History Characters / StevenUniverseWhiteDiamond

* HartmanHips: [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]] reveals that she has these.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Her appearing in public as White Pearl brings into mind how Pink Diamond led a double life as Rose Quartz.
** Like Steven, she has a tendency for CondescendingCompassion, and both of their [[CharacterDevelopment Character Developments]] involve them becoming more mature. Steven possessing Lars in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E10TheNewLars "The New Lars"]] to make him a better person also mirrors White Diamond's ability to forcefully remove what she considers to be "imperfections" from other gems and make them into her [[MeatPuppet puppets]].
** Like Pearl, she has an unhealthy obsession with Pink Diamond. Both of them are also perfectionists who seek to maintain order, both of them have made attempts to rip out Steven's gemstone (with White Diamond ''actually'' pulling it out at one point), and ultimately both of them accept that Steven is not Pink and come to love him for himself.
** Like Garnet. Design-wise, they are the tallest of their respective teams as well as their leader, their hair dwarves the rest of their head and their moods swing between [[TheStoic calm and calculated]] and UnstoppableRage. They both inspire a level of fear in the rest of their team (though Garnet is only as hard as she is to inspire strength in the others while in White's case, it's unambiguously abusive) and have a soft-spot for their youngest (but while Steven and Garnet are close, Pink, like Yellow and Blue, did everything to avoid White).
** To Spinel; both of them had been waiting in silence for thousands of years for Pink Diamond's return, only to find out they gave up their physical form to create human life, even breaking down dramatically upon discovering the truth.

* Narcissistic: Just like any other narcissist, White Diamond truly believes she is perfect. She also gaslights Steven, which is another feature of Narcissists: manipulation. However, when she finds out she is not perfect, she breaks down and has her Heel-Face turn.

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[[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/StevenUniverseYellowDiamond Yellow Diamond]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseBlueDiamond Blue Diamond]] | [[Characters/StevenUniversePinkDiamond Pink Diamond]] | '''White Diamond''') | [[Characters/StevenUniverseYellowDiamondsCourt Yellow Diamond's Court]] ([[Characters/StevenUniverseJasper Jasper]]) | [[Characters/StevenUniverseBlueDiamondsCourt Blue Diamond's Court]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseSpinel Spinel]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseOffColors Off Colors]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseGemMonsters Gem Monsters]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseLittleHomeworld Little Homeworld]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseHumans Humans]] ([[Characters/StevenUniverseGregUniverse Greg Universe]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseLarsBarriga Lars Barriga]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseSadieMiller Sadie Miller]]) | [[Characters/StevenUniverseOther Other]] | [[Characters/StevenUniverseS1E33GarnetsUniverse Garnet's Universe]]]]-]]]

* BigBad: She is undoubtedly the main antagonist and the ultimate source of all Gem-involved external conflict in the original ''Steven Universe'' series. Her supreme authority over Homeworld is why their empire is so rigidly conformist, expands at the expense of any other form of life, and fought a war on Earth against several Gems who turned against her, which resulted in many Gems being corrupted into monsters.

* BigBad: She is, undoubtedly, the ultimate source of all gem-involved external conflict in the original ''Steven Universe'' series. Her supreme authority over Homeworld is why their empire is so rigidly conformist, expands at the expense of any other form of life, and fought a war on Earth that resulted in many gems being corrupted into monsters.

* LikeParentLikeChild:
** Appearance-wise:
*** Yellow Diamond inherited her "helmet"-like sidehair.
*** Blue Diamond inherited some of her more feminine features, such as her eyelashes and HartmanHips.
*** Pink Diamond inherited her five-"point" hair and gemstone shape.
** Personality-wise:
*** Yellow Diamond inherited her HairTriggerTemper and good leadership skills.
*** Blue Diamond inherited her [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] tendencies and DissonantSerenity attitude.
*** Pink Diamond inherited her charisma, intelligence, welcoming attitude, and childlike tendencies. These traits would later be passed onto her "grandson", Steven. She also shares Steven's ability to affect people with their words, [[BreakThemByTalking but in a much more malicious manner]].

* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Unlike the other Diamonds who seem to know they're imperfect and have to live up to their image as such, White ''genuinely'' believes that she's perfect and it's the motivation for the callous way she treats everyone else.

* PersonalityPowers: White's SignatureMove is the ability to [[AssimilationPlot assimilate other gems]] with her EyeBeams to act as [[MeatPuppet extensions of herself]], reflecting her ControlFreak tendencies, her [[AGodAmI god complex]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe her inability to comprehend the thoughts and feelings of other people]]. [[spoiler:Between her HeelFaceTurn in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]" and "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E17HomeworldBound Homeworld Bound]]", she eventually learned how to use this power in reverse and [[WillingChanneler allows others to possess her instead]], a power that compliments her newly-acquired humility.]]

* EmotionSuppression: She reveals to Steven she's not just white but ''all of the colors'' of the Gem race (or at least that's what she thinks), and has to work especially hard to suppress the aspects of Pink in her. Hence her HairTriggerTemper whenever someone threatens to cause her embarrassment. When she [[VillainousBreakdown embarrasses herself]], she can't help but blush pink, revealing she's an off-color.

* MysteriousPast: It's implied the other Diamonds are aspects of her, but where exactly she came from is a complete and utter mystery so far.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Is horrified to discover that her "daughter" Pink truly is [[DeaderThanDead gone]] and that there's no way to bring her back.
* ParentalFavoritism: She is implied to have treated Pink Diamond well in the past, yet two of her other "daughters", Blue and Yellow Diamond, are afraid of her temper. In a twist of events, it's ''Yellow'' who's scared for Steven when White finds out what Pink did, showing that she is unaware of White's apparent favoritism of Pink over her. [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E25Familiar "Familiar"]] confirms that White favored Pink over Yellow.

** White Diamond does seem to genuinely want to be a good parent to her "daughters", despite her perfectionism and reclusive nature straining their relationship, and gives them a lot of leeway and autonomy, insofar as their actions don't significantly clash with her agenda:

*** While her attempt to rip out Steven's gemstone comes off as creepy, she seems to genuinely want her "daughter" Pink back.

* DissonantSerenity: She appears quite calm and understanding in the face of seemingly learning one of her "daughters" staged a rebellion against her empire, faked her own assassination, hid away under an assumed identity for 6,000 years, and then up and walked back into her throne room as a half-organic, no less. Almost ''too'' calm and understanding. When she finally loses her temper, it's explosive.

* AbusiveParent: She's the oldest of the Diamonds and the one in charge of the group. Blue and Yellow seem ''terrified'' of her and it's implied they try to limit their interaction with her to avoid getting on her bad side. Yellow Diamond specifically mentions her poofing and bubbling the other Diamonds as a punishment, and her constant warnings to Steven about White have unsettling similarities to an older child trying to cover for a younger sibling from an abusive parent. As shown in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]], she readily employs physical violence and even brainwashing to keep the Diamonds in order. She finally grows out of this at the end of the episode, however. Given the primary theme of the show is interpersonal relationships, it's little surprise its apparent ultimate villain embodies one of the most toxic of relationships.

* EntertaininglyWrong: A ''very'' dark example; she believes that "Steven" is just a human vessel that Pink created to play a new game and improve herself against her "flawed" friends. Considering that Pink Diamond was once a SpoiledBrat who would engage in numerous mischievous behaviors to get her "sisters" to pay attention or give her respect, a static Homeworld Gem could reach that conclusion. Rose Quartz did once believe that dating humans was a game, as Pearl and Greg recounted... ''but'' the difference was that Pink knew she was flawed and wanted to become a better person than what a Gem form could allow, and she wanted people to call her out when she made mistakes while respecting her. Thus, Pearl was able to motivate her to fight for the Earth and form the Crystal Gems, while Greg told her that she was worth loving despite her flaws. And as Steven realized in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E16StormInTheRoom "Storm in the Room"]], Rose wasn't lying when she said that she was so excited to make Steven and give birth to him. It wasn't all about using an innocent child for her fun, but inspiring her son to rise above her flaws and become a better person.

