amethyst, but they haven't seen each other in a while. She's middle-aged since her introduction in "Story For Steven". Of course, Amethyst is 6000 years old and immortal. |
| 768 | * MellowFellow: Gender-flipped. Vidalia's laid back nature was passed down to her eldest son. |
| 769 | * MoralityPet: She and Yellowtail are the only ones that [[BrattyHalfPint Onion]] respects and will stop his mayhem when he's around either. |
| 770 | * NiceGuy: She's very empathetic, listening to Amethyst talk about how Garnet and Pearl's fight has been affecting her. Even she was younger, she was exceedingly patient with Greg's habit of crashing at her house and eating her food. |
| 771 | * OddFriendship: A bit unexpected to find that she's friends with Amethyst, but they are both free spirited, [[BirdsOfAFeather so it's easy to see how they did]]. |
| 772 | * OldFriend: With Amethyst. They used to hang out together a lot, but they drifted away for a while before meeting up again in "Onion Friend". |
| 773 | * OpenMindedParent: She doesn't mind Sour Cream using up the house's electricity while [=DJing=], while mentioning Yellowtail would be cross. |
| 774 | * ParentalObliviousness: Although she affectionately calls Onion a "little troublemaker", she seems completely oblivious to the mayhem and illegal antics that Onion commits on a regular basis. |
| 775 | * RebelliousSpirit: She's settled down a little bit from her youth, but only a little; when Amethyst makes fun of her for wearing slippers, Vidalia jokes that Amethyst doesn't know what she's done in those slippers. |
| 776 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Despite having a brief fling with [[{{Jerkass}} Marty]], she ended up marrying [[FamilyMan Yellowtail]], a mellow and hard working family guy. |
| 777 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Like her son Onion, she has an onion-shaped head, hair the same color and similar shape, similar skin tone, and the same nose. Her hair is not as long as it once was, but now out of all of her family, hers resembles an onion the most. |
| 778 | * SoulSuckingRetailJob: When she raised Sour Cream alone she worked at a T-shirt shop. The uniform itself had a silly face on it. |
| 779 | [[/folder]] |
| 780 | |
| 781 | !!Beach City Post Office |
| 782 | |
| 783 | [[folder:Jamie]] |
| 784 | !!Jamie |
| 785 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jamie___love_letters___model_0.png]] |
| 786 | ->'''Voiced by''': Eugene Cordero |
| 787 | |
| 788 | Beach City's mailman, and an aspiring actor. |
| 789 | ---- |
| 790 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Jamie has olive-tanned skin and it's unknown what his exact ethnicity is. |
| 791 | * ArtEvolution: In the early seasons, Jamie's nose was more prominent. |
| 792 | * AscendedExtra: He appeared in one early Season One episode for about a minute, appeared in a few crowd shots, then vanished. Come Season Two, he is given two [[ADayInTheLimelight starring roles]]. Lars didn't even receive a Season Two episode. |
| 793 | * BigOlEyebrows: Jamie's eyebrows are quite thick. |
| 794 | * BirdsOfAFeather: With Steven -- He shares several [[CloudCuckooLander quirks]] and [[NiceGuy tendencies]] like him, making the two good friends. |
| 795 | * TheBusCameBack: In "Love Letters," he reveals that he actually did leave Beach City. He went to Kansas to become an actor. |
| 796 | -->'''Jamie''': [[LampshadeHanging What's up, Steven? Long time, no see.]] |
| 797 | * CampStraight: Though effeminate in his acting and his expressions of love, he's clearly heterosexual because he thinks Garnet is a woman instead of a genderless alien. |
| 798 | * CloudCuckooLander: He has an odd personality that comes out when he lets his hammy side come out. |
| 799 | * CoolShades: Wears a pair in "Love Letters" that appear again in "Historical Friction" and "Hot Dog Duffle Bag". |
| 800 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Love Letters" is not only his first main role, but his first speaking role since "Cheeseburger Backpack." He would get this again in "Historical Friction". |
| 801 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his dream, and having his heart shattered, he learns a lesson on love from Garnet, and his play is such a hit that the mayor begs him to act in more productions. |
| 802 | * EnemyMime: Averted. He does a mime routine in "Sadie's Song". [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/257c607241603413d454fdea1ded1666/tumblr_nuucjibxEJ1sbs98vo1_1280.png This being Jamie, it's adorable rather than creepy.]] |
| 803 | * {{Foil}}: To Ronaldo. Both are LargeHam [[{{Manchild}} manchildren]] with big imaginations that have taken a bigger role among the Beach City citizens when it comes to the Crystal Gems (albeit inadvertently) that have a close, friendly relationship with Steven. Whereas Ronaldo is an attention-seeking KnowNothingKnowItAll that shirks his responsibilities who's ego even gets on Steven's nerves, Jamie is an adorable idealist that tries to do good in his own melodramatic way. |
| 804 | * FriendToAllChildren: Jamie's relationship with [[{{Keet}} Steven]] heavily implies this. |
| 805 | * GeniusDitz: He's undoubtedly as ditzy as Steven, and although his artistic pretensions are usually PlayedForLaughs, he seems to be genuinely good at acting and directing. He manages to pull off Pearl's play in "Historical Friction" while playing ''every character'' except the protagonist, and the crowd loves it. Garnet, of all people, also calls him a "fantastic" actor, although she might have done that just to get him off her back. |
| 806 | * HandshakeSubstitute: He and Steven share one as of "Historical Friction". Both high-five and proclaim out "Acting!" to each other. |
| 807 | * HiddenDepths: He is an aspiring actor. As noted above, he's not bad. Also, while he seems foppish, ridiculous, and over-dramatic while mooning after Garnet, in ''Historical Friction'' we see that he does have a fair amount of insight into good writing and characterization. |
| 808 | * HopelessSuitor: Jamie's major crush on [[TheStoic Garnet]] didn't happen because of two reasons: [[CelibateHero She isn't interested]] since she ''is'' a relationship. Secondly, Jamie's crush on her was solely based on LoveAtFirstSight, a belief that Garnet defies and deconstructs simultaneously, explaining that love takes time and work, and requires both parties to actually get to know each other. |
| 809 | * HumansAreFlawed: Something he states in "Historical Friction". |
| 810 | -->'''Jamie''': To be human is to be flawed. A real hero must struggle! |
| 811 | * LargeHam: Drops into this occasionally. He calls it "the Drama Zone." |
| 812 | * {{Leitmotif}}: He has his own song when he shows up, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIWFEk5cRR8 based on Steven's little song about him in "Cheeseburger Backpack."]] |
| 813 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: He seems to indirectly acknowledge his 52-episode absence between "Cheeseburger Backpack" and "Love Letters" when he tells Steven in the latter that he hasn't seen the boy in a while and has a great deal of deliveries to make. |
| 814 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Feels this for Garnet, until she snaps him out of this. |
| 815 | * MasterActor: While Jamie is an amateur actor, it's shown on a number of occasions, specifically "Historical Friction", that Jamie is a ''talented'' amateur actor. |
| 816 | * MilkingTheGiantCow: A habit of his whenever he's really laying on the drama. |
| 817 | * NiceGuy: Jamie is easygoing, friendly, kind, and (mostly) dedicated to his job. |
| 818 | * NotGoodWithRejection: He is very sensitive at times and does not take rejection well. His failed attempts to make it big in Kansas were particularly difficult for him to deal with. He was also so heartbroken over Garnet not returning his affections he decided to give up the Beach House route so as to not have to face her again. |
| 819 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "I Am My Mom", Jamie is such a BigHam that he loudly laments being stuck in Topaz [[CasualDangerDialog as she's in the middle of a battle]]. When Topaz [[FacepalmOfDoom puts her hand around his head, ready to crush his skull]], Jamie can barely break the StunnedSilence. |
| 820 | -->''Uh... S-Steven?'' |
| 821 | * PrettyBoy: Parodied in "Love Letters", when he takes on [[{{Animesque}} a hilariously exaggerated "[[{{Bishonen}} bishie]]" face]] while gushing over Garnet. |
| 822 | * PromotionToOpeningTitles: A very minor version: the second opening features Jamie in the background among the citizens of Beach City, which he was absent from in the first. |
| 823 | * PutOnABus: Literally, as he left Beach City on a bus in order to head to Kansas and try to make it big as an actor. |
| 824 | * ShipperOnDeck: Jamie says Steven and Connie look cute together. |
| 825 | [[/folder]] |
| 826 | |
| 827 | [[folder:Barb Miller]] |
| 828 | !!Barb Miller |
| 829 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barbara_miller_9.png]] |
| 830 | ->'''Voiced by''': Kate Flannery |
| 831 | |
| 832 | Sadie's mother, and Jamie's superior at the Beach City Postal Service. |
| 833 | ---- |
| 834 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: She's really enthusiastic to help out her daughter to prepare for Beachapalooza in "Sadie's Song". She shows Steven the tutu from when Sadie used to do Ballet, her swimsuit when she tried out swimming for a year, and ended up getting Sadie banned from the softball league after punching an umpire. The trope is downplayed though, as Sadie never reacts like she wants to drop off the face of the earth in response. |
