Why Amethyst Is The Best Developed Character In Steven Universe 

I think Amethyst and Steven can relate a lot because she also looks to Rose as a mother figure. I felt like during her speech in "What's Your Problem?" She almost slipped up and called Rose her mom.

I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING. When Pearl told Amethyst that she was the only good thing to come out of the kindergarten, that should definitely suggest that Rose didn't actually come from there. I think Pearl slipped in this moment, not thinking about how 'Rose' supposedly came from there. FORESHADOWING!

I agree that Amethyst is the BEST developed character but I think the MOST developed character has to go to Steven.

"Can you still turn into anything?" "Anything but respectable."

One of the ways her character development has been the best was the fact she only got hung up on the past TWICE. Those being the "Lil' Butler" Incident with Greg and her rant/fight with Pearl in the Prime Kindergarten. Sure, there was her moment of insecurity during her fights with Jasper. But that was towards her own personal issues, not about past events. Whereas Pearl CONSISTENTLY lets the past affect who she is now! Whether it be her identity, talking about the War, her own issues or even her hang ups about Rose/Pink Diamond, her relationship with Greg or Rose giving up her form to create Steven. She also has a hangup about becoming involved with humans, like Steven wants. But in that regard, she seems to be improving. Garnet only had...a handful of moments for character growth. Exposing Steven to her Future Vision, questioning her existence, the fight Ruby and Sapphire had about Pearl lying to form Sardonyx and of course. The not too recent falling out Sapphire had with Ruby about Rose's real identity. But of all this, Amethyst truly had the most frequent development

Well said as I think Amethyst is the most developed character in the series so far. Thanks for this video and an exploration on the evolution of Amethyst character.

I think that Amethyst, Peridot, Lapis and Steven are all very well developed, but so's Pearl. I agree that Amethyst has developed the most, but the Crewniverse has done a good job of developing pretty much all of the main and secondary characters, which I think is very great

I can relate to Amethyst a lot, I tend to hide my insecurites under this veil of carefree apathy. My decisions can be rash, and I can also be immature, but it' s only an extra measure to hide my flaws. Which I'm sure Amethyst can resonate with.

I agree Amethyst is the best developed character. You can see that she jokes threw her feelings. She rather think about other people than her self

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Amethyst will be one of the most memorable characters to me. I never expected her to get so much character development, and I truly love how the Crewniverse wrote her story~!!!

If you think about it, "What's Your Problem" Is more of a Smoky Quartz episode than the first one she actually appeared in....

I don't know 🎵 Onion has been developing his character for longer than Amethyst.

What about Lars! He went from jerk to bingo bongo!

What about Pearl? She's had tons of development as well, especially recently with the Pink Diamond reveal.

Honestly, I wanna know more about Amethyst's past, how she met the other crystal gems, etc, what it was like for her when she first formed. That and more about how our pearl met pink diamond, and a bunch of stuff about the original pink pearl

I agree to be honest! Though I do wish the moment where Amethyst shape shifted into Rose were brought up, addressed, and explained as well as it's what most people who don't agree she's developed default to thinking about first. Many seem to argue that since she didn't get repercussions for that action, she didn't learn even though everything she's done and become has shown she did learn her lesson in never hurting people like that again. Plus, in the way that people say that, Pearl never received consequences either when she had an outburst about Steven finding Rose's sword in lion and having more connection to her that Pearl. Pearl had left Steven to die making him think it was his fault, and he climb from nearly falling to cheer her up. That didn't come with consequences either, but in the way Pearl developed, she did still have similar outbursts. Still, she did still learn later on that she shouldn't blame others for Rose/Pink being gone, and she definitely shouldn't make it anyone's problem when she feels some kind of way about her and Rose's relationship. People just seem to find Amethyst lack of apparent consequences more obvious than anyone else's for some reason when many other have done similar things.

Amethyst is my birthstone and in top of that I have so much of her feelings inside. I love her. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Touche, I love how Amethyst got to be from a Childish, fun Loving gem, to an mature, serious gem.

I loved amethyst’s character development. She became someone that I feel like Steven really could have someone to talk to. Pearl would mother him to much, garnet would already know and wouldn’t seem to care, but amethyst would listen, she’s chill and knows how he’s feeling somewhat so she’d be the best choice I would think,

Yeah Amethyst is my favorite character for this reason. Amethyst and Lapis Lazuli are the most relatable characters because they tackle mental health, body issues, self image, trauma, and inferiority complexes. Amethyst has a lot on her shoulders, just like Steven, Amethyst is a gem equivalent to someone with a birth defect, similar to Padparadscha Sapphire. Her mother figure was a facade, just like Steven. She has to watch Steven, who is essentially her little brother, suffer due to his mother's legacy. She was constantly bullied by Garnet and Pearl in previous seasons, and is usually the first one to check on Steven. In What's your Problem, Amethyst put him before herself. Not only is she the most mature Crystal Gem, but she is the most human like gem. Amethyst is the best developed character, and it will be hard to overcome the precedents she's set for character development, when it comes to the other characters.

