Laser Light Cannon (episode)

"Laser Light Cannon" is the second Episode of Season 1 of Steven Universe, and premiered on October 1, 2013.
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Synopsis
Steven must recover the only weapon that can save his town from being destroyed by the powerful Red Eye, a Cannon that belonged to his mother.

Plot
Steven and Amethyst are at Beach Citywalk Fries ordering french fry bits when they notice a giant glowing ball headed toward the earth. Amethyst and Steven join Garnet and Pearl at the beach to plan. The only way they can think to destroy it is to use Rose Quartz's cannon. Steven wants to get his dad's help even though the other Gems tell him that he probably wouldn't have been trusted to have it. While he is gone, they launch Amethyst into the ball, but she merely bounces off.

Steven goes to his dad's truck and tries to wake him up by pounding on it. He sets off the car alarm which sends Greg Universe falling out of the van. Steven tells him about the problem and his dad says that he might have the laser light cannon in the garage. Steven goes in there trying to get past all of the junk in his garage while Greg tells him about his mom, Rose Quartz, whom he met at one of his concerts. He tells him that she gave up her physical form to give birth to him. Just as he says that, Steven steps on a picture of her which cracks the frame. Steven looks down at it and sees his mom and his dad before he was born. Steven admits he broke the picture and his dad says it's okay: "If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs." Steven finally finds the laser light cannon in the very back of the garage and they drag it to the beach while listening to Greg's old album in the van. Greg is embarrassed to have the song played, but Steven loves it.

The Gems are still launching Amethyst at the Red Eye, which is getting dangerously close to the earth. Pearl is shocked to see that Greg actually had the cannon. The ball starts emitting a gravitational pull and begins destroying everything. Quickly, they try to activate the cannon. They can't find a switch and they try putting Steven's gem near it, but nothing is working. His dad reassures him that they will find another way, and Steven agrees, saying, "If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs." Suddenly the cannon glows and opens up, but the barrel falls to the sand. The Gems help Steven aim it at the Red Eye, and out blasts a strong light, in the shape of Rose Quartz, destroying the eye. The Red Eye explodes into many fragments, damaging several parts of the city, but they are releived to get rid of it just in time. At the end, Greg notices that his van is in the ocean. Steven starts to comfort him with the pork chop saying, but Greg cuts him off, shouting "I live in there!" and they both try to get the van out of the tide.

Major characters

 * Steven
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Greg
 * Red Eye [antagonist]

Minor characters

 * Lars (Cameo)
 * Sadie (Cameo)
 * Rose Quartz (Pictured)
 * Fryman
 * Mr. Smiley (cameo)
 * Onion(First appearance and cameo)

Cultural References

 * Inside Greg's shed, there are many cameos of cultural items, one of them being a Super Mushroom from Mario games.
 * The Red Eye possesses a Rupee pattern from The Legend of Zelda games.
 * Also, The Red Eye may be a reference to the Moon from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Episode Continuity

 * If you look at the window on It's A Wash, it says a wash is $3. Connecting the currency gap from the Pilot, when Amethyst gave Steven a $3 bill.

Songs

 * Let me Drive my Van into your Heart

Trivia

 * The light that came out of the laser light cannon ressembled the shape of Rose Quartz.