Greg Universe

"''If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn't have hotdogs'" Greg Universe is Steven's father. Greg was/is the husband of Rose Quartz.

Description
Greg Universe was once a traveling musician, but now lives in a van and works at a car wash. When he was a one-man-band he played a concert in Beach City, and the only person who came to the concert was Rose Quartz. After that they spent all their time together and eventually started a romantic relationship until she gave up her physical form to give birth to Steven. Greg is an easy-going guy; his motto is "If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs."

He seems to be a little uncomfortable in dealing with Gem powers, which he refers to as "magic stuff." The reason he does not want to interfere with Gem powers is because it could affect what's left of his hair; as stated in "Laser Light Cannon."

Episode Appearances

 * Laser Light Cannon
 * Cat Fingers
 * Bubble Buddies (Non-Speaking Cameo)
 * So Many Birthdays (mentioned)
 * Onion Trade
 * Rose's Room (Room's illusion)
 * Coach Steven
 * Steven and the Stevens
 * Ocean Gem

Steven Universe
Greg is the father of Steven Universe. The two have a good father-son relationship, however Greg seems to be trying to make things up to Steven. This may be because he doesn't believe himself to be the best father. In the episode "Laser Light Cannon" when Rose's old light cannon that Greg supplies to Steven and the Crystal Gems doesn't work at first, he says "It's okay Steven! We'll figure out something else. Something even better!"

Even though Steven is his son and Greg was in a romantic relationship with Rose who also had the power of the gems, he is still weirded out (and maybe even scared) by the magic happenings that occur. However, even with his lack of understanding for these events, he always comes to his son's aid when he is needed (as seen when Steven turns into a Cat monster in "Cat Fingers ").

Greg isn't the current guardian of Steven. While Steven lives with the members of the Crystal Gems, Greg remains in his van that he lives in near the car wash. However, even though they don't live together, Steven seems to visit Greg on a regular basis (as seen in the episode "Cat Fingers" when Steven helps out at the car wash).

Members of the Crystal Gems
The Members of the Crystal Gems rarely interact with Greg, even though he is Steven's father and the partner of former Crystal Gems member: Rose Quartz. The reason behind this lack of communication is because even though they think Greg is nice, they think he is, as Amethyst describes it, "kind of a mess." Because of this, the group advised Greg to stay out of "magical matters," as they were much more capable than him. However even with their belief in Greg's questionable reliability, Greg has come to their aid when he is needed (as seen in "Laser Light Cannon") but so far this seems only because his son asked him to. It is worth mentioning that neither Greg or the group have intense negative feelings toward each other, they merely avoid each other because they don't want Greg getting in the way of things.

Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz was the romantic partner to Greg before she gave up her physical form to bring Steven into existence. Not much else is known about Rose's relationship with Greg except for they met when she was the only attendee at one of Greg's concerts in Beach City back when he was a one-man band. Greg seems to consider himself very lucky to have met Rose. Greg was also heard saying in the episode Laser Light Cannon: "I don't know what a magical lady like that ever saw in a plain old dope like me..."

Trivia

 * Greg Universe's catchphrase is "If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs."
 * The catchphrase was said 3 1/2 times in "Laser Light Cannon". The last one (4th one) was said by Steven, but Greg cut him off when his van got carried away by the ocean tide.
 * Judging from his catchphrase, as well as his picture with Rose Quartz, his favorite food is most likely hot dogs.
 * Greg Universe seems to be sunburned. A character named Clarence from another show on the network also has a sunburn incorporated into his design.
 * His Voice Actor, Tom Scharpling, also voices Yellowtail, Onion's Dad.

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