Amethyst is a great character! Rly loved her recent episode where she made the conscious choice not to break down in front of Steven cos it's the last thing he needed out of all the mess he went thru. Too bad that some ppl are still mad abt her reforming as Rose in that one episode :(

Thanks so much for sharing this! I enjoyed that video a lot more than I thought I would and the fact that you went back to look through episodes that helped develop her further really made the video special to me. It was an entertaining way to look back and nod in agreement. It also gave me the itch to watch the whole show again. Might do that with a friend that hasn't watched it yet. Thanks again!

Honestly Amethyst actually did the right thing to encourage steven to think abt huis feelings too in what's your problem

Most devoloped charters out of 3 1. Amythist 2. Connie 3.Pearl This is an opinion does anyone agree?

For me her development is par on Steven's. He was a character that was kind of annoying during the first seasons but he matured a lot while learning about his mother past.

Onion season 1: mamama Onion season 5: MamaMa I think onion is the most developed character

🌟💜🌟 Amethyst is my favorite character! At first it was Garnet, for generic coolness. Then Peridot, for being quirky, funny, and adorable. I loved Amethyst's development, and her experiences reminded me so much of my own, she ended up worming her way as my favorite character, despite the fact I previously couldn't stand her when I thought she was just the "gross/comedic" character trope.

I actually thought that she had more character development every time she got a new. Outfit like in reformed and crack the whip

Another good character moment for Amethyst is close to when she sings tower of my mistakes.

Everyone keeps forgetting about Peridot. She had a really good arc as well. She earned her redemption and we saw her grow as a character.

You just can say that Amethyst developed more and more in every single "Amethyst" episode

She is my favorite since I started to watch the show 😍💜💘

Why does this make me cry so much

this made me realize that, prior to "too far" amethyst had no idea that she was off-coloured. this whole time i thought her bratty attidute in reason 1 (which peaked in "on the run") was because of that fact, and only now it dawned to me that she (or even the viewer for that matter) she didn't even know about it until peridot pointed it out in season 2. so her development in season 1 centered around her accepting her origins, while seasons 2 and 3 focused on her accepting who she is now. that's... pretty neat, tho i think she still has some ways to go (like opening up about her feelings more and not letting them bottle up)

Honestly I really want to see you do an in-depth look at Peridot! I believe she has had the most growth and change over the course of the series. It's always incredibly subtle in how she does it in alot of ways as well

i don't think "best" is the right word for what you describe. amethyst sounds like the most positively developed character. as in start to present she has had the growth.

Not gonna lie, at the end of this video, I was tearing up just because of Amethyst and how far she's come.

Bruh I’m so salty, my birthstone is aquamarine and they really took such a pretty gem and made it that little shit 🤣🤣🤣

Amethyst is a fucking soldier for being able to move forward and mature but most times I feel like Pearl regresses

I don't get why Amethyst is very observant of everyones feelings, but everyone exept steven and peridot is observant of hers

Can you make more on the development of other characters in the show?

I love Amethyst so much X3

Ok, this is why she is my favorite out of the three main crystal gems.

Agree!

Amethyst and Peridot are definitely the top two most developed characters out of everyone.

Amethyst is the best character

Amethyst, best gem of 2018.

1. Steven 2. Amethyst 3. Peridot 4. Lars 5. Pearl

Yass love Amethyst ! My fave character

Yay! Someone’s finally made this! Someone show this to Just a Robot!

She disguised her flaws as humor

I'M CRYING IN THE CLUB RIGHT NOW

Litterly every character has been majorly developed/ has been explored. Theres steven (obviously) who went from goofy immature child who only wanted to be like rose to the most emphatic character of the show and now wants to be his own gem and not like rose/ pink. Theres pearl who went from stuck up soccer mom to a very emotionally damaged induvidual who cant escape her past. Garnet who went from strong stoic leader who always knew whats best, to an emotionally complex characters who often feels lost in the world due too her inability to correct see the future. Which all makes sense because according ro Rebecca Sugar pear represents past, amethyst is the present, and garnet is future. Not only that we also have lapis who went from hating the crystal gems to constantly feeling trapped weather it be the mirror or malachite or earth in general, to an emotionally distant gem, to a full fleged crystal gem fighing the diamonds. Peridot who went from kinda goofy antagonist to a confused ally who didnt know how her surroundings worked, to almost pure comic relief, to basical lapis's yes man, to a stupidly brave crystal gem. Jasper who went from this flawless quartz solder to a fusion and power addicted mess. And we have rose who went from perfect flawless being, to a morally gray individual who is mostly characterised by being selfish careless and just overall just kinda not being great.

Amethyst is my favorite character in Steven Universe

I'm liking this video just because it has the words "amethyst" and "best" in a sentence.

last time i was this early the gem war started

YESSSS OMG I AGREE!!!

I love her dispite her flaws

I agree

IM GLAD SOMEONE MADE A VIDEO ON AMETHYST! I LOVE THIS VIDEO!

