Amethyst (''Steven Universe'')

Amethyst
Steven Universe character
First appearance Pilot (2013)
Main series:
"Gem Glow" (2013)
Created by Rebecca Sugar
Voiced by Michaela Dietz
Information
Species Gem
Gender Genderless[1][2] (female pronouns used)

Amethyst is a fictional character from the animated television series Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar. She is voiced by Michaela Dietz.

She is a "Gem," a fictional alien being that exists as a magical gemstone projecting a holographic body, and one of the four "Crystal Gems" at the beginning of a series, a group of Gems who dedicate their lives to defending Earth.[3][4] Her story arcs throughout the series mostly focus on overcoming her low self-esteem, which is mostly due to her feeling physically and intellectually inferior to other Gems.

Development and casting

Amethyst is voiced by Michaela Dietz.

Amethyst's look was redesigned between the pilot episode of Steven Universe and the first regular episode.

Character

She is one of the three Crystal Gems (with Pearl and Garnet), who along with the titular Steven Universe form the main characters of the series. She is more hedonistic and carefree than the other Gems. She often encourages Steven to enjoy himself and is the only Gem to engage in eating for fun.

Unlike Pearl and Garnet, who were allies of Steven's mother Rose Quartz in the ancient Gem war, Amethyst was discovered and taken in by them after the war was over. Michaela Dietz has spoken about how her experience as an adoptee informs her performance of Amethyst in this respect.[5]

Her character arc centers on coming to accept the burden of responsibility, and overcoming her poor self-image arising from her smaller stature and "defective" creation.

References

  1. ↑ Sugar, Rebecca (2015). "I am Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, and former Adventure Time storyboarder, AMA!". Reddit.com.
  2. ↑ Jones-Quartey, Ian (2015-03-16). "IAN JQ dot com". Tumblr.com.
  3. ↑ "Home – Free online games and video – Cartoon Network". Cartoon Network.
  4. ↑ Thurm, Eric. "Steven gets in Amethyst's head on a melancholy, funny Steven Universe".
  5. ↑ Mackenzie Atwood (1 February 2018). "The Steven Universe Podcast: Amethyst" (Podcast). Cartoon Network.


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