History Characters / ForADiamondIsAMarveledThing

* MeaningfulName: Her name on Gem documents, "Kahaani Maheswaran". ''Kahaani'' means story/fable in Hindi, and Maheswaran is a Tamil name meaning ''Lord of the Universe'', one of the epithets of Shiva. So all together, her name can be rendered as ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname Story of the Lord of the Universe]]''.

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Four Guys]]: Tend to appear together, talking over eachother in a single conversation.

* KnifeNut: Mostly PlayedForLaughs. She has a collection of human and alien knives, and apparently frequently carries one. Not to mention the sword.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Connie's dorm floor has ''26'' girls, all of which are named characters.

* SkunkStripe: Her grey bangs are apparently not from age, but a family trait from her father's side.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Though declaration isn't necessarily romantic, Jasper [[{{Understatement}} doesn't take it well]] when Steven leaves Beach City to be TheDrifter post-''SU:F'', and tears into his seeming rejection of her loyalty after he returns.

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!!Gems

[[folder: Bismuth Facet-J24 Hopper-D37A]]

One of the original Crystal Gems, now serving under Asteria Diamond's court.
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* NotSoDifferent: Aside from finding a rare physical equal, Steven and Jasper aren't so emotionally different. They both have the shared past of [[BrokenAce Broken Aces]] born into Pink Diamond's war, suffering the consequences of her deception. They also both resent their exalted status, and on a more sinister note, share a kind of repressed wrath over the mental/physical restraint they have to exercise on a daily basis because of their power.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Though declaration isn't necessarily romantic, Jasper [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement doesn't take it well]] when Steven leaves Beach City to be TheDrifter post-''SU:F'', and tears into his seeming rejection of her loyalty after he returns.

* WackyMarriageProposal: She proposes to Steven in a rather unromantic way, spouting off a WallOfText about FAFSA tax calculations and joint income while he's half drunk at her eighteenth birthday/Christmas party. This ends [[RealityEnsues rather predictably]], with Steven fainting from the combined shock of alcohol/emotional stress, and her parents panicking about the earliness of the proposal.

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[[folder: Kahaani Maheswaran]]

[[folder: Lars Barriga]]

!!Off Color's

Captain of the Off Color's, one of Steven's friends who he occasionally does jobs for.

* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: The dorm girls were named by the author's fan Discord.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Thor and Lars' DidTheyOrDidntThey moment aside- Thor might have a bit of a crush on Steven. His narration calls Steven handsome, with pretty eyes, and Thor is very, well... [[PowerIsSexy enamored]] with the Diamond's power. Most telling is that in both cases, Sif and The Three teased him like he had a crush.

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!!The Diamond Authority

[[folder: Asteria Diamond]]

The ShroudedInMyth fourth seat of The Great Diamond Authority that ended the Gem War and started Era 3.

!!Steven Universe

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[[caption-width-right:350:Asteria Diamond]]

The "half-human" son of Pink Diamond, the first and only fusion of a Gem and an organic being.

For tropes concerning the canon version of this character, go ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse here]]''.

