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Full name
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Aquamarine
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Alias
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Aqua
The Best (self-claimed) |
Origin
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Steven Universe (originally)
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Occupation
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Underling of Blue Diamond
High-ranking Gem Soldier |
Powers/Skills
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Flight
Completely removing a person's movement using her Wand Gem Ship piloting Intelligence Gem Abilities |
Hobby
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Serving Blue Diamond.
Bragging about her rank and abilities. |
Goal
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Get rich by collect all of the humans listed by Steven Universe and transport them to the Human Zoo (succeeded)
Bring "Rose Quartz" to the Diamonds (currently, succeeded for a while) Take revenge on Steven alongside Eyeball Ruby (failed) |
Crimes
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Kidnapping
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Type of Villain
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Arrogant Kidnapper
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- "This is getting annoying. Hey, Topaz, can you remind me? I mean, my memory is perfect, but our orders were to bring back these six humans. I'm just not sure. Did they specify...alive? You know, I don't think they did!"
- —Aquamarine revels she is willing to kill the hostages if the Crystal Gems do not stand down.
Aquamarine, known by herself as The Best, is the major antagonist of the Cartoon Network's television series, Cartoon Parody, and one of the main antagonists of its limited series, Cartoon Hotel. She was introduced as the main antagonist of its television film, "Wanted!".
She is a Homeworld Gem and high ranking court member who serves under Blue Diamond, as well as Steven's archenemy after Jasper's redemption.
She is voiced by Della Saba.
Personality[]
Despite her child-like appearance and voice, Aquamarine is an accomplished, arrogant and ruthless gem. Similar to Peridot before the latter's redemption, she focuses solely on her missions and follows Homeworld's dogma to its letter. Aquamarine shows to have a very arrogant and authoritative stance over others, such as the poor Topaz who she was assigned to Earth with. Aquamarine later proves her ruthlessness when she threatens the lives of Steven's friends if they did not surrender "My Dad". She is also willing to accept a little compromise if it turns out to be in her favour, as while she had her doubts about Steven being "My Dad", she would accept taking Steven if it meant leaving Earth. Aquamarine can also be snarky and sarcastic towards others, such as when she mocked the Crystal Gems before attempting to leave on her ship. *Cough* Yellow Pearl *cough*
Aquamarine is attributed by being one of the two villains that Steven could not reason with. When Steven tries to bring out her inner Gem, and any bottled feelings she might have had, Aquamarine responds with a face of blatant none-understanding. In Steven Universe Future, Aquamarine appears to have rejected the idea of Era 3 and is bent on getting revenge against Steven alongside Eyeball Ruby. Aquamarine simply refuses to even bother trying redemption and is willing to hate Steven for all of eternity. Remorse is nonexistent here, folks.
However, it seems that even Aquamarine isn't incapable of leniency or compassion. This is shown when she only chastised Topaz for nearly betraying her and agreed to forget the incident if she re-fused and never discussed it again. She was also willing to fuse with Eyeball, despite the Ruby being of a much lower rank than her. Nevertheless, the Steven Haters Duo is in action, and y'all can't stop 'em.
History[]
Little is specifically known about Aquamarine's past, but it is known that she and all other Aquamarines are high ranking soldiers who serve under Blue Diamond. At an unknown point (likely after the Crystal Gems defeated Holly Blue Agate and broke Greg Universe out of the Human Zoo), she and a Topaz fusion were personally assigned by Plankton to kidnap all the children children that Uncle Grandpa listed on earlier (Dexter, Dee Dee, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Ed, Edd, Eddy, Billy, Mandy, Mac, Juniper Lee, Flapjack, Finn, the Hanna-Barbera-created SWAT Kats, and Steven). Later, they are assigned by Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond to find and retrieve several specific humans.
Cartoon Parody[]
Aquamarine and Topaz are first seen, approaching Onion, followed by them this time approaching Sadie. After Steven realizes that Onion, Lars, Sadie, and Jamie have all gone missing, he finds Aquamarine, who asks him if he is "My Dad". Upon not realizing that Steven is not who she is looking for, Aquamarine flies off before he can get any answers from her.