| 835 | * CoolAndUnusualPunishment: She threatens to withhold Greg's mail if he backs out of an arrangement with her, "and she is not a woman of idle threats." |
| 836 | * DotingParent: "Lion 3" has Sadie being originally uncomfortable with her insistence on always making her lunch. |
| 837 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Was first mentioned by Jamie all the way back in "Cheeseburger Backpack" and [[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/67586435369/jobs-man the KBCW entry that coincides with "Frybo"]]. Her first physical appearance is next to Sadie in the crowd that goes to check on Steven and Greg in "The Return." |
| 838 | * GenkiGirl: A rare adult example. Barbara is loud and overly enthusiastic about everything, especially if it is related to her daughter, Sadie. Energetic to a point where she's violent, strongly steeping around the house and pal-slapping Steven in "Sadie's Song". |
| 839 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Barb obviously loves Sadie, but, for example, doesn't seem to have picked up on the fact that her college-aged daughter doesn't actually like the stuffed animals Barb buys her. |
| 840 | * MamaBear: Barb once punched someone who she thought was not giving Sadie the respect she deserved. |
| 841 | * MrViceGuy: Barb is a nice and caring person, especially to Sadie. She is also a ''very'' overbearing, [[MyBelovedSmother especially to Sadie]]. |
| 842 | * MyBelovedSmother: Like Dr. Maheswaran, Barb loves her daughter and wants the best for her. Unfortunately for the laid-back, easygoing Sadie, Barb's ambitions involve over-enthusiastically supporting, pushing into, and eventually completely taking over anything Sadie is remotely interested in, in hopes of Sadie excelling and becoming some kind of superstar. Barb also seems to enjoy buying stuffed animals and making lunches for Sadie, despite Sadie apparently having already graduated high school. The fact that Sadie doesn't eat the lunches and leaves the stuffed animals in a pile on her bedroom floor does not seem to have gotten through to Barb. It takes Sadie having a panic attack and lashing out at Barb after being stampeded into doing a stage act that would have wound up publicly humiliating Sadie to make Barb (and Steven) reconsider their position. |
| 843 | * NiceGuy: Flaws aside, Barb proves to be a decent and loving person who can properly apologize for her mistakes when called out on them. |
| 844 | * OpenMindedParent: By the fourth season, she accepts that Sadie is an adult who can get along without her. [[spoiler:When Sadie doesn't come home one night, Barb isn't worried the next day until presented with evidence that Sadie meant to come home.]] |
| 845 | * ShipperOnDeck: She once assumes Sadie is spending time with "her boyfriend", clearly referring to Lars. |
| 846 | * StageMom: Though [[InnocentlyInsensitive it's not malicious]], Barb tends to push Sadie too hard in all of her interests, and tends to do things her own way rather than listening to what Sadie wants. |
| 847 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks like a taller, older version of Sadie. |
| 848 | * VicariouslyAmbitious: A benevolent version, but the way Barb talks about wanting people to see what ''her'' daughter can do hints that she might be trying to live her own desires through Sadie, despite Sadie having a very different personality and approach to her interests. |
| 849 | [[/folder]] |
| 850 | |
| 851 | !!Other Residents of Beach City |
| 852 | |
| 853 | [[folder:Suitcase Sam]] |
| 854 | !!Suitcase Sam |
| 855 | [[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suitcase_sam.png]] |
| 856 | ->'''Voiced by''': Lamar Abrams |
| 857 | |
| 858 | The eyepatched proprietor of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Suitcase Sam's]], where he sells various bags and cases. |
| 859 | ---- |
| 860 | * AlliterativeName: '''S'''uitcase '''S'''am. |
| 861 | * CaptainObvious: The name of his business is literally Suitcase Sam's. |
| 862 | * LivingProp: His looks and business is all that's been revealed so far. |
| 863 | * ObfuscatingDisability: He can see out of both eyes, but wears an eyepatch over his left. It flips up when Onion and his friends flash him. |
| 864 | * RecurringExtra: He's been seen throughout Beach City, most memorably trading his lunch to Onion in "Onion Trade". |
| 865 | * TheVoiceless: Has never talked onscreen, barring his gasp of fear/shock in "Onion Gang". |
| 866 | [[/folder]] |
| 867 | |
| 868 | [[folder:Jane]] |
| 869 | !!Jane |
| 870 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jane_8.png]] |
| 871 | ->'''Voiced by''': Deedee Magno-Hall |
| 872 | |
| 873 | A teen who works at Beach City's local movie theater. |
| 874 | ---- |
| 875 | * AffectionateNickname: Jane is called "ohime-sama" by Ronaldo, which means "princess". |
| 876 | * BirdsOfAFeather: In just one scene, she proves herself to be just as over-dramatic and nerdy as Ronaldo. |
| 877 | * TheBusCameBack: Debuted in "Lion 2: The Movie" back in Season 1 and wasn't seen again until "Beach City Drift", two seasons later. |
| 878 | * ChekhovsGunman: Of the BrickJoke variety. She only shows up twice in the series as a nondescript background character, only to be revealed as Ronaldo's girlfriend in her third appearance. |
| 879 | * GirlfriendInCanada: Neither Ronaldo's friends nor family were aware of her existence. |
| 880 | * OccidentalOtaku: Just like her boyfriend, Jane is a non-Japanese fan of anime. |
| 881 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Shows up at the moment Ronaldo and Kiki are pulling off a fake romance to get their fathers to stop their feud and getting it to work, [[MistakenForCheating mistaking the former for cheating on her and dumping him]], leading the attempt to go up in smoke when Ronaldo reveals the nature of the ploy. She still doesn't believe him, and worse, Kiki's father reinstates the feud. |
| 882 | [[/folder]] |
| 883 | |
| 884 | !!Past Characters |
| 885 | |
| 886 | [[folder:William Dewey]] |
| 887 | !!Captain William Dewey |
| 888 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/william_dewey_su.png]] |
| 889 | Mayor Dewey's ancestor, an explorer who helped to colonize the land that would one day become Beach City. According to [[UnreliableNarrator Mayor Dewey]], he was flawless and ruggedly handsome. According to Pearl, who was actually there, this is less than entirely accurate. |
| 890 | ---- |
| 891 | * ButtMonkey: They called him a dunce back in his home country, and his voyage to find new land was almost catastrophic until the Crystal Gems intervened. |
| 892 | * HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Mayor Dewey wrote a script that portrayed him as unfailingly hyper-competent and even literally superhuman. According to Pearl's personal accounts, William Dewey was lacking in most aptitudes except [[TheDeterminator fortitude]], and she rewrote Mayor Dewey's play to be more truthful. |
| 893 | * NonSpecificallyForeign: We're given no details about where he was from before landing in Beach City. His name suggests he's British or Scottish, but it's also possible he's from some part of America that was colonized earlier. |
| 894 | * OurFounder: Founded Beach City, and had a bronze statue erected in his honor. |
| 895 | * TwoFirstNames: Something he shares with his descendants -- "Dewey" can be used as a first name. |
| 896 | [[/folder]] |
| 897 | |
| 898 | [[folder:Buddy Buddwick]] |
| 899 | !!Buddy Buddwick |
| 900 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/su_buddy_buddwick.png]] |
| 901 | ->'''Voiced by''': Eugene Cordero (imagined version) |
| 902 | |
| 903 | First mate of Captain William Dewey, the founder of Beach City. Buddy traveled the world and studied Gem locations in an attempt to make a name of his own. |
| 904 | ---- |
| 905 | * AlliterativeName: '''B'''uddy '''B'''uddwick. |
| 906 | * BadassBookworm: Wrote enough books to fill a library, [[spoiler:the Buddy Buddwick Public Library, to be specific]]. |
| 907 | * BadassNormal: He traveled the world, visiting and recording Gem locations, including places like the Lunar Sea Spire and Sky Spire. These places are difficult to get to for '''Gems''', much less a normal human. |
| 908 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The focus of the episode "Buddy's Book". |
| 909 | * GlorySeeker: His adventures were so he would be famous and remembered like Captain William Dewey. After he realizes he didn't actually ''discover'' anything, he instead becomes an author and gets the glory he wanted, a library full of his books named in his honor. |
| 910 | * HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: In "Historical Friction", he is referred to as "First Mate Buddy". The clarification that "Buddy" actually ''is'' his name doesn't come until "Buddy's Book". |
| 911 | * HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Steven and Connie imagine him as looking like Jamie the mailman. His portrait in the library reveals he wasn't as good-looking as they imagined, and the two say they prefer their image of him. |
| 912 | * LargeHam: In his writings, he announced things with great gusto, and his HeroicBSOD was a crying fit about his failures (at least the way Steven and Connie imagined it). |
| 913 | * PosthumousCharacter: Lived 200 years before the start of the series. |
| 914 | * TooDumbToLive: Wandered the desert in a thick coat, refusing to take it off so people would know he's an explorer despite knowing that doing so would give him relief. |
| 915 | [[/folder]] |
| 916 | |
| 917 | !!Others |
