Stevonnie - Steven Universe

Stevonnie is the fusion of Steven Universe and Connie Maheswaran. They formed for the very first time in their debut episode, "Alone Together".

Nickname(s) Pink (Yellow and Blue Diamond) Racer S (Ronaldo) Dondai (Jenny) Babe (Kevin) Characteristics Species 25% Gem 75% Human

Weapon(s) Shield (summoned) Rose's Sword (non-summoned; formerly) Sex Intersex[1] Gender Non-binary Gender Pronoun They/Them Age 25 ("Alone Together" to "We Need to Talk") 26 years and 9 months ("Beach City Drift" to "Jungle Moon") 28 years and 2 months ("Together Alone") 31 ("Bismuth Casual") Traits Hair Dark purple Eyes Black Gemstone Pink diamond Gem Type Fusion Components Connie Maheswaran (human) Steven Universe Professional Status Occupation(s) Guardian Alignment Crystal Gems Personal Status Friend(s) Crystal Gems Lion Greg Universe Lars Barriga Off Colors Sadie Miller Sour Cream Jenny Pizza Ronaldo Fryman Kiki Pizza Media First Appearance "Alone Together" Music Theme "Alone Together" (fusion theme) "Twilight Run" Voice Actor AJ Michalka

Appearance Stevonnie is taller than Amethyst and Pearl but is a few inches shorter than Garnet. They have an average/athletic build consisting of Connie's slim figure with Steven's chubby and stocky features and a medium complexion between both of their components. However, unlike Steven and Connie who sport dark brown hair, Stevonnie has curly dark purple hair that reaches to their thighs. Because Steven nor Connie's shoes fit them, they are usually barefooted; however, they retain the pair of shoes tailored by the Pebbles. As seen in "Jungle Moon", they can also grow facial hair, a trait acquired from Steven. Rebecca Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey have stated that Steven and Connie's "ages combine" when they form Stevonnie and that Stevonnie can grow more facial hair than Steven due to being biologically older.[2] Stevonnie is considered to be very physically attractive by both male and female citizens of Beach City as they seem to be in awe of their appearance.

Since Stevonnie is a fusion of two beings with physical bodies, their outfit upon forming is prone to constant change. All of these outfits can be seen here. From "Lars of the Stars" to "Escapism", their hair goes just past their shoulders, due to Connie cutting her hair into a chin-length bob before the events of "Kevin Party". However, in "Bismuth Casual," after a timeskip following the fifth season, Connie's hair has grown back to shoulder length, making Stevonnie's hair now chest-length.

Personality “ I wish you were here. If we were together, it would be okay. But we are together, and it's not. I'm alone...

” —Stevonnie, "Alone Together" Stevonnie's personality is unique. As a fusion, they do not have a single, distinct personality, but instead, have a blend of both Connie's and Steven's minds, and they frequently alternate in their control of Stevonnie's behavior and thoughts. They carry the free spirit, friendliness, and fun-loving attitude of Steven and the courtesy, awkwardness, and intelligence of Connie. During their fight with Jasper in "Crack the Whip", Stevonnie shows courage and determination to protect Amethyst from Jasper and to defeat her, inherited from both Connie and Steven.

Much like Garnet, Stevonnie is a highly stable fusion, reflecting the strong synergy between Steven and Connie when they are unfused. This stability is clearly showcased in "Jungle Moon," where Stevonnie successfully remains fused for several days.

When under pressure, Connie's and Steven's personalities may become more distinct, as when Stevonnie unintentionally became the center of attention at the rave party, they suddenly became nervous and had a panic attack, something that can be traced back to Connie rather than Steven. During the first half of "Beach City Drift", Stevonnie was shown to be rather obsessive about getting back at Kevin. This trait could be inherited from Steven, because of how much anger he had towards Kevin. However, near the end, Stevonnie seems to be more carefree, simply ignoring Kevin's remarks and attempts to get their attention. It also shows that Stevonnie possesses Connie's practicality along with Steven's sentimentalism as they argue over eating the beaked alien.

History "Alone Together" Alone Together 070 In "Alone Together," Steven talks to Connie about his efforts to improve his fusion dance with the Gems. Connie expresses her admiration for his ability to dance with them, admitting that she feels uncomfortable dancing in front of others. This leads Steven to invite her to dance, reminding her that it’s just the two of them. They start dancing together and gradually become more comfortable with each other. Suddenly, Steven trips over Connie, but she catches him. They both laugh and touch foreheads as Steven's gem begins to glow.

When the glow fades, they wake up and wonder why Steven's sandals don’t fit. As they rise, Steven and Connie feel a mix of panic and joy inside themselves. Eventually, they settle on celebrating their fusion. The two decide to share the news with the Gems. When they do, the Gems are taken aback. Pearl immediately expresses concern, stating that fusing with humans is an impossible feat. Amethyst points out a delighted Garnet, who runs up to the fusion. She asks them how they feel and names them "Stevonnie." Garnet approaches Stevonnie and tells them they are an experience, encouraging them to have fun being one.

Stevonnie runs toward Beach City, and they decide to get donuts. Inside, Sadie and Lars see Stevonnie, and they are both left breathless by their beauty. Stevonnie asks for two donuts, which Lars brings up. When they try to pay, Sadie tells them "It's on the house." Stevonnie gratefully accepts the donuts but reminds the two of the gesture not being a sound business practice on their way out. Stevonnie goes to a bench and pulls out the donuts. Connie's and Steven's personalities begin to bubble up, and Steven asks Connie if she wants to stop being fused with him. Connie is about to answer when Sour Cream comes by and gives Stevonnie an invitation to a party he is DJ-ing. Stevonnie accepts the invitation and goes to the party.

In the warehouse where the party is held, they see several people dancing so they begin to dance, drawing everyone's attention to them. When they finish, they realize no one is dancing with them. Connie's anxiety takes over and Stevonnie panics. The people seem to grow taller, and they are "encased" in a large disco ball. Kevin joins them and starts dancing. They reject him and walk over to a wall. There, Connie's part of the fusion thinks about how she would be enjoying this if her friend was there, but being fused into one being with Steven is not the same thing as having Steven with her. Kevin coerces Stevonnie to dance with him until they get angry and begrudgingly accept. When they pull him out onto the dance floor, they begin dancing wildly and ferociously. Their gem begins to glow, and they split into Steven and Connie once again.

"We Need to Talk" In "We Need to Talk", Stevonnie briefly appears and does not speak, when Steven and Connie dance after Greg puts Nietzche's Breakdown on. Greg is shocked that they can fuse, and they stare at each other in silence for a couple of seconds before they unfuse.

"Beach City Drift" In "Beach City Drift", Kevin reappears and treats Greg with disrespect until Steven comes to his defense, still angry about the previous incident from "Alone Together". Kevin, not recognizing Steven, asks if he knew him, and Connie comes over excusing Steven by saying that Kevin looks like another guy they know. After he drives off, Steven says that he wishes he could race Kevin and rub the winning ribbon in his face. Connie says that kids cannot drive because it is against the law, but Steven mentions that they were not kids when they met Kevin, and Connie understands Steven's implication. At the bottom of a hill in a parking lot, Buck, Sour Cream, Ronaldo, and a few others watch as Kevin finishes a car race before Jenny does, who is mad that her practice did not pay off. Kevin rubs it in her face before asking if anyone else would want to race him down the hill. A car then pulls up in the parking lot and Stevonnie gets out, telling Kevin that they will race him.

Kevin realizes that the "brats" at the car wash that seemed familiar are Stevonnie. He says that he will not be fooled by their "two kids in a beautiful trench coat" routine. Stevonnie tells him that he does not know what he is talking about and will beat him at the race. Kevin claims that Stevonnie is obsessed with him and that he is a little old for them. This angers Stevonnie, who asks if he wants to race or not. Kevin says that the start of the race is at the top of the mountain and that they will start when the clock strikes the hour. He also includes that the first one to the bottom of the mountain wins, but that they do not have to worry about the last part, implying that Stevonnie will lose. This angers Stevonnie, and Kevin races away up the mountain leaving a cloud of dust and smoke that everyone coughs on, except for Stevonnie, who claims that Kevin is "going down."

At the top of the mountain, Kevin and Stevonnie are lined up, getting ready to race. Kevin looks at his watch, as it is almost time for the race to start. Stevonnie and Kevin turn on their headlights, as Kevin says "It's Kevin time.", before racing off. After driving for a bit, an upcoming curved road sign is shown. On the mountain's road, Kevin seems to be far ahead of where Stevonnie is, but Stevonnie races in front of him, saying that they will not let him win. Stevonnie laughs at Kevin, who is behind them but sees the upcoming curve on the road. Stevonnie quickly breaks and turns, and they laugh when they realize they are drifting. Kevin appears next to them, and he teases them for actually knowing how to drive the car before speeding ahead of them.

As the race progresses, Kevin continues to mock and tease Stevonnie. Stevonnie then asks Kevin why he always has to be such a jerk, and Kevin responds with a story about his little brother being sick. Stevonnie shows sympathy for Kevin, but he reveals his story to be a lie. Stevonnie gets angry as Kevin speeds up in front of them. They begin to see a vision of only seeing Kevin's car and the road, but try to focus on the race and ignore it. Suddenly, the road appears to be breaking off and falling away behind them. Stevonnie then sees a vision of Kevin's face but with large, glowing eyes. Stevonnie screams and turns away before blacking out, unfusing in the process. After Steven and Connie decide to finish the race, but for themselves instead of beating Kevin together they refuse and Stevonnie continues to drive. They go after Kevin and catch up with him, who begins to taunt them again.

Kevin is confused that Stevonnie is not getting angry at his comments, and Stevonnie eventually races in front of him. Stevonnie notices the beautiful view of Beach City as they drive by it, but Kevin turns on his booster rockets so he would win. Kevin rubs it in Stevonnie's face that he won, but Stevonnie puts out their hand, wanting to shake hands for a good race. When Kevin denies, Stevonnie says that he was right about the beautiful view of the mountain. Kevin tells Stevonnie not to teach him a lesson because he had just won. Stevonnie then adds that second place is not so bad for their first time driving. Stevonnie gets in their car and drives away. Kevin runs after the car, desperately telling Stevonnie that they are obsessed with him, but Stevonnie ignores him and keeps driving.

"Crack the Whip" In "Crack the Whip", Jasper returns with the Snow Monster and while Amethyst battles her, Steven and Connie fight the Corrupted Gem. Eventually, Amethyst is poofed by Jasper, and seeing this, they fuse into Stevonnie and kick Jasper, causing her to drop Amethyst's gemstone. They land and catch the gemstone. Jasper then expresses her disgust that Steven, whom she still calls Rose, has fused with a human. She jumps on top of the retreating Corrupted Gem and rushes at Stevonnie, who places down Amethyst's gemstone before jumping on top of Lion. The Gem Monster and Lion butt heads and Stevonnie rush at Jasper, throwing their shield at her and hitting her in the head with Rose's Sword, pushing Jasper down with enough force that she poofs the corrupted Gem.

Amethyst reforms with a new outfit ready to fight, looking around for Jasper but she looks ahead to see Stevonnie in control of the situation. Jasper realizes she has been defeated and gets angry because a fusion once again beat her. After collecting the Green Corrupted Gem's gemstone, she walks back into the ocean, claiming she will be back. Stevonnie turns around and unfuses, informing Amethyst that they defeated Jasper, and happy at their victory, Steven and Connie run back to the house.

"Mindful Education" In "Mindful Education", Connie looks noticeably bothered and upset about something in the beginning, but before Steven can find out what was wrong, Pearl and Garnet warp in, excited to begin fusion training. The group moves to the Ancient Sky Arena, where the training begins. The Holo-Pearls fuse into a larger version of themselves, and Steven and Connie perform a brief fusion dance to fuse into Stevonnie, to begin the battle. Stevonnie unlocks their floating abilities while fighting the Holo-Pearl fusion, and takes pride in it. They wall jump straight at the giant Holo-Pearl until reality distorts and a vision of Jeff appears. Through Connie, Stevonnie apologizes, but the shock makes them lose focus and unfuse while falling. Connie runs out of the Sky Arena, and Steven follows her.

Steven finds Connie on the steps behind the area, near the warp pad, and decides to talk to her about the way she is been acting. Connie admits that she beat up a kid named Jeff at school, and Steven is shocked, asking her to explain more about the situation. Connie claims that her training instinct just "kicked in", and she did it on accident. Steven tells Connie not to think about it, but Garnet interrupts and takes the kids to the beach to meditate with her. Garnet begins to teach them about keeping the balance with a Fusion to prevent them from unfusing again. One particular aspect Garnet teaches is coming to an understanding of one's feelings and keeping a clear mind when fused. Garnet asks Steven and Connie to fuse so they can begin by meditating and entering their realm in the mind.

The song "Here Comes a Thought" begins to play as the cinematic starts with Garnet as the lead. Stevonnie takes the lead after her verse and experiences Steven and Connie facing the same issues with the butterflies but ultimately calms down as the meditation is completed. After learning that her guilt was natural, Connie decides to confront her emotions by apologizing to Jeff and make amends, even taking a picture with him on the phone. While Connie goes to change, Steven suddenly sees a butterfly from their previous meditation on his mother's sword.

Training begins, and Stevonnie is doing much better with more confident maneuvers against multiple Holo-Pearls. When Stevonnie thrusts into one Holo-Pearl, however, the hallucinations begin again, and this time, it is on Steven's part as Stevonnie witnesses Bismuth getting poofed. Garnet snaps them back to reality with Pearl expressing concern, but Stevonnie snaps back into the hallucination and witnesses Jasper and her corruption. They also witness "Eyeball"'s hatred and anger toward them, and Stevonnie is eventually surrounded by the three, overwhelming them with guilt and sorrow. The three poof into swarms of butterflies and form Rose Quartz in the sky, looking down on them disappointedly. This makes Stevonnie walk backwards and inadvertently fall off the edge of the Ancient Sky Arena.

Stevonnie unfuses from the sudden shock and Connie encourages Steven to fuse again to hover down safely. Steven is under turmoil, so Connie tells him it is okay to think about it, and he has to feel bad about what he had done so he can move on as he had no other choice but to act upon Bismuth, Jasper, and "Eyeball"'s demise since the three refused to accept Steven's help. They begin to fuse once more, and Stevonnie begins to breathe to calm down. They eventually land on the ground safely, happy about the outcome. They lay on the ground and stare at the clouds to end the day.

"Lars of the Stars" Stevonnie forms on the bridge of the Sun Incinerator and volunteers to pilot the Star Skipper so Lars can remain with his crew. They successfully destroy the main weapons on Emerald's ship, but then the Skipper is damaged by missiles and they spiral toward a nearby moon.

"Jungle Moon" In "Jungle Moon", Steven and Connie are fused as Stevonnie and stuck in the Star Skipper after it was shot and damaged by Emerald's battleship in "Lars of the Stars". Lars attempts to contact them through the Sun Incinerator but flickers away on the display because of the damage the ship took. The ship is shown to have all parts of it broken on the display before that itself disappears as well.

The Star Skipper begins entering the atmosphere of the nearby moon. Stevonnie attempts, unsuccessfully, to steer the ship and it crashes into a tall, tree-like plant and explodes. Bits of the ship is flung across the moon and Stevonnie falls in a rose-quartz bubble unharmed. The rose-quartz bubble pops and Stevonnnie looks around confused. They are momentarily scared by a blooming plant before spotting the cockpit of the Star Skipper. The cockpit is damaged but its lights are still on. Stevonnnie attempts to contact the Sun Incinerator and Lars but is futile. The cockpit lights flash then turn off leaving Stevonnie alone on the jungle moon confused.

After considering their options for a while, Stevonnie notices movement in a nearby bush and takes out their shield just in time for a beetle-like alien to jump on top of it. They fling it off and cut it in half. The half of the alien with the head sprouts legs and stumbles off, leaving Stevonnie to realize that if aliens can survive there, they can too.

Stevonnie collects the other half of the alien and walks off to find other resources, such as fruits and drinking water. Stevonnie is also seen setting up a tent-like shelter on a mountain while it's raining and shaves off some facial hair they grew using Rose's sword, leaving noticeable stubble.

Later on, Stevonnie is seen crouching over a small bird-like alien taking to themself about how they have to eat it because all the ration bars are gone. Suddenly, a big shadow appears behind Stevonnie and the small alien bird disappears. Stevonnie turns around to see a much bigger version of the alien bird that screeches at them. They run off and are chased by the alien. Stevonnie runs into an abandoned moon base where they decide to stake out and hide in for the night. They comment that they recognize the area before setting up a hammock and falling asleep.

Stevonnie has a dream that begins with them phasing up through a carpet while asleep. They wake up confused to find they are micro-sized and in Connie's house. Connie's mother, Priyanka, phases up through the carpet while on her phone. She appears frustrated while talking to another person on the phone. Stevonnie doesn't appear surprised about the situation and wonders what Priyanka is talking about. They attempt to get Priyanka's attention, but she doesn't seem to notice them and continues to talk about launching drop ships and destroying a location. Stevonnie climbs up to the window sill and onto Priyanka's lab coat and climbs up onto her shoulder. Priyanka threatens to shatter the person on the phone and their team.

Stevonnie pushes Priyanka's phone and yells in her ear to get her attention. It is revealed that Priyanka is talking to a Nephrite Gem (XJCUT763). Priyanka picks up Stevonnie and puts them down. Her arm changes color to yellow and the location changes to the interior of a moon base. Priyanka now appears as Yellow Diamond but with human facial features, still resembling Priyanka. She sits down on a chair and contemplates.

Stevonnie notices a dropship flying outside and is excited about them yelling at the person on the chair (which they now refer to as "Yellow") and asks what they are doing. After being told that the dropships are colonizing the planet, Stevonnie expresses that they want to command a dropship as well. After being told that they can command whatever they want when they have their colony, Stevonnie demands that they want a colony as well. They see that Yellow is looking at a gem-tech screen that has a drop-ship on it and is commanding the dropship and messes with the screen to try to contact the dropship themself. Yellow stops Stevonnie and angrily tells them not to touch the screen. Stevonnie throws a tantrum, saying it is unfair that Yellow has so many worlds and they have none since they are just as important as she is. Yellow angrily retorts, "Then why don't you act like it, Pink!" They then storm off frustrated and look in a pane of glass. In it is the reflection of Pink Diamond. They angrily punch the mirror and Pink Diamond follows their actions.

Stevonnie wakes up from their dream by falling out of the hammock and talks to themself. Steven (in the form of Stevonnie) states that they are having Diamond dreams again and realizes they are in a moon base. They see an opening at the top and climb up and see the same set-up from their dream. Stevonnie climbs up onto the chair and pulls the screen towards them and turns it on. They slide the screen until they see Lars' Sun Incinerator and contacts him. Lars flies the Sun Incinerator towards their location when the large bird alien reappears on the top of the moon base and tries to attack Stevonnie. It's scared away by the Sun Incinerator's shots.

"Together Alone" Steven and Connie accidentally fuse at the ball in front of Yellow and Blue Diamond. After this, the other Crystal Gems also fuse into Garnet and Opal to defend Stevonnie against the Diamonds. Outraged by their actions, Yellow Diamond immediately poofs Garnet and Opal and puts Stevonnie in the Prison Tower.

"Escapism" Stevonnie attempts to escape the room they are trapped in by ramming into the door with a shield. They then summon two shields but are once again unsuccessful, being knocked backward. Stevonnie then notices a window and looks out of it, realizing how high up in the air they are. After losing their grip on the window sill, Stevonnie plummets to the floor and defuses. Stevonnie's voice can be heard, later on, providing the vocals for "Escapism".

"Bismuth Casual" Stevonnie is formed when Steven, feeling distant from Connie due to their recent lack of time together and his inability to relate to her human friends, finally expresses his feelings to her. He shares that he feels like they are drifting apart. When Sour Cream mentions a skating contest where the winner will be crowned "Skater of the Night," Steven and Connie decide to participate in the contest to reaffirm their bond. After delivering an amazing skating performance that astounds everyone at the rink, they eventually defuse back into Steven and Connie.

"Growing Pains" As Steven recalls his traumatic experiences from his childhood, he remembers Stevonnie's panic attack from "Mindful Education", Stevonnie crashing the Star Skipper in "Lars of the Stars", Stevonnie's dream of Pink Diamond from "Jungle Moon", and Stevonnie being grabbed by Yellow Diamond from "Together Alone".

Abilities Stevonnie, like all fusions, possesses an extreme amount of superhuman strength and agility. Despite being more human than Gem, Stevonnie is much stronger than Steven by himself, most likely stemming from Connie's athleticism combined with Steven's superhuman abilities. Stevonnie is strong enough to fight equally with a powerful Quartz warrior like Jasper or numerous opponents like Holo-Pearls. They appear to be able to utilize all standard Gem abilities, including weapon summoning and possibly fusion.

Skillset Stevonnie displaying their skills in combat. Stevonnie displaying their skills in combat.

Shield Proficiency: Due to possessing Rose Quartz/Steven's gemstone, Stevonnie can summon Rose's shield. With their enhanced strength as a fusion, they can withstand a direct strike from Jasper's crash helmet and absorb the potential knock-back. Like Steven, Stevonnie can use the shield offensively by throwing it. Dual-wielding: Like Steven, Stevonnie can summon two shields at the same time. Sword & Shield: As the duo, Stevonnie is shown to wield Rose's sword proficiently when used in conjunction with their shield for fighting both offensively and defensively. Swordsmanship: Stevonnie is skilled in the art of sword-fighting, an ability passed on from Connie. Like Connie, Stevonnie is ambidextrous as in "Mindful Education". Driving: In "Beach City Drift", Stevonnie drove Greg's new car, the Dondai Supremo, with remarkable skill despite the lack of practice or experience before the race. They also know how to pilot Lars' ship, the Star Skipper, due to its resemblance to a car. Natural Abilities Immense Strength: Stevonnie is shown to be extremely strong, enough to knock the much larger Jasper back a considerable distance and drive her through the monster she was riding with enough force to poof the latter with one slash. In "Know Your Fusion", it is implied by the "Ring the Bell" machine that Sardonyx used to test Smoky Quartz's strength, that Stevonnie's strength is rated (presumably by Sardonyx) as being greater than Pearl's but lower than Garnet's. Enhanced Agility: Stevonnie is shown to be graceful and agile, as shown when they are running and when they are dancing, which requires nimbleness and agility. As an extension to this, Stevonnie is also an amazing skater, as shown in "Bismuth Casual". They're able to jump over Bismuth while high-fiving her and almost jump up to the ceiling before landing in a split. Unique Abilities Empathic Telepathy: Like Steven, Stevonnie has an empathic connection to other lifeforms and can communicate with Gems and humans through their dreams. Speed of Descent Regulation: While fighting Jasper, Stevonnie remains in the air long enough to throw their shield at Jasper and prepare themself to use Rose's sword. They are shown to gain better control over this ability during their fusion training in "Mindful Education". Flutter Kick: Stevonnie can lower themself down slowly by moving their legs rapidly forward and backward. Save the Light TBA

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Relationships Garnet “ You are not two people and you are not one person. You... are an experience! Make sure it's a good experience. Now go... have... fun!

” —Garnet, "Alone Together" Garnet tells Stevonnie that they are not two people, or one person, but an experience. Garnet tells Stevonnie that they are not two people, or one person, but an experience.

As a fusion herself, Garnet is shown to be very accepting and supportive of Stevonnie, showing a gleeful expression on her face when she first saw them. In "Alone Together", she encouraged Stevonnie. In "Mindful Education", she helps teach Stevonnie (and by extension Connie and Steven) how to deal with feelings that caused their fusion to destabilize, caused by Connie's guilt over accidentally injuring a classmate and later on by Steven's guilt over his recent encounters with Bismuth, Jasper, and "Eyeball". In "Together Alone", Garnet jumps to Stevonnie's defense after Steven and Connie accidentally fuse at the Era 3 ball, further showing her support for Stevonnie.

Amethyst “ Wow! You two look great together! How does it feel Steven? Connie? ... Stevonnie?

” —Amethyst, "Alone Together" Stevonnie is surprised to see that Amethyst is okay. Stevonnie is surprised to see that Amethyst is okay.

Amethyst is responsible for naming Stevonnie and like Garnet is shown to be accepting of them despite the nature of their fusion. In "Crack the Whip", Stevonnie is shown to care for Amethyst as they rescued and protected her from Jasper who had just poofed Amethyst and was about to shatter her gemstone.

Pearl “ Great technique, Stevonnie. Keep it up!

” —Pearl, "Mindful Education" Pearl observing Stevonnie. Pearl observing Stevonnie.

Initially, Pearl was shown to be uncomfortable and somewhat disturbed by Stevonnie, due to the nature of their fusion. However, she seems to have become more comfortable and accepting of Stevonnie, as she observes their fusion training alongside Garnet in "Mindful Education", providing Holo-Pearls for Stevonnie to spar against as part of their training. Stevonnie is shown to be respectful towards Pearl, even referring to her as Ma'am as Connie does. Pearl is also shown to care for Stevonnie, showing concern for them when they have trouble maintaining their fusion due to visions caused by Steven's feelings over Bismuth, Jasper, and "Eyeball", which later caused them to fall off the training ground.

Greg Universe Greg is surprised to see that Steven and Connie can fuse into Stevonnie. Greg is surprised to see that Steven and Connie can fuse into Stevonnie.

In "We Need to Talk", Greg was initially surprised upon seeing Stevonnie for the first time, though he assured Steven and Connie he was already aware of fusion, having witnessed it firsthand from Rose Quartz and Pearl and having unsuccessfully attempted to fuse with Rose in the past himself.

Lars Barriga “ Whoa.

” —Lars, "Lars of the Stars" Lars of the Stars707 Stevonnie and Lars first met at the Big Donut in "Alone Together". Amazed by Stevonnie's presence and beauty, Lars and Sadie hand Stevonnie free donuts.

In "Lars of the Stars", Stevonnie reunites with Lars, immediately glad to see Lars again, and volunteers to protect Lars and the Off Colors from Emerald's wrath. Afterwards, in "Jungle Moon", when Stevonnie informed Lars that their ship was hit, he seemed concerned and asked for their coordinates. Later, when Stevonnie contacts Lars, he informs Stevonnie he is looking for them and tells the Off Colors to not give up on looking for them, ultimately rescuing them from the planet, both glad to see another.

Sadie Miller Alone Together 107 When Stevonnie got hungry they headed to the Big Donut, where Stevonnie's beauty grabbed Lars' and Sadie's attention, with both blushing. The two then gave Stevonnie free donuts.

Sour Cream Stevonnie receiving an invite from Sour Cream. Stevonnie receiving an invite from Sour Cream.

While Stevonnie was sitting on the bench eating a donut, Sour Cream half blushes and invites them to a rave held in a warehouse – the same place that held the underground wrestling matches in "Tiger Millionaire". This shows that he may find Stevonnie attractive. At the rave, Sour Cream and many of the other partygoers seem to be in awe of Stevonnie.

Yellow and Blue Diamond “ Yellow: Pink, what are you doing? Stevonnie: I was just dancing. gasps Blue: Pink, this is completely unacceptable! Unfuse or I'll make you.

” —"Together Alone" Stevonnie being grabbed by Yellow Diamond. Stevonnie being grabbed by Yellow Diamond.

Both Yellow and Blue Diamond were shocked and disgusted at Stevonnie's presence, with Blue demanding they unfuse. After the Gems unsuccessfully try to defend them, they are grabbed by Yellow and thrown into the prison tower.

Jasper “ I don't want to hear anything you have to say unless it's sorry.

” —"Crack the Whip" Stevonnie blocking Jasper's helmet with Steven's shield. Stevonnie blocking Jasper's helmet with Steven's shield.

Upon witnessing Steven and Connie fuse in "Crack the Whip", Jasper was immediately disgusted, openly criticizing "Rose's" willingness to fuse with a human. Stevonnie likewise refused to listen to Jasper unless she formally apologized for poofing Amethyst. When Jasper refused, Stevonnie successfully held their own and fought Jasper to a draw.

Later, while training in "Mindful Education", Stevonnie (through Steven) experienced a hallucination of Jasper becoming corrupted and expressed regret at being unable to save her.

Kevin Kevin attracted to Stevonnie at the rave. Kevin attracted to Stevonnie at the rave.

Kevin is at first attracted to Stevonnie and is the first (and only) person to offer to dance with them. When they refuse, he constantly pushes at them until they finally agree. When they start dancing, he is shown to be freaked out by Stevonnie's dancing, and then flees from the club upon learning that Stevonnie was two children. After the events of that night, Steven and Connie have a mutual dislike for him.

Stevonnie and Kevin racing against each other. Stevonnie and Kevin racing against each other.

When they encounter him again in "Beach City Drift", Steven becomes obsessed with beating him in a car race. Eventually, they realized that Kevin was not worth their time, and decided to finish the race for themself. The fact that he was not getting to Stevonnie's head made Kevin angry and led to him yelling at them, ironically claiming that they were still obsessed with him, as they drove away.

Trivia Rebecca Sugar's original Stevonnie concept sketches Rebecca Sugar's original Stevonnie concept sketches

Stevonnie is unique in several ways: They are the first fusion between a full human and a Gem and the first fusion that has one gemstone. Disregarding same-Gem fusions, they are currently the first and only fusion that has no extra arms or eyes. They are the first Fusion whose name is not a gem. After Rose Quartz was revealed to be Pink Diamond, it also makes Stevonnie the first fusion involving a Diamond to be shown in the series. The original Stevonnie concept sketches included another outfit design: a combination of Connie's dress on the left and Steven's T-shirt and jeans on the right, connected by zig-zagging lines and Steven's usual sandals. According to Rebecca Sugar, Stevonnie is a "...metaphor for all the terrifying firsts in a first relationship, and what it feels like to hit puberty and suddenly find yourself with the body of an adult, how quickly that happens, how it feels to have a new power over people or to suddenly find yourself objectified, all for seemingly no reason since you're still just you..."[3] Stevonnie's entry in Guide to the Crystal Gems Stevonnie's entry in Guide to the Crystal Gems

Stevonnie describes themself as intersex and non-binary in the "Dove Self-Esteem Project X Steven Universe: Social Media" PSA.[1] Before this spot, it had been confirmed that they use gender-neutral they/them pronouns.[4][5] Stevonnie is the first character whose use of they/them pronouns is canon. Other characters have specifically referred to them with those pronouns, including Jenny Pizza in "Beach City Drift" and Garnet in "Mindful Education". Stevonnie is the first character to be canonically intersex. Stevonnie's voice actress, AJ Michalka, created Stevonnie's laugh by listening to and combining the laughs of Steven's and Connie's voice actors, Zach Callison and Grace Rolek, respectively.[6] In Guide to the Crystal Gems, Garnet describes Stevonnie as "perfect" due to Steven and Connie's ability to form a stable fusion without training or even trying, and admits even she could not foresee this. The hallucinatory nature of Stevonnie's visions is not unlike Steven's telepathic encounter with Lapis Lazuli in "Chille Tid" and the Cluster in "Gem Drill". Examples of Stevonnie's visions are when they become trapped in a disco ball in "Alone Together", and when they see the road crumbling behind them in "Beach City Drift". In "Mindful Education", it is explained by Garnet that an emotional imbalance can cause a fusion to see things that are not there, thus explaining that Stevonnie's visions are the result of an imbalance. It is also explained that such an imbalance can cause their fusion to fall apart. However, Garnet managed to teach Stevonnie (and by extension Steven and Connie) that they must deal with the emotional problems that trigger the imbalance and taught them a calming exercise to help them better understand their feelings to restore balance to their fusion. It is shown in "Mindful Education" that Stevonnie can see visions based on memories from either Connie or Steven if they are the cause of the imbalance. For example, Stevonnie saw a vision of Connie's classmate Jeff, whom Connie accidentally injured after she instinctively attacked him by mistake. Another involved the fusion seeing visions of Bismuth, Jasper, "Eyeball", and Rose due to Steven's feelings over events that occurred in "Bismuth", "Earthlings", and "Bubbled". In "Know Your Fusion", an illustration of Stevonnie is seen on a "test your strength" device. On this device, Stevonnie is considered stronger than Pearl, but not as strong as Garnet. This makes sense as fusions are generally stronger than non-fused Gems. Garnet being stronger than Stevonnie is likely because she is a fusion between two Gems, unlike the hybrid fusion Stevonnie. Stevonnie is one of three known Gems to ever be seen driving a car, the others being Pearl and Steven. The name Stevonnie came from Amethyst, who named them by mashing their names together. Combining fused characters names is a practice in anime/manga series that feature fusion characters such as Dragon Ball. It's also used to refer to the relationship (romantic or platonic) between two characters in TV shows and books. Stevonnie's ability to hover (by kicking their feet in midair) is likely a reference to the flutter jump ability of Yoshi from the Mario series, which works the same way. When Steven and Connie talk to each other through Stevonnie, they talk in a lower tone to represent Connie and a higher tone to represent Steven. Stevonnie is the first of Steven's fusions with a human; the second is Steg. As revealed in "Bismuth Casual", Stevonnie is great at roller skating. Raven Molisee came up with the idea of Stevonnie, according to Rebecca Sugar in Steven Universe: Art & Origins, although Raven did not create the character or want Steven to fuse specifically with Connie.

Stevonnie's gemstone is placed where the navel would be, as with Steven and Rose Quartz it has a pentagonal facet, also alternating it, like Steg.

Connie Maheswaran is Steven Universe's best friend-turned-girlfriend, and a member of the Crystal Gems who debuted in the episode "Bubble Buddies". After meeting Steven, she slowly began to learn about him, the Gems, and their past. Growing a strong bond with them, Connie decided that she wanted to help him and the Crystal Gems whenever danger arose in the Earth, training how to fight using a sword with Pearl since "Sworn to the Sword". She eventually becomes a skilled combatant and often aids the Gems during times of conflict. Years later, Connie begins to devote most of her time to studying and applying to colleges. She sticks by Steven's side as he deals with his years' worth of suppressed trauma. After helping Steven cope, Steven and Connie decide to meet up with each other as she tours the country on college tours, and he tours the world to find himself. It is revealed that the two are officially dating by the end of the series.

