Padparadscha

"I predict Lars will change in hue. What a mystery!"

Padparadscha is an unaligned Gem living in an abandoned Kindergarten facility on the Gem Homeworld alongside other defective and abnormal Gems known as the Off Colors. While Sapphires are supposed to have visions into the future, Padparadscha's visions are of events that have occurred within the recent past. She made her debut in "Off Colors".

Appearance
Padparadscha is a Gem with a very similar appearance to Sapphire. She is short, being roughly about the same height as Steven, with a peachy orange complexion, plump lips, and shoulder length, pale pink hair, with bangs covering her eye and a cowlick on top of her head. Her attire consists of a off-white, dull red, and light orange floor-length gown, with an off-white collar and sleeves and white, elbow-length gloves. The skirt is a dull light orange, and it has a reddish upper layer with an off-white trim and is tied back into a bow. Her gemstone is located on the back of her right hand.

Personality
She has a cheerful and kind personality. Despite being a Sapphire, her predictions are always late, leading her to announce events that have already transpired as if they have yet to happen. She also seems to rely heavily on her predictions, causing her to have delayed reactions to things happening around her, which was shown to be detrimental to her own safety when the Off Colors were under attack, with Lars, Steven and Rhodonite having to protect her. Despite actually witnessing the events she 'predicts', her visions always seem to surprise her, making it possible her vision and sense of time as a whole is delayed.

History
Padparadscha was considered defective and cast aside due to her "prediction" visions being of events that have already occurred, rendering her future vision useless. Eventually, she joined a group of other defective Gems, hiding with them in the tunnels of an abandoned Kindergarten to avoid being shattered and residing there for eons.

Unique Abilities

 * Retrocognition: Rather than having visions of the future, Padparadscha's visions are of events in the recent past, making her predictions very late.

Steven Universe
Padparadscha isn't wary of him when they first meet. She is friendly to him immediately, and appears happy when Steven returns from Earth.

Lars Barriga
Padparadscha cares about Lars, shouting "we can't leave without Lars!" after the Off Colors assured him they won't leave Homeworld without him. She also happily predicted Lars being invisible to the Shattering Robonoids.

Fluorite
Padparadscha's relationship with Fluorite is very vague, although Padparadscha is as kind to her as to everyone else.

Rutile Twins
Not much is shown between Padparadscha's relationship with the Rutile Twins, as they haven't exchanged dialogue yet.

Rhodonite
Padparadscha appears to have a mother-daughter relationship with her, Rhodonite often protecting her because of her delayed sense of time.

Trivia

 * Padparadscha's design strongly resembles both Princess Peach and Princess Daisy from the Super Mario series.
 * Additionally, Padparadscha Sapphires are also sometimes known as "Peach Sapphires" in real life.
 * Both Padparadscha and Fluorite's actual color palettes are yet to be revealed, since only their "dark" color schemes are shown.

Gemology
Gemstone Information


 * The term "Padparadscha" (also known as "Padmaraga") is derived from the Sinhalese word for aquatic lotus blossom, which has an unusual salmon color.
 * Many agree that Padparadschas straddle the color boundary between pink and orange.
 * Padparadscha sapphires are mainly found in Sri Lanka, as well as Madagascar and Tanzania.
 * Some experts insist that true Padparadschas can come only from Sri Lanka, which, for centuries, was the only source of this coveted stone.
 * The Padparadscha Sapphire is one of the rarest Sapphires making its value pretty high in jewelry.
 * Its cost varies from the range of Emeralds and Rubies.

Gemstone
Падпараджа