History Recap / StevenUniverseS3E5HitTheDiamond

* ActingUnnatural: Garnet splits so Ruby can join the other Rubies, but her acting leaves something to be desired. Fortunately, the Rubies are pretty dense.

* BareYourMidriff: Lapis looks darned cute in her baseball uniform. Also Navy Ruby, whose gem is on her stomach.

* PunnyName: Army and Navy aren't named for the armed forces, but because their gems are located on their arm and naval, respectively.

* SickeningSweethearts: During the baseball game, Ruby and Sapphire spend more time flirting with each other instead of actually following through with Steven's plan.

* DemonHead: {{Parodied}} when the five Rubies form into one ''giant'' Ruby and then bend down to appear sideways on the screen to demand Peridot and Steven where Jasper is.

* FlirtingUnderFire: Ruby and Sapphire spend the majority of the baseball game flirting with each other, despite being on different teams.

** According to [[http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/145336348107/rebeccasugar-my-concept-drawings-for-hit-the concept art]], [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Steven was supposed to have given those names to the Rubies.]]

* BareYourMidriff: Lapis looks darned cute in her baseball uniform. Also Navy Ruby.

* TheComicallySerious: You see that picture at the top? That's Lapis' face for 80% of the episode. Lapis spends the entire baseball game looking like she'd rather be anywhere else. [[NotSoAboveItAll She does give some small smiles as the game goes on, though]].

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The Rubies weren't even looking for Peridot, and would have left as soon as they were told where Jasper was (even if the location given is obviously made up).

* TheDitz: The Rubies are incredibly dense, failing to properly count to five and buying Steven's lies even though they're pretty obvious. Leggy in particular is lacking, even compared to the others, [[ForgetfulJones forgetting what the mission they were supposed to be doing even was]].
** "Our" Ruby is little better, unsubtly trying to convince the others not to search the barn with a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial. She has no subtlety whatsoever in her methods to try to infiltrate the other Rubies, and only succeeds because they're even stupider than she is.

** Crystal Gem!Ruby does this after Steven proposes to play baseball.
** Steven himself does this when he see Ruby and Sapphire flirting with each other.

* FishOutOfWater: The Rubies are totally clueless about Earth and humans, seeing nothing odd about "Amy" being purple or "Sophie" and "Bob" being blue.

* HeyThatsMyLine: Garnet reassures Peridot that the Crystal Gems won't let the Rubies take her back to Homeworld because they've sworn to protect everyone on the earth, including "[[FantasticSlur Clods]] like you". Peridot responds with "That's my word." in an awestruck tone.

* HypocriticalHumor: The members of the Ruby Squad all laugh at Ruby's question of the last time, with Navy chiding her for her forgetfulness in a tone that suggests that she and the others have [[TheDitz already convinced themselves that this person they've just met is a longtime companion.]]
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: In addition to the placement of their gems, the Rubies all have different outfits and mannerisms to make them easier to tell apart. One even has a different hue from the others.

* InsultFriendlyFire: Amethyst bemusedly comments that "Rubies are dumb." while standing next to Garnet--and by extension Ruby. [[SubvertedTrope She is not offended]], and doesn't even fully disagree, just saying that not ALL of them are stupid.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Crystal Gems choose human names similar to their real names: Pearl is "Earl", Amethyst is "Amy", Sapphire is "Sophie", and Lapis is..."Bob".

* RedHerring: Peridot's suspicions that Homeworld is after her are proven wrong: the Rubies weren't after her and don't even care when she mentions insulting Yellow Diamond.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Lapis laughs says their plan to play baseball sucks before joining in.

* TroubledFetalPosition: After Peridot crawls into a box of baseball equipment, Steven lifts the box up to find Peridot curled up in a ball again.

* WhamEpisode: This episode is mostly a BreatherEpisode but it does have the shock that Jasper is the one being searched for and was the one in charge of the Earth mission when earlier episodes made it seem like she was just along because Peridot was worried about the Crystal Gems.

* TheComicallySerious: Lapis spends the entire baseball game looking like she'd rather be anywhere else. [[NotSoAboveItAll She does give some small smiles as the game goes on, though]].

* TheComicallySerious: Lapis spends the entire baseball game looking like she'd rather be anywhere else. [[NotSoAboveItAll She does give some small smiles as the game goes on though]].

* NaiveNewcomer: Leggy is called a newbie by their leader and she is awkward and oblivious.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Lapis spends much of the baseball game with a bored, detached look except when she gives a little smile after catching the ball on the ground, and high-fives Ruby when Sapphire makes the winning shot.

* TheDitz: The Rubies aren't the most intelligent adversaries, failing to properly count to five and buying Steven's lies even though they're pretty obvious. Leggy in particular is lacking, even compared to the others, [[ForgetfulJones forgetting what the mission they were supposed to be doing even was]].

* SuperGullible: The Rubies accept near everything they're told by Steven, even when he claims that Jasper is on Neptune when the Rubies demand her location. They even play a game of baseball simply to access a single barn, with the stakes for losing being forced off Earth.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Ruby and Sapphire keep getting distracted from the game by each other. Steven sets them straight for the final inning.

Back at the barn, Peridot thinks that Homeworld must want her shattered, but the other Gems save Lapis are ready to protect her.

Garnet has a plan, and she unfuses into Ruby and Sapphire. Ruby infiltrates the group of Rubies to find their purpose, and they do not notice their extra member. They spot the barn and decide to search it, with Crystal Gem Ruby quickly volunteering.