| 918 | |
| 919 | [[folder:Kevin]] |
| 920 | !!Kevin |
| 921 | [[quoteright:179:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kevin.png]] |
| 922 | ->'''Voiced by''': Andrew Kishino |
| 923 | |
| 924 | A pompous pretty boy occasionally seen hanging with the cool kids of Beach City. Everyone seems to hate Kevin, and he wouldn't have it any other way. |
| 925 | ---- |
| 926 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: It was thought that, judging by [[http://hilaryflorido.tumblr.com/post/108208739368/heres-hoping-kevin-was-traumatized-into this piece]] of art made by one of the crew, his skin isn't dark at all, it just seems that way because he's only been shown so far in a darkly-lit warehouse. As of "Beach City Drift", however, his skin is just about as semi-dark as it is in his character portrait. |
| 927 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Refuses to believe that Stevonnie is anything more than two kids standing on each other's shoulders. This is apparently reversed by "Kevin Party", as he'll actively consider Stevonnie a separate person from them--one who's great at everything, even though he thinks Steven and Connie are [[JustAKid just kids]]. |
| 928 | * AttentionWhore: Despite Kevin's claims to act the way he does because people's reactions are "funny", his motives seems more driven by an egotistic desire for people to think ''something'' about him. He apparently [[FameThroughInfamy finds it easier to attract hate than love]], and thus goes out of his way to infuriate people. It's only when people ignore him that he starts getting upset. |
| 929 | * BigOlEyebrows: Kevin has thick eyebrows. |
| 930 | * EntitledToHaveYou: His attitude to Stevonnie was essentially "I'm hot and you're hot, so you ''have'' to be my girlfriend." |
| 931 | -->'''Kevin''': We're angels walking among garbage people. We're perfect for each other.\ |
| 932 | '''Stevonnie''': How can you say that? You don't even know us! |
| 933 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first episode, he's a jerk to Stevonnie who can't take no for an answer, and in "Beach City Drift", he insults Greg, then drives away without paying for his carwash. |
| 934 | * EveryoneHasStandards: |
| 935 | ** He may be an obnoxious jerk, but the minute he finds out that the hottie he's flirting with/harassing is actually two small children, he bails. |
| 936 | ** Though Kevin originally assumed Stevonnie was female, he is later shown to respect and use their pronouns. |
| 937 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: |
| 938 | ** After Stevonnie is a GracefulLoser to him, he refuses to accept that they're not still obsessed with him and ends up screaming at their departing car, ironically showing that now they're the one inordinately taking up space in ''his'' head. |
| 939 | ** When Kevin wants Stevonnie at his party, but Steven and Connie aren't talking to each other, he tries to get them to reconnect. After finding out they weren't dating, as Kevin assumed, he tries to think of how to treat a friend... [[TheFriendNobodyLikes and draws a blank]]. |
| 940 | * {{Foil}}: He has the same color scheme as Stevonnie (clothes, hair, and skin), encouraging the viewer to compare them directly. Even his name echoes Stevonnie's: it sounds like the first part of "Connie" and the second part of "Steven", instead of vice versa. However, while Stevonnie is the embodiment of respecting boundaries and is a component of two nice people, Kevin doesn't care about someone's space if he likes them and is a complete jerk. |
| 941 | * ForgottenFirstMeeting: In "Beach City Drift", it takes him a while to remember Steven and Connie/Stevonnie. |
| 942 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: He may occasionally hang out with the Cool Kids, but they don't really like him. Kevin himself seems vaguely aware that, even though he has a wide social circle, no one he knows is actually his friend. |
| 943 | * FreudianExcuse: He was dumped in the past, possibly for unloading his feelings on his then-girlfriend, leading to at least some of his constant posturing. |
| 944 | * HateSink: Kevin is a chauvinistic jerk who constantly invades Stevonnie's personal space, even after they voice their discomfort. Even ''[[AllLovingHero Steven's]]'' reaction to this guy is to genuinely snarl his name through gritted teeth when he shows up at It's A Wash, and he flat out [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness states that he]] ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness hates]]'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the guy]] not a minute later. The Cool Kids also don't seem to have much use for him either, during "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E11BeachCityDrift Beach City Drift]]" they seem to even give ''Ronaldo'' more respect than Kevin. |
| 945 | * HiddenDepths: While he seems to possess some level of charisma, attracting a crowd to his party, he seems completely out of touch and unable to espouse any advice to Steven when he learns that Connie was his friend and not his ''girl''friend, implying that he has [[FriendlessBackground never had real friends]]. He also seemed generally upset when he accidentally mentions "Sabina". |
| 946 | * ItsAllAboutMe: He is very self-centered, and had a minor breakdown when Stevonnie stops responding to his taunts. |
| 947 | * {{Jerkass}}: To put it bluntly, Kevin is an unpleasant person. |
| 948 | * JerkassHasAPoint: Though Connie likely wouldn't have minded, Kevin has a point about Steven's InelegantBlubbering in "Kevin Party". |
| 949 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Kevin has a well-rehearsed sob story about a sick younger brother that he'll recite for sympathy, then immediately admit is a lie he tells to amuse himself. |
| 950 | * {{Manchild}}: He throws a childish temper tantrum when Stevonnie accepts defeat with humility, instead of fueling him with more hate to fill his ego. |
| 951 | * TheMatchmaker: He spends "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E10KevinParty Kevin Party]]" trying to get Steven and Connie back together ([[NominalHero for his own purposes]]), and had assumed they were already dating. |
| 952 | * {{Narcissist}}: Kevin has a high opinion of himself and is incredibly condescending to others. He can't seem to comprehend the idea that someone genuinely is ignoring him, and basically throws a temper tantrum when Stevonnie just walks off without paying attention to him. |
| 953 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He invades Stevonnie's space even after they express disapproval. |
| 954 | * NominalHero: In "Kevin Party", he attempts to get Steven and Connie back together after their fight, but only because he's still obsessed with Stevonnie, and by extension, them making him look cool. Even his more sincere moments don't peg him up high enough to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 955 | * NoodleIncident: Whatever happened between him and his previous crush Sabina. |
| 956 | * PrettyBoy: Don't let it fool you though, [[BeautyIsBad he's not nearly as pretty on the inside]]. |
| 957 | * RichBastard: Kevin drives a modified high-performance sports car that lets him [[BiggerStick easily outrace everyone else with minimal effort]]. Given his age, it's very unlikely he paid for it himself. When he throws a party at his house, he refers to it as a "palatial estate" where Steven gets lost on the driveway. |
| 958 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Almost has this word-to-word reaction after he sees Stevonnie defuse into Steven and Connie. |
| 959 | --> '''Kevin:''' That's two kids! I'm out. |
| 960 | * {{Slimeball}}: Approached Stevonnie as if he was this cool guy, but quickly revealed what a colossal {{jerkass}} he is. |
| 961 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He's not very well-known as he thinks he is. |
| 962 | * {{Troll}}: He outright admits his condescension and mockery are because [[ItAmusedMe he finds the frustration of others to be funny]]. Steven and Connie realize the best response is to be congenial and ignore him. |
| 963 | * UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Kevin races cars in the street, and the opportunity to gloat seems to be the main appeal to him. It's even implied that he ''slowed down'' so Stevonnie would see him win. |
| 964 | * UpperClassTwit: In contrast to his wealth and looks, Kevin is not shown to be very bright, thinking that Steven's name was "Clarence" somehow, thinks Steven and Connie are half of their ages, referring to [[IAmNotWeasel Lion as a dog]] (especially dumb, considering he is allergic to dogs) and espousing [[AdviceBackfire misguided advice to Steven that makes his situation worse]]. |
| 965 | * VillainousBreakdown: He basically throws a temper tantrum when Stevonnie just ignores him after he won their race rather than reacting to his taunting and boasting. |
| 966 | [[/folder]] |
| 967 | |
| 968 | [[folder:Marty]] |
| 969 | !!Marty |
| 970 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/su_marty.png]] |
| 971 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see how he looked in the past.]][[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marty.png]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 972 | ->'''Voiced by''': Jon Wurster |
| 973 | |
| 974 | Greg's manager from when he was a [[BlatantLies celebrity musician]], and Sour Cream's father. |
| 975 | ---- |
| 976 | * AnimalMotifs: His facial features (especially the teeth) bear resemblance to a shark. With his reappearance in "Drop Beat Dad" it becomes a bit more apparent due to his mouth being elongated like a shark's snout, and his hair having the appearance of a shark's pectoral and dorsal fins. |
