History StevenUniverse / TropesAToD

** [[spoiler:"I'm Not My Mom/I Am My Mom" in late season 4 episodes relating to the various ways in which Steven was intended by Rose to be a seperate being from herself, but still suffers from the consequences of her actions, and ultimately feels responsible for resolving the conflicts that she started millenia ago.]]

* AdoptAServant: The ShowWithinAShow ''Lil' Butler'' is about a wealthy family who find a baby and raise him to be a butler.

* {{Adorkable}}: Nearly every character, but Steven, Connie, Greg, Pearl, and Peridot are the most obvious offenders.''Spoiler Even White,Blue and mostly Yellow Diamond have cute and awkward moments before and after their redemption.''

* {{Adorkable}}: Nearly every character, but Steven, Connie, Greg, Pearl, and Peridot are the most obvious offenders.

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[Spoiler: Obsidian, the fusion of Steven, Amethyst, Pearl and Garnet. Their gem color absorbs all light. This is a big contrast to White Diamond, whose gem shines all light.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[Obsidian, the fusion of Steven, Amethyst, Pearl and Garnet. Their gem color absorbs all light. This is a big contrast to White Diamond, whose gem shines all light.]]

** Steven in The Battle of Heart and Mind.
--->'''Steven''': Does this look perfect to you?

* AllPlanetsAreEarthLike: , but :

** As of "Jungle Moon," it seems to be a subversion. Earth is still unique, though organic life is possible on other worlds. The episode shows [[https://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/File:Jungle_Moon_131.png a planet with a thin atmosphere and few oceans]] (resembling a young Mars) in the past, ''but its orbiting moon'' is habitable to some bizarre specimens. Stevonnie is able to breathe the air and eat the lifeforms for sustenance. What little prospects of life existing over on the host planet are squashed after Yellow Diamond colonizes, [[NoodleIncident and strangely abandons it]], leaving behind a mess of debris.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Crystal Gems can get away with this easily, having been on Earth for thousands of years. Homeworld Gems like Peridot, Lapis Lazuli, Jasper, and Yellow Diamond however, also converse even in private in English. It's later revealed they [[spoiler:have their own written language significantly different from English]], leaving it ultimately unclear if this is a straight example. It's been left open enough that this may end up being an inversion where humans actually adopted english from Gems.
* AllPlanetsAreEarthLike: Surprisingly adverted. It would seem the writers have been paying attention [[ShownTheirWork to the Rare Earth hypothesis]]. The space-faring Gem race have conquered many star systems, yet ''never'' encountered another world like the Earth, nor "fragile" organic lifeforms. This is the reason why Rose Quartz instantly fell in love with the planet, started the rebellion to protect its biosphere, and never looked back.

* AbandonedCatchphrase: When was the last time you heard Greg (or anybody for that matter) saying "if every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs"?

** Steven [[MistakenIdentity being mistaken for his mother Rose]] at first seems like something unique to Jasper because he used Rose's shield. Gradually, it's shown Homeworld in general think Steven and Rose must be the same person because they have the same [[HeartDrive gemstone]], regardless of his acts or feeling. Even the other Crystal Gems take some time to understand Steven is not Rose. All of this strongly resembles one struggling to get their chosen gender identity recognized by others (on an individual and societal level).

** From a geological point of view the only difference between sapphires and rubies is the color (both are types of corundum; red corundum is called ruby and every other color is called sapphire or [color] sapphire for colors other than blue, which is the color most commonly associated with the name sapphire). Since the color is just due to tiny quantities of impurities, it's kind of bizarre that fusing them produces Garnet (a completely different mineral). The show does, however, correctly treat Padparadscha as a type of sapphire (similar design, same voice actress, and in theory the same main ability, even if Padparadscha's is a bit... broken.)

** The humans have mostly normal names like Greg, Steven, or Connie. There are some exceptions, though: one family has onion-themed names (Onion, Sour Cream, and Vidalia), Fryman's youngest son is named Peedee.

* AbortedArc: Peridot's Twitter. Originally updating semi-frequently after its introduction, it suddenly stopped after "Alone At Sea", came back after "Earthlings" for a series of Tweets of Peridot screaming about what happened in the episode, and then stopped again. Why it stopped after that is unknown, but considering that Lauren Zuke (the one running the account) left the show, it looks like it won't be starting up again anytime soon.
** Peridot [[https://twitter.com/PERIDOT5XG/status/867195583810764800 did eventually tweet again]], albeit after a 9 month and 14 day hiatus. And then went back into hiatus after a single tweet.

** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/mcburnett/status/637119719703576576 World War II never occurred]] in this version of history, and America lacks many of our holidays aside from birthdays.

* ClarkesThirdLaw: The Gems' abilities amount to what most would call "magic". They are also entities from outer space, suggesting that at least some their "magic" is actually extremely advanced technology. See also: SufficientlyAdvancedAliens and {{Magitek}}. Some gems, like Peridot, almost exclusively use technology. Other displays of magic, such as Rose Quartz's healing tears and Lapis Lazuli's complete [[ElementalPowers elemental control]] [[MakingASplash over water]], suggest no technology could ever exist to mimic them.

* BreatherEpisode: ZigZagged. One of the show's strongest features is the masterly done pacing. In between several episodes of intense drama and character development, SU still dares to alternate with lighter toned episodes. However, many of these apparently filler episodes manage to unveil clues that later will turn into major plot points, seemingly averting this trope. Some standouts: