Hessonite

"Ah, the Earth. Did you miss me?"

Hessonite is the main antagonist in Save the Light and a boss within the game. She is the director in charge of Squaridot.

Appearance
Hessonite has a light orange complexion and pale yellow hair in a large curly afro drawn back to a widow's peak. She has a dark burgundy unibrow and a light yellow marking in the shape of the Prism over her left, vermilion eye. Her right eye is white, and her left is vermilion. She wears a sparkly, high-collared cape over an orange-red jumpsuit and thigh-high white boots with jaffa-colored soles. Hessonite's gemstone is located in the center of her chest and is a rounded rectangle with a rectangular facet.

Personality
According to Rebecca Sugar, Hessonite is a pompous Homeworld commander who shows to also be vicious and aggressive when she is opposed.

Save the Light
Hessonite appears in her inverted pyramid ship landing on and destroying It's a Wash. She rhetorically asks if the Earth "missed her." She finds the Light Steven and, after stating that it still belonged to her, commanded it to come with her.

Abilities
Hessonite presumably possesses standard Gem abilities, including bubbling, regeneration, and superhuman durability.

Skillset

 * Teleportation: Hessonite can seemingly re-locate herself to wherever point she chooses. This ability has only been shown twice so far, and those being in her reveal trailer. When using her teleportation ability, the visuals shown are similar to that of a warp pad's visuals when in use.
 * Sword Proficiency: Her summoned weapon is a pink sword, similar in appearance to Rose's Sword but smaller.

Trivia

 * She bears resemblance to the commander drawn by Centipeetle and perhaps might be the commander depicted.
 * Her build and hair are similar to Garnet's, possibly a reference to how hessonite is a type of garnet in real life.
 * She also has complete heterochromia iridum, like Garnet, although she does not hide hers with a visor.
 * She is the second Gem whose gemstone type is a variety of garnet to be revealed in the show.
 * She is the only Gem who wields a sword shown so far whose sword is a summoned weapon, rather than a physical one.
 * Hessonite is the first new Gem type to be revealed somewhere other than the show.
 * Her design was inspired heavily by Ziggy Stardust, including the different eye colors and the facial marking.

Gemology
Gemstone Information
 * Hessonite is a type of grossular garnet.
 * It is also called the "cinnamon stone" due to its distinct color.
 * Hessonites have a chemical formula of Ca3Al2Si3O12.
 * The name "hessonite" comes from the Ancient Greek word "ἣσσων (hēssōn)" meaning "inferior". This is because hessonites exhibit a considerably lower density and hardness than most garnet species.
 * Hessonite rates a 7 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness, similar to that of quartzes, while most other garnet species rate nearer to 7.5.
 * Hessonite has been confused with Jacinth/Hyacinth, an orange-red variety of zircon.
 * The orange color is brought about by the iron and manganese within the stone.
 * The stone often represents virtue and confidence.

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Hessonite