| 977 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: His present physical appearance bears an ominous resemblance to Creator/JackNicholson. |
| 978 | * DisappearedDad: He had an intimate but short relationship with Vidalia which ended up with her getting pregnant with Sour Cream. He seemingly had no part in raising Sour Cream and only saw him sporadically. He shows up in "Drop Beat Dad", after not having seen Sour Cream for nine years, for what are actually incidental reasons. Instead of really spending time with his son, he just wants to use his music to help peddle Guacola. |
| 979 | * EvilOldFolks: Even after aging into an old man, Marty's still a colossal {{jerkass}}. |
| 980 | * EvilMakesYouUgly: A realistic example; Marty was once a somewhat approachable guy before the stress of his financial failures caused him to age horribly. |
| 981 | * FalseFriend: Was essentially an insincere companion using Greg before revealing his true colors. |
| 982 | * {{Foil}}: To Greg. Greg was faithful and genuinely loving to his wife, a {{Good Parent|s}} to his son who he's supportive of, and an over all content and genuinely good person. Marty ReallyGetsAround, left the woman he got pregnant, is a thoroughly terrible parent to his son who he only uses as a means to get ahead, and is ultimately an awful, greedy person. Greg, despite not being wealthy at all, is content with his life while Marty, despite being rich, is still greedy for more money. It's even reflected in their character designs: Greg is BigFun while Marty is LeanAndMean. |
| 983 | * HairTodayGoneTomorrow: He already had a far-back hairline when we first saw him, and is sporting some serious male pattern baldness when he appears in "Drop Beat Dad". |
| 984 | * HateSink: While other unpleasant characters in the show usually show HiddenDepths at some point, Marty shows no redeeming qualities whatsoever, and seems to exist just to be hated. Both Greg and Vidalia, the people who primarily interacted with him, have expressed that they neither know nor care where Marty is today, with Greg adding that Marty was "dead to me". You know you're a bad person if ''[[AllLovingHero Steven]]'' is distrustful towards you. |
| 985 | * {{Hypocrite}}: |
| 986 | ** He berates Greg for losing money by giving away stuff to a woman he likes. Marty abandoned the merchandise table in the middle of a concert to hang out with a woman in the back of Greg's van. |
| 987 | ** Marty states that Greg is just a spaced out kid who needs Marty to point him in the right direction. About five seconds later, Marty nearly drives the van into an oncoming semi-truck, only averting the crash when Greg tells him to look where he's going. |
| 988 | ** In "Drop Beat Dad", Marty lends Sour Cream some new equipment and helps him set up a rave on the beach, as a way of "making up for lost time", but when it starts Marty turns the whole thing into an advertisement for Guacola. When Sour Cream complains, Marty has the gall to accuse ''him'' of being selfish. |
| 989 | * HypocriteHasAPoint: As irresponsible as Marty himself is, he wasn't entirely wrong in his criticism of a young Greg when he called Greg "a spaced out kid" and said that Greg needed others to point him in the right direction. Future episodes would show that when Greg was young, despite occasional moments of insight and maturity, Greg was also an enormous ManChild with very little sense of responsibility and no idea of how to survive in the world. |
| 990 | * IWasQuiteALooker: [[BeautyEqualsGoodness Marty was always kind of creepy looking]], but in his youth was able to present himself in a way [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys that some women found attractive]]. Since then, he's aged ''way'' worse than Greg or Vidalia, becoming so skinny and wrinkly as to look almost skeletal. |
| 991 | * {{Jerkass}}: He sees women as objects, only took in Greg to make a quick buck, and is all but stated to have conned Greg out of the majority of any money he made, and he's a deadbeat dad who hasn't visited his son, Sour Cream, in nine years. |
| 992 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Despite saying he wants to make up for lost time with his son by helping him set up for his DJ rave, he really just planned on using the event to promote a new soda he's being paid to endorse. |
| 993 | * LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care about any of the women he picks up. He also isn't really concerned with having a good father-son relationship with Sour Cream. |
| 994 | * LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: In the present, Greg described him as "dead to me" and Vidalia doesn't care what's happened to him either. |
| 995 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: His interest in the music business, albeit in different aspects of it, is the ''only'' personality trait he shares with his son. |
| 996 | * ManipulativeBastard: He exploited Greg's musical talents for his own personal gain, and later tried to do the same thing with Sour Cream. |
| 997 | * MockMillionaire: In the flashback featured in "Story for Steven", Marty said he's going to make both himself and Greg rich "and as far as these saltwater saps" knew, they already were. Based on that episode's line about Marty getting 75% of whatever comes from selling Greg's merchandise and the ten million dollars he's legally obligated to give Greg in "Drop Beat Dad", the "Mock" part [[FakeRealTurn no longer applies]]. |
| 998 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: In the present, he looks bizarrely like Mr. Burns from ''The Simpsons'', including a Groening-style overbite, and his hands have an atypically high level of detail. |
| 999 | * ObviouslyEvil: Basically everything about Marty's appearance screams "creep"; he has very harsh, jagged features, including [[ScaryTeeth all-pointy teeth]] and usually sports a [[SmugSmiler shit-eating grin]]. |
| 1000 | * ParentalNeglect: He vanished from his son's life for years, and when he returned to town in "Drop Beat Dad" for entirely unrelated business, he quickly tried to manipulate him for his own profit. |
| 1001 | * PetTheDog: For all of his foulness, even he can't resist liking Steven. He even gives Steven a roadie badge and allows him to help set up. |
| 1002 | * PointyHairedBoss: Greg's commercial failure as a musician, in spite of his obvious skill, seems to largely stem from Marty's managerial incompetence and negligence; Marty is shown to spend more time trying to pick up women than advertising Greg's concerts or selling their merchandise. |
| 1003 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He disrespects women and spends both his major appearances as a manipulative antagonist. |
| 1004 | * ReallyGetsAround: A few of his comments imply he wants to spend most of his tour time sleeping around with groupies, which he seems somewhat successful at. He gives Greg advice to do the same that he thankfully shoots down. |
| 1005 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Steven has never heard of him, despite Greg thinking that he'd mentioned him before when telling his son how he met Rose. Justified, as Greg hates the guy and likely wouldn't want to bring him up in the first place, even as an afterthought. |
| 1006 | * ScaryTeeth: Marty's teeth are all pointy during the scene at the Beach City concert. Strangely, he has normal teeth in Greg's photo and his next scene in the van. In the present, his teeth look pointy but not razor-sharp. |
| 1007 | * SellOut: He's become a very shameless sponsor of a terrible product called "Guacola" which he claims that he "needs", either because he's in debt or has gotten used to an expensive lifestyle. |
| 1008 | * SinisterShades: He currently wears a visor now and still retains his egotistical attitude. |
| 1009 | * {{Slimeball}}: Marty attempts to endear himself to everyone he meets, but it's only because he's always trying to get something from them. |
| 1010 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: In the first two seasons, he appears in two scenes with a combined screen time of about four minutes. If it weren't for him driving Greg away from touring, he would have never stayed in Beach City and Steven would have never been born. |
| 1011 | * TheSociopath: Marty shows a lot of traits of a non-criminal but otherwise low-functioning sociopath. He saw Greg as nothing more than a MealTicket, couldn't care less about the women he sleeps around with, and seems fundamentally driven by his own hedonism. |
| 1012 | * TheSvengali: He bosses Greg around without much concern for his personal or artistic concerns, at the same time undermining his confidence with constant insults and taking ''75%'' of his profits. |
| 1013 | * TotallyRadical: He uses outdated phrases to appeal to the "young crowd" in his advertisements. |
| 1014 | [[/folder]] |
| 1015 | |
| 1016 | [[folder:Jeff]] |
| 1017 | !!Jeff |
| 1018 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeff_su.png]] |
| 1019 | A classmate of Connie's, whose arm she accidentally breaks on reflex. |
| 1020 | ---- |
| 1021 | * NiceGuy: Forgives Connie easily and quickly becomes her friend. |
| 1022 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears in a brief flashback and a picture, but the guilt Connie feels over hurting him serves as the focus of "Mindful Education". In addition, her anxiety causes Steven to think about his own anxieties. |
| 1023 | * TearsOfFear: After Connie lays him out. |
