- [Jacob] The Crystal Gems
have been through a lot, and, now, after five seasons, a movie, and an epilogue series, it's
all finally come to a close. We gave you a timeline a little while ago, but with the end of the series, what better time for a refresher on all things Homeworld, Beach City, and everything in between? I'm Jacob with Channel Frederator and we're about to take a journey across different planets and warp-pads in this newly-updated
timeline of Rebecca Sugar's "Steven Universe." Quick side note: the "Steven
Universe" canon has extended beyond animation and into
comics and video games, and these events, called
the "Level 2 Canon," are considered to be
a part of the timeline unless the show contradicts them, but for the sake of simplicity and because these comics and games exist in relatively self-contained stories, we won't be including them in this video. We'll also be avoiding non-canon material. So, no "Say Uncle" either,
which is what I'm assuming that disclaimer was meant for exclusively. Last thing, since Steven
is the main driving force of the series, we'll be using
him as the central point for the entire timeline. Therefore, anything taking place before his birth will
be referred to as "BS" or "Before Steven." And yes, ha, ha, BS, very funny. Pause for laughter. (laugh track plays) Glad we got that out of our system. With that, The Diamond Authority Begins. I don't know when this happens. Time is a construct. Way before any sort of recorded
history in the timeline of the series, some
important events took place that laid all the groundwork
for what's to come. It's unknown just exactly
how she comes into existence, but, nevertheless, White
Diamond appears out of nowhere eons ago. She's presumably the first Gem to exist, and she gives herself
the task to construct all of Homeworld society,
namely a caste system that puts the Diamonds
at the top and other Gems like Pearls and Rubies at the bottom acting as servants and
bodyguards respectively. How convenient for White. At this time, cross-Gem
fusions are banned, alongside "Off-Color" Gems
like the Rutile Twins. With her fellow diamonds, Yellow, Blue, and, the runt of little importance, Pink, White creates the Diamond Authority and begins to spread their
empire across all of space, colonizing planets to
create even more Gems. They take over a total
of 43 planetary bodies and two whole solar systems to
terraform in their own image. While White, Yellow and Blue
were expanding the empire, itty-bitty little Pink
Diamond was given a friend to keep her company, Spinel. The two would play games
for hours in Pink's Garden, but eventually Pink outgrew Spinel and deals with it super
maturely, but we'll get to that. During the colonization
of the Jungle Moon, a celestial body first
seen in the episode, well, "Jungle Moon," Pink
Diamond demands her own colony from Yellow Diamond, but is turned down. Around this time, Pink Diamond
becomes super rebellious, lashing out at her fellow Diamonds and any other Gems that
happen to be nearby. Pink Diamond colonizes Earth
around 10,000-6,000 BS. After her original Pink Pearl has a (coughs) "unfortunate accident." I hope you can hear those quotation marks. Pink is given a new Pearl, the one that we all know
and love in the main series. Instead of goofing off with
Pink and getting into mischief like the previous Pearl,
this Pearl was made to be more proper and
reserved with her Diamond. But, of course, that won't last long. After enough begging, Yellow
and Blue Diamond finally allowed Pink to control her own colony. Some nowhere planet named
Earth or something like that. Excited to start her new life on Earth, Pink abandons Spinel in
her garden, asking Spinel to play a game where she
must stand very still. The impressionable Spinel obliges while Pink leaves her behind,
and the jester-Gem continues to take the game very seriously. Like, standing still for
6,000 years seriously. (clock ticks) We'll check on her after a hot minute and see how she's doing. The Prime Kindergarten is created on Earth with the sole purpose of
creating more and more Gems and a base is built on the Moon so that Pink can easily monitor
the creation of these Gems. Colonization on Earth is in full swing: the Lunar Sea Spire,
Communication Hub, Sky Spire and Sea Shrine are all
constructed during this time. Gems from Homeworld are sent
in droves to help out on Earth with one of these ships
bringing along Nephrite. Nephrite has a bit of a rough go at it. We'll check on her later, too. So, Pink finally got what she wanted, a colony of her very own, but
she still finds herself bored. That is, until she sees how
much fun the Quartz soldiers that just popped out of the
Kindergarten are having. She desperately wants to join in, but knows she'll get an
earful from Yellow and Blue if she goes playing
around with "lesser" Gems. So, Pearl makes an offhand comment about how she could disguise
herself as a Rose Quartz to fit in, and, of course,
Pink takes that idea and runs with it, shape-shifting
into a Rose Quartz soldier. Gems can shape-shift by the way. During her time as Rose Quartz,
Pink finds life on Earth to be so beautiful that
she begins to reflect on what exactly it is they're doing. Colonizing and terraforming
Earth will cause the destruction of all natural life on the planet. So, she decides to take a heroic stand, one that Yellow and Blue
will absolutely understand and agree with. 'Cause that's absolutely
what they'll think based on everything we know about them so far. Yeah, instead, we get the whole "big sister, little sister" spiel with Yellow scolding her
to finish what she started, and Blue completely
misunderstanding Pink's intentions and creating a Human Zoo
in order to preserve life by, you know, kidnapping
people and dragging them away from their families to live
in a glorified space prison for the rest of their lives
and further generations, inadvertently creating a
culture all of its own. That's a lot to unpack there just then. Whoa, boy. The Crystal Gems Form around 5,700 BS. Attempt after attempt to
convince the other Diamonds to give up their colonization
plans goes nowhere, Pink Diamond finally decides to take a stand against
the Diamond Authority. Pink, still secretly
disguised as Rose Quartz, and Pearl defect from Homeworld
and form the Crystal Gems, a band of rebel gems fighting against the Diamonds'
colonization schemes. From here on out, we'll be