* ParentalNeglect: For as much as she qualifies as Pink Diamond's "mother", White Diamond is notably absent from nearly ''all'' scenes with the Authority, including the trial of Pink's alleged murderer; the other Diamonds themselves never acknowledge her to the point that when Pink was pleading with her sisters to spare the Earth through long-distance communication, White doesn't even show up and no mention is made of what ''she'' thinks of Pink's desire. The only time she intervened at all was to help Yellow and Blue unleash the Corrupting Light on Earth after Pink's alleged shattering. The reason for this deadbeat behavior has yet to be seen. She reacts to "Pink"'s homecoming in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E24LegsFromHereToHomeworld "Legs From Here to Homeworld"]] with a mixture of patronization and nonchalance, showing concern for Steven without actually caring or listening when he tries to speak. Presumably this was how she treated Pink as well. It is not until she gets a firm [[VillainousBSOD reality check]] and realize that she isn't as perfect as she thinks she is does she decide to be an active participant with Yellow, Blue and Steven, and by the time of [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie The Movie]], the three of them [[MyBelovedSmother lay it on thick to Steven just how much he means to them]].

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Christine Ebersole

* EasilyForgiven: Steven, Blue and Yellow don't hold it against her despite everything she's done to them. However, "Homeworld Bound" show that [[spoiler:Steven still has a lot of suppressed hatred towards her for all the trauma she put him through, which surfaces when White allows Steven to control her body]].

* {{Adorkable}}:
** When she's finally convinced to accept Steven as his own person rather than trying to force her flawlessness on everyone, she has such hilarious expressions when she visits Earth and sees the Off-Colors, the Corrupted Gems, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking actually having to enter a pool while wearing high heels]].
** White becomes even more adorkable in the movie, absolutely hellbent on doting on Steven. Her softened design has helped massively.
** [[spoiler: ''Future'' has White allowing other Gems to control her to help them to rediscover their self-worth]], and if her reaction after letting Spinel have a turn says anything, it's that she clearly has fun doing this.

*** Pink Diamond inherited her charisma, intelligence, welcoming attitude, and {{Adorkable}} tendencies. These traits would later be passed onto her "grandson", Steven. She also shares Steven's ability to affect people with their words, [[BreakThemByTalking but in a much more malicious manner]].

* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Blue, Yellow, Pink, and White are part of this as a DysfunctionalFamily archetype.]]

* BigBad: She is, undoubtedly, the main antagonist of the original ''Steven Universe'' series as a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned]] AntiVillain, as she is the supreme ruler of the Gem Empire and has total power over all other Gems, even her fellow Diamonds, believing that she knows what's best for her Empire and her subjects to the point where they'd be better off doing what she said and followed her rules.

** Her belief that other gems are incapable of change. This is especially true of Pink Diamond, who she continues to treat like a [[RoyalBrat misbehaving child]] even after she leads a planetary rebellion, successfully fakes her own assassination, and created a new form of life in Steven. When Pink is proven to be truly gone White has an VillainousBreakdown.

** ''The Movie'' has gone even further with the beauty of White's genuine smile, especially when [[spoiler: she and the other Diamonds invite Spinel to live with them on Homeworld]]. Compare her expression when she and the other Diamonds sing the first line of their ''Let Us Adore You'' reprise to her expression in her debut appearance, it's hard to believe these two are the same character.

* WomanInWhite: Naturally. It's in the name. She doesn't just ''wear'' a white and grey dress, her hair and skin are pure white, matching the colour of her gem.

* HufflepuffHouse: We don't see any of White Diamond's followers until [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E24LegsFromHereToHomeworld "Legs From Here to Homeworld"]], and even that just shows her Pearl (who originally belonged to Pink Diamond) and some FacelessMasses from all four courts. In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E13YourMotherAndMine "Your Mother and Mine"]], she's not among Pink Diamond's "Diamond allies" called in to fight the Crystal Gems, but is shown to have her own colonies. These suggest she was only dragged in out of desperation to corrupt all the Gems on Earth, and otherwise doesn't care about the conflict there (or its aftermath).

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