History Characters / StevenUniversePeridot

She has [[{{SelfDemonstrating/Peridot}} a self-demonstrating page]]. Nyeh heh heh heh heh!

She has [[SelfDemonstrating/Peridot her own self-demonstrating page]]. Nyeh heh heh heh heh!

* ManChild: Her character development has at least removed the psychopathic part, if not the manchild part, of PsychopathicManchild. She constantly acts like a BrattyHalfPint despite her attempts to be taken seriously, though the Crystal Gems (Steven and Amethyst in particular) take it in stride.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shelby Rabara

* CatchPhrase: Thanks to Steven and her literal mind, she almost always shows gratitude by saying "Wow, Thanks."

* CharacterBlog: [[https://twitter.com/PERIDOT5XG Peridot has a Twitter account]], and during [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E9TooShortToRide "Too Short to Ride"]], she sent a series of tweets while the episode aired on the west coast.

* DiscountLesbians: Or rather, Discount Aroace. Her revulsion at the prospect of [[RomanticFusion engaging in fusion]] is meant to be representative of UsefulNotes/{{asexuality}} and UsefulNotes/{{aromanticism}}, without actually bringing relationships and romance into the mix.

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--->''[[JoinTheArmyTheySaid "'Go to Earth,' they said. 'It'll be easy,' they said."]]''

* NoPronunciationGuide: Generally, "peridot" is pronounced with a silent or audible 't'. The show always uses the latter, probably because the harder sound fits her logical personality. Ronaldo tries to specify which in the ''Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird'' book, so presumably both pronunciations exist in-universe when not talking about the character.

* TroubledFetalPosition: From [[http://i.imgur.com/TkLRIU7.jpg time]] [[http://i.imgur.com/WfUBydE.png to]] [[http://i.imgur.com/q4SUah9.png time]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: Peridot, like Pearl, shows quirks often associated with autism: she shows a complete disinterest in anything she isn't obsessed with, quickly becomes obsessed with a television show to the point of pouring hours of time into it, has difficulty telling when something is appropriate or hurtful to say, does not know how to apologize or express her feelings, mimics behavior and phrases, and often makes repetitive gestures when she is upset or frustrated. This also ties into her alien motif, as "being on another planet" is a common metaphorical description of what autism feels like. [[https://www.cbr.com/rebecca-sugar-interview-on-the-end-of-steven-universe/ The creator's stance]] in a literal sense is that Gems are not generally neurotypical by humans standards, and while not her specific intention, she is happy for any autistic viewers who find Peridot specifically relatable.

* NotMeThisTime: In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E14CryForHelp]]", she repaired the gem communication hub to send a distress signal, which was caught on Steven's TV. The next couple of times the Crystal Gems receive the signal again, they assume Peridot somehow repaired the hub, but Steven and Amethyst find out it was actually Pearl, who did it so she could [[FusionDance fuse with Garnet]].

* TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: Like other gems, her clothes are part of her projected form. In a strange twist, since Peridot actually ''can't'' shapeshift except when replacing her body entirely, and her clothing is "melded to [her] body", it's implied [[ClingyCostume she cannot change out of her clothes]] (at least without damaging them). If she wants to wear something else, she has to [[DressedInLayers wear it on top of her regular clothes]]. This actually makes normal clothing a novelty to Peridot, as she's seen enjoying wearing boxer shorts and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial accidentally implies]] she stole some of Steven's clothes for herself.

* OverarchingVillain: In the first season, she was the one who sent the Red Eye to Earth, and she keeps trying to reactivate the kindergarten. At the end of the season, she's trapped on Earth with the Crystal Gems, becoming the main recurring villain at the beginning of season 2. Eventually, she's forced to form an uneasy truce with the Crystal Gems. Once her CharacterDevelopment kicks in, she stops being a villain entirely.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E21CatchAndRelease "Catch and Release"]], after Steven freed her from her bubble, she starts to repeatedly slap him on the face, Steven asks her why she's acting like this, to which she furiously responds: "You've smashed me into a limbless clod ! You trapped me in your bubbles dungeon ! ''AND'' ''[[HatesBeingCalledCute you called me... CUTE!]]''"

* TheHeavy: She is set up as the ArcVillain of the first season, having sent numerous robots to Earth (the Red Eye and her Robonoids), though she is ultimately revealed to be a mere technician who brings backup when things get really hairy. The second season focuses on her as well, since the Gems know she's on Earth and can track her down.

* DiscountLesbians: Or rather, Discount Aroace. Her revulsion at the prospect of [[RomanticFusion engaging in fusion]] is meant to be representative of asexuality and aromanticism, without actually bringing relationships and romance into the mix.

* {{Asexuality}}: She was confirmed as aroace via WordOfSaintPaul[[labelnote:Note]] It was by Maya Petersen, a storyboard artist, on [[https://twitter.com/rnn_tweet/status/1237596056746987520 Twitter]], but admits that as a storyboarder, her word would be rendered moot if someone higher in the Crew said something different.[[/labelnote]] (which was earlier implied by her only being interested in {{Fusion|Dance}} to better understand Garnet). She does, however, show an academic interest in {{shipping}} for her favourite TV show.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Despite believing herself to be superior to Pearl, it's obvious they share the same insecurities, are of a low social station in Homeworld life, are quite intelligent and put on a smug haughty attitude to hide it all.
** Acknowledges she's not so different (in this case "no better") than the "defective Crystal Gems" during her apology to Amethyst in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E24TooFar "Too Far"]].
** Invokes this with her speech to Lapis in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E4BarnMates "Barn Mates"]], pointing out that the other Gem's situation — virtually alone, confused, cut off from home — is exactly like where she had been not too long ago. It didn't work, but points for trying.
** To Amethyst, with both being [[spoiler:of poorer quality compared to other Gems of their kind (Amethyst due to staying too long underground and Peridot being intentionally made that way due to dwindling resources on Homeworld)]].
** To [[spoiler:Pink Diamond]]. Both of them grow to love the Earth after spending time on it and observing its life, and have an almost-identically worded HeelRealization concerning Gem production there. They even both attempt to convince Yellow Diamond to spare the planet (although due to her curious nature, Peridot makes more of an effort to interact with humanity and its culture more than [[spoiler:Pink Diamond]] ever did).

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* PowerTrio: Among the Crystal Gems, she forms one with Lapis and Bismuth. The three serve as the reinforcements for Steven during the ''Diamond Days'' event, and she lets Connie join them in the sky by flying around on a trash can lid.

* VagueAge: Her comments in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E22WhenItRains "When It Rains"]] indicate that she's one of the youngest Gems seen in the show, having not been around for the war (Amethyst emerged soon afterwards) and ignorant of the identities of the Crystal Gems until she met them. She wasn't part of the Cluster experiments, having just read up on the past few hundred years of records on it. Given Gems are TheAgeless, this would place her anywhere from a few thousand years old to just a few hundred, possibly less.
** Lapis does say to Connie "[Peridot and I] are thousands of years older than you," though it's not clear if this is an assumption on her part.

* DemotedToComedicRelief: After her main redemption arc, Peridot is designated almost entirely to occasional comedic relief based appearances.