Steven then tells the Crystal Gems and Connie about Aquamarine and how she is supposedly looking for her Dad, confusing all of them, as Gems do not have parents. After splitting up, Steven and Connie manage to find Aquamarine in the woods, and, although Connie offers to help her find her Dad, she replies by angrily stating that she isn't looking for "Her Dad", but rather "My Dad", Greg Universe.
As soon as Connie states her name, Aquamarine happily flies around and tells Topaz that she "found a Connie", revealing that Topaz has trapped all of the missing people inside of her body. Topaz soon reveals that she is actually a Gem Fusion, unfusing and refusing herself over Connie in order to trap her, and when Steven tries to attack, Aquamarine takes out her Wand, forms a bubble around Steven and slams him into a tree, knocking him out. As Topaz and her walk off, Aquamarine casually states that their job is so easy, Topaz really could've done it all by herself.
Steven tells the Crystal Gems about Aquamarine and Topaz, terrifying Pearl, who realizes that they were personally sent by Blue and Yellow Diamond to get humans for the human zoo. To make matters worse, Garnet and Amethyst realize that, should Aquamarine and Topaz reach their ship, Steven's friends will be gone forever since Navy stole their ship. Upon getting a picture showing Funland from Connie, Steven and the Gems head there and confront Aquamarine and Topaz.
The Gems try to get Aquamarine and Topaz to release Steven's friends. However, they refuse, revealing that Steven's friends are being captured because they were all on a list created by Peridot 5XG after Steven told her about his friends when she was still aligned with Homeworld, also unintentionally revealing that "My Dad" is actually Steven's father Greg, as he referred to him by that at the time.
The Gems then try to fight Aquamarine and Topaz, however, they find themselves unable to do so because of both Aquamarine's wand and the fact that the fight would endanger the lives of the humans. In a disturbing twist, after realizing how much they value the humans, Aquamarine states that Blue Diamond never said to bring the Humans back alive, and has Topaz attempt to crush Jamie's skull, forcing the Crystal Gems to back down.
In an attempt to save everyone, Greg then tells Aquamarine that he is "My Dad", which she shrugs off due to desiring to get off the planet as soon as possible. Aquamarine then starts to pilot her ship and prepares to fly back to the Zoo, however, Steven manages to use his Bubble Shield to blow apart Topaz and free everyone, frustrating her.
Just as Alexandrite manages to catch the ship and everyone (sans Lars) tries to jump to safety, Aquamarine uses her wand to freeze everyone in place and taunts Steven for his futile efforts. Knowing the that he has no other option, Steven confesses and reveals himself as the Gem who started the rebellion and shattered Pink Diamond, Rose Quartz, causing Aquamarine and Topaz to abandon their original mission and capture Steven instead, flying off to the Gem Homeworld with him, while everybody in Beach City except for Sadie believed that Steven is dead and even made a memorial service for him.
At the trial, Aquamarine taunts "Rose Quartz" by stating that shattering him isn't the worst thing the Diamonds can do to him, although Steven doesn't care, as all his friends are safe. Just then, Topaz finds Lars hiding inside the ship and Steven tries to call of their deal, however, Aquamarine doesn't care in the slightest and continues taunting Steven. Aquamarine then sends Topaz to fix a problem with the ship's engine. Later, Aquamarine flies down to see what is taking Topaz so long and becomes enraged after catching her in the act of trying to put Lars in an escape pod (as Topaz had overheard Steven and Lars confronting their fears and insecurities, revealing that she can speak and actually hates hurting others).
As Topaz tries to explain what she is doing to no success, Steven tells Aquamarine to confront her fears/insecurities, stating that she probably acts mean to compensate for feeling weak, which only infuriates her even further. Aquamarine fires her Wand, Topaz dodges and grabs a Gem-Destabilizer, slamming her to the wall and threatening to use the weapon on her, however, she asks Topaz if she is going to walk up to the Diamonds with her Gem in hand, causing her to break down and realize that she shouldn't have tried to defy the Diamonds. Aquamarine then gets back up and tells Topaz, should she remember to focus on their mission, they will never speak about what happened again, before arriving at Homeworld and delivering Steven and Lars. Aquamarine fails to see Samurai Jack stabs her gem with a spear, and she is poofed as a result.