Nickname(s) Jam Bud (Steven) Pet (Blue Diamond and White Diamond) Human (Blue Diamond) Alias Veronica Cucamonga Characteristics Species Human Weapon(s) Pearl's Swords (during training) Rose's Sword (formerly) Connie's Sword (currently) Gender Female Gender Pronoun She/Her Age 12 ("Bubble Buddies to "Nightmare Hospital") 12¾ ("Steven's Birthday" to "Jungle Moon") 13 years and 5 months ("Reunited" to "Change Your Mind") 14 (Unleash the Light) 15 (Steven Universe: The Movie to "The Future") Traits Hair Dark brown Eyes Black Professional Status Affiliation(s) Off Colors (ally) Occupation(s) Middle school student (formerly) High school student (10th grade, as of "Little Homeschool") Cram school student Guardian Alignment Crystal Gems Crystal Temps Personal Status Status Alive Relative(s) Doug Maheswaran (father) Priyanka Maheswaran (mother) Friend(s) Crystal Gems Steven Universe (boyfriend) Pearl (teacher) Pumpkin Lars Barriga Off Colors Greg Universe Jeff Jamie Patricia Daniel Pebbles Blue Diamond Fable Media First Appearance "Bubble Buddies" Music Theme "Connie's Theme" Voice Actor Grace Rolek

Appearance Connie is a young Indian-American[1] girl with copper skin and a slim figure, and is slightly taller than Steven. She has a bumped/humped nose with black eyes with thick eyebrows and has dark brown voluminous puffy hair that varies in length.

From her debut to "Dewey Wins", Connie's hair was waist-length. At some point following her fallout with Steven in the aforementioned episode and prior to their reconciliation in "Kevin Party", she had her hair cut down to chin-length and added bangs. Following the two-year time-skip between "Change Your Mind" and Steven Universe: The Movie, her hair has since regrown to shoulder-length while retaining her bangs, and she wears part of it back with hair clips.

Connie wore a pair of magenta glasses with rose-colored lenses until Steven's healing saliva fixed her eyesight in "An Indirect Kiss". She continued to wear the empty frames until the events of "Nightmare Hospital", no longer carrying them afterward.

Connie is usually seen in a variety of different outfits and dresses, including light blue, green, and white clothing: In the first intro, she wears a white-mint green dress, a sunhat, and peach-colored boots with no socks. In the second intro, she wears a white, button-down, collared tank top, gray button-up shorts, her pink glow bracelet, and peach sneakers with white bottoms, laces, and socks. Since "Kevin Party", Connie has started wearing a more stylish and slightly mature style of dress.

During training, Connie often wears a purple sleeveless fighting outfit with a red bandana around her waist. She is barefoot, and her arms are covered with white gauze. On missions involving outer space travel, Connie usually wears her father's pale brown jacket, which has fur inside and a patch on the left sleeve. In "The New Crystal Gems", Connie temporarily wears Steven's outfit of a salmon-pink star shirt and blue jeans.

As of the movie, Connie is now taller in height, almost the same height as Steven, with slightly thicker limbs and her nose is slightly angled. She also wears a white blouse and blue high waist denim shorts. Later in the film, after attending space camp, she wore a blue flight suit.

Throughout Future, Connie appears in a variety of clothes, most notably a white (or light orange) blouse with high waisted denim shorts and sneakers.

Personality Bubble Buddies (021) Connie is a curious girl who is attentive to detail, preparing herself for future events such as the upcoming school year or a mission in the wilderness, but can get distracted if she finds something more interesting like reading Buddy Buddwick's journal or spending time with magical company. Her hobbies include reading, violin playing, and formerly tennis playing. Connie is usually level-headed but sensible, convincing Steven about his obsession to certain topics and let them go such in "Beach City Drift", but she feels guilty to the point of notably changing her behavior, including hitting an innocent student in "Mindful Education". Learning that some things are natural, she decides to confront her emotions by making amends, clearing her mind and understanding not to let her emotions cloud her thoughts by keeping them in. She passes this knowledge onto Steven, assuring him he had to be honest about how bad his feelings were so he could move on. "New Crystal Gems" shows Connie's leadership skills when she told Peridot and Lapis to be themselves and organized their efforts to fix the damage they did. "Change Your Mind" brings out this aspect of her personality, as she helps Steven convince Blue and Yellow to ease up on their stifling rules and traditions so they would try to convince White Diamond to do the same.

Connie has grown used to the strange dynamic of her friendship with Steven despite her initial uncertainty of it, reacting passively awed and only comments that she loves hanging out at his place when the Gems destroy one of Peridot's robonoids in front of her in "Marble Madness". She can be a bit deadpan at times, joking about cutting off Steven's hand and in that same instance quickly understands that by poking/tickling Steven she could provoke a reaction from Rose's Secret Armory in "Lion 2: The Movie". "The New Crystal Gems" demonstrates her eagerness to leap into action and adventure, asking Steven to wait for her so she can go into space with him, though this fails as he and the Gems had to leave immediately or risk losing track of Blue Diamond and his father forever. "Dewey Wins" displays an emotionally vulnerable side and a sense of integrity for Connie, who, while genuinely happy to have Steven back safely, is also deeply hurt by his choice to give himself up to Homeworld, leaving her and everyone else worried over his fate while also breaking his promise to her that they would always be a team. She becomes upset when he tries to downplay the situation and disregards her feelings (possibly to avoid facing his own and the harsh reality of the situation for the time being) and decided to take some time away from him so the two could process their respective feelings about the incident alone, remaining silent towards him for a few weeks, until they eventually reconciled in "Kevin Party".

Originally shy and introverted, Connie rarely stayed in one place for long due to her parents' lifestyle and thus had been unable to form lasting friendships, which left her frequently feeling lonely. Her parents were very strict and didn't allow her to participate in common childhood activities, such as eating donuts or anything with trans fats and organize her daily activities. By this time, tennis was the only thing that she remotely enjoys in her life. This attitude had led her to flat-out lie about Steven's non-nuclear family, due to paranoia at how her parents may react. Despite her obedience to her parents, she wasn't above exploiting loopholes, such as not buying snacks at a movie theater, but instead bringing them from Steven's home. She ate a donut when they weren't present in "Crack the Whip". Connie's friendship with Steven eventually gives her more confidence, eventually standing up to her mother about her strict upbringing and rules in "Nightmare Hospital", even revealing her involvement in magical affairs. She isn't afraid to barge into the Beach House while shouting "Surprise!" and have around Beach City with Amethyst and Steven, showing how comfortable she has gotten around the Gems. "Kevin Party" shows nearly full-circle just how far she has grown as a person, laughing and talking with other party guests, something she would never have been able to do at the beginning of the series. Her more carefree attitude and comfort towards Steven when he feels he had made everyone miserable by abiding by Homeworld's conformities and traditions to impress White Diamond in "Together Alone" caused her to convince him to dance much to his reservation, an inverse of their usual personalities and actions in the episode "Alone Together", which leads to them accidentally fusing into Stevonnie and unintentionally causing an uproar that winds up ruining the ball. This continues in "Escapism" when she consoles a despondent Steven over their consequent imprisonment and the Crystal Gems' poofing and inadvertently inspires him to use his psychic abilities to call for help on Earth.

"Sworn to the Sword" shows a more confident and aggressive side to Connie's personality when she learns sword fighting. Due to Pearl's negative reinforcement, she began to display a reckless side, but this was quickly put out by Steven. It highlights her strong feelings for beloved ones through her dedication to becoming a knight for Steven. "Gem Hunt" continues to shown her confidence and dedication to the Crystal Gems in how she pushes her to split up to hunt the Gem monsters and is the one to lead when she and Steven hunt the second monster through the forest, while respecting and obeying Pearl. Despite all her training and preparedness, Connie froze during an encounter with one of the Gem monsters they are hunting, choosing to call Pearl via Steven's walkie-talkie in the end. She later confides in Steven and Amethyst about freezing during her first mission in the next episode, causing Amethyst to tell her she should stop overthinking things and follow her instincts in battle, just adapting to win. She takes Amethyst's words to heart as she fares far better when the two of them along with Steven and Lion encounter Jasper and her two Gem monsters, bravely confronting her and prevent her from shattering Amethyst as Stevonnie. After Amethyst regenerates, she tells her she was right about how she should follow her instincts. In "Reunited" she has grown as a fighter, leaping into action and tries to attack Blue Diamond with Lion to free them when the rest of the Crystal Gems are incapacitated by Blue's pathokinesis attack, continuing to fight alongside them even her sword was broken.

"Bismuth Casual", Connie's first major appearance in Steven Universe Future, shows full-circle how far Connie has come since her introduction, as she is revealed to have made friends outside of Steven and is shown to be somewhat close to them. However, she also makes it clear that she still considers Steven her best friend, as shown when, after he expresses his fears about them drifting apart, she reaffirms their bond by fusing with him and winning a best-skater contest as Stevonnie.

"Together Forever" and "Growing Pains" both show the depth of Connie's maturity. In the former episode, after her brief date with Steven, despite being geniunely touched by his romantic gestures (a picnic in the spot they first met each other and a song expressing his desire to always be with her), she turns down his proposal that they marry and live as Stevonnie permanently both due to their young ages and her desire to retain her individuality, while also insisting that they have plenty of time before they take such a huge step in their relationship. In the latter episode, she checks in on Steven to see how he is holding up in the aftermath, and, after witnessing his powers going out of control, persuades him to have a medical check up by her mother, while also notifying his father of the situation. When Steven's powers go completely haywire after recalling his failed proposal and he blows up at her that he can't be around her at the moment, she calmly tells Steven she will be there for him when he's ready, showing growing concern over Steven's deteriorating mental state while also keeping her distance from him until he is ready to talk about it.

I Am My Monster 133 The final three episodes show how much Connie's leadership abilities have developed and how deep her love for Steven runs. "Everything's Fine" shows her expressing concern for him after he dodges her questions about his condition and unexpectedly cuts off their first contact since the events at the hospital, and then visits his home and tries to help Steven's family in an intervention for him. While she is shocked by some of Steven's revelations (him not telling the Gems about going to the hospital, shattering Jasper, and nearly doing the same to White Diamond) and eventual meltdown and transformation into a Gem Kaiju, she nonetheless remains determined to help him. "I Am My Monster" shows Connie taking charge (similar to how she did back in "The New Crystal Gems") after everyone (Greg, the Crystal Gems, the Diamonds, and Spinel) starts to break down and blame themselves for Steven's transformation, citing that while it very well may be at least partly their fault, now is the time for them to pull together and help Steven just as he has always helped them, instead of moping about and feeling sorry for themselves for failing to before. Later, as everyone, even the Cluster, embraces Steven with love, she is the last to do so, promising that she and everyone else will take care of Steven just as he has always done with them, before sealing the deal with a kiss, which finally reverts him back to normal. She then looks over Steven along with everyone else as he wakes up and emotionally breaks down. In "The Future", taking place a few months later, Connie has seemingly entered an official relationship with Steven, with them making plans to see each other while he travels around the country and (possibly) finds a place to settle down permanently and she continues her college plans, and then sharing their first on-screen kiss just before he leaves Beach City.

Abilities Natural Abilities Above Average Strength: Connie has impressive strength for a girl her size, being able to lift and carry Steven when he was weakened from having his gem removed. In "Mindful Education", she has been shown to be able to lift and break another kid's arm. Above Average Agility: Connie's agility. Connie's agility.

Connie has impressive agility for a human, she can quickly move and jump to attack her enemies. She also appears to be trained in acrobatics. Heightened Reflexes: Connie's reflexes have been honed to such an extent that she reacts to a perceived threat before she knows what she is doing, attacking a fellow student who bumped into her without realizing it until after the act. Skillset Swordsmanship: As of "Sworn to the Sword", Connie has become skilled in the art of sword fighting with Pearl as her mentor. She can fight swiftly with light attacks or with power in heavy attacks. This allows her Connie's proficiency in swordsmanship. Connie's proficiency in swordsmanship.

to rapidly perform several hits, as well as counter and block attacks efficiently. Due to being ambidextrous, she can fight with equal skill with either hand. Her prowess is enough to temporarily hold her own against Gems like Topaz. Tag-team combat: Due to the close bond they share, Connie can coordinate her swordplay perfectly with Steven's shield techniques, such as fighting back-to-back being able to defend and attack simultaneously or being catapulted from his shield for a powerful lunge attack. Wide Intellect: Connie is shown to be very intelligent for her age, knowing a lot about boats from observation and reading very hard books, both fictional and educational, which give her an extensive vocabulary. She can write backward, seen in the short amount of time it took her to write "Harpoon Gun" on the inside of a bubble. Her analytical skills allow her to find loopholes in her parents' many rules, notice and remember important details, and ask perfectly timed questions in regards to the Gems' strange situations. Steven Universe Future shows that Connie's intelligence and studying are paying off as she is going to cram school and getting ready to enter college early. Survival Skills: Having prepared herself from a book about it 20 times, Connie has very impressive survival abilities in the wilderness. She has adopted these skills, perfectly able to locate a spot to hide from the Gem Monsters as well as make a healthy Vitamin C-rich tea out of pine needles. Hand-to-Hand Combat: In addition to her swordsmanship, Connie possesses some hand-to-hand combat skills, presumably through her combat training under Pearl. She is able to grab a fellow student at her school by the arm and throw him to the ground, breaking his arm in the process. Musical Talent: At her mother's insistence, Connie practices violin playing on a daily basis. She can play the instrument and sing at the same time, as shown in "Mirror Gem". Tennis Proficiency: Connie is shown to play tennis in "Lion 2: The Movie", which later translates into her prowess in sword fighting.

Save the Light Slash: Connie rushes towards her target and attacks them with several hits from her sword. Protect: Connie stands in front of an ally and blocks all damage and counter-attacks. Sword Storm: Connie gives several strikes against a single enemy dealing heavy damage. Stevonnie: Steven and Connie can fuse into Stevonnie at any time. Unleash the Light TBA

Weaponry Rose's Sword (formerly): Bismuth's "finest piece of work", able to easily destroy the physical form of a Gem, but unable to shatter the gemstone itself. Its design allows it to both cut and thrust efficiently. She also uses Rose's scabbard. In "Nightmare Hospital", the sword and its scabbard are given to Connie by Steven because she is learning how to sword-fight. Since pleading her mother to change her "No Swords" rule, took Steven to follow her to work to secretly obtain the sword, and convince her mother after saving her from the Cluster Gem patients, Connie has used the weapon in all subsequent appearances, using it in combat situations and during her sparring matches. Despite its immense size, she is seen comfortably carrying the sword on her back and drawing it over her shoulder. It is unknown if this is due to the sword's magical properties or if Pearl's training helped her achieve a level of strength fit to use it. In "Reunited", Rose's Sword was broken by Blue Diamond. The piece including the hilt was eventually given to Steven or the Gems and placed on a display in Steven's house. Connie's Sword: Connie's new sword as of "Change Your Mind". Connie's new sword as of "Change Your Mind".

As of "Change Your Mind", Bismuth gave Connie a specially-forged sword for her. The sword features a golden pommel, a purple hilt, a gold star emblem at the blade's base, an aqua chappe and a crystalline pink blade. It has enough strength to cause visible damage to the Diamond Mech.

Fusions When fused with Steven, they take on the personality and form of Stevonnie. Via this fusion, Connie is theoretically able to fuse with full Gems.[2] Stevonnie is the first known fusion between a human and a Gem.

Relationships Priyanka Maheswaran “ I just wanted to be a good mother. I-I just wanted to protect you.

” —Priyanka Maheswaran, "Nightmare Hospital" Connie being scolded by her parents. Connie being scolded by her parents.

Connie is very loyal and obedient to her mother. While her mother tends to be strict, she wishes the best for her and wants her to be smart, orderly, and healthy. Connie closely follows her orders but does occasionally exploit loopholes or even lies to her to get away with something if necessary. In the episode "We Need to Talk", Connie reveals that her parents don't know of her adventures with Steven: Despite her eyes being healed by Steven, Connie took out the lenses of her glasses and wore the frames instead because she wanted to avoid confrontation with her parents and optometrist about this, something which ironically her mother doesn't notice. This may be because of her fear that her parents will prevent her from seeing Steven due to the huge risk she willingly submits to every time they hang out.

Connie's mom accepting her for who she is. Connie's mom accepting her for who she is.

"Nightmare Hospital" explores Connie's relationship with her mother in more detail: Priyanka is very strict with her daughter, enforcing many rules on her that she never retracts for any reason. As a result, Connie is prone to lying to her about her adventures with Steven. The episode also reveals that it is her work as a doctor that feeds into her overprotective nature of her daughter; seeing horrific injuries on a daily basis drives her to safeguard Connie at any cost – even her own freedom. Priyanka remains distrustful of Connie when they and Steven are cornered by Gem fusion experiments at the hospital. However, after the ordeal, she was shocked to find out that she did not know as much about her daughter as she thought she did, upon learning Connie had started lying about her activities. This wounded her deeply, though, in the end, the desire to earn her daughter's trust trumped over her overprotective nature. The two agreed to a less strict and much more open relationship in the end. As long as Connie would tell her the whole truth, she agreed to support her fully. In "Gem Hunt", it is inferred that her parents have allowed her to go on a mission with Steven and Pearl, asking Steven to take pictures to document the event. It's confirmed in the podcast that the Gems, particularly Pearl, have discussed with Connie's parents about their rules regarding Connie's role on the team. This happened again during "Legs From Here to Homeworld", but in a more different context.[3]

By the time of "Storm in the Room", Connie's relationship with her mother is closer and mutually protective. Priyanka was not in time to pick up Connie from Steven's house at the end of the day, which is unusual for her since Connie mentions that her mother is always on time. Priyanka eventually enters the house during the night, hugs her daughter and apologizes, explaining that the work took longer than usual before leaving she thanked Steven for letting Connie stay late. By the time of "Growing Pains", their mother-daughter relationship has become notably trustful, since Connie brings Steven in to see her mother out of concern for his health.

Doug Maheswaran “ You are silly, but that's why I like hanging out with you. I've got enough serious things going on in my life. Sometimes I just want to spend time with my dad.

” —"Doug Out" Doug Maheswaran shares his wife's protectiveness and well wishes of their daughter. As such, Connie is shown to hold her father in similar regard, caring for him deeply and respecting his commands, yet on occasion exploiting loopholes and lying if necessary. Connie's relationship with her father is explored in "Doug Out". Like his wife, Mr. Maheswaran has become aware of Connie's involvement in magical missions and is shown to be accepting of it. He appears to be less strict and more easygoing with his daughter than Dr. Maheswaran, casually conversing and joking around with Connie and Steven. Connie enjoys spending time with her father for this very reason, his more laid-back nature providing an enjoyable contrast to the serious affairs in her life. She sometimes uses his jacket on missions.

Crystal Gems Connie is on good terms with the Crystal Gems, who were excited to meet her in "Bubble Buddies". In the podcast, Rebecca Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey say the Gems give Connie special treatment due to her relationship with Steven as his best friend, fusion partner, and dedicated combatant.[3] In addition, it was confirmed that she joined the group in "Rocknaldo", likely originally as a trainee member in "Sworn to the Sword".

Steven Universe “ I want to be a part of your universe.

” —"Full Disclosure" Connie and Steven embracing each other leads to Stevonnie. Connie and Steven embracing each other leads to Stevonnie.

Steven first saw Connie about a year before the start of the series during a parade. He saw her drop her bracelet and decided to keep it in his freezer so he could return it the next time he saw her. She also recalls seeing him on his father's float, mentioning the soap bubbles in his hair. He becomes her first friend. Although Connie sometimes feels like her life is rather mundane compared to Steven's, they are good friends, and share a mutual crush on each other as seen in "An Indirect Kiss" and "Alone Together" (in the latter of which Steven and Connie accidentally fuse, forming Stevonnie). Connie is frequently shown to be affectionate to Steven, occasionally in a romantic way. (e.g. "An Indirect Kiss" when she leaned in for a kiss, and in "Steven's Birthday" when she rested her head on Steven's chest after their slow dance). Connie has demonstrated that she cares deeply for Steven, such as in "Full Disclosure" when she repeatedly called and visited him to make sure he was okay, even going as far as to say she wanted to "be a part of his universe". She also showed displeasure at Steven's attempts of indirectly attempting to break up with her via text messages, confronting him and urging him that if he really wanted to break up with her, he should at least say it in person. Steven ultimately relents, stating that he still wants to be friends with her; Connie accepts Steven's reconciliation.

Since "Sworn to the Sword", Connie has shown interest in joining Steven in his adventures with the Gems, training with Pearl to defend him and become his knight. To further prove this statement, in "Steven's Birthday", Connie mentions not caring what height or age it seemed like Steven is, and that she would want to hang out with him no matter what. She also panicked when she thought Steven reverted into a zygote (or that he shrunk out of existence to simplify). "Beach City Drift" shows that along with their love for each other, they have a strong partnership through their interactions and discussion over their feelings towards Kevin, and the ease with which they fused into Stevonnie. Their personalities complement each other well - with Steven counting on Connie for her good sense, intelligence and down to earth mannerisms; while Connie relies on Steven's bravery, emotional support, and unique insight which has helped them both grow stronger as a pairing, and helped shape Connie into the person that she is today. "The New Crystal Gems" shows her devotion to Steven in that she was ready to go into space with him on a moment's notice, and that she instantly agreed to protect Beach City for him while he was away. Her speech towards Lapis and Peridot is a result of her exposure with Steven and is proof of how a figure like Steven can inspire someone like Connie to express what they could not have done before. The episode also shows the new level of comfort in her relationship with him. In "Ocean Gem" she said that she felt weird being in his house when he wasn't there while in the latest episode she felt comfortable not only staying at the beach house by herself but also wearing his clothes while pretending to be him. The episode also gave her a slight insight into what Steven goes through with the Gems on a daily basis via her interactions with Lapis and Peridot.

In "I Am My Mom", Steven tells Connie he loves her before leaving for Homeworld with Aquamarine and Topaz. This scene also shows that Connie is terrified and angry at his decision as she shouts "don't you dare" to him as he prepares to leave, forgetting his promise that they would face problems together. After Steven returned home in "Lars' Head", she becomes glad that Steven has returned as she, the Gems, and Greg run up to hug him. However, in "Dewey Wins", Connie expresses that she feels betrayed that Steven gave himself up to Aquamarine in "I Am My Mom", instead of continuing to fight alongside Connie as he promised. Steven obliviously attempts to get her to look at the bright side of the situation, arguing that everything is fine since no one got permanently hurt, frustrating Connie to the point where she resignedly leaves on an equally angry Lion. When Steven finally realizes how much his surrender hurt Connie, and calls and texts her repeatedly to try and make amends, she considers responding, but can't figure out what to say, and eventually decides it best to settle their problem in person, but is too late to visit Steven before he leaves for a vacation home with no cell service in "Gemcation", and for unknown reasons, seemingly doesn't attempt to visit or get in touch with him again for the remainder of their estrangement (even after Steven stops attempting to reach out to her on his father's advice to give her space). In "Kevin Party", a few weeks later at Kevin's party, despite appearing to be genuinely having a good time with the other guests both before and after Steven's arrival, Connie expresses how much her friendship with Steven still means to her, becoming upset, agitated, and worried when he deliberately ignores her attempts to get his attention so they could reconcile and seems to only want to hang out with Kevin and his friends (though this was only due to him taking Kevin's advice to bait her into coming over to him to talk), which leads her to conclude that Steven has given up on them reconciling at this point, and has decided to drop her as his best friend and move on with a new crowd. When she and Steven finally do talk to each other, she apologizes for leaving him in the dark for so long, explaining that she wanted to respond to him, but an inability to decide on how-to, along with other circumstances, got in the way. Steven, in turn, apologizes for giving himself up and not taking Connie's feelings into account, and the two of them reaffirm that they are still "jam buds".

In "Lars of the Stars", Steven and Connie travel through Lion's mane to take a care package to Lars, and find that he and the Gems are known as the Off Colors are now a space crew trying to return to Earth. Steven reunites with Lars, introduces Connie to the Off Colors, and the two deliver the package to Lars. When Lars later has a breakdown after learning that Sadie is now in a band with Steven and the Cool Kids, and assumes that she is having such a good time to spite him for all the times he mistreated her and let her down, Steven and Connie set him straight; they tell him that Sadie does still care for him and is very worried for him, but has to keep going in her life, just like Lars has to keep going in his as he tries to get back to Earth. They finish by reminding Lars that he and Sadie are best friends and would never do anything to hurt each other, fusing into Stevonnie in the process. They remain fused for the rest of the episode and all throughout the following episode, "Jungle Moon", the latter of which goes over the course of at least several days as they work to survive until Lars can find them; this indicates that since the events of "Kevin Party", their bond has not only recovered but is now stronger than ever.

In "Reunited", Connie attends the Ruby-Sapphire wedding with her parents and later participates in the battle against the Diamonds even when the gems are incapacitated for a while, in which her sword is broken by Blue Diamond. After Steven is knocked out cold, Connie tries to wake him, but he manages to communicate with her via spiritual means and convinces her to guard his body as he tries to talk down Blue and Yellow Diamond from the spiritual plane he is in. In "Legs From Here to Homeworld," following the battle, Connie sticks with Steven and the Crystal Gems, mostly observing as the Diamonds rejoice in finding Pink Diamond (aka Steven) and learn more about the consequences of their final attack, but still goes along with them to Homeworld to try to convince White Diamond to help cure the Earth Gems' corruption, via on Steven's mother's ship. She is last seen with the Crystal Gems after Steven is taken to see White Diamond, much to her dismay. She and the Gems later reunite with Steven in the following episode "Familiar", and learn of his intentions to throw a ball to help bring White Diamond around to help them. In "Together Alone", Connie helps Steven, the Crystal Gems, and Blue and Yellow's Pearls plan the ball and is begrudgingly allowed to attend as his "pet" due to her status as an organic being. Later, during the ball, when Steven feels that he's made everyone miserable by caving into Homeworld's stifling traditions to impress White Diamond, she comforts him and convinces him to dance with her despite his reservations about it, which leads to them accidentally fusing into Stevonnie, and unintentionally causing an uproar that winds up ruining the ball, getting the Crystal Gems poofed, and then thrown into a prison tower as punishment. In "Escapism", Connie comforts Steven as he mopes over how their mission has gone wrong, and when Steven gets the idea to use his psychic powers to travel to Earth to find help, she remains with him to watch over his body, staying with him to the point where she falls asleep with him in her lap prior to his return. In "Change Your Mind", Connie helps Steven free the other Crystal Gems and convince Blue and Yellow to ease up on their stifling rules and traditions and try to convince White Diamond to do the same. She fights White Diamond alongside the other Crystal Gems, receiving a new sword in the process. Later, she fights to defend Steven inside the Diamond Mech when all the other Crystal Gems are either incapacitated or mind-controlled and helps Steven reunite with his gem after White Diamond removes it.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, which takes place two years after the events of Change Your Mind, Connie, now fifteen, begins to openly express her growing feelings for Steven; she waits for him to return from Homeworld and kisses him on the cheek before leaving for space camp. Later, when Lion, sent by Steven, notifies her of the danger posed by Spinel, Connie quickly returns with him to help fight the renegade Gem, and help save Beach City's citizens from the poison from Spinel's Gem Injector. During this time, she expresses concern for Steven during his final clash with Spinel, especially after the battle causes the Injector to explode, and is relieved to find him alive and safe in the aftermath.

In "Bismuth Casual", Steven and Connie go with Pearl and Bismuth to a roller rink to have fun. While there, the two run into her cram school friends Patricia and Daniel. Steven makes an awkward impression on them, and not knowing how to skate, repeatedly urges Connie to go hang with her friends instead of helping him; he later expresses that he feels that Connie is drifting away from him, but doesn't want to hold her back from continuing to grow. After Connie reassures Steven that he is still her best friend, the two reaffirm their bond by fusing and winning a best-skater contest as Stevonnie.

In "Together Forever", Steven, facing the possibility of him and Connie drifting apart when she leaves for college, arranges a special date for her in order to propose marriage to her, figuring they can go to college together as Stevonnie. When he does, Connie, taken aback and although flattered, turns his proposal down for the time being due their young ages and wanting to continue being her own person, insisting to Steven that they have no need to rush into marriage. As her study break alarm goes off, she is willing to put studying aside for the moment to be with Steven, who replies that studying is important to her, and she replies that Steven is important to her. She then reluctantly returns home on Lion at Steven's insistence, still remaining friends with him.

In the following episode "Growing Pains", after calling Steven out of concern for him, and noticing his out-of-control powers, Connie insists that he seek medical help and arranges for her mother to examine him at the hospital. She also calls Steven's dad as well and urges him to come back from his tour with Sadie and Shep. When Steven's power start growing out of control due to him still being hurt by her declining his proposal, she quickly realizes the problem and convinces her mom that he should have his space, promising she'll be there for Steven whenever he's ready to talk to her.

In "Everything's Fine", Connie calls Steven just after he returns from Homeworld, but he dodges her questions about his condition and ends the call, much to her concern. Later, she visits the beach house after Steven's inner feelings project onto her phone, and participates in an intervention with the Gems and Greg to try and get Steven to open up about what's bothering him. During this, she becomes shocked to learn that Steven never told the Gems about going to the hospital, and is even more shocked when he reveals that he shattered Jasper and nearly did the same to White Diamond. She then watches as Steven finally melts down and transforms into a Gem Kaiju.

In "I Am My Monster", Connie assists the Gems and Greg in trying to calm down Steven and return him to normal. Teaming up with Lion once more, the two are first sent by Garnet to evacuate the town. Later, when the Gems and Greg, along with the recently arrived Diamonds and Spinel, all break down and blame themselves for Steven's transformation, Connie returns with Lion, and gives a speech that while they are partly to blame for it, Steven's condition and prior suppression of his feelings are also partly because he always putting others before himself, and that they all need to help Steven now just as he has always helped them. Everyone then embraces Steven in a group hug and assure him that he is loved no matter what, and Connie herself promises that everyone will take of him just as he has done for them for so long, and kisses his face. This finally causes Steven to return normal and he emotionally breaks down afterwards, with his family surrounding him.

In the final episode "The Future", which takes place a few months later, Connie visits Steven via Lion, and it's revealed that Steven has opted to leave Beach City to travel and possibly eventually settle down at his own place, with the two planning to meet each other during his travels with Lion's help. It's also heavily implied that the two have finally entered an official relationship as they share their first on-screen kiss just before Steven leaves, and Connie sees him off with Greg and the Gems.

Lion Because they both care about Steven, Connie and Lion have a friendly connection to each other. Though originally hesitant, she quickly warmed up to and was fascinated by Lion. He seems to return the feeling, as shown when Steven was falling from the sky in "Ocean Gem", where Connie and Lion quickly teamed up in order to rescue him. Connie is also the fastest one to be accepted by Lion, trusting and allowing her to ride him. Steven and Connie often take Lion with them to travel to places in Beach City, and Lion has grown used to having Connie around. In "Buddy's Book", Connie compliments Lion's parking, showing how friendly they have grown from Connie's perspective.

In "Dewey Wins", after Connie frustratingly gives up trying to make Steven understand how much he hurt her by surrendering to Homeworld and asks Lion to take her home, Lion shoots Steven a disapproving glare before leaving with her, showing that he shares her anger at Steven over his surrender, as well as him treating the situation as nothing, and ignoring her feelings about it. Over the next few weeks afterward, Lion stays with Connie, presumably to give her comfort and companionship during her and Steven's estrangement, as well as teach Steven a hard lesson over him taking her and his other loved ones for granted; at some point during this time, Connie rides him to Steven's house in an attempt to reconcile in person after failing to do so over the phone, only to find that he'd gone on vacation. In "Kevin Party", Lion returns along with Connie, bringing her to Kevin's party and, following her and Steven's reconciliation, forgives him as well, and by "Lars of the Stars", he shown to once again be under Steven's care and on good terms with him.

In "Reunited", Connie rides Lion into battle against the Diamonds and sticks with him after her sword is destroyed.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, Lion retrieves Connie from space camp at Steven's direction to help stop Spinel, and she stays with him to help rescue Beach City's citizens from the effects of her Gem Injector.

In "Together Forever", Steven rides Lion to Connie's house, and he brings the two back to the beach where they met where Steven intends to propose to her. After the proposal fails, Connie rides Lion back home.

In "I Am My Monster" after Steven's PTSD, sense of purposelessness, and suppression of his emotions leads to his meltdown and transformation into a giant Gem Kaiju, Lion rallies with the rest of the Crystal Gems to help his master/charge. Teaming up once more with Connie, the two help evacuate the town, and then, after everyone embraces Steven with love, Lion warps her to the top of his head to give the final piece of love he needs.

In "The Future", Lion warps Connie to see Steven and is last seen with them as they make plans to meet up while Steven travels around the world and eventually settles elsewhere, with the two intending to use his warp powers to maintain their relationship.

Pearl “ Thank you so much for letting me come on this mission, Pearl! It's such an honor to work alongside you.

” —"Gem Hunt" teaching Connie sword fighting. Pearl teaching Connie sword fighting.

It is shown that Connie and Pearl have many traits in common such as intelligence, attention to detail, and a tendency to be overly hard on themselves in the face of perceived failure. However, Pearl says in "Full Disclosure" that she doesn't understand human relationships when Connie is looking for Steven, though it was likely social ignorance to avoid answering where Steven was. The two share a mutually respectful mentor-student relationship since "Sworn to the Sword", in which she starts to call the latter "Ma'am". This was where she convinced Pearl to teach her sword fighting by appearing very passionate about staying by Steven's side to fight with him. This clearly struck a chord with Pearl and moved her to the point of tears, considering her own dedication to Rose Quartz.

"Gem Hunt" expounds on their relationship, showing that Connie views Pearl as a respected and beloved teacher whom she seeks to impress through finding the Gem monster. Even when she didn't defeat the monster on that mission, Pearl commends Connie for following her instructions during their subsequent encounter with Jasper. In "Crack the Whip", Connie tells Pearl and Garnet to take care while she continues training, causing the former to smile as it reminded her of herself. As implied and seen in "Gem Hunt" and "Legs From Here to Homeworld", respectively, Pearl talks to Connie's parents about her role on missions and apparently takes certain responsibility towards her.

Amethyst “ I don't think I've ever had this much fun in one day!

” —"Crack the Whip" In "Crack the Whip", Amethyst is left in charge of Connie and Steven while Pearl and Garnet search for Jasper as Pearl had forgotten that Connie would be coming by for training that day. Amethyst tells Connie and Steven that they have the day off, though Connie and Steven decide to have a sparring session on the beach and try to get Amethyst to watch them. Amethyst notices Connie focusing on her stance and tells her to loosen up. When Connie confides in Amethyst and Steven about freezing up during her first mission, Amethyst tells her to stop overthinking things and states that in a real battle, she should follow her instincts. Afterward, Connie spends the remainder of the day having fun with Steven and Amethyst. Connie takes Amethyst's advice to heart by following her instincts during their later encounter with Jasper, fusing with Steven to form Stevonnie who manages to drive Jasper off. During the showdown, Amethyst, knowing how dangerous Jasper is, tells Connie and Steven to deal with one of Jasper's Gem monsters while Amethyst handles Jasper on her own. After her regeneration following being "poofed" by Jasper, Amethyst is surprised to find that Stevonnie had managed to drive off Jasper and that Connie and Steven were not in need of her help. This causes Amethyst to question her usefulness, despite Connie's assertion that her advice about following her own instincts allowed Connie to confront Jasper alongside Steven.

