Talk:Malachite/@comment-30089418-20161011213336/@comment-29677994-20161014003916

She is powerful, and as a whole, inexperienced in life. She was trapped in a mirror for most of her life, and seemed relatively young and new even before that. Her morals have probably only been established by the present events of the show, starting from Mirror Gem. The Crystal gems (specifically Pearl) were the first to ever betray her, and Steven was the first to actually care about her, and give her worth. This even explains why she is still undecided and neutral with her team. But she leans towards the Crystal Gems because Steven supports her, and Homeworld has betrayed her in a worse way.

In the Malachite relationship, she got carried away in punishing Jasper, and developed a fondness for doing so. She is incredibly powerful, but with little guidance, and morals which still need to be developed.

Shje is strong, but naive and confused. Steven himself is the only thing that she considers truly good and righteous, so protecting him is the only thing that she considers "good."

Even if it is at the cost of Peridot's tablet.