Never Trust Rose Quartz or The Crystal Gems! Rose Quartz Flashback EXPOSED - Steven Universe Theory 

Rose Quartz’s hair is so big because it’s full of secrets.

I think Pearl is the key, that's why we still know nothing about her past. If she was as close to Rose as she says, then getting her to talk is important.

The Crystal Gems keeping the truth from Steven? NEVER SAW THAT COMING

PD is a coward when asking for help from her friends, but when the Crystal gems ask their friends for help it shows how close they are.

If you still trust Rose at this point or even recently then I'm impressed with your resilience.

Moral of the story: Everybody is lying. Which liar do you adore the most? 😭

I feel that garnet did not tell the full truth and I bet Steven has his doubts especially with the sword

When I think of it, Bismuth talked about how RQ lied to everybody. So this actually makes sense to bring up because as you can see Bismuth was shut up and kept away.

Slice is a hw gem confirmed

*Laughs in future*

Well Rose did hide Bismuth away and we don’t even know what else she’s hiding and or where Pink Diamond’s shards are.

Pearl may know Rose's true story but she literally cannot tell the truth she is blocked and until that block is cleared we're not getting answers.

I think maybe Garnett is thinking of a timeline when things happened in the way she told the off colors, as in pool hoping she pointed out that onion was in space and not Lars. Being that Rose doesn't care to correct others on mistakes of the story, she just let Garnett think how she wanted to not upset the balance of her upcoming army.

Peridot's comment that Pearl was "fancy" was a reaction to her appearance, but we already know at that point in the show that that is not Pearl's original form. If her original form was more humble, once she joined the rebellion she easily could have changed her form to look more fancy or high class

Man Slice, I love how passionate you are about what happens in Steven Universe and your videos are just so mindblowing!!

I think the reason for pink diamonds being so cold is because she wasn't given command of any colonies before and because she was depicted as a child the first time we saw her so maybe she is attempting to be more like the other diamonds. Resulting in her being cruel

About the line “we can never go home” Rose said to Pearl, I don’t think you should automatically say that Homeworld is the home of all the gems, or even just Rose. I think you should at it like “home is what you’re used to” or a place that you are comfortable at. So it makes sense that “we can never go home” was said, because what the meaning of that is “we can never go back to our old lives”

Garnet said that rose shattered pink with the sword and bismuth said that it only messes with the form not its gem so they is lieing

Okay, I didn't even check my subscriptions or twitter- I literally just SENSED that you might have uploaded a new video... Omg is tht my gem poweeeerr??!?

Uh , Jasper was made on earth and she considered Homeworld "home" so it isn't so strange that Rose Quartz would call homeworld "home" too.

My headphones weren't plugged in all the way so at first it was just distorted noise and I was like 'good start to the vid'

Wait...what? I missing some critical information. How do we know it's Pink Diamond's abandoned Kindergarten on Homeworld? And how do we know "The Answer" took place BEFORE Pink was shattered? And how do we know what Rose meant by "Home?" I thought "We can never go home" could be short for "home as we knew it." Pearl can't go back to Homeworld, Rose can't go back to her Earth quartz family. Neither can go back to any Gem society they once knew because they are outcasts and exiles. Help from anyone would be appreciated, because I'm confused. :/

Everybody seems to be forgetting. Holly Blue Agate _specifically_ states that the Human Zoo was originally like a prison. The reason it is the way it is now is because in this state, the humans don't fight back. It's a simple case of A happy animal is easyer to take care of then a trapped animal

After watching "A Single Pale Rose," it's crazy to see how everything falls into place.

Pink Diamond revived by Steven ÷ the crystal gems blowing up for TRUSTING a DIAMOND × Garnet losing the remaining marbles + comedy gold Rush + Amethyst being WTF is going on - a good day = a recipe for a Steven Universe episode and not to mention, sanity loss.