* AmbiguousGender: One of his halves is an unambiguously genderless construct of light, which calls his [[BizarreAlienSexes physical gender]] into question, not to mention his "human" half's [[AmbiguouslyHuman questionable]] biology.
* BenevolentBoss: In ''Diamond Drop'', SHIELD tries to negotiate with him for remains of The Destroyer armor, which Bismuth and Peridot are researching. As a Diamond, ''their'' Diamond, he could simply order them to surrender their research. But knowing how they value the project (even sounding like a [[TeamDad proud dad]] when talking about it with the agents), he insists that the decision does not fall to him, and that the SHIELD agents should directly negotiate with Bismuth/Peridot themselves.
* CharacterTics: Tends to clutch the clothes around his Gem when stressed. He also has a slightly more worrying habit when he is trying to watch his words or censor himself- covering his mouth, referred to as [[ExactWords "strangling his mouth"]], with enough pressure to harm a normal human.
** His halves, Sten and Vendan, have their own quirks to indicate if one is fronting.
** He tends to default to "we" when stressed, upset, or confused, a sign that his fusion is falling mentally out of sync.
* CompellingVoice: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] to have this in ''Diamond Drop'', where his voice alone threw a small crowd of SHIELD workers into a daze and he... "convinced" them to leave their posts so he could have a private conversation with Jane Foster.
* DissonantSerenity: Steven post-''SU:F'' grows up to become this (except around a select few people), apparently being a polite PerpetualSmiler who borders on TheStoic, able to suppress negative emotions at the drop of a hat.
* TheDividual: The fusion of an AmbiguouslyHuman scaffold and the former Pink Diamond's gem.
* DrunkOnMilk: Weapons designed to destroy a Gem's form interfere with a Gem's cognition. Since Steven cannot dissipate his form, such a weapon renders him disoriented/concussed.
* [[RedBaron Epithet]]: Formally titled as Asteria Diamond.
* FantasticHonorifics: "My Diamond" is standard for Gems, but non-Gems are not permitted to address him as such, and must use alternate forms of address such as "Your Radiance".
* FertileFeet: His aura occasionally bleeds out by manifesting flowers/petals around himself or causing pre-existing plants to overgrow.
* [[UsefulNotes/ForTheLoveOfMany For The Love Of Many]]: Steven seems to be polyromantic, like his mother, being in both a romantic relationship with Connie and a queerplatonic relationship with Jasper.
* GodKing: Outright referred to as "an alien god king" by Agent Coulson.
* HellishPupils: Look very closely at his character image. You can see his diamond pupils there.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Married to Connie around the time she finishes high school.
* HumanoidAbomination: On the softer end of the spectrum, but still qualifies, considering the sheer ''scale'' of his powers and the UncannyValley aspects of his physical form. Not to mention his status as a codependent symbiotic [[TheDividual Dividual]].
* InterspeciesRomance: Steven, a half-Diamond, dates and eventually marries Connie, a human.
* NonHumanNonBinary: The [[CharacterizationTags content tags]] of ''Godspeed You Stargirl'' reveal that he identifies as nonbinary, though he still uses male pronouns.
** Multiple narrative points of view have also referred to Steven as "she/her", "they/them", and even "it", none of which he makes any effort to correct. The author clarifies that he has no actual preference and allows people to refer to him whoever they wish.
* TheNthDoctor: After Steven comes back from space in ''Country Warps, Take Me Home'', he's drastically taller and broader, with a more Gem-like appearance. He explains it as Sten and Vendan's fusion of him becoming more balanced, giving him more Gem features.
* PastLifeMemories: As of ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'', he possesses Rose/Pink Diamond's memories, though it causes him to suffer TimeDissonance, and he has difficulty distinguishing between his and his mother's memories.
* PronounTrouble: When talking about himself he may switch between ''we'' and ''I'' (used in both a singular and plural way), with unusual wording such as ''"I saw myself"'', [[CallBack similar to the Topaz fusion from the]] ''[[CallBack Wanted]]'' [[CallBack arc in the show proper]]. Even [[PaintingTheMedium the narration itself]] switches between ''he'' and ''they'' when he mentally splits.
* ShroudedInMyth: So shrouded, in fact, that the non-Gem public doesn't even know his true name.
* SmallStepsHero: The actions of Asgard in ''Thor''(an unmet foreign power trespassing on a Gem colony) are politically tense and borderline ''warlike''. Steven's first concern, however, is for the New Mexico town that was ruined by The Destroyer, making sure to fully tend to the town before taking any action against Asgard, and the Aesir's seeming disregard for human life appears to be his chief complaint rather than their disrespect of his authority.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Was able to end the Gem War and save the corrupted Gems. As well as being of equal or perhaps ''greater'' strength to White Diamond, he helps oversee the ''entire'' Gem Empire, and one of Lars' throwaway lines in ''Diamond Drop'' suggests he may directly control colonies other than Earth.
* TimeAbyss: Thanks to Pink Diamond, his memories apparently go back about ''four billion years''.
* TrulySingleParent: To the Watermelon Stevens, and later Casimir.
* YouthfulFreckles: His form post-''Country Warps, Take Me Home'' has varying colors of freckles, reflecting both his new tendency to wander and travel, and his revitalized outlook thanks to re-balancing as a fusion.

!!''Sten'' and '''Vendan'''

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Sten''(right) and '''Vendan'''(left). They are brothers. Do not separate them.]]

The "human" and Gem halves of Steven's fusion.