referring to Pink Diamond as Rose Quartz when in this form, and as Pink Diamond for
when she's in her true form, which won't happen very much starting now. With the rebellion growing
larger and larger by the day, Blue Diamond and the members
of her court arrive on Earth to put a stop to these rebels
before things get out of hand. Among the members of this
court are a Sapphire, an aristocratic gem who
can see into the future, along with three Ruby
guards to escort her. Out of nowhere, Rose Quartz and Pearl
attack Blue Diamonds court. In all the confusion, one of
the Rubies and the Sapphire accidentally fuse together
for the first time becoming Garnet. The entire court is
disgusted by their fusion, and the two are outcast on Earth, isolated from the rest of Gem society. Ruby and Sapphire, now
alone with each other in the wilderness, begin to
bond and slowly fall in love, to the point where they
fuse into Garnet on purpose. Though Garnet is a mess of
confusion and wonderment as soon as she's formed. Rose, fascinated by how two
different Gems were able to fuse, recruits the newly-formed Garnet into the Crystal Gems, telling them that they should never question whether who they are is "right." Welcome to Earth, et cetera. After seeing the beauty that
both Earth and Gem society has to offer, Pink makes one final attempt to convince the Diamonds to
end the colonization on Earth, but they ignore her once again. Obviously. So, this time, she decides
to make them listen. The Gem War around 5,000 BS. A thousand year war begins, known as the Rebellion or the Gem War depending on who you ask. Countless battles are waged across Earth with heavy casualties on both sides. During the war, the Crystal
Gems numbers grow exponentially, allowing them to hold their own against the Homeworld
forces with relative ease. Among these new recruits are Bismuth, Ocean Jasper, Snowflake Obsidian, Biggs Jasper, and many others. An absolute abundance
of characters that we. (stammers) We don't really get to know most of them. With the recruitment of Bismuth though, the Forge is created,
allowing an endless supply of awesome weapons for the Crystal Gems. Among them is Rose's
iconic, huge, pink sword. Around this time, a
Lapis Lazuli visits Earth during the colonization,
but is caught up in the war, and ends up getting poofed by Bismuth. A condition where a Gem
looses their physical form and their gem lies dormant
until they're able to regenerate with a sweet new visual
design, Doctor Who style. Homeworld Gems come
across Lapis' gemstone, and, believing her to be a
member of the Crystal Gems, trap her inside a mirror
to interrogate her. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, "Hey, that's not fair! What about justice?" Well, as you'll see, concepts like that aren't really the Diamonds' bag. With her poofing Gems left and right, and beginning to create more
and more dangerous weapons, Bismuth starts to become
a problem for Rose Quartz. With the creation of the Breaking Point, a weapon designed to shatter Gems, which is significantly worse than just destroying their physical form. Rose determines that Bismuth
has become a liability and poofs her, trapping her in a bubble and keeping her hidden from
the rest of the Crystal Gems. It's assumed they're just
told that Bismuth was one of the many casualties of war. As the war grows more intense by the day, Homeworld becomes desperate
for more soldiers to add to their army, and thus
creates the Beta Kindergarten, a Kindergarten specifically meant to pump out more Quartz
soldiers as quickly as possible. It's definitely a quantity
over quality situation. And the Diamonds clearly chose "quantity," since most of the Quartz
soldiers that came from the Kindergarten,
end up being deformed. But among the deformed is
Jasper, who is an absolute unit. Way bigger than a normal Quartz. Rumor has it that she
took out 80 Crystal Gems on her first day. With a never-ending supply of soldiers, it begins to feel like
the war could be endless. Remember how we said that Pink Diamond would make the other Diamonds listen? Yeah, it's time to talk about that. You know what we're talking about. The launch of countless
theories and headcanons. After who knows how
many attempts to reason with Yellow and Blue
Diamond, Pink Diamond decides to take drastic measures
to finally end this war. Along with Pearl, the two
plan to stage the shattering of Pink Diamond at the
hands of Rose Quartz. Pearl, shape-shifting into Rose Quartz, uses Rose's sword to poof Pink, who had swallowed some fake gem shards, giving off the illusion
that she had been shattered. From this point onward,
Pink Diamond is no more, and permanently goes by Rose Quartz in both name and appearance. The Diamonds are absolutely devastated at the "loss" of Pink. As a result of her alleged shattering, Homeworld enters a depression era and resources begin to run low. Earth is finally deemed a nonviable, and all plans to continue
colonization are abandoned. A few battles take place
afterward, specifically one at the Strawberry Battlefield
where Rose loses her scabbard, but for the most part the war is over. Keen to not let all their
efforts go to waste though, the Diamond Authority still decides the Earth is of some use to them. Namely testing forced-fusion
on the shattered remains of Crystal Gems, as a
cruel form of punishment. The Cluster is the result
of one of these experiments, and is placed at the center of the Earth to suffer for centuries. That's like some
I-have-no-mouth-and-I-must-scream levels of torture now that I think about it. The Aftermath around 4,000 BS. As the Great Gem War begins to die down, Homeworld Gems are ordered
to evacuate, leaving many of their own kind behind
like Nephrite and her crew as well as Lapis Lazuli's mirror. In order to tie up all
the loose ends on Earth, the Diamonds send out a
massive flash of light and song in an attempt to eradicate
all Gems from Earth, including all rebel
and Homeworld soldiers. Unfortunately, it doesn't
quite have the effect that they wanted. Instead of destroying the
Gems remaining on Earth, it actually corrupts them instead. This causes a Gem to take on
a hideous, monstrous form, losing all signs of
humanity and intelligence, becoming a mindless beast. Thankfully, Rose is able
to put up a massive shield just in time, protecting
herself, Pearl, and Garnet from becoming corrupted. The only other Gems that are
