Jasper The Most Abused Character In The Steven Universe Fandom! - Steven Universe Character Analysis 

While politically speaking homeworld seemingly considers earth gems status equally to non-earth gems, socially earth gems are 2nd class citizens.

Tarhiel Also Yellow Diamond says in her song that agates are meant to terrify gems and toughen them up.

Tarhiel Yellow daimond reclute jasper when pink was shattered so maybe yellow's agate abused her and her team like al the agates do...

Tarhiel Which episode does she flinch at amethyst's whip?

Tasta'nisu 2001 Beta I think? It was the episode with smoky quartz

Kitsune Zakuro Hi Kitsune! I love you videos and art!

Then draw her

Kitsune Zakuro realy ? Thx :3

So,how did the drawing come out?

Kitsune Zakuro SHARE WITH THE CLASS

HiMyNameIsWeirdo I died when you said the creepy ass one 😂

I feel that she would better with a Genuine one

HiMyNameIsWeirdo nope

I just really want Jasper to be redeemed, at least being uncorrupted. At first, I HATED Jasper, but now digging a little deeper into her story, she has a broken heart, and NEEDS Steven and the Crystal Gems to cure it by explaining what actually happened, and she might become an allie to the Crystal Gems, but not join them fully enough to where she has a star on her clothes, because she still feels a little weary among them. That's just what I think, and yes, I also want Jasper to have a real smile, maybe when the Crystal Gems explain everything to her

I like the creepy one 😂😂😂

I know right?

AhmedH 86 actually, Jasper let go of Lapis after she asked to fuse.

AhmedH 86 Jasper wasn't stupid enough to destroy her only chance of defeating Garnet along with the rest of the CG in her condition, and without leverage. I highly doubt Lapis actually agreed to fusion because she saw no other way, she is vindictive as Hell. That's no longer debatable considering how she treated Peridot, during their reunion. imagine if Steven wasn't around at the time for that. Lapis had the ocean right next to her and from what we've seen of how fast she can manipulate it, she could have escaped through there or used it to sweep Jasper away from her. As for separation, you can see Malachite warping as if it would split while being dragged into the ocean. In other words, Jasper was trying to separate while Lapis was keeping them together.

Jasper doesnt care about lapis she USED her for malichite which was power and jasper only really cares about power not the relationship when fused the way she forcefully grabs lapis by the wrist/arm you dont grab someone you care about with force nor by the wrist

anna _ That's not a debate and no one doubts that, but Jasper did leave it to Lapis to decide on fusion with her or not. That is also a not a debate.

Skinny Jasper where'd you hear that from?

Skinny Jasper no way, where did you get this info?

Jensen Peacock Kimberly Brooks gave hint to her getting a redemption

Ah I commented this half way through the vid

(screams in an operatic voice)

KeWii B I personally just want a character who's got grey morality. Not good, not bad and doesn't have a side... kinda like Piccolo at the beginning of DBZ. Also, in original Dragon Ball he was a bad guy for a while, I can see a Jasper parallel there.

To be fair though, for her to ever appear again. The good guys have to act on it, like they need to heal her for her to even show up again. Who knows how she'd react to that though.

"Piccolo was a bad guy for a while" is the understatement of the century.

@Skinny Jasper i think story wise if we can get to the point to find a cure for corruption, i could see Jasper having this doubtful moment and realization that they did cured her. But she'd basically tell them that she's not weak and a lot stronger than them. From there i'd assume she'd again through the Gems in front of Homeworld leading to some gems speculate where she's been.

TekTheNinja It definitely is! But I also didn't want to sound condescending if the person had read DB or was a fan in general

I thought the same thing! Personally Jasper is my favorite character and I hope she comes back soon. But yeah, damn when Jasper finds out about this....whew, there's gonna be hell to pay.

Idk if this is controversial, but I find her more sympathetic than Lapis and Spinel.

It is controversial but I agree

I thought that myself. Sometimes I read people's opinions about this, and I often noticed that the comments supporting lapis tend to sound like a younger person is writing it. Which makes me also think that because of the time skip in the movie and because Steven is older, if they bring Jasper back, he might be able to have a better grasp on the whole malachite situation if they bring it up again that is.

He somewhat wants to understand her in Future. I think Amethyst gave up on her already.

Jasper is not really like vegeta because vegeta hates to obey anyone, if they're stronger than him he hates it and tries to get stronger, not obey the stronger person like jasper (except beerus cause he's trying not to get the planet destroyed by being disrespectful). His race was wiped out. Jasper had loyalty to homeworld, vegeta didn't have any loyalty to frieza, he just pretended to because he was trying to get stronger over the years to destroy him. Jasper doesn't really have an inferiority complex to anyone unlike vegeta.

she is my fav :,,)

Zero Kirstein since when did we find out she shattered 80 crystal gems?