I'm spreading this around because I want to know what people think and I'm hoping someone might make a theory video, animatic, etc on it. So here's my version of Rose's path: I wanted Rose to have been made on Homeworld, maybe the first gem that Pink Diamond ever made. But unlike normal Quartzes that are made for fighting, Rose Quartz gems were more defensive, partly due to Pinks desire to be protected. Think about it; Pink Diamond is the youngest gem. She is seen as a child in the eyes of her diamonds and when she created her first gem, the gem came out with maternal instinct. The ability to heal Pink Diamond’s gem if it was to ever get cracked, enhanced reflexes and speed to rush to Pink Diamonds aid if she needed her, a shield and a bubble to protect Pink Diamond from being harmed, and the ability to float and reach things that Pink Diamond couldn’t because of her short stature. But Rose Quartzes were not actually made for fighting. What active fighting abilities do Rose Quartzes have other than their strength? Rose has her sword but that was given to her by Bismuth. Rose was originally Pink’s bodyguard/friend/maternal figure and she was the first Rose Quartz to be made. Rose kept Pink safe and out of trouble on Homeworld. Keeping her entertained while Blue and Yellow were busy building colonies. While the other diamonds had Pearls, Pink Diamond only had a Rose Quartz. Rose bonded with White Diamond’s Pearl (our Pearl) who eventually fell in love with her. Rose was there when Pink asked for her own colony and she was the one to heal Pink’s arm, which Yellow Diamond injured after Pink broke the glass. And something inside Pink broke too. Tired of not being taken seriously, Pink tried to prove to Yellow that she could handle her own colony with Rose by her side, watching her struggle. The only person that she could trust, who actually saw her potential. The only gem to call her “My Diamond,” Then Pink was given her own planet and her own colony. She and Rose went to earth together. She created Jaspers and Amethysts to help with the colonization, but Rose was still the only Rose Quartz. Pink Diamond was worried that her gems would not respect her, when they saw how small she was, so she stayed in her Palanquin at all times, using Rose as her mouthpiece. Rose grew fond of the humans on the planet and expressed her concerns to Pink Diamond about the effects the colonizes were having on the planet and the people who lived there. So, Pink invented the human zoo as a place for them to go. But who would take care of the humans on the zoo? So, Pink made more Rose Quartzes for the task but kept her Rose separated because she was special. But Rose wasn’t just concerned about the humans there. She fell in love with the rain, the flowers, and the animals. She fell in love with the way things changed on the planet and the earth adjusted. And the more she spoke out to Pink Diamond, the more the distance grew between them. Then Rose started giving different orders. Ordering gems to help humans, to build, lies that she said came from Pink Diamond. And when Pink Diamond found out…the betrayal changed something inside of her. She banished Rose back to Homeworld, where she was to work in the zoo with the humans she loved so much. But without Rose, Pink was afraid to show herself. When she confessed her fears to the other Diamonds, Yellow made her limb enhancers to give her the height of the other Diamonds, and a spikey helmet similar to the one Yellow’s so that she would look more frightening. She vowed never to get close to a gem she created again. And then she went back to earth, a colder, crueler gem, leaving Rose on Homeworld. There Rose reconnected with Pearl and after telling her of her desire to go back, Pearl agreed to help. Pearl helped Rose still a ship, having the knowledge of how to fly one and the two landed on the spot from the Sword and the scabbard. The two had the conversation that Pearl showed Steven. They started the rebellion, Rose recruiting gems with similar feelings on the planet as her. The rest of the story; the part with Pink Diamond being shattered should have been left out. I wanted to hear that part from Pearl. But I believe that if Pink and Rose were close, she might have believed Rose was coming to surrender. It would explain why Pink stepped out of the Palanquin, she never believed that her Rose would really hurt her. Sorry, that was long :)

Y'know, I kinda feel bad for Pink Diamond.... Like, it's her first colony, everything's going great, and of course the newbie gets the biggest problem to deal with. Like... It figures, you know?