able to survive the corruption are Bismuth, who was
still trapped in a bubble, and Lapis Lazuli, who was
in the mirror at the time. With their forces reduced
to a mere three members, and sometimes four when Ruby
and Sapphire are un-fused, the Crystal Gems begin to lie low, cleaning up and bubbling
whatever corrupted Gem monsters were left behind after the war. About 500 years after the war, the Amethyst that we all know
and love finally pops out of the Prime Kindergarten,
just a bit overcooked. And, by a bit, we mean she's really tiny. The Crystal Gems come
across her and recruit her. With all four members together, the Crystal Gems construct
the Crystal Temple near the outskirts of what would eventually become Beach City. Back on Homeworld, resources
have continued to run low. This causes many of the
Gems created during Era 2 to be smaller than usual. As a result, they need to use technology like limb-enhancers to compensate
for their smaller stature. One of the Gems created
during this Era is Peridot. More on her later. Beach City established around 200 BS. Now, let's take a huge
jump forward in time. In the 19th Century,
Captain William Dewey, his first mate, Buddy
Budwick, and their crew travel across the ocean in search of new land. While out at sea, their ship is attacked by a vicious corrupted Gem. When all hope seems lost,
they're rescued by a massive Gem known as Obsidian, which is
a fusion between Rose Quartz, Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst. William Dewey becomes friends
with the Crystal Gems, and settles in an area nearby,
establishing Beach City. It's a very creative name, Captain Dewey. That must've taken you literal seconds. At this point, Buddy Budwick
decides to venture out on his own to become
an explorer and author. He visits many iconic
locations from the Gem War like the Strawberry Battlefield
and the Beta Kindergarten while transcribing his findings. He eventually ends up in the desert, where he meets Rose Quartz
and her pack of lions. I don't think I mentioned
that Rose had lions before, but she did. It's pretty rad. Sadly, one of Rose's lions
eventually passes away, but she decides that
she's having none of that, and resurrects him with
her healing powers. The lion is reborn with pink
fur and an even pinker mane, now blessed with a much longer
lifespan, and a strange crack in space-time within his mane. Rose uses this pocket dimension
inside the lion's mane to start storing sentimental
and important artifacts, including Bismuth's bubbled gem. She keeps this a secret from
the rest of the Crystal Gems. Boy Meets Gem around 10 BS or the 1990's. Let's take another big
leap forward in time and follow the story of Greg Demayo, a young man who drops
out of community college around this time to follow his
dream to become a rock star. Inspired by his favorite song
by the artist, Karry Moonbeam, Greg Demayo changes his name
to Greg Universe and buys a van which becomes his home. Greg ends up signing a
deal with a scummy manager and travels around the
state performing shows that nobody shows up to. Well, except for one person. One gem, Rose Quartz. Greg falls in love with
Rose and decides to stay in Beach City, cutting off
all ties to his manager. The two settle down together,
and Greg starts a job at the "It's A Wash" carwash,
eventually becoming its owner. Steven is Born around 2000. In the year 2000, Steven
Quartz-Universe is born to Greg Universe and Rose Quartz. Given the unique nature of his heritage, Rose must give up her physical
form in order for Steven to exist, causing him to gain her gemstone in his belly button. Rose's absence is felt tremendously by both Greg and the Crystal Gems, but all four of them agree
to raise Steven together. Steven grows up living mostly
with his father in the van, but the Gems are still heavily
involved in his early life. Though Steven never sees the
comforts of a normal upbringing like school or doctors
or anything like that. Around 2012, a Beach House is
added to the Crystal Temple as a place for Steven to live. One year later, when Steven turns 13, he moves into the Beach House
and finally starts his journey to follow in his mother's footsteps and becomes one of the Crystal Gems. Around this time, Steven unofficially
meets Connie Maheswaran for the first time at the
Beach City Boardwalk Parade when he picks up the glow
stick bracelet she had dropped. He keeps it in his freezer,
so it'll stay glowing, just in case he runs into her again. Season One around 13 AS or 2013. We've finally made it to
the start of the series, and it only took over 10,000 years. Since Steven has been born now, we'll be referring to these
years as "AS" or "After Steven." Given how relatively short
the series is compared to its history, though,
this probably won't be coming up much. Alright, on to Season One,
which began airing in our 2013, and takes place in their 2013! Nice. Steven is now in the full
swing of his training, though he's still
treated like a little kid by the other Crystal Gems. It's understandable, given his love for things like Dog-copter
and Cookie Cats though. A lot happens in Steven's first year of being an official Crystal Gem. A Homeworld surveillance vessel
known as a Red Eye appears, ending a 4,000 year long absence of Homeworld interest in Earth. Using his mother's laser-light cannon, along with ancient sage
hotdog wisdom from his father, Steven is able to destroy the Red Eye. While Earth is safe for a
bit, Homeworld is tipped off to the existence of Crystal Gems that survived all those years ago. During a mission in the desert, Steven discovers the lion that
Rose had revived so long ago, still alive and kicking. The two become fast friends and
Lion joins the Crystal Gems. Soon, Steven discovers
Rose's secret armory as well as the pocket
dimension inside Lion's mane. Steven also officially meets
Connie around this time and the two begin hanging out
and getting into all sorts of adorable magical shenanigans. During this year, Steven
also inadvertently releases Lapis Lazuli from her mirror
prison, causing her to lash out against the Crystal Gems and
steal the entire Earth's ocean in her attempt to get
her back to Homeworld. I feel like that might have had some off-screen
repercussions that we never saw. I mean, I feel like that would
change a lot about Earth. If the ocean just
disappeared all of a sudden. Even if it came back. Whatever. Steven helps her, and she leaves
