History WhamEpisode / StevenUniverse

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E22Earthlings Earthlings]]": Holy. Shit. Steven Fuses with Amethyst to make Smoky Quartz, making this his first Fusion with another Gem, Jasper gets Corrupted, poofed, and bubbled, removing a recurring villain. But before she goes, she mentions Pink Diamond, making her the first character in the show to acknowledge Pink Diamond's existence. There's a heavy implication that Rose did... ''something'' to her.

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E23BackToTheMoon Back to the Moon]]": Mama mia. It's revealed that Rose ''shattered'' Pink Diamond. This reveal also makes Yellow Diamond wanting to destroy Earth despite its resources make a lot more sense.

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E24IAmMyMom I Am My Mom]]": [[DownerEnding Hoo boy.]] The Crystal Gems reason that the Diamonds must have sent Aquamarine and Topaz personally (presumably for the human zoo). Aquamarine reveals that she and Topaz were sent to collect [[CerebusCallBack the humans Steven mentioned to Peridot all the way back in "Marble Madness", causing him immense guilt.]] When Aquamarine threatens to kill the captives if "My Dad" is not handed over, Steven "reveals" it to be him and hands himself in. He manages to free everyone aboard the ship, Alexandrite stops it from going too far, and the captives (except Lars) escape, only for Aqua to freeze both Alexandrite and the escapees in place. How does it end? [[HeroicSacrifice Steven reveals his gem, declaring himself to be Rose Quartz, and goes with the invaders to Homeworld as a sacrifice in order to free the others and to try and make amends for his and his mother's mistakes]], ending on the ship warping away with him and Lars inside as [[SayMyName Connie screams out for Steven.]]

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E24LegsFromHereToHomeworld Legs From Here to Homeworld]]": Gee, how should we put this? Centipeetle is temporarily healed of her corruption, allowing us to see what she originally looked like, and she confirms she was a Nephrite. We learn that the Corruption was ''unintended''; the Diamond's light flash was supposed to shatter every gem on Earth. Yellow Diamond theorizes that the Corruption can be healed by all four Diamonds working in unison. The main Crystal Gems leave the Earth by taking Pink Diamond's legship (which is half-buried in the desert near the ruins last seen in "Lion 4: Alternate Ending"), we get a view of Homeworld from orbit where it looks completely broken apart, and we finally meet the fourth Diamond foreshadowed in "Your Mother and Mine": '''White Diamond.'''

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E18EverythingsFine Everything's Fine]]": Steven's SanitySlippage reaches a breaking point. When Greg, the Crystal Gems and Connie finally decided to confront Steven about what's going on to him lately, he started acting even more hysterical, and at first he played down his issues all throughout ''Future'', likening his crashing the van to "a little disagreement" and a "rite of passage". In the same breath, he mentioned that he almost murdered White Diamond and "only" shattered Jasper but thanks to his powers, he can fix everything with no one being the wiser, much to their horror. However, hearing his actions aloud and realizing how much he's messed up, Steven came with the conclusion that he is not that innocent kid he used to be, and that he has become a fraud, and a monster. [[WhamShot Cue pink spikes bursting out of his back.]]

* The "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E25MirrorGem Mirror Gem]]"/"[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem Ocean Gem]]" two-parter has multiple: It turns out the Crystal Gems are not unique, as we meet a new (and seemingly ''extremely powerful'') Gem named Lapis Lazuli, who Steven promptly sets free. It's revealed that Gems fought each other all the time; the various monsters fought over the course of the series are confirmed to be Gems that have become "Corrupted"; Gems aren't magical beings but aliens; and Steven [[TookALevelInBadass appears to have more control summoning his shield]].

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* The "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E25MirrorGem Mirror Gem]]"/"[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E26OceanGem Ocean Gem]]" two-parter: Steven ends up setting a new (and seemingly ''extremely powerful'') Gem named Lapis Lazuli free. It's revealed that Gems fought each other all the time; the various monsters fought over the course of the series are confirmed to be Gems that have become "Corrupted", and Steven [[TookALevelInBadass appears to have more control summoning his shield]].
* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E36WarpTour Warp Tour]]": Another Gem by the name of Peridot makes an appearance after her robots land from outer space and fix the Warp Pad. Whatever this means, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl are ''extremely'' distressed about the possibility of Homeworld Gems returning to Earth. It ends with Garnet smashing the Warp Pad, and raises even more questions about the Crystal Gems and why they seem to be in such a conflict with the others.

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E28MessageReceived Message Received]]": Peridot manages to contact Yellow Diamond, not so she could join with Homeworld again but so she could try and convince her leader to spare the Earth. When Peridot finds out that Yellow Diamond only wants Earth destroyed regardless of the resources, she [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu calls her a clod]], fully cementing her HeelFaceTurn.

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream Steven's Dream]]": Blue Diamond is introduced, and abducts Greg.

* "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E18ASinglePaleRose A Single Pale Rose]]": Steven was told that his mother Rose shattered Pink Diamond, but then... '''''Boom'''''. After a trip through Pearl's head, Steven finds out that Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond are the same person, meaning Steven is [[SemiDivine half-]]'''[[SemiDivine Diamond]]''' rather than half-Quartz like he had always believed. Pink [[FakingTheDead faked her death]] by swallowing fake shards, then getting Pearl to disguise herself as Rose Quartz and "kill" her, tricking the other Diamonds into thinking she was dead, when she had just been poofed. Also, Pink ordered Pearl [[TongueTied not to tell anyone the truth]]. All of this was an attempt to get Blue and Yellow to leave the Earth alone, [[GoneHorriblyWrong but it backfired]] [[FinalSolution spectacularly]]. On a more minor note, we learn that Pearl's original owner was Pink Diamond. Since this revelation, Steven and Garnet (and by extension, her Sapphire half) struggle to make sense of everything "Rose Quartz" stood for.