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This started out as a fun exercise using shapes, but eventually evolvedinto making a custom Diamond Authority Insignia from Steven Universe..
..Which I then expanded upon by making the Diamond Collective even BIGGER.
So far, the only Diamond Leaders in Steven Universe that we know of
are the Yellow, Blue, Pink and White ones.
Pink is apparently "dead", Yellow is a tyrant,
Blue is the more redeemable of the four, and White is a total mystery.
But, WHAT IF..there are OTHER diamonds??
What if the four that we know of aren't the only ones,
and we are only SCRATCHING the surface of the Diamond Authority as a Whole.
Well, This is what Fanon and AU's are for.
This artwork depicts a possible insignia of the Expanded Diamond Authority.
And, the crests representing the other Diamonds not yet revealed.
RED Diamond
GREEN Diamond
PURPLE Diamond
ORANGE Diamond
And, lastly..BLACK Diamond.
Not gonna lie..I am very scared of Black Diamond.
Maybe it's just the whole Green Lantern parallel,
BUT I can't help but feel Black Diamond is the 'worst' of all the Diamonds.
In fact..I am now seeing alot of similarities between the Diamonds,
and the Lantern Corps/Emotion Spectrum of Green Lantern.
Let's review all the CANON Diamonds..
Yellow is the color of FEAR. Yellow Diamond inspires much fear
BLUE is the color of Hope. Blue Diamond appears to be the most merciful,
and has been abducting humans to save them from a terrible end.
Not sure if PINK, or WHITE are anything like
the Star Sapphires, or White Lanterns who command LOVE, and LIFE.
BUT, screw it. I've decided on the personalities of "My Diamonds."
RED is the most aggressive (actually making Yellow seem shy.)
GREEN is Courageous, and Unrelenting.
ORANGE is the most Greedy, and rules in solitude.
PURPLE is the most Compassionate (Even more so than Blue)
And, BLACK..Well. Nobody dares speaks of the horrible Black Diamond.
*****
Steven Universe © Rebecca Sugar/Cartoon Network
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well it makes sense but it makes me think could there a blood diamond?
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What do you mean by that?
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what i mean is if there were other diamonds other then the ones we know then there could be lots of other color diamonds especially
blood diamonds cause if that was the case they could be worse then the three diamonds before they met steven because some call blood diamonds war diamonds
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well, Pink's the one who opposed gemsociety and wanted to live her life out on earth, though she had growing up to do; and White's the one who ruled over everything O.O
honestly, next to a couple boy form gems (Since steven, and that one pebble were the only ones close to males...thought one of the rubies and maybe a couple of the jaspers could have been he prounounced) I think it would have been cool to have other diamonds there; it'd be an interesting concept
love the symbol you made
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This is awesome!!
(but you forgot brown XP)
BUT IT'S STILL AWESOME! >X3
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is very cool the idea of another Diamonds specially Black Diamond beign the true leader even above White Diamond
will you draw them someday?
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Actually, I was hoping fans who like this concept enough could draw their own versions
of the 'Other Diamonds', as many SU Artists are quite talented and creative in that regard.
I never planned that far ahead myself.
I as well felt that a "Black Diamond" had more of a fearsome presence than White,
as in retrospect, I feel she would be like the "Thanos" of the Steven Universe..uh, Universe.
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sadly I didn't watch Infinity war yet, so i don't know the personality of Thanos, but-... ummm first a question had you seen the lastest ep of SU? "legs from here to Homewolrd" since I don't want to spoil you with the thing I wanna say before you watch it.
and referring to fanon Diamond, yeah I had seen very cool designs of them 
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Yeah, neither did I. BUT, I know enough from what I read, and see on YouTube.
That being that Black Diamond believes the Universe is too cluttered,
and all the galactic wars had gotten out of hand.
So, she felt the best solution was to "wipe the slate clean", and start again.
In my concept, I felt Black was banished by White to a pocket dimension
(similar to Hela from Thor: Ragnarok) for being too extreme.
Only the energies of the Gem Homeworld (Which in my AU is not only a "gem" itself,
but the creator god of ALL gems) keeps her there.
And, if Homeworld ever dies, or is destroyed..Black Diamond will be unleashed,
and will not stop until the Universe is an empty void, so to start creation all over again.