Earth and its oceans alone. A few other notable events
happen during this year, like when Steven forms an army of sentient Watermelon Stevens. Yeah, it's exactly how it sounds. They'll come back later. They will! Or when Steven and Connie
fuse into Stevonnie, proving that humans and gems
can indeed fuse together. Or humans and half-human
half-gem hybrids, at least. Steven also encounters
Peridot, who arrives on Earth on a scouting mission after the Red Eye detected Gem activity. Some cat-and-mouse with
the Homeworld Gem ensues until Steven meets her face-to-face
and aimlessly tells her about some of his friends in Beach City. Some valuable intel, I'm sure. Shortly after, Earth is
invaded by a small fleet of Homeworld Gems, led
by the mighty Jasper from the Beta Kindergarten, Peridot, and a captured Lapis Lazuli. The same one as before of course. Beach City is evacuated, and Steven learns about the Gem War. Jasper forces Garnet apart
and captures the Crystal Gems. On the Gem Warship, Steven learns of Ruby, Sapphire, and their
fusion for the first time, and together they're able to defeat Jasper and destroy the warship. Peridot manages to escape, and Lapis and Jasper fuse into Malachite to destroy the Gems. But it's a trap! Lapis uses this fusion as
a chance to drag Jasper to the bottom of the ocean with her. The two of them locked in a
stalemate-fusion type deal. The Crystal Gems take a breather and think this might be a good time to
go on hiatus or something. Season Two around 14 AS, or 2014. And get used to me saying "14 AS" a lot. Moving right along to season two, which premiered literally
the day after season one, the citizens of Beach
City begin to rebuild after the damage caused
by the Gem Warship. Wanting to help Steven
in his upcoming fights against Homeworld, Connie takes
up sword lessons from Pearl. With Peridot on the loose, the
Gems begin tracking her down so that she can't contact
Homeworld or escape. During one of their missions to catch her, they discover the existence of the forced-fusion experiments. After Steven captures
and befriends Peridot because he's Steven, she
reveals the existence of the Cluster, the massive
forced-fusion in the center of the Earth that's basically
a ticking time-bomb. If it's not dealt with quickly, its reformation could
destroy the entire Earth. With the help of Peridot,
the Crystal Gems begin to build a machine that can travel deep into the Earth's core and
take care of the Cluster. During all this chaos,
Steven has his 14th birthday. Eventually Peridot is
able to contact Homeworld, but instead of betraying the Gems, she betrays Homeworld and defects, becoming an official
member of the Crystal Gems. She'll eventually adopt
a star for her uniform, but, like, later. - So, am I gonna have to wear a star! Where am I gonna put the star? - [Jacob] Season three,
still 14 AS or 2014. On the day of the Cluster's reformation, the Crystal Gems split up into two groups: Steven and Peridot in one; and Garnet, Amethyst
and Pearl in the other. While Steven and Peridot travel
to the center of the Earth to confront the Cluster, the
other Crystal Gems travel to Watermelon Island. Yeah, remember the sentient
watermelons that Steven created? Well, they kinda sorta started
their own civilization, and Steven can telepathically
communicate with them. It makes more sense in the show? Maybe? No? Anyways, Malachite is
spotted on Watermelon Island, so the Crystal Gems head there, defeat Malachite and rescue Lapis Lazuli while Jasper gets away. Meanwhile, Steven and Peridot are able to successfully neutralize the Cluster, and seal it safely within a bubble. With the threat behind them
and with new friends along for the journey, Steven helps
Lapis adjust to life on Earth by having her move into
the barn with Peridot. - What season is that? - [Voiceover] Three! - [Jacob] After some casual
adventures in Beach City and a short period of peace,
Jasper returns with an army of corrupted Gem monsters. At the Beta Kindergarten, Steven, Amethyst and
Peridot confront Jasper, who attempts to fuse with a corrupted Gem. Steven and Amethyst fuse in
turn, creating Smokey Quartz, who proceeds to kick
Jasper's ass with a yo-yo. Jasper is poofed and bubbled, ending her reign of terror for good. Around this time, Steven
discovers Bismuth's bubbled gem inside Lion's mane and
accidentally releases her. They start to get along, but Steven soon realizes why
his mother sealed her away in the first place and eventually
must do the same himself. Later, a group of Rubies arrive on Earth searching for Jasper. Steven learns that his mother
"shattered" Pink Diamond, unaware of Rose Quartz's true identity. Shortly after, he and one
of the Homeworld Rubies, which has her gem in her eyeball,
which seems uncomfortable, become trapped in space in a bubble. Well, at least until he's
saved by the Crystal Gems and brought back to Earth. Eyeball is not brought back to Earth. She's just left to float through space. Oh, well, guess we'll never see her again. Season four, still 14 AS or 2014. It's been a long year for Steven. After some strange dreams resulting in giant Studio Ghibli-esque tears, Steven and Greg travel to
Korea to confront the source of his dream: Blue Diamond,
grieving at the spot where Pink was shattered. Blue abducts Greg and
takes him to the Human Zoo that once belonged to Pink. The Crystal Gems travel to the
zoo in order to rescue him. They discover a whole society
of humans living there who descended from the
first captives thousands of years ago. While at the zoo, Steven catches a glimpse of both Yellow and Blue Diamond in person for the first time, and they are massive. Back on Earth, residents start
mysteriously going missing. They also just happen
to be the same people that Steven told Peridot
about all that time ago when they met for the first time. It turns out a Gem named
Aquamarine has been using that intel to steal them
and take them to the zoo. In an attempt to save his friends, Steven reveals his mother's
gemstone, leading Aquamarine to believe that Steven and Rose Quartz are the same person since
human reproduction is kind of a weird concept for Gems. She captures Steven and
takes him to Homeworld with his friend Lars
accidentally stowed away on the ship. Season five, still 14 AS or 2014. This is the last one though. This is the last time we're in year 14. While on the Homeworld
ship, Steven discovers that Lars is still onboard. The two are brought to