| 1024 | * {{Tuckerization}}: [[https://twitter.com/howhowhoward/status/827625074312089600 Named after series storyboarder and composer Jeff Liu]], who worked on "Mindful Education". |
| 1025 | [[/folder]] |
| 1026 | |
| 1027 | [[folder:Quentin Frowney]] |
| 1028 | !!Quentin Frowney |
| 1029 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrfrowney_6.png]] |
| 1030 | ->'''Voiced by''': Brian George |
| 1031 | |
| 1032 | A sad and pessimistic man who used to be partners with Mr. Smiley in a stand-up comedy act. He shows up in "Future Boy Zoltron" looking to get in touch with his old friend. |
| 1033 | ---- |
| 1034 | * BigOlEyebrows: He has thick, brown eyebrows. |
| 1035 | * ColorMotifs: Brown. There's his brown hair and most of his clothing is dark brown (sweater, jacket, and shoes). |
| 1036 | * TheCynic: Mr. Frowney is not very positive about his life. |
| 1037 | * TheEeyore: Mr. Frowney is as miserable as Mr. Smiley is cheerful. |
| 1038 | * EyesAlwaysShut: He almost never opens his eyes, adding to his forlorn appearance. |
| 1039 | * MeaningfulName: Like how Mr. Smiley usually smiles, Mr. Frowney usually frowns. |
| 1040 | * MessyHair: Not as bad as most examples, but his hair is quite unkempt. |
| 1041 | * OddCouple: Used to be in one with Mr. Smiley. |
| 1042 | * PerpetualFrowner: As can be expected with a name like "Frowney". |
| 1043 | * WhenHeSmiles: He finally gives a sincere smile when he realizes that Smiley still considers him a friend. |
| 1044 | [[/folder]] |
| 1045 | |
| 1046 | [[folder:Mystery Girl/"S"]] |
| 1047 | !!Mystery Girl |
| 1048 | [[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/punkdiamond.png]] |
| 1049 | |
| 1050 | A pink-haired biker girl that Pearl gets a crush on. Pearl manages to get her phone number. |
| 1051 | ---- |
| 1052 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: She has light tanned skin, but her ethnicity is unknown. |
| 1053 | * AnatomyAnomaly: She's one of few character, and the only human, who is normally drawn with eyelashes. This is presumably to emphasize her dark eye makeup. |
| 1054 | * BadassBiker: She has a motorcycle, and Pearl is smitten with her. |
| 1055 | * BigBeautifulWoman: Her tall, stocky figure--and how this makes her resemble Rose--is part of what attracted Pearl to her. Though compared to Rose, she seems less fat (and just generally smaller) and a bit more muscular. |
| 1056 | * ButchLesbian: Has a somewhat butch look going on (especially when standing next to the petite Pearl), and gives her number to a female-presenting alien after some flirting. |
| 1057 | * HairFlip: Does this when she enters the Big Donut and again when Pearl starts talking to her. |
| 1058 | * IdenticalStranger: She looks like a human version of Rose gone wild. Steven even points it out. |
| 1059 | * InterspeciesRomance: She (a human) has a mutual attraction with Pearl (a Gem). |
| 1060 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: Pearl has a crush on her for all intents and purposes, but as a Gem, is obviously going to outlive her. |
| 1061 | * NoNameGiven: She is credited simply as Mystery Girl. All we know besides that is that her name may start with an S, since it was on the paper she gave Pearl. [[http://laurenzuke.tumblr.com/post/150187748494 Storyboard artist Lauren Zuke said]] they're "calling her [[Music/TheRamones 'Sheena']] in [their] head." |
| 1062 | * ReplacementGoldfish: She looks like a human version of Rose and Pearl is ''instantly'' taken aback upon meeting her for the first time. |
| 1063 | * StatuesqueStunner: She isn't as inhumanly huge as Rose, but she's still [[OneHeadTaller noticeably taller than Pearl]], who seems to be taller than the average human woman. |
| 1064 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Despite what Pearl may have thought, she wasn't bothered by Pearl mentioning that she was a Gem who saved Earth. |
| 1065 | * VagueAge: Appearance-wise, she can be anything from a teenager to an adult in her 30s. |
| 1066 | * TheVoiceless: Only shown speaking when she and Pearl are out of earshot. |
| 1067 | [[/folder]] |
| 1068 | |
| 1069 | [[folder:Onion's Gang]] |
| 1070 | !!Onion's Gang |
| 1071 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/onions_gang.png]] |
| 1072 | [[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Soup, Garbanzo, Pinto (in backpack), Onion, and Squash.]] |
| 1073 | ->'''Voiced by''': Lamar Abrams (Garbanzo) |
| 1074 | |
| 1075 | Three kids Onion's age (and a baby) whom Onion hangs out with. |
| 1076 | ---- |
| 1077 | * AmbiguousGender: Soup, Squash and Pinto's genders are never referred to. |
| 1078 | * BirdsOfAFeather: A platonic example -- They are a group of {{Creepy Child}}ren with an ambiguous disorder [[{{Troll}} and a love for trolling unsuspecting people.]] It's no mystery why they and Onion get along so well. |
| 1079 | * CreepyChild: Although their games are largely harmless (except to bugs), the kids are pretty creepy at times: most of them don't talk at all, they play a game that involves Garbanzo pretending to be killed in a car crash, and they race bugs and other little critters and smash the winner with a hammer. |
| 1080 | * EdibleThemeNaming: They're named Garbanzo, Pinto, Squash, and Soup. They, like Onion, are named after food, particularly foods placed in soup... except for Soup. This is {{Lampshaded}} by Steven, who guesses Pinto's name solely based on the fact that Garbanzo is named after a bean. |
| 1081 | * FamilyThemeNaming: As mentioned and {{Lampshaded}} by Steven, Garbanzo and Pinto are both named after varieties of bean. |
| 1082 | * FreeRangeChildren: Their parents aren't shown, and it's only known that they hang out in Beach City during the summer. |
| 1083 | * PokemonSpeak: Throughout his first (and so far only) appearance, Garbanzo only says his name. |
| 1084 | * StickyFingers: One of the kids tries to steal Steven's wallet offscreen. |
| 1085 | * TheSpeechless: The only member of the group who talks is Garbanzo, and he speaks only in PokemonSpeak. |
| 1086 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: One may guess that Garbanzo's baby sibling, Pinto, is a girl by the pink bow in her hair. |
| 1087 | * TotemPoleTrench: They do this with Onion (and Steven). They proceed to walk up to Suitcase Sam and throw it open, taking a picture of him in his shock. Their pictures show they've done it to others, including Sour Cream and Garnet. |
| 1088 | * {{Troll}}: The kids like messing with people, and are shown to have done their TotemPoleTrench gag with several Beach City citizens. |
| 1089 | [[/folder]] |
| 1090 | |
| 1091 | [[folder:The Zoomans]] |
| 1092 | !!The Zoomans |
| 1093 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zoomans.png]] |
| 1094 | ->'''Voiced by''': Lamar Abrams (Wy-Six), Creator/CristinaValenzuela (Jay-Ten) |
| 1095 | |
| 1096 | The descendants of humans put in Homeworld’s PeopleZoo back when Earth was still a colony. |
| 1097 | ---- |
| 1098 | * AmbiguouslyBi: While their concept of relationships is immature and stunted, they do have preferences. And when Greg introduces the concept of picking your own mate to them, they all immediately choose him. |
| 1099 | * BarefootCaptives: The uniform they wear doesn't include shoes, and signifies how absurdly sheltered their lives are. |
| 1100 | * BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: They have a ritual called the “Choosening”, where the zoo chooses their partner for them. |
| 1101 | * CreatorCameo: Wy-Six is voiced by storyboard artist Lamar Abrams. |
| 1102 | * GildedCage: Everything is provided for them and they're left wanting for nothing, but the implications of them being prisoners for a highly-advanced alien race are still there. |
| 1103 | * IgnoranceIsBliss: They live their lives contently, mostly because they're well-cared-for and don't have any concept of living life otherwise. |
| 1104 | * InUniverseNickname: "Zooman" is a nickname Greg uses for them once. |
| 1105 | * ManChild: The Zoo's constant control of their life leaves them in a state of perpetual emotional immaturity. They don't even understand the concepts of pain or rejection and start bawling like children when introduced to them. |
| 1106 | * MyNaymeIs: The credits and closed captions spell their names phonetically instead of with letters or numerals (e.g. "Wy-Six" instead of "Y-6"), likely to demonstrate their ignorance that their "names" are just serial codes. |
| 1107 | * NiceGuy: They are kind and welcoming, accepting Greg and Steven immediately. |
| 1108 | * NotGoodWithRejection: It doesn't exist in their society - every decision is made for them, which they accept without question. They are upset and confused when Greg rejects all of them choosing him during the Choosening. |
| 1109 | * PerpetualFrowner: One of the males, seen while the rest chant "The bits, the bits!", is always frowning. |
| 1110 | * TragicKeepsake: Along with the Earth Quartzes, they are kept by Blue Diamond as living reminders of Pink Diamond. |
| 1111 | * WhatIsThisFeeling: They have never felt sadness or pain before, to the point of lacking words to describe them, because their every need is taken care of in the zoo. When Greg gently rejects them during the Choosening (a mandated matchmaking period), they experience sadness for the first time and become almost inconsolably upset. |
| 1112 | -->'''Jay-Ten''': ''(crying)'' I feel... not good! I feel... bad!\ |
| 1113 | '''Wy-Six''': ''(also crying)'' Could this be... is this... "hurt"? |