"SHE LIED TO US" - Sapphire after a pale pink rose...

Amazing slice! You always break everything down in detail I love it!!! ❤

Don’t trust anyone not even me

Rose was all a lie she lies to everyone even pearl so what are people supposed to even think of her

In fairness to the CG, Steven is like 14; I'd be careful with my words too. Probably the same mindset the other Diamonds had towards Pink Diamond; she's just a kid. PD's first colony was Earth she still needed time to grow and learn to be leader. THE SAME AS STEVEN. Stevonie had an entire dream sequence empathizing PD's situation. The other Diamonds didn't tell PD the full truth about free will or organic life because they didn't feel like she could handle that information on top of her development. THE SAME AS STEVEN. PD, not being equipped to deal with Rose Quarts, allowed a rebellion to occur which ultimately lead to her death. Ramble ramble ramble/ the CG need to stop keeping Steven in the dark; it's unprofessional.

the only reason Pearl and Rose had that conversation is because Pearl was the only one from Homeworld, and I believe that was the reasoning that and other events as you supposed made her believe Rose told her everything apart from others. SU will end with both positive and negative from both gem sides, with a further explanation of what truly happened and it's future, if CN let it flow.

But Rose was the anti-gem! It has been repeatedly stated that rose put earth over everything and everyone. She stopped the progress of her diamonds first colony and misinformed gems as soon as they were made.

Has anyone noticed in the recent episode how Garnet said, Rose fell in love but in “We need to Talk” Rose didn’t fully understand love or her feelings toward Greg. So I was little confused on how she could fall in love if she didn’t fully understand feelings. I feel that Garnet story isn’t ALL the way accurate. Tell if anyone else noticed that or feel the same way.

I only question is why didn’t Steven tell the gems what he found out during the trial IMMEDIATELY after returning to Earth? Why didn’t he tell them that apparently Rose didn’t shatter pink diamond, and that it was actually one of the other diamonds that shattered her?! I don’t understand.😑

Yess! I thought this too when I heard Garnet, that just made me believe even more that either Pink staged her shattering or white diamond did it to stop wasting resources on a war for a single planet.

I never trusted rose honestly I always thought she had a dark past and was hiding something

My theory is that ruby was part of pink or yellow diamonds court because blue diamond said "how dare you fuse with a member of my court"

I'm with you Slice. Rose has always been all kinds of sketchy..

Watching this theory and knowing who Rose TRULY is filling in some plot holes

maybe she calls home world home since its HOMEworld

Anyone rewatching this after Pale Pink Rose ?

If Rose Quartz lied to the other gems I don’t think she meant to do it to be hurtful or harmful but to help them or to spare them the pain. I remember an interview with someone who worked on the show who sayid that Rose tried her best to not tell or interest Amethyst about Homeworld culture because she wanted her to be able to grow as a person without a role but wasn’t aware and never suspected she might have made Amethyst have a confidence issue about herself from not knowing about her home culture. Plus there was that Bismuth matter where she hid her for a thousand years without telling anyone even after the war. It’s like Shakespeare said, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” And obviously who or whatever Rose’s real backstory is, it’s clear with her actions throughout the show.

Oh man how this hurts now how truthful it is

Rose was probably created to help Pink Diamond to terraform the Earth. Her plant control powers would have been very useful. Maybe other Rose Quartzes controlled diiferent lifeforms.

After “A Single Pale Rose,” this whole video drives home how well the crew foreshadowed the reveal.

All of this is answered now. It makes so much since that’s she’s pink diamond now

What if WHAT IF Bismuth shattered Pink Diamond because Rose couldn't do it herself? (I have no evidence. Just a thought)

Could it be perhaps the show writers stepped on there own toes and dug themselves into a huge plot hole(s)?

This video feels so much different now that we know the truth..

