Talk:Steven Universe (character)/@comment-43762070-20190908070444

I have a theory about why virtually every single villian has been redeemable, and often quickly: Steven has a latent brainwashing ability that he doesn't really know about. Blue can make other gems cry so it's not impossible, and Steven has historically shown the ability to psychically link with others. I'm beginning to suspect that whenever Steven runs up against an antagonist he's literally beaming happy thoughts and care at them which overrides and rewrites their descicion making process and priorities. This would be an ability he inherited from Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz; Rose Quartz used it to rally gems to her cause and Pink Diamond used it to sooth the other gems - almost like an addicting drug. It's possible that Pink Diamond did not fully understand this ability and accidently used it in ways that mentally broke gems in the first place.