No, I haven't seen the episode in FULL..but, I did see clips on YouTube.
So, I know of Pink Diamond's..oddly suggestive ship design, and of White Diamond.
Not what I expected. (Personally, I felt the fans designed a better White Diamond, and White Pearl.)
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wooooow, I really love your AU, and Black Diamond really sounds very cool
do you have more story for the other Diamonds? and in your AU the canon Diamonds are the canon version or more the fanon versions of them
yeah, I prefer the fanon design of White Diamond, the same with Pink Diamond I prefer the versions fans did of her.
so yeah now I know Black Diamond really is more terrifying that White, I really like your AU
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Thank you, I really appreciate it.
I like it when fans of a show like Steven Universe like my fanon work.
Sometimes Fans really do write better stories than the screenwriters.
When they try hard, they could write their own episodes and TV movies.
ANYWAY..
This is a Work-in-Progress, with Black Diamond being the most complete
of the Fanon Diamonds. The others are thus far open to interpretation
(but, I do fancy Red Diamond being more of a militant than Yellow.)
Prior to the recent episodes, I had a concept where Yellow Diamond remained an antagonist,
while Blue Diamond defected to join the Crystal Gems due to Pink's affection for the Earth.
(I see no reason why this should change.)
I have also focused on the Gem's creator God (who I call "Geode")
being like a more benevolent version of Ego, the Living Planet from Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
In that he projected a physical form to Earth, and fell in love with a human.
(sadly, her eventual death broke the Gem God's spirit. to quote Ego:
"I couldn't bear to walk on that Planet knowing she didn't exist anymore!")
They had a son, who is half Gem like Steven (only a much higher class,
given his Gem father is a living planet, and far greater than a Diamond.)
The catch is that Geode's son doesn't know of his lineage,
and has lived his life believing he was a normal human being.
(Ironically, he and Lapis Lazuli entered a relationship that was based mainly
on him wanting to cure her of her PTSD, as he is skillful in Therapy.)
Geode also disapproves of the Homeworld Gem's campaign
to plunder the resources of other worlds. but, is unable to stop them,
as his Gem body is too weak (which even the canon show technically confirms.)
So, as I said: Work-in-Process.
Hopefully this all still sounds "awesome" to you.
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I know, I really lost any love and "real interest" in the show since a couple of months ago, but for pure curiosity I'm following the story and some things and "plot twists" are utterly stupid and kind of "out-of-place, sorry if I sound rude but that's my opinion, of course I have no problems if other people like it, just not my case.
I prefer several fanon things about these show to be honest, this could could be better though.
I'm agree with you about Yellow, I really feel this show is getting mediocre and simple with the "black vs white morality" when every gem that cross Steven becomes an automatic friend, and is really stupid, since is really not balanced. I actually prefer the "grey vs gray morality" and "blue vs orange morality" since you can really see both point of view and even understand them. That's why it was stupid that thing about Rose beign Pink since 90% of things are just now resolved no matter how "long" Rebecca is taking herself, thing that make the show pointless, that something that is obvious takes so much, is becomes so boring and pointless.
So I think your Yellow idea is better since not all people can take mourning the same, and I like how different Yellow and Pink are in that sense, talking about them, in your AU Pink is a different person from Rose?
and I liked you AU this far, is a shame Rebecca don't really put effort, in the way of really developing the gem culture and the gem species. Sorry but for me an alien species is ways more interesting and deserve much more develop that a town of just boring humans... Again I have no problem if others love this but for me it never was that good not even when I "loved" the show. And I'm not saying these to be rude but in a sense of feedback and personal opinion towards the show.
anyway, good work with this AU keep going
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Not at all.
Personally, I feel Rebecca Sugar is making the same mistake that My Little Pony is making.
by thinking any conflict can be resolved peacefully, and all villains can be reformed.
Which is unrealistic, and NOT a good lesson to teach children
It's like saying a Mass Murderer and Serial Rapist JUST needs a friend.
("Yeah, sure. Let's just "be nice" to ISIS. I am sure that will change their minds.")
On another personal note, I feel Steven Universe is similar to the Transformers Franchise.
Both in good ways, as well as bad.