IF ONLY YOU KNEW WHEN YOU MADE THIS VIDEO HOW FREAKING CLOSE YOU HIT THE MARK WOWOWOWOWOW you are a theory and speculation GENIUS

Coming back here after A Single Pale Rose like YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My thing is Rose’s sword can’t shatter gems as stated by Bismuth but the sword in the flashback was Rose’s so how did she shatter Pink diamond with it

This is awesomE!!I honestly am getting “Love like you” vibes. With Rose continuing to lie and be upheld by the crystal gems. They have more of a trusting love on Rose, while her love is more untrusting and careful. It’s pretty intresting.Anywho, awesome vid like always!

Rose made pearl unable to speak or one of the diamonds put pearl as a spy and rose kept her extremely close so she couldn't betray them, but she wasn't a spy and now rose feels bad for doing all that to poor pearl. That's the nature of their relationship we can't see yet

Wow slice! Your theories make so much sense when I watch them! Thank you so much for sharing your theories! I can’t believe I just found you. I’ve should’ve found you a long time ago!

Well, now we know we really can’t trust Rose since now...*sigh* she’s pink diamond....

I wonder if Rose just let the myth of her grow and never corrected people, because myths are powerful as evidenced by the terrified off colours, and inspiring by the retelling by Garnet. You could imagine this as like an extreme adherence to her doctrine of freedom; freedom for others to believe their own ideas/facts (especially since it didn't hurt her cause).

Yeeees!!! My thoughts exactly! I know you were really disappointed over the promo and your last video reflected that, but when you break it down like this this is what I love to see! Very good analysis! Looking forward to your next video!

Knowing what we know now... Hmmmmm...

You've blown my mind. You really changed my thoughts about the Crystal Gems.

People are complaining about how PD would have had to keep her gem turned as Rose, but what if she reformed and just kept her gem like that, anyway?

After watching a Single Pale Rose, the inconsistencies all make sense

Man I really hope that something like a full 360 on the history, I'm so tired of that "oh look a new gem ,ohh look new information! Sorry that's a lie it's the same fucking story again!" Plz give me new stuff I'm so tired of this show

I thought her story had a few holes...

Well, it's beginning to make sense now.

Garnet probably had the future vision and saw the best way to gain their trust

How do you know that’s Pink Diamond’s Kindergarten? Did you somehow decipher the writing cause I’m really curious??

Good job slice always got a good vid🔥

Everyone has been saying Garnet's story seems off, but you seem to have laid out the most plausible/in depth analysis of why. Good work as always

Soooooo glad there are other people who share my opinion about this. This episode made me feel uneasy in certain parts of Garnet's narration. Felt like the off colors were getting Crystal Gem propoganda compared to the original Diamond propoganda,

Man all these theories seem to be pointing to Rose being evil or having some form of sinister motive. I am certain if secrets were kept even from her most trusted allies, they were kept for good reason, not out of some sinister plot she likely never got to finish. Her giving herself up so Steven could exist, proves she is not some monster. I definitely feel there is more to Rose, but I don't feel it is of something evil or heinous, I feel there may have been something between Rose and Pink Diamond, there has to be some deeper connection between the two, as I feel Pink Diamond is the only gem that could have allowed Rose to even gain the power she did. I just don't see a regular Quartz solider, rallying against a diamond, without ever loyal gem to the diamond, rallying up to have her taken to be shattered. And I don't feel any diamond would have been forgiving enough to allow a gem under their command, to run around riling up other gems with attempts to overthrow their hierarchy. I mean, had Rose been a part of Yellow Diamonds court, she would have been shattered the second Yellow Diamond found out she was defying her orders. And I still believe, that there is no way Rose was strong enough to shatter Pink Diamonds physical form, let alone her gemstone, despite how much tinier she was compared to the other diamonds. I feel that whatever happened, it was orchestrated by Pink Diamond and Rose. Their had to have been some form of partnership between the two, its the only way, that Rose could have even taken out Pink Diamond with little to no witnesses.

