Steven Universe (Fandom)/Ships

Bellow Diamond
Bellow Diamond is the non-binary ship between Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond from the Steven Universe fandom.

Canon
Yellow Diamond cares deeply for Blue Diamond, attempting to comfort her with a song and sympathize with her. However, she does not understand Blue’s desire to preserve Pink’s legacy, as they both have different methods of mourning over their fellow Diamond. Yellow is firm on her as she believes it is best for Blue to focus on the future and her people rather than sit and wallow in regret.

During the trial against Rose Quartz (Steven), both have conflicting views on the trial process; Yellow wants to get it over with and execute Steven, but Blue wants to hear Rose out and learn the truth. Yellow is seen comforting Blue Diamond when Steven unintentionally upsets her. When Yellow poofs the Zircons, Blue Diamond yells at Yellow, demanding she restrain herself.

In “Reunited”, when Steven was talking to Blue in the mindscape and Blue said that she thought she heard something, Yellow said that she was being more hysterical than usual, implying that she thought Blue was usually hysterical, at least since the supposed shattering of Pink Diamond. Once Steven is revealed to possess Pink's Gem, Yellow and Blue seem to have a more cooperative relationship, as seen in “Together Alone” where they both agree that Steven throwing a ball would be the perfect event to mark the beginning of Era 3.

When Blue decides to help Steven and Connie return to Earth, Yellow tells her to send hem to the prison tower. Blue refuses, and the two engage in a physical fight that results in Yellow attempting to poof Blue. Steven stops her and makes her realize just how much her actions have hurt Blue and Pink, the two people she cares about most. Yellow breaks into tears as Blue comforts her. The two later work together to help Steven escape Homeworld, and are later seen having fun together along with White at Rose’s fountain.

Fanon
Bellow Diamond is a currently growing ship, having more and more people ship it as time passes. A fair amount of fans started shipping the characters together after “The Trial” aired; However, the ship grew relatively in size after “Change Your Mind”. Those who oppose the ship believe that Blue and Yellow Diamond are “like sisters”, while defenders of the ship argue that gems do not have siblings.

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 * Blue Diamond/Yellow Diamond tag on Fanfiction.net
 * Blue Diamond/Yellow Diamond tag on Fanfiction.net

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Bellow Pearl
Bellow Pearl is the non-binary ship between Yellow Pearl and Blue Pearl from the Steven Universe fandom.

Canon
The bulk of their relationship is unknown, but in one instance Yellow Pearl is seen smirking towards Blue Pearl, then being short with her after she does not immediately join in and sing for Blue Diamond at Yellow's command.

The two often appear onscreen together, similar to their diamonds. In several instances, they are seen singing together, standing together, or dancing together, though most of these occurrences are at the commands of one of their diamonds.

In "The Trial", Yellow Pearl gives her a worried look after Zircon mentions Pink Diamond's Pearl. Yellow Pearl is initially stunned and disapproving when Blue Pearl admits that she enjoys drawing in "Together Alone", but is pleased by a drawing of herself and asks Blue Pearl to draw her from another angle.

In "Everything's Fine" Bismuth is crafting Wedding Armor with Pearl, with Yellow Pearl as her base, with Blue Pearl smiling along at Yellow Pearl, this can be taken as the Ship being canon or Blue Pearl just looking to see if it fits, This could also be seen as Bismuth making wedding armor for Pearl.

Fanon
It is a rarepair in the fandom, though has some popularity. As of March 2019, it has 99 fanfictions on Archive of Our Own.

Fandom
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 * Blue Pearl/Yellow Diamond tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Blue Pearl/Yellow Diamond tag on FanFiction.Net

Trivia

 * Both pearls have their gem placement on their chest, like their diamonds.
 * They are the only two of the four royal pearls to have this gem placement.

Crystal Gems
Crystal Gems is the friendship between Pearl, Garnet (Ruby and Sapphire), Bismuth, Amethyst, Steven Universe, Lion, Peridot, Connie Maheswaran and Lapis Lazuli.