People just stereotype her because of her big and butch appearance. They think a massive soldier like Jasper can't have insecurities and suffer from abuse, even when the creators have hammered this into her arc.

she did suffer no one ever saw lapis as the abuser witch she was

Eyeball said she did

Same.

Same

She never got the arc she rightfully deserved... that’s really upsetting-

I wish they handled her better

Yeah, it is.

Mochailatte I really hate to say this but.....jasper was right when she said lapis is the one to be afraid of. Lapis is the one who should be hunted and shattered. I really didn't want to say that but it is the truth

Bailey Johnson she said that because lapis was more powerful than her when jasper thought she was a monster she got her ass handed to her and then became scared of her power herself

Adolf Hitler no, Jasper was referring to Lapis' cruel mistreatment and hateful abuse of her. Which Lapis herself confirms not even a whole 5 minutes later.

I love both Lapis, and Jasper.

Jibri Trawick I'm kind of in between. they're both awful in their own ways and they're both great in their own ways

Your name disturbs me on several levels.

Ivoroon Θ TRY ME

Shadowtechnik FITE ME (also she fights them, yes I know that. She is apart of home world she has to. Plus she thinks rose shattered pink. Why would she join them if their leader "killed" her diamond)

I love your profile pic! Easily one of my favorite Gen 2 Pokemon. B)

InfiniteRandom smoochum is beautiful

Jasper and Lapis are two sides of a similar situation. Jasper became angry and hardened about the abuse she endured. Lapis has run and tried to avoid other situations where she might be abused again. She's passive-aggressive and angry, but also an avoidant personality. One isn't failed and the other perfect... they're two different developments from similar situations. An ex partner of mine and I are very similar to Jasper and Lapis, tbh. We weren't healthy together. She became so militantly "my way or you're the enemy," meanwhile I have had to deal with my fears and internal anger.

raccoongirl1 you really get it. Sorry about that btw.

Daniel Johnston thanks. I'm in a much better place now. It took a long time, and like Lapis, I needed time to reflect on my past and how it was affecting my decisions. I was afraid to cause confrontations and still sometimes apologize for having feelings. But my current partner is very patient and has helped me work through so much that it's made me a better person. I relate a lot to Lapis and hold out hope for her.

raccoongirl1 I'm glad to hear it. It's not easy to get past truly bad situations. Often it takes even longer to forgive yourself for being a part of them. Heal well. I relate to Lapis a lot too because I think she has crazy PTSD (which is not just for soldiers btw). I appreciate that she is taking a long time to heal. And that she's even a bit self destructive. Its real.

I don't think Lapis was meant to go that direction. She's a very powerful gem that didn't want anything to do with both sides. Jasper was written in a way she wanted to prove she's the best and stood strongly on one side never faltering to the other side. Not sure how you made that observation, they're completely opposite of one another but equally as powerful. Jasper basks in the idea of fighting for a cause and is very dutibound as well as is out to prove herself. Lapis wants none of that and be left alone.

Potter Head Noir I feel the same

Potter Head Noir I feel pretty much exactly the same as you

tbh same i kinda don't want her to be a crystal gem. more like an ally i guess?? like if they need help with something they can just call jasper lmao i also don't want her to live in the barn since lapis is there

I agree that is what I see

Tbh I don’t care if she comes back as a villain or not I just want her to return

I know this is really old but this made me imagine jasper and bismuth living at bismuth forge

? Jasper abuse of corrupted gems and punch them, Jasper don't accept fusion like gays, Jasper don't accept Amethyst, Jasper only fuse with Lapis because she won't wanna lose for a fusion not because she was well.

@@Lucas-ks9of Do you honestly think home world would see corrupted gems as real gems when they see off colors as second class citizens?

@@eastlemon9477 Off course not, and I never said anything about that before

KPkpop dying atm. it's hard living the rest of your life without breathing

spoder misii same i unDerstand

You killed me.

KPkpop YASSSSSS!! Also, love your username!

KPkpop YASSSSSS!! Also, love your username!

All the way from London? Damn.

AYYYY

We're are all mai hamilfreaks!!!!

*you have inVENTED A NEW KIND OF STUPID*

THANK GOD SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M STRUGGLING HERE TO DO!!!