Garnet “ Steven, I'm ready to train! I'm so glad we talked to Garnet. I really figured out what I needed to do!

” —"Mindful Education" Connie, like Steven, has high respect for Garnet, who returns the same feeling. In "Steven's Birthday", Garnet plays a song for Steven and Connie, whom Garnet identifies as Steven's best friend, to slow dance together to. In "Mindful Education", Garnet is excited to see Connie and Steven fight as Stevonnie. Garnet reveals a sign with Steven and Connie's names on one side, and then Stevonnie's on the other, and Steven takes this as a "fusion joke". This shows how open and supportive she is not only of Stevonnie but of the friendship Steven and Connie share as well. Connie still seems depressed by the time they arrive at the arena, and Garnet cheers them on as they fight while using the sign she made for them. After the fall, Steven finds Connie on the steps behind the area, near the warp pad, and decides to talk to her about the way she has been acting. Connie admits that she beat up a kid at school, and Steven is shocked, asking her to explain more about the situation. Connie claims that her training instinct just "kicked in" and her actions were accidental. Steven tells Connie not to think about it, but Garnet interrupts and takes the children to the beach to meditate with her as Stevonnie, showing her concern for the fusion extending to the two of them individually. Garnet meditates with Stevonnie and sings the song "Here Comes a Thought". With the visuals and influence Garnet provides, Connie finally agrees to confront her demons, taking Garnet's advice to heart.

Peridot Connie has shown to get along and have a friendly relationship with Peridot as members of the New Crystal Gems. She went along with Peridot's idea to pretend to be Steven and Lapis' and Peridot's antics until they became too childish and arguing got to be too much for her. Connie spoke up against and convince them to continue their own roles, impressing Peridot. In "Change Your Mind", Connie and Peridot showed good teamwork in the battle against the Diamond Mech.

Lapis Lazuli In "Ocean Gem", Connie is initially apprehensive of Lapis and her powers. This disappears by the episode "The New Crystal Gems", at which point she is aware that Lapis is Steven's friend. In their first meeting in person, Lapis didn't recognize Connie from the previous event, replaying "I almost drowned a lot of people" when Connie tries to remind Lapis that she almost drowned her. She is very aloof towards Connie at the beginning, but they eventually all agree to work together with Peridot and Pumpkin to watch Beach City while the other Crystal Gems are away. The group later begins to argue with each other on their abilities to play the roles of the Crystal Gems, Connie finding both Peridot and Lapis immature. They are eventually able to reconcile, however, when Connie delivers a speech to them about how they should handle their predicament, which Lapis is impressed by.

Bismuth Connie was very happy that Bismuth forged and gave her a new sword to replace the sword used by Rose that had been broken in "Reunited".

Greg Universe “ Look... humans and Gems... it's still some pretty new territory. You're gonna have to work it out together. And Connie? If you ever need to talk to another human being about this, you can always talk to me.

” —Greg Universe, "We Need to Talk" Connie is on good terms with Greg since "Fusion Cuisine" when her parents had given approval of Greg and Steven. He and Connie offered to accompany Steven on his mission no matter what danger they could face in "Ocean Gem", showing that they both care for Steven deeply. In "We Need to Talk", Greg is surprised that they could fuse into Stevonnie but does not seem to be completely shocked. He then says interaction between humans and Gems is still new, and that Steven and Connie will have to work with it. He also tells Connie that if she needs another human to talk to, he is there for her.

Lars Barriga When Connie initially met Lars in "Bubble Buddies", she was weirded out by how he was acting to Steven. When meeting him again in "Lars of the Stars" however, she is shown to get along with him and helps him to fight against Emerald as Stevonnie, but got mad when he had a mental breakdown after thinking Sadie didn't care he had died and was trapped in space.

Jeff Mindful Education 255 Appearing in "Mindful Education", Jeff is a student who goes to the same school as Connie. Connie unintentionally attacked and injured him instinctively after he accidentally bumped into her at school. This caused her to feel guilty about hurting him, burying her feelings instead of confronting them, which later caused her and Steven to have trouble maintaining synchronization as Stevonnie during their fusion training under Pearl and Garnet. With help from Garnet though, Connie eventually decided to deal with the problem head-on instead of trying to ignore it and apologized to Jeff. She was later relieved to discover that he held no hard feelings towards her and was surprised when she learned he wanted her to teach him some of her martial arts moves. On Connie's phone, it shows that she had taken a picture of them happy together, implying they have become friends.

Pebbles “ Good-bye Pebbles. Wish us luck.

” —"Change Your Mind" Change Your Mind 157 After entering Pink's old room, Connie had a first met with Pebbles and thinks they are cute and friendly and in "Together Alone", she was happy that they built the furniture all night to remind them like the one from Steven's house. In "Change Your Mind", she tells the Pebbles goodbye that she and Steven will save Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and use the leg ship to head back to their home planet Earth.

White Diamond Connie continues to support and parrot Steven in her encounter and fight with White Diamond. White Diamond considers Connie to be another pet, but their relationship after Steven convinced White Diamond to embrace her flaws is unknown.

Yellow Diamond Connie's opinion was disregarded by Yellow Diamond when the latter confronts Blue Diamond to take Steven and Connie back to the tower. The mentioned disregard is similar to Blue Diamond's expressed prejudice to Connie by seeing her as a "pet". Since this period, Connie has given insight supporting Steven's goals, which were enough to be considered and agreed with by Yellow and Blue even if they were to combat White Diamond to achieve these goals.

Blue Diamond “ I think she means me.

” —"Together Alone" Change Your Mind 141 Connie first meets Blue Diamond in "Reunited". In "Together Alone", Blue sees Connie as Steven/Pink's "pet", a sharp contrast to Blue's general view on the humans both in the Zoo and towards Greg. Still, the two helped Steven to rescue the Crystal Gems in "Change Your Mind".

Jasper Connie first encountered Jasper on her first mission in the Great North, being left in awe of the Quartz Gem's strength and combat prowess. As of "Crack the Whip", Connie appears to share the Crystal Gems' mutual dislike of Jasper and willingly fused with Steven in order to defeat her.

Kevin Connie first encounters Kevin as Stevonnie in "Alone Together". Since their first meeting, both Steven and Connie hold a negative opinion of him, an attitude carrying over to "Beach City Drift". While Steven's dislike of Kevin is overt and hostile, Connie's is more subdued and internal. While racing him as Stevonnie, Connie is the first to realize how obsessed they are in getting back at him, and they both decide to let go of their anger and finish the race for themselves. Although they ultimately lose, they accept the loss with grace, thus angering Kevin, who yells that they are obsessed with him as they take their leave.

In "Kevin Party", Kevin invites Connie and Steven to his party in the hopes that they can make it an event that everyone will remember by fusing into Stevonnie. Unknown to him at the time, the two had been estranged for the past few weeks over Steven's surrender to Homeworld and both only accept the invitation in the hopes of working things out. However, upon seeing each other at the party, tension and uncertainty between them (due to Steven believing that Connie's new look was a sign that she had decided to move on from him and Connie presumably being uncertain of what Steven thinks of her after unintentionally leaving him in the dark during their estrangement) prevent them from reconciling immediately. When Kevin learns of the situation, he, misinterpreting that Steven and Connie were a couple, attempts to get them back together so they can fuse, convincing an emotionally vulnerable and desperate Steven to play it cool and act like life is going well for him without Connie, so that she'll be desperate enough come to him. The advice backfires, agitating Connie to the point where she believes that Steven has given up on making amends with her after being unintentionally ignored for so long, and has decided not only to permanently cut her from his life but to also replace her with Kevin as his best friend, and nearly leaves distraught at this. After Steven stops her from leaving, and the two finally reconcile, Kevin attempts to get them to fuse, but they instead decide to take their leave on Lion, though not before thanking Kevin for his help and complimenting him on the party, much to his anger.

Trivia Kat Morris created Connie's character.[4] According to a sketch in Steven Universe: Art & Origins, her name was originally supposed to be Priyanka, which was later repurposed into her mother's name. Connie is likely of Tamil background. Her surname, Maheswaran, is a Tamil name derived from "Mahesh", another name for the Hindu deity Shiva.[5] In Hindu faith, Shiva is sometimes referred to with the title "Lord of the Universe".[6] This may be a reference to Connie's relationship with Steven. Connie is named after a high school friend of Rebecca Sugar.[7] Given that Steven's birthday is in August, Connie's birthday would be somewhere in November. Connie's outfit and fighting style were inspired by Kalaripayattu. She wields a sword resembling the Khanda, a sword typically used in the style. Her hairstyle is a braid typically worn by female Kalaripayattu practitioners. In the episode "Sworn to the Sword", Connie is seen holding her sword with her right hand during training; but uses her left hand when she fights Pearl with Steven. According to Rebecca Sugar, if Connie were a Gem, she would be a teal Gem, as she has the diplomatic skills of blue Gems, but she also is able to take action, so she would be a Gem that would be between blue and green, color-wise.[8] Despite saying her family moves around a lot, she has kept the same home for well over three years as of Steven Universe Future. In "Nightmare Hospital", it is revealed that she hates the punishment abacus, which is what her parents use to calculate the length of punishments for her. In "Winter Forecast", Connie says "itadakimasu", a Japanese word said before eating. She has stated that her father travels, so Connie may know more than one language. In reality, Connie's voice actress, Grace Rolek, is of Japanese descent. At some point following her fallout with Steven in the "Dewey Wins" and before their reconciliation in "Kevin Party", Connie cut or had someone cut her waist-length hair down to a chin-length bob with bangs. According to Grace Rolek, she may have done this as a way of relieving herself of some the emotional baggage from Steven's surrender to Homeworld and their fight and estrangement following his return, as well as a way of "moving forward" to invest in her personal growth independently from having a magical best friend.[3] Connie herself confirmed in the podcast that she felt she needed a change from her signature long hair and that taking a new short-haired look would allow her to open up a new side of herself. Her favorite fictional books are The Spirit Morph Saga. Her favorite show is Under the Knife, a satire about hospitals she watches with Steven. She might be a gamer, as seen in the short "Video Chat". Her laptop has Colonization V (a spoof of the real-life video game Civilization V). She has Empires & Eras II and Conqueror Kings II (spoofs of Age of Empires II and Crusader Kings II, respectively) and a Grid (a spoof of the popular gaming platform Steam). In "Gem Hunt", she carries Rose's Sword on her back with the hilt over her shoulder. This is similar to many anime characters who carry giant swords the same way such as Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach and Guts from Berserk. Connie appears in the title sequence as Greg's Van drives by, causing a breeze that she looks towards. She holds the book A Wrinkle in Time, and is wearing a sky blue sundress, a pale tan sunhat, and orange boots. In the second intro, Connie looks towards the road with a smile and pops out of the street and runs to the Crystal Temple, wearing the frames of her glasses until she reaches the Crystal Temple and lies in front of Rose's Sword. She wields Rose's Sword, holds an unknown book with a bookmark inside, and wears shorts along with a sleeveless T-shirt. Connie has been directly referred to as Steven's girlfriend in commercials in Portugal[9] as well as numerous other European countries. While this is literally true (she is a girl and Steven's friend), their relationship doesn't turn romantic until midway through Steven Universe Future. Steven and Connie have been confirmed by Rebecca Sugar to be in love, and that Connie is a little more forward about it than Steven. However, they do not officially enter a romantic relationship until midway through Steven Universe Future.[10] A character with an appearance similar to Connie appears as a background character in the Japanese anime film Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade. She is the first and only known member of the Crystal Gems who is fully human. She and Lion are the only members who are not at least partially a Gem (though Lion inherited his powers from a Gem). After coming out as bisexual during Pride Month 2021, Connie's voice actress Grace Rolek has stated in response to the question of whether Connie is LGBTQ+, that she can be interpreted with any sexuality or gender identity people see her identifying with.

Connie Maheswaran is a human female of Indian-American descent and the only daughter of Doug and Priyanka Maheswaran. As a result of being raised in a strict household, that frequently moved from place to place, Connie found it difficult to form relationships with other people for most of her life.

Pre-Series Bubble Buddies (225) One year before the events of the episode, "Bubble Buddies", Connie is seen attending a parade in Beach City. Steven saw Connie drop her bracelet at the parade, and decided to keep it in his freezer so he could return it to her the next time he saw her.

Season 1 "Bubble Buddies" Bubble Buddies (060) One year after the parade, Steven runs into Connie, who is reading a book near his house. Steven then tries to impress her by doing tricks on his bike, but unfortunately, he fails. Steven panics and runs back into his house. As a backup plan, Steven grabs Connie's glowing bracelet from the freezer and runs back to her. While on the way, Steven is practicing his greeting, when a piece of the cliff crumbles and falls towards Connie. When Steven jumps to rescue her, his gem glows and encases both of them in a pink bubble that deflects the rocks. Steven and Connie introduce themselves, and she asks Steven if he can deactivate his bubble. Steven then realizes that he cannot disable the bubble. He says the Gems can help, but Steven and Connie are unable to roll up the hill to the house. Steven and Connie try multiple methods of popping the bubble, but none of them seem to work. They eventually end up on a roller coaster track in Funland. The roller coaster hits them and launches Steven and Connie into the ocean.

Bubble Buddies (266) As the two try and roll back to shore, a giant worm appears and frightens Connie. When the worm eats some kelp, she buries herself into the ground, which creates a trench that Steven and Connie fall into. For a moment, the trench is dark, but then some sea plants start to light the surroundings. Steven ended up accidentally putting his foot in Connie's face. He tries to apologize to her, but she finally explodes, frustrated that Steven does not know what he is doing, and that she might die without ever making a friend. Connie starts crying, and Steven shows her the glow bracelet, telling her that they can be friends. He tells her that he saw her during a parade the year before, but couldn't find her to give her back the bracelet, so he kept it in case he met her again. Connie remembers that she saw him last year too, realizing that Steven was the kid on the car wash float at the parade. As the two reconcile, the bubble finally bursts. Steven and Connie make it to the surface, only to find out that the monster followed them. They swim to shore and run away from the monster, at which point Steven realizes the monster is chasing Connie because of her glow bracelet. Steven takes the bracelet and uses it to lure the worm to a nearby pier, where he uses the pillars to trap and defeat the worm. The Gems show up and Garnet bubbles the monster's gemstone. When Pearl and Amethyst try to introduce themselves. Garnet stops them by telling them not to mess with Steven's "funky flow". Connie asks what "funky flow" is, and Steven gets embarrassed.

"Lion 2: The Movie" Lion 2 The Movie 055 Connie shows Steven a trailer for Dogcopter 3. She tells Steven that it is her favorite film franchise, and she hopes it stays loyal to the book. Amethyst sees Dogcopter and decides to shapeshift into him, astounding Connie. Steven assures her that the movie will be more impressive than any magic. Connie, unsure of this, asks how they will get to the film, as the theater is far away, but Steven says he has a plan. Outside the house, Steven introduces Connie to their mode of transportation, Lion. They mount Lion, but when Steven says he is not trained very well, Lion leaps above the ocean, terrifying Connie and Steven. He runs across the ocean for a while, until Lion creates a portal by roaring and runs through it. The three then arrive inside an empty room in a cave.

Steven and Connie explore the armory while Lion lies down and rests. Steven finds out he can control the room, and after a while, he activates a floating robot. Lion helps them escape the armory and takes them to the Beach City theater. After being slightly burned by the robot, Steven offers Connie a can of soda to ease her pain. She says to just forget about the movie, as Steven probably has more important things to do. Steven says that Dogcopter 3 is imperative to him, and asks why Connie would hang out with him because he messes everything up. Connie asks why he would ever hang out with her because she is less interesting than anything else he experiences. Suddenly, the robot comes back and is more aggressive than before. Lion summons a sword from his head to help them defend against the robot. Connie helps Steven destroy the robot, by using what she learned in tennis practice to reflect its shots. After dealing with the amazed ticket clerk, they finally get to see Dogcopter 3.

"Rose's Room" A cloud version of Connie appears in Rose's room. Her cloud version stays stuck on a repeat of saying "He was incredible!" exactly the way she said it in "Bubble Buddies" until Steven runs away.

"An Indirect Kiss" An Indirect Kiss 200 Connie and Steven are having a picnic, when she notices Steven is upset. This leads her to ask him why there was a fence put over the cliff. After Steven tells the story of how he and the Crystal Gems rescued Amethyst, Connie is shocked to hear that Steven feels useless to the gems. Connie tells him that he can always come to her, magic or not, and leans in for a kiss, only to stop short and exclaim that she has a headache. After taking her glasses off, she realizes she can see without them. Both are shocked, and they realize Steven's juice, (which he foreshadows by stating that the juice box trade was mostly backwash,) healed her. The episode ends with Steven rushing off to the Gems to tell them about his new healing saliva ability, while Connie takes the lenses out of her glasses.

"Mirror Gem" Connie tells Steven over the phone that they could hang out more, now that her school has closed for summer vacation.

"Ocean Gem" Ocean Gem 059 Connie decides to go with Steven, along with Greg, the other Crystal Gems, and Lion, on his quest to find Lapis. When they make it to the water spire Lapis has made out of the ocean, Lapis tells them to stay away and creates water clones to fight the Gems. Steven's water clone attacks Connie and him, nearly drowning them in bubbles of water. Greg saves them but breaks his leg in the process. In anger, Steven puts up his shield, destroying the water clones. Connie then watches him go up the tower to talk to Lapis. After Steven heals Lapis, he falls with the tower. Teaming up, Lion and Connie catches him before he lands.

"Fusion Cuisine" Steven and Connie are watching Under the Knife. Connie's mother calls and asks to speak with Steven's mother. Steven starts to get worried due to his mother giving up her physical form to make him. He hands the phone to Garnet. Garnet pretends to be "Mom Universe", but she panics, and makes it sound like they had died playing with swords.

Later, Steven calls Connie and asks if she can come over. Connie says she cannot because her parents are upset with Steven and refuse to let Connie see Steven until her parents have met both of his parents. Steven assumes that he will bring all of the Gems to the dinner, but Connie objects. Connie then admits the fact that she told her parents that Steven has a nuclear family, meaning that Steven has a mother and a father living with him.

That night, Connie and her parents are at The Crab Shack. Connie's father wonders why Steven and his family are late, when they are startled by rumbling. Steven and Greg come riding in on Alexandrite's shoulders. After a while, the two families are having dinner. Some awkward conversation occurs, after which Connie asks Steven to help her find the restroom. The two go into the restaurant, and Connie urges Steven to lie about his family, much to Steven's dismay. Steven and Connie go back to the table, and after a short while, Alexandrite starts arguing with herself, which leads to her unfusing.

Fusion Cuisine 191 Dr. Maheswaran berates Connie for lying to her, which causes Connie to run crying towards a nearby bus stop, and Steven to follow her. Connie and Steven decide to run away so they can be friends without having to worry about Connie's parents. As they are leaving on a bus, the enraged Gems (fused back as Alexandrite) catch up to them and force them to return. The Gems angrily chastise Steven in front of the Maheswarans. The Maheswarans are impressed with the Gems parental abilities, and allow Connie to continue being with Steven.

"Alone Together" Alone Together 065 In "Alone Together", Steven practices fusion dancing with the Gems but hasn't been able to fuse. He expresses his disappointment to Connie while they are on the beach. She tells him that she is impressed that he can dance with the Gems at all, admitting that she does not like to dance in front of other people. Steven decides to ask Connie to dance, stating that they are the only ones there.

Alone Together 198 As they dance, Steven suddenly trips over Connie, and she catches him. They laugh and touch foreheads while Steven's gem begins to glow. Steven and Connie black out, and wake up to realize that they have fused into Stevonnie. Later in the episode, Stevonnie unfuses back to Steven and Connie, after a moment, they start laughing hysterically. Sour Cream, unperturbed, starts throwing everyone glow sticks, which Steven and Connie run through, still laughing.

"Winter Forecast" Winter Forecast 098 Steven and Connie are hanging out inside the Beach House eating marshmallows by the fireplace. Dr. Maheswaran calls Connie on her phone to tell her to get a ride home because of the impending snowstorm. Steven and Connie wish that she could stay so they could watch the snow fall. The Crystal Gems walk in, and Garnet confirms the impending snowstorm with her future vision. Steven wants to show Connie a video, but Garnet advises him to make the right choice before kissing him on the forehead and passing her future vision to him.

Steven witnesses a series of alternate timelines of his decisions to get Connie home. In the first timeline, he and Connie head over to It's A Wash so Greg can drive Connie home. They play around in the snow before Greg suggests they leave immediately so they can beat the storm. Steven and Connie however, are able to convince Greg to try on various outfits with the pretext that he needs to look appropriate. During this time, Steven and Connie continue playing around in the snow. By the time they leave, the snow is falling heavily. Greg's van rolls over a patch of ice causing it to spin wildly out of control and crash into the snowbank. Greg decides that they should walk the rest of the way. They eventually reach Connie's house, only to be greeted by her furious parents who are upset because of the late arrival and because Connie became sick. Mr. Maheswaran reluctantly allows Steven and Greg to stay the night.

Winter Forecast 174 The second timeline starts back in the crashed van. This time, however, they decide to wait out the storm in the van. While they are eating dinner, Connie's dad calls her and informs her that he is almost at Beach City. Due to the snow, Mr. Maheswaran's car swerves out of control and crashes into Greg's van. The third timeline starts back at It's A Wash. Steven convinces Connie to stay at the Beach House because of the bad events that could come to pass. As they are running back, Connie calls her parents to inform them of her decision. As they begin to protest, Steven grabs her phone and attempts to persuade them before throwing it into the nearby snowbank. When they reach the Beach House, they see the Crystal Gems about to warp the Shooting Star to the Galaxy Warp. Pearl is surprised by Steven and loses focus. The star touches the warp pad and explodes.

Steven returns to the present, and with the knowledge acquired from the future vision, makes the right decision to leave immediately. Connie arrives safely home to her happy parents, who suggest that Steven and Greg stay the night to avoid the snowstorm. Later that night, Connie creeps downstairs to watch the snow fall with Steven.

"Marble Madness" Connie introduces Steven to her favorite book series, The Spirit Morph Saga and tries to tell him the story, but they are constantly interrupted by the Plug Robonoids Peridot keeps sending to Earth.

"Open Book" Steven and Connie go into Rose's Room to create a better ending to The Spirit Morph Saga series. Steven turns into a character in the book after explaining that the room can overload. Connie then exclaims her wish to be the character, Lisa. The room does not obey her command, however, as the room only listens to what Steven wants. Steven asks for a suggestion, and Connie requests a costume shop so she can dress up as the character she wishes to.

After a few moments, Steven says that he wants to see her. Connie exits the shop in her costume. Throughout their attempt in creating a new ending, Connie keeps asking for what Steven wants whenever Steven asks her what she wants, as he intended it to be all for her. After making some endings, Steven, once again, asks Connie what she thinks. She then asks again what Steven wants. Steven says that he is trying his hardest and asks Connie not to do what he wants. This causes Connie to break down, repeating the word "want". Steven soon realizes that this "Connie" is one he accidentally summoned (as the room listens to what Steven says he wants) and that the real Connie must still be in the costume shop. He undoes the creations but is unable to un-summon the fake Connie, who says that he did not want her to do what he wants.

Open Book 100 Steven attempts to fly away on a Wind Lizard, but the fake Cloud Connie grabs its tail and pushes Steven off. They land near the costume shop where Connie is calling out for Steven. Steven is trapped under the fake Connie in a wedding dress who says she knows what Steven "really wants". Steven asks for help, and Connie has a short fight with her, but the fake Connie seems to ignore her presence, still wanting to trap Steven. Steven finally gives in and admits he likes the book's ending, and the fake Cloud Connie evaporates. Connie is shocked and asks why he said he disliked it. Steven states that he did not want Connie to think less of him. Connie says she does not think less of him, saying she cares more about Steven than a book. It ends with Connie and Steven exiting the temple discussing why Archimicarus "obviously" had feelings for Lisa.

"The Return" Steven calls Connie, but she does not pick up. He leaves a vocal message telling her about the Gem Warship.

"Jail Break" Connie calls Steven, and she desperately starts asking him about what was going on, but he does not say anything.

Season 2 "Full Disclosure" Full Disclosure 126 Connie calls Steven multiple times to ask him if he is okay. When Steven does not answer the phone due to wanting to avoid Connie, Connie goes to his house to check on him. Steven leaves the house when Connie arrives, but Connie notices him and chases him through the wreckage of the Gem Warship. Steven hides behind one of the Warship's fingers and tells Connie that he no longer wants to be friends. Connie tells him that she will only believe him if he says it to her face, so Steven comes out of hiding. He then confesses that he still wants to be Connie's friend, and was just trying to protect her from everything that was happening. Steven then tells Connie everything that happened during "Jail Break" and "The Return".

"Love Letters" Love Letters (109) Steven and Connie are by the beach taking selfies. They are approached by Jamie who has mail for Steven. Steven introduces Connie. Later on, Connie and Steven deliver Jamie's letter to Garnet in which he professes his love. When delivering Garnet's response, Steven stops Connie from giving the harshly worded letter to Jamie for fear of shattering his heart. Connie then rewords the letter poetically, in an attempt to let Jamie down easy.

"Sworn to the Sword" Sworn to the Sword 081 Connie is convinced by Steven to begin taking sword fighting lessons from Pearl. As the lessons progress, Connie becomes a very skilled sword fighter, but Pearl's influence on Connie start making her obsessed with protecting Steven with her life. Concerned with her safety, Steven follows Connie to one of her lessons and convinces her that they should fight together. After arguing with Pearl, she is convinced that Steven and Connie would both be great knights. The episode ends with Connie still taking lessons from Pearl, now with Steven by her side.

"We Need to Talk" We Need To Talk (300) Connie and Steven are helping Greg sort through his old records. Connie comments that at home she does not have any music other than movie soundtracks and classical music. Greg responds by playing The Philosophy Majors for her. Steven and Connie dance, causing them to fuse into Stevonnie accidentally. They quickly unfuse, startled, and Connie panics, asking Greg not to tell her parents. Greg tells her that he is probably the only human being on the planet who would understand. He then tells Connie and Steven a story about him and Rose and tells Connie if she ever needs someone to talk to that he is okay with talking with her.

"Chille Tid" In Steven's dream, Pearl mentions that he's going to the school dance with Connie. Steven answers the door twice, expecting her both times.

"Cry for Help" Steven calls Connie, confirming that Peridot's message is interfering with her television as well.

"Nightmare Hospital" Nightmare Hospital 177 Steven takes Connie home from sword training and gives her Rose's Sword to practice with. Connie's mother discovers the sword and confiscates it, and takes it back to the hospital with her to check on her patients. Connie and Steven sneak into the hospital to retrieve the sword but are caught by Connie's mother.

Before anything can happen, the patient wakes up and begins attacking them. Steven reveals that the patient is a gem mutant, and Connie pleads with her mother to let her use the sword to help fight. Her mother refuses to back down on a rule, so they run out of the room and attempt to escape the hospital. They are cut off by another gem mutant, and Steven bubbles Connie and her mother to protect them. Connie continues to plead with her mother to allow her to use the sword, but her mother still refuses to listen. Steven insists that Connie has been training to use a sword for a long time, but Dr. Maheswaran insists that she know more about her daughter than Steven does.

Connie then remarks that her mother does not know anything about her, as she has not even noticed that Connie's glasses no longer have lenses, despite the lenses having been removed almost a year prior. Connie then grabs the sword and defeats the gem monsters, before she, Steven, and her mother leave the hospital. Connie apologizes to her mother for lying so much about Steven, and her mother realizes that she and her husband may be too controlling. Her mother promises to back down on some of the rules and to keep an open mind about everything that has been happening. Connie and her mother then embrace.

"Steven's Birthday" Connie goes to the Barn to visit Steven and spend the night there for his birthday. She is shocked to learn that Steven is fourteen years old and therefore older than her. After Greg shows her a picture album depicting Steven's several birthdays during his life, she is surprised to see that he has not grown up in his last few birthdays. Connie asks Greg to talk in private and asks him whether Steven is going to grow up. As Greg says that he is not sure, Connie is visibly concerned.

Steven's Birthday 102 When Steven uses shapeshifting to make himself look older, Connie is impressed and amazed at his change. They spend the rest of the day together. Later on the same day, Connie and Steven are stargazing when she decides to confess that she was worried that they would not be able to grow up together and that she was relieved to see that she was wrong. This revelation causes Steven to lose control of how old he feels and revert into a baby. Connie gets desperate and takes Steven to Greg. She rides on Greg's van with Greg, Steven, and Amethyst, hoping to calm Steven down. She tells Steven that she will always be with him no matter what age he is, which makes him stop crying. She wakes up the next day to find Steven back to his normal age. She notices a single hair on his face and is relieved to see that he is growing up, although slowly.

Season 3 "Beach City Drift" Beach City Drift 080 Connie and Steven encounter Kevin asking Steven if they have met before, calling him a twerp. Connie nervously runs over, excusing Steven by saying that Kevin looks like another guy they know. Greg asks if the two know Kevin, and Connie explains the events of what happened when they formed Stevonnie before. Connie then continues that it was uncomfortable when Kevin kept asking them to dance, and Steven adds that Kevin did not even care about their feelings. Greg says that if he is causing this much trouble, then there's no point to even thinking about him, and she thanks Greg.

At night, Steven and Connie are sitting on Greg's "new" car at It's A Wash. Steven is still mad at the incident with Kevin, but Connie is somehow thinking about the situation and wishes that she could just say something big to Kevin to get him to think. Steven says that he wishes he could race against Kevin, and rub the winning ribbon in his face. Connie says that kids cannot drive because it is against the law, but Steven mentions that they were not kids when they were Stevonnie, and Connie understands Steven's metaphor. As they race Kevin, Stevonnie eventually unfuses after becoming unstable. Steven and Connie are shown in the back seat, asking each other if they are OK after they were unfused. Connie asks what they explained to Steven that all they have been doing for that past day is because they are obsessed with Kevin. The two decide to finish the race, but for themselves instead of to beat Kevin.

"Gem Hunt" Gem Hunt 040 Steven, Connie, and Pearl warp to The Great North in front of a large Wailing Stone. Steven takes lots of pictures with his phone per Mr. and Mrs. Maheswaran's requests. Connie thanks Pearl for allowing her to come along to help them find a corrupted Gem and takes it as an honor to work along Pearl. Pearl complements Connie about her impressive 'sword fighting' which have exceeded beyond her expectations, she also states that with her careful supervision, she is confident Connie will be able to accomplish a simple Gem recovery mission. Connie thanks Pearl and promises she'll not let her down.

As Connie asks how they would know whether a corrupted Gem is nearby, a huge roar is heard, and the corrupted Snow Monster appears. Pearl exclaims that Connie and Steven have to work together. Connie quickly takes out her sword, Steven summons his shield, and they ready themselves to battle but when they were just about to face the beast, another Corrupted Gem (Biggs Jasper) appears, but they run. Connie tells Pearl that they should split up. Pearl tells Connie that she is her pupil and knows that her combat skills are excellent but states it is too risky because she has never been in a real fight before. Steven tells Pearl about the Gem Mutants they fought in the hospital and quickly interrupts Pearl by taking out a Cookie Cat Walkie Talkie to help communicate with each other when necessary, and Connie takes out a survival guide book that she read at least 20 times. Both look at Pearl, who, having lost a battle of will, decides to allow it under the condition that they would communicate with her the very moment they find the monster because she does not want them fighting her alone.

Gem Hunt 222 The two find tracks in a humanoid shape along with the Corrupted Gem's paw-shaped tracks. A blizzard comes, so Connie and Steven take shelter in a hollowed tree. They hear a roar and follow more tracks to the blue Corrupted Gem. Steven and Connie attempt to be quiet, so they will not attract her attention, but Pearl calls on the Walkie Talkie, which attracts the Corrupted Gem's attention. Connie takes the Gem's growling as a sign of aggression, and she draws her sword. The sword's glint causes the Gem to attack them, and she manages to pop Steven's bubble, pushing them out of the Gem's reach. Connie throws a snowball at the Gem to bring her attention to her, but she hesitates to attack, saying that she was not prepared for this. She slides past the Gem, recovers the Walkie Talkie and calls Pearl, informing her that they have found the Gem just as Jasper appears. Connie realizes that the Gems were running from Jasper. Pearl tells Connie she would not have brought her on the mission if she knew Jasper would be present. Connie considers her mission a failure since she found herself unable to fight earlier. However, Pearl considers Connie's mission a total success, since Connie followed Pearl's instructions to call Pearl when they found the Gem.

"Crack the Whip" Crack The Whip 167 Steven, Amethyst, Connie, and Lion have fun around Beach City and sword fighting on the beach while Pearl and Garnet went to find the gems. Eventually, Steven and Amethyst go into the water, and Connie soon joins them after a little coaxing. While Steven and Connie splash each other, the ground starts to shake, and the orange corrupted Gem (Biggs Jasper) climbs out of the water onto the beach. Amethyst tells Steven and Connie to fight the Corrupted Gem while she takes on Jasper Eventually, Jasper's crash helmet slams Amethyst into the ground, poofing her. Steven and Connie see this and go to get Amethyst back from Jasper. As they run toward her to attack, they fuse into Stevonnie and get her back.

"Steven vs. Amethyst" Steven recounts him and Connie fusing to defeat Jasper.

Season 4 "Buddy's Book" Buddy's book animation Connie and Steven warp on Lion outside of Buddwick Public Library. She is taking Steven to a library for his first time, which has his favorite thing: books. Connie picks up three educational books with intent to get a head start in 7th grade. Steven asks why Connie does not look up information on her phone. Connie remembers the last time she did that, she wrote an "erroneous paper about raccoons having heat vision." Connie suggests to Steven to have a look around the library since there is stuff she is sure Steven will love. Steven sees a book underneath one of the shelves and picks it up. Steven takes a look inside and sees sketches of various Gem structures. He runs back to Connie to show her what he found. It is Buddy Buddwick's journal. Steven recalls Jamie recreating a scenario about Buddy Buddwick helping Mayor Dewey discover Beach City, and Steven and Connie imagine Buddy as Jamie as they read through the book. Steven and Connie realize how Buddy Buddwick left his mark on Beach City by writing so many books that he thought he could fill a library with them which is how Buddwick Public Library exists today. They notice Buddy Buddwick's picture frame and how he looked. They realize they had imagined him way off by imagining Jamie starring as Buddy. They preferred Jamie regardless and laugh it off.