Canon
The Gem Rose Quartz suddenly grew an attachment to the human race after an excourse encouraged by Pearl. She was hit with the realization that humanity will die out if the Diamonds decide to harvest the Earth for its resources and then decided to directly rebel against her kin after the Diamonds routinely ignored her pleadings to spare the Earth. Though her attempts to scare off the Homeworld Gems with Pearl in tow have been successful, there was little progress until both of them witnessed a Ruby and Sapphire from Blue Diamond's court fusing, which led to the birth of Garnet. Now motivated by Garnet's existence, Rose Quartz decided to take in rogue and defective Gems in order to make Earth a home for everyone she loves and Homeworld saw as undesirable. Her attempt at trying to free herself from her Diamond heritage by (supposedly) shattering Pink Diamond backfired, however, the other Diamonds sent a blast to Earth with the intent to destroy all Gems on the planet and then destroy the Earth itself. Rose managed to save Pearl and Garnet, her closest friends, but every other Gem (Crystal Gem and Homeworld) ended up being corrupted into monstrous beings, which the Crystal Gems spend the next five millenia fighting and capturing, hoping to find a cure eventually. Somewhere during that time, Rose found an "overcooked" Gem named Amethyst all alone in her Kindergarten, the only other survivor from the corruption blast. Endeared by her, she took Amethyst in regardless of what Pearl and Garnet would say. For the next millennia, those four Crystal Gems were all that remained and they kept to themselves during that time, until Rose met a charming human named Greg Universe. Fascinated by the ways humans are capable of growth, Rose wanted to give birth to a human child, fully aware that it would cost her her physical form, essentially killing her. Regardless, she went through with it, fully hoping that her child would have a fulfilling life, and after discussing it with her first, he gave their son a name both of them liked: Steven.

Pearl
Pearl started out as an ordinary Pearl, she had no agency, merely being able to suggest things for her Diamond to do next, and was Pink Diamond's second Pearl. Originally only given the standard programming of Pearls: Holding things, dancing and singing, Pearl came to Earth with her Diamond in disguise and was quickly taken aback by how free she felt on that planet, a feeling that only increased after her Diamond faked her own shattering and told her to never speak of this again, meaning that Pearl is nobody's property anymore. During her time with the original Crystal Gems, Pearl was very close with Garnet and Bismuth and was worried sick when Bismuth disappeared. After the corruption blast, Pearl wasn't too thrilled about the prospect of Rose taking in Amethyst, something that would strain their relationship for millennia to come. When Greg entered Rose's life, Pearl was jealous of this new man taking Rose's attention away from her, but swallowed her pride and eventually allowed Rose to get pregnant. The birth of Steven hit her the hardest, she genuinely believed that by removing Steven's Gem, Rose could come back, but couldn't bring herself to do it because Rose wanted Steven to exist. She eventually became something of a mother figure to Steven, with her and Garnet often being the adults in the room for Steven and Amethyst. When the prospect of Rose keeping secrets from Pearl, via her pet Lion, came about, Pearl was distraught, but eventually came to accept Lion as well. She also seems to get along the best with Steven's friend Connie, being very elated by the idea that Connie is interested in swordfighting. Once the Crystal Gems managed to capture Peridot, she and Pearl initially hated each other, but after Peridot humbled she came to admit that she does appreciate Pearl. Once Steven managed to find Bismuth in Lion's mane, Pearl was delighted, but the joy didn't last since Steven figured out why Rose had to bubble Bismuth in the first place, Pearl was shedding a tear when they had to put Bismuth's bubble in the Burning Room after Steven confessed what Bismuth was trying to do. She was also quick to forgive Bismuth after everyone came clear about the true nature of Pink Diamond and the two of them became quite close once again.