Watching this after everything is funny cause your suspicions couldn't be more correct even with some things that didn't line up here and there. This also highlights and explains Perl's anger about Lion when she was trusted with the most important secret of secrets before. 👍 People need to rewatch this video after seeing the newer ones. 😂 Perhaps folks wouldn't be as salty.

3:08 Just pause and look at Roses face. That’s the face of some gem that started a rebellion and started a war. Oh yeah she is also a Diamond

Looking back at this video now, everything you have to say makes so much sense in light of the new information we have

Well, the CG's think they _won_ the war and that Rose was some kind of saint. That alone is enough to raise a few red flags. Neither side seems to have the full set of facts and are acting on here say at best. Pearl is the only one who was there the longest with Rose during the rebellion and may be the only one who knows more about what actually happened, which is most likely why Sugar is gagging her. I would also venture the suggestion that Rose probably was a homeworld gem and that she merely oversaw Earth's kindergarden. It just doesn't make sense for her to be an Earth world gem because then it would mean that she lost nothing by rebelling.

Alright, why would Rose Quartz lie about her history to Garnet? Possible reasons: Garnet, unlike Pearl, Bismuth and perhaps others of her command group, may actually be the least dedicated to Rose Quartz personally, and perhaps to the secondary goals of the Crystal Gem movement (i.e. the political side rather than the eco-protective side, which Garnet believes in according to the Answer's flashback). Garnet's first loyalty will always be to Ruby's and Sapphire's opposite partner, and indeed was willing to ally herself with Rose primarily because of her stated tolerance for fusion. Rose knew Pearl and Bismuth before the rebellion, but not Sapphire nor Ruby. It could be that Rose, a short time after getting to know Garnet, learned of Ruby's and Sapphire's preferred ideal of a leader--or at least as important, what kind of background they didn't want in their leader--and Rose, recognizing the great value in having a Sapphire on her team to counter the efforts of the others serving the Diamonds, invented a personal history that would best please Garnet's components. Call me biased, but if this turned out to be the case I'd expect that the false story was intended mostly to placate Ruby rather than Sapphire, because while Sapphire has the capacity to make value judgments and to compromise, Ruby is far-too easily triggered about relatively minor things and doesn't think strategically. This could have been the case with Bismuth as well, assuming that she also believes that Rose was made on Earth and not merely made a clumsy metaphor. Bismuth is unfortunately just as class-conscious and bigoted as the Diamonds, and might have made clear her disgust at serving "uppercrusts from Homeworld". If Rose was actually one of those "uppercrusts" she might have provided herself with a plebian Earth origin to gain Bismuth's favor.

WHELP. A BUNCH OF THIS CLICKS INTO PLACE.

But how could Garnet and Sapphire really know "PINK DIAMOND" if the first time of the planet, they fuse and meet Rose Quartz after the descent to Earth? SO i believe that Rose didn't tell Garnett the whole truth about Pink

ooooooh this is fun to watch now

I thought something was up too cause in the flash back it shows rose killing pink with her sword. BUT, Bismuth THE CREATOR of her sword said that it couldn't shatter gems.

I absolutely LOVED this video, Otaku! I definitely see where you're coming from and I would like to see this giant turn on Steven Universe where Rose isn't as sactified as everyone claims she is. The Crystal Gems would instantly fall apart, but also, would they keep their morals that they've had for so long? I would probably say yes. ❤❤❤❤

My two cents and a theory. Theory- Pearl was shapeshifted into a sword and was used to shatter Pink D, Eyeball has been proven to be fooled by color discrepancies, so her account and Bismuth's statement can be both valid. Garnet would have no way of knowing that unless Rose or Pearl told her. Rose saying they couldn't go home could mean they couldn't come back to Homeworld society. Like home means the structured, rubber stamp-ish lifestyle of following orders and knowing your stake in the universe as a soldier, well... something to that regards. On Rose's sword vs The Shattering of Pink Diamond. it would be terrible/poor execution to have Bismuth's line about having to make Rose's sword to never shatter a Gem be just a phrase, a motto for the Rebels.