While thats true lapis was the abuser you need to remember that many forget that shes a citizen so being betrayed by her home twice and forced as a prisoner she's been abused many times giving her ptsd some form however some of lapis actions arent excusable and there are actions shes done that are good now with jasper she is a soilder so everything about her is made for this and she also has ptsd and she has also abused lapis as they abused eachother equally but they are both troubled and hurt gems

Visceris and while Jasper definitely was pushy, Lapis never needed to fuse and hurt Jasper so much

Visceris I feel like they abused each other Lapis did most of the damage though

they made equal amount of damage

It was clear that they were both hurt by the experience... It wasn't a textbook human abuse relationship tbh. We are talking about gems being in an abusive fusion (where one is forcing the other to ursurp control for doing harm) - this does act as a methaphor to humans being in abusive relationships - think of it as a woman staying with her abusive partner to avoid the said partner from harming their kids...which seems misguided - but that's how abusive relationships are... Tis hard to see the clear line. Saying that oh Lapis was the abuser when she clearly fused in the futile attempt to save Steven is a bit of a stretch in the dark.

Tarhiel that's just so true?

Tarhiel Same and true.

Actually related to anyone abused by anyone type of person. Especially ones who you are supposed to look up to .

This is why I love Jasper.

Agreed

To be fair as far as she knows Steven and the Crystal Gems are murderers. (or at least responsible for harboring a murderer, Rose Quartz) To us (and the other Crystal Gems) she just looks like a violent warmongering gem....but to homeworld she looks like a warrior seeking justice over the shattering of one of their diamonds, one of their beloved leaders. (I mean from Jaspers point of view, why on earth would you feel guilty about bringing justice to murderers?) I mean even Steven believed his mother shattered Pink Diamond for a while, if he can believe that what do you think Homeworld can believe? What do you think Jasper can believe? I still think calling Jasper "good" is really shaky (I mean in terms of my own values she hasn't done anything to inspire trust)....but I can see why she would be seen as good by Homeworld (and how she herself would feel justified for her actions) considering how they view Rose Quartz and the Crystal Gems. Also I have the benefit of knowing the Crystal Gems are the good guys. Whereas it seems like there's a lot of confusion on Homeworld over what actually happened to Pink Diamond. Sorry for the essay...

Dizzard I wouldn't go out calling Jasper a good guy either. She's a neutral character if anything.

Dude. She has a heart of GOLD.

Alex The Art Child Don't judge a book by its cover? I think you're getting off track a bit. Jasper is cruel, psychotic, and brutal, we all know that. We shouldn't judge her for these traits though, we don't judge a character because they're bad or evil or anything, we use them for how well they hold up as characters, and that can apply to good or bad characters.

ps. also, I'm a huge lapis fan, but I'm also a jasper fan. I get how complex she is, and I get her justification. even before this video I thought she was a truly complex character with an interesting backstory, motives, struggles, and I considered her one of the greatest "villains" in any show / movie id ever seen, not because she's so "evil" or anything like that, but because she's so multilayered and misunderstood.

Finally! I thought I was the only one who liked BOTH of them rather than just one versus the other! In my opinion, I think they're both very complex characters, but in completely different ways. Jasper, however,, is definitely the most complex.

And with constantly being on earth, I think it makes it worse for her knowing that “this is the planet I was made on, to serve my diamond. And this is the planet I failed to save her on”. It’s a constant reminder of her being a failure to Pink. I feel like Rose made a huge mistake by faking her own shattering, and Lapis fucked her up even further.

Ew no. I like how Jasper was built the way she was. If she became like Peridot it would really diminish her worth as the ultimate warrior.

I literally cried, I can relate to Jasper so much. I had to learn that just because I'm sad and all and I've been through stuff I can't keep being an example to everyone around me and I've finally realized that, too bad Jasper had to be corrupted to realize that

lol "the return"

ThatOneSawk GRUREUXUSHSJ 😂 SSHHH

Meanwhile..

@@ThatOneSawk yes, " the return "

*laughs in shattered*

Facts, this fandom is way more superficial than they pretend to be.

If Lapis, Spinel and Peridot weren't pretty and / or cute and looked anything like Jasper, the fandom wouldn't like them half as much. Why do you think Rebecca had them modeled like that?

I think she looks badass but I never liked her

​@@coachscabin3568Honestly I think people would still like peridot if she looked like a quartz, she didn't really do anything that bad, she wasn't around for the war, she never shattered anyone, she didn't create the cluster, she just had a tech job.

Not to mention the victims of The Cluster and the other gem shard fusion experiments.

What is with all the dots...............".........