* AmbiguousGender: They both use male pronouns, but fall into this category with the ambiguity of Sten's biology and Vendan's seeming lack of physical gender.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Sten ''appears'' to be human, but requires symbiotic fusion with Vendan to survive, and physically manifests Steven's BizarreAlienBiology. He is also never explicitly referred to as human by the narration, only euphemistically labelled a "scaffold". He also speaks in gemsong, which a normal human cannot do.
* CantLiveWithoutYou: Sten cannot survive without Vendan fused with him. Meanwhile, Vendan cannot function as a full person without the drive and stability that Sten provides, and additionally cannot exist as Steven without his half.
** This is apparently starting to be averted as of ''Tax Benefits'', when Sten notes that he may one day become strong enough to ''physically'' survive without Vendan as life support, though still neither of them can exactly thrive on their own.
* CharacterTics:
** Sten's voice in gemsong is described as wavering, bordering on a SpeechImpediment. This may be due to his individual physical frailty.
** Vendan speaks in a condensed, formal way, which extends to how he addresses people (calling Greg "father" instead of "dad"). When fronting, Steven's emotional affect freezes or disappears entirely.
* CreepyGood: Vendan is a singleminded, unstoppable HumanoidAbomination... who only wants to protect and cherish the people he loves.
* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: Sten and Vendan are technically married to each other as of ''Tax Benefits'', though it's clearly not marriage in any human or romantic sense- more of an assertion of the close bond they share, and their decision to stay fused as Steven (like a slightly more platonic version of Garnet's marriage).
* GallowsHumor: ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'' implies Sten has a penchant for this, trying to reassure Greg by sneaking in an IncrediblyLamePun while half-delirious from the effects of a Gem weapon.
* HumanoidAbomination: In Connie's own words, Vendan is a ''walking glitch'', and Sten falls well into the UncannyValley with his Gem features.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Physically and mentally make up of the halves of Steven.
* TheMcCoy: Sten is this to Vendan's [[TheSpock Spock]]. The more emotionally aware and empathetic of the halves, though when it comes to extreme emotions, he is actually the more composed and rational one.
* MeaningfulName:
** The name Sten means "stone". He's the physical, grounded part of Steven, and the foundation that allowed their powers to grow and change as Rose/Pink Diamond never could. Also fits with being half of a Gem fusion.
** The name Vendan means "king". Fitting for a Diamond, the creators and highest authorities of Gemkind. He's also more authoritative and willful than Sten.
** As the author points out in a tongue-in-cheek way- (Ste)n and (Ven)dan > (Ste)(Ven) > Steven.
** They were also named by [[OneTrueLove Connie]].
* PaintingTheMedium:
** ''Sten's voice and thought text are rendered in italics.''
** '''Vendan's voice and thought text are rendered in bold font'''.
* TheSpock: Vendan is this to Sten's [[TheMcCoy McCoy]]. Less empathetic to others, concerned with possibilities and future courses of action, as well as more outwardly stoic to anyone that isn't Sten. However, his realist thinking makes him more inclined to worry and melancholy, and he is the one that externalizes Steven's stronger, more negative emotions.
* TalkingToThemself: Sten and Vendan's conversations, seeing as they share the same body and mind.

[[folder: Blue Diamond]]

A member of the distant Diamond Authority, the creators and rulers of Gemkind.

* DotingParent: Blue comes across as this toward Steven, acting like an enthusiastic, supportive mom.
* TheGhost: She and the other Diamonds, while mentioned, don't show up in person until ''For The Tax Benefits, Also I Love You'', the eighth chronological part of the series.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: Some time before ''Tax Benefits'', the Diamonds made the decision to literally downsize themselves as a way to be more approachable and mutually relatable with Gems.
* HappilyMarried: Steven mentions offhandedly in his AMA that Blue and Yellow Diamond are married. Their behavior in subsequent in-person appearances certainly supports this.
* MamaBear: ImpliedTrope. In ''Diamond Drop'', Steven keeps the events of ''Thor'' under wraps in fear that the Diamond's might react too strongly out of overprotective zeal.
* MonsterProgenitor: The Diamonds are confirmed in ''Aliens Steal Cable'' to be the first Gems in existence, who then went on to create the entire Gem race together.
* StarKilling: While Gems are made from planets, the creation of even a single Diamond requires the absorption of a star.
* TimeAbyss: Considering Steven's mention of Pink Diamond's birth occurring about four gyrs before present (a gyr meaning a billion years), the Diamonds are ''old''.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: She's mellowed out considerably by the time of her appearance, being affable, enthusiastic, and encouraging.

[[folder: Yellow Diamond]]

A member of the distant Diamond Authority, the creators and rulers of Gemkind.

* TheGhost: The Diamonds, while mentioned, don't appear in person until ''For The Tax Benefits, Also I Love You'', the eighth part of the series.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: Some time before ''Tax Benefits'', the Diamonds made the decision to literally downsize themselves as a way to be more approachable and mutually relatable with Gems.
* HappilyMarried: Steven mentions offhandedly in his AMA that Blue and Yellow Diamond are married. Their behavior in subsequent in-person appearances certainly supports this.
* MamaBear: ImpliedTrope. In ''Diamond Drop'', Steven keeps the events of ''Thor'' under wraps in fear that the Diamond's might react too strongly out of overprotective zeal.
* MonsterProgenitor: The Diamonds are confirmed in ''Aliens Steal Cable'' to be the first Gems in existence, who then went on to create the entire Gem race together.
* StarKilling: While Gems are made from planets, the creation of even a single Diamond requires the absorption of a star.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Acts formal and professional at all times, even during moments of emotional sincerity.
* TimeAbyss: Considering Steven's mention of Pink Diamond's birth occurring about four gyrs before present (a gyr meaning a billion years), the Diamonds are ''old''.

[[folder: White Diamond]]

A member of the distant Diamond Authority, the creators and rulers of Gemkind.