"Mindful Education" Mindful Education 241 Connie walks up the stairs of the Beach house and knocks on the door. Steven answers the door, appearing to be bald, asking what a lovely day it is. Connie, unaware that Steven is bald, agrees with Steven, although with a calm demeanor, and proceeds to walk into the house. When Connie finally sees, she continues to appear calm and uncaring of the situation, but asks what happened, as Steven reveals that it was just a joke, but disappointed, and puts the bald cap in his pocket. Connie dully replies with "Oh... ok", and continues to dig through her bag with Rose's sword in it. Steven asks her if she is ok, when Garnet and Pearl warp in, reminding the two of their fusion training, and that Garnet is excited to see them fight as Stevonnie.

The group moves to the Ancient Sky Arena where Connie is still noticeably upset over something. When the training begins, the Holo-Pearls fuse together, and Steven and Connie perform a brief fusion dance before fusing into Stevonnie. Stevonnie unlocks their floating abilities while fighting the Holo-Pearl fusion, and takes pride in it. They wall jump straight at the giant Holo-Pearl until reality distorts and a vision of Jeff appears. This startles Stevonnie, making them lose focus and unfuse as they fell. Connie runs out of the Sky Arena, and Steven follows her. Steven finds Connie on the steps behind the area, near the warp pad, and decides to talk to her about the way she is been acting. Connie admits that she beat up a kid named Jeff at school, and Steven is shocked, asking her to explain more about the situation. Connie claims that her training instinct just "kicked in," and she did it on accident. Steven tells Connie not to think about it, but Garnet interrupts and takes the kids to the beach to meditate with her as Stevonnie.

Mindful Education Butterflies Garnet meditates with Stevonnie and sings the song "Here Comes a Thought". Stevonnie takes the lead after her verse and experiences Steven and Connie facing the same issues with the butterflies but ultimately calms down as well. After learning that her guilt was natural, Connie decides to confront her emotions by apologizing to Jeff and make amends, even taking a picture with him on the phone. Steven is impressed while Connie talks about how nice it was to be able to release and do something about her problem. While Connie goes to change, Steven suddenly sees a butterfly from their previous meditation on his mother's sword. Later at the Sky Arena, Stevonnie is fighting better, but when they thrust the sword into one Holo-Pearl, the hallucinations begin again, but this time of Bismuth, the exact moment where Steven impaled her. Stevonnie, through Connie, is confused about who that was but through Steven, they tell her that it was Bismuth. After experiencing more hallucinations, the one of Rose ultimately shocks them, and they fall off the edge of the Arena.

Mindful Education Fall 1 Stevonnie unfuses in mid-air as they fell and Connie suggests they refuse as to be able to hover and prevent themselves from falling. Steven is still sobbing while saying he did not mean to hurt anyone. Connie assures him that it is okay to feel bad, and he had to be honest about how bad it feels because that is what she did. Steven understands, and they reform Stevonnie, who manages to hover safely to the ground. They then laugh, sigh, and stare at the sky saying "I'm here," referencing their song from earlier.

"Onion Gang" Steven calls Connie to hang out with her, but she has to turn him down as she's doing back to school shopping.

"Steven's Dream" Steven has a dream where he sees a pink palanquin. The next morning, he calls Connie over, who is excited about his discovery, giving him Buddy's journal from the library. Steven flips the pages to the page with the palanquin drawing, and she corrects Steven's pronunciation of the word, and they decide to ask the Gems about it. Connie awkwardly watches with Amethyst as Steven argues with Garnet about going to where the palanquin in the drawing was located, and as he storms out, she lets him borrow the journal, saying she has to return it in a week

"Adventures in Light Distortion" Steven asks Connie to protect Beach City while he heads into space with the Gems to rescue Greg.

"The New Crystal Gems" The New Crystal Gems 074 Connie meets Steven, Greg, and the Gems in front of the Beach House as they return from space. She explains to them her supervision of Beach City went well; however, she experienced some minor difficulties. As Connie describes her story, a flashback to when Steven called her before leaving to rescue Greg begins. After the phone call, Connie heads over to Steven's house where she is surprised to meet Peridot, Lapis, and Pumpkin. Following an awkward introduction, they explain to each other that they have been tasked with the protection of Beach City. They are initially unsure of working together, but Peridot determines that emulating the team structure and roles of the Crystal Gems will be the ideal way to carry out their duties. They form their own team, dubbed the New Crystal Gems, and each chooses a member from the original team to impersonate. Peridot chooses Garnet, Connie picks Steven, Lapis pretends to be Amethyst, and Pumpkin is assigned to be Pearl.

The New Crystal Gems 114 They shortly begin their supervision of Beach City and its citizens. After a while, the team hears a cry coming from It's a Wash. They head over and find Buck with his dad's defaced van. Connie reasons that they should also run the car wash while Greg and Steven are away. The New Crystal Gems proceed to wash the car, utilizing their abilities and acting their roles as they do. They promptly finish, satisfied with their first success as a team. Sometime later, the four return to the car wash and find a long line of vehicles, word of their effective car-washing procedure having gotten around town. As the team washes the cars, they begin to find each other's behavior unbefitting of their roles. Arguments between the members escalate until the team accidentally drops a car on the car wash sign. In an attempt to rally the group, Connie tries to give an inspiring speech, which ultimately fails.

The New Crystal Gems 254 The next day, the New Crystal Gems regroup at the Beach House where Peridot and Lapis continue arguing about each other's incompetence. Connie eventually shouts at them to cease their bickering. She acknowledges that she does not have Steven's patience or aptitude to mediate arguments, but states that it is impossible to solve problems if they are trying to imitate others. Connie states that the team is more fitting as the Crystal Temps, and suggests they try to do things their own way. The others agree, and they head back to the car wash to clean the mess. In the present, Connie, Steven, Greg, and the Gems arrive at the car wash and find the building in perfect condition, save for the missing sign. Connie admits that they were unable to repair the sign, after which Peridot, Lapis, and Pumpkin arrive with a new one. To the Crystal Temp's joy, Greg is impressed, finding the new sign better than the old one.

"Storm in the Room" Connie prepares to leave the Beach House now that Steven has returned from space. Dr. Maheswaran has not arrived yet, however, prompting Connie to call her. She does not answer, so Steven and Connie decide to play some board games as they wait. As time passes, Connie gradually grows more concerned, afraid that her mother may have gotten into an accident. Dr. Maheswaran eventually arrives, apologizing and explaining to Connie that there were some complications at the hospital. The two bid farewell to Steven as they leave for home.

"Rocknaldo" Connie is seen leaving the Beach House after spending time with Steven.

"Doug Out" Steven and Connie are hanging out and eating fries together, but they're interrupted by Connie's father playing a joke on them. He explains that he's been hired by Harold Smiley to investigate trespassers at Funland. The two decide to join him for his stakeout.

Doug Out (102) Connie helps her father pursue the suspect through Funland, discovering the culprit to be Onion. Mr. Maheswaran is saddened and reveals he wanted to seem cool to his daughter. Connie consoles him, saying that she likes to hang out with him even if he isn't cool. They decide to let Onion leave with a warning, as they scared him.

"Are You My Dad?" Connie and the Gems work on composite drawings of the Gem Steven saw near Funland Arcade. He decides that Connie's drawing is the closest. When the Gems split up to look for this Gem, Steven and Connie go together.

In the woods, Steven and Connie encounter Aquamarine. When she realizes Connie's name, Aquamarine calls over Topaz to kidnap her, trapping her and the rest of the missing humans between herself in a fusion. Steven is unable to save Connie before being knocked out.

"I Am My Mom" Steven asks the Crystal Gems to help him save all his friends. He gets a call from Connie revealing where they are and they go to Funland. After trying to save them, Steven realizes that he made the list and he says that he's "my dad" as an attempt for a plan. Aquamarine traps Steven in Topaz. They go in Aquamarine's Ship and Steven unfuses Topaz by popping her with his bubble before taking off.

I am my mom 296 Connie battles Topaz along with Steven and mentions they that should fuse, but Steven is too worried because he made the list. Eventually, they reach the door and everyone jumps out except for Steven. Aquamarine freezes everyone but Steven using her wand. Steven turns himself in saying he's his mom (Rose Quartz) and Aquamarine lets everyone else go. Steven tells Connie and the Gems he loves them before he leaves. Connie screams for him not to go as Steven is taken to Homeworld.

Season 5 "Lars' Head" Connie becomes glad that Steven has finally returned home and she, the Gems and Greg run up to hug him, knowing that Steven is back.

"Dewey Wins" Dewey Wins 19 Connie becomes upset that Steven had given himself up instead of working together with her as he'd always promised to defeat Aquamarine and Topaz. After arguing with Steven, and failing to get him to realize how much he emotionally hurt her by forgoing their team and surrendering to Homeworld, she resignedly leaves with an equally upset Lion.

Steven realizes how he hurt Connie at the end of the episode. He calls her, but she doesn't pick up.

"Gemcation" Steven tries to text Connie throughout the episode, but she doesn't respond. He reveals to Pearl that the reason he's been despondent is because Connie is upset with him. He's disappointed after regaining his cell service that Connie still hasn't gotten back in touch with him.

"Raising the Barn" Steven is still depressed that Connie hasn't gotten in contact with him. He repeats to himself that she'll call when she's ready. When Peridot and Lapis video call him, Steven at first assumes the call is from Connie.

Between "Dewey Wins" and "Kevin Party" During the estrangements, Connie receives Steven's multiple texts and calls from his attempts to make amends. She considers responding but is unable to figure out what to say to him. Eventually, she decides it best to talk things out in person, and rides Lion, who'd been staying with her during this time to Steven's house to talk. When she arrives though, she finds that he's gone on vacation. Afterwards, for reasons unknown, she apparently doesn't try to visit Steven again or let him know that she was ready to work things out, even after he stops trying to reach out to her to give her space on his dad's advice.

At some point during this time, Connie also cuts or gets someone to cut her long, flowing hair down to a chin-length bob with bangs, both as a coping method for her recent experiences, and as a personal reflection on how she has changed and grown over the past four seasons with as her experiences with Steven and the Crystal Gems, as well become more confident in herself.

"Kevin Party" Kevin Party (092) A few weeks after last seeing or hearing from Steven, Connie shows up to Kevin's party after being invited by him and told that Steven would be there as well. After much awkwardness and tension caused by her and Steven's own feelings of uncertainty towards each other, as well as Kevin's manipulations, the two are finally able to talk again. Connie apologizes to Steven for not texting back and leaving him in the dark for so long, and Steven apologizes to her for giving himself up and ignoring her feelings, and the two reconcile their relationship, reaffirming themselves as "Jam Buds". Steven comments on Connie's new haircut after Connie comments on Steven's shirt (which she had given him for his birthday). The two then leave together on Lion after ignoring Kevin's attempts to get them to fuse into Stevonnie (which was what he'd truly invited them both there for).

"Lars of the Stars" Connie becomes excited about her first space adventure with Steven, and the two travel through Lion's mane, and emerge through the portal in Lars' head. She and Steven find that Lars and the Gems known as the Off Colors (whom she meets for the first time) are now a space pirate crew now. She and Steven later fuse into Stevonnie to help Lars regain his confidence after he breaks down over Sadie seemingly being so happy without him, and remain fused into and all throughout "Jungle Moon".

"Jungle Moon" Connie spends the whole episode fused as Stevonnie. While trying to get in contact with the Sun Incinerator, Stevonnie identifies themself as Steven and Connie.

"Your Mother and Mine" Steven recalls how the Off Colors saved him and Connie from the Jungle Moon.

"Reunited" Reunited (541) Connie attends the Ruby and Sapphire's wedding with her parents, and later participates in the battle against the Diamonds. During the fight she takes charge several times, including a direct attack on Blue Diamond which results in the destruction of Rose's Sword. After Steven is knocked out cold, Connie tries to wake him, but he manages to communicate with her via spiritual means and convinces her to guard his body while he tries to get through to Blue and Yellow Diamond about the truth about Pink Diamond, and is there when Steven regains consciousness.

"Legs From Here to Homeworld" Following the battle, Connie sticks with the Steven and the Crystal Gems, and mostly observes as the Diamonds rejoice in finding Pink Diamond, aka Steven, learn more about the consequences of their final attack, including corruption, and then, with her parents' blessing, goes along with Steven, the Diamonds and the original Crystal Gems to Homeworld to try to convince White Diamond to help cure the Earth Gems' corruption. She is last seen with the Crystal Gems after Steven is taken away to see White Diamond, much to her dismay.

"Familiar" Connie, along with Garnet and Amethyst, reunites with Steven after Pearl smuggles them into his room via her gem and learns of his decision to throw a ball to bring everyone together.

"Together Alone" Together Alone - Steven and Connie dancing Connie helps Steven, the Crystal Gems, and Blue and Yellow's Pearls plan the ball, helps the Pearls understand what fun is, and is begrudgingly allowed to attend the ball as his "pet" due to her status as an organic being. Later, during the ball, when Steven feels that he's made everyone miserable by caving into Homeworld's stifling traditions to impress White Diamond, she comforts him and convinces him to dance with her despite his reservations about it, which leads to them accidentally fusing into Stevonnie, and unintentionally causing an uproar that winds up ruining the ball, getting the Crystal Gems poofed and Stevonnie thrown into a prison tower as punishment.

"Escapism" Escapism 065 Connie comforts Steven as he mopes over how their mission has gone wrong, and when Steven gets the idea to use his psychic powers to travel to Earth to find help, she remains with him to watch over his body, staying with him to the point where she falls asleep with him in her lap prior to his return.

"Change Your Mind" Steven and Connie are awakened by Blue Diamond entering the tower. She's sassy to Blue Diamond and backs Steven up as he confronts her. After Blue resolves to help them escape with the Crystal Gems, she takes them first to Pink's room and then to Yellow's.

They get caught up in the Diamonds' fight while rescuing the Gems. Steven and Connie successfully talk the Diamonds down, though their escape is once again halted by White Diamond. Now supported by Lapis, Peridot, and Bismuth, Connie saves Steven after the Diamond Mech drops him. However, he lets go of her hands after accidentally dropping the Gems.

After the Crystal Gems form Obsidian, Connie is caught by them after an accidental fall. She later makes it to the top of the Diamond Mech, where she's able to enter the head ship. She loses in a battle against Pearl, who's being controlled by White Diamond. Connie is forced to watch as Steven's Gem is removed.

Change Your Mind 809 As Steven's Gem reforms, Connie helps his human half make it back to his Gem half. She's overjoyed when Steven reunites with himself and laughs with the other Crystal Gems, no freed from White Diamond's control. The Diamond Mech returns her and the other Crystal Gems to Earth, where she sees her parents once again. She attends a barbecue with Greg and the Crystal Gems.

Steven Universe: The Movie SU Movie 105 Two years after the end of the fifth season, Connie waits up for Steven to return from Homeworld and kisses him on the cheek before leaving for space camp. Later, after Lion, sent by Steven, notifies her of the danger posed by Spinel, Connie quickly returns with him, helps the other Gems save Beach City's citizens from the poison from Spinel's Injector. During this time, she expresses concern for Steven during his final clash with Spinel, especially after the battle causes the Injector to explode, and relieved to find him alive and safe in the aftermath.

Steven Universe Future "Little Homeschool" Steven reveals that Connie has gotten a head start on college prep, despite still being two years away from actually applying, but she told him that it didn't hurt to start early.

"Rose Buds" Steven mentions Connie as his source of knowledge while describing Earth's atmosphere.

"In Dreams" Connie appears in two cameos in Steven's nightmares; the first at a dance party in the Beach House, and the second when she suddenly replaces Jasmine in one of Steven's Camp Pining Hearts dreams and gives Steven (as Stefan) an angry glare, before morphing into Obsidian and crushing him.

"Bismuth Casual" Steven and Connie go with Pearl and Bismuth to a roller rink to have fun. While there, the two run into her cram school friends Patricia and Daniel. Steven makes an awkward impression on them, and not knowing how to skate, repeatedly urges Connie to go hang with her friends instead of helping him.

Bismuth Casual 121 After a while, with some encouragement from Bismuth, Steven expresses that he feels that Connie is drifting away from him, but doesn't want to hold her back from continuing to grow. After Connie reassures Steven that he is still her best friend, the two reaffirm their bond by fusing and winning a best-skater contest as Stevonnie.

"Together Forever" Together Forever 153 Connie chats with Steven about her future college ambitions during a study break, but is forced to end the call to continue studying. Later, Steven shows up with Lion and takes Connie on a special date back to where they first officially meet each other, where he has set up a special picnic for them. After singing her a special song, Steven proposes that he and Connie marry and attend college as Stevonnie. Connie is caught off-guard by the proposal, and though greatly flattered, turns him down due to her and Steven's young ages and wanting to be her own person outside of a fusion. However, she clarifies her answer as a "not now" instead of a "no" and assures Steven that they have plenty of time before they take such a step and returns home on Lion to continue studying.

"Growing Pains" At some point following the failed marriage proposal, Connie calls Steven to check in on him, and after discovering that his shape-shifting powers are getting out of control, convinces him to seek medical help. After getting him settled in with her mother, Connie calls Greg to get him to come back from his tour to be with Steven.

Later, when Steven's recalling of the traumatic events in his life cause his powers to go out of control again, Connie returns to try and help, but soon realizes that, due to his hurt feelings over her turning down his proposal, her presence is only making it worse. She then leaves with her mother shortly after Greg arrives, promising Steven that she's be there whenever he feels ready to talk to her again.

"Everything's Fine" Connie calls Steven just after he returns from Homeworld, but he dodges her questions about his condition and ends the call, much to her concern.

She visits the beach house after Steven's inner feelings project onto her phone, and participates in a semi-intervention with the Gems and Greg to try and get Steven to open up about what's bothering him. During this, she becomes shocked to learn that Steven never told the Gems about going to the hospital, and is even more shocked when he reveals that he shattered Jasper. She then watches as Steven finally melts down and transforms into a Gem monster.

"I Am My Monster" Connie assists the Gems and Greg in trying to calm down and revert Steven to normal. Teaming up with Lion once more, the two are first sent to evacuate the town. When the Gems and Greg, along with the recently arrived Diamonds and Spinel start to break down and blame themselves for Steven's transformation, Connie returns with Lion and gives the speech that Steven's condition and prior suppressing his feelings has happened because he has always put others before himself and that now they all need to help him, just as he has always helped them before.

I Am My Monster 182 She and everyone else embrace Steven and assure him that he is loved no matter what, and Connie herself ensures that everyone will take care of him just as he has them for so long and kisses his face. This finally causes Steven to transform back to normal and emotionally break down afterwards, with his family surrounding him.

"The Future" The Future 120 A few months after Steven's meltdown, Connie visits Steven via Lion, and it's revealed that Steven has opted to leave Beach City to travel and possibly eventually settle down at his own place, with the two planning to meet each other during his travels with Lion's help. It's also implied that the two have finally entered an official relationship as they share their first on-screen kiss just before Steven leaves, and Connie sees him off with Greg and the Gems.

Steven Quartz Universe is the titular main protagonist of the Steven Universe franchise. He is the son of Greg Universe and Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond, the only known hybrid of a human and a Gem, and the first Crystal Gem of human descent. As a result of his parentage, Steven is an extraordinarily unique being with innate powers beyond that of normal humans and Gems. While he was only a child, Steven steadily grew from a tag-along to the Crystal Gems into the heart of the team thanks to his kind-hearted nature and resourcefulness. Steven is devoted to protecting humanity and helping those in need just as Rose Quartz did, and although her monumental legacy once forced Steven to live in her shadow, he has since surpassed her by ending the authoritarian practices of the Great Diamond Authority and establishing peace across the galaxy. However, the consequences of his mother's mistakes continue to haunt Steven and those he cares about to his growing frustration.

As his friends and family grew and went out into the world and beyond, Steven began to struggle with his own self-identity and what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He also had to come to terms with suppressed trauma that he had built up over the course of his years of adventures and near-death experiences with Gems. This culminated in him thinking himself to be a monster, and as a result transforming into a gigantic Gem monster in kind. Steven's friends and family managed to get through to him with the power of love; in the months following, he decided to leave Beach City to go on a road trip on his own to see the world and find himself.

Nickname(s) Schtu-ball (Greg Universe) Little Man (Amethyst, Sugilite, Greg) Steve-O (Amethyst, himself) Ste-Man (Amethyst) Steve-aroni (Greg) Jam Bud (Connie Maheswaran) The Steven (Peridot, "Squaridot", Aquamarine) Ste-van (Zoomans) Star Child Jr. (Marty) Cutie Pie (Garnet) Your Water-Melojesty (Greg) Starlight (White Diamond) Alias Tiger Millionaire/Tiger Philanthropist Peter Pizzapoppolis Zoltron Esteban Universidad Rose Quartz Pink Diamond Steven Quartz Cutie Pie DeMayo Diamond Universe Stefan Characteristics Species Half-Gem Half-Human Weapon(s) Shield Gender Male Gender Pronoun He/Him Age 12 ("Gem Glow" to at least "House Guest") 13 (Somewhere after "House Guest" to "Too Far") 14 ("The Answer" to "Change Your Mind") 15 (Unleash the Light) 16 (Steven Universe: The Movie to "The Future")

Traits Birthday August 15 Complexion Fair Height 5'6" (1.68 m)[1] Weight 145 lbs (65.8 kg) Hair Dark brown Eyes Black Gemstone Pink diamond Gem Type Diamond Professional Status Affiliation(s) Off Colors The Great Diamond Authority Occupation(s) Guardian (formerly) Healer (formerly) Champion wrestler (formerly; as Tiger Millionaire/Tiger Philanthropist) Fortune teller (formerly; as Zoltron) Big Donut Cashier/Stocker (temporarily) Monarch (temporarily) Teacher (formerly) Earth's ambassador (formerly) Alignment Crystal Gems Personal Status Status Alive Relative(s) Greg Universe (father) Rose Quartz (mother; deceased) Greg's Aunt and Uncle (paternal grandpiplings) Greg's Parents (paternal grandparents) Deb (paternal grandaunt) Andy DeMayo (paternal cousin once removed/honorary uncle) Greg's Grandfather (paternal great-grandfather) Watermelon Stevens (creations) Pumpkin (creation) Cactus Steven (creation) Topiary Stevens (creations) Friend(s) Garnet Ruby Sapphire Amethyst Pearl Peridot Bismuth Lapis Lazuli Connie Maheswaran (girlfriend) Lars Barriga Sadie Miller Ronaldo Fryman Sour Cream Buck Dewey Jenny Pizza Kiki Pizza Bill Dewey Peedee Fryman Jamie Vidalia Kofi Pizza Nanefua Pizza Barbara Miller Mr. Fryman Onion Harold Smiley Watermelon Stevens Pumpkin Nephrite The Cluster George Hessonite The Famethyst Rhodonite Padparadscha Fluorite Rutile Twins Pebbles Yellow Diamond Yellow Pearl Blue Diamond Blue Pearl White Diamond Pink Pearl Spinel Jasper Onion's Friends Cherry Quartz Snowflake Obsidian Larimar Zoomans "Shy" Rose "Superfan" Rose "Hippie" Rose Topaz "Nice" Lapis Shep Media First Appearance Pilot (non-canon) "Gem Glow" (main series) Music Theme "Steven's Shield" Voice Actor Zach Callison Daniel DiVenere (MultiVersus)

Appearance

Debut According to Pearl and Vidalia, Steven takes after his parents. He is relatively short with a thick, stocky build. He has fair skin, curly dark brown hair, dark brown eyebrows, and full black irises which can sometimes have stars as pupils when he gets excited or optimistic. He wears a salmon-pink T-shirt with a gold star in the center. He also wears cuffed blue jeans and salmon-pink flip-flop sandals. His gemstone, a pink diamond he inherited from his mother is where his navel should be. As revealed in "Steven's Birthday", while he is fourteen years of age his half-Gem physiology affects his rate of aging and he appears younger.

Steven Universe: The Movie As of Steven Universe: The Movie, Steven has aged physically, having grown slightly taller and now having a visible neck. He still keeps his blue jeans and salmon-pink sandals, but his shirt is now sky-blue with a yellow star in the center, and he also wears a pink varsity jacket with white trims.

Current As of Steven Universe Future, Steven wears the same clothing he had worn in the movie, except that his sky blue shirt is now black, resembling his father Greg's old Mr. Universe shirts.

Monster At the end of "Everything's Fine" and during "I Am My Monster", he transforms into a giant Kaiju-sized monster after coming to the conclusion that he is one. He is massive in size, towering over the Crystal Temple and completely dwarfing the Diamonds, though he noticeably decreases in size over time, becoming only a few meters taller than his fellow Diamonds. His posture is heavily hunched over and his anatomy is disproportionate, with a potbelly, a long heavy neck ending in a small head, a short tail, long powerful arms, and relatively short legs. His body is covered head to toe in hot pink tuberculate scales that are hexagonal in shape, and his back is protected by a thick armored carapace. He has numerous pinkish off-white thorn-like spines running down the length of his back and forearms, starting at his forehead and ending halfway down his tail. He retains his human form's facial profile and nose, though his eyes have gained black sclera and glowing pink pupils, and his mouth is now filled with sharp teeth. On the sides of his head are a pair of long, angular horns that point upwards, as well as a similar-looking pair of short, curved tusks on the sides of his lower jaw. His forearms are thick and powerful, bearing large human-like hands with four fingers and a thumb each, all five digits bearing sharp, dark pink claws. His legs are digitigrade in posture and his feet bear five claw-tipped toes each. His gemstone is still located where his navel would be, though it appears much smaller due to his massive size in this state.

Personality “ He is a super-excitable, hammy kid.

” —Rebecca Sugar Steven, after summoning his shield for the first time. Steven, after summoning his shield for the first time.

Steven is optimistic, friendly, outgoing, soft-hearted, and carefree with a happy-go-lucky attitude that is appreciated by many of the citizens of Beach City in one way or another. He is musically inclined, a trait inherited from his father, with a propensity for breaking out into song and occasionally playing on his ukulele. Steven sees the best in everyone and is also very compassionate, something which Pearl notes he inherits from his mother and treasures his friends and family. He is friendly toward almost everyone he meets (even to his detriment), rarely holds grudges, and is non-discriminatory, never treating anyone with prejudice, even enemies. No matter the situation, Steven will always go out of his way to support his loved ones, even if it means putting his life on the line and he will avoid resorting to violence if possible. He would much rather make a compromise and choose to reason than fight back.

Steven looks up to his caretakers — Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl — and considers them family. He wants to be a great hero just like them and is eager to go on adventures with the trio, both to prove his worth and to have fun exploring strange lands. Despite his underdeveloped magical power and lack of experience, he has proven himself to have much heroic potential through his resourcefulness, optimism, and confidence.

Steven is rather naive and socially oblivious due to his isolated upbringing. Steven has never attended a school and before "Nightmare Hospital" had never been in a hospital or had his vitals taken. While Steven is often prepared to go on adventures at a moment's notice he has a habit of biting off more than he can chew, requiring the Gems to intervene. While Steven retains his childlike innocence and obliviousness to the dangers he is put in, his encounters with Homeworld Gems give him a new level of seriousness.

Steven trying to ignore Connie's call. Steven trying to ignore Connie's call.

This initially makes Steven self-conscious about his immaturity and he gains resolve to outgrow it, although his misguided attempt becomes a source of self-inflicted misery as he tries to break off his friendship with Connie to protect her from harm. It was only Connie's sensible nature that stops him from going down a bad road and balances his resolve. Steven has since grown more mature and level-headed in dealing with strenuous situations, but his enthusiasm has remained the same.

Steven helping out Peridot make up to Lapis. Steven helping out Peridot make up to Lapis.

His maturity has grown to new levels as he helps Lapis Lazuli and Peridot acclimate to Earth and continues to hone his powers. He is now more willing to fight than before to aid and protect his friends though still willing to help anyone in need — even enemies, as seen when he tried to heal Jasper from creeping corruption in "Earthlings". Unfortunately, this has also gotten him in trouble as shown in "Bubbled" and "Room for Ruby" in which trying to befriend "Eyeball" and accept "Navy" as a Crystal Gem ended badly: "Eyeball" tried to kill him when she believed he was Rose Quartz due to his healing powers and "Navy" turned out to have been lying in revenge.

“ A great example is in "Bismuth" and throws something at her and yells, "Look out!" but they're fighting and she's actively trying to get him. It's very insightful to who Steven is. Violence is always the last resort. He'll always try to talk it out for better or for worse, it doesn't always go the way he wants it to.

” —Zach Callison in an interview[2] Like his mother, he appears to be very charismatic; for example, easing a raging crowd in "Political Power", and motivating his friends and father into working out and helping Pearl to find her strength to fight Sugilite in "Coach Steven". His genuine kindness, sincerity, and capacity for empathy let him inspire friendship, trust, and love from most of the people he meets which enables him to mend others' inner turmoil and reach others who are otherwise closed off, noticeably in the cases of Peridot and Lapis Lazuli.

“ But the truth is, we rely on you. Your voice inspires us, binds us, reminds us why we promised to protect the planet. You need to be that voice. For them.

” —Garnet to Steven, "The Return" Steven is shown to have unique tastes in entertainment. He enjoys Crying Breakfast Friends! despite his dad and the Gems' inability to understand its appeal. Steven is a bit of a romantic and loves the ending of The Spirit Morph Saga for the wedding even when Connie disagrees. "Made of Honor" further shows his enthusiasm for weddings in the form of the wedding planner book he claims to have been putting together his entire life and he shows great zeal in preparing for and performing Ruby and Sapphire's wedding in "Reunited".

Despite his naivety Steven still has a more grounded and practical outlook than his three caretakers, often correcting them on normal human interactions. Though Steven frequently goes on fantastic adventures he retains a tendency to be easily impressed; he is enamored with Bill Dewey's play until Jamie points out its flaws and is also shocked to find that his Watermelon Stevens are alive and admits it should not have surprised him.

Steven, as "Tiger Millionaire", knocks over Lars' drink, saying he couldn't afford a signature from him. Steven, as "Tiger Millionaire", knocks over Lars' drink, saying he couldn't afford a signature from him.

While Steven is typically friendly and kind-hearted by nature, his enthusiasm and excitability can get out of hand and he ends up doing more harm than good. When this happens he can be anywhere between obnoxious, overbearing, and rude. Steven tends to let his inhibitions go out the window when doing something theatrical, as seen in "Tiger Millionaire", "Steven and the Stevens", and "Sadie's Song". His alter-ego Tiger Millionaire is the best example of Steven letting his passionate side get the better of him.

The only time he has shown true anger and prejudice toward someone is Kevin in "Beach City Drift" for the way he treats Stevonnie. His dislike and desire to best Kevin lead him to fuse with Connie and the anger Stevonnie inherits is strong enough that they hallucinate and fall apart. It is Connie's sensible nature that convinces him to let his anger go.

Steven and Bismuth opening up to each other. Steven and Bismuth opening up to each other.

Deep down Steven feels guilt over his mother not being around and inferiority over not being able to live up to her reputation. He is unwilling to talk about this with the Gems due to thinking they blame him for Rose being gone. The only people he has opened up to about it are Amethyst, Bismuth, and the Cool Kids. He told Amethyst the reason he is working so hard is that he is not Rose Quartz and Bismuth that he does not think he can live up to his mother's standards.

In "Mindful Education" it is revealed that Steven harbors guilt over the unfortunate events upon Bismuth, Jasper, and "Eyeball". Like his guilt over Rose, he tries to keep these worries secluded in his heart and to not think about it, convincing himself he had no other choice.

After it is revealed by "Eyeball" in "Back to the Moon" that Rose Quartz supposedly shattered Pink Diamond he becomes more independent and rebellious towards the Gems and their authority over what he is supposed to know. In "Steven's Dream" he argues with Garnet for not telling him why he shouldn't find the broken Palanquin, figure out his dream and learn why he is shedding a constant flow of tears. As he discovers more about his mother and the effects her actions had he starts to show anger and guilt towards her over what she did.

Steven confessing to his friends that he is the only one who can end what his mother caused. Steven confessing to his friends that he is the only one who can end what his mother caused.

"Storm in the Room" highlights Steven's anger and confusion towards Rose over her actions and how she "disappeared" leaving him to clean up her mess. "Lion 4: Alternate Ending" shows he has become paranoid about anything having to do with Rose and her secrets and in "The Good Lars" calls her a war criminal. These feelings come to a head in "Are You My Dad?" and "I Am My Mom" when his friends are captured by Topaz and Aquamarine and he bargains to free them by offering himself instead as a way to atone for his and his mother's actions.

Steven pleading guilty for his mothers crimes to Yellow and Blue Diamond. Steven pleading guilty for his mothers crimes to Yellow and Blue Diamond.

"The Trial" highlights his resolve to atone for the shattering of Pink Diamond in that he immediately pleads guilty knowing that he would be executed. However, when Rose Quartz's crime comes into question he is shocked upon the revelation of the flaws in his mother's crime and the possibility of another Diamond being responsible for Pink Diamond's death instead of Rose Quartz. Matt Burnett and Ben Levin stated he learned he was wrong about who Rose was and wonders whether he has to carry the moral greyness she had or if he can be stronger and different.[3]

Steven assuming Connie would be happy to see him back safely. Steven assuming Connie would be happy to see him back safely.

Steven's obliviousness can create problems even with those he cares about as in "Dewey Wins" he thinks Connie should be grateful to him for giving himself up to Homeworld to save her, not understanding how he hurt her until suffering the same hurt when Dewey concedes the mayoral race in spite of Steven's campaigning and urging the public to give him another chance; although this particular obliviousness could be attributed to him not being ready to face his feelings over his surrender and everything he experienced on Homeworld as well as having to deal with the emotional anguish his surrender caused his loved ones. "Kevin Party" shows him confronting the harm he did when he reunites with Connie after a few weeks apart from her and apologizes to her for giving up and brushing off her feelings.

However, the aforementioned episode also shows Steven's great emotional vulnerability beforehand and how it can cause him to make impulsive and poor decisions and be subject to manipulation by others; as seen when he sees Connie sporting a new look and her and Lion (who had shared her anger with him over his surrender and stayed with her since after taking her home following their fight) seemingly having a great time at the party without him, and assumes that they've both moved on from him in their anger (mainly due to Connie's seeming complete lack of response to all of Steven's attempts to make amends throughout their estrangement and Lion never returning to Steven after taking her home). This assumption and his already emotionally vulnerable state nearly drive Steven to leave the party without even trying to talk to Connie, and ultimately, to desperately take Kevin's advice to bait her into making the first move in their reconciliation by deliberately ignoring her presence and making it seems like life is going fine for him with her gone. The advice, of course, ends up having the opposite effect, instead causing Connie to believe that Steven has given up on making amends with her after being unintentionally abandoned and shut out by her for so long, and has decided to both drop her as his best friend and replace her with Kevin, which is seemingly confirmed in her eyes when the two have an awkward encounter in which he, still under Kevin's influence, implies that he has moved on from her and Lion, and is much happier with them out of his life. Only when Connie angrily confronts him over this and nearly leaves with Lion again does Steven return to his senses, narrowly stopping them from leaving and, after discovering the reasons behind Connie's silence towards him and that she had always intended to reconcile with him, finally talks things out with her.