Homeworld, and Steven is put on trial for Rose Quartz's war crimes. During this trial, Steven learns that his mother might not
actually be responsible for the shattering of Pink Diamond thanks to the lateral thinking provided
by Zircon defense attorney. When this speculation is laid out, instead of rushing through the
trial for a hasty execution, Yellow Diamond poofs both
attorneys, chaos breaks out, and Steven and Lars escape
in the heat of the moment. They find themselves in
the depths of Homeworld where they meet some
rogue "Off-Color" Gems who have been living in hiding for eons. Unfortunately, they are
pursued by Robonoids, and Lars is killed in an explosion. Though all hope seems
lost, Lars is revived through the inherited healing
factor of Steven's tears, giving him a pink appearance
similar to Lion's. The newly revived Lars discovers that his hair has the same
pocket dimension as Lion as well, which Steven uses to get back home and find help to rescue Lars. Lapis Lazuli, fearing the
Diamonds, leaves Earth and takes the barn with her, abandoning the Crystal Gems and Peridot. Meanwhile in space,
Lars and the Off-Colors become well acquainted with each other. They steal a Homeworld ship and start exploring the cosmos together. Steven and Connie, as Stevonnie, visit Lars through his pocket dimension, but eventually find themselves
stuck on the Jungle Moon, where they learn more
about Pink Diamond's past. Through Pearl, Steven
finally uncovers the truth about his mother: she was
Pink Diamond all along. Pause for dramatic sting. What a reveal that we all kinda already
had the feeling of. It takes a bit though for
Garnet and Amethyst to actually accept this, but eventually
they come around to it. With a newfound purpose and understanding, Ruby and Sapphire decide to get married. Steven wants to give Bismuth
another chance for the wedding, and through the power of forgiveness, they add another Crystal
Gem to their group. Unfortunately, the wedding is crashed, literally, by the Diamonds. Thankfully, Lapis crashes
their wedding crash with her own crash, bringing
the entire barn down on the Diamonds. She then officially
joins the Crystal Gems, which was just such an awesome scene. - I've felt worse. (muffled screaming) - [Jacob] But the Diamonds fight back, and when all hope seems lost - I've been saying that a lot lately - Steven uses an out-of-body experience to show them who he
really is: Pink Diamond. This wins over the Diamonds, and Blue and Yellow
finally end their attack. With the help of the Diamonds, Steven hopes to un-corrupt
the Gems that were affected by the Diamond's massive
light so long ago. They're able to temporarily
help the corrupted Gems, but need White Diamond's help as well to make the change permanent. Oh yeah, remember White Diamond? She's still alive and kicking. She shut herself away
after Pinks shattering, but it seems like we're finally gonna see what she's been up to. Steven, the Crystal Gems, and the Diamonds travel to Homeworld, and are greeted by a massive welcome
home ceremony for Pink. Steven is taken by an
ominous, cracked White Pearl to meet White Diamond,
whose presence is unnerving. White treats Steven like
he's still Pink Diamond, and as if she'd only been
away for a few months after throwing a temper tantrum. She promptly sends him to Pink's palace. White Diamond sends her Pearl to announce that Era 3 has begun during a lavish ball. But when the Diamonds as well
as White through her Pearl, discover the blasphemy that
is Stevonnie and Garnet, who inspire a bunch other
random Gems to start fusing and disrupting the social order, the Diamonds poof a bunch of Gems and trap Stevonnie in a prison. Steven's able to contact a
Watermelon Steven back home to tell Bismuth, Greg, Peridot and Lapis that they need help. Blue and Yellow come
around to Steven's side and stand up to White,
helping Steven in his attempt to convince her that
Earth is worth saving. White isn't into this idea,
though, and fights back. Luckily, Bismuth,
Peridot and Lapis show up in the nick of time to help. It's too little, too late, though, as White possesses both Yellow and Blue, putting them out of commission. She does the same to
Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, and traps Connie,
separating her from Steven. With Steven all to herself,
White rips out his gemstone, hoping to get Pink to shed
that weird awkward human form and return to normal because, again, Gems don't really know how
humans work, let alone Steven. Instead, a Pink Steven is created, who uses his outside-voice
to say that Pink Diamond is gone for good, and then fuses back with human Steven into 100%
good ole Steven Universe. Steven finally internalizes the idea that he isn't Pink
Diamond, or Rose Quartz. He's always just been himself. White Diamond begrudgingly admits defeat and releases the Gems. Steven confronts his grandma? Aunt? I guess? And accepts her for her flaws. He also helps her to accept her own flaws, knowing that he can get
her to change her mind on things over time. With his family problems resolved, Steven, Connie, the Crystal
Gems and the Diamonds return to Earth, un-corrupt the Gems,
and live happily ever after. Except not really because the movie around 16 AS or 2016. Two years after the conclusion
of the original series, Steven grows a neck and establishes peace across the universe in that order. Steven announces to all the Gems that he's dismantled the empire, supposedly installing democracy instead, and is going to live back
on Earth with his friends. The Diamonds, being the
weird, clingy pseudo-aunts that they are, beg Steven to stay, but Steven turns them down. Back on Earth, Steven and
Connie are finally dating. After a little kiss on the
cheek, Steven sees Connie off to space camp for the
summer, and then sings about how awesome life is. Would Connie really learn
much from space camp if she's already been to other planets and is friends with a bunch of aliens? - Tell everyone at space
camp that space used to be super scary and
dangerous, but it's great now! - I will! - [Jacob] But wouldn't you know it, right when Steven's song ends,
life stops being awesome. A massive drill lands in Beach City, and the Crystal Gems are
greeted by a very angry, and very different looking Spinel. She announces her plans to
kill Steven along with all life on Earth, as the drill begins
injecting a weird liquid into the ground. Using a wicked scythe, in