Zachary D it's hard for her to learn that when the gems keep her in the dark

literally when did she said that she was the only one to suffer because of the war ?

she didn't say it but she pretty much acts like it.

yo this comment hurts me I feel the same way about her eyes T.T

literally what I was thinking

"She was at the bottom." She was the perfect Jasper. Remember when they found her hole and Peridot couldn't find a single flaw?

Jimmy Brouillard you can't explain away her being a fucking abuser with simple heartache. Even so, they don't explain away the abuse.

Something Clever She is an abuser? She forced Lapis to succumb to a toxic fusion. I understand lapis knew "she could keep Jasper hostage in the fusion" but it was only to save her friends. She knew she would have to do it, and put herself into a toxic relationship to hold them down. When she got out, she was fucked up mentally because of it. The whole episode where Jasper comes to "apologize" on the boat is actually the crew showing signs of abuse and gaslighting. She comes to lapis, promises that she will "be different" and that she wanted to fuse again. This is the real life equivalent to someone who was emotionally abusive to someone and then apologizing and saying that they were sorry. With this, Jasper guilt trips Lapis into thinking that she should, but instead, she refuses and says that she doesn't want to because Jasper and her were toxic and she couldn't bring herself to do it. After that, Jasper gets upset because she was denied and tries to ATTACK STEVEN, and that's why she is thrown/punched off the boat. Jasper abused Lapis and doesn't deserve any love what so ever. Many people will say that she is a "fluffy cheese ball" or whatever and that her past explains why she was abusive but THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY. You can sympathize with her and say "yeah your past must of sucked" but her past doesn't give her a ticket to do whatever she wants. If you wanna go by that logic, then Lapis should be able to do whatever she wants too, but no. Explanation doesn't equate to an excuse and it doesn't make abusive behaviors okay.

A Person With a Name Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that she's a lowly off-color from Earth. Jasper's prized by Yellow Diamond and that's her only saving grace on Homeworld. It's not that Jasper doesn't deserve praise, but Homeworld's prejudices that are holding her back.

Eviolite User The Famtheyst are nothing like her. They are Quartz soldiers, that's it. Jasper is the perfect Quartz who while perfect, comes with many insecurities and self hate. You can say that the Famethyst are abused, but are you forgetting that Agates are made to terrify hence why Holly Blue Agate is intimidating and cruel. So I really don't see why The Famethyst, who really have no character development whatsoever deserve redemption over Jasper, who is a very fleshed out character

Legendary | NitroRetribution I was asking can Jasper sing her own song. It's needs to be there!

Yeah, very sad and edgy and I want her to call out lapis in a versw

I think lapis was being a jerk intentionally to push others away. She just wanted to be alone. Her time fused with Jasper was bad, she grew addicted to the fight for control, and even then she was only acting in such a way to defeat "2 birds with one stone," protecting steven yes, but to also unleash all her rage on someone after being trapped for 5,000 years in a mirror of all things. And a toxic relationship drains both individuals, so no matter who you say was worse, it makes sense she was too emotionally drained to have any true functioning friendships. Plus reminder that peridot had also kept her captive as an informant, forcing her to jeopardize the safety of steven, and if it wasn't for that, she wouldn't have had to fuse with jasper in the first place. Besides the whole time it was clear she only got along with steven anyways, she was tired of the world and all the antics she had seen and dealt with. Doesn't excuse it, but it's still a realistic depiction. By the movie, and future by extension, she was kind enough to interact freely with others without being as rude. She still has a "violence is the answer" standpoint, but is closer in her healing than she was during the first series. Jasper deserved more than she got, it kind of sucks tbh. She clearly has self-worth issues, and finds strength as the only thing defining a gems deservingness of respect. My best assumption is, she internalized the false shattering of pink diamond as being her fault, unable to defeat the crystal gems soon enough. She also took it personally when she constantly lost to fusions, and the gems she fused with didn't want to stay fused. She is not too far gone, as the show seemed to believe, and could have been redeemed had they gone a different route than outright having "diamond power" steven shatter her. They could have had something happen to cause her to respect the earth and its organic life. I say cactus steven would have been something she should have fought, not strong enough to shatter her but strong enough to fight her and withstand her hits. I mean the ending of the cactus episode could stay, with the hug and all of that, but maybe... and then we wouldn't have Jasper still being loyal to a nonexistent leader, and she wouldn't be abandoned yet again that way either. Poor jasper... she'd never admit there was anything wrong though.

She seems indifferent about it.

I feel like. Pink diamond/Rose Quarts doesn't get NEARLY as much side eye as she should....

same man every jasper video he makes i almost cry to

King Xander Of Nohr I slip a tear on every single one

Royal Rust This is the same fandom that forced a girl to suicide. Don't expect rational people to be the majority. Sorry man, try and find some smart people and ignore this shows fanbase.