Garnet
Garnet was formed during an attack of the rebels (Rose Quartz and Pearl), as Pearl was just about to poof Sapphire, only for Ruby to jump in and shove her out of the way, fusing with her by accident. The stir caused by two Gems of different kinds fusing gave the rebels ample opportunity to escape, Blue Diamond was furious and sentenced Ruby to be shattered, only for Sapphire to grab Ruby by the hand and escape with her on the Earth colony. After spending most of their time apart, Ruby and Sapphire realize just how "nice" it felt to be one and decide to fuse back right before running into Pearl and Rose Quartz. Garnet is at first apologetic, but Rose Quartz reassures her that she cares far more about how Garnet feels than about the rebellion. Garnet then becomes a companion to Rose Quartz and bonds with the other Crystal Gems, including Bismuth and Amethyst, but her future vision leads her to be more level-headed and often take an observant role, only popping in to give words of advice. Though she cared about Steven from the start, she was initially rather aloof before she decided to warm up somewhat, free to give advice to Steven and Connie about fusion. Though she wasn't at all patient with Peridot at first, she did eventually come to an agreement with her. When the Crystal Gems defeat Malachite, Garnet makes sure to rescue Lapis, knowing that Steven would be concerned for his new friend.

Bismuth
Bismuth started out as a regular builder Gem, only for Rose Quartz to suddenly show up and ask her if there's something that she wants to built for herself. Rose then inspired Bismuth to become a blacksmith and happily provided weapons for the Crystal Gems, with Pearl and Garnet coming to appreciate her for it, with Pearl especially growing quite close to her. However, Bismuth started developing fatalistic opinions, hoping to make a weapon that could destroy the Homeworld Gems permanently. Rose hated the idea, but didn't dare to tell Bismuth her true identity, she saw herself forced to bubble Bismuth and lock her in Lion's mane, later leaving a tape for Steven there, confirming that she expected Steven to eventually find and free Bismuth. When Steven eventually does so, Bismuth is very happy to see Pearl and Garnet again, warms up to an initially suspicious Amethyst and also befriends Steven rather quickly. However, when they become close enough, Bismuth tries to show Steven her death weapon, the Breaking Point, fully expecting him to be more appreciative of it. Steven mirrors his mother's stance, which briefly led to Bismuth thinking he's just Rose in disguise and try to shatter him, with Steven being forced to poof her in self-defense. But before Bismuth's form destabilized, Steven promises her that he will tell the other Crystal Gems the truth. In tears, Bismuth says that he really is better than his mother, Steven bubbles her gem and takes it to the temple where the Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst could see it. After Steven tells them what happened, the Gems are heartbroken and decide to store Bismuth's gem in the Burning Room. Steven was wrecked with guilt about what he did months afterwards, but when Ruby and Sapphire announce their plans for their wedding, Steven decides that it's wrong to not invite Bismuth. Telling her the truth about Pink Diamond, Bismuth feels guilty about misjudging both of them and is initially apprehensive about revealing herself to the other Crystal Gems again. But Steven encourages her to do so and they quick to forgive her once she does. After the Diamonds crash Garnet's wedding, Bismuth echoes Steven's sentiments to not shatter them and shows fondness for the former Homeworld Gem Peridot. When Peridot and Lapis are defeated by Yellow Diamond, Bismuth makes a point to take care of them until they reform, growing quite close to them as a result. When Bismuth, Peridot and Lapis become the cavalry for the other Crystal Gems on Homeworld, Bismuth gives Connie a sword she made just for her, Connie has finally earned her star.

Fanon
Though rarely the sole focus of fanwork, the Crystal Gems are often featured in it as a group. During Season 1, it was popular to speculate that Jasper would join them eventually, but she never did. Some fanwork includes mentions of named-dropped former Crystal Gems (Crazy Lace, Biggs, Snowflake, Tiger's Eye, "Little" Larimar, Beryl and Serpentine), but those were more common before Steven Universe: Future, which featured some of them as side characters, but made no effort to establish them beyond base personality traits, with Snowflake and Larimar being the only ones with significant speaking parts. Though fanwork likes to flesh them out, they usually do so without including the rest of the "current" Crystal Gems, as in, main characters that joined before the Uncorruption. The SU Wiki does consider them to be official Crystal Gems however, even though there group has all but disbanded by the time the Diamonds uncorrupted all of their victims, since there's no need to rebel against an order that doesn't exist anymore.