For one, BOTH series involves a galactic civil war where Earth is the battleground.
yet, SU has made the same mistakes as TF: Keeping the conflict on Earth TOO MUCH.
Again, sometimes Fans write better stories than the creators.
Perhaps because Fans have more affection for the media, and (usually) wants what is best for it.
And, when Hype dies down..certain Fandom only keep going
when Fans keep writing and drawing about it. Almost like a "Fandom Life Support"
ANYWAY, back to the broader questions.
Yes, I do feel that people grieve differently. and, that while Blue Diamond
when be sympathetic towards Earth, Yellow Diamond simply doesn't give a sh*t.
Yellow was almost portrayed as THE Villain, and that doesn't need to change.
(Megatron certainly doesn't stop being bad just because Unicron shows up.
Villains can form cease-fire's with Heroes, but those alliances are only temporary.)
As for Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz.
This question was asked to me by fans of the stories I have written,
as as I told them, I am undecided on the whole thing.
They assume this changes everything, but..it doesn't really.
I never made implications that Pink Diamond is Rose Quartz,
BUT I never debunked it either, so for now, my AU hasn't conflicted with Canon.
(Not that it really matters. That is the point of AU's.)
As I told them: "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it."
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(sorry for the very late reply)
And you are right, I feel that things are way to easy sometimes in the show, like why they even bother in showing drama and conflicts if everything got resolved at the drop of a hat? before being revealed that Rose was pink the show had that air of mystery and uncertainty about how the characters will save the Earth from the Diamonds, now that Steven is Pink everything is resolved, no matter how much drama they want to show us, we already know that at the end of the day everything will be fine so why should we bother in getting worried? everything just got boring and predictable now...
It could be better if the plot was not only on Earth, since we have this cool alien species we barely know something, I just feel the show takes just so much in reaching the cool stuff that by the time they show it to us, things are just so boring and tedious enough that all hype or excitement is just low, at least for me. That's why I prefer some fan works since they choose to develop the gems better and the world they came from.
You are right about Yellow, not every villain has to be redeemed, because not every "villain" is really a villain. It could be cooler if this can be a case of "grey vs gray morality" and the homewolrd could have their own reasons to be the way they are. I can see Blue being sympathetic towards Earth but without joining the crystal gems (in the scenario that Rose is not Pink) since they "killed" her sister, but Yellow is so angry at them that they want to destroy the planet that is the reason of Pink's demise.
Respecting SU AUs, I like the ones that still separate Rose from Pink Diamond, whatever is Pink role in the story. I really liked the theories that Pink decided to hide (not becoming Rose but making an alliance with her), or that Rose did pretended to kill her but has her bubbled safe somewhere and Pink let that happen because she didn't wanted to destroy the planet. Whatever the plot is I found more interesting the fact that Pink and Rose are 2 different persons, that adds a little more of deep and personality to the story. I even saw a video once that Rose DID shatter her but it was by accident and all those plots can catch the audience attention and maintain them in the edge of their seats because we just can't know how the Crystal Gems are going to resolve everything and that uncertainty was the only cool thing the show has (beign so painfully slow) but now... the show has nothing... nothing interesting at all, not even now that we finally could see more of the Homewolrd, but I'm sure something will happened everything will get resolved quickly they will return to Earth in like 3 episode and back to normal... to the boring human town...
Well, I still respect the ones that like the show, but sadly the show isn't that great, it never was and that little glimpse of hope that i have just faed away... Sorry if I'm sounding extremely disenchanted of all the story.
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Not at all. I feel the same way about MLP (as I may've mentioned already)
I used to watch the show, but's it's gone on to long,
and it's lost all suspense and drama when it introduces new villains,
only to reform them either eventually, or in one go (like the MOVIE, I think.)
I stopped watching new episodes, and on occasion return to the old ones.
Really, Fans seem to make better stories and characters.
Nowhere is that more apparent than Star Wars.
I mean, people compare the Sequel Trilgy to being "Rian Johnson's Fanfiction."
Yet, I myself have seen fanfics BETTER than those films.
In fact, THAT is how I write my own works: As something I would want to see animated/filmed,
and I NEVER begin writing a story unless I think it's good, and worth creating.