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Adorkable Adorkable]]: Outside of her duties, she proves to be very awkward and nervous, frequently asking the other Diamonds for their opinions on things she becomes anxious about.
* EldritchAbomination: Apparently White Diamond just... started existing one day, with no clear cause or origin.
* FemmeFatalons: In this continuity, her long nails are a frightening specimen of Gem claws, though Steven notes that they aren't as sharp as they used to be back when he first met her.
* GentleGiant: Is ''far'' more careful with her imposing strength and stature than she used to be, making a deliberate effort to be gentle and non-threatening, especially with Steven.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: Some time before ''Tax Benefits'', the Diamonds made the decision to literally downsize themselves as a way to be more approachable and mutually relatable with Gems.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: One ''Aliens Steal Cable'' chapter implies that she originally made the other Diamonds out of loneliness.
* MamaBear: ImpliedTrope. In ''Diamond Drop'', Steven keeps the events of ''Thor'' under wraps in fear that the Diamond's might react too strongly out of overprotective zeal.
* MonsterProgenitor: The Diamonds are confirmed in ''Aliens Steal Cable'' to be the first Gems in existence, who then went on to create the entire Gem race together. Taken UpToEleven with White Diamond herself, who was the first Gem in ''all existence'' and was the progenitor of the other Diamonds.
* StarKilling: While Gems are made from planets, the creation of even a single Diamond requires the absorption of a star.
* TimeAbyss: Considering Steven's mention of Pink Diamond's birth occurring about four gyrs before present (a gyr meaning a billion years), the Diamonds are ''old''. In ''Aliens Steal Cable'' White Diamond's birth year is hyperbolically referred to as "the year negative a billion".

[[folder: Sunrose Diamond]]

A time clone of Steven that somehow survived. Goes by the name “Connor”.

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* AlternateSelf: He ''is'' a time clone of Steven.
* TheDividual: The two halves are named “Con” (human) and “Thorn” (gem).
* KnifeNut: Literally the first thing they try to make in Bismuth’s forge is a knife.

!!Gems

[[folder: In General]]

Tropes concerning the Gem race in general.

* AlienFairFolk: In-universe, Gems are conflated with figures of various human myth, even occasionally being referred to as such, due to their presence influencing human culture. When Steven visits the Maheswaran family in India, he's called a ''rakshesha'', a Hindu folkloric creature used as a slang word for Gems due to the similarity.
* TheAgeless: Gems do not age in the mortal sense, and will not die of it, but a Gem's appearance is dependent on their mental state, and thus a Gem's body can reflect mental aging to an extent.
* BeePeople: Though not insectoid by any means, Gemkind and their society is vaguely eusocial in structure, with division of labor between biological castes with drastic dimorphism, the sterile general populace, and how reproduction relies on a very small caste. The Diamonds, the royal/reproductive caste, are also the largest Gem type, similar to insect queens.[[note]]The sole exception to the size rule being Steven, who is still tall by human standards and outranks all other Gems in ''strength''.[[/note]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: New gems are made by collecting the aura of all the Diamonds and inserting it into the ground of planets that bear organic life.
* BizarreAlienPsychology: ImpliedTrope. Gems, over the course of the series, hint at a psychology that is at odds with how humans function.
** Biologically driven concepts like sexuality and beauty are incomprehensible to them- "beauty" as Gems know it is defined by the unique skills, personality, and experiences of an individual.
** A Gem in ''Aliens Steal Cable'' is shown to have trouble understanding concepts like theft or trash.
** Not even Steven is safe from this, showing a slight disregard/non-understanding of human government authority in ''Diamond Drop'' (emphasizing that the general populace approved of his actions) and a benign [[WellIntentionedExtremist The End Justifies The Means]] attitude (if everything was fixed in the end and people are safe, does it matter what happened?)
* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Gems are always written as a proper noun.
* GenderRarityValue: Steven is the only Gem with a biological gender, as well as the only one that defaults to male pronouns.
** The Diamonds, the only Gems that can create more Gems, are 4 in number.
* HardLight: Gem bodies/clothing/summoned weapons are made out of solid light projections emitted from their gemstone.
* HeartDrive: The gemstone of a Gem functions as their CPU, forming their thoughts and bodies.
* HiveCasteSystem: Gems have an extensive variety of biological castes.
* HoldYourHippogriffs: Many Gem colloquialisms are related to rocks and cosmology.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The Gem race cannot sustain themselves, requiring the resources of life-bearing planets, essentially behaving as parasites to all life in the universe. This manner of lifestyle has presumably ended with the advent of Era 3.
* NoBiologicalSex: As Gems do not reproduce through sexual means, they possess no primary or secondary sex characteristics.
* OneGenderRace: Or rather, ''no''-gender race. Though some Gem types superficially resemble human women, and gemsong translates their pronouns as female.
* PraetorianGuard: It's subtly implied, both in story and by WordOfGod, that the Era 3 Crystal Gems serve this function to "Asteria Diamond's" court, operating as his trusted council, guard and secret service all in one.
* RaceNameBasis: Gems are usually referred by their gem type, though there's seemingly some subtle distinction between individual Gems in gemsong, since it's shown that people can use the exact same name to call for different Gems without any confusion. Even Steven is referred to by his gem type by most people.
* ScaryTeeth: Revealed in ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'' to have ''semi-retractable fangs'' strong enough to cut metal, with some Gems having multiple pairs.
* StarfishLanguage: The Gem language, gemsong, is a whalesong-like psychic language with no discernible structure. Due to its psychic nature, it can translate itself into the language of its listeners if a Gem so desires. Listening to it for long periods of time, however, [[BrownNote can lead to sickness]].
* TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: The clothes they wear is part of their projected bodies.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Most Gems can shapeshift, though some castes made in Era 2 do not possess the ability due to resource scarcity.