Steven's reaction after learning Rose was Pink Diamond. Steven's reaction after learning Rose was Pink Diamond.

"A Single Pale Rose" once again changes Steven's view of his mother after learning she actually was Pink Diamond. He tells Amethyst in "What's Your Problem?" he is still confused about her and her actions. "Made of Honor" and "Reunited" cement Steven's growth and maturity as he forgives Bismuth and accepts her back into the Crystal Gems with Bismuth claiming Steven as the real leader of the Crystal Gems and as he convinces Blue and Yellow Diamond to stop fighting by revealing his identity as Pink Diamond's son/reincarnation.

“ Learning about his mom, things he didn't realize, things aren't as they seem, it's hard for him to process all that. That's a big dynamic for Steven as the show goes on. He just wanted to meet his mom at first. He had all these questions about who she was and know that he knows he wishes he didn't in a lot of ways. He still doesn't know definitive answers about a lot of things. He was especially frustrated when the Gems wouldn't always tell him the truth about things or how things really were. That's going to be a struggle for Steven for a while. At this point, because I don't know the whole story, I can't say. I don't think Steven knows if he can at this point.

” —Zach Callison in an interview "Familiar" gives Steven a look into his mother's relationships with Blue and Yellow Diamond, and also leads him to realizes that he and his mother have something in common: they are/were the youngest members of the Crystal Gems and Diamond Authority respectively, and were frequently underestimated due to their immaturity, but also dearly loved and doted on like children by their peers. With this, Steven decides to embrace his mother's old role on Homeworld to help convince White Diamond to cure the corrupted Gems on Earth.

However, "Together Alone" shows him struggling to deal with Homeworld's stifling conformities and traditions, much like his mother did, especially when he learns that he and his friends must be split up during the ball he has decided to throw: only Pearl and Connie are allowed to remain by his side (with the latter as his "pet"), while Garnet must split up into Ruby and Sapphire, and they and Amethyst (who must wear limb enhancers) must remain with their kind of Gem. With Connie's encouragement, however, Steven decides to go against the traditions, and dances with her, but this ends up causing trouble when the two fuse, which causes an uproar that ruins the ball, and leads to the Crystal Gems, who fused in defiant support of Stevonnie, to be poofed, and Stevonnie themself to be locked away in a prison tower as punishment. This shows an at least temporary shift in their personalities, with Steven being more withdrawn and practical than he usually is, while Connie is more upbeat and impulsive than she usually is.

Steven convincing White Diamond. Steven convincing White Diamond.

"Change Your Mind" shows Steven finally coming to terms with himself and his mother, and after a long struggle and battle, managing to open the eyes and mindsets of all the Diamonds (including White), convincing them to restore the corrupted Gems on Earth, and drop their conforming perfectionist way of life to become better beings.

Steven rediscovering his powers. Steven rediscovering his powers.

Steven Universe: The Movie shows Steven at his most mature, having grown into his role as the new Pink Diamond, though he is also shown in a slightly negative light; specifically, he is shown to be very single-minded and inflexible when stressed, as he becomes so focused on saving the Earth and reclaiming his "happily ever after" that his attention is on trying to get the Crystal Gems’ memories back instead of focusing on the regenerated Spinel, and he is too focused on that task to notice that he manages to set Spinel off again after she deactivates her injector. However, he realizes his mistakes at the climax when he remembers his greatest power is changing and inspires change when trying to help Spinel.

Steven's frustration over dealing with his mother's mistakes, which sets off his pink state. Steven's frustration over dealing with his mother's mistakes, which sets off his pink state.

In Steven Universe Future, he retains his maturity from the movie, but can still be overbearing in trying to help others as seen in "Guidance". "Volleyball" showcases Steven's anger and frustration towards his mother after learning she gave Pink Pearl her cracked eye, causing a fair amount of destruction through his powers as a result. In "Bluebird" he shows a more snarky, cynical and sarcastic personality when dealing with Bluebird and a resurfaced Aquamarine and "Eyeball"; "A Very Special Episode" highlight his maturity and practicality as he races between Garnet and Pearl to help keep both situations under control. "Snow Day" once again showcases Steven's maturity as well as his hardworking attitude and lifestyle along with him desiring to not be seen as a child anymore which culminates in the Gems finally accepting Steven as the person he's grown into and his understanding that they miss him as he's growing up. "Little Graduation" shows he is suffering from anxiety as all his friends move on with their lives and "Prickly Pair" shows his growing anxieties with himself and his relationships with the Gems.

Throughout the latter half of Future he resembles his mother more, particularly her faults as he runs away from problems by helping everyone else with theirs, hides his feelings and distances himself from others, and shows a literally explosive temper that causes his powers to run out of control.

In a dream, Steven fears over Peridot drifting away from him. In a dream, Steven fears over Peridot drifting away from him.

"In Dreams" and "Bismuth Casual" highlight Steven's fears of drifting away from his friends and holding them back; the former episode displays his stress over his desperation to appease Peridot by using his dream powers recreating the reboot of Camp Pining Hearts (which they both dislike), and the latter displays his fears that Connie, who at this point has made other friends and is more outgoing and confident than ever before, has forgotten their friendship. Fortunately, both Peridot and Connie reaffirm their bonds with Steven by each episode's end (Peridot after apologizing to Steven for putting so much pressure on him, and Connie after fusing with him into Stevonnie and winning a skate competition).

Steven, heartbroken after his rejected proposal to Connie. Steven, heartbroken after his rejected proposal to Connie.

"Together Forever" shows Steven reaching an emotional impasse in his relationship with Connie as the time for her to head off to college draws nearer; as such, he then makes the impulsive decision to propose marriage to her and follow her to college as Stevonnie in order to stay in her life and find purpose in his life. When she turns him down (at least for the time being) due to them being really young and wanting to retain her individuality, he is understanding but emotionally crushed.

"Growing Pains" showcases the aftermath of Steven's failed proposal to Connie: his body begins shapeshifting out of control due to his emotions, and Connie convinces him to go see a doctor for the first time in his life. This also shows that, as Dr. Maheswaran reveals from her examination, Steven is suffering psychological, mental, and emotional trauma (most likely, but not confirmed to be PTSD) due to the traumatic events throughout the original series and movie dating back to his childhood that is starting to flare up now that those in Steven's support system (e.g. his family and friends) are moving on with their own goals and lives, and implies that Connie's declining of Steven's proposal might have set his emotionally-charged shapeshifting off. However, the episode also shows the good that comes from Steven talking his problem out with someone, namely his father who afterward assures his son he'll be there for him during the tough times.

"Mr. Universe" highlights Steven getting to know more about his father's family and his father's life before coming to Beach City and meeting Rose. However, Steven becomes disillusioned after learning his father's backstory was similar to his mother's: Greg was brought up with strict, overbearing parents who controlled his life and never supported his interests which led to him running away to take control of his destiny. This revelation leaves Steven feeling resentful over being denied typical childhood experiences (such as going to school and the doctor) and likely causes him to conclude that the lack of normalcy in his childhood has left him unable to deal with his trauma or figure out what to do with his life.

Steven, harnessing the destructive side of his powers, about to shatter Jasper. Steven, harnessing the destructive side of his powers, about to shatter Jasper.

In "Fragments", Steven's insecurities about himself, his life, and his powers finally lead to him breaking away from his family and running away to the one he feels can understand him: Jasper. This also displays a ruthless and darker Steven as he hones the destructive side of his powers with Jasper's training. He also becomes arrogant about his newfound abilities as seen when he kisses his bicep, something even Jasper is annoyed by. As a result, he decides to no longer hold back, enjoying the thrill of fighting and the freedom of using his full power which culminates in him gleefully massively attacking Jasper in a rematch of their fight from "Little Homeschool", causing, unintentionally and to his great horror, her shattering. Immediately after, Steven retains his kind and remorseful attributes as shown when he brings Jasper's gemstone shards home after calming down from his battle high and uses his and the Diamonds' essences to restore it. Unfortunately, when Jasper addresses him as "my Diamond" after reforming Steven is left reeling with horror as he realizes that by shattering Jasper out of aggression, he has broken his principles and seemingly become the one person he fought against being compared to for so long: his mother.

"Fragments" and "Homeworld Bound" reveal that Steven harbors a suppressed desire for vengeance against all who willingly wronged him, especially the Diamonds and others from Homeworld; he is irritated by them and Spinel acting friendly after everything they had done to hurt him and his loved ones, and having a strong intrusive thought about shattering White Diamond's gemstone when given control of her body.

"Everything's Fine" shows Steven's mental health nearing its lowest when, after returning from Homeworld, he puts on a cheerful façade and tries to help everyone like he used to. However, due to his enhanced powers, his interference only leads to disaster in everything he tries to help with. When his loved ones confront him in an intervention, Steven finally lets loose the bad things that occurred with him since leaving Little Homeschool, including Jasper's shattering, which shocks everyone. This, combined with his PTSD, sense of purposelessness, and failure to help others, leads to Steven denouncing himself as worse than his mother; a fraud and a monster. This triggers an emotional meltdown and transformation into an actual monster.

Steven being hugged by all of his friends and family. Steven being hugged by all of his friends and family.

"I Am My Monster" shows Steven's complete emotional meltdown as he, now transformed into the monster he sees himself as, goes on a rampage as the Crystal Gems and later the Diamonds, Spinel, and the Cluster tries to keep him from hurting anyone and find a way to change him back. However, after they all manage to embrace him in a group hug, showing that they love him unconditionally and will always be there no matter what, Steven is finally able to calm down, return to normal, and let out his years of emotional baggage.

“ I think maybe Cookie Cat had run out of ways to grow on his home planet. And even though it must’ve been hard, and he loved his family so, so much, maybe he had to leave to keep moving forward.

” —Steven, "The Future Steven driving out of Beach City on his road trip. Steven driving out of Beach City on his road trip.

"The Future", taking place a few months later, reveals Steven is in a better place thanks to both his loved ones and therapy and has made plans to leave Beach City to see the world and make his own destiny like his father, leaving Greg his old room. It is also implied that he is now officially in a relationship with Connie as they kiss just before he leaves, and they make plans to meet with each other during his travels and her college tours with help from Lion beforehand. He also gives each of the Crystal Gems a parting gift and shares an emotional farewell with the main three and the townspeople before driving out of Beach City for the foreseeable future.

Abilities As a human/Gem hybrid, Steven possesses unique physiology, resembling a fusion of a Gem and a human. He is capable of using Gem magic, though it is unknown if he possesses all the abilities of a pure Gem, such as retreating to their gemstone when taking fatal damage. As associated with his gemstone, Steven's powers are maternal and the control of his gemstone is based on emotional clarity.

Steven has shown to have some abilities of a regular Gem, but sometimes has little control over them due to not receiving enough training. He can warp using the Warp Pads and bubble objects and gemstones to be teleported to the Temple with seemingly full control. He is not strictly oxygen-dependent and is vacuum-resistant as shown in "Ocean Gem" and "Space Race". He also shows that he can fuse, as he can fuse with Connie to form Stevonnie. While in the beginning, they tend to fuse spontaneously when they dance and while thinking about each other, by "Beach City Drift" they fuse and re-fuse into Stevonnie at will. Furthermore, he has also been shown to be able to fuse with other Gems as well, as he first fused with Amethyst to form Smoky Quartz in "Earthlings". However, this ability to fuse is only possible through his gem and training, and once his gemstone was affected by Spinel's rejuvenator, fusing with his father proved to be extremely exhausting for Steven and severely weakened him since he lost the power and focus he originally had.

Steven is also capable of shapeshifting, but he has not yet learned to fully control it. His first attempt in "Cat Fingers" was disastrous, temporarily turning him into a cat monster. He has not been able to change his form entirely but can freely shapeshift parts of his body as seen in "Too Short to Ride". His greatest feat in shapeshifting is seen in "Steven's Birthday", where he can use shapeshifting to make himself appear older.

Despite his happy-go-lucky and cheerful attitude, he shows himself to be a competent shield fighter and can hold his own in most situations with his skill consistently increasing due to practice.

The final battle with Spinel in Steven Universe: The Movie shows him at the peak of his abilities as he fights her one on one, showing that he has grown exceptionally skilled since he was a child, able to either withstand or counter everything Spinel throws at him.

"Fragments" shows a new level of Steven's abilities as he fights Jasper in his pink state, showing increased strength, speed, and the ability to fly.

Despite being educated in an isolated environment and never attending conventional school, he possesses a good deal of knowledge not only on general topics, but also in scientific and technical fields like physics, chemistry, and geography due to being educated by the highly intellectual Pearl. However, due to the Crystal Gems' obliviousness about some human activities, he is quite oblivious about some social terms, like "nuclear family". The prime example is during his conversation with Connie about a family gathering in which Connie mentions the concept of a nuclear family, which makes Steven think that she thinks the Crystal Gems are radioactive. Another example is that when Connie introduces Steven to her favorite novel series, Steven had no idea about the order of the books in the series and was reading them out of order.

Fusions When fused with Connie, they form Stevonnie. When fused with Greg, they form Steg. When fused with Amethyst, they form Smoky Quartz. When fused with Pearl, they form Rainbow Quartz 2.0. When fused with Ruby and Sapphire (or Garnet), they form Sunstone. When fused with Ruby and Sapphire (or Garnet), Amethyst, and Pearl, they form Obsidian. Skillset Intelligence: Though never directly stated, Steven is shown to be extremely intelligent in his own right. He is a natural problem solver, as most of his early adventures relied on him using intelligence and creativity to get himself out of trouble without the use of his powers. He is also able to converse with the highly intelligent Connie on an equal footing since they first met. For much of the early series, his intelligence was overshadowed by his immaturity, something that has faded as he has matured and shown how deeply he thinks about things, particularly what he has learned about Rose Quartz, even though he actively tries not to. "Snow Day" shows Steven's intelligence and organization as he works on the class schedule for Little Homeschool. Piloting: In "Legs From Here to Homeworld", he controls his mother's old ship to get a running start to take off. In "Change Your Mind", Yellow tells Steven to take a knee and Steven kneels to control it on the outside. Driving: In Steven Universe Future, Steven is seen driving the Dondai Supremo, suggesting he has his driver's license. Multitasking: In Steven Universe: The Movie, Steven is able to defend himself against Spinel while also trying to talk things out with her. Language learning: In Steven Universe Future, Steven is shown to know Gem Glyph during his job as a teacher when it comes to dealing with documents written entirely in Gem Glyph. Steven wasn't familiar with Gem Glyph when he was 14, which means he's learnt it at a relatively fast time, considering the language's structure is unlike anything in English. Tiger Philanthropist (120) Martial Arts: Steven has been shown to exhibit martial arts moves while wrestling during "Tiger Philanthropist". Due to his superhuman strength, these moves can easily injure or knock out other humans when used by Steven. He can also go blow for blow with Spinel (while attempting to talk things out with her) and was able to impress Jasper, a former highly skilled Gem soldier in their own right.

Natural Abilities Shapeshifting: Steven possesses some level of the natural shapeshifting abilities typical of Gems, which he first displayed in "Cat Fingers" when he shapeshifts his hands to have cats for fingers, but he lost control of this rather quickly. As of "Too Short to Ride", he is shown to be much better at using this ability than before, being able to stretch various parts of his body at will repeatedly, though, as with Amethyst, he can only do this for a certain amount of time as his half-human nature puts more of a strain on his body than it would a Gem. In the episode "Snow Day" Steven demonstrates the ability to shapeshift into his younger form. In "I Am My Monster" he shows that he can completely transform into a Gem monster many times his size and height. Fluctuating Age: As revealed in the episode "So Many Birthdays", Steven can manipulate his age through his state of mind. Steven's age depends solely on how old he thinks he is. Uncontrollable age-changing could also potentially be caused by his emotions like most of his powers. This ability is an extension of Gem shapeshifting, however, due to his organic half, by shapeshifting into the body of an elderly man, Steven's body may actually fail as a result, as shown in "So Many Birthdays". "Fragments" shows him age slightly as he trains with Jasper.Steven in his monster state. Steven in his monster state.

Monster State: Due to all of his emotional grief, PTSD, and sense of purposelessness, Steven viewed himself as a monster and therefore transformed into one at the end of "Everything's Fine". In this state, he has a bestial mentality not unlike a Corrupted Gem; only much more powerful and dangerous than before. He was able to quickly defeat Alexandrite, completely resist the powers of all three Diamonds, break free of Lapis' water chains, and even overpower The Cluster. It's implied by Sapphire that he would've remained in this state forever if they did not intervene. However, once all of the Crystal Gems, the Diamonds, Spinel, The Cluster, Greg, and Connie all got through to him through their words and love, this managed to snap Steven out of this state and turn him back to normal. Water-Walking: As shown in "I Am My Monster", Steven, in his monster form, can run on the surface of water. Given he is a Diamond, and all three Diamonds are able to run on water as well, it is likely Steven shares this ability. However, it is unknown if he can achieve in his human form. Superhuman Strength: Steven occasionally performs feats of strength that would be impossible for a human boy his age, or even a grown man. In "Together Breakfast", Steven can lift and force the Together Breakfast in its mutated state into the lava pool in the Burning Room without the other Crystal Gems' abatement. He also displays a large amount of strength in "Arcade Mania" when he rips off the top of the Meat Beat Mania arcade game to break Garnet from her trance. He displays an even further amount of strength in "The Return" when he smashes Greg's Van's dashboard with a single punch, apparently hard enough to both shatter it and activate the airbags. In "Joy Ride", he can move Jenny away from the Escape Pod with little effort. Later on in "Friend Ship", he is shown to be strong enough to throw his shield hard enough to stun Peridot. When Peridot is unable to open the lid to the power grid in "When It Rains", Steven can open it with little effort, though this may have been for comedic effect as opposed to an actual feat of strength. He can rip off the control panel from the drill machine when it malfunctions in "Too Far". In "Drop Beat Dad", he easily lifts a crate of musical gear, a task that requires two adult humans to achieve. As Gems are much stronger and durable than their appearance would indicate, Steven's superhuman strength is most likely passed down to him from his mother. In even more recent episodes, his strength is even more evident, as he was able to throw a large stone statue back at Bismuth, hurl a large rock at Amethyst, and throw Peridot into the air. As seen in "Future Boy Zoltron", Steven's strength is underestimated and unintentional in situations by even himself, as tapping the Zoltron robot made it fall over and shatter into pieces. In "The Zoo", he punched his father with enough force to knock him back several feet and easily carried him overhead as he ran from the Zoo. Steven's strength was further demonstrated in "Tiger Philanthropist", when he managed to fight off several conditioned adult men without tiring, including being able to lift an adult male human above his head and throw him a considerable distance. In "Lars' Head", he is shown to fairly easily push a boulder that both the Rutile Twins and Rhodonite combined were unable to move, causing the twins to even remark "Woah, strong." while all three Gems stared at him in awe. In "Back to the Kindergarten", Steven carried a rock stack that was at least a few times taller than himself while showing no strain. Even when he was significantly weakened, in Steven Universe: The Movie, Steven was strong enough to momentarily lift the gargantuan drill out of the ground. Superhuman Durability: As shown in "Steven vs. Amethyst" and "Bismuth", Steven is more durable than what his human physiology and stature would lead one to believe. Befitting his nature as a half-diamond Gem, his body can take a great amount of punishment, as seen when Amethyst swings him down from the air and into the floor of the Ancient Sky Arena, he can stand up and continue fighting despite being seen with torn clothes, scratches, and bruises. In "Bismuth", when Bismuth tossed a training statue at Steven and slammed him into a wall during their fight, he emerged with several scratches yet was not badly injured. In "Adventures in Light Distortion", Steven's durability allowed him to handle the full force of faster-than-light space travel. While the other Crystal Gems were unable to hold their physical forms together, Steven was not only able to survive, but also show no sign of internal or external injuries. In his final battle with Spinel, he shows that using his shield he can withstand every blow she throws at him without injury, while the injector beneath him cracked and shattered from the force. In "Growing Pains, his conversation with Priyanka Maheswaran reveals an X-Ray of Steven's skeleton, showing numerous physical injuries and fractures that seemed to heal nearly instantly (according to her diagnosis). While she isn't entirely sure how it works, it shows that a number of Steven's injuries were seemingly healed shortly after the damage was made. Gem Weaponry Resistance: Jail Break 023 Because Steven is half-human, he is resistant to anti-Gem weaponry. He can pass through the yellow destabilization fields used in the Gem Warship and can grab the live end of a Gem Destabilizer with only mild discomfort. It is unknown what long-term exposure would do to him. However, repeated strikes from a Gem Rejuvenator will render him powerless. Superhuman Speed: As shown in "Greg the Babysitter", Steven has the power to travel faster than any normal human. In his pink state, he is capable of moving at a percentage of light speed, with his perception of time also becoming highly accelerated.

Unique Abilities Steven holding his shield. Steven holding his shield.

Steven's shield on its own. Steven's shield on its own.

Due to possessing Pink Diamond's gemstone he shares most, if not all of his unique abilities with her.

Shield Proficiency: Steven can summon Rose's shield. Because Steven's powers are maternal, he is required to feel a strong need to protect and help others to call his shield out. Early on, he had little to no control over how to summon it, only calling it forth by chance or when in mortal danger. As of "Sworn to the Sword", Steven is now able to not only summon his shield with little effort but also increase its size at will. He appears to have become quite skilled in wielding it as he was able to use it in conjunction with his protective bubble and defend against Pearl's strikes. Unlike some other Gems, instead of "pulling" his shield out of his gemstone, it appears over his arms similar to Garnet's gauntlets appearing over her hands. As of "Friend Ship", he has become completely capable of summoning his shield at any moment he requires it, even being able to scale his shield large enough to defend the Crystal Gems. It should be noted, however, that overuse of his shield exhausts Steven (such as using it three times in one day), though he has since overcome this weakness. The shield is remarkably durable. The greatest testaments of its durability are shown in "The Return" when it was able to withstand a charged shot from the Gem Warship, and Steven Universe: The Movie, where it was able to withstand an attack from Spinel that cracked (and eventually shattered) her entire injector. As of "Crack the Whip", Steven can summon his Shield as many times as he wants without tiring, even summoning more than one. This shows that his exhaustion was possibly due to inexperience. The shield also has reflective properties strong enough to reflect a laser fired from a scanning Robonoid, as seen in "Off Colors". Tag-team Combat: Due to the close bond they share, Steven can coordinate his shield techniques perfectly with Connie's swordplay, such as fighting back-to-back to defend and attack simultaneously or catapulting Connie from his shield for a powerful lunge attack. Dual Wielding: As seen in "Crack the Whip", Steven can manifest more than one shield. Projectile Shield: Steven, when in great excitement, can throw his shield as a projectile with great speed and power. In "Friend Ship", he weaponizes it as a ranged attack against Peridot, hitting her in the head with enough accuracy to temporarily stun her. In "Crack the Whip", Steven throws two shields at once in a sparring match with Connie. As seen in "Steven vs. Amethyst", Steven can boomerang his shield off of several targets, causing it to return to his hand. His shield also has razor-sharp edges and can cut through substances as tough as a solid rock before returning to him, hitting Amethyst in the process, showing Steven's growing skill in this technique. The shield may also have potential to damage metal, as seen in its debut in "Gem Glow", where Steven got so excited, he accidentally had it ricochet off the roof, floor, and walls of the Beach House on the Crystal Temple, until it hit Steven's TV, impaling and damaging it. Shield Vibration: On certain occasions when Steven's shield is hit, it emits an audible vibration that disables magical constructs. In "Ocean Gem", it destabilizes Lapis Lazuli's Water Clones when a ball of water hits Steven's shield. It also seems to play a brief role in "Sworn to the Sword", when a Holo-Pearl attacks his shield, and it promptly deactivates (the same sound in the former episode can be heard as it does). Aura Projection: While interacting with Blue and Yellow Diamond in the astral dimension, Steven was able to manifest and project a powerful pink aura, which convinced them that he was truly Pink Diamond reincarnated. Healing: Steven has the power to heal animals and plants, as well as repair Gems and inanimate objects. He is shown to be capable of healing cracked gemstones as seen when he healed Lapis Lazuli in "Ocean Gem". He can also heal common human injuries and conditions, seen when he healed Connie's eyesight in "An Indirect Kiss" and Greg's broken leg in "House Guest". In "The Test", Pearl remarks to the other Crystal Gems that he has lost his healing ability and that their test should hopefully increase his confidence and therefore prevent him from losing any other abilities. In "Monster Reunion", Steven's healing abilities came back to heal Master of Ceremonies Bear Bear, showing conclusively that his powers affect inanimate objects, and can partially heal the Centipeetle Mother. In "Bubbled", Steven successfully heals "Eyeball"'s cracked gem. He generally applies this healing saliva directly by licking his hand and placing it on the injury, but a comment by a Ruby in "Volleyball" suggests he will sometimes use a kiss. Resurrection: Like his mother, Steven possesses the ability to resurrect the dead with his magic tears. The recipient turns pink and gains special abilities, such as the ability to grant access to the Pink Dimension through their hair as well as an extremely slowed metabolism and heart rate. The only two known cases of this are Lion and Lars. Corruption Reversal: As demonstrated on Nephrite in "Legs From Here to Homeworld", Steven, along with Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, can temporarily reverse the effects of the Corrupting Light on Gems. And it's shown in "Change Your Mind" that they can heal the effects permanently when all four diamonds sit in Rose's Fountain together with the corrupted Gems. Shatter Reversal: As shown in "Fragments", Steven, along with the rest of the Diamonds' essence, is able to completely repair a shattered Gem. Self Healing: As displayed in "Growing Pains", Steven endured a lot of physical trauma during his adventures, and an x-ray reveals that his injuries had already been repaired. Phytoanimation: Like his mother, Steven possesses limited control and influence over plant life. Using his healing saliva, Steven can grow sentient and sapient flora by licking plant seeds. All seeds that Steven licks can fully grow in less than a day. These plants apparently don't need soil, water, or sunlight to grow as seen in "Watermelon Steven" where they grow on the dry pavement overnight. In that same episode, Steven discovers he can grow watermelons shaped like himself. They act as his bodyguards, but they are not directly under his control, and the Watermelon Stevens ignore his orders and attack whoever they think is threatening him, suggesting that he does not have full mastery of this ability thus far. It seems that this has changed, as once Pumpkin was brought to life, it was completely non-hostile and possessed its own opinions of others. It is also possible that, in the case of Pumpkin, Steven had full knowledge of the ability and thus control over it, whereas in the case of the Watermelon Stevens, it was accidental. It is unknown if this is a unique ability or an extension of the Diamonds' ability to bring life. Pebble Animation: As demonstrated in "Familiar", Steven's sweat can turn inanimate pebbles into living Pebbles.Steven's bubble on its own. Steven's bubble on its own.

Bubble Shield: Steven can summon an incredibly durable bubble, as shown in "Bubble Buddies". The bubble encases him and others that he is protecting. In "Sworn to the Sword", it is shown that Steven is capable of summoning it reflexively, as he instinctively summons his bubble to protect himself and Connie due to his wariness of Holo-Pearls as a result of the events in "Steven the Sword Fighter". In "Nightmare Hospital", it is shown that Steven can expand his bubble to push away enemies. In "I Am My Mom", Steven used his bubble to free himself and his friends from Topaz, though it required a great deal of concentration to do so. In "Bubble Buddies" and "Bubbled", it is implied that the bubble can generate its internal atmosphere, as Steven and Connie could survive in the bubble for hours despite it being airtight and Steven is even able to breathe inside one he had just generated in the vacuum of space. While the bubble is incredibly durable, it is better at withstanding short, narrow bursts of pressure, such as being hit with a harpoon, than a large amount of pressure constantly being applied over a large area of the bubble, such as in "Nightmare Hospital", when the Gem Mutants hit Steven's bubble, the pressure causes little ripples to spread across the bubble, and in "Gem Hunt", when a corrupted Ocean Jasper stomped on his bubble with enough force to cause it to lose its circular shape and pop. This was most likely Steven intentionally allowing the bubble to become malleable so that it would pop instead of shatter so that he and Connie would be thrown away instead of crushed by the monster. The bubble could also be shattered, as demonstrated by a corrupted Biggs Japer shattering it after exerting massive amounts of pressure on it. Shape Alteration: Steven can change the size of his bubble, as well as change its shape from a sphere into a variety of other shapes - for instance, causing sharp spikes to appear along its surface, or stretching it to encompass and protect other people. The versatility of this ability has increased as Steven has grown, and is fully on display during his battle with Spinel in Steven Universe: The Movie. Bubble Gloves: Steven can create small, hard bubbles around his fists like boxing gloves, enhancing the strength of his punches and his ability to block attacks. Popping: Steven can "pop" his bubble to knock surrounding enemies back, as seen in "Nightmare Hospital", where he knocked much larger Gem mutants back by popping his bubble. His bubble will also pop if he is startled, as seen in "Sworn to the Sword", when Pearl startles Steven, or if immense pressure is applied to the bubble, as seen in "Gem Hunt" when the Snow Monster popped Steven's bubble by stomping on it. The extent of the bubble's durability is unknown, although it has survived most of the following: The tremendous pressure of an ocean trench ("Bubble Buddies"). Being crushed by a falling injector ("On the Run"). A spaceship crash ("Jail Break", "Jungle Moon"). The entire Gem Warship detonating ("Jail Break"). Empathic Telepathy:[4] In "Horror Club", Steven can sense the Lighthouse Gem Monster's presence as well as its emotional state. In the episode "Chille Tid", it is shown that Steven can communicate with Gems through his dreams. Steven talks to Lapis Lazuli mentally as he was dreaming. He also saw Jasper and Malachite in the same dream at Malachite's Realm and they noticed him as well. Steven was later shown in "Gem Drill" to be able to communicate with a distressed Cluster while it was struggling to form. In "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service", he helps Kiki battle her inner demons in her dreams. This ability has primarily come to light while other beings are under emotional turmoil. "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service" shows with Kiki that Steven can also enter the dreams of other humans, but also that repeated use of this power can physically exhaust him, as sleeping in this state seems to provide no restful benefit that would otherwise be gained from typical sleep. In "Steven's Dream", he shows a strange development of this ability, in being able to subconsciously see through the eyes of Blue Diamond, while crying her tears. This can even happen when he's awake, if in close enough proximity to her, though this may be a result of Blue Diamond's empathetic powers seen in "The Trial". In "Together Alone", Steven dreams that his mother juggles, then coughs up her hair; the nightmare then reveals the likeness of White Diamond. In "Change Your Mind", another nightmare has the Diamonds directly attack Steven, which causes him to change between himself, Rose Quartz, and Pink Diamond. Mind Transfer: First shown in "Super Watermelon Island", when he can take control of a Watermelon Steven, Steven can transfer his consciousness into another living being he has a connection with while his own body is asleep. The true mind of the host body lays dormant while he is in control of it. The full extent of this ability is unknown. In "The New Lars", Steven is shown to be able to possess someone (in this instance, Lars) he thinks about while he sleeps. It is shown in the episode "Escapism" that this ability is strong enough to reach from Homeworld to Earth, which is likely many lightyears away. Mind Link: First shown in "Steven's Dream", Steven can link his mind with another being. This power allows Steven to feel the target's emotions and see the world through their eyes. For example, if the target is crying, Steven will cry as well, regardless of his current emotional state. When Steven sleeps, his dream will be whatever the target is looking at. Steven does not have to willingly link minds with a person for this power to work since he did not originally know his mind was linked with Blue Diamond. Psychometry/Retrocognition: First shown in "Jungle Moon", when fused with Connie as Stevonnie. He can relive moments experienced by his mother Pink Diamond, either as an observer or as Pink Diamond herself. This only occurs when he is sleeping somewhere of great significance to his mother. When fused, the subjects of these memories can appear as amalgamations of figures both components consider to be similar. Steven is unaware of the nature of the memories at first, and it can sometimes take him a while to realize he's reliving Pink Diamond's experiences. In "Can't Go Back", he observes the shadows of the Diamonds and even Pearl. In "Together Alone" and "Change Your Mind", he sees things as Pink Diamond. Astral Projection: It is shown in "Reunited" that if Steven is knocked out hard enough, his mind will go into an astral dimension while his body remains comatose. While in this state, he cannot interact or communicate with anyone in the physical world unless he phases through them. It is unknown how Steven can return to the physical world on his own. Steven used this new ability to inspire his teammates to keep fighting and convince the Diamonds to halt their attack. Electrical Interference: In "Maximum Capacity", Steven appeared to be able to control Greg's TV based upon his emotion. For instance, when he was shocked, the television went to static. In the episode "In Dreams", his dreams were projected onto the TV in his bedroom, confirming this to be a power of his. This ability appears to originate from his telepathy interfering with nearby radio signals. Speed of Descent Regulation: As shown in "Steven Floats", Steven, like Rose, can levitate his body and even manipulate its gravity based on his emotions. When he thinks happy thoughts, he floats slowly to the ground, while when he is sad or angry, he descends much quicker. While floating slowly, anything he touches will also float just as slowly, no matter how large. This also allows him to jump higher than normal, having to be able to jump up to the temple's face and even above the clouds. It was first seen in "Rose's Scabbard" as Steven leaps to a floating land island to reach Pearl, however, her turning to suddenly look at him causes him to break in concentration and fall to catch himself on the island's roots. Steven is shown to have some control over his powers in "Steven vs. Amethyst" and in "Monster Reunion" when he easily leaps up to get to Nephrite's bubble and safely descend again. He displays his ability to jump extreme distances again in "Steven's Dream", when attempting to catch Blue Diamond's ship, but is blasted back by the ship taking off. Numerous times in Steven Universe Future he has shown to have mastered the ability to the extent that he can all but fly, hovering in the air and even jumping off his own shield to ricochet around as seen in his fight against jasper. "Fragments" shows that in his pink state he can hover.Steven in his pink state. Steven in his pink state.

