History Characters / StevenUniverseLapisLazuli

* OneWomanArmy: She can fight off all the Crystal Gems, on her own, with her water constructs, and she has won every single one of her onscreen match-ups. She is also the first character in the series to successfully land a hit on [[spoiler:a Diamond, although it did not definitively subdue her opponent]]. The only times she "lost" was when she was fused as Malachite (and that required a 4-Gem fusion and a literal army to take her down), when she got blindsided by Bismuth, and when Yellow Diamond poofed her with a OneHitKO lightning blast. It says a ''lot'' that she's required to even make [[spoiler:Blue Diamond]] fall to a knee, unlike how the combined might of every other Crystal Gem was useless. Similarly, she is the only one [[spoiler:other than [[Eldritch Abomination the Cluster]] who is able to restrain Corrupted Steven, even for a short amount of time]]. This is kind of explained in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]], as Yellow Diamond notes that Lapises are meant for terraforming. This would require a ''lot'' of elemental skill and power. "Why So Blue?" shows that she is unusually powerful even by Lapis Lazuli standards⁠—when the rogue Lapises push her too far, she easily overpowers their hydrokinesis and terrifies them into submission.

* OneWomanArmy: She can fight off all the Crystal Gems, on her own, with her water constructs, and she has won every single one of her onscreen match-ups. She is also the first character in the series to successfully land a hit on [[spoiler:a Diamond, although it did not definitively subdue her opponent]]. The only times she "lost" was when she was fused as Malachite (and that required a 4-Gem fusion and a literal army to take her down), when she got blindsided by Bismuth, and when Yellow Diamond poofed her with a OneHitKO lightning blast. This is kind of explained in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]], as Yellow Diamond notes that Lapises are meant for terraforming. This would require a ''lot'' of elemental skill and power. "Why So Blue?" shows that she is unusually powerful even by Lapis Lazuli standards⁠—when the rogue Lapises push her too far, she easily overpowers their hydrokinesis and terrifies them into submission.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Only about a head taller than Steven, with a slim, delicate build much like Pearl's, but in terms of pure power, she outperforms virtually the entire established cast. Admittedly this power is mostly in her formidable hydrokinetic abilities, and we haven't seen Lapis fight directly, but given SuperStrength is part and parcel for Gems, she's probably not nearly as vulnerable as she looks. She kept the weight of the entire ocean pressing down on top of herself and Jasper, just to keep Jasper from taking control of or breaking the fusion. While her condition deteriorated rapidly, the fact that she was even capable of this — and was maintaining it for so long — is impressive, something that Jasper herself (once she takes control of Malachite) notes [[WorthyOpponent with some respect]] and is the reason why Jasper wants to refuse with her. Lapis is also capable of carrying Steven on her back ''and'' Greg in her arms at the same time while flying in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E15AloneAtSea "Alone at Sea"]], as well as flying with the much larger Bismuth in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]]. This is the reason why Jasper wants to fuse with her again so badly as stated. Moreover, it says a ''lot'' she's required to even make [[spoiler:Blue Diamond]] fall to a knee, unlike how the combined might of every other Crystal Gem was useless.

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* TheNotLoveInterest: To Peridot.
** [[DomesticAbuse Had a dark variant on this with Jasper]]

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->''"I couldn't stay away. If they're gonna punish me like a Crystal Gem, [[HeroicResolve I might as well be one.]]"''

* ChekhovsSkill: Her love of sculpture actually makes her a more powerful and creative fighter thanks to her ImaginationBasedSuperpower

* ShapeshifterWeapon: [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]] shows she can turn her water wings into a massive set of fists.

* ChekhovsSkill: Her love of sculpture actually makes her a more powerful and creative fighter thanks to her ImaginationBasedSuperpowers

* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: Body parts, clones, wings for spaceflight, chains, there don't seem to be any limits to what she can do with her power.

* OneWomanArmy: She can fight off all the Crystal Gems, on her own, with her water constructs, and she has won every single one of her onscreen match-ups. The only times she "lost" was when she was fused as Malachite (and that required a 4-Gem fusion and a literal army to take her down), when she got blindsided by Bismuth, and when Yellow Diamond poofed her with a OneHitKO lightning blast. This is kind of explained in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]], as Yellow Diamond notes that Lapises are meant for terraforming. This would require a ''lot'' of elemental skill and power.
** Later on, she becomes the first character in the series to successfully land a hit on [[spoiler:a Diamond, although it did not definitively subdue her opponent.]]