The Crystal Gems consider their options and settle on nonviolent means. Ruby and Steven come out and tell the other Rubies that there's nothing but humans in the barn, but they're still skeptical. Steven, looking at the baseball bat he's holding, challenges them to a baseball game. If the Rubies win, they can search the barn, and if the "humans" win, the Rubies leave forever. The Rubies accept.

Steven and the disguised Crystal Gems play baseball with the six Rubies, using the half-buried Roaming Eye as the pitcher's mound. Both teams do a decent job, except Ruby and Sapphire, who are too busy flirting with each other to concentrate. Luckily, none of the Homeworld Rubies take notice.

In the final inning, Steven explains to his team that the batter, Sapphire, must get a home run in order for them to win. Sapphire is finally able to concentrate, and after two strikes, sends the ball flying for a home run.

In celebration, Sapphire jumps into Ruby's arms, and they accidentally fuse, blowing their disguise.

The Rubies fuse to become a much larger Ruby, and Peridot runs out to defend her friends. The Crystal Gems learn that Homeworld isn't interested in Peridot at all, only Jasper. The Ruby fusion demands Jasper's whereabouts, and Steven hastily points out that she's on Neptune.

After a tense silence, the fusion buys the lie without question, and the Rubies unfuse. The leader fails to notice they're a five-Gem team again, and they all leave for Neptune.

Steven and the rest of Gems are amazed to see five Ruby soldiers sent by Yellow Diamond coming out of a tracking vessel. Garnet unfuses so that Ruby can infiltrate the group and discover their purpose, but causes suspicions.

* BareYourMidriff: Lapis looks darned cute in her baseball uniform. Also Stomach Ruby.
* TheBigGuy: Left Shoulder Ruby. HotBlooded and aggressive, constantly trying to pick a fight.
* BookEnds: The episode begins and ends with a shot of Left Eye Ruby peering out of the Roving Eye ship suspiciously before disembarkening and leaving respectively.

* CoolShades: The Ruby leader wears a set of clear yellow shades similar to both Garnet and Peridot's. They're like the latter in that they're fully transparent and colored, and the former in that they're separate from her body.

* TheDitz: The Rubies aren't the most intelligent adversaries, failing to properly count to five and buying Steven's lies even though they're pretty obvious. There's one in particular who is lacking, even compared to the others, [[ForgetfulJones forgetting what the mission they were supposed to be doing even was]].

* FailedASpotCheck: The Ruby leader didn't even ''notice'' the barn until Ruby mentioned it. Despite the fact that it was in clear view from her vantage point.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Ruby infiltrates the Ruby Squad, Chest Ruby explains that they're looking for the leader of the Earth expedition. Since Peridot wasn't in charge back when she arrived on Earth, it becomes apparent that it isn't her they're looking for.

* HypocriticalHumor: The members of the Ruby Squad all laugh at Ruby's question of the last time, with Stomach Ruby chiding her for her forgetfulness in a tone that suggests that she and the others have [[TheDitz already convinced themselves that this person they've just met is a longtime companion.]]

* TheLancer: Left Eye Ruby. She is much more gruff and serious than the lead Ruby.

* TheLeader: Chest Ruby. Gives all of the orders and tries to look after her squad.

* NaiveNewcomer: Left Knee Ruby is called a newbie by their leader and she is awkward and oblivious.
* NonUniformUniform: Homeworld's military doesn't seem to have much of a dress code, though three of them have what seems to be the standard outfit with a v-shape with a yellow Diamond at the bottom, the Leader/Chest has, in addition to her CoolShades, only pants and a pair of suspenders on, and the one with the navel Gemstone has a shawl like outfit. It seems that, as long as it has the Diamond symbol, they don't really care, though it seems like it's at least partially to keep the gemstones exposed.

* SilentBob: Left Eye Ruby mostly speaks with grunts and growls, only speaking twice: first on the baseball roll call, and again to say "Thank you" to Steven for telling them where Jasper is.

* BareYourMidriff: Lapis looks darned cute in her baseball uniform.

* PaperThinDisguise: Ruby's infiltration of the Homeworld Rubies simply consists of her joining up beside them... and that's about it, with the other Rubies simply mistaking her as being part of their original five (mostly from the Ruby Leader forgetting to count ''herself'').
** The Gems disguise themselves as humans by covering up their Gems, wearing baseball outfits, and going by human names. Luckily, the Rubies did not do their research very well (or at all) and were not too thrown off by [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation "Bob" and "Sophie" being blue]].

* RefugeInAudacity: The gems have to convince the Homeworld Rubies to leave the barn without discovering Peridot and do so by betting on a baseball game. Sapphire [[CrazyEnoughToWork doesn't have any objections]] despite how incredulous she finds the turn of events. Lapis says flat-out that Steven's plan sucks, but goes along with it anyway.

** Everyone forgets that, considering the communicator exploded after Peridot talked with Yellow Diamond, Peridot would have been assumed dead, so the Rubies obviously had another goal (that being the aforementioned Jasper).

** Ruby and Sapphire both knew in advance that [[XanatosGambit losing wouldn't be much of a problem]]. Since the others didn't, they were free to have fun with pretending to be strangers and [[TricksterTwins trolling their friends]].

** Ruby and Sapphire both knew in advance that [[XanatosGambit losing wouldn't be much of a problem]], so they were free to have fun with pretending to be strangers.

** Ruby and Sapphire both knew in advance that [[XanatosGambit losing wouldn't be much of a problem, so they were free to have fun with pretending to be strangers.