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♫ I will fight to be everything that everybody wants me to be when I'm grown!♫
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~ Steven singing about why he wants to protect the Earth
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Listen to me, Spinel! I understand! After everything you've been through, you must be in a lot of pain!
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~ Steven trying to turn Spinel good again
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I changed. That's the final piece. All those struggles, I learned from them, and I grew! Oh my gosh! It's not just my Gem powers I've forgotten! All this "Happily Ever After" stuff has made me forget the first power I ever had! The power to change!
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~ Steven reflecting on his own growth
Steven Quartz Universe is the titular main protagonist of the TV series of the same name.
He is a young boy who used to live with the Crystal Gems and is a member of the team. Like his mother Rose Quartz, he is devoted to humanity and anyone in needs.
He is voiced by Zach Callison in the English version, and by Yu Hayashi in the Japanese version.
He refused to have his enemies be shattered or killed and tried to show them kindness and understanding, which gradually led to corrupted Gems eventually redeemed themselves.
Over the time he has saved Beach City from numerous threats like the Diamonds, Peridot, Jasper, Spinel, etc.
He is the only hero to have good deeds which stands out from other characters, and has been a pacifist in contrast to Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, who were more than often or not willing to use violence as a go-to solution. Plus, in contrast to Steven himself, the three of them have more stable powers, which shows that Steven has less resources than the Gems, who are admirable, yet have way more powers than Steven started out with. Plus, a lot of other villains who redeemed themselves also had more to work with, like antagonists who are gems like the Crystal Gems, or human antagonists who had more tools and inventions.
He decided to use his power from Rose Quarts for good to protect his gem family and his family.
He cures Connie’s blurry blindness, causing her to be able to see and no longer need her glasses anymore.
He established peace to Homeworld Gems.
In spite of his downfall, he redeems himself.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
By the epilogue series Future, he has been shown to repeatedly let his anger and mental health get the best of him, to the extent it causes the majority of the series' conflicts like nearly squishing his friends because he doesn’t think Lars got over Sadie, nearly causing Greg to crash his car as the result of an argument, temporarily shattering Jasper, trying to shatter White Diamond, and getting angry at the Gems, Diamonds and anyone who has been doing what they could to reach out to him, even his father. While it's worth noting that some of these actions were completely unintentional, like nearly squishing his friends or causing his dad to crash his car, or were spurred by others, like Jasper encouraging him to be more aggressive, it's still difficult to defend his more violent moments:
While he may not have meant to create a giant bubble to crush his friends with, and tried his best to get rid of it, he still refused to acknowledge his part in it and instead blamed Lars, which only caused the bubble to close in on them more.
During the argument with his father, where, as he lashes out at him for running away from an abusive and controlling household, he rips the steering wheel off in a fit of rage, causing them to crash.
While he may have been justified in his anger towards White Diamond for what she had done to him, White had redeemed herself at the point and was trying to help him, thus making his attempted murder of her unwarranted.
By the climax of Future, he had let his mental health problems go unaddressed for so long that he did increasingly questionable actions and was refusing to even admit that something was really wrong with him, despite all the evidence to the contrary. He also gets so consumed by self-loathing and the belief he was a monster that he turns into Monster Steven.
Trivia[]
He and his mother Rose are currently the only mother-son duo on this wiki.
He was formerly approved as Pure Good due to him fixing his bad mistakes and standing out alongside Connie Maheswaran, but he got removed because of his additional wrathful and selfish deeds in Steven Universe Future. Rebecca Sugar has indicated that the series could continue in the future eventually, but has stated that she needs a long break before doing so. If that were to happen, there is a possibility that Steven’s status could be affected and he could be NPG or even PG again depending in how the series play out in the future.
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