History Characters / StevenUniverseLapisLazuli

* FriendToAllLivingThings: PlayedWith. When she steals the Earth's oceans she makes sure none of the marine life are harmed in any way, but she doesn't care about the rest of the inhabitants until Steven fixes her gem.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Arguably her worst trait has shown to be her self-orientation. While one can hardly blame her given all the crap she's had to go through ever since getting accidentally caught up in the war and trapped in a mirror for 5,000 years, in the present a now freed Lapis has shown to be fairly self-preservative to the point of being mainly concerned with her own feelings on things rather than the feelings of others around her, including what few friends she has.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Her backstory and circumstances are tragic, and while she was never a saint, to begin with, she at least had an understandable distrust towards the Crystal Gems, but after she is finally freed from the mirror and Malachite, Lapis acts very aloof, apathetic and bitter most of the time to just about everyone (the sole exception being Steven). She's also very rude to Connie at the start of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E15TheNewCrystalGems "The New Crystal Gems"]] as she showed no remorse after the latter reminded her of her nearly drowning her in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem "Ocean Gem"]]. [[spoiler:It's later implied in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E7RaisingTheBarn "Raising the Barn"]] that even her friend and roommate Peridot had to be careful to not say or do anything to upset her, for fear of her wrath; even their pet Pumpkin expressed fear of Lapis' anger. To make matters worse, at the end of the episode Lapis takes the entire barn (which was Peridot's home too) with her up to space to avoid getting caught up in another war with the Diamonds, even though this would mean abandoning both Steven and Peridot, the two people who looked out for her the most, she still left for her own sake.]] This may be a case of TruthInTelevision as people who suffer from Depression and PTSD (both of which Lapis is heavily implied to suffer from) often act distant and are rude and/or inconsiderate of others. While this may not entirely justify Lapis' attitude towards others, it would at least make it understandable.

* TheUnapologetic: While Lapis' attitude is not unjustified thanks to her several traumas, she never actually apologizes for being rude to other people, or [[KickTheDog for her actions that hurt them.]]

* LogicalWeakness: Is apparently unable to create/summon any water save her wings, and thus is much less powerful away from large sources of water.

* WingShield: In Unleash the Light, it is shown that she can actually use her water wings to block incoming attacks.

* EasilyForgiven: Steven quickly forgives Lapis despite the fact that she stole all the Earth's water, attacked the Crystal Gems, and tried to drown him and Connie and injured his father Greg in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem "Ocean Gem"]]. He even defends her when Greg calls her "super mean", and excuses her actions by saying she 'wasn't mean' and 'just wanted to go home'.

* BellyButtonless: Her outfit reveals her midsection to be without a navel. Her baseball uniform also has this.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Lapis was first depicted as a deadpan snarker in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E4BarnMates "Barn Mates"]] where writer and storyboarder Lauren Zuke gave Lapis her well-known deadpan attitude. Her personality varied in all her appearances since then.

* MsFanservice: An extremely tame example, but Lapis' outfit is basically a backless two-piece dresskini (which often billows to show off her shapely legs), and her baseball outfit is a very form-fitting short-sleeved belly-jersey and cutoffs. She's the most human-looking Gem, complete with subtle curves, making her the most attractive Gem to many, accentuating her outfits' designs, and [[SexyBacklessOutfit her exposed back is also given more detail than the other Gems']]. She's apparently developing a very "Tsun"-sided {{Tsundere}} personality, which doesn't help matters.

* WhenSheSmiles: Particularly after de-fusing with Jasper, she gets some very cute smiles and doe eyes considering all she's been through.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The only time that she isn't barefoot is during [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E5HitTheDiamond "Hit the Diamond"]]. At least until her second form, where she wears a pair of gold sandals.

* WingSheild: In Unleash the Light, it is shown that she can actually use her water wings to block incoming attacks.

* NewPowerAsThePlotDemands: She only reveals that she has wings at the end of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem "Ocean Gem"]]. Justified because she couldn't summon them previously while her gem was cracked.

* BareYourMidriff: Which reveals her BellyButtonless status. Her baseball uniform also has this.

* WingPull: She only reveals that she has wings at the end of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem "Ocean Gem"]]. Justified because she couldn't summon them previously while her gem was cracked.

* MsFanservice: An extremely tame example, but Lapis' outfit is basically a backless two-piece dresskini (which often billows to show off her [[ShesGotLegs shapely legs]]), and her baseball outfit is a very form-fitting short-sleeved belly-jersey and cutoffs. She's the most human-looking Gem, complete with subtle curves, making her the most attractive Gem to many, accentuating her outfits' designs, and [[SexyBacklessOutfit her exposed back is also given more detail than the other Gems']]. She's apparently developing a very "Tsun"-sided {{Tsundere}} personality, which doesn't help matters.

** Gender-flipped with Steven — Lapis is the [[BrokenBird troubled]], [[GrumpyBear grumpy]] Brooding Girl to Steven's [[{{Keet}} energetic]], [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] Gentle Boy.

* GrumpyBear: Her role by the end of season 3 has become this. [[WordOfSaintPaul Lauren Zuke]] says she likes writing Lapis as someone who was depressed but didn't have to get "better" to make people comfortable. [[invoked]]

* WingedHumanoid: Has the ability to manifest wings for herself made out of water. She lost this ability when her gem was cracked, and she immediately made a pair after Steven fixes her gem.

* WingedHumanoid: Has the ability to manifest wings for herself made out of water. She lost this ability when her gem was cracked, and she immediately made a pair after Steven fixes her gem.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Lapis has gone through a 5000-year long TraumaCongaLine, and hasn't come out the other end unscathed. If her reaction to [[spoiler:Steven's trip to Homeworld and escaping from the Diamonds]] in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E7RaisingTheBarn "Raising the Barn"]] is any indication, she probably has some form of PTSD. Her behavior and dialogue in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E17CantGoBack "Can't Go Back"]] suggests anxiety, and [[spoiler:her shrugging off Blue Diamond's EmotionBomb with a simple "I've felt worse"]], suggests she might also be suffering from depression. Tragic backstory aside, in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E19RoomForRuby "Room for Ruby"]], Lapis admits that she has trouble connecting with "Earth stuff" as a result of her traumatic experiences. (Except for Steven and Peridot, only because they have reached out to her) She can also act very untactful to people who have wronged her and has trouble getting over grudges.

* TheImmune: [[spoiler:Blue Diamond's aura of sorrow doesn't work on Lapis, as she states she has endured ''far worse'' than Blue Diamond losing Pink Diamond.]]

* TheUnapologetic: While Lapis' attitude is not unjustified thanks to her several traumas, she never actually apologizes for being rude to other people, or for her actions that hurt them.