History Characters / StevenUniverseBlueDiamond

* ParentalSubstitute: One possible interpretation of her relationship with Pink Diamond. Considering White Diamond created Yellow, Blue, and Pink by splitting parts of herself off in an attempt to rid herself of self-perceived imperfections, the two are, more-or-less, "sisters" with Pink implied to have been the youngest. Since someone had to teach Pink how to behave like a Diamond with White withdrawn into solitude in her own headship and Yellow burying herself in her work most of the time in a vain attempt to impress White, the role was left largely to Blue. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring This makes Blue's grieving even more tragic.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: One possible interpretation of her relationship with Pink Diamond. Since someone had to teach Pink how to behave like a Diamond with White withdrawn into solitude in her own headship and Yellow burying herself in her work most of the time in a vain attempt to impress White, the role was left largely to Blue. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring This makes Blue's grieving even more tragic.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Where to begin, she responded to Pink's desire to spare Earth by giving her a PeopleZoo, she apologized to Steven for making him spend "6000 years on this horrible planet", and she's generally [[NoSocialSkills incapable of reading a room.]]

* MaternallyChallenged: Tries very hard to be a CoolBigSis to Pink and a CoolAunt to Steven but her consistent LackOfEmpathy means that every time she interacts with them she ends up hurting them in some way.

* TokenGoodTeammate: While [[BigGood Pink]] is ''definitely'' less ruthless than her, Blue appears to be this out of the remaining three Diamonds, at least, being considerably more mellow and down-to-Earth than [[GeneralRipper Yellow]] and [[AbusiveParents White]]. In addition, she's the first of the three remaining diamonds

* TokenGoodTeammate: While [[BigGood Pink]] is ''definitely'' less ruthless than her, Blue appears to be this out of the remaining three Diamonds, at least, being considerably more mellow than [[GeneralRipper Yellow]] and [[AbusiveParents White]].

* ParentalSubstitute: One possible interpretation of her relationship with Pink Diamond. Considering White Diamond created Yellow, Blue, and Pink by splitting parts of herself off in an attempt to rid herself of self-perceived imperfections, the two are, more-or-less, "sisters" with Pink implied to have been the youngest. Since someone had to teach Pink how to behave like a Diamond with White withdrawn into solitude in her own headship and Yellow burying herself in her work most of the time in a vain attempt to impress White, the role was left largely to Blue. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring This makes Blue's grieving even more tragic.]]

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* PersonalityPowers: Blue's SignatureMove is [[EmotionBomb a blue aura that forces the gems around her to feel her despair and depression against their will]], a reflection on how she only thinks about herself and her own feelings and forces others to bear her burdens for her. [[spoiler: Between her HeelFaceTurn in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]" and "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E17HomeworldBound Homeworld Bound]]", she eventually learned how to create clouds that induce [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul happiness and contentment]] in any Gem who touches them, an ability that helps the troubled minds of others instead of hurting them.]]

* BigBadDuumvirate: Often serves in this role with Yellow Diamond. [[spoiler:They even invade the Earth together.]]

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* CuteGiant: Particularly after discovering [[spoiler: Pink Diamond was never shattered.

* CuteGiant: Particularly after discovering [[Pink Diamond was never shattered.

* CuteGiant: Whenever she's {{Adorkable}}, she tends to also come off as this.

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* LightIsNotGood: Her palanquin, hooded veil and flowing robes offset give her an eerily saintlike appearance. As the rest of these tropes will tell you, she's anything but — or, at least, she was back during the Rebellion. As the ALighterShadeOfBlack entry explains, she's certainly a little better than Yellow Diamond these days. That said, [[spoiler:[[LightIsGood She's the first of the Diamonds to side with Steven over White]], and openly admits that what she's done to her Gems in White's name was wrong. She also fights Yellow as a result.]]

* LightIsNotGood: Her palanquin, hooded veil and flowing robes offset give her an eerily saintlike appearance. As the rest of these tropes will tell you, she's anything but — or, at least, she was back during the Rebellion. As the ALighterShadeOfBlack entry explains, she's certainly a little better than Yellow Diamond these days.
** LightIsGood: [[spoiler:Is the first of the Diamonds to side with Steven over White, and openly admits that what she's done to her Gems in White's name was wrong. She fights Yellow as a result.]]

** As of TheMovie and ''Future'' she's [[spoiler:[[TookALevelInKindness improved]] her attitude ''immensely'', and is now actively seeking to bring happiness to other Gems. She's also become ''far'' more loving towards [[HappilyAdopted Spinel]] than she was towards Pink.]]

** [[spoiler:She wishes to make it up to Pink for ignoring her pleas to spare the Earth by preserving Pink's legacy.]]
** [[spoiler:Upon realizing her bad treatment of Pink in the past, she seeks to make up for it by helping Steven and Connie return to Earth. Her willingness to return Ruby and Sapphire to Earth implies that she wants to make up for what she did to ''them'' in the past as well.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: While it's left up in the air how much of it is due to grief, her modern appearance suggests she has changed a ''lot'' since the Rebellion and Pink Diamond's death. [[spoiler:She's also far kinder and more considerate towards Steven than she was in flashbacks to Pink. However, once everyone returns to Homeworld after finding "Pink Diamond", Blue reverts to her old aloof, controlling behavior by expecting Steven to host a royal ball exactly to the Diamonds' standards, and when Steven breaks protocol by dancing and fusing with Connie into Stevonnie, Blue ''threatens'' to unfuse them herself. In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind "Change Your Mind"]], Blue briefly reaches her RageBreakingPoint and ''blasts'' Steven with an energy beam, before Steven's ArmorPiercingQuestion makes her [[HeelRealization realize what]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she's doing]] and transition into a full HeelFaceTurn]].
* CoDragons: With Yellow towards White.

* PersonalityPowers: Blue's SignatureMove is an AngstNuke that [[EmotionBomb forces the gems around her to feel her despair and depression against their will]], a reflection on how she only thinks about herself and her own feelings and forces others to bear her burdens for her. [[spoiler: Between her HeelFaceTurn in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]" and "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E17HomeworldBound Homeworld Bound]]", she eventually learned how to create clouds that induce [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul happiness and contentment]] in any Gem who touches them, an ability that helps the troubled minds of others instead of hurting them.]]

* CuteGiant: Whenever she’s {{Adorkable}}, she tends to also come off as this.

* PersonalityPowers: Blue's SignatureMove is an AngstNuke that [[EmotionBomb forces the gems around her to feel her despair and depression against their will]], a reflection on how she only thinks about herself and her own feelings and forces others to bear her burdens for her. [[spoiler: Between her HeelFaceTurn in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]" and "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E17HomeworldBound Homeworld Bound]]", she eventually learned how to create clouds that induce happiness and contentment on any Gem who touches them, an ability that not helps the troubled minds of others instead of hurting them.]]

* PersonalityPowers: Blue's SignatureMove is an AngstNuke that [[EmotionBomb forces the gems around her to feel her despair and depression against their will]], a reflection on how she only thinks about herself and her own feelings and forces others to bear her burdens for her. [[spoiler: Between her HeelFaceTurn in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]" and "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E17HomeworldBound Homeworld Bound]]", she eventually learned how to create clouds that induce happiness and contentment on any gem who touches them, an ability that not helps the troubled minds of others instead of hurting them.]]

* CuteGiant: Whenever she’s {{Main/Adorkable adorkable}}, she tends to come off as this.

* CuteGiant: Whenever she’s {{Adorkable adorkable}}, she tends to come off as this.

* CuteGiant: Whenever she’s [[Adorkable adorkable]], she tends to come off as this.