In "Catch Em' All!", Aquamarine, revealed to be still alive, kidnaps the other villains (Emperor Awesome, Lord Hater, Aunt Mom, Li'l Gideon, Lord Dominator, and Evil Wizard) and take them into the Human Zoo, and still plans to kill Steven, but Steven must shield their attacks and defeat all of them.
In "Aquamarine's House of Villains", Aquamarine allies the captured villains to capture Steven, but Steven must shield their attacks and defeat all of them in a Street Fighter-like style.
In "Bluebird", Steven meets a new gem on Earth named Bluebird. After Amethyst asks Steven to introduce himself to the gem, Steven feels threatened and believes that the gem is a fusion of Aquamarine and Eyeball Ruby.
The next morning, Steven discovers that Bluebird as about to drop Greg and revealed themselves that they were cast out to Earth for revenge on Steven as they unfuse and reveal themselves to Steven, much to his shock. Ruby also reveals that she brought Aquamarine to life by stealing Steven's healing powers, much to his anger. Aquamarine grabs Greg by the leg and threatens Steven that he'll drop "My dad" unless he listens to her demands. Fortunately, Greg grabs Eyeball's chisel and cuts his hair off, prompting Steven to tell Greg to get inside.
Aquamarine and Eyeball struggle to fuse and Steven fight them, but they were able to fuse into Bluebird again and begin to kill Steven. Before Bluebird can attack Steven, Alexandrite shows up and stomps on Bluebird, Bluebird unfuses, and Steven asks if they are okay. Aquamarine attempts to redeem herself, but she successfully fools Steven as she and Eyeball Ruby fly off into the sky.
In "House of Villains' Night In", Aquamarine allies the other villains to destroy the Cartoon Hotel instead of only killing Steven, but Steven must shield their attacks and defeat all of them in a Street Fighter-like style.
In "House of Villains' Night Out", she makes a brief and final appearence in the show, as she is defeated and punched by Lord Dominator, during the fight against the Famethyst.
It is unknown what has happened to Aquamarine afterwards.
Quotes[]
- "I need to find "my dad"."
- —Aquamarine
- "I'm not looking for "my dad", I'm looking for "your dad, Greg Universe"."
- —Aquamarine
- "Connie? Are you Connie?!... Topaz! I found one! I found one! I found the Connie!"
- —Aquamarine
- "Look at those organics squirming around."
- —Aquamarine disgusted by humans.
- "Don't bother listening to that Steven. he is not My Dad."
- —Aquamarine
- "Now, all we need is My Dad, and we're out of here!"
- —Aquamarine
- "Can't believe they wasted an Aquamarine on a job like this. It's so easy you could've done it yourself, Topaz."
- —Aquamarine after capturing Connie.
- "You know, now that I think about it, this Steven does seem to know everyone on our list. The list did come from a Steven after all."
- —Aquamarine to Topaz.
- "We're not here for any of you rogue Gems. We'll leave you totally alone. IF you can tells us where we can find "my dad"."
- —Aquamarine to The Crystal Gems.
- "Let's see, Yellow Diamond asked for, uh, "my dad", a Connie, a Lars, a Sadie, a mailman, and an Onion I think. Six human variations specified in a report by Peridot 5XG."
- —Aquamarine's list.
- "I can't go back to Homeworld without getting what the Diamonds want."
- —Aquamarine.
- "Will you stop? You're ruining my moment!"
- —Aquamarine
- "I'd really appreciate you wrapping it up down there before we exit the atmosphere."
- —Aquamarine
- "How much longer is this mission going to take?"
- —Aquamarine's frustration.
- "The Rose Quartz. Can you believe it? And she just handed herself in!"
- —Aquamarine's disbelief.
- "You think shattering is bad? Wait till the Diamonds get their hands on you."
- —Aquamarine to Rose (actually Steven pretending to be her).
- "Oh no. Is Rosie upset because her widdle deal didn't work? Look, I'm so moved, I'm crying. Just kidding. That's my gem!"
- —Aquamarine mocking Steven.
- "Topaz, I trust you'll still be able to fly the ship despite your... you know, additions?"
