Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28310993-20150701220936/@comment-26225030-20150704194003

Pearl wasn't meant to be a fighter. I'm sure there are plenty of Pearls on homeworld with mechanical personalities, and that Rose set our Pearl apart and invested great esteem in her. "She made me feel like I was everything." While probably on homeworld, Pearl was supposed to be grunt/fodder that barely exists in the background. Rose literally was her reason for living, Rose is gone and Greg took her away. Pearl is bitter with the Universe's for that. Pearl only has one reason to live now, and that's Steven, but in the back of her mind she probably hopes that Rose will come back through Steven. The reason why she's so cocky and poise is because she wonders if Rose can see her through Steven's eyes and she wants Rose to be proud of her (hence why she got jealous of Steven's admiration to Sugilite and strength, because Pearl's aren't built to be strong).

I understand Pearl but I still don't like her. I respect her skill, she is probably the strongest Pearl ever. She had to overcompensate with skill to make up for her lake up strength, so I would adhere that she's probably the most skilled of the CG. Garnet is probably right beneath her but way ahead of her in strength and battle instinct. Garnet is the better mother because she mother's everyone. We saw her mothering to Amethyst in Reformed, to Steven in every episode basically, to Pearl and Amethyst in Secret Team, and has had to remain the face of calmness throughout everything. Amethyst has origin-insecurity, Pearl has deep romantic sourced need for approval and affirmation, but Garnet has had to take the mantle and not only be the main source of strength, but make all the big decisions, keep in mind all the horrific future possibilities, and somehow not have heavy emotional breakdowns like everyone else. And instead of just doing the bare minimum of a stoic leader, she even smiles from times and tries to make Steven smile. Garnet is generally stronger in every aspect and that's why she's the best mother. Pearl is going to have to grow up and Steven will have to show her how ironically.