| 1114 | * WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: [[EternalEnglish They're still mutually comprehensible with modern humans after thousands of years]], but they have strange intonations and pronounce Greg and Steven’s names to sound more like their own [[YouAreNumberSix alphanumerical designations]]. |
| 1115 | * YouAreNumberSix: Like Gems, they lack individual names, each human instead of having a unique letter and number designation. They seem to have never been educated about the ''concept'' of letters or numbers, so they don't see it as unusual. In spite of this, Greg gets to keep his name, although the way they pronounce it is somewhat odd ("Gah-reg"). They also pronounce "Steven" as "Stee-van". |
| 1116 | [[/folder]] |
| 1117 | |
| 1118 | [[folder:Sunshine Justice]] |
| 1119 | !!Sunshine Justice |
| 1120 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunshine_justice.png]] |
| 1121 | ->'''Voiced by''': Music/JoanJett |
| 1122 | |
| 1123 | An old friend of Greg's from his days in the music industry. Provides Sadie and the Suspects their first big gig in Empire City. |
| 1124 | ---- |
| 1125 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: "Reminds me of your old space gimmick... except that people actually like it!" |
| 1126 | * IdenticalStranger: Looks a lot like Barb, to the point where Sadie mistook her for her mom in a PaperThinDisguise. |
| 1127 | * SunglassesAtNight: She keeps her shades on until after Sadie Killer and the Suspects' show, even in the dark theater where it'd be impractical to wear sunglasses. |
| 1128 | [[/folder]] |
| 1129 | |
| 1130 | [[folder:Lars Barriga]] |
| 1131 | !Laramie "Lars" Barriga |
| 1132 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lars_work_uniform.png]] |
| 1133 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him [[spoiler:after resurrection]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lars_resurrected.png]]]][[/labelnote]] |
| 1134 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Matthew Moy, Mason Cook (young) |
| 1135 | |
| 1136 | ->''"You're always trying to help me! You [[spoiler:brought me back to life]]! Just... let me be somebody who deserved it."'' |
| 1137 | |
| 1138 | Lars is a slacker who works at Steven's favorite snack shop, the Big Donut. He is a sullen, angry teen, overly concerned with being thought of as cool, and disdaining anything he sees as uncool. Following him [[spoiler:getting stuck on Homeworld, Lars went through some CharacterDevelopment, got christened an Off Color, and is now working on a way to get him and the rest of the Off Colors back to Earth]]. |
| 1139 | ---- |
| 1140 | * AllThereInTheManual: Lars' last name was [[https://i.redd.it/fkzqg50lqtsy.jpg first revealed]] in the tie-in book ''Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird: You Can't Hide the Truth!'', which is written as being from Ronaldo's perspective. It was later mentioned in-show in "Dewey Wins". |
| 1141 | * AloneInACrowd: Says he feels this way all the time to Sadie during "Island Adventure". |
| 1142 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: His skin is darker than most of the clearly Caucasian members of the cast, and his [[http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/File:P_Lars_1.png pilot character design]] was considerably darker with dark brown/black hair. Initially, the only thing [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/101121180884 any of the crew specified]] is that Lars is not white. His father is apparently of Filipino decent: he has brown hair and darker skin, his full name is "Dante Barriga", and Lars mentions a family [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ube_halaya ube]] recipe. Lars's mother has his same orange-ish hair and lighter skin, suggesting Lars is mixed race. Ian later confirmed that Lars [[https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/862150597213958145 actually is half Filipino]]. |
| 1143 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: He works at a donut shop ([[TheSlacker more or less]]) and his floppy, stretch-pierced ears look quite a lot like donuts. |
| 1144 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Died briefly in "Off Colors" before being resurrected by Steven's healing powers.]] |
| 1145 | * BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Fends off most of the Robonoids sent to kill the Off Colors. However, unlike Connie and Sadie, his moment is deconstructed as the explosion from him destroying a Robonoid sends him flying to a rock hard enough to kill him.]] |
| 1146 | * BagOfHolding: [[spoiler:His hairdo now connects to Lion's PocketDimension]]. |
| 1147 | * BelligerentSexualTension: What Steven thinks Sadie and Lars bickering amounts to. Of course, he also refers to Lars as his BFF, so his interpretation should be taken with a grain of salt. |
| 1148 | -->'''Steven''': [Lars] and Sadie run the Big Donut.\ |
| 1149 | '''Connie''': Do they get along?\ |
| 1150 | ''(Sadie and Lars talk over each other arguing)''\ |
| 1151 | '''Steven''': They're crazy about each other. |
| 1152 | * BookDumb: His report card in "The New Lars" shows he's failing almost every class, with the exception of two where he has a B and D. "Off Colors" has him painted as less BookDumb and more that he's afraid to put in the work because he doesn't want to fail (including not cooking baklava because the recipe looked too hard). |
| 1153 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The grumpy and extremely insecure Brooding Boy to Sadie's friendly and nurturing Gentle Girl. |
| 1154 | * ButtMonkey: Lots of bad things happen to him, which only fuel his sour attitude. |
| 1155 | * CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:After Steven resurrects him, his hair becomes a portal into the PocketDimension inside Lion's mane, and he no longer needs to eat. Whether or not he has the rest of Lion's powers isn't currently clear. It's possible he may even develop powers specific to himself]]. |
| 1156 | * CannotSpitItOut: His feelings towards Sadie. Whenever Steven jokes about it, Lars will break out into {{Angrish}}. When Lars actually does kiss her, he later retracts it by saying she made the move on him. |
| 1157 | * {{Catchphrase}}: Steven fully believes "Bingo Bongo" is Lars's catchphrase, which Lars finds utterly embarrassing. [[spoiler:Come his promotion to space fighter, he has absolutely no shame in using it as his catchphrase, and even has the targeting system in the Star Skipper tag targets with "Bingo Bongo"]]. |
| 1158 | * CharacterDevelopment: The "Wanted" arc of season 5 is basically a character arc heavily focusing on him becoming a better person. |
| 1159 | * ChubbyChaser: Going by his interest in Sadie, as well as a certain magazine in his room, he appears to have a type. |
| 1160 | * CowardlyLion: For the longest time, Lars would shrink away from any conflict involving the Gems. Lars initially comes off and even viewed himself as a DirtyCoward, but Season 5 finally transitioned himself into this. |
| 1161 | * CrazyJealousGuy: In "Horror Club" Lars laughs at Ronaldo's eagerness about horror movies and general weirdness, then starts to behave really nasty towards him after Sadie started to bond with Ronaldo over those same things. |
| 1162 | * CurseCutShort: In "Mirror Gem": |
| 1163 | -->'''Lars''' [''after Steven bumps into him'']: Er, watch where you're going, you little f-- [''Lars glances at Sadie''] STEVEN! |
| 1164 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Lars and the Cool Kids", "Island Adventure", "The New Lars", "The Good Lars", and the "Wanted" one-hour special put him in the spotlight. |
| 1165 | * DeadpanSnarker: He snarks at Steven's expense a lot, although he's typically more angry than deadpan. Ronaldo calls him a "Local sarcasm dispenser" in his book. |
| 1166 | * DelinquentHair: Lars appears to shave the sides of hair to get a poofy kind of mohawk, which fits with his negative attitude. |
| 1167 | * DemotedToExtra: Lars is one of the more recurring human characters throughout the first season, but Season 2 has him appearing only in crowd shots and one scene of "Sadie's Song", where he is completely silent (discounting "Shirt Club" and "Say Uncle", two episodes shown in the second season [[OutOfOrder but written for the first]]). However, after following just one focus episode in Season 3 and a few minor appearances in Season 4, Lars gets another focus episode near the end of Season 4, and becomes Steven's {{Deuteragonist}} for the first four episodes of season five. |
| 1168 | * DreadfulMusician: "Lion 3: Straight to Video" has him singing along badly to a song on his headphones, although it probably didn't help that he was eating a donut at the same time. |
| 1169 | * EatingOptional: [[spoiler:After being resurrected by Steven, he no longer needs to eat or drink.]] |
| 1170 | * EmbarrassingFirstName: He doesn't like when his parents call him by his full first name, "Laramie". |
| 1171 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:After he came BackFromTheDead, he becomes a human version of what Lion is: he has a pocket dimension in his hair, a slower metabolism, and presumably enhanced physiology]]. |
| 1172 | * {{Expy}}: His SpacePirate ensemble includes a cape like that of ''Anime/CaptainHarlock''. |
| 1173 | * ExtraDimensionalShortcut: [[spoiler:After his resurrection by Steven, Lars' hair now connects to Lion's PocketDimension, upgrading it to one of these. No matter how far apart the two are in the outside world, it's just a short walk from one to the other in the pocket dimension. This even applies when Lars is on ''Homeworld'' and Lion is all the way back on Earth.]] |