In my opinion. Fandom is every fiction's life support.
It keeps it going, even when it is cancelled, and should be long dead.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to comment on it too. I feel that way in some events and episodes of MLP, like everything can be really forced and the solution was easy since the start. One example is that episode of "Babs Seed" I know she was a victim of bullying but the fact that she joined the local bullies to torment the cutie mark crusaders is really hypocritical and and beign a real asshole, so I just can't feel sorry for her... Because it gives me the impression that she is supporting bullying to blank slates and in some way is like she's showing she deserved to be bullied and treated like a pice of shit for not having cutie mark and I think that's a crapy aesop... Sorry if this sounded hard but that's the impressions the ep gave to me.
Yeah, talking about the movie if things result the same as the show I don't know why Rebecca is bothering to even make a movie if it won't be of worth watching...
I can understand it, I write stories as well (even if I don't post anything), but I still do it, and this will be sound a little rude but watching SU, I can take it as an example about how NOT to do in a story. Because the rhythm is totally disastrous, is so painfully slow in fillers and so quick in moments that are supposed to be important. The show could be a normal "slice of life" without the aline stuff and almost nothing could change.
I can see why fandom is the life support of a story even if is a toxic one, but I think is a huge problem when fan stories are better than canon itself. Like the creators just can't make their own stories cooler is so sad and disappointing...
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I think Green could be also a genius that make peridot looks like idiots
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I like to think that the Peridot gems are loaned from Green Diamond,
as some gems are colored to match the diamonds that they serve.
If you separate the group of four that Green is part of in this artwork,
then you get Green, Purple, White, and Yellow as part of that group.
It seems likely that Peridot herself was loaned to Yellow Diamond by Green Diamond.
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I thought red diamond had a code of honor and mastery of the martial arts. I also thought she was the more calmer of the lot. ( she trained my OC Jerome in the ancient art of chi tsung.) well, boy, was I wrong.
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Everyone is free to their own interpretations of the as of yet unknown Diamonds.
Though, it only seems realistic that any RED Diamond would be more aggressive,
and in command of more hotheaded gems.
(In fact, for all we know, ALL Rubies are loaned to other Diamonds from Red Diamond.)
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I actually wanted red to have the personality of a sensei or a samurai, but the anger part is pretty good. And get this, during his time on earth, my OC's sensei on earth was red diamond's pearl, a wise, compassionate warrior, also with a mastery in chi tusng.
" Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".
- red pearl.
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When the Crystal Gems win against Homeworld, then what would become of the Diamonds that allied themselves with the Crystal Gems? Serve to role similar to the Titanesses after the Olympians won in the war against the Titans according to Greek myth?
I think that the Diamonds could still serve a part in Gem politics in the new status quo of Homeworld, maybe even become part of a new council. One that now consists of regular Gems in a new diverse Gem society.
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That is still a very LONG ways off in my AU's timeline/continuity.
I am still very keen on having the Gem Planet itself be sentient like Ego, or Mogo,
and in the end, having it destroyed to start a new era in the Gem Society's history.
After that, the Gems will have to decide their own fate.
as with Homeworld literally gone, their network of colonies will be disconnected.
At the very least, Blue Diamond will be allies with the Crystal Gems.
The other Diamond leaders will be up for speculation.
(Though, I may look into RED and ORANGE siding with Blue,
while White Diamond will be neutral, and ONLY concerned over Black Diamond.)
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Was Homeworld and the sentient entity living inside of the planet created from a planet that was originally organic? In the “Wanted”arc, it was shown underneath the shinning cities and advanced technology above in Homeworld that there was rock, abandoned kindergartens that have long since been depleted producing Gems, etc.
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Technically, ALL Gems are organic in nature, as Gemstones themselves
are earth-based minerals (or, "Rocks." hence the STONE part of the word 'Gemstone.')
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So the Homeworld entity willingly let the surface of the planet be mined or was it out of desperation after the Rebellion drove Homeworld off Earth, resulting in the Gems running out of resources to further make Gems, which is called in Gem History as “Era 2”?
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I tend to think that "Geo" was too weak to protest,
and was trapped in a state of hibernation.