one swoop, Spinel manages to poof Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, and even slices into Steven, but it has no apparent effect on him. Steven manages to use the
scythe against Spinel, and poofs her in return. At the beach house, Steven and Greg wait for the Gems to regenerate,
but when they do, they find that they've reverted
to their original forms, losing all of their
memories in the process. When Spinel reforms, she
too has been reverted to her original, care-free, goofy self. - You're not mad? - Mad? Why would I be mad at my best friend! (giggles) - [Jacob] She clings to Steven, wanting to follow and entertain him on his quest to get the
Gems back to normal. At Little Homeworld, a
colony for Gems on Earth where the Barn once stood,
Bismuth explains to Steven that the scythe that Spinel
used was a Rejuvenator, a device that was meant to
keep Gems in their place by resetting them. Steven realizes that although
he didn't lose his memories or character development, the Rejuvenator caused his gem powers to reset back to the basics,
which is basically nothing. - I can't store things in Lion's mane now? That's, like, the easiest thing I do! - [Jacob] Spinel suggests that
reverting the Crystal Gems back to normal might be a
matter of just reminding them of who they are. So, Steven sets out to do
just that through song! And super-accelerated
because we don't have time to go through the whole series again. He manages to get Ruby and
Sapphire to fuse again, but they still don't
remember who they are. Luckily, Steven's funny
handshake with Amethyst is enough to jog her memory,
making her the first Gem to return back to normal. As the plant-life around Beach
City begins to deteriorate, Steven, Greg and Amethyst bring Pearl to Steven's friend, Sadie's concert, hoping to ignite the
spirit of rebellion in her. When Steven and Greg fuse to form Steg, Pearl finally remembers who she is. As her memories return, Pearl tells Steven about who Spinel is. Spinel's memory is given a kick of its own during Steg's fusion as
she saw Steven disappear before her eyes, reminding
her not-so-pleasantly of Pink Diamond's abandonment of her. While Pearl exposits
to an exhausted Steven, Spinel runs off. Spinel takes Steven
through the galaxy warp to the Garden, where she
and Pink used to play. She tells her side of the story as her memories begin to return. Steven tells her that Pink was
wrong to treat her that way, and that she needs to find
someone who treats her better. Pink Diamond actually kinda sucked. Like she had lofty goals
and her cause was great, but as a person she was kinda terrible. Don't "@" me. Actually, yes, do "@" me. Back on Earth, Spinel agrees
to turn off the drill. However, when Steven in fixer-mode immediately shifts his
attention to everyone else, Spinel becomes unhinged and
accuses him of using her and planning to toss her
away once she's done. She even accuses him of planning to intentionally erase her
memory with the Rejuvenator, which he was holding onto. Spinel switches the drill
back on and attacks Steven. While he tries to explain
his frustration to Spinel, Garnet recovers her memory and helps the citizens of Beach
City escape to a safe place. When Steven realizes that
his desire for a perfect, unchanging future has
been holding him back, he regains his Gem powers
and fights Spinel head on. The battle destroys the
drill, and Spinel realizes that hurting Steven
isn't gonna fix anything. Then the Diamonds arrive and
decide to finally be helpful! They pop in for a surprise
visit, announcing their plans to live on Earth with Steven. Instead, he introduces them to Spinel, and they immediately fall in love with her as she reminds
them of Pink Diamond, and she's a nice reminder
of Steven as well. So, instead of living on
Earth, they take in Spinel, and Steven and friends
begin repairing Beach City. Everything is A-Okay! Well, except Steven's constant
exposure to mental trauma, but I'm sure that won't
come back to haunt him. Steven Universe Future. 16 AS to 17 AS or 2017. It's been a few months since
Spinel attacked Beach City, and life has returned to normal. Or at least, it's found
a new kind of normal. Lars has opened his own bakery, Sadie Killer and the
Suspects have gone on tour, and Connie has begun her stint as the new low-fi hip-hop studying girl. Oh, also, she's applying for colleges. Meanwhile, Steven has
opened up Little Homeschool, a place where Gems from
all across the universe can come together to live peacefully and find some new purpose in this new era. Most Gems are happy to take
advantage of the opportunity, but there's one who refuses
to take any part in it. Jasper's been living on the
outskirts of Beach City, destroying any Earthling
who comes near her cave. Steven tries to convince
her to visit the school, but things escalate into an argument, and then a full blown fight. During the fight, Steven's skin turns pink and he unleashes a devastating attack, which actually kinda impresses Jasper. Steven apologizes and asks
Jasper if she can train him. She refuses, but doesn't tell
Steven to never come back or anything, so, you know? Baby-steps. Later, Steven tries to
help some Gems get jobs, but things go south. Steven wonders if his ability
to help others is fading. He's thrown another curve ball when he comes across
newly-reformed Rose Quartzes. Steven attempts to get to know these Gems, but is haunted by the image of his mother. Doesn't help that one of them looks literally exactly like
Pink Diamond's Rose-form. Steven and the Rose Quartzes
come to an understanding, and realize they're sorta like siblings. Even so, this event causes
Steven even more stress. Still feeling like he
can't help anyone anymore, he tries to assist a Gem who's
still wounded, Pink Pearl. Who will be known later as "Volleyball." When Steven learns that
it was Pink Diamond, and not White that gave
Pink Pearl her cracked eye, his stress mounts and he
becomes pink again for a moment. Together with regular Pearl, they travel to a place called the Reef, a structure used for Pearl
creation and maintenance. However, Volleyball's
crack can't be fixed, as it's a psychological
crack and not a physical one. She reveals that Pink Diamond lashed out after being told she
couldn't have a colony, and took her anger out on her Pearl. Regular Pearl won't take
this kind of slander about the Pink Diamond