[[folder: Bismuth Facet-J24 Hopper-D37A]]

One of the original Crystal Gems, now serving under Asteria Diamond's court.

* TheAtoner: Seems to have developed this attitude toward Steven out of guilt for her (and by extension, the other Crystal Gem's) [[ParentsAsPeople treatment]] of him in the past.
* TheBlacksmith: She continues to work as a blacksmith, though with Peridot's help she seems to be branching into engineering and technological expertise as well.
* GentleGiant: BoisterousBruiser tendencies aside, she's very gentle with her friends and most of the humans she interacts with.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: A ShroudedInMyth figure during Eras 1 and 2 on the level of Rose Quartz, a Crystal Gem war hero as well as the first polymath of Gem society.
* HumanityIsInfectious: In a darker application of this trope, Bismuth gets the idea of the Breaking Point by witnessing the human concept and process of death.
* ImmortalsFearDeath: Hoped to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this with the Breaking Point and other weapons like it, believing that introducing mortal consequences to the war would break the stalemate they had fallen into.
* TheMedic: As an experienced combatant with technological expertise, she is able to serve as one to Gems since they're are essentially HardLight AI.
* SecretArt: Developed a process to destroy the data and programming inside a Gem's, well, gem, creating the closest thing the Gem race could have to true death.
* SecretKeeper: Seems to serve as one to Steven to a certain extent. In ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'', Lion automatically goes to her when Steven has a medical emergency, and she in turn knows to keep it under wraps and involve as few Gems as possible. Steven also displays a level of vulnerability with her that he refuses to show to Garnet, Amethyst, or Pearl, and trusts her not to disclose such moments with the three.

[[folder: Euhedral Riband Jasper Facet-B81 Kite-815]]

Formerly a decorated Quartz soldier, now living in a state of semi-retirement on Earth, occasionally doing tasks for Steven.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Though declaration isn't necessarily romantic, Jasper [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement doesn't take it well]] when Steven leaves Beach City to be TheDrifter post-''SU:F'', and tears into his seeming rejection of her loyalty after he returns.
-->''[[SuddenlyShouting "I CHOSE TO TRAIN YOU! I CHOSE TO FIGHT YOU! I CHOSE TO LET YOU STAY! I CHOSE TO BOW TO YOU! I CHOSE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY I SPENT WITH YOU!]]'' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! CHOSE! YOU!"]]''
* AccidentalMisnaming: Has a habit of misnaming or over-generalizing organic creatures, such as calling flowers "dogs".
* AdmiringTheAbomination: After hearing of how Steven could lift Spinel's injector ''while dying'', she internally expresses hope that she'll be able to see his full power in person someday.
* BettyAndVeronica: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Jasper can be said to be the '''Veronica''' to Connie's '''Betty''' and Steven's '''Archie''', being the exotic, edgy one with the icy personality. However, there's no negative tension between the two, and Steven very obviously loves them both, just in slightly different, reciprocated ways.
* BashBrothers: With Steven.
* CharacterTics: Has a minor habit of scratching at her horns and corruption scars.
* DeadpanSnarker: Her dialogue swerves between BrutalHonesty and getting verbal hits whatever chance she gets.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: InvokedTrope by the author. Steven and Jasper's relationship is rough, physical, intimate, and private, based on a shared need. The author specifically framed the surface dynamic of their relationship to resemble a love affair. The part of the series specifically dedicated to their relationship is even called ''A Love Affair, But Exit Left''. It stops being mere subtext when they start being actual queerplatonic partners.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She likes fighting with Steven, for the virtues of having a mutually indestructible punching bag, and just having a quality brawl, but she very quickly draws the line at Steven possibly using her as a vehicle to hurt himself.
* HiddenDepths:
** In ''Diamond Drop'' she proves to be very pragmatic, able to judge the soundness of Steven's choices for the diplomatic team while offering sound advice.
** She doesn't seem to genuinely appreciate her physical superiority over other Gems the way she acts to, being rather ambivalent about it as well as other Gems' reactions to it.
** When thinking about [[WorthyOpponent Steven's strength]], she appreciates his ''mental strength'' before noting his physical strength.
** She only enjoys mutual fighting. If someone can't fight anymore, she stops.
** She calls Steven "the first and only choice I made for myself", implying that while she acknowledges her past actions as selfish, she did not view her time as Malachite or the events surrounding her corruption as choices she really made for her own benefit.
* LadyAndKnight: Steven is the '''Lady''' to Jasper's '''Knight'''. Their exchange in Chapter 12 of ''A Love Affair, But Exit Left'' could even be said to be their exchange of vows.
* NotSoDifferent: Aside from finding a rare physical equal, Steven and Jasper aren't so emotionally different. They both have the shared past of [[BrokenAce Broken Aces]] born into Pink Diamond's war, suffering the consequences of her deception. They also both resent their exalted status, and on a more sinister note, share a kind of repressed wrath over the mental/physical restraint they have to exercise on a daily basis because of their power.
* OnlyFriend: Doesn't like to socialize and outright ''avoids'' interaction for the most part, with the sole exception of Steven.
* PercussiveTherapy: She and Steven engage in this. As a [[SemiDivine Diamond]] and a [[SuperSoldier perfect cut Quartz]] respectively, they're pretty much the only Gems that they can freely vent at without destroying the other.
* StrengthEqualsWorthiness: Her friendship with Steven began with him proving his strength to her. She admires his power for what it is, but more deeply appreciates that it makes him an equal, something she sorely lacks in other Gems.
* SuperSoldier: She's a "euhedral" Gem, aka perfect cut- she's larger and stronger than any Quartz could hope to be.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Jasper and Steven fight- in every way. Which is exactly why they're friends.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Or rather, violently protective QPP(queerplatonic partner).
** She looms threatheningly beside Steven throughout the Asgard portion of ''Diamond Drop'', giving Thor a DeathGlare when he's about to be left alone with Steven.
** WordOfGod also confirmed that the bodyguard who chased after Steven's failed assassin in ''Aliens Steal Cable'' was Jasper.
* YoureNotMyFather: Refuses to acknowledge Steven as her Diamond, forgoing any of his titles or even his actual name, using [[InsultOfEndearment Insults Of Endearment]] to refer to him instead. At least until Chapter 11, occurring post-''SU:F'', where Jasper starts referring to him as her Diamond, though she isn't above using the same petty names as before.