| 1174 | * EyeScream: [[spoiler:He's implied to have lost an eye in the crash that killed him, given the scar running straight through it when Steven brings him back to life. Steven resurrecting him likely resulted in his eye being healed as well.]] |
| 1175 | * {{Fanboy}}: Of Tiger Millionaire, who happens to be Steven's wrestling persona. |
| 1176 | * FatalFlaw: Lars' desire to be seen as cool has caused a lot of strain in his closer relationships, namely with Sadie. It's also the main reason his and Ronaldo's friendship ended and why he refuses to open up to others. |
| 1177 | * FatAndSkinny: |
| 1178 | ** The lean Skinny to Sadie's chubby Fat. |
| 1179 | ** Likewise the lean Skinny to Ronaldo's big Fat when they were younger. |
| 1180 | * FieryRedhead: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. He has orange hair, but his mood can go from aloofness to bursting anger in a moment. |
| 1181 | * {{Foil}}: To Steven. They both try their hardest to be accepted into a group of three people (Cool Kids and Crystal Gems, respectively). Both also have their own share of insecurities. However, Lars is a grumpy jerk with hardly anyone really liking him, but ''does'' have a kind side. Steven is a CheerfulChild who is well-liked by nearly everyone, but is just as flawed as everyone else. This is confirmed in a [[http://mandareeboo.tumblr.com/post/168557480262/enlightened-introvert-cartoonnetwork-you-do podcast]]: |
| 1182 | -->'''Rebecca:''' Steven and Lars have always been.. counter to each other. Even in the pilot. As the show has gone on, it's become even and even more true. They are so opposed to each other; Lars is someone who just can't accept help and Steven just wants to help everyone. That's what makes them... have such a problem with each other. Lars is really putting on a facade all the time, and Steven is incapable of putting on a facade. That opposition that they have to each other is one of the oldest things in the show. |
| 1183 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: The Cool Kids let him hang out with them, but pretty much nobody except Steven and Sadie really likes him, and even Sadie is deeply aware of how flawed he is. Which isn't to say the Cool Kids really ''dis''like him, they just still don't know him because he won't open up to them. |
| 1184 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: He started as a cowardly jerk, then [[spoiler:became a space pirate that ended up becoming the ArchNemesis of a high-level Homeworld Gem]]. |
| 1185 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Gains a scar over his right eye in "Off Colors" [[spoiler:as a result of his temporary death]]. |
| 1186 | * HandshakeSubstitute: Has one with Steven where they would high-five each other in the chest. |
| 1187 | * HasAType: Besides his ShipTease with Sadie, a magazine that he was apparently reading in "The New Lars" implies he likes heavyset ladies. |
| 1188 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: In Season 5 [[spoiler: somewhere in-between Recap/StevenUniverseS5E4LarsHead and Recap/StevenUniverseS5E11LarsOfTheStars, Lars and the Off-Colors went from being trapped on Home World, into becoming Freedom Fighters in space, even getting his own personal ArchNemesis in Emerald.]] |
| 1189 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Destroys one of the Shattering Robonoids to save Steven and the 'Off-Colors' at the cost of his own life. Steven manages to accidentally resurrect him, but he chooses to stay on Homeworld until he can escape the long way so Steven can get home.]] |
| 1190 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 1191 | ** As far back as "Lars and the Cool Kids", we see that Lars is extremely desperate to fit in. Then there's his heartbreaking line in "Island Adventure" |
| 1192 | --->''(teary eyed) Sadie... Do you ever get lonely... (cries harder) Even when you're around people?'' |
| 1193 | ** "Island Adventure" shows he can cook. "The Good Lars" goes into more detail, showing he's particularly good at baking pastries, but that it's another thing he hides out of a fear of being seen as uncool. |
| 1194 | ** "Horror Club" revealed that Lars has had these insecurities since childhood, and his fear of being laughed at was the main reason his friendship with Ronaldo turned sour. |
| 1195 | ** When we see his grades in "The New Lars", it's mostly comprised of Fs, with a lone D and B, meaning there must be ''something'' he's good at/kept his attention on. A fan talked to Raven, who [[http://lilmizzkrazie.tumblr.com/post/149871407327/my-sister-katiedid92-and-i-got-to-spend-the-day confirmed]] that Lars' B was for either Art or Chemistry, though that just raises other questions. |
| 1196 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Sadie's belief about the more rotten side of Lars' personality is that he's putting up a front. A few of his [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E14LarsAndTheCoolKids spotlight]] [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E30IslandAdventure episodes]] does back this up. |
| 1197 | -->'''Sadie''': I can't get the thought out of my head that you’re a good person. |
| 1198 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Even though he's not that huge, he's much taller than Sadie. |
| 1199 | * IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:Lars allows Steven to get back to Earth through his new pocket dimension hair while he's stranded on Homeworld because Steven resurrected him and he wants to be someone who actually deserved a second chance at life]]. |
| 1200 | * ImprobableHairstyle: Judging by hair he had when he was younger, Lars' regular hairdo involves shaving everything but the very top of his head. Despite this, his hair remains the same even if he goes days [[PermaShave without the means to cut it]]. |
| 1201 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: For all his egoism and desire to be cool, Lars is ''paralyzed'' at the idea of opening up to others and frequently sabotages himself rather than try new things out of fear of being seen trying and failing. |
| 1202 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: Averted. He's about the only teen in Beach City who does not consider Steven their friend (not that Steven cares). [[spoiler:This finally is played straight in the "Wanted" arc, where he and Steven bond as friends for real.]] |
| 1203 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 1204 | ** "The New Lars" shows that if he was nicer to people - like Steven acted in his body - he'd finally get the respect and popularity he's always wanted. |
| 1205 | ** "The Good Lars" shows that the 'Cool Kids', whom he's so desperate to befriend and be accepted by, already readily accept and consider him a friend, he just needs to open himself up to them. Furthering the irony, when discussing him, the 'Cool Kids' specifically praise the qualities Lars seems most desperate to hide from them. |
| 1206 | ** [[spoiler:After four seasons of being the person who wants the least to do with the weirdness around Steven, he ends up becoming the most directly involved of any human and [[TouchedByVorlons gains some of Lion's powers]], simply because he ran and hid from a gem fight.]] |
| 1207 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Lars's main flaw is that he's quick to get short-sighted personal gains at the expense of others or to assume people are working against him. These causes any number of problems when episodes focus on him. |
| 1208 | * {{Jerkass}}: Lars usually does nothing to Steven other than act rude and prickish towards him. He can [[PetTheDog act more civil or patient toward him on occasion]] and sometimes indicates [[HiddenDepths there's more to him]], but if there's a HiddenHeartOfGold it's definitely buried ''deep'' down. [[CharacterDevelopment He loses a lot of it during the "Wanted" arc]]. |
| 1209 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 1210 | ** Lars was justified for being mad at Sadie for stranding him on an island without food, supplies, or an opportunity to contact friends or family. |
| 1211 | ** He is also more than justified when he flies into a rage after finding out Steven used him as a [[PeoplePuppets People Puppet]] for the better part of the day without his permission and then has his friends and family (minus Sadie) tell him how much they preferred the Steven version of him. |
| 1212 | ** In "Tiger Philanthropist", Lars makes a correct statement that Purple Puma quitting wrestling doesn't mean that Tiger Millionaire has to. |
| 1213 | * JerkassRealization: After Steven takes his body for a ride in "The New Lars", he realizes that everyone likes him better with Steven's personality, while Sadie is so jaded that she refuses to believe he would ever sincerely admit to being in love with her. It does inspire him to make an effort with Sadie, at least. By "The Good Lars", he openly says that he believes no one likes him. |
| 1214 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eventually becomes this in Season 5's "Wanted" arc, to the point of willing to open up to Steven about his feelings. [[spoiler:He even sacrifices himself to protect Steven and the Off Colors from Shattering Robonoids, and Steven resurrects him not long after. He then tells Steven and the Off Colors to go to Earth through his new power without him (though the Off Colors decide to stay with him).]] |
| 1215 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Starting in "I Am My Mom", intense scenes where Lars is present tend to include a repeating four-note synth beat. |
| 1216 | * LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: How Steven sees Lars' and Sadie's relationship in "Bubble Buddies": |