- —Aquamarine telling Topaz to pilot the ship.
- "Topaz, what are you still doing down here, you big boulder?"
- —Aquamarine
- "Topaz, you had one job, and if you're not gonna do it, you're of no use to me!"
- —Aquamarine's anger toward Topaz's apparent betrayal.
- "So... a revolt, huh? And what do you plan to do after this? Go back to the Diamonds? My gem in your hand? I'm sure they'll love that. You'll be rewarded handsomely by being separated and shattered."
- —Aquamarine to Topaz when the latter gets the upper hand on her.
- "That's the problem with you fusions. Sooner or later, you all become sentimental."
- —Aquamarine after Topaz surrenders.
- "Look, just... unfuse, and we'll never speak of this again."
- —Aquamarine showing mercy to Topaz.
- "Uh-oh! My... gem..."
- —Aquamarine's last words before being stabbed in the back by Samurai Jack.
- "Here I go, Blue Diamond asked for Lord Dominator, Li'l Gideon, Evil Wizard, Lord Hater, Emperor Awesome, and Aunt Mom. Six villainous variations specified in a report by ToonTown."
- —Aquamarine creates another list, thanks to Blue Diamond.
- "Look, it's us!"
- —Aquamarine after unfusing with Eyeball to reveal themselves.
- "We've learned so much about your life, Steven. Especially how much you love your previous "my dad", but if you want him back, you'll have to do us a favor or two, such as destroying your house! (Eyeball Ruby: Yeah!) Bubble your friends! (Eyeball Ruby: Yeah!) and burn little Homeworld to the ground. (Eyeball Ruby: Do it!) (Steven Universe, shocked: No!) Then "my dad" gets it! (Eyeball Ruby: Gets what?) "Gets Hurt!" Just do what we saw in that movie."
- —Aquamarine threatening Steven to destroy his house, bubble his friends and destroy Homeworld along with Eyeball Ruby.
- "Oh, we've been defeated. (Eyeball Ruby: Yep.) I've completely learned my lesson. (Eyeball Ruby: Huh?) I'm sorry, Steven. Accept my apology."
- —Aquamarine pretending that she is going to redeem herself.
- "Gotcha! *laughs wickedly* You may have gotten us this time, but we'll be out there. (Eyeball Ruby: Hating you!) forever!"
- —Aquamarine successfully fooling Steven as she and Eyeball Ruby begin to make their escape.
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Trivia[]
- Aquamarine's design is strangely similar to Pan-dora's.
- It is unknown if Aquamarine's primary Weapon, her Wand, is actually a Gem Weapon or Homeworld technology, as she is not seen pulling it out of her Gem, but rather her hair.
- The way her weapon functions is almost identical to Syndrome's Gauntlets in The Incredibles.
- One of the Great North Gem Monsters is apparently an Aquamarine as well.
- Aquamarine is one of the four antagonists in the series to actually die onscreen, alongside Strike, Lord Boxman and Jealousy. Likely, Aquamarine has the distinction of being the first antagonist in Steven Universe to be explicitly killed.
- A theory suggests that in the past; Aquamarine succeeded in collect all of the humans and transport them to the Human Zoo, having previously kidnaps and collects the other CN kids listed by Uncle Grandpa (Dexter, Dee Dee, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Ed, Edd, Eddy, Billy, Mandy, Mac, Juniper Lee, Flapjack, Finn, the Hanna-Barbera-created SWAT Kats, Clarence, and K.O.) for profit.
- Her actions in "Bluebird" arguably make her the evilest villain in the series to date.
- Aquamarine arguably serves as the true main antagonist of Steven Universe since, while it was Jasper who revealed the existence of Pink Diamond, Aquamarine drives the plot of the rest of the seasons by having Steven confess who he is and having him taken to Homeworld, which would cause Steven to fight against the Diamonds and redeem them. She also serves as the secondary antagonist of the entire series, due to her wanting to kill Steven.
- Aquamarine, Eyeball Ruby, Damian Cooper, Plankton, Shadow Villain and Marty are the only antagonists in the show that were not redeemed. Evil Wizard, Emerald and Gorefield are uncertain cases, as while they were not redeemed on-screen, they may have accepted Era 3.