Line #20 Webcomic/SwitcherooAU


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4	Picture this: what if instead of taking Pearl with her for colonization of Earth and forming of the Crystal Gems, Pink Diamond brought Spinel? How different would the Crystal Gems be? What does the plot look like?
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6	''Switcheroo AU'' is a fan webcomic of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' by [[https://tapas.io/MPSai Sai Scribbles]] and can be read on Platform/TapasMedia [[https://tapas.io/episode/1645427 here]].
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9	!!''Switcharoo AU'' provides examples of:
10	* AdaptationalBadass: In cannon, Spinel was only able to beat the Crystal gems and Steven due to them being "rusty" and with the help of a rejuvenator, then lost once they adapted. Here, she was tough enough to take on Jasper and Bismuth on separate occasions, with the quartz commenting she was a monster during the gem war.
11	* AgeGapRomance: Kiki notes that Spinel seems a lot younger than the massive Jasper. However, as Spinel nervously comments, ''Spinel'' is the older one by over 3000 years. Much to Kiki's [[YoungerThanTheyLook shock]].
12	--->"I '''am''' over 3000 years older than her. Is that strange?"
13	* AllAmazonsWantHercules: In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1740533 Jaspinel]]", it's after Spinel literally punches Jasper through a mountain does she start reciprocating her attraction.
14	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Spinel is just as much of a goofball as ever, but as shown in her fights with Jasper, she's no slouch when it comes to battle.
15	* BlackComedy: In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1733675 Star Sapphire]]", the titular gem reveals that Spinel dropped Steven as a baby.
16	--> '''Greg''': WHAT!?\
17	'''Spinel''': I caught him!
18	* TheCameo: Eyeball Ruby makes an appearance in "Backstories - Bonus Track" on a hologram breaking the news of Pink Diamond's shattering.
19	* CooldownHug: Garnet gives Spinel one after the latter trips over some vines that had grown at Rose's Fountain.
20	* ConspicuousGloves: Discussed and mocked in "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1701775 Washing Up (Guest Comic)]]". Steven sees that Spinel washes dishes with dishwashing gloves ''over'' the [[WhiteGloves pink gloves]] she always wears, something that confuses and frustrates him and Connie like crazy to no end.
21	* ExtendoBoxingGlove: Spessartine's (Spinel and Garnet's fusion) weapon is a spring-loaded fist coming out of her shoulder.
22	* {{Expy}}: Ronaldo sees a monster in the trees called "[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slendergal]]" and posts pictures on his blog about her. Really it's just Spinel {{troll}}ing him.
23	* FailedAttemptAtDrama: When Pearl transitions back to her evil look in "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1647583 Gem Rotation]]", she explains that she rotated her gem and that it's super deep. Since her gem is symmetrical vertically and horizontally, Steven completely misses it.
24	* ForWantOfANail: The premise of the comic is "what would things be like if Pearl and Spinel swapped places?"
25	* HasAType: A recurring element of the comic is Spinel and Japser's infatuation with each other, with various implications that she may have done something with Amethyst and gives an ImTakingHerHomeWithMe look when she sees the Famethyst. This implies that Spinel has an attraction to Quartzes in general.
26	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: It's confirmed in "Backstories" that Spinel was still in the garden during Pink Diamond's supposed shattering and an earlier comic reveals she has never met Bismuth either - strongly implying that she isn't aware of Rose Quartz's true identity.
27	* MetalSlime: Spinel seems to be a rare type of gem on Homeworld. Peridot and Bismuth don't know what gem she is (though Bismuth recognizes her as an elite gem-type) and Jasper only knows her as "Rose's Monster."
28	* {{Ninja}}: Spinel and Amethyst's fusion -- Lolite -- has the visual cues of a kunoichi, wielding a chain-scythe and wearing fish-net stockings.
29	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1682854 Extras]]", the canon Pearl finds ''Switcharoo'' Pearl unnerving. Averted with the Spinels, who get along just fine.
30	* PercussiveShutdown: In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1971372 Jailbreak]]", Spinel's method of getting Peridot's ship to turn around is by stomping on the control panel.
31	--> '''Amethyst''': We're gonna die.
32	* ReallyGetsAround: It's implied that Spinel has had a very productive love-life during her time on Earth.
33	** In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1670220 The Floozy Saga]]", Spinel gets offended at the idea of being called a "floozy", but it's pointed out that she doesn't ''deny'' it.
34	** In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1798642 Last One Out of Beach City (Tapas Exclusive)]]", Spinel and Amy have been to various humans parties they can't tell out loud until Steven is older.
35	* SendInTheClones: This version of Pearl [[https://tapas.io/episode/1645449 weaponizes her holopearls]] in combat.
36	* StupidSexyFlanders: In "[[https://tapas.io/episode/1688373 Bispearl]]", Bismuth finds Pearl's evil look attractive.
37	* TraumaButton: It's implied that being left behind in the garden still happened in some form for Spinel. Because of this, she has a strong aversion to plants. This ranges from a general dislike of flowers to [[https://tapas.io/episode/1703746 nearly having a panic attack when she trips over roots near Rose's Fountain]].
38	* {{Troll}}: Spinel likes enabling Ronaldo's paranoia by pretending to be a cryptid stalking him.

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