| 1217 | -->'''Sadie''': Lars, quit being a jerk and help!\ |
| 1218 | '''Lars''': What? I'm helping Steven on his date.\ |
| 1219 | '''Sadie''': You're embarrassing him!\ |
| 1220 | '''Lars''': No, I'm not!\ |
| 1221 | '''Sadie''': Yes, you are!\ |
| 1222 | '''Steven''' [''in the bubble with Connie'']: He and Sadie run the Big Donut.\ |
| 1223 | '''Connie''': Do... they get along? [''Lars and Sadie continue to argue'']\ |
| 1224 | '''Steven''': They're crazy about each other. |
| 1225 | ** Lars sets Steven straight in "Coach Steven": |
| 1226 | -->'''Steven''': That's it! We all need a workout! Let's do it! Let's work out together! [''to Sadie''] You can beat up Lars, [''to Lars''] and you don't have to starve to death if Sadie divorces you!\ |
| 1227 | '''Lars''': We're not ''married''! |
| 1228 | * LikesClarkKentHatesSuperman: A fan of Tiger Millionaire, who is just Steven in a PaperThinDisguise. |
| 1229 | * LockedIntoStrangeness: [[spoiler:Turns pink after Steven brings him back to life following his death in "Off Colors."]] |
| 1230 | * LovingAShadow: A sort of platonic example; he admires Buck, Jenny, and Sour Cream because he thinks they're detached, aloof, and cynical, but they're actually outgoing, open-minded, and friendly. Sadie even points out that they ''are'' "the cool kids", but not for what Lars thinks is "cool". |
| 1231 | * MasterOfTheMixedMessage: To Sadie. In her words, he would act nice to her then treat her badly right after, making it difficult for her to truly know if he even cares about her. It turns out, Lars ''does'' love Sadie but it too insecure to admit it. |
| 1232 | * MayflyDecemberFriendship: Befriends the [[spoiler:Off-Color gems on Homeworld, who are stated to have existed for 'eons']]. |
| 1233 | * MoralMyopia: After he turns against Tiger Millionaire, he [[LampshadeHanging directly says]] it's because he hurt him specifically. |
| 1234 | * NakedPeopleAreFunny: When Steven accidentally posesses Lars, the first thing he finds out about him is that he sleeps completely naked. |
| 1235 | * NonActionGuy: It's mostly noticeable because Sadie is [[BadassNormal one of the most physically capable humans on the show]], but Lars is not remotely physically gifted, and not particularly brave either. [[spoiler:When he finally takes a combat role in "Off Colors" he actually proves to be surprisingly courageous and does rather well... before what would be minor trauma to a gem kills him instantly.]] |
| 1236 | * OneHeadTaller: He towers over Sadie, to the point they are a HugeGuyTinyGirl couple. |
| 1237 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Lars" is actually short for "Laramie", but no one but his parents ever calls him that, and even that's just when they forget he doesn't like it. |
| 1238 | * OnlyOneName: His last name was not mentioned until "Dewey Wins", though ''Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird'' book mentioned it a while earlier. |
| 1239 | * OutOfFocus: Lars was [[DemotedToExtra essentially absent]] from the second season, and only in one episode of the third. This gets reversed in the fourth season, as he starts making minor appearances again, gets another DayInTheLimelight, and ends up [[spoiler:the sole ally of Steven's headed with him to Homeworld]] in the finale. Then in the fifth season [[spoiler:he ''dies'' and becomes a human version of Lion after Steven accidentally resurrects him with his SwissArmyTears]]. |
| 1240 | * PocketDimension: When he [[spoiler:dies and is resurrected by Steven, his hair and the dimension in Lion's mane are now connected, complete with their own respective trees. A short walk from one to the another in this alternate plane of existence, brought Steven ''light-years'' across the cosmos from the Gem Homeworld, to Earth. However, Lars is obviously unable to travel with him [[IChooseToStay and has to stay behind]], in the hopes of finding an alternate method home with the Off Colors]]. |
| 1241 | * PropheticNames: |
| 1242 | ** "Laramie" comes from "la ramée", French for "the leafy branch". [[spoiler:When he comes back to life, he has a PocketDimension in his hair that has a leafy tree inside.]] |
| 1243 | ** Laramie can also mean "tears of love" in French. [[spoiler:And Lars is resurrected by Steven's healing tears.]] |
| 1244 | * RealMenCook: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Lars likes cooking and he's good at it, [[UnmanlySecret but he's ashamed of it because he thinks it's uncool]]. Part of that is probably [[RealMenHateSugar because he specifically likes baking pastries]]. |
| 1245 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Steven gives Lars one of these in "Lars and the Cool Kids": |
| 1246 | -->'''Lars''': This is all your fault! I knew if something went wrong today it would be because of you! Now I'm never going to be friends with these guys. All because of your... weird mom!\ |
| 1247 | '''Steven''': What do you know about my mom?! '''I didn't even get to know my mom!''' But I do know, she saw beauty in everything! Even in stuff like this, and even in jerks like ''you''! |
| 1248 | * RuleOfEmpathy: Season 5's "Off Colors" sees Lars develop an empathy to and a relation towards the Off Colors, [[spoiler:to the point where he even briefly died protecting them from sensors in the Homeworld Kindergarden.]] |
| 1249 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: A rude, abrasive grump to Steven, the openly emotional, friendly AllLovingHero. |
| 1250 | * ShipperOnDeck: He kept making romantic inferences to Steven being in a bubble with Connie in "Bubble Buddies". |
| 1251 | * ShipTease: With Sadie. At one point, Steven thinks they are ''married'' already and some of their dialogue can be construed as romantic tension. |
| 1252 | * TheSlacker: He'll go so far as to fake an injury to get out of working. |
| 1253 | * SourOutsideSadInside: His grumpy attitude is implied to be a facade to cover up his self-esteem issues. |
| 1254 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: "The New Lars" shows he has his mother's hair color and skin complexion. And his head shape is similar to his father's. |
| 1255 | * SupremeChef: When it comes to baking pastries, as both Sadie and Steven can attest to. |
| 1256 | * TeensAreMonsters: A definite example in a show that usually averts it. Lars is lazy, shortsighted, self-absorbed, abrasive, and confuses negativity for authenticity, which are all negative personality traits associated with teenagers. He mostly grows out it. |
| 1257 | * TookALevelInBadass: After four seasons of being a cowardly jerkass, Season 5 strands him [[spoiler:on Homeworld]], where he faces his fears and leaps into danger to protect those weaker than him. He becomes the third human to destroy a Gem-related threat, [[spoiler:and dies for his efforts, but is resurrected by Steven's tears, where he retains his personality and newfound courage, and seems to have gained Lion's skill set]]. After being forced to stay behind on Homeworld while Steven returns to Earth, he leads the Off Colors in successfully stealing the Sun Incinerator, Emerald's fastest ship, and uses it to head back to Earth. |
| 1258 | %%* TookALevelInKindness: He shows bits of this in "The Good Lars", and some other episodes beforehand, like "Future Boy Zoltron". It solidifies with the events of "Wanted". |
| 1259 | * TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler:After dying and being brought back by Steven, he's turned pink, has a doorway to a Pocket Dimension in his hair, and many of his biological functions seem to have slowed dramatically, if not stopped completely, as his heartbeat is extremely slow and he seems to no longer require nourishment to survive.]] |
| 1260 | * {{Transplant}}: Lars and Sadie were both characters created for comics Rebecca Sugar drew in college before being reused for ''Steven Universe''. The main difference was that they were college students instead of [[VagueAge apparently high-school aged]] coworkers. Lars also had a cameo in ''ComicBook/PugDavis'', an old comic of Rebecca's. |
| 1261 | * UltimateJobSecurity: Despite all his slacking and leaving the workload on Sadie, she doesn't seem to have it in her to have him fired. Given that he's a baker, it's likely that he leaves Sadie with most of the front-end and later-in-the-day work while Lars is just holding over from setting up the goods at the start of the day. |
| 1262 | * TheUnapologetic: Sadie claimed he was this in "The New Lars". |
| 1263 | -->'''Sadie''': Okay, maybe you are Steven. Lars would never apologize to me. |
| 1264 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Lars is pleasant and friendly to the point of being adorable in the flashback to his and Ronaldo's childhood (enough so that present Lars groans with embarrassment just from watching himself). He only starts to show hints of his present jerkass self when Ronaldo accidentally pushes his BerserkButton of having people make fun of him. |
| 1265 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Much like with Lion, Lar's hair and skin post-resurrection shares the same color scheme as Pink Diamond.]] |
| 1266 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ronaldo were friends when they were kids. They had a falling out because Ronaldo took a picture that was proof of something supernatural but Lars tore it up because it would also have embarrassed him (and broke their promise about their club being a secret). |
| 1267 | * YoungAndInCharge: [[spoiler:Became the leader of the Off Colors, whose other members are thousands of years older than him.]] |
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