I’m so proud amethyst is my birthstone she’s just the best

i repsect your opinion and can agree a lot i would think peridot is the most changed character

i think amethyst is the most human-like gem because she hadn’t been through homeworlds conditioning like the other crystal gems or peridot, lapis, or jasper

can you do a video on Peridot?

Yesss

thumbs up before i watched, lol

I love amethyst

I feel like people hate Amethyst for no reason.

Amethyst, best game of 2018.

also forgot lapis

i agree the show dose not give amethyst that much screen time so she is very overlooked its sad since she is one of the best characters 🤩

I would disagree with the opinion that Amethyst is the best developed Gem. My big problem with her development as a character is the fact that she never really had to face any consequences for any of the questionable things she did ranging from antagonizing Pearl (I'm not claiming that Pearl was completely blameless in these interactions) to self-destructive behavior that put herself as well as others In harm's way as well as full-blown malicious emotional manipulation like when she shape-shifted into Rose to torment and manipulate Greg. The episode in the kindergarten would have been fine as an explanation of why she is emotionally damaged but the problem is it comes off more as an excuse for it. A tragic backstory doesn't excuse her behavior. They're really needed to be something else to make her face some sort of consequences. I would argue that Pearl is the best developed Gem. Her tragedy and struggle are made agonizingly clear and her faults are highlighted and addressed.

The best developed character is obviously Steven, but yeah Amethyst takes the 2nd spot.

There's only one thing I can't forgive amethyst for. That one fucked up moment she turned into Rose to hurt Greg. Just no.

She best cuz she T H I C C

While I LOVE Amethyst, I feel like Garnet has to be the most developed considering she not only has her own development as a fusion, as an experience, but also her own development is inseparably intertwined with the personal development of Ruby & Sapphire. That's more simply because of the core principles of fusion imo

If you had made this video before the recent Heart of the Crystal Gems, I would've disagreed, though I would concede that Amethyst's development was still ongoing. However, What's Your Problem is what got me to that, especially Steven stating she was the most mature CG and ultimately her reaction to it. It was essentially still acting like a child/teenager until you realize that you're actually 24, 25 and you've just made a major adult life decision. I do disagree that Pearl is second to that because I actually think Connie is next in line - though Connie has always been the more mature when compared with Steven - and third place would be held by Garnet as of these latest episodes. This isn't to say that I think Pearl hasn't been developed, because she has BUT in going with R Sugar's statements that Pearl is the CG that Steven knows the least about, she's still going through her development, now with less RQ/PD angst because she was able to reveal the truth. The character I think that has had the least development is actually Steven. On several occasions I've pointed out how most of his decisions have been disastrous and I am not all behind the notion that he's the leader of the CGs now (not unless they all want to die fiery deaths). However, what I think fans don't want to see/read/hear is that Steven is ALSO still developing; yes, he's made some good calls, but being right 4 out of 10 times does not make you a leader. I still maintain that when Steven actually acts his age, stops seeing in the world in black and white (in the way Connie popped out her 'rose colored' glasses when her eyes were healed), and stops minimizing his life just as 'Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond's son' THEN he'll have reached the level of character development the way Amethyst (as not needing to be a version of what Jasper was and no longer feeling shame about where she came from), Connie (going from a shy girl to a confident warrior who has/continues to let her parents know what amount of freedom she's comfortable with), Garnet (being able to show vulnerability as leader and no longer being a fusion because she was told she was the answer), and Pearl (finally coming to grips with her past and her feelings, making amends with Greg, protecting Steven because of STEVEN, hopefully gaining a better understanding and appreciation of humans by dating a human *fingers crossed*) and then, and only then, will he be in a position to actually be a leader for the gems.

Amethyst, best girl!!!

amethyst is my Spirit animal

I think she’s definitely bed developed, pearl is a Close second

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White diamond is now definitely the best developed character in the show

Huh

To me Steven has the best character development He was my least favorite character and became my favorite in 3 seasons Remember when he was just an annoying little shit that pestered the gems to go on missions with them And today he teaches people fucking life lessons that a formed psychologist would need days to teach someone in one phrase And he is also insanely powerful with is great because now he is useful to the gems and now they don’t just neglect him and blame him for his mother’s death But don’t worry he still blames himself so this plot is still not solved Yayyyyyy?

Maybe the 2nd best lol

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No peridot No we all have our own opinions I was just being a ahole

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Amethyst is my least favorite character of the crystal gems, but i do realize that she is very developed.

amethyst is better with a white shirt

Sure it may seem like that. But thing with Amethyst is: it is not so dificult to see an advance/develop in someone that is has no personality (at first). So it comes normal to see clearly the develop of that character, while others have a personality in-deep go-tru since the beginning.

Unpopular opinion: Amethyst is honestly on the list of the characters that I like the least, And yes, she IS developed, but she's really apathetic sometimes..

I think Lars has the best development.

"How Amethyst is *So* Mature." Ouch

Good video, I like Amethyst but pink diamond was wayyyy more developed, going from a selfish childlike character to an emphatic mother-goddess who led an army

wrong the best developed character is steven

I feel like that they could have done better with Steven Universe