Wait, do you guys remember all of those other rose quartz's that were bubbled in the zoo? Well I been thinkin, what if one of those quarts shattered pink diamond and the other Diamonds automatically thought it was our rose quartz because she is the one who started the Rebellion against pink? What if eyeball just saw one of those Roses? What if our Rose quartz wasn't even around pink during the shattering and she was actually in Beach City instead of the palenquen? Should I be talking to the Roundtable about this?

I kinda love the idea of the line between good and bad guys getting blurry

Thank you! I could never remember for sure if garnet was formed before pink diamonds death, but I thought that they weren't yet. But I could never remember any concrete saying of this. Love this show so much

Man you want Rose to be perfect. She’s doing her best to protect doesn’t mean she has to protect the whole universe. Also did we open zoos so we could protect animals. No we did it to make cash. Just cause Pink diamond had a zoo doesn’t mean she had compassion. It could be she made the zoo to show the type creatures off. The ones that used to be on the planet. I still trust Rose.

Rewatching this after A single pale rose and all just fits into place xd All rose quartz's lies and pearl's reaction to lion xdd

Love your videos, keep it up!

The funny thing is that I had an ad after this video about diamonds

I know this is an older theory, but I would like to see what changes you would want to make to it regarding the new episodes (a single pale rose ect.).

Most likely scenario, Pink Diamond WANTED TO LOSE. Everything about her cruelty was a facade to make her appear as a typical tyrant/model Diamond in Garnets story. In reality, she probably loved organic life as much as Rose. Pink devised a plan to remove herself from her position and either partnered with or used Rose as a means to an end. After being defeated, Rose cries on Pink, who shape-shifts into Lion. The Earth and it’s organic lives are saved “thanks” to Rose, Pink is no longer a Diamond, but it’s a very ugly story. Rose & Pearl sacrificed the Crystal Gems, apart from Garnet, to save Earth from the Diamonds. That’s what I think, anyway.

131 comment and in the 4.3k viewer count! Also, I love this video Otaku! You stated everything in much detail, and I appreciate that! Keep it up!

It's not sure what happened about the kindergarten rose quartz was made in Homeworld the kindergarten she was working in was amethyst

Sooo... now that the truth about Rose is out, who is the real pathological liar? 🙊

Notification squad where you at

Dude I haven't even finished the video yet and you've made perfect and beautiful points so far. I'm sitting here waiting for the episode where/when Steven learns that he can communicate with Rose wherever she may reside within his being. There are some answers like the ones brought up in this video that we just can't answer unless we speak with Rose or the the writers just give us a free bee. This after about 1:29 into the video 6:19 This (the zoo) is the "kindest" thing we've seen home world gems do for humans. There is far more to pink diamond than what has been revealed so far. Not to mention we have not seen the first few generations of this human zoo and the transition into this life style, or more importantly how pink diamond ran the zoo when she was still alive. The zoo we have seen today was a loving and tender memorial to pink run by blue diamond. Also I think that Rose and pink diamond might have known each other far more than has been revealed. If anything I believe she (Rose) might have been pink diamond's first soldier. Why else would Pink see or even listen to the ideas of a lowly quartz soldier? 9:30 Yep Great solid video bro. Man I am loving this more and more. My final thoughts are that I can see steven getting wrapped up into this and playing the moderator role just like rose used to do when it was just garnet, pearl, and amethyst defending earth before Greg came along. I am expecting the hole story getting flushed out to result in the "return" of rainbow quartz. Don't quote me on any of this. I'm just over annalyzing a children's show on youtube when I should be sleeping. Thx for the video. I hope somebody reads this xD

YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THEORY ALL WEEK

So many of your points in this video are now just obvious signs of foreshadowing.... Wow