Pink State: According to Priyanka Maheswaran because Steven experienced a great deal of physical and emotional trauma from his numerous adventures and ordeals during his childhood, it affected his body's ability to respond to minor stress normally. As a result, Steven's body began reacting to new stress as if he was in a life-or-death situation. This response manifested as a defense mechanism known as pink state. This first manifested during his training with Jasper in "Little Homeschool". In this state, Steven's body (except his clothes) glows pink, and his strength, speed, and destructive energy output became tremendous. Steven in this state was able to easily outmatch Jasper in a fight - for instance, knocking her through many large trees with one bubble-enhanced punch, and even shattering her - as well as do significant damage to the walls of The Reef just by shouting. However, Steven had little to no control over this state; he entered it automatically when angry or when he experienced anxiety, and it put him at risk of accidentally hurting people near him. During his training with Jasper, he managed to maintain this state for a prolonged period of time and gain some control, during which he gained a greater degree of strength and a change in personality. However, he eventually lost all self-restraint as a result, enjoying the thrill of the battle and actually shattering Jasper. The ability of the pink state appeared to also extend to abilities of fusions as well, as demonstrated by Smoky Quartz in "Guidance". So far, the demonstrated abilities have been: Enhanced Speed: Heightened overall speed and great accuracy when moving at this speed. It has been used to combat Jasper, Bluebird, "Eyeball", and Aquamarine all of whom could not keep up. He can also move so quickly that time is nearly standing still. This ability is demonstrated in "Fragments" when he runs away from the Crystal Gems or races against Jasper. Smoky Quartz is demonstrated to also be able to use this power as in "Guidance". Enhanced Strength: Increased physical strength capable of shattering several large trees. The physical power varies. When facing Jasper or when angry at The Reef, Steven demonstrated incredible power far beyond his natural strength. When facing Bluebird, Steven didn't appear to strike them as hard while still hitting hard enough to knock his opponent(s) around. Enhanced Agility: Heightened agility and bodily coordination. During his training with Jasper, Steven used his shields to jump off while they were in the air. Sonic Scream: A scream that, in Pink Pearl's own words, "could shatter the walls." As seen in the episode "Volleyball", this scream is powerful enough to almost completely ruin the Reef, create a large crater beneath him, break many lights and crack the walls. In the episode "I Am My Monster", in his monster form as his spikes glow, Steven roars to make a crack on the ground of the ocean beneath him, pushing his friends and father, and even knocking out the Diamond Mech. Much like how the other Diamonds powers inverted to more cooperative and benign forms when they viewed their role and self differently, this power may be the reverse happening to Steven, his healing and protection powers becoming harmful and destructive.Steven's hexagonal shields interlocking. Steven's hexagonal shields interlocking.

Barrier Creation: A powerful shield dome that can close inwards, and only releases once Steven calms down and comes to terms with his anxiety. It is different from the bubble shield in that it appears as a series of interlocked diamond shapes that disappear in groups when deactivated. When it first manifested, it demonstrated the ability to carve through several solid objects, slicing them apart at the impact. Bodily Size Manipulation: Uncontrollable manipulation of his own body proportions. Steven's body stretches, grows, and swells up when he is under emotional stress. "Growing Pains" highlights Steven's uncontrollable body alterations during his checkup with Dr. Priyanka Maheswaran, when she examines Steven's height, he grows a bit taller, then returns to normal, but then his neck stretches up high, and when he remembers Connie rejecting his proposal, Steven grows and swells up to the point he fills out an entire hospital room. This seems to only occurs when he is anxious and overwhelmed but when Steven remains in his pink state for prolong periods of time, he grows taller and gets more muscular, as shown in "Fragments" and "Everything's Fine". Hexagonal Force-Fields: Hexagonal pink shields that are capable of completely repelling boulders thrown by a strong fighter such as Jasper. Steven can stack a number of them to make a thicker one or wall of them, or protrude spikes from them that can be thrown with enough force to completely shatter a gem. He can also summon these shields in his normal form as seen in "Homeworld Bound". Power Augmentation: Steven's powers are enhanced to the point they became more potent. Descent Regulation: When Steven is upset, his body becomes more heavy. As shown in "Together Forever", after becoming depressed, Steven laid on the beach as his body created a crater. Flight/Levitation: When Steven is feeling joy or ecstatic, he can propel himself in the air and fly. As shown in "Fragments", Steven can remain hovering in the air, propell himself, ascend and/or descend as he wishes. Empathic Telepathy: As shown in "Everything's Fine", Steven can broadcast his subconscious even while awake, without the need to sleep, as his TV showed him tearing off the steering wheel during his argument with his father, shattering Jasper, and his intrusive thought of slamming White's head against a pillar. Steven even broadcasted his subconscious to Connie's phone, which showed Steven himself saying "Steven's here to help." with the message distorting to sound like "Help Steven" in a way that tells Connie, Greg, and the Crystal Gems that Steven needs help. Phytoanimation: Steven giving life to plants can make said plants become aggressive versions of Steven. "Everything's Fine" shows when Steven places his saliva on a torn flower, several plant copies of Steven burst out of the greenhouse.

Attack the Light Steven acts as the support character in Steven Universe: Attack the Light. He is unable to be damaged and carries the items for the team. He sports the most moves in the whole team. However, none of his moves cause damage, except for the counter for Bubble Shield.

Encourage: A move Steven has from the start. Steven encourages one of the Crystal Gems, healing them by 10 Harmony. Upgrades to this move increase the healing amount by 5 each time, ending up as a maximum of 30 Harmony. This move takes 2 Star Points and is best used as a substitute in a battle for items. Bubble Shield: Steven uses his bubble shield to encase a Gem in it, protecting them from 1 hit. When the counter in the bubble, the enemy that is attacking takes damage, provided that the strike was a melee. Upgrades to this move decrease the Star Point cost from 2 to 1. Escape: The name says it all. This move costs 4 Star Points and gives the Gems a chance to escape. Upgrades to this move increase escape chances and reduce the cost to 3 Star Points. Use only in dire circumstances. Ukulele: Steven uses his ukulele to play a song that has a variety of effects depending on the song. Each one must be unlocked separately. Cure Song: Costs 3 Star Points and cures everyone's status conditions. Best used if everyone is afflicted with status and you do not have a Feel great Tea. Defense Song: Boosts everyone's Defense. Costs 3 Star Points. Strong Song: Buffs everyone's Attack. Costs 5 Star Points. It is better to use the Get Beefy Song unless everyone is fully healed and you do not have enough Star Points. Lucky Song: Buffs everyone's Luck and costs 4 Star Points. Get Beefy Song: The best song. It boosts everyone's Attack and heals everyone fully. Costs 7 Star Points. Cheeseburger Backpack: Where Steven stores the items. Steven has this move from the start but it is unusable until you get an item. Steven uses an item that does an effect depending on which item it is. Certain items, like gemstones and Level Up Charms, cannot be used in battle. This move costs 0 Star Points but can only be used once per turn.

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers Steven is the most durable character in Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers. However, he is one of the slowest and can not jump high. He is unlocked on the first level and will gradually gain more abilities as he levels up. His basic attack is creating a large bubble in front of him that will offensively pop to damage enemies. He can either repeatedly create and pop these bubbles in rapid succession, or charge one bubble to have the pop deal more damage and break shields, however, this makes the bubble take longer to pop.

Shield: Steven can summon his shield for protection from enemy attacks. It surrounds his body until the special meter runs out. Laser Light Cannon: This is Steven's most powerful attack. Steven summons the Laser Light Cannon and fires it in the direction he is facing for a powerful long-range attack. This attack consumes energy from the special meter, however. Super Move: When Steven gets a Walky Talky power-up, he can summon Alexandrite to shoot a beam of energy, damaging all enemies on screen. Limited Invincibility: When Steven grabs a Cookie Cat power-up, he will be invincible to all enemy attacks for a short amount of time. Save the Light In Save the Light, Steven retains all of his abilities in Attack the Light (barring the Escape option) and has some new abilities. In this game, he can take battle damage and get knocked out, but now, he can fight and has 2 damaging attacks: the Shield Dash is his basic attack where he dashes toward his target with his shield over his arm, damaging enemies in his path and knocking them back, and the Super Duper Shield Dash, a stronger version of the regular Shield Dash that does higher damage, double knockback, and is GUARANTEED to give lucky strikes; however, this ability is difficult to unlock. He can even use his Encouragement ability on himself to heal himself whenever he has taken damage (self-encouragement)!

Smoky Quartz: Steven and Amethyst can fuse into Smoky Quartz at any time. As Smoky, they can use the attacks, My Adoring Fans, and Show Off. Stevonnie: Steven and Connie can fuse into Stevonnie at any time.

Unleash the Light In Unleash the Light, Steven retains many of his abilities from Save the Light. However this time his damaging move has been changed to Shield Throw, where he can target multiple enemies and throw his shield at them, damaging any enemy along its path.

Rainbow Quartz 2.0: Steven and Pearl can fuse into Rainbow Quartz 2.0 once the Teamwork gauge is full. Sunstone: Steven and Garnet can fuse into Sunstone once the Teamwork gauge is full. Obsidian: Steven, Amethyst, Garnet, and Pearl can fuse into Obsidian once the Teamwork gauge has filled over twice, indicated by a brown hue on Steven's gem icon with fire surrounding it. Giant Shield: Steven holds up a giant version of his shield, which blocks any attack from enemies facing that side. The shield covers himself and any teammate that fits into the range of his shield, which depends on his position in the formation. The ability is only available once the Teamwork gauge is full. Weaknesses Unique/Hybrid Physiology: Steven inherits vulnerabilities from both the Gem and human sides of his family — for instance, he is dependent on his gemstone but also needs to sustain and take care of his body. When White Diamond removed his gemstone in "Change Your Mind", he was split into two separate entities embodying his half-human, half-Gem nature: his human half was extremely weak while his Gem half lacked self-restraint and both halves sought to reunite with each other. Power-control Loss: He often has little to no control over his Gem abilities which tend to fluctuate erratically from time to time such as when Greg faked his leg still being broken in "House Guest" and cost him his healing powers until "Monster Reunion", much to Pearl's anger and dismay. It is later learned that his abilities are tied to his moods: if Steven is happy, he has access to the majority of his powers, but if he is greatly disturbed, they either malfunction or fail entirely. As stated before, if struck repeatedly by the rejuvenator, he is rendered powerless unless he can piece himself back together. In Steven Universe Future, he enters a supercharged state similar to his Gem-half when fighting Jasper. Afterwards, this goes out of control when feeling extreme emotions. Personality: Throughout most of the series, Steven's greatest weakness was his immaturity. Despite being brave, caring, intelligent and quick-thinking, he often let his youth, naivety, optimism and excitability get the better of him, only causing problems or making them worse rather than fixing them. This aspect faded as he matured and became stronger and less excitable. However, he still retained the tendency to try and look on the brighter side of situations and act as a bigger person. There have been many times where Steven was trying to make friends out of enemies — although his attempts have backfired on multiple occasions — while other times, along with his inherited gemstone, led many others to mistake him for his mother or a reincarnation of her. In the movie adaptation of the show, his desire for a "happily ever after" led to Spinel renewing her assault which he only realized when she had him within an inch of his life. He was shown to have inherited his mother's overbearing, controlling nature and tendency to run from personal problems by focusing on others as seen in Steven Universe Future which also showcases Steven's emotional outbursts that cause power surges and even damage to his surroundings as an aspect of his mother's behavior revealed earlier in "Volleyball". Additionally, Steven has only just begun to realize the magnitude of the countless dangers he was exposed to while living with the Gems and throughout the entire series, resulting in him turning into a giant monster.

Components When Steven's gemstone is removed from his body, he splits into two entities: one only human, the other only Gem. The split parts are described as being only half of a being when apart and that they're two halves of a whole. The two Stevens can re-fuse to recreate Steven's hybrid self. If the Stevens were kept apart, each would be focused only on seeking their other half and becoming whole again.[5] It's also described that it's impossible for them to exist apart and that it feels horrible for them, and that they're just meant to be one person. It's also revealed that if either part were to die, the other would too.[6]

Human Steven's human-half. Steven's human-half.

“ No... Please, I... I need... I need it...

” —"Change Your Mind" Steven's human half is physically weak without his gemstone, unable to stand unsupported and he may be completely unable to survive without it. He possesses Steven's compassion and humanity as shown when he demands his Gem counterpart to stop hurting White Diamond and the Gems under her control.

Gem Steven's Gem-half. Steven's Gem-half.

“ White Diamond: What is this? Where is Pink?! She's gone. White Diamond: What did you say? Answer me! She's GOOONE!

” —"Change Your Mind" Steven's gemstone projects a form that looks like a pink-colored version of Steven's human body and speaks in his voice after cycling through the forms of his mother. This Gem version of Steven is insistent that he is not Pink Diamond. He has Steven's Gem abilities and his shield and bubble have the appearance of pink gemstone facets. He displays impressive power reminiscent of Steven's pink state, being able to shake and crack the floor of White Diamond's ship just by yelling and completely block her mind-control beams. He expresses no emotion most of the time but briefly emotes on a few occasions: he yells at White Diamond that Pink Diamond is gone, slightly frowns in concern for his human counterpart when he sees him fall. In his state, he also doesn't blink at all and has very stiff moments and proceeds to walk on air when the ground is removed below him. When he is in contact with his human half, he seems to be able to emote fully again. He blinks and has a huge smile and laughs when they are reunited.

Relationships Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond “ For my whole life, I've been hearing stories about you. About how amazing you were, that you were so kind and loving. And every time I'd see that painting of you hanging in the Temple, I'd be inspired and reminded of how much I had to live up to.

” —Steven, "Storm in the Room" Steven sitting beneath a statue of Rose. Steven sitting beneath a statue of Rose.

Rose is Steven's mother, although he has never met with her face-to-face since she gave up her physical form to create him, he has shown great interest in her and her past. Rose's absence left a particular void in Steven's life, having to grow up without his mother. Steven is therefore unsure of what to feel about her despite wanting to, which is rather difficult for him as everyone else knows how to feel about her. As put by Steven himself in "Steven Floats", his feelings for his mother are complicated. Regardless, Steven is willing to defend Rose, like when he snapped at Lars for insulting her.

After Steven had got to see the videotape Rose had left him in "Lion 3: Straight to Video", he was moved to tears when she expresses her love for him and grows more curious about the person Rose was. When Steven is sometimes troubled by the burden of being a Crystal Gem, he takes solace in continuing Rose's legacy by protecting the world like she wanted him to. As revealed in "Steven vs. Amethyst" though, he has doubts that he cannot measure up to Rose's greatness, which is why he works diligently to become a worthy successor to her legacy. He has also developed a habit of clutching his gemstone when he has something on his mind, possibly to seek support from Rose.

Steven harbors great feelings of guilt over Rose giving up her "life" to give birth to him. He keeps this hidden deep down inside of him and rarely expresses it. One notable exception is in "Joy Ride" where he confesses to the Cool Kids that he suspects that the Crystal Gems are blaming him for Rose not being around anymore, shocking the teenagers. He has also felt that he will never live up to the standard set by his mother in the eyes of the other Gems and is one of the reasons he is training harder to master his powers and combat skills. In "Earthlings", he tells Amethyst that it sucks not being like anybody, expressing his frustration of not being as powerful or skilled as his mother.

It is also shown, in many episodes, that Steven, being unsure if he is actually his own person or simply a reincarnation of Rose, feels guilt and takes blame for his mother's actions feeling that he deserves them.

Steven's guilt and fear manifesting in the form of his mother as a result of all those both hurt while fused with Connie as Stevonnie. Steven's guilt and fear manifesting in the form of his mother as a result of all those both hurt while fused with Connie as Stevonnie.

"Back to the Moon" and "Bubbled" cause Steven to have even more doubt on what he thinks about Rose after learning she shattered Pink Diamond during the Rebellion, first mentioned by "Eyeball", then confirmed by Garnet later on. In "Mindful Education", one of Stevonnie's hallucinations is the giant head of Rose Quartz staring down menacingly at them, further highlighting Steven's doubts on what he should think of his mother.

“ I've learned things about you. Things you wanted to keep secret. You locked Bismuth away inside Lion, because she wanted to shatter Gems, and you never told Garnet or Pearl. But then you shattered Pink Diamond. Now all of Homeworld has it out for Earth, and the Crystal Gems, and me! You put us all in danger and you just... disappeared! I finally know the truth. I know what you are: You're a liar! I thought you never wanted to hurt anyone, but you hurt everyone! How could you just leave Garnet, and Amethyst, and Pearl, a-and Dad? They don't know what to do without you! Maybe they didn't matter to you as much as hiding from the mess you made! And that's why I'm here, isn't it? Did you make me just so you wouldn't have to deal with all your mistakes? Is that all I'm here for?

” —Steven, "Storm in the Room" Steven lamenting about Rose's mistakes to her manifestation. Steven lamenting about Rose's mistakes to her manifestation.

This doubt Steven feels towards Rose is further developed in "Storm in the Room", where he feels uncomfortable by Rose's painting in the Temple. Steven is fully aware that the Gems have portrayed Rose as a perfect and loving being, but he knows there is much more to her. He enters Rose's Room to get answers and has the room create a manifestation of Rose for this purpose. In the room, Steven is initially nervous about being around Rose but gets along with her as they participate in activities such as playing video games and football. Steven feels nothing but joy that he can finally be with his mother and even gets emotional. But he soon realizes that the room made Rose exactly how the Gems portrayed her to be: the perfect, loving being. This is because Steven wants Rose to be that way. However, he once again realizes that he wants to learn about Rose's darker side, which brings out how he's been feeling about Rose.

“ Steven is really going to have to turn inward and face himself. Throughout the show, he's put everyone else first, and his main goal has been to become the person his family wants him to be. That's got to shift. He's got to accept that it's impossible to fill the shoes of his mother, Rose Quartz. She was always barefoot.

” —Rebecca Sugar in an interview[7] Steven hugging Rose's manifestation. Steven hugging Rose's manifestation.

Rose then reassures Steven that she didn't make Steven just so she didn't have to deal with her guilt and that the tape she left him is proof that she wanted him and let him exist. Steven then understands and realizes that Rose didn't make him to just be a scapegoat. However, he is still paranoid about her and her secrets as seen in "Lion 4: Alternate Ending". In "Are You My Dad?" and "I Am My Mom" he comes to a resolution about his feelings for Rose when he gives himself up as Rose Quartz to Aquamarine to both save his friends to atone for both their actions that led up to that point. In "The Trial", he pleads guilty even knowing that he would be shattered/executed, feeling that he was responsible for Rose's actions and deserved to suffer her punishment.

“ Mom was Pink Diamond.

” —Steven, in "A Single Pale Rose" Steven surprised when he learns the truth that his mother was Pink Diamond. Steven surprised when he learns the truth that his mother was Pink Diamond.

After it was revealed in "A Single Pale Rose" that Pink Diamond created Rose Quartz as an alias to escape her duties and protect the Earth, Steven admits to Amethyst in "What's Your Problem?" that he is lost and confused about the revelation. He is relieved that his mother never shattered anyone but is troubled by the extent of her deception and how it has hurt the Crystal Gems. In "Now We're Only Falling Apart" Steven tells Sapphire that Pink Diamond didn't get hurt as Pearl revealed that Pink wanted to scare Homeworld from Earth.

“ Steven: I feel... confused. I-I thought I'd really finally got it. That Mom didn't have everything figured out, even though everybody put her way up on this pedestal, but... now I guess she's royalty too? [..] I'm relieved that she didn't shatter anyone, but... She lied to everyone. I mean... I'm not surprised. I knew she was a liar. But this is just... so much. Amethyst: But, like... Aren't you mad? Steven: Kind of? I don't know... I can see how she was good and bad... and bad and good. But I... I guess what really matters right now is how hard Garnet took it.

” —Steven and Amethyst, "What's Your Problem?" In "Familiar", Steven starts to realize that the experiences his mother went through on Homeworld are similar to what he went through when he was younger, leading him to sympathize with her more. In "Together Alone", when Steven takes his mother's old throne for his mother's legacy, Pink Diamond will be very proud of him.

"Change Your Mind" shows Steven fully coming to terms with his mother after White Diamond extracts his gem and he re-fuses with Gem Steven, realizing that he has always been himself. And even though he still disagrees with her methods to save Earth by betraying her fellow Diamonds and starting a war with them in secret, he also acknowledges that they are too dysfunctional to be reasoned with to the point where everything she did for them amounted to nothing. He even stands up on her behalf against the Authority, finally forgiving her for the hardships she unintentionally put him through because he understands that she had been through the same before.

Steven's sings about how he used to believe he would always live in the shadow of Rose and Pink Diamond. Steven's sings about how he used to believe he would always live in the shadow of Rose and Pink Diamond.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, Steven expresses disappointment towards her after finding out about her abandoning Spinel. Despite initially being shocked at this revelation he states that he can indeed believe it, given that Spinel is not the only one she wronged, though he doesn't hold it against her, not forgetting that she also suffered before and after what she did to her friend.

“ Stop it! I can't deal with one more horrible thing she did, okay?! [...] I don't want to hear about it! I don't even want to think about it! [...] I just... want to fix it!

” —Steven, "Volleyball" In "Rose Buds", Steven's feelings about his mother are shown to remain complicated and are reignited by meeting the Rose Quartzes. His resentment over her misdeeds is further shown in "Volleyball" in which Steven expresses fury over continuously having to deal with Pink/Rose's mistakes, denouncing her actions as "horrible". This reveals that Steven has disliked being compared to his mother since the reveal and resents having to carry on her legacy to the point of self-loathing.

This self-loathing carries through the rest of Future, where Steven's respect for his mother has dropped to the point where he tries not to be anything like his mother or compared to her at all to the point in "Mr. Universe", Steven becomes angry and loses respect for his father after he deems Greg to be "just like (Rose)", discovering that they had similar backstories in running away from dysfunctional households, even losing sympathy for the abuse his mom went through and ignoring that she still tried her best to improve herself and not be like the other Diamonds.

Ultimately, in "Everything's Fine", the realization that he is becoming worse than his mother (compared to her faults) leads him to become a monster.

As of "The Future", it is uncertain how he currently feels about his mother. It is possible that he has once more come to terms with his mother's past actions, judging from his improved attitude towards Greg (despite his similarities to the former). However, this remains unspecified.

Greg Universe “ Anyway, what's up? Just needed to see your old man, pal around, learn some lessons about life?

” —Greg, "Laser Light Cannon" Steven and Greg laughing over Pearl's mispronunciation of "bass". Steven and Greg laughing over Pearl's mispronunciation of "bass".

Greg Universe is Steven's father. As seen in "Laser Light Cannon" and "Cat Fingers", they share a very strong father-son relationship, and Greg is always emotionally supportive. Although Greg does not live with Steven, they often hang out. In "House Guest", it is shown that Steven and his father used to live together, but when Steven grew older, he moved in with the Crystal Gems for them to teach him about "magical Gem stuff" - something his father can't do. However, even though Greg believes that Steven is safe in the Crystal Gems' care, he is still slightly apprehensive about Steven going on missions and getting involved in "Gem stuff", which he tries to avoid if Steven brings it up, although there are some instances in which he has joined the Gems in solving problems.

Unlike the Crystal Gems, Greg does not seem too concerned about Rose giving up her life as Steven inheriting her "Gem identity" - other than the latter getting Steven into situations that Greg does not approve of. As such he treats him much more like his person, and Steven does not seem to feel any guilt towards Rose's "death" when he is with his father. This is likely because as a human, Greg is much more familiar and comfortable with the idea of offspring as well as death, concepts which are strange and unfamiliar to the asexual and nigh-immortal Gems.

Steven and Greg singing together. Steven and Greg singing together.

As a result, Steven is very comfortable and relaxed whenever he is in the presence of his dad as he provides a link to the human world, away from "magical Gem stuff". He also looks to Greg for advice on life, Gem affairs, and the like. Greg is Steven's main go-to for help on regular human affairs, and Greg understands how to help Steven in ways the Gems can't, such as in "Steven's Birthday" when he takes baby Steven for a drive to calm him down, just as he'd done before, and in "Gemcation" when he comforts Steven over his fear that his friendship with Connie is ruined.

However, despite being a window into the human world, Greg often considers Steven a gem and excludes him from certain human things. Steven feels left out and feels uncomfortable not being seen as a human too. This can be seen with how Greg excludes Steven from the "human beings" group that Greg offered to Connie as a person to talk to when Gem related things are overwhelming, as seen in "We Need To Talk" and "Steven's Birthday". Later on, Greg also justifies Steven's lack of human upbringing mentioning how he's a gem, when Steven gets upset at not having his health checked up or having structure or school, after repeatedly feeling out of touch with the world around him during Era 3 during Steven Universe Future.

In "Change Your Mind", the first thing Steven does when he gets home is rush to hug Greg, knocking him onto the ground out of pure joy and happiness to be reunited with his father once more.

Steven and Greg doing their to form Steg. Steven and Greg doing their Fusion Dance to form Steg.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, he's bonded enough with his father to fuse with him effortlessly, despite being weakened, becoming Steg.

In "Bluebird", Steven is enraged when Bluebird Azurite takes Greg hostage and cuts off his own hair to escape. He calmly tells his father to go inside before losing it to the fusion. He then comforts his father over the loss of his hair.

Greg comforting Steven. Greg comforting Steven.

In "Growing Pains", Steven reaches out to his father to tell him about his failed proposal to Connie only to change his mind when he hears how busy his father is, not wanting to be a burden. Greg later rushes to the hospital when Connie calls him to tell him that she's worried about Steven and begs his son to talk to him, eventually calming him down enough to where he returns to normal size after growing enormous from recalling his trauma. Upon returning home, Greg comforts his son and assures him that mistakes are a part of life and that he will be there for his son when he needs him.

Steven ignoring Greg while being disappointed in him. Steven ignoring Greg while being disappointed in him.

However, the following episode, "Mr. Universe" shows a sour change in their relationship. Steven opens up about not knowing what to do with his life and Greg suggests a road trip to help Steven figure himself out. After they decide to hit the road together, Greg insists on breaking into his parents' home despite Steven's protests, causing Steven to be distressed at the break in since Greg doesn't explain what he's doing. Steven finds out on his own that it's Greg's old home and, from his perspective, is surprised to know how normal his father's life was. Steven laments how human Greg's upbringing was, missing his socialisation, structure and mundane activities. However Greg disagrees on this, mentioning his lack of freedom and choices he had living with his parents and that he was unhappy with this.

Later Greg lets Steven drive the van, explaining he should have the freedom of choice. However conflicts escalates as Greg insists on listening to music, ignoring Steven trying to interrupt the song when he wants to talk, and forces Steven to listen to it again, ironically not respecting Steven's wishes. Steven finally stops his dad and begins to talk about what bothers him.

When Steven mentions his own trauma regarding Homeworld and the Diamonds and how he feels neglected of a normal life, thereby envying Greg's human life, Greg counters by saying that Steven had it better than him, which causes Steven to turn pink and have an outburst. It's at this point that Steven realizes Greg is similar to his mom, having run away from a strict, abusive upbringing but in turn has his choices in life affect Steven's upbringing having a lack of structure and exposed to trauma. Greg explains this upbringing is because Steven is a gem, but Steven disagrees and says it's because he's a Universe. The outburst causes the van to crash.

Steven feels like his dad doesn't understand him and repeatedly dismisses his issues, which is further cemented when Greg completely misses the point after the outburst and after the car crash tells Steven that he's proud of him and begins to talk in length about his courage of standing up to him. Steven realises his dad still doesn't understand him and begins to ignore him, deleting a picture he'd taken of his middle school photo and demonstrating a loss of respect for Greg.

In "Everything's Fine", Steven expresses shame and regret in scorning Greg, along with getting away with shattering Jasper and attempting to murder White Diamond. The weight of his cruel actions ultimately resulted in him having a meltdown, becoming a monster both mentally and physically.

In "I Am My Monster", Greg comes to a realization that whenever Gem stuff happens, he runs away and that Steven has every right to be angry since he didn't protect him. After coming to this realization, he does everything in his power to help Steven turn back to normal, telling him that whatever he needs, he'll make it happen.

Steven hugging Greg before leaving. Steven hugging Greg before leaving.

As of "The Future", Steven and Greg have reconciled during the months following the former's meltdown, and Steven has regained enough respect for his father to ask him for advice again. Before moving out, Steven offers to let Greg move into his room in the beach house, and gives him a Kerry Moonbeam poster as a goodbye gift.

Pearl “ Well, I think you're pretty great.

” —Steven towards Pearl, "Rose's Scabbard" Steven hugging Pearl. Steven hugging Pearl.

Pearl acts more like an overprotective mother (since he is Rose's child) to Steven. Pearl harbors mixed feelings for Steven deep down; while she cares deeply for Steven she also misses his mother very much, as they were very close to each other when she was still alive. However, she shows a deeper affection than most for Steven, admitting to watching Steven once he has fallen asleep. She sees much of his mother in him, as Steven becomes a constant reminder of Rose, which is a bittersweet sentiment to Pearl. These feelings come to the surface in "Rose's Scabbard" where the revelation that Rose had kept secrets from Pearl, her closest friend, and confidant, causes Pearl to break down mentally and run away from Steven and the other Crystal Gems. When Steven pursues her, she shows inward signs of resentment towards him and Lion, which culminates in her apparent inaction when Steven misses a jump and almost falls to his doom. The two reconcile at the end of the episode, but as revealed in "Joy Ride" Steven felt uncomfortable talking about his mother with the other Crystal Gems for a time, having believed that they partly blamed him for Rose's absence. However, Steven does still feel comfortable enough to talk to Pearl about his problems in "Historical Friction". He unknowingly comforts her in stating that flaws are important to everyone and asks her to tell the real story of William Dewey. During the play, he waves to her while she is encouraging him. When he learns that Pearls are made as servants on Homeworld, he declares that she is not common, but she is amazing and tries to be better than she already is as said in "Back to the Barn".

Pearl hugging Steven after fusing. Pearl hugging Steven after fusing.

After Steven and Pearl fuse in "Change Your Mind", Pearl hugs him in delight after they unfuse, showing how close the two have become.

"A Very Special Episode" shows that Pearl has come to rely on Steven more as a leader as she begs him to help her with Onion. This is also seen in "Volleyball" when Mega Pearl trusts Steven to shut down The Reef's security system.

"Prickly Pair" shows that Steven feels he can't talk about his problems with Pearl for fear of her blaming herself and breaking down.

In "The Future", thanks to Garnet's future vision, Pearl is informed of Steven's planned departure from Beach City to see the world before he can tell them, alongside Amethyst. Not wanting to hold him back, she and the other Gems act indifferent once Steven finally does inform them, much to Steven's confusion. This is continued when she delivers a nonchalant response to Steven giving her his ukulele as a parting gift, even storing it in her gemstone almost immediately after receiving the instrument. However, Pearl and the Gems eventually reveal they are, in actuality, very sad about Steven leaving, with Pearl quickly joining into a group hug. After an explanation of why they reacted nonchalantly to Steven's departure and assuring they'll always be there for him, Pearl gives a tearful goodbye to Steven as he leaves Beach City.

Amethyst “ Stop trying to be like Jasper. You're nothing like Jasper! You're like me! Because we're both not like anybody. And yeah, it sucks. But at least I've got you. And you've got me! So stop leaving me out of this. Amethyst: Us worst Gems stick together, right? That's why we're the best.

” —Steven and Amethyst before fusing for the first time, "Earthlings" Amethyst and Steven holding hands. Amethyst and Steven holding hands.

Amethyst acts like an older sister to Steven, often joking around with him and joining him in his misadventures. Pearl often scolds Amethyst for being too reckless with Steven when she misleads him such as in "Cat Fingers", which Amethyst admits is probably accurate. Steven seems to acknowledge Amethyst's reckless nature, calling her out when she did not help him in "Joking Victim" and worrying about her safety in "An Indirect Kiss". However, Steven cares greatly about and loves her, Amethyst loves and cares about Steven as well but does not show it too much due to her tomboyish attitude. In "Reformed", Steven misses Amethyst once the Slinker poofs her, and he also liked her new forms as he found them funny.

Amethyst embraces Steven prior to fusing. Amethyst embraces Steven prior to fusing.

Amethyst also tries to impress Steven because she wants him to like her. Steven secretly feels Amethyst blames him for his mother not being around. Amethyst is becoming more motherly as time passes. An indicator of this is in "Onion Friend" when Amethyst and Vidalia joke about kids. Over time, Amethyst has been shown to become much more protective of Steven, both in dangerous situations (such as grabbing Steven with her whip in "Friend Ship") and in general (such as when she lectures/scolds him about the dangers of stretching out his body in "Steven's Birthday"). In "Steven vs. Amethyst" Steven tries to convince Amethyst how great she is and tells her he understands about not being who you're supposed to be when he tells her he is not Rose Quartz, which shocks her. "Earthlings" highlights their bond as he explains that he is just like her, that they are not like anybody else as they are both different from normal Gems, and asks her to stop shutting him out, which leads them to fuse into Smoky Quartz. After the battle, Amethyst leans into Steven, showing their newfound closeness. "Know Your Fusion" shows that they are close enough to fuse into Smoky Quartz by grasping hands, not needing a fusion dance.

Amethyst telling Steven she doesn't want to dump any more baggage onto him like everyone else. Amethyst telling Steven she doesn't want to dump any more baggage onto him like everyone else.

In "What's Your Problem?", Amethyst admits she is angry about Rose not admitting she was Pink Diamond, but doesn't want to dump all of her emotional baggage onto Steven, but rather shares her concerns for him. Steven later calls her the most mature Crystal Gem in that episode.

"Prickly Pair" shows that Steven is somewhat frustrated with Amethyst's growth and maturity, believing that she is only "acting" mature.

In "The Future", Amethyst learns Steven is going to leave Beach City and see the world thanks to Garnet's future vision and, not wanting to hold him back, acts nonchalantly when Steven finally tells them alongside the other Gems. This is shown further when she acts excitedly when Steven gives Amethyst his video games as a parting gift, even threatening to delete his save files. However, alongside Garnet and Pearl, Amethyst reveals she is actually very sad about him leaving and immediately joins in a group hug. After explaining why they took Steven leaving so lightly and assuring him they'll always be there, Amethyst see Steven off a second time, and delivers a tearful "Later, bruh" before his departure.

Garnet “ That's a lie. Your middle name is cutie pie.

” —Garnet, "Future Vision" Garnet kissing Steven on the forehead in order to share her future vision ability. Garnet kissing Steven on the forehead in order to share her future vision ability.

Garnet acts like a lenient and kind mother, always encouraging him and setting a good example. It is shown that Steven respects her as he always listens whenever she speaks. Steven usually asks Garnet for permission before anyone else, as shown in "Monster Buddies". As shown in the aforementioned episode, Garnet is usually open to letting Steven attempt things that Pearl may not, indicating that she has more trust in him than Pearl. Despite her stoic and somewhat distant nature, the two share an occasionally close and emotional relationship. She becomes emotional as Steven aged rapidly in "So Many Birthdays"; in "Future Vision" she shares her "future vision" to him- which she only does because she thinks he would understand and it would bring them closer. Immediately after Sapphire and Ruby's re-fusion in "Jail Break" Garnet acts a lot more emotional and loving towards Steven, indicative of the deep, true love that she has for him that her pre-regeneration self would not, or could not, express. Similar to Pearl, "A Very Special Episode" shows that Garnet has come to rely on Steven more as seen when she needed him to fuse with her into Sunstone for a home safety "Geminar".