[[folder: Lapis Lazuli]]

The Crystal Gem Lapis Lazuli, formerly an elite of Blue Diamond's court.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: DownplayedTrope. Though not really a brat, she still has the aloof, lazy personality associated with the trope, as well as the temper. Steven also acts very parental towards her.
* HairTriggerTemper: Lapis still has problems with temper, especially where [[TraumaButton Jasper]] is involved, but she makes an effort to restrain her anger nontheless.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Jasper isn't necessarily a Crystal Gem, being devoted to Steven specifically. That being said, the fact that Jasper ''is'' so close to Steven means that they'll have to cross paths eventually, which happens in ''Tax Benefits'' when both Lapis and Jasper are invited to Steven and Connie's wedding.

!!The Maheswarans

[[folder: Kahaani Maheswaran]]

A Crystal Gem, as well as wife/first knight to Asteria Diamond.

Tropes for the canon version of this character are found [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/StevenUniverseConnieMaheswaran here.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: In addition to displaying shades of the anxiety disorder her canon counterpart shares, her blunt, impulsive, and occasionally socially unaware behavior may land her on the autism spectrum. Her proposal is even framed as an infodump, a common behavior when autistic people become passionate/excited about something.
* ActionGirlfriend: And later [[RelationshipUpgrade Action Wife]]. Her strength and skill in combat is explicitly stated to be part of [[AmazonChaser why Steven is attracted to her]].
* AudienceSurrogate: Serves as the primary one for ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'', which specifically focuses on Connie's interactions with the alien aspects of Steven and other Gems.
* BattleCouple: With Steven, both seperately and as [[RomanticFusion Stevonnie]].
* {{Bifauxnen}}: In ''Diamond Drop'', Thor describes her as very tall and handsome, as well as dressed like a prince.
* BettyAndVeronica: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Connie is the '''Betty''' to Jasper's '''Veronica''' and Steven's '''Archie''', being the (relatively) more gentle and supportive [[ChildhoodFriends Childhood Friend]]. Their dynamic lacks the classic negative tension, though, and Steven very obviously loves them both, albeit in slightly different ways.
* BollywoodNerd: She graduates high school as a valedictorian, and is accepted into Columbia and NYU, both high-profile universities.
* BoringButPractical: Her reason for marrying Steven so young? Not out of love, per se (though love him she does), but to game the FAFSA tax calculation system so she can get better financial aid for college.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: While technically not ''enhanced'' by any means, Steven's healing powers allowed her to push her body far beyond a normal human could have, allowing her to build up her muscle/bone strength in a very short period of time.
* CoveredInScars: Pearl's training, combined with the instantaneous nature of Steven's healing, has driven her body to this, with her hands being described as "calluses on calluses".
* DitzyGenius: Her curiosity makes her impulsive. Case in point, in ''Like A Word, A Sound, A Song'' she sticks her hand into Steven's mouth after seeing his [[ScaryTeeth semi-retractable fangs]].
* DivineDate: Considering how Diamonds are revered as the progenitors and borderline gods of the Gem race, her relationship with Steven can be seen as this.
* InterspeciesRomance: Eventually marries Steven, a half-Diamond.
* KnifeNut: Mostly PlayedForLaughs. She has a collection of human and alien knives, and apparently frequently carries one. Not to mention the sword.
** This turns out to be a manifestation of her PTSD.
* TheMaidenNameDebate: Connie keeps her maiden name after marrying Steven.