* GaveUpTooSoon: Lapis fled Earth for fear of Homeworld's retaliation, but stopped at the Moon and began to think she overreacted. Then she discovered Steven was having dreams about the Diamonds, took it as a sign they were going to invade, and flew away even further. Within hours, Steven would conclusively know that was ''not'' the real reason for those dreams.

* CostumeEvolution: Like most of the other Gems, Lapis only changes permanently changes her outfit when regenerating her HardLight physical form after being poofed; however, she (and Peridot) go the longest period of time on the show without doing so. When she finally does in the season 5 finale, she switches from what is more or less a dresskini to a high-necked halter top, harem pants with a ribbon-like belt, and lace-up sandals. Both of these are gold, a reference to lapis lazuli often being found with gold-colored pyrites running through it.

* CostumeEvolution: Like most of the other Gems, Lapis only changes permanently changes her outfit when regenerating her HardLight physical form after being poofed; however, she (and Peridot) go the longest period of time on the show without doing so. When she finally does in the season 5 finale, she switches from what is more or less a dresskini to a high-necked halter top, harem pants with a long tied sash, and lace-up sandals. Both of these are gold, a reference to lapis lazuli often being found with gold-colored pyrites running through it.

* CostumeEvolution: Like most of the other Gems, Lapis only changes outfits when she regenerates her HardLight physical form after being poofed; however, she (and Peridot) go the longest period of time on the show without doing so. When she finally does in the season 5 finale, she switches from what is more or less a dresskini to a high-necked halter top, harem pants with a long tied sash, and lace-up sandals. Both of these are gold, a reference to lapis lazuli often being found with gold-colored pyrites running through it.

* CostumeEvolution: Like most of the other Gems, Lapis only changes outfits when she regenerates her HardLight physical firm after being poofed; however, she (and Peridot) go the longest period of time on the show without doing so. When she finally does in the season 5 finale, she switches from what is more or less a dresskini to a high-necked halter top, harem pants with a long tied sash, and lace-up sandals. Both of these are gold, a reference to lapis lazuli often being found with gold-colored pyrites running through it.

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* WalkingSpoiler: Knowing about her is quite difficult without learning that the monsters the Crystal Gems have been fighting are corrupted Gems and that the group isn't TheLastOfTheirKind.

* InformedFlaw: Lapis claims she's almost drowned a lot of people as her reasoning for failing to recognize Connie when they reunite in "The New Crystal Gems", but at no point is she seen to be doing this beyond the one incident.

* LackOfEmpathy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Lapis ''is'' capable of showing ''some'' remorse, as seen in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E15AloneAtSea "Alone at Sea"]] and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E17CantGoBack "Can't Go Back"]]. However, it's been shown that she does not immediately consider anyone else's feelings other than her own until after the fact, as she immediately (but temporarily) turns on Steven in her debut episode upon finding out that he's with the Crystal Gems and doesn't seem to understand why he would side with them and not go with her. She also does not seem to get how much she has affected people with her power and fury, as she mainly focused on how ''she'' felt about the ordeals. This comes to a head in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E7RaisingTheBarn "Raising the Barn"]], where she's frantically trying to leave Earth with Peridot after finding out the Diamonds may wage another war, and is irritated and baffled at Peridot's insistence on staying and protecting the Earth, not taking the latter's feelings into consideration about leaving the planet she considers her new home, even yelling at her when she shows her hesitance. She proceeds to abandon Peridot, but shortly afterward can't handle the loneliness and guilt, leaving her to sit in the Moon base too ashamed to go back.

* WalkingSpoiler: Knowing about her is quite difficult without learning about the corrupted Gems.

* TheCameo: A gem that appears to be her can be seen in Blue Diamond's court during [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E25TheAnswer "The Answer"]]; the fact that Blue Diamond later seems to recognize her (calling her by full name in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited Reunited]], without mentioning a cut or other clarification, and expressing anger at her defection) seems to confirm that this was her.

* GlassCannon: Her offensive power is among the highest in the show: In her first appearance, she's able to hold her own against all the Crystal Gems, with no apparent effort, and even present a regional / planetary threat despite having a cracked gem; later, she's powerful enough to be decisive in forcing Blue Diamond to her knees. At the same time, she's nowhere near as durable as the others - in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E3SameOldWorld "Same Old World"]], all it took was one good hit from Bismuth to poof Lapis into Gem form.