that she fell in love with and begins arguing with Volleyball. Steven gets angry hearing
about all the awful things Pink did and turns pink himself once more, causing the Reef to misread his discomfort as anger towards the two Pearls
that are accompanying him, trapping them and setting
them for rejuvenation. The two Pearls fuse into
Mega Pearl to escape and safely get Steven out of there to turn off the automated system. Volleyball heals emotionally, but we're still not sure
if her eye ever got fixed. Psychological scars and all, you know? Afterwards, Steven
encounters an evil fusion of Aquamarine and the Ruby
with the gem for an eyeball that he's crossed paths with before named "Bluebird Azurite," who
hopes to get revenge on him. Aquamarine and Eyeball Ruby fail and run off to who knows where. Tragically, Greg loses his
long hair in the process. Some standard "Steven and
the Gems" goofing off ensues until one day Steven and Lapis
head off to an alien planet to investigate rumors of a pair of Gems who are still destroying worlds. The two turn out to be
a pair of Lapis Lazuli, and are completely unwilling
to change their ways. Steven and Lapis try
to show them the beauty of the natural world
through song, dance, nature, you know, the standard Steven-treatment, but it just doesn't get through to them. They're not gonna sing and dance! Who do these two randos think they are? Pearls? Steven and Lapis begin to think that these two are a lost cause, but one of the Lapises actually
does end up following them to Little Homeschool. So, not all is lost. As graduation approaches
at Little Homeschool, Steven goes to pick up a
cake from Lars' bakery. Sadie shows up, and reveals
she has a new romantic partner named Shep, much to Steven's dismay. Having shipped Lars and
Sadie his whole life, he's determined to have
Lars chase after her, even though Lars himself stated he's fine with Sadie's new relationship. In fact, he tells him that since
the Off-Colors are finished with school, they're going
to head back into space. That night at the graduation
party, Steven also learns that Sadie Killer and the
Suspects have broken up, and are going their separate ways. Terrified by all this change,
Steven turns pink once again, accidentally creating a diamond barrier, sealing himself and his friends inside. The barrier gets smaller and smaller, threatening to suffocate them all. Steven lashes out and blames
Lars for not talking to Sadie, who then reveals that they did talk, but had grown too far apart and
decided not to get together. Mr. "Open the Chest During
the Time-skip" can't deal with character development
when it happens off-screen, but thanks to a pep talk
from Shep, a Shep Talk, he realizes that things are
changing and his friends are moving on, but they'll
always be friends no matter what. The barrier disappears, and Steven bids farewell to his friends. With most of his friends gone,
Steven takes up gardening and accidentally creates life once again, this time in the form of Cactus Steven. Steven vents to his new Cactus friend about how the Crystal
Gems have been getting on his nerves recently. Well, Cactus Steven keeps growing, and eventually becomes a massive beast that mirrors everything Steven says, including his bad-mouthing of the Gems. - I don't want anymore
high-and-mighty advice from Garnet! Uh.
(loud slam) - [Jacob] They're able
to resolve the issue with Cactus Steven, but
not the real Steven, who has started bottling up his feelings. A very healthy habit. Thanks to all those feelings, Steven starts having horrible nightmares, which somehow interfere with TV signals. Using this phenomenon as a
way to fix the abysmal reboot of their favorite show,
Steven and Peridot dream up new episodes and tape them. But this starts to really
affect Steven negatively since he becomes so overwhelmed
with fixing the episodes when all he really wanted to
do was hang out with Peridot. Steven's not even sure
he knows how to live without having some grand problem to fix, but he's absolutely exhausted. Peridot sees Steven's
breakdown in his dream, and they cancel the
rest of their episodes, opting instead to just
enjoy each other's company. A few days later Steven,
Pearl, Bismuth and Connie head to the Starlight Roller
Rink for a night of fun. While there, they encounter
some of Connie's friends from school, leaving
Steven feeling left out and like he's forgotten
how to talk to humans. Steven and Bismuth end up
sitting on the sidelines, as Steven laments about
how out-of-place he feels. Bismuth empathizes and
admits she really only came to hang out with Pearl,
who seems to already have a whole new life outside
of Little Homeschool. Bismuth gives him a pep talk of her own, and convinces Steven to skate with Connie. The two fuse into Stevonnie and clean up at the Roller Rink's
dance contest, however, despite the awesome
night, Steven can't help but feel like he's
drifting away from Connie. As Connie's plans to head off to college start becoming more real, Steven turns pink once
again and starts worrying. He asks the best couple he
knows for advice: Garnet. Un-fused, both Ruby and
Sapphire encourage Steven to propose to Connie. 'Cause that's a great idea
for a seventeen year old in the middle of an emotional crisis. Well, Steven goes for it and plans an incredibly romantic
date on the beach for them. He sings her a beautiful song, and the night is going very well until he pops the question, which goes about as well as you'd expect. Connie's naturally shocked, but realizes how much
effort Steven put into this and recognizes the pain and heartache that Steven's been going through. She gently lets him down, not with a "no", but with a "not now." Which, respect to Connie,
that's like the best way she could've handled this situation. Steven seems to take it well, but when she leaves, his
emotions literally explode and Garnet does what
she can to comfort him after Ruby and Sapphire gave
him some not-so-great advice. As the days pass, Steven falls deeper and
deeper into depression. Any mention of Connie
sends him into a panic. These panic attacks start growing. Literally. Steven's limbs grow
erratically at the mention of anything Connie-related,
eventually leading to Connie taking him to the doctor for the first time in his life. Specifically, she takes him
to her mom, Dr. Maheswaran. The doctor shows on an x-ray that Steven's suffered numerous fractures, particularly around his brain, and despite his "miraculous recoveries" through his healing powers, she believes that he's suffered