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Jaspis
Jaspis is the non-binary ship between Jasper and Lapis Lazuli.

Canon
Jasper was put in charge of overseeing Lapis, following her return to Homeworld. After imprisoning her, she forces Lapis into being hers and Peridot's informant as a way to help them find and capture the Crystal Gems. Jasper treats Lapis very roughly and sends her back to her cell after finding out she withheld information from her, despite Lapis saying it is not relevant to the mission. When Jasper attempts to coerce Lapis into fusing with her to defeat the Crystal Gems, Lapis eventually agrees. The two fuse together to form Malachite, with Jasper initially appearing to be the dominant personality. Before Jasper can make use of her new form, Lapis regains control of her hydrokinetic ability to bind and imprison their fusion beneath the ocean.

While trapped beneath the ocean, Jasper is tenacious in her efforts to either regain control of Malachite or escape the fusion. They are later unfused on "Super Watermelon Island" after being defeated by Alexandrite.

In "Alone at Sea", Jasper begs Lapis to re-fuse with her, claiming they were better together than apart. She claims that Lapis is a monster, and only she could handle that power. After being rejected, she becomes enraged and attempts to shatter Steven only to be thrown into the ocean by a water hand invoked by Lapis.

Fanon
Jaspis became popular after season one's finale when Jasper and Lapis first fused. This popularity began to wane once they unfused as Jasper was missing for many episodes and Lapidot had become a favoured ship for Lapis. After "Alone at Sea" aired there was a lot of discussion within the fandom on how to contextualise their unhealthy relationship, as well as if Jasper would ever become a redeemed villain or not.

On Ao3 Jaspis is Jasper's most written for ship and Lapis' second most written.

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 * Lapis/Jasper tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Lapis/Jasper tag on FanFiction.Net

Spinearl
Spinearl is the non-binary ship between Spinel and Pink Pearl from the Steven Universe fandom.

Canon
Even though the two characters are from the same series, they are never shown interacting in the canon. They can't even interact in the Steven Universe games because Spinel doesn't appear in any game Pink Pearl does. However, both were early servants of Pink Diamond.

However, both Spinel and Pearl were traumatized by Pink Diamond. Spinel was told to stay in Pink Diamond's garden as a "game" and Spinel waited patiently for 6,000 years. Pink Diamond never returned to her. Upon learning the truth, Spinel cried until her face was scarred by tear marks and proceeded to attack Steven in retaliation. Pink Pearl had her right eye cracked by Diamond, in a fit of nerves for not being allowed to have a colony in her last instance, White Diamond. Her physical damage never healed due to the emotional trauma caused by the injury and Pink Pearl was seen cowering thousands of years later when Steven had a similar outburst, showing that her trauma still impacted her.

Both of their color palettes are pink, Spinel's being darker, while Pearl is more pastel. Both have also been shown to have playful and happy personalities. Pink Pearl used to play with Pink Diamond in secret while it was Spinel's job to keep her diamond entertained. Both are also shown to have been a bit naive at times. Pink Pearl seems to have no problem with the fact that she was possessed by White Diamond for 8,000 years and easily forgives Pink Diamond for accidentally harming her during one of her outbursts. Spinel was easily tricked by Pink Diamond into staying still for 6,000 while believing that she would return the entire time.

Fanon
Shippers among the fandom have agreed that Spinel and Pearl are similar in a lot of ways, the most brought up reason being their trauma, others just thinking the ship would be cute as well as providing both characters with love interests. This pairing continued to be the most popular pairing for Pink Pearl following an episode of Steven Universe Future that launched the VolleyPearl ship.

On AO3, Spinearl is the most written ship for Pink Pearl and the second most written for Spinel.

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