Talk:Amethyst/@comment-26549409-20150324015337

Amethyst is probably the least favourite Crystal Gem overall with the fandom. But as far as I am concerned she is my favourite Crystal Gem and second favourite character in the show behind Steven. She has been the comic relief in the show; however episodes such as On The Run and Maximum Capacity show that behind the facade, she is hiding a lot of pain. She hates herself for the fact that she was born in a kindergarten which is a place that could destroy the planet. The whole ‘’we kept Amethyst’’ line from Steven’s lion may mean that when the Crystal Gems first discovered Amethyst, only Rose was willing to give her a chance.

She seems to feel very lonely because in Maximum Capacity she was desperate to not let Greg leave and when he said he has to be there for his son she says ‘’well what about me huh? I used to have someone to hang out with until she started hanging out with you!’’. Out of all of the Gems she seems to be the one that would lash out the most if she gets upset, she can act more like an antagonist as shown in On the Run and Maximum Capacity because she lets her emotions get the better of her.

But you know what; people do stupid things that they later regret when they are upset. She hugs pearl after attacking her, and after tormenting Greg, she helps Greg clear out his shed, keeps all of his stuff in her room so he doesn’t have to throw anything away and she gives him a new frame of his picture with Rose. She has remorse for her actions, it may not excuse her behaviour but she always tries to make up for it when she realises that she has hurt someone.

She is also the only Crystal Gem that has a friendship with Greg, Pearl really seems to resent Greg after what happened with Rose, but while Amethyst also resents him for what happened, she actually talked to him and hung out with him after Rose was gone. I’m not sure how many people would actually still want to talk to the person that they blame for the death of someone who was like a mother figure. Also in Tiger Millionaire she told Steven ‘’Never let anyone make you feel like garbage’’. She is not perfect, she makes mistakes and she can lash out. She is a damaged, lonely character who hates herself for being born. But she is compassionate, remorseful and she cares about the feelings of others.