No that was rape. It was just like Lapis just had a STD so Jasper was a fool.

Flip Donu No it’s not rape you idiot

I KNOW RIGHT

This is insane, especially since Rebecca has said it's a relationship of some kind. Apparently people immediately took that to mean a sexual one which is disgusting, especially since I'm pretty sure Rebecca I didn't mention anything about it being sexual. I see fusion as being relationships of all kinds. In that case it was just one with abuse and struggle for power.

Actually yeah! pink was very impulsive and didn't think about her actions though, like ever, even by the time of her actual death. I mean what, did she expect things would stay peaceful forever and that no one would harm her child in the event they returned? She didn't finish her job or take responsibility for any action. She just took the L and hid out on a planet with next to no friends remaining, just to fawn over some humans, which she had lots of on the human zoo out in space. She even caused a mass genocide of rose quartzes. I mean sure, earth was pretty in her eyes, but she still could have done a better job protecting it, and without outright abandoning all of her own kind. Or atleast without lying to all those on her side.

Wilfred Cthulu I hope she won't. She is loyal to the diamonds

Same :)

Wilfred Cthulu I think Rose can defeat Jasper even though they both have defensive weapons Rose Shield can be used offensively like in the episode Steven vs amethyst the edges of his shield is razor sharp sharp enough to cut rock and if thrown at a Jamaican Do extreme damage and Rose can make two Shields and manipulate the shield sizes Jasper only has a helmet remember Rose has super strength Rose's a court Soldier so she has to have experience in fighting Rose has abilities probably like Jasper and Amethyst maybe she could spin into those little ball set quartz soldiers can Rose can float Jasper can't both of these gems could probably go head-to-head with each other that's probably why Jasper talks as if she and Rose had fought many times before

IMULSIVE IMPULSE I don't think that rose could beat jasper with her own strengths, without any help. Remember that jasper is the "ultimate quartz". Rose is not that powerful, I mean, she is not the leader of the crystal gems bcs she's powerful but rather bcs she is wise and she opened their eyes. So rose couldn't beat jasper only with her shield, rember how Jasper catched stevonnie's shield and how she resisted the ships engine and the explosion from "Jail Break". So she is resistant and powerful. Oh and remember that eyeball said that she tooked down 80 crystal gems before the sun went down....

"and if thrown at a Jamaican Do extreme damage" Uhh? do you mean jasper

Jasper is the prime example of bullies compensating for their own pain. Even bullies have bullies. Jasper's bully was herself

For real, Homeworld and The Gems were the most interesting thing in the whole show

They kinda just completely ruined all the characters in Steven Universe Future..

Katelynn ikr

So you're indifferent to her then?

Award shows are rigged

Can I Speak With the Manager? ^

Uh no

i wish it was.....

Jonathan Holliday Me too.

Jonathan Holliday me four 😢

don't we all

Ellen Grace To be honest, I was expecting the same.

She kind of scared everyone I guess. Caused steven a lot of trauma. And her actions are due to her own trauma too. Poor jasper was constantly being abandoned and only cared about for her strength for so long. That's what caused her to be that way, that and the loss of the war.

She's not. She's heavily OVER-rated. Do people not realize that she is continually an awful person, even when faced with the chance of redemption?

Mephostopheles Well she is awful and that'd great she's an antagonist and a good antagonist at that she isn't just a "I'm bad cause I feel like it"

Compared to fucking Lapis, she is basically a highly disliked character. And if you know anything along the lines of "Mental Disorder," the way Jasper acts to redemption from Steven and in general shows signs of one. In fact, almost ever Steven Universe character shows signs of at least one mental disorder. Peridot was an awful person and Lapis still acts like a complete jackass, so?????

Nathan Hetzer I do too

Same they both are very intresting and complex characters

Nope I love them too

Their cool

I hecking love them

*identity

QUIT EMBARRASSING YOURSELF, I'VE SEEN WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

Helper Car no you haven't. *insert stronger than you here

Aqua Peri I agree with the non-Crystal Gem. She'd be a fun anti-hero at least, because /someone/ has to challenge the "holy grail of protagonist-centered morality" road the show is progressively walking towards.

What do mean by that?

same. i don't want her to be a full on crystal gem, more like an ally i guess like they can just call her up if they need her i don't think she should live in the barn tho because lapis is there sooooo

I want Jasper to get a redemption arc but i want her to die in a final battle. She deserves to not die as a crystal gem, she deserves to die what she was always mean to be, to die a hero.

CatsGrimm OWO Yes.