Garnet's Universe

"Garnet's Universe" is the 33rd episode of the first season of Steven Universe.

Official Synopsis
Steven imagines what Garnet does with her day.

Plot
The episodes starts with Garnet warping into Steven's room with a bubbled red gem. She hears Steven stifling a laugh so she looks around for him. Steven then "Steven bombs!" her and he asks Garnet what she did with her day, to which she tells him to tell her what he thought she had done with her day. Steven then proceeds to tell a story about what she did.

In the story, Garnet warps into a cartoonish world, where everything is simplistic. She is then attacked by a masked figure who throws bombs at her. She then reveals the person to be Hopper, a talking frog that Garnet trains with. Hopper then says that Hoppy, a talking bunny, wants to train. Hoppy then jumps out of a tree with a katana, but Garnet blocks the blow. Hoppy and Hopper begin to ensue in conversation about training. Garnet reminds them that she needs to retrieve a gem artifact, and that she needs to hurry. She wants to get back to Steven at the Temple. Hoppy and Hopper look at the photo, soon asking who the boy in the picture is. Garnet replies, "My most favorite p

erson in the world," showing us Steven's (possible) maternal love for Garnet. They ask if she told him, and she says that she's not strong enough.

They then are shown walking through the forest, until somebody drops out of a tree. The person looks very hurt, and Hopper says his power levels are low. Garnet then "revives" him by spitting water in his face and slapping him. Garnet learns that his name is Ringo, and he is a caretaker of the shrine on top of the mountain. Ringo tells the story of his wounds, saying a Foxman stole his power gem and banished him. Garnet wants to retrive the Gem, but Ringo says all he wants is the shrine back. They then travel to the shrine in a Mario game fashion, where the Foxman is looking at cats on tumblr. Hopper measures him with her power device, and says that his powers are off the charts. They warn Garnet to be careful, but Garnet walks up to him and demands the gem back. They start to fight, and the Foxman punches them all off the hill and back into the forest.

Hoppy is actually happy at this because it means they have to train