* MeaningfulName: Her name on Gem documents, "Kahaani Maheswaran". ''Kahaani'' means story/fable in Hindi, and Maheswaran is a Tamil name meaning ''Lord of the Universe'', one of the epithets of Shiva. So all together, her name can be rendered as ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname Story of the Lord of the Universe]]''.
* MyNaymeIs: On human documents, she's Connie Maheswaran, but on Gem documents she's Kahaani Maheswaran.
* ShellShockedVeteran: She's shown to suffer from PTSD in ''Godspeed You Stargirl'', and seeing a therapist for it.
* StatuesqueStunner: Grows up to be around Thor's height by ''Diamond Drop''(Chris Hemsworth is ''6'3"'', mind you).
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: DownplayedTrope, since Steven isn't exactly short by human standards, but Connie is still stated to be taller than him.
* TooMuchForManToHandle: DiscussedTrope. Stevonnie possesses Steven's alien anatomy and senses, but Connie retains very little sense memory of it once she unfuses, due to her human mind physically being unable to process it.
* TouchedByVorlons: It's not yet shown to what extent Steven's healing has modified her, but at the very least she has now become totally immune to the [[BrownNote high/low frequency effects]] of gemsong, and she can interface with Gem technology to some extent.
* WackyMarriageProposal: She proposes to Steven in a rather unromantic way, spouting off a WallOfText about FAFSA tax calculations and joint income while he's half drunk at her eighteenth birthday/Christmas party. This ends [[RealityEnsues rather predictably]], with Steven fainting from the combined shock of alcohol/emotional stress, and her parents panicking about the earliness of the proposal.

[[folder: Priyanka Maheswaran]]

A doctor at Beach County General Hospital, with connections to the Gem empire.

* BadassNormal: She's nothing more or less than a baseline human, but navigates Gem related medical emergencies very well.
* BlueBlood: Her family is of the ''brahmin'' caste. DownplayedTrope in that the caste system doesn't matter much in India anymore except for those families who belong to the "upper" castes, such as ''brahmin'', with her family being one such conservative type.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In college, she dated someone from out of the ''brahmin'' caste, which horrified her conservative family to the point of nearly disowning her entirely.
* DeterminedDoctor: When Bruce Banner mentions he's, well, ''Bruce Banner''- renowned scientist currently wanted by the US government- she only raises her eyebrows and continues as normal. Even before he outs himself, she flat out says that he could be a wanted criminal, and she'd only treat him like any other patient.
* IHaveNoSon: Both ways. Her parents cut her off while she was studying in America for [[DatingWhatDaddyHates dating someone out of her caste]], and in turn she kept very little contact with them until Connie got engaged.
* RichesToRags: ImpliedTrope. Her family was well off enough to send her to medical school in America, before they cut her off from the family.
* SkunkStripe: Her grey bangs are apparently not from age, but a family trait from her father's side.

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[[folder: Doug Maheswaran]]

Connie's dad, who works in private security.

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* TypeCaste: Doug is ''avarna'', either a person of the Dalit ''varna'' (the lowest of the low, who tend to be stuck with the societally "unclean" jobs), or someone born outside the ''varna'' system entirely. Which naturally means that his parental in-laws hate him.
* UnfazedEveryman: He keeps a level head when Steven shows up [[DrunkOnMilk affected by an Era 1 landmine]], and marches into Little Homeworld on Lion's back without much hesitation.

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[[folder: Adya Maheswaran]]

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!!Asgard

[[folder: Thor Odinson]]

Thor Odinson, God of Thunder, Chosen of Mjølnir, Heir to the Throne of Asgard.