Since you may recall that Zack's original is similar to Peter Quil,
then you will know that Geo's feelings for Zack's mother was genuine (unlike Ego)
and, when she died..Geo became depressed, and "lost the will to live..normally"
So, at this point, Geo became like if a human withdrew into a Coma,
and remained motionless while parasite fed off their body.
(Because that is REALLY what Modern Homeworld Gems are.
Like Locusts, they scour other planets, and drain it's resources to sustain themselves.)
Geo detests how his creations are treating other worlds,
and knows that only his destruction will end it, and only his direct offspring
is powerful enough to destroy his Gem (which is the very core of Homeworld.)
So, the drama is Geo asking his son to kill his only remaining parent,
JUST to save billions of lives on countless worlds from his creations.
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I thought all Gems were female or at least, what we perceive as female.
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They only LOOK female. They actually have no set gender..making them "Unisex", I guess.
(in fact, I have seen SOME gems that look more Male, than Female.)
Gems are technically shapeshifters,
and can take whatever form and gender that they want.
On an odd related note, Jurassic Park dinosaurs are similar,
as their Frog Genes enables them to change their gender in a single sex environment to breed.
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So some Gems can fall in love AND change their gender. You know, I heard about people wanting to change their gender like men want to change into women and women into men, which require a transgender surgery.
It’s pretty cool that Gems have the ability to do practically everything, including these things.😁
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You say that like you didn't expect such a thing to be possible
(least I think you do, It is hard to "read" how people say things in text..Ironically
the nature of Gems being light constructs makes it VERY easy to alter their physical forms
(Amethyst does this all the time. In fact, her 'Pro-Wrestler' form looked VERY male.)
In fact, Steven Universe technically wasn't the first to do this.
Years ago, a writer for The X-Men wanted to write a story arc,
where Rogue was actually Mystique's biological parent through..complicated means.
Mainly, Mystique was a lesbian who shapeshifted into a male version of herself,
and had a baby with her lover, a mutant named Destiny.
BUT, Marvel denied this story as they were Homophobic at the time.
Shapeshifting is really is easy way to be Transgender.
It isn't JUST a way to disguise oneself perfectly.
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I hope Pearl and Mystery Girl have a child together!😁
(If they decide to get into a SERIOUS relationship with each other.)
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I've been more of a PearlxGreg shipper lately, but to each is own.
(course, I have also liked Blue DiamondxGreg, too.)
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Sorry, I didn’t mean to make it sound complicated.
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How would Geo’s death end the actions of his creations?
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The Gem Colonies are one large network, with 'Homeworld' as the central hub that keeps them connected.
If Homeworld is destroyed, then that connection will be broken,
and while the Diamond Authority will still try to invade other worlds, they won't be as effective.
a single Fleet stand little chance of success than an organized Armada.
Another way to look at it is Krypton from 'Man of Steel'
There is a reason why Krypton's destruction was a major deal,
DESPITE Kypton having prior colonies on other worlds.
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Will the Gems’ immortality be connected to Homeworld’s life force like in “GotG Vol. 2” or will they just keep their long lifespan and abilities with just their home destroyed?
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Not really, no.
The Gems are really just sentient gemstones whose bodies are hardlight constructs
(making them glorified, self-sustaining "Lantern Rings.")
The only thing Homeworld did for them was creating the first generation of Gems,
but they already learned to do that themselves, making "Geo" unnecessary as a creator.
And, after centuries..MOST Gems forgot he even existed.
It is like a Parallel to how early humans believed in God, or other Gods.
only for modern man to mainly become non-religious.
(Or, as Malcolm out it: "God Creates Man, Man Destroys God, Man Creates-." Well, you get the idea.)
Point being, I don't view Yellow Diamond as the type that prays to a higher being.
And, as far as her own gems are concerned..Yellow Diamond IS God.
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The others from “MOST Gems” are Lapis and Peridot, I assume for example, since Geo was referenced in “Memories”.
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Knowing Lapis, she might.
Though, Peridot may speak Geo's name out of habit
(like how most humans would say "oh, GOD!", but not really be religious.)
I personally view Blue Diamond, and her court as the most spiritual faction of the Gems.
While Yellow Diamond is the exact polar opposite (as is the case with Yellow and Blue.)
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