emotional trauma as a result of going through so much
at such a young age. Steven starts to recalls his past, but he only gets up to
the end of season one before Dr. Maheswaran
stops him and tells Steven that he is most definitely
suffering from PTSD and that the stress is
only unmanageable now because he feels his support
system is failing him. Upon recalling the proposal, Steven grows to an enormous size. Luckily, Connie had already called Greg, who called off his
managing of Sadie and Shep on their new tour to go console his son. Now, back home and taking
care of Steven full-time, Greg takes him out on a road-trip to give him some new perspective on life. They stop at Greg's childhood home to sneak in and grab an old CD. At first, Steven is excited to learn more about his father's childhood,
but it soon turns sour when he realizes that his father
willingly gave up normalcy when that's all Steven wanted growing up. It gets even worse when Steven realizes that he took their last name from a song. He turns pink once again, claiming that Greg is just
as bad as Pink Diamond for stowing away his
perfectly normal upbringing. In his rage, Steven tears the
steering wheel off the van and crashes it. Luckily, they're safe, but it's obvious that Steven has lost a
lot respect for his dad despite his father's
attempts to reassure him. Back home, Steven is lectured
by the Gems for his outburst. Steven uses his new favorite
move: glow pink and run away. It's super-effective. Slowing down time, allowing
him to run at super-speed. He goes to the one place that
nobody would look for him: Jasper's cave. Steven begins training with Jasper to learn to control his powers. Steven's form gets more
pinker and more ripped. When it comes time for
a rematch with Jasper, Steven goes all out, showcasing
some lovely diamond pupils and shattering Jasper. Absolutely devastated, he
runs home as fast as he can and dumps Jasper's shards in the bathtub. He uses the remaining Diamond aura potions to bring her back. Now reformed, Jasper bows to Steven, calling him "My Diamond"
much to his horror. Terrified of who he is, Steven
runs off to the galaxy warp to find the only people who
can help him: the Diamonds. On Homeworld, he encounters Spinel, who is in a much healthier place now. (cheerful music) - How have you been since? - Since I tried to kill you? That was so embarrassing. - [Jacob] They go to see Yellow Diamond about his growing
problems, but it's no use. So, they go to Blue Diamond to see if she can help his emotional problems with happy drug clouds, but,
sadly, it's shallow comfort as Steven realizes this doesn't
actually help his problem in the longterm. Lastly, they visit White Diamond to see if she can fix his self-esteem problems. White has created a new
power, allowing Gems to channel themselves through her, so she can see who they really are. Basically, a reversal
of what she did before. She suggests Steven use her ability to try to speak to himself. Instead, Steven remembers
what she did to him in the past, and his anger takes over, causing himself to inflict pain on her while he's in possession of her body. Horrified by what he's
done, again, he runs away, swelling and glowing
pink all the way home. Back home, Steven decides
to do the healthy thing and bottle up everything and
pretend like nothing's wrong. That shouldn't be a problem, right? Everyone says they're worried about him, but he keeps insisting
that everything is fine, and he just needs to keep
doing what he does best: helping people whether
they need it or not. Eventually, Steven's friends confront him and urge him to seek help, but
Steven swells more and more, and finally admits that he's a monster. Or, at least, that how he sees himself. He swells more, morphing
into a monstrous form. He loses control of himself
and attacks Beach City. Bismuth, Lapis and Peridot do
their best to fend him off, while Garnet, Amethyst and
Pearl fuse into Alexandrite. Lapis restrains Steven in a whirlpool, but she can't hold him for long. Suddenly, the Diamonds and
Spinel arrive to check on Steven. Perfect timing as usual. After learning that the
monster everyone is preoccupied with is Steven, they help hold
him down or at least try to. Even the Cluster emerges to restrain him. The Diamonds and Spinel sob about how it's their
fault Steven is like this, to which Connie says, "Yeah, it is." But even though it's their fault, grief and self-blame won't help Steven. They need to put Steven's
feelings above their own, just as he always done for everyone else. Garnet devises a plan. Instead of simply restraining Steven, everyone goes in for a
hug, holding him back, but also comforting him, reminding him of all he's done for them. They tell him how much they
love him and care for him, and how they want to help
him overcome his problems. Connie seals the deal with
a kiss on his forehead. Steven begins to tear up and
returns to his human form. Surrounded by his friends and family. Steven sobs, releasing all of those bottled up feelings finally. Three months later - this show
loves its time-skips now - Steven is finally seeing a therapist. He's also decided to
leave Beach City behind. He and Connie plan out his travel schedule while he begins making the
rounds to say his goodbyes. After a tearful farewell to
Bismuth, Lapis and Peridot, Steven then gives Greg his old room. Even Jasper is upset about him leaving, but, strangely, Garnet,
Amethyst and Pearl aren't. Even as he's getting in his car to leave, they don't seem to be sad. That is until he drives back and demands to know why they're not
upset with a very tactful. - What's wrong with you guys? - [Jacob] Of course,
they were holding back. Tears pour out of their eyes
as they hold each other, tearfully saying goodbye. They reassure him that no matter
what his future looks like, they will be a part of it. And so Steven gets into
his car and drives off, leaving Beach City behind,
heading towards something new. He's finished discovering his Gem-side; now it's time to be human. And that was "Steven Universe," a story about a half-Gem
half-human boy who went from singing about cat ice cream to liberating the entire galaxy. Thank you for watching "The Complete Steven Universe Timeline." I've been Jacob. Be sure to subscribe for
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