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* TheAlcoholic: Post-''Thor 1'', he's started to slip into this, a habit which he hides from his parents. The aftermath of Loki's (supposed) death, the increased stress of Asgard's political situation, and Odin's declining health have started to take its toll.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Thor and Lars' DidTheyOrDidntThey moment aside- Thor might have a bit of a crush on Steven. His narration calls Steven handsome, with pretty eyes, and Thor is very, well... [[PowerIsSexy enamored]] with the Diamond's power. Most telling is that in both cases, Sif and The Three teased him like he had a crush.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Thor's narrative voice is pessimistic, anxious, and downright despairing at times, resembling the thoughts of someone with depression/anxiety.
* BigBrotherInstinct: For all his BigBrotherBully habits, Loki's seeming suicide hit him very hard, to the point where it's all but stated that the events of ''Thor 1'' legitimately traumatized him.
* BoisterousBruiser: He challenges Steven to a ''[[TrialByCombat holmgang]]'' over some information that Thor possesses, with them both agreeing that Thor was to lose the match. But Thor was so enthusiastic to find out that [[SemiDivine Steven]] could match his strength at every turn that it turned into a real duel anyway.
* HiddenDepths:
** This incarnation of Thor is willing to be more crafty and socially aware, since the looming political presence of Gemkind has motivated him to be more proactive.
** He's fully aware that Odin uses him as a political pawn, but as of ''Diamond Drop'' has started to become increasingly uncomfortable with simply following orders without question.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Thor's ''aesir'' concept of time puts unintentional strain on his relationship with Jane. For someone with an expected lifespan of thousands of years, a few months is barely a blink of an eye, but for a human, it's a very long time to be apart.
* ParentalFavoritism: PlayedForDrama. Odin may have groomed Thor to be the heir and primary enforcer of Asgard, but it does not spare him from his father's wrath or manipulation- it just makes him a bigger target for it, due to the high expectations that Odin places on him.
* PosthumousSibling: He vaguely remarks that Loki is not the first brother he's seen die, though this has yet to be elaborated on.
* WellDoneSonGuy: DeconstructedTrope. Thor isn't a son overeager to please his father- it's [[ImpliedTrope heavily implied]] that he's actually ''terrified'' of Odin, and anxious to the point of paranoia that Odin may find out any actions he wouldn't approve of. When Steven asks if the two of them simply ''having a private conversation'' puts the prince in danger, Thor realizes he honestly doesn't know.

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[[folder: Lady Sif and The Warriors Three]]

Thor's closest Asgardian friends.

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* BashBrothers: With Thor, obviously.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg are a male version of this.
* InnocentBigot: They have trouble wrapping their heads around the concept of genderless beings like Gems (first wondering if they're hermaphrodites, and later referring to Steven with [[ItIsDehumanizing "it" pronouns]]), but clearly have no malicious intent.
** They also display some minor non-malicious misogyny and homophobic language, which is less indicative of their character, but rather Asgardian culture.
* OneOfTheGuys: Sif. She's just as abrasive and physical as the Three, maybe even more so.
* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Four Guys]]: Tend to appear together, talking over eachother in a single conversation.
* ShipperOnDeck: In spite of their InnocentBigot tendencies, they good-naturedly tease Thor about his [[DidTheyOrDidntThey interactions with Lars]], albeit in a crass way, and later joke that Steven is courting him.
* TokenMinority: Hogun isn't actually ''aesir''- he's a ''vanir'' that decided to stay on Asgard.
* TrueCompanions: Extremely loyal to Thor, willing to go against the Allfather to help or protect him.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Sif and The Three spend a lot of dialogue teasing at Thor.

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[[folder: Odin Borson]]

Odin Borson, Allfather, God of War and Wisdom, King of Asgard, Protector of the Nine Realms.

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* BigSleep: The Odinsleep. Thor mentions that each successive one is becoming longer and longer, and fears the next may claim him for good.
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: DeconstructedTrope. He clearly wants Thor to be ''better'' than him, but the harsh strictness of his parenting has driven his son to be absolutely terrified of getting caught being or doing anything less than what Odin expects of the perfect son.
* IHaveNoSon: To Loki, to the point that it seems he's trying to erase Loki from Asgardian history the way he did Hela.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Connie insinuates he has this kind of attitude after watching Steven and Odin negiotiate terms, noting that he's clearly used to people bending to his whims, which makes it difficult to properly cooperate with him.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He does have a point, in that the Gems are a huge unknown wild card as far as the rest of the universe in concerned, and that they once ate up entire planets. But spurning such a powerful unknown could be incredibly dangerous, and Asgard was really lucky that the Diamond that confronted them was [[NiceGuy Steven]].

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[[folder: Loki]]

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!!College

[[folder: The Dorm]]

Connie's floor mates in her dorm.

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* AerithAndBob: Names ranging from Peggy Samson to [[OverlyLongName Lorelai Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele]].
* CastOfSnowflakes: All of Connie's floormates are introduced in a single chapter, and manage to have distinct personalities, ethnicities, and gender identities.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Connie's dorm floor has ''26'' girls, all of which are named characters.
* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: The dorm girls were named by the author's fan Discord.

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!!Little Homeworld

[[folder: Prof. Oliver]]

Robert Oliver Banner, aka Professor Hulk.

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[[folder: Crimson Carbide]]

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A time clone of Steven that somehow survived. Goes by the name “Connor”

[[folder: Connor]]

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bifauxnen Bifauxnen]]: In ''Diamond Drop'', Thor describes her as very tall and handsome, as well as dressed like a prince.