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* WouldHitAGirl: With how gems are a female-presenting race, this trope is in obvious effect as that means just about every person Steven has ever fought is a girl, and while he normally does remain defensive, he's often forced to get offensive in the situations he's thrown into, albeit usually with his shield. [[spoiler:Turned up to Would ''Shatter'' A Girl as-of "Fragments", albeit accidentally.]]

* AdaptiveAbility: As Steven's mental state continues to deteriorate in ''Future'', his Gem has started to provide him with whatever power it thinks he needs at the time in order to deal with his problems. Causing him to grow uncontrollably, gain super speed, telekinetic shockwaves, his floating evolves into pure flight and his physical strength enhances even further.

* WeaponBasedCharacterization: Steven's gem weapon is a shield, [[AncestralWeapon inherited from his mother]], signifying his pacifistic nature, desire to defend his loved ones and carrying on her legacy. This pacifism carries over into the weapons his fusions with the other Crystal Gems have, but is colored by [[TheBabyOfTheBunch their relationship as his elders]] one way or another and become toyetic, reflecting his status to them as a KiddieKid. He gains a parasol as Rose Quartz, a yo-yo as Smoky Quartz and suction cup gauntlets as Sunstone.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: He's based off Steven Sugar, the brother of the series' half-Jewish creator Rebecca Sugar. Not to mention his Jewfro and the fact that his father's original last name, "[=DeMayo=]", is a Sephardic Jewish name. That being said, both Steven and his father like eating pork meat (although Steven eventually became a vegetarian in ''Future'') and neither of them have ever been seen celebrating Jewish holidays throughout the series, so while they may be ethnically Jewish, they are likely not religious. Also, Abrahamic religions seem not to exist on ''Steven Universe'''s Earth in general, with there being no Christmas or Halloween.

* TheUnchosenOne: As opposed to Connie, the Gems, Steven himself and part of the audience thinking Steven has some great, planned destiny ahead of him, Rose had no such expectations (not even in regards to his gender). She just wanted him to live his life happy as himself. Steven is shown taking comfort in this knowledge, since it means a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders in regards to possibly not living up to some great destiny Rose had planned for him and disappointing her, especially since after learning about her darker secrets he had started to think that the only reason she gave birth to him was because she wanted to dump all her problems on someone else's shoulders. That said, it still ultimately falls to Steven to do what his mother couldn't and right the wrongs of the Diamonds ([[spoiler:including Rose/Pink]]) because they keep coming after him through either MistakenIdentity or RevengeByProxy, things made possible only because of his unique circumstances. ''Steven Universe Future'' still hangs a weight on this as he's been imposing expectations and responsibilities on himself to be the one who fixes everything for everyone else, to the point of neglecting his mental health.

* TheUnchosenOne: As opposed to Connie, the Gems, Steven himself and part of the audience thinking Steven has some great, planned destiny ahead of him, Rose had no such expectations (not even in regards to his gender). She just wanted him to live his life happy as himself. Steven is shown taking comfort in this knowledge, since it means a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders in regards to possibly not living up to some great destiny Rose had planned for him and disappointing her, especially since after learning about her darker secrets he had started to think that the only reason she gave birth to him was because she wanted to dump all her problems on someone else's shoulders. That said, it still ultimately falls to Steven to do what his mother couldn't and right the wrongs of the Diamonds [[spoiler:including Rose/Pink]] because they keep coming after him through either MistakenIdentity or RevengeByProxy, things made possible only because of his unique circumstances. ''Steven Universe Future'' still hangs a weight on this as he has been imposing himself expectations of this and responsibilities to the point of neglecting his mental health.