Garnet advising Steven about relationships following his failed proposal to Connie. Garnet advising Steven about relationships following his failed proposal to Connie.

"Prickly Pair" shows that Steven feels he can't talk to Garnet about his problems for fear of her acting "high and mighty" and lecturing him. This is somewhat proven when Garnet does not give him advice with Connie at first in "Together Forever", and then lectures him later about how neither Connie nor Stevonnie will fill the hole in his life after his failed proposal attempt. Again, this is further explored at the beginning of "Fragments"; when the Gems try to get Steven to talk about his issues, Garnet claims that Steven is trying to avoid this conversation altogether, which sets him off even more.

In "The Future" Garnet uses her future vision and she, along with the rest of the Gems, find out that Steven is going to leave Beach City and see the world. She also sees a future where if they show their sadness and cry, Steven may want to stay for their feelings. Not wanting to ruin Steven's future, Garnet and the rest pretend not to know what Steven is planning and when he finally tells them, they hold back their tears and pretend to take the situation lightly. When waving goodbye, Steven drives the Dondai back around and upsettingly asks why they aren't sad. The three then begin crying immediately and let him know how they truly feel, with Garnet's being a bunch of tears bursting out of her eyes. Going in for one last hug, Garnet informs him that wherever Steven is, they'll be there. Garnet again cries as Steven finally leaves, but not before giving him one last future prediction.

Ruby & Sapphire “ Oh, Steven. We already love you.

” —Garnet confirming Ruby and Sapphire's feelings toward Steven, "Jail Break" Steven hugging Ruby and Sapphire. Steven hugging Ruby and Sapphire.

Not much is known about the relationship between Sapphire, Ruby, and Steven, other than they all care for each other. Since Garnet is a fusion of the two, their individual feelings for Steven are similar to Garnet's feelings for him. This is shown in "Keystone Motel", as they both apologize to Steven upon arguing in the diner, which had driven Steven to tears. Sapphire even goes so far as to cry herself, out of guilt. In "Hit the Diamond", Steven is quick to hug both the Gems when Garnet unfuses, but is distressed over the two ignoring the game to flirt with each other, leading him to give them a pep talk/scolding, which both of them listen to. This shows that both Ruby and Sapphire love and respect Steven enough to listen to him.

In "Three Gems and a Baby", it is revealed that Steven first saw Ruby and Sapphire when he was only a few months old. Garnet, who thought Steven was a fusion like herself, unfused to get him to do the same. Steven, confused by Garnet's sudden absence, started crying, causing the two to fuse back right after.

In "Now We're Only Falling Apart", "The Question", and "Reunited" Steven's relationship with Ruby and Sapphire becomes somewhat stronger. In the episodes, Steven helps Sapphire deal with the revelation that Rose was Pink Diamond, and he supports Ruby when she wanted to be a cowboy. He then organizes and officiates their wedding, showing his love and support for them and their relationship.

"Together Forever" shows how much Steven respects their opinion and advice when they both tell him to propose to Connie.

Connie Maheswaran “ Keep your hands off my Connie!

” —Steven to a Cluster Gem, "Nightmare Hospital" Steven and Connie first meeting. Steven and Connie first meeting.

Connie is Steven's best friend and later girlfriend. They first saw each other at a parade the year before they met. Steven was on a float for the car wash, and Connie was in the crowd; Steven noticed she dropped her glow bracelet and kept it in his freezer ever since, to make it last longer. In Connie's debut episode, "Bubble Buddies", he saves her from a falling rock by using his gemstone to summon his bubble. He is initially very awkward and nervous to talk to her,

Steven giving Connie her glow bracelet. Steven giving Connie her glow bracelet.

even more so once they are trapped in the bubble because he is trying to stay calm, but he's able to relax more once he gives Connie her glow bracelet. After defeating the Gem monster that is attracted to the glow of Connie's bracelet, Connie appears to be amazed by Steven, saying "He was incredible!" in reaction to everything that had happened.

Their friendship has grown, and presently they are very close friends. In "Lion 2: The Movie", they are shown casually hanging out. In "An Indirect Kiss", Steven and Connie are shown not to care about things such as sharing the same straw. In this episode, Steven discovers his healing powers, as he inadvertently fixes Connie's bad eyesight. He genuinely cares about Connie's safety and well-being as seen in "Winter Forecast", as well as in "Full Disclosure".

Steven and Connie dancing and beginning to fuse. Steven and Connie dancing and beginning to fuse.

In "Alone Together", after they have a dance, they accidentally fuse to form Stevonnie. They are overjoyed by their ability to be fused and enjoy being Stevonnie, although it appears that they cannot control when they fuse. It seems to happen when they dance together while thinking about their feelings for each other. Connie, however, is terrified of the thought of her parents knowing about this or any of the magical things she does with Steven. It is for this reason that she lies to her parents about Steven in "Fusion Cuisine", saying that he had a traditional nuclear family. When he found out she lied, Steven feels hurt, believing that she was embarrassed by him. Fortunately, after she explains that she was simply scared of her parents not letting her see Steven again, he forgives her.

Steven and Connie explaining to Pearl how they work better as a team. Steven and Connie explaining to Pearl how they work better as a team.

In "Sworn to the Sword", it is shown that Steven and Connie function extremely well in combat as a team, with Steven defending Connie with his shield and protective bubble while Connie attacks using her sword-fighting skills. Together, they manage to defeat multiple versions of Holo-Pearl, and their ability to work well as a team surprised Pearl initially. However, Pearl can defeat them after she overcame her initial surprise. After calming down, Pearl admits that they work well together. In "Cry for Help", a picture of Connie can be seen in Steven's room.

Steven dancing with Connie. Steven dancing with Connie.

During "Steven's Birthday", he expresses the assumption that Connie will become president as an adult and worries that his stunted growth would make him the "First Boy" when that happens, implying that he wants to marry her. Steven still seems to become awkward whenever Connie is close to him as shown in "Steven's Birthday" when Connie lays her head on Steven's chest.

Along with their love for each other Steven and Connie share an equal partnership and friendship. "Beach City Drift" shows their partnership in that they can now fuse into Stevonnie at will and when they unfuse Connie shows Steven they are obsessed with Kevin. In "Gem Hunt", Steven follows Connie's lead while they are tracking the Gem. Both instances show that he relies on her intelligence and good sense.

In his way, Steven is also shown to be close or equal to Connie in intelligence. He has been able to converse with her on equal footing since they first met and he listens to and absorbs everything she teaches him, showing that while Steven's intelligence is as deep as Connie's he lacks the breadth of her knowledge.

In "I Am My Mom", Steven comes to terms with his feelings for Connie and confesses his love to her as he is taken away to Homeworld. It is unknown whether he was referring to her specifically or everyone in general, but it's heavily implied that it was for her.

In "Lars' Head", after Steven finally returns to Earth, Steven tells Connie and the other Gems and Greg that he is back as Connie runs up to hug him along with the Gems and Greg.

However, in "Dewey Wins", Connie expresses that she feels betrayed that Steven gave himself up to Aquamarine in "I Am My Mom", instead of continuing to fight alongside Connie as he promised. Steven obliviously attempts to get her to look at the bright side of the situation, arguing that everything is fine since no one got permanently hurt. After a frustrated Connie leaves on an equally upset Lion and stops responding to Steven's texts afterward, Steven becomes afraid that she hates him now.

Connie leaving with Lion due to being upset by Steven's choice to give himself up. Connie leaving with Lion due to being upset by Steven's choice to give himself up.

In "Kevin Party", a few weeks later, Steven and Connie reunite at Kevin's party, and after overcoming their tensions and Kevin's manipulations, the two finally talk to each other again. Connie apologizes for not texting Steven back and leaving him in the dark for so long, explaining that she couldn't figure out what to say, among other circumstances. Steven, in turn, apologizes for giving himself up and not taking Connie's feelings into account, and the two of them affirm that they are still "jam buds".

Steven and Connie hug after reconciling. Steven and Connie hug after reconciling.

In "Lars of the Stars", Steven and Connie travel through Lion's mane to take a care package to Lars and find that he and the Gems known as the Off Colors are now a space crew trying to return to Earth. Steven reunites with Lars, introduces Connie to the Off Colors, and the two deliver the package to Lars. When Lars later has a breakdown after learning that Sadie is now in a band with Steven and the Cool Kids, and assumes that she is having such a good time to spite him for all the times he let her down, Steven and Connie set him straight; they tell him that Sadie does still care for him and is very worried for him, but she has to keep going in her life, just like Lars has to keep going in his life as he tries to get back to Earth.

Steven and Connie fusing after explaining what it means to be friends to Lars. Steven and Connie fusing after explaining what it means to be friends to Lars.

They finish by reminding Lars that he and Sadie are best friends and would never do anything hurt each other, fusing into Stevonnie in the process. They remain fused for the rest of the episode and throughout the following episode "Jungle Moon", the latter of which goes for at least several days as they work to survive until Lars can find them; this indicates that since the events of "Kevin Party", their bond has not only recovered but is now stronger than ever. Steven has also stated in the podcast that since their reconciliation, Connie has been helping him cope with the recent events since he was on Homeworld.

In "Reunited", Connie participates in Ruby and Sapphire's wedding and fights alongside Steven and the other Crystal Gems. Later, when he is knocked out by Yellow Diamond, Connie frantically tries to wake him up, reminding him of their reconstituted promise to always be a team. Fortunately, Steven, whose consciousness is on an abstract astral plane can communicate with Connie and tells her to watch his body while he tries to get through to Yellow and Blue Diamond. Following his success, in "Legs from Here to Homeworld", Connie travels to Homeworld with Steven, the original three Crystal Gems, and the two Diamonds, and expresses great concern when Steven is forcibly taken away by White Pearl to meet White Diamond.

Steven and Connie dancing at the Era 3 Ball. Steven and Connie dancing at the Era 3 Ball.

During the ball in "Together Alone", when Steven feels that he's made everyone miserable by caving into Homeworld's stifling traditions to impress White Diamond, she comforts him and convinces him to dance with her despite his reservations about it, which leads to them accidentally fusing into Stevonnie, and unintentionally causing an uproar that winds up ruining the ball, getting the Crystal Gems poofed, and them thrown into a prison tower as punishment.

In "Escapism", as Steven mopes over how the Crystal Gems' mission has gone wrong, Connie comforts him, and when Steven gets the idea to use his psychic powers to travel to Earth to find help, she remains with him to watch over his body, staying with him to the point where she falls asleep with him in her lap before his return.

Connie kissing Steven on the cheek before leaving to space camp. Connie kissing Steven on the cheek before leaving to space camp.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, Connie and Steven have known each other for well over three years, and their relationship has grown, to the point where Connie is comfortable with staying at his house without him around (something she mentioned in "Ocean Gem" that she wasn't comfortable doing). Connie also gives him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, heavily implying their feelings for each other.

Steven and Connie smiling at each other while blushing. Steven and Connie smiling at each other while blushing.

In "Bismuth Casual", Steven and Connie go with Pearl and Bismuth to a roller rink to have fun. While there, the two run into her cram school friends Patricia and Daniel. Steven makes an awkward impression on them, and not knowing how to skate, repeatedly urges Connie to go hang with her friends instead of helping him; he later expresses that he feels that Connie is drifting away from him, but doesn't want to hold her back from continuing to grow. After Connie reassures Steven that he is still her best friend, the two reaffirm their bond by fusing and winning a best-skater contest as Stevonnie.

Steven proposing to Connie. Steven proposing to Connie.

In "Together Forever", Steven, facing the possibility of him and Connie drifting apart when she leaves for college, arranges a special date for her in order to propose marriage to her, figuring they can go to college together as Stevonnie. When he does, Connie, taken aback and although flattered, turns his proposal down for the time being due to their young ages and wanting to continue being her own person, insisting to Steven that they have no need to rush into marriage. She then reluctantly returns home on Lion at Steven's insistence.

In the following episode "Growing Pains", after calling Steven out of concern for him, and noticing his out-of-control powers, Connie insists that he seek medical help and arranges for her mother to examine him at the hospital. She also calls Steven's dad as well and urges him to come back from his tour with Sadie and Shep. When Steven's power starts growing out of control due to him still being hurt by her declining his proposal, she quickly realizes the problem and convinces her mom that he should have his space, promising she'll be there for Steven whenever he's ready to talk to her.

In "Everything's Fine", Connie calls Steven just after he returns from Homeworld, but he dodges her questions about his condition and ends the call, much to her concern. Later, she visits the beach house after Steven's inner feelings project onto her phone and participates in an intervention with the Gems and Greg to try and get Steven to open up about what's bothering him. During this, she becomes shocked to learn that Steven never told the Gems about going to the hospital, and is even more shocked when he reveals that he shattered Jasper and nearly did the same to White Diamond. She then watches as Steven finally melts down and transforms into a monster.

Connie kissing Steven in his monster form to turn him back to normal. Connie kissing Steven in his monster form to turn him back to normal.

In "I Am My Monster", Connie assists the Gems and Greg in trying to calm down and revert Steven back to normal. Teaming up with Lion once more, the two are first sent by Garnet to evacuate the town. Later, when the Gems and Greg, along with the recently arrived Diamonds and Spinel, all start to break down and blame themselves for Steven's transformation, Connie returns with Lion and gives a speech explaining that while they are partly to blame for it, Steven's condition and prior suppression of his feelings are also partly due to Steven always putting others before himself and that they all need to help him now just as he has always helped them before. Everyone then embraces Steven in a group hug and assures him that he is loved no matter what, and Connie herself promises that everyone will take care of him just as he has done for them for so long, and kisses him on the bridge of his nose, causing him to start crying. A flash of light appears, and Steven reverts to his normal state and finally breaks down emotionally as Connie looks on lovingly with everyone else.

Steven and Connie sharing a kiss before Steven leaves Beach City to go on his road trip. Steven and Connie sharing a kiss before Steven leaves Beach City to go on his road trip.

In the final episode "The Future", which takes place a few months later, Connie visits Steven via Lion, and it's revealed that Steven has opted to leave Beach City to travel and eventually settle down at his own place, with the two planning to meet each other during his travels with Lion's help. It's also implied that the two have finally entered an official relationship as they share their first on-screen mouth-to-mouth kiss just before Steven leaves, and Connie sees him off with Greg and the Gems.

Lion “ Blink if this means you love me!

” —Steven, "Lion 3: Straight to Video" Steven riding Lion. Steven riding Lion.

Lion is Steven's "pet" who he first met in "Steven's Lion" while the Crystal Gems were retrieving the Desert Glass. He has some connection with him, as Steven is the only one who can enter his pocket dimension. Lion, most of the time, does whatever he wants and often ignores or disobeys Steven. However, Lion is also seen to be caring towards Steven as well as being aware of Steven's needs, like when Lion kept lying on Steven's head to show Steven his pocket dimension where it contained, among other things, a video left by Rose Quartz for Steven after he said he wanted to know more about her in "Lion 3: Straight to Video".

Their relationship slightly sours for a while in "Dewey Wins", when Connie gives up in frustration after trying to make Steven understand how much he hurt her by surrendering to Homeworld and asks Lion to take her home. Lion shoots Steven a disapproving glare before leaving with her, showing that he shares her anger at Steven over his surrender, as well as him treating the situation as nothing, and ignoring her feelings about it. Over the next few weeks afterward, Lion stays with Connie, presumably to give her comfort and companionship during her and Steven's estrangement, as well as teach Steven a hard lesson over his taking her and his other loved ones for granted. At one point during this time, Connie rides him to Steven's house in an attempt to reconcile in person after failing to do so over the phone, only to find that he'd gone on vacation. At the beginning of "Kevin Party", Steven is seen putting up missing posters for Lion, indicating that he misses Lion very much. Steven later reunites with Lion and Connie at Kevin's party, and following his reconciliation with the latter, Lion forgives him as well, as he allows Steven to ride on his back again as they and Connie leave the party by his portal, and by "Lars of the Stars", he is shown to once again be under Steven's care and on good terms with him.

In "Can't Go Back", Lion brings Steven to the Moon Base when Steven discovers The Barn on the moon. Later, Lion demonstrates his caring and protectiveness of Steven's well-being when he stops him from blindly running after Lapis after she opens the base's doors, and then nuzzles Steven in comfort when he ultimately fails to stop her from leaving.

In "Escapism", Lion comes across Steven in a Watermelon Steven's body in the ocean, and quickly recognizes him, showing that his close relationship with Steven allows him to recognize him in just about any form. He then takes him to Greg and Bismuth and watches as Steven relays a message to them for help before returning to his own body.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, two years after the events of the end of the fifth-season finale "Change Your Mind", Lion, while keeping his typical independent feline traits (such as docility and long naps), has become more loyal to Steven, and seems to perfectly understand him now (likely due to him having matured a lot over the two-year time skip), listening to what Steven says and showing both worries for him during his final conflict with Spinel, and affection after he emerges from it alive and alright.

In "Together Forever", Steven rides Lion to Connie's house, and he brings the two back to the beach where they met where Steven intends to propose to her. After the proposal fails, Steven allows Connie to ride Lion back home.

In "I Am My Monster" after Steven's sense of purposelessness, suppression of his emotions and resurfacing of his trauma leads to his meltdown and transformation into a monster, Lion rallies with the rest of the Crystal Gems to help him. Teaming up once more with Connie, the two help evacuate the town, and then, after everyone embraces Steven with love, Lion warps her to the top of his head to give the final piece of love he needs. Later, after Steven has transformed back, Lion greets him with a warm, friendly lick and allows Steven to embrace him and cry into his mane as he finally allows himself to let his emotions out.

In "The Future", Lion warps Connie to see Steven and is last seen with them as they make plans to meet up while Steven travels around the world and eventually settles elsewhere, with the two intending to use his warp powers to maintain their relationship.

Sadie Miller Joking Victim (031) Sadie is one of Steven's friends who, unlike her co-worker Lars, is friendly, considerate, and affectionate towards Steven. She also acts like an older sister to Steven. In "Joking Victim", Steven helps Sadie by working at the Big Donut. Steven also helps Sadie to strengthen her relationship with Lars in "Island Adventure". Steven also filled Sadie's place in Beach-A-Palooza in "Sadie's Song", after realizing how he and her mother had ignored her feelings toward singing. Later he is shown playing his ukulele with her singing with a sad smile. This could hint he is sorry and is trying to be more respectful to her desires.

"Little Graduation" shows Steven is shocked and somewhat saddened by the fact that Sadie and Lars have grown apart and she is now dating Shep. However, after confronting his irrational desire to keep all of his friends close, Steven comes to accept Sadie is happy with Shep and should be allowed to live her own life. He lets her go, but not before telling Sadie and Shep they make a good couple.

Lars Barriga “ Lars... I'm afraid right now. I thought if I turned myself in, it'd fix everything, but... I don't want to do this, Lars. I just wanted to save everyone, but I couldn't even do that because look -- you're still here.

” —Steven to Lars, "Stuck Together" In earlier episodes, Steven was very friendly towards Lars and was oblivious to the fact that he was annoyed by him, often believing it to be harmless jokes. In "Bubble Buddies", he calls Lars his "BFF" while Lars openly makes fun of him. Steven looked up to Lars very much and wanted to be accepted by him, even once saying he did not mind suffering third-degree burns to receive a high five from him.

Steven and Lars "high fiving" the first time. Steven and Lars "high fiving" the first time.

However, in "Lars and the Cool Kids", he is pushed to the limit, angered by Lars insulting Rose, and calls him a jerk, showing he does not hesitate to call out him on his bad behavior at times. They eventually find a way to connect, and Lars gets on better terms with Steven. Because of his tendency to help people, Steven also pushes Lars to his limits, almost unintentionally ruining his friendship with Sadie in "The New Lars" in an attempt to help him.

Steven and Lars comforting each other. Steven and Lars comforting each other.

In "The Good Lars", Lars and Steven seemed to have developed a more open friendship, even taking his advice to bake the Ube cake, and asks when Steven even got so mature. In "Stuck Together" Steven is upset to find that Lars had ended up staying on Aquamarine and Topaz's ship and constantly tries to help him get off as a team effort.

Steven crying over Lars. Steven crying over Lars.

Noticing his half-hearted efforts to cooperate, he is infuriated but finds out of his jealousy of always helping people. However, Steven lets him know that he was afraid as well, and they bond over the fact that they are not alone. This friendship further develops in "Off Colors" when they spend time in the abandoned Homeworld Kindergarten. When the Robonoids attack, Lars nearly has another panic attack, but Steven comforts him, saying that it was okay to be afraid. Having kept this in mind, Lars manages to save everyone at the cost of his life.

Lars' Head 237 Steven is devastated by Lars' death and cries over him knowing he did not save him. However, when Steven revives him, Steven shows much more devotion and care to Lars, and he the same. When they find a potential way home, Steven does not want to leave Lars behind, but he is convinced, and instead of high fiving, they hug each other, showing how close they have become since the beginning as Lars allows Steven to return home.

Little Graduation 206 In "Little Graduation", Steven is shocked to know that Lars and Sadie have grown apart, and also due to Lars' upcoming departure, he lashes out at Lars and subsequently loses control of his own powers. After returning to normal, Steven genuinely hugs Lars as an apology, having to accept Lars' dream.

Onion Steven giving chase to Onion for stealing from him (again). Steven giving chase to Onion for stealing from him (again).

Onion is Steven's friend whom he talks to in the episode "Bubble Buddies". Steven addresses Onion as if they are good friends. In "Onion Trade", Steven gives his favorite action figure to him as a gift, although Onion had originally stolen it. When they are not together, Steven expresses some confusion as to who and what Onion is, being unsure if he is even human in "Marble Madness", and is sometimes made uncomfortable by him. In "Onion Friend", Steven and Amethyst stay at Onion's house for dinner. It is there that Onion shows Steven around his room, inviting him to feed his pet snake and show Steven his collection of G.U.Y.S. and G.A.L.S.; he later gives Explorer Gal to Steven as a token of their friendship. In "Onion Gang", Steven is introduced to Onion's Friends, and after they have to leave town due to summer ending, Steven comforts a sad Onion, saying that he'll always have good memories of the times they had together, and, until next summer, Steven says he has him.

In "The Future" when Steven drives past the crowd that gathered together at the Big Donut to see him off, Onion runs out into the road to wave goodbye while wearing Steven's cheeseburger backpack.

Peedee Fryman Steven conversing with Peedee. Steven conversing with Peedee.

Peedee is Steven's friend whom he helped out in the episode "Frybo". Thanks to Steven, Peedee earned the respect of his father and did not have to wear the Frybo suit anymore. They have a general professional relationship associated with a customer and cook (despite Steven usually ordering off the menu) though still enjoy each other's conversation.

Lapis Lazuli “ Steven – is – a new friend!

” —Lapis Lazuli communicating through the mirror, "Mirror Gem" Steven helping Lapis out. Steven helping Lapis out.

Steven became friends with Lapis in "Mirror Gem" when he is given a mirror by Pearl, which turns out to not work. A little while later, Lapis begins to talk to Steven by replaying visions that the mirror has witnessed for the day, and they become good friends, with Steven calling them "Beach Summer Fun Buddies", a nickname to which Lapis agrees. She wants to get out of the mirror and "tells" Steven how to do so. After she is free, she warns Steven not to trust the Crystal Gems and walks away.

Lapis forming her water wings after being healed by Steven. Lapis forming her water wings after being healed by Steven.

In "Ocean Gem", Steven is the one who insists on speaking to her and gets angry when she refuses to do so and hurts him and his friends. However, he understands Lapis's desperation to go home and heals her cracked gemstone, which, as a result, restores her eyes and wings. She thanks Steven before departing back to her home planet. In "The Message", Steven defends her and sings a song all about her and the previous events. When Lapis gives Steven the message, he is very concerned about her, as he was distraught by her unhappiness. In "Jail Break", Lapis fuses with Jasper, forming Malachite, as a way to save Steven. Later in "Chille Tid", while the Gems are searching for Malachite, Steven's motivation is to save her from her fate of being trapped with Jasper. He soon discovers he can communicate with her through his dreams. While talking to her, Lapis refuses his help, saying, "Just let me do this for you!".

Lapis and Steven preparing to fly and explore the Earth. Lapis and Steven preparing to fly and explore the Earth.

"Same Old World" expands on their relationship as Steven helps Lapis find a home on Earth. She easily carries him on her back and plays around with him in the air. "Barn Mates" expands things further as Steven tries to help Lapis and Peridot get along. "Alone at Sea" shows that Steven cares enough about Lapis to bring her on a trip on Greg's rental boat to help her get over her trauma and fear of the ocean because of her experience as Malachite.

CantGoBack394 In "Raising the Barn", Lapis offers Steven the chance to flee Earth with her and Peridot to remain safe from the Diamonds. Steven rejects the offer but affirms that he won't try to talk to her and Peridot out of it if they don't feel safe on Earth. However, in "Can't Go Back", Lapis admits to Steven that she misses Peridot and regrets leaving due to feeling so lonely. However, her uncertainty of Peridot's reaction and fear of the Diamonds prevents her from returning to Earth and after Steven has a vision of the latter, she leaves the moon to get as far away from Earth as possible, stating that she isn't like him.

Steven reuniting with Lapis after she left the Earth and the Moon. Steven reuniting with Lapis after she left the Earth and the Moon.

However, in "Reunited", Lapis returns to help Steven and the Crystal Gems fight against Yellow and Blue Diamond, dropping the Barn on top of the latter. Steven is overjoyed to see her again and his joy increases when she officially declares herself a Crystal Gem. When she is later poofed in battle by Yellow Diamond, Steven expresses great concern for her.

"Why So Blue?" shows that the two work well together as a team with a deep understanding of each other.

"I Am My Monster" shows her genuine concern over Steven, as while the Crystal Gems and Connie attempt to reach out to Steven, Lapis is shocked upon the relevation that Steven actually transformed into a giant monster. She seeks to restrain him in the ocean, and after everyone embraces Steven with love and allows him to transform back, Lapis and the others are happy and relived to see Steven back to normal.

Steven giving Lapis a drawing kit as a parting gift. Steven giving Lapis a drawing kit as a parting gift.

In "The Future" as Steven is preparing to leave Beach City, he gives Lapis her own painting set due to her artistic passion. Lapis is extremely touched to the point where she declares she'll make a watercolor painting of Steven with her tears. As Steven, Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot embrace, Steven declares he loves them all.

Nephrite Steven having fun with Nephrite. Steven having fun with Nephrite.

Steven becomes friends with Nephrite in "Monster Buddies" when he accidentally pops the bubble which Nephrite's gem is in. At first, she is wary of her surroundings, being scared by the presence of the rest of the Crystal Gems. By approaching her calmly and feeding her Chaaaaps, Steven managed to calm her down, and later train her. She is even willing to risk her life to save Steven from a falling icicle. Steven believes she is not a monster and that he can help heal her in the future.

Steven healing Nephrite. Steven healing Nephrite.

In "Monster Reunion", Steven defended Nephrite from the Gems because they believed she would still be unstable, despite Steven healing her; however, she shows a great deal of appreciation after Steven reunites her with her crew.

In "Legs From Here to Homeworld", Steven heals Nephrite along with Yellow and Blue Diamond, but she immediately reverts to her corrupted state once they take their hands off her.

Steven reuniting with the now-uncorrupted Nephrite. Steven reuniting with the now-uncorrupted Nephrite.

In "Change Your Mind" Steven heals all of the corrupted Gems, including Nephrite, with the help of Yellow, Blue, and White Diamond. When Nephrite emerges from the water, she is delighted to see Steven again, showing she retains her memories of him while corrupted.

Peridot “ Peridot: Do you have any last words?! I love you, Peridot. Peridot: Wow, thanks.

” —Peridot and Steven, "Gem Drill" Steven and Peridot's first encounter. Steven and Peridot's first encounter.

Steven did not know how to feel about Peridot when they first met, but he seems to want to befriend her in "Marble Madness", approaching her without fear and even trying to have a friendly conversation with her. Of course, this does not go as well as he hopes and he almost gets crushed by her. Despite this, he still believes she can be good and even said that maybe if she sees how nice humans are she might not want to hurt anyone. In "Keeping It Together", Steven is the first to find her. He quietly waits for her to finish her report instead of alerting the others until she notices him. When Peridot asks if the others are with him, Steven tries to lie by shaking his head "no" until he nods "yes" with an apologetic shrug. During the chase, Steven seems to care about her when he asks if she is okay after falling off the wall. In "Friend Ship", Steven is kind to Peridot by wishing her a good morning and weekend. During the battle, instead of being cold and ruthless to her as she does to him and the rest of the Crystal Gems, he teases her instead.

Steven protecting Peridot. Steven protecting Peridot.

In "Catch and Release", Steven is worried and wants to know what Peridot is trying to say at the Galaxy Warp, and chooses to pop her bubbled gemstone and release her. After he finds out she is short, he calls her cute and teases her, leading to Peridot slapping him in some playful way. After offering her the foot of her limb enhancer suit, Steven becomes the only person Peridot allows into the bathroom after she locks herself in. Peridot seems to take the gesture extremely well and is on much better terms with Steven by the end of the episode. In "When It Rains", Steven comforts Peridot and explains the process of rain and says it is harmless. After Peridot steps out in the rain, she claims she has made up her mind about telling information about the Cluster, leading to Steven permitting to go to the Prime Kindergarten only if they hold hands the entire way, due to Steven having to watch over her. Their friendship has been getting stronger, and they are trusting each other more, although in "Too Far", he is visibly upset (or embarrassed) at her calling him a "hybrid abomination".

Returning from a mission to the Moonbase, Steven notices a small object in Peridot's hand. Steven asks Peridot into a truck to discuss something, locking them inside, he questions her about the object. Peridot reveals that it is a direct line of communication to the Diamonds. Shocked at her apparent betrayal, Steven leaves her locked in the truck and tells the other Gems of what occurred, very upset at Peridot for having learned nothing. Peridot soon escapes and activates her robot to retrieve the communicator.

Steven singing with Peridot. Steven singing with Peridot.

Once she obtains it after a fight with the Crystal Gems, she opens an interface to Yellow Diamond.

Peridot reports the progress of her mission to her, omitting the interactions of the Crystal Gems. She then pleads a case to Yellow Diamond to stop the Cluster and spare the Earth, which Yellow Diamond spitefully denies. She then orders Peridot to let the Cluster be and report for her next mission. Outraged, Peridot refuses to follow Yellow Diamond's commands and calls her a "clod", marking her a traitor. Steven exclaims that her actions against Homeworld have made her an official Crystal Gem.

Steven hugging Peridot during their journey to destroy the Cluster. Steven hugging Peridot during their journey to destroy the Cluster.

When the Cluster was beginning to emerge Steven and Peridot go down in the drill to destroy it. During a brief moment when the possibility of death is very real, Steven expresses no qualms about dying in Peridot's company. During this time he also says his "last words", which are "I love you, Peridot" to her, showing his care for her.

In "Change Your Mind", Peridot puts her gem on the line to distract White Diamond so Obsidian can climb up the Diamond Mech.

Steven hugging Peridot after his fearful dream. Steven hugging Peridot after his fearful dream.

The two bond again, in the episode "In Dreams", when the two watch the Camp Pining Hearts reboot together, in which they both hate. Steven being depressed that this show helped bring them together and now they ruined it. When Steven's dream appeared on the TV, Peridot devises a plan to "reboot the reboot". Due to feeling like he's not needed anymore, Steven agrees so that Peridot won't leave him behind. After many failed attempts, Peridot comes up with a new plot, their own character "Steffan" will do one of the characters dirty by kissing their love interest. When Steven expresses his disgust in this, Peridot attempts to leave, hurt. Steven backpedals, still wanting someone to help. They give it another shot and Peridot witnesses how Steven feels, not just about their plan, but about how he feels like his friends are drifting away and he just wants someone to help. Feeling bad, Peridot wakes Steven up and says they don't have to do this anymore. After that, the two still watch the show, despite how bad it is, and make fun of it together.

Steven gifting Peridot his old salmon-pink star shirt as a parting gift. Steven gifting Peridot his old salmon-pink star shirt as a parting gift.

In "The Future" as Steven is preparing to leave Beach City, Peridot is more upset than most, sobbing after wondering where she'll find another Steven. Steven gives Peridot one of his old star shirts, telling her to "Be the Steven you want to see in the world" in order to comfort her. As Steven, Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot embrace, Steven declares he loves them all.

Sardonyx “ Steven: Wow, you're so articulated! Sardonyx: Well, aren't you the sweetest little charmer! I could literally squish you right now, it would not be hard!

” —Sardonyx and Steven, "Cry for Help" Sardonyx and Steven meeting. Sardonyx and Steven meeting.

Steven finds Sardonyx funny and articulated as shown in "Cry for Help". Sardonyx has taken a liking to Steven too, being incredibly excited when meeting him for the first time.

Opal “ ♫ All I wanna do is see you turn into a giant woman. ♫

” —Steven, "Giant Woman" Opal and Steven holding hands. Opal and Steven holding hands.

Steven first meets Opal in "Giant Woman". He becomes very eager to meet the fusion when Amethyst and Pearl reveal the information and the concept of fusion to him. First meeting her after she rescues him and Steven Jr. from the Big Bird, he is somewhat intimidated. However, she shows her affection for him by singing his song back to him.

Sugilite “ You like that, little man?

” —Sugilite, "Coach Steven" Sugilite meeting Steven. Sugilite meeting Steven.

Steven first meets Sugilite when he and the Crystal Gems went on a mission to destroy the Communication Hub. Impressed by her immense size and strength, she inspires Steven to become stronger. Sugilite, in turn, enjoys having an audience to her show-off actions. Steven quickly realizes how destructive Sugilite is, but does not seem to have any real issues with her and even looks forward to seeing her destroy the Communication Hub again, despite her attempts to destroy Pearl for having left her behind.

Alexandrite Alexandrite holding Steven. Alexandrite holding Steven.

Because Alexandrite typically only forms in dire situations, Steven has rarely interacted with her. She has been seen speaking directly to Steven only once, and this was to protect him and Connie. Like her constituent Gems, Alexandrite cares deeply for Steven, willing to act as his mother in "Fusion Cuisine" and forming to protect him in "I Am My Mom" and "Reunited". Steven returns this sentiment, as shown by his efforts to assist Alexandrite in her fight against Malachite in "Super Watermelon Island". Alexandrite also demonstrates a playful nature towards Steven, as shown in "Snow Day" during a game of Steven Tag.

Jasper “ Jasper: Heard you're leaving... I'm coming with you. Steven: Jasper, I'm going alone. Jasper: Then who will protect you? Steven: I can protect myself. Jasper: (sigh) I know... Farewell, My Diamond.

” —Jasper and Steven, "The Future" The Return 292 When Jasper first arrives on Earth with Peridot and Lapis, Steven seems immediately aware that she could not be reasoned with or befriended. At first, he is unnerved by her violent talk and intimidating stature, and since then he has been terrified of her. Jasper thinks Steven is just Rose Quartz hidden in a weak constitution, possibly after regeneration.

Jasper showing signs of clear anger toward Steven. Jasper showing signs of clear anger toward Steven.

In "Chille Tid", Steven is horrified by Jasper, and Jasper immediately attempts to attack him in an incoherent fury. In "Super Watermelon Island" however, Steven calls out to Jasper as she falls into a crack created by the Cluster, showing that he values her life despite their animosity. This is shown again as he attempted to heal Jasper when she became corrupted in "Earthlings". During this time, Steven finally told her that he is not Rose and gave her his real name but she still called him Rose before she was corrupted.

Steven's guilt over not being able to heal Jasper's corruption. Steven's guilt over not being able to heal Jasper's corruption.

In "Mindful Education", it is revealed that Steven harbors intense emotional baggage for being unable to help her, Jasper mid-corruption manifesting in one of Stevonnie's hallucinations as a result. When she was healed in "Change Your Mind", Jasper once again tried to attack Steven, only to see him surrounded by several other Jaspers. Amethyst then proceeds to inform her about the truth, and Jasper meekly sinks into the pool.

Jasper declining Steven's request to be trained by her. Jasper declining Steven's request to be trained by her.

In "Little Homeschool" Steven attempts to get Jasper to join him and the rest of the uncorrupted Gems at their school, to which the latter turns down the offer. The conversation quickly escalates to an argument with Jasper topping it off by letting Steven know that even though he had the gem, he wasn't her diamond and challenged him to a fight. Steven accepts, which pleasantly surprises her. She lets him have the first hit and as the fight goes on, she has Steven back into a corner where she down talks him on how he always tries to help others when in reality, he's the one who needs help. He proves this by telling him the only times where he's won facing her was when he either had help from the other Crystal Gems or when he is Fused with someone. This triggers Steven's pink state for the first time which helps him win the fight, impressing Jasper. He then requests that if Jasper would be interested in teaching, not at Little Homeschool, but him, seeing as their fight helped him learn something new. In response, Jasper tells him "Consider this, your first and only lesson", but then tells Steven that he's allowed to come back and visit, slowly warming up to him.

Jasper bowing down to Steven and proclaiming him as "her diamond". Jasper bowing down to Steven and proclaiming him as "her diamond".

In “Fragments”, Steven decides to visit Jasper to be alone and to make sure his powers don't hurt his friends. When Jasper tells Steven to not be afraid of his power and enjoy the feeling of releasing his anger, he asks Jasper to help control this power, relying on her for guidance. After spending three days training with her, Steven decides to start their rematch, taking her advice and no longer holding back, resulting in him shattering Jasper. Upon her resurrection by Steven, Jasper acknowledges his power and pledges servitude to him as her “diamond”.

In "Homeworld Bound", Jasper's new respect for Steven is shown by standing aside to let him leave the bathroom first while in the Diamond Pose. She also sticks up for him when the Gems begin asking him multiple questions on what's happened over the past three days. Before Steven leaves the Beach house, he blocks the Gems off with a barrier, stating they can't help him anymore, which goes for Jasper as well. In which he coldly says "Go find something better to do in your life.". This somewhat affects her and she, along with the other Gems, sadly watch Steven warp away.

Jasper approaching Steven after finding out he's leaving Beach City. Jasper approaching Steven after finding out he's leaving Beach City.

In "The Future" Jasper approaches Steven after finding out about his decision to leave Beach City. She attempts to go with him until Steven tells her he's going alone, leaving Jasper to sadly, yet gruffly, say goodbye.

Kevin Steven's anger towards Kevin. Steven's anger towards Kevin.

In "Beach City Drift", it reveals that his negative experience with Kevin in "Alone Together" as Stevonnie carried over to Steven full-force, being one of the few characters in the series Steven possesses hostility towards. He expresses a strong, enraged demeanor alien to Steven during and after a re-encounter with him at his dad's car wash, and is in a sour mood for the rest of the day. He even fuses with Connie and races him in hopes of rubbing it in his face. After realizing his obsession, he and Connie manage to let go of their anger towards him.

Steven dancing with Kevin to look "cool". Steven dancing with Kevin to look "cool".

In "Kevin Party", Kevin invites Steven and Connie to his party in the hopes that they can make it an event that everyone will remember by fusing into Stevonnie. Unknown to him at the time, the two had been estranged for the past few weeks over Steven's surrender to Homeworld, and both only accept the invitation in the hopes of seeing each other again and working things out. However, upon seeing each other at the party, tension and uncertainty between them (due to Steven believing that Connie's new look was a sign that she had decided to move on from him, and Connie presumably being uncertain of what Steven thinks of her after unintentionally leaving him completely in the dark during the duration of their estrangement) prevent them from reconciling immediately. When Kevin learns of the situation, he, misinterpreting that Steven and Connie were a couple, attempts to get them back together so they can fuse, convincing an emotionally vulnerable and desperate Steven to play it cool and act like life is going well for him without Connie, so that she'll be desperate enough to come to him. The advice, however, backfires, instead agitating Connie to the point where she believes that Steven has given up on making amends with her after being unintentionally ignored for so long, and has decided not only to permanently cut her from his life, but to also replace her with Kevin as his best friend, and nearly leaves distraught at this. After Steven stops her from leaving, and the two finally reconcile, Kevin attempts to get them to fuse, but they instead decide to take their leave on Lion, though not before thanking Kevin for his help and complimenting him on the party, much to his anger.

Bismuth “ Steven: I'm going to tell them! I'm gonna tell them everything. Bismuth: Heheheheh... Then you really are better than her.

” —Steven and Bismuth, "Bismuth" Steven impales Bismuth with Rose's sword in self-defense. Steven impales Bismuth with Rose's sword in self-defense.

First meeting Bismuth in the episode of the same name, Steven is quick to respond warmly, showing admiration towards her tales of past battles and laughing indulgently at her jokes. He is also quick to open up to her about his feelings towards his mother and remarks that he is glad she is with them. Upon refusing to resort to the use of the Breaking Point, he continues his attempts to reason with her and upon being forced to destroy her physical form, shows his respect for her by promising to tell everyone what happened, giving her closure before poofing. In "Mindful Education", it is revealed that Steven harbors intense emotional baggage for defending himself against her and impaling her with Rose's sword, with Bismuth manifesting in one of Stevonnie's hallucinations as a result.

Made of Honor (387) In "Made of Honor", Steven and Bismuth both reconcile after Steven frees her from her bubble permanently. She even went as far as to believe that Steven was the new leader of the Crystal Gems, despite the latter denying it.

In "Legs From Here to Homeworld", Bismuth gives Steven some sound advice as he departs for Homeworld. When Steven contacts her in "Escapism", she and Greg silently agree to help him.

Bismuth giving Steven a pep talk to lift his spirit. Bismuth giving Steven a pep talk to lift his spirit.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, Bismuth takes on a mentoring role, inspiring Steven to keep fighting and help his friends. She also shows great concern for Steven when he briefly lifted the Injector out of the ground, as well as when he burned his arm from the poison. When Steven returns to Little Homeworld after his fight with Spinel, Bismuth is happy to learn that he is unharmed and greets him along with Lapis and Peridot.

Steven giving Bismuth the original Crystal Gem flag as a parting gift. Steven giving Bismuth the original Crystal Gem flag as a parting gift.

In "The Future" Steven says goodbye to Bismuth as he prepares to leave Beach City. Bismuth is worried it's because of something she did and offers him a vacation house outside of Little Homeworld. She also believes it's because she's smothering him. Steven gifts Bismuth the original Crystal Gem flag, as he believes nobody is more of a Crystal Gem than Bismuth. This deeply touches Bismuth, who breaks down into tears and says Steven makes her so proud to be a Crystal Gem and that neither she, Lapis, nor Peridot would be who they are without him. As Steven, Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot embrace, Steven declares he loves them all, to which Peridot, Lapis, and Bismuth do as well to him.

Spinel “ Listen to me, Spinel. I understand. After everything you've been through, you must be in a lot of pain.

” —Steven Universe: The Movie Steven and Spinel fighting. Steven and Spinel fighting.

Spinel sought out revenge on Steven due to him being the descendant of Pink Diamond, as stated by his broadcast, and she was jealous of the fact that he, or "Pink", now had new friends that were not herself. Hurt by Pink's abandonment, she vowed to destroy Steven's new friends and the planet that Pink had loved so much. Steven accidentally poofs her, perceiving her as a threat once she has poofed Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.

Rejuvenated Spinel playfully shaking Steven up and down. Rejuvenated Spinel playfully shaking Steven up and down.

However, upon her regeneration, the two become mutual acquaintances, with Spinel resuming her 'Best Friend' status with Steven, as she did with Pink. The two are inseparable, with the relationship heavily skewed; coming mostly from Spinel. Upon a small disagreement where Spinel sees Steven caring more for his friends than her, she flees to Pink Diamond's Garden, where she tells Steven the story of her past. Moved, and desperate to redeem the Gem, Steven brings Spinel back to the Gems and Connie, who, after initially being wary, agree to let Steven help Spinel to deactivate the Injector.

Steven helping Spinel up. Steven helping Spinel up.

Upon deactivating it, Spinel is once again hurt by Steven's reaction; she claims he only needed her for the Injector, and did not want to be her friend. Reverting to her old behavior, Spinel attacks Steven and briefly holds Garnet hostage, before retreating to the top of the Injector. Steven ascends the injector to talk to Spinel, and they fight until it becomes apparent she has lost her motivation to destroy him and regrets her actions up until that point. Steven, now fully reunited with his powers, comforts her and claims she can start fresh with new people to be her friends. The Injector promptly explodes due to the battle, and Steven saves Spinel by entrapping her in his bubble alongside him. Steven then attempts to comfort her again, as Spinel decides she has created too much damage and must leave. The Diamonds then arrive, ready to confront Steven about where they will live, and Steven introduces Spinel to them, thus giving her the new friends he promised.

Steven glowing pink in anger after Spinel kisses him affectionately. Steven glowing pink in anger after Spinel kisses him affectionately.

In "Homeworld Bound", Steven becomes highly irritated when Spinel kisses him due to his powers and temper spiraling out of control. Regardless, he asks her how things have been for her, and trusts her with telling him how she got over her vengeful thoughts.

Bluebird Azurite “ Bluebird: An era ago, there were two Gems, celebrated for taking down Homeworld's greatest traitor. But then they were cast out, forgotten when the traitor duped all of Homeworld into loving him instead. Now, they've come to Earth for their revenge! And forever shall he rue the names... Aquamarine: Aquamarine... "Eyeball": And Ruby!

” —Bluebird Azurite, Aquamarine, and Ruby explaining their motives to Steven, "Bluebird" Steven and Bluebird fighting. Steven and Bluebird fighting.

Steven and Bluebird Azurite are enemies, as she is the fusion of his two worst enemies — Aquamarine and "Eyeball" — and was made to get revenge on Steven for his dissolution of the Gem Empire during Era 3, which caused Bluebird's components to be cast out and forgotten. While she acted friendly towards Steven in her eponymous episode (despite pranking him multiple times), this was revealed to be an act to gain his trust so she could exact her revenge much easier.

Aquamarine “ Huh. Nice try. But it's hopeless, My Dad. I can't go back to Homeworld without getting what the Diamonds want.

” —Aquamarine, "I Am My Mom" Awful small and mean Aquamarine is arguably Steven's worst enemy. Steven first meets Aquamarine while looking for some of his friends who have gone missing. He hears her ask "Are you, My-Dad?" when he sees her, she appears very childlike, but he is at first shocked, seeing that she is a Gem, most likely from Homeworld. She asks if he is "My-Dad" again, he says no, and she flies off. Connie finds her standing in a tree, and tells her to come down, saying that they can help her, but Steven tells her to be careful. After capturing Connie, Steven commands her and Topaz to let his friends go, to which Aquamarine uses her wand to hurl Steven towards a tree.

In "I Am My Mom", Steven and the Crystal Gems confront Aquamarine and Topaz at Funland. Aquamarine reveals that the list of humans came from "a Steven" in a report from Peridot 5XG. After the Gems fail to fight Aquamarine and Topaz, Steven turns himself in as "My-Dad". Aquamarine says she's skeptical of how "a Steven" could also be a "My-Dad", but she accepts it because she wants to leave. When he tries to escape, Aquamarine freezes all of them in her wand's tractor beam. After thinking for a while, Steven tells Aquamarine that he is not "My-Dad", which frustrates her, but Rose Quartz, which then shocks Aquamarine.

Aquamarine's reaction to Steven trying to get her to share her feelings. Aquamarine's reaction to Steven trying to get her to share her feelings.

In "Stuck Together", Aquamarine marvels at the fact that she captured "Rose Quartz", and that she handed herself in. After Topaz reveals that Lars is still on the ship, Steven tells Aquamarine the deal is off, which only results in Aquamarine taunting him, even pointing at her tear-shaped gem and saying "Look, I'm so moved I'm crying.", and then laughs at him. Aquamarine says she'll let the Diamonds know about her prisoner, and then asks "Rose" how she looks, to which Steven replies "Awful, small, and mean!". Aquamarine takes it humorously, asking rhetorically if that is how "Rose" flattered so many Gems to join the Rebellion. After trying to escape, Topaz and Steven try to reason with her, with Steven saying that she doesn't actually want to hurt them and that she just acts mean because she's afraid to admit she's weak. Aquamarine reacts to this by looking visibly annoyed.

Bluebird 208 In "Bluebird", Aquamarine fuses with "Eyeball" so the two of them can get their revenge on Steven for him changing Homeworld for the better causing the both of them to be cast out and forgotten. Though Steven tries to reform her despite initially not trusting her when she visits his house as Bluebird, she rejects his attempts and reaffirms her hatred of him after she and "Eyeball" are defeated by Alexandrite, fleeing with "Eyeball" soon after.

"Eyeball" "Eyeball" thanking Steven for telling them Jasper's whereabouts. "Eyeball" thanking Steven for telling them Jasper's whereabouts.

Steven and "Eyeball" have an antagonistic relationship, as "Eyeball" dislikes Steven and is one of his worst enemies. The two first meet in "Hit the Diamond", as "Eyeball" and the rest of the Ruby Squad are searching for Jasper at The Barn. Steven and the rest of Crystal Gems, thinking they were looking for Peridot, convince the Rubies to play baseball to keep them from searching The Barn and lie about them being humans. During the game, however, Ruby and Sapphire accidentally fuse into Garnet and the Rubies, realizing the Gems' lies, fuse into "Giant Ruby" and almost attack them. Peridot then attempts to give herself up, but Giant Ruby explains they were looking for Jasper, to which Steven chimes in and lies about her being on Neptune. Giant Ruby accepts this and unfuses, and as the Rubies are about to leave, "Eyeball" thanks Steven for the information.

In "Back to the Moon", "Eyeball" and the Ruby Squad return to Earth after not finding Jasper on Neptune (or any other planet in the solar system), and demand to know where Jasper is. Amethyst, shapeshifted as Jasper, tricks the Rubies into thinking she's Jasper and goes to Moon Base with them and Garnet, Pearl, and Steven to file a report to Yellow Diamond. However, while there, the Rubies discover Amethyst was shapeshifted as Jasper, and engage in a battle with the Crystal Gems. When Steven then opens the airlock to extract them from the base, "Eyeball" drags him out with her, stranding him in space with the rest of the Rubies.

Bubbled 204 In "Bubbled" Steven encounters "Eyeball" while drifting in space marooned in his bubble, and she is angry at him for sending them in outer space and for tricking her. The two argue, and after passing over a satellite, "Eyeball" monologues about her disbelief that any Crystal Gems were left on Earth and how she wanted to see Rose Quartz but was tricked by the Gems instead. Steven then attempts to convince her that Rose turned into him and how he has her powers, but "Eyeball" disregards this as another trick. Soon after, the two enter an asteroid field and "Eyeball"'s gem ends up getting cracked by an asteroid. However, Steven heals her gem with his healing spit and the two share a laugh over their predicament. "Eyeball" then summons her weapon, a chisel knife, and attempts to kill Steven, but Steven throws her out of his bubble, and she drifts in space away from him.

The Trial 092 The two meet again briefly during Steven's trial, as "Eyeball" is an eyewitness and testifies against Steven, explaining that he is Rose Quartz and threw her into space, showing she still has resentment towards Steven.

Bluebird 161 In "Bluebird", "Eyeball" fuses with Aquamarine to get revenge on Steven for changing Homeworld during Era 3, which caused both of them to be cast out and forgotten. Although Steven attempts to reform her despite not trusting her when she showed up at his house as Bluebird, she rejects his attempts after being defeated by Alexandrite and reaffirms her hatred towards him, fleeing with Aquamarine afterward.

Blue Diamond “ I've been seeing through her eyes. I've been crying her tears!

” —Steven, "Steven's Dream" Blue glaring at Steven furiously. Blue glaring at Steven furiously.

While not having interacted before at the time, Steven has some form of emotional link with Blue Diamond. From across the world, Steven is involuntarily able to see through Blue Diamond's eyes and cry her tears through his dreams. He also cries Blue Diamond's tears when he is near her. He initially feels sorry for her as she and Greg talk in "Steven's Dream" for everything that has happened to her, including the shattering of Pink Diamond which has caused Blue Diamond a considerable amount of pain. Blue Diamond is not currently aware of the link that she and Steven share.

Blue hugs and cries for Pink who turns out to be Steven. Blue hugs and cries for Pink who turns out to be Steven.

In "The Trial", it is shown that although Blue Diamond wants Rose Quartz to suffer for shattering Pink Diamond, she also wants Steven to present his case before his sentence. When it is indicated that Rose Quartz may not be responsible for Pink Diamond's death, Blue Diamond showed shock at the accusation that a Diamond was likely responsible.

Blue and Steven in the pool. Blue and Steven in the pool.

In "Reunited", it is revealed that he views Blue Diamond as part of his family due to his mother being Pink Diamond. During the aftermath, she shows a genuine display of affection towards him by nuzzling him and hugging him. She also supports his decision to cure the corrupted Gems and expresses concern for him when he is brought to White Diamond.

In "Familiar", Blue Diamond acts warmly towards Steven whom she believes to be Pink. Steven jokes around with Blue and even says that the two should spend more time together. Steven knows that Blue and Yellow Diamond are dictators but in the song "Familiar" he acknowledges the two love him which is why he hopes to change their authoritarian ways.

Blue visits Steven in the prison tower after he is imprisoned there for fusing with Connie and attempts to get him to apologize. When he refuses and attempts to reason with her, Blue instead attacks him with an energy blast. He does, however, manage to get her to realize just how many times she has made Pink cry, and Blue agrees to help him return to Earth, even fighting Yellow to do so, in addition to finally acknowledging him as his own separate being.

Yellow Diamond “ I'm sure your memories are in there somewhere, Pink.

” —Yellow Diamond, "Legs From Here to Homeworld" In the episode "The Trial", Yellow Diamond sees Steven as abominable to the point that she wanted to execute him just "for looking like that." Other than this connection, Yellow Diamond sees him as Rose Quartz by Steven's choice, and considering Rose's history, Yellow Diamond is furious with Steven's existence and pushes toward his execution as much as possible, only to be stopped by Blue Diamond.

However, after learning that Rose was Pink Diamond, Yellow begins to show genuine concern for him. While she still believes him to be Pink, she is willing to assist him in curing corruption and enlisting White Diamond's help.

In "Reunited", it is revealed that he views Yellow Diamond as part of his family due to his mother being Pink Diamond.

Steven and Yellow Diamond discussing how to convince White Diamond to heal the corrupted Gems. Steven and Yellow Diamond discussing how to convince White Diamond to heal the corrupted Gems.

In "Familiar", Yellow Diamond and Steven speak briefly about how to convince White Diamond to come to Earth so they can heal the corrupted Gems. Yellow states that the two and a half words Steven said to White is a new record, implying that White rarely speaks to anyone. Yellow complains to Steven that it is unfair how he gets to see White Diamond because he has one failed colony, while she has hundreds of successful ones. Steven suggests to Yellow that she should try failing which Yellow responds to by laughing hysterically. The fact that Yellow rarely smiles, let alone laughs, shows how comfortable she is around "Pink" (Steven).

When Blue frees Steven and Connie and attempts to help them return to Earth, Yellow tells her to return them to the prison tower. She also attempts to stop Steven from freeing the bubbled Crystal Gems, but fails and is attacked by Blue. Later. when Yellow attempts to poof Blue, Steven stops her and makes her realize the error of her ways, in addition to recognizing Steven as his being. Yellow, along with Blue, later attempts to assist Steven in escaping Homeworld, but are stopped by White. After curing corruption alongside Blue and White, she directs a "peace" sign towards Steven using her ship before leaving for Homeworld.

White Diamond “ You know, if you just let everyone be whoever they are, maybe you could let yourself be whoever you are, too. White Diamond: But I'm not supposed to be like this! I'm supposed to know better! I'm supposed to be better! I'm supposed to make everything better! You can! But first, you're going to have to leave your own head.

” —Steven and White Diamond, "Change Your Mind" Steven's first time meeting White Diamond. Steven's first time meeting White Diamond.

From what Pearl and the other Diamonds have told him, and from White's reaction to his arrival on Homeworld, Steven appears uneasy and nervous toward White Diamond during their first meeting in "Legs From Here to Homeworld". He was rather annoyed that he only got two and a half words in, and was frustrated when she didn't show up to the Era 3 ball.

Later, in "Change Your Mind", Steven successfully manages to meet with White Diamond a second time. Again, White Diamond is initially dismissive of Steven, though he is angry at her for taking control of the other Diamonds and later, the Crystal Gems. White Diamond continuously chastises him for encouraging other Gems to bring out their flaws and even suggests that Pink Diamond and Steven are the same. After embarrassing White, Steven finally convinces her to let go of her obsession with perfection and to come to Earth to heal the corrupted Gems.

Steven explaining to White she needs to "leave her own head" to make things better. Steven explaining to White she needs to "leave her own head" to make things better.

In Steven Universe: The Movie, White completely and utterly adores Steven, so much as to sing a song about how much she and the other Diamonds adore him. The only problem with that is that now White smothers him with attention, making him feel slightly uncomfortable. She even listened to Steven when he told her to say "please" and "thank you" to other Gems.

Pink Pearl Change Your Mind 858 Steven had his first meeting with White Pearl in "Legs From Here to Homeworld". He seemed uncomfortable around her, but when he manages to remove White Diamond's control over her in "Change Your Mind" he welcomes her back.

Pink Pearl and Steven discussing the former's left eye. Pink Pearl and Steven discussing the former's left eye.

In "Volleyball", Pink Pearl visits him in his clinic for healing Gems, as she entrusts him with fixing her cracked eye. It appears that Steven has known her for some time, as the two speak casually and Steven calls Pink Pearl his friend. However, he gets angry when Pink Pearl reveals that her cracked eye was Pink Diamond's doing, as he does not want to keep having to fix her mistakes, but keeps his anger under control. When the both of them (along with Pearl) visit The Reef, they even bond over Pink Pearl's nostalgic feelings of the items stored there, as it was here Pearls, including the Crystal Gem Pearl and Pink Pearl, were created. When Steven accidentally causes Pink Pearl to become trapped in a shell that will rejuvenate her, he feels guilty and tries to free her. After all three of them are back in Beach City, Steven expresses remorse over not being able to heal Pink Pearl's eye, feeling the mission was for nothing but Mega Pearl puts a smile on his face when she told him the both Pearls understand Pink Diamond better and they now have each other.

"Shy", "Hippie", and "Superfan" Rose Quartzes Rose Buds 209 Though Steven expresses discomfort around "Hippie" Rose Quartz and "Superfan" Rose Quartz as well, he is the most troubled around "Shy" Rose Quartz because of her extreme resemblance to his mother. Eventually, he apologizes to the three of them, and after "Shy" Rose Quartz empathizes with him over Pink Diamond, he settles on a sibling-like relationship with them as they were created by Pink like he was.

Blue & Yellow Pearl “ Steven: That's it. You like being a model, and you like being an artist. Blue and Yellow Pearl: laugh

” —Steven to Blue and Yellow Pearl, "Together Alone" Steven conversing with Yellow and Blue Pearl about their interests. Steven conversing with Yellow and Blue Pearl about their interests.

Steven has made an effort to befriend Blue and Yellow Pearl. During their planning of the Era 3 ball in "Together Alone", Steven helps them understand the concept of fun, encouraging them to realize and acknowledge what they enjoy doing. They also aid him with changing Homeworld for the better in the wake of Era 3.

Pebbles Steven meeting the Pebbles. Steven meeting the Pebbles.

Steven is friendly toward the Pebbles, finding their antics amusing and appreciating what they do for him. The Pebbles, although referring to them as Pink Diamond, appear to appreciate Steven as well.

Trivia Steven's name and appearance are based on Rebecca Sugar's brother, Steven Sugar, who is a background artist for the show. Steven shares his birthday with Steven Sugar, August 15.[8] This means that their birthstone is peridot. Steven's birthday is August 15, which means his astrological sign is Leo. (July 23 - August 22) On a similar note, Steven's name if he were a girl, Nora, was a name almost given to Rebecca before she was born. When viewed from the back, the bumps of Steven's hair form a rose shape, though this is more visible on the Funko Pop! figurines than in the show.[9] In the transition from the pilot to the series, Steven underwent only two significant changes: the removal of the gold ring around his gemstone, and the gemstone facet being flipped right-side up. Steven is home-schooled by the Gems.[10] According to the comic Steven Universe: Too Cool for School, Pearl and Garnet's education for Steven is so effective that Steven gets a perfect score on a conventional human school's standardized test, despite being there just one day. "Bismuth Casual" shows he knows so little about how schools work, he claims to be in "grade 16".Steven's door (formerly Rose Quartz's) Steven's door (formerly Rose Quartz's)

In "Together Breakfast", he had a phone that resembles an iPhone. It was destroyed by Garnet after he took a picture of the Evil Spirit Scroll. However, as of "House Guest", a new phone can be seen on his nightstand and again in "Full Disclosure" when he uses it. Steven has a TubeTube channel, which appears to be a parody of YouTube. On this channel, he's shown to upload cooking tutorials, which includes a cheese puff sushi recipe, Together Breakfast, Dog-Nut, and a hint towards a Cookie Cat video in the works during the "Cooking with Lion" short. Other videos include song tutorials as shown in "Steven's Song Time" and reaction videos, where he's shown reacting to Crying Breakfast Friends! in "Steven Reacts". Steven is a musical prodigy.[11] Steven was taught by Greg how to play the ukulele when he was only a toddler, as shown in the Extended Intro. In "Steven and the Stevens", it is shown that Steven does play not only the ukulele, but also the guitar, bass, and drums. He even plays the piano in "Mr. Greg". He also has a perfect pitch.[11] This ability is shown explicitly in "It Could've Been Great". His performance of "For Just One Day Let's Only Think About (Love)" in "Reunited" shows he can sing falsetto.Steven's water clone, created by Lapis Lazuli. Steven's water clone, created by Lapis Lazuli.

Steven seemingly can breathe in space, as shown in "Ocean Gem" when Lapis Lazuli confronts him at the top of her water tower, even though he has to hold his breath in the Pink Dimension in "Lion 3: Straight to Video" and had to have a bubble around him to breathe in space in "Bubbled". However, this could simply be a script error. In "Warp Tour", Steven is revealed to be allergic to pollen.Steven's entry in . Steven's entry in Guide to the Crystal Gems.

It is revealed in "Story for Steven" that Steven's T-shirt is one of his dad's old T-shirts he made in his musical career. Steven seems to like drawing, as is shown in the episodes "Tiger Millionaire" when he drew the poster of Purple Puma and Tiger Millionaire, "Shirt Club" when he drew Greg, "Open Book" when he drew a picture of Lisa and Archimicarus from The Spirit Morph Saga, when he drew the locations map in Attack the Light, when he drew Lapis Lazuli and Peridot holding hands on an apology card in "Barn Mates", and when he was drawing the poster for Sadie Killer and the Suspects in "The Big Show". In "In Dreams", he is shown creating a Camp Pining Hearts character that looks very similar to him. His style is considered crude by many characters and is a recurring running gag throughout the series. According to an interview with Rebecca Sugar in 2015, the Gem that Steven knew the least about at that point in the show is Pearl.[12] Steven owns a few video game systems, including what appears to be a Nintendo 64, a Nintendo GameCube, a Nintendo Game Boy, and a PlayStation 2. He also owns what appear to be copies of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Animal Crossing. He is also shown playing a fictional game, Golf Quest Mini, on his N64. Steven is referenced in another Cartoon Network series, Uncle Grandpa, twice; first in the episode " Haunted RV", as a kid has a costume that resembles Steven's outfit, and second in "Pizza Eve", where he and the other Crystal Gems had a cameo, Steven himself even had a short line. Steven sometimes refers to himself in the third person. This is possibly a riff on the "Third-Person Person" trope. This is most commonly used by young characters in media to sound cute or endearing. Joe Johnston revealed on his Tumblr that Steven is his favorite character from the show.[13] Since Steven's biological age can be controlled by his state of mind, he possibly could live forever just like the other Crystal Gems if he learned how to control this ability. Steven is prone to motion sickness, particularly when quickly spinning. As seen in "Catch and Release", Steven polishes his gemstone. In "Say Uncle", Uncle Grandpa told Steven that he should polish his gemstone at least twice a year. In real life, rose quartzes don't need to be polished, while diamonds require professional cleaning twice a year; although this was confirmed to be a throwaway line, making Uncle Grandpa's line unintentional foreshadowing for the reveal in "A Single Pale Rose". Throughout the show, Steven is shown to have impressive cooking skills. He is shown to have cooked various complicated dishes like the together breakfast in "Together Breakfast" and his salmon sandwich in "Onion Friend", and is generally seen cooking alone. He was even able to create fries and pizza bagels that surpass Kofi Pizza and Mr. Fryman's products, forcing them to beg him not to make them for profit out of fear for their livelihoods. This is possibly out of necessity; since the Gems do not require food, Steven had to learn how to cook on his own. Steven has shown with Connie, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet that he does not need to dance to fuse, only requiring physical contact and an emotional connection to his partner. All but four of Steven's known fusions exclusively use "they/them" pronouns. This is since they are fusions with either a Gem, who use "she/her" pronouns, or Connie, a human female. Of the four exceptions: Rainbow Quartz 2.0 also uses "he/him" pronouns, and Sunstone and Obsidian also use "she/her". Steg is the only fusion involving Steven that solely uses "he/him" pronouns. It is revealed in "Gem Heist" that Steven hates loincloths. The episode "Jungle Moon" is the only episode where Steven himself is absent; instead, the episode is told from Stevonnie's perspective. As seen in "Reunited", Steven officiates a wedding. It's unknown whether he has the power to do so in the state of Delmarva, as it is also possible that it was not a formal marriage. Steven's bubble boxing gloves are similar to the Bari Bari No Pistol technique of the character Bartolomeo from One Piece, which is one of Rebecca Sugar's favorite anime. White Diamond's nickname for Steven, "Starlight", is similar to how Marty gave the nickname "Star Child" to Greg. Steven's new power surges could be referencing the trope of characters who struggle with their inner power, like Ichigo and his hollow from Bleach, Naruto and Kurama from Naruto, Meliodas and his demonic heritage (via his Demon Mark) from Seven Deadly Sins, and Inuyasha with his demonic blood from Inuyasha. Steven's transformation being inflicted according to his emotions is also similar to the transformation of the Super Saiyans of the Dragon Ball franchise. Steven's added arsenal of powers in his pink state is also similar to is Meliodas' Berzerk state and Assault Mode. Steven transforming into a pink monster is very similar to the Saiyans transforming into Great Apes and Naruto with Kurama. He enjoys tomato soup, as seen in "Bluebird". In the episode "Snow Day", it is revealed that Steven has been a vegetarian for about a month, drinks protein shakes for breakfast, has his own skin-care routine, and avoids too much sugar like the Together Breakfast, indicating a healthier lifestyle than what he had in the original series. While he is later seen eating a fish in "Fragments", it is unknown if this means he had, at least at the time, abandoned his vegetarian diet altogether or if he is a pescetarian (a sub-type of vegetarian who abstains from all types of meat except seafood). "Prickly Pair" shows that Steven has hidden issues with each of the Gems he has never talked about. He believes that he can't tell Pearl anything without her blaming herself and falling apart, that Garnet acts "high and mighty" and lectures him, and that Amethyst is only "acting" mature and needs to get over herself. "Growing Pains" shows that all of the Gem missions Steven went on made him traumatised, which at the time of Steven Universe Future made his system work in overdrive and overreactive to stress. Considering Steven has never been to a doctor prior to "Growing Pains", it is questionable whether Steven has any valid proof of identification despite knowing a driver's license is required to drive the Dondai. Steven has sung the most songs in the entire franchise, with a grand total of 38 songs. Steven is up to this point, the only character with a confirmed canonical size (1.68 meters) and weight (65.8 kg) when he is 16 years old. Given these numbers and his age, it's shown that Steven has a healthy BMI and is not overweight. In "Growing Pains", a full shot of Steven's teeth a shown with all individual teeth visible in the upper row. It reveals that Steven has both of his wisdom teeth grown out in his upper row of teeth as seen by him having 16 teeth there, and given the alignment with the bottom row, it can be assumed he also has his bottom wisdom teeth grown out. While not explicitly mentioned, Steven is implied to be 12 from the start of the show. This is evidenced by the fact that the episode "Sadie's Song" takes place before Steven's 14th birthday and therefore has Steven perform in the annual Beach-a-Palooza as a 13-year-old during that episode which lies in season 2. However Steven also participated in the annual Beach-a-Palooza in season 1's "Steven and the Stevens", which implies he's 12 years old. Furthermore "Mirror Gem" takes place at the start of summer vacation for school kids as Connie informs Steven. Meanwhile Steven's canonical birthday is August 15th, which means "Mirror Gem" and its following episodes "Ocean Gem" and "House Guest" (which follows the aftermath of "Ocean Gem" with Greg's injured leg and the gems repairing the van) take place before Steven's 13th birthday.

Steven's gemstone is located on his navel. It is a circular, magenta gemstone with a pentagonal facet. It is more saturated in color than Rose Quartz's gemstone.

To clarify, Stevonnie is the fusion of Steven AND Connie, meaning that they could unfuse at any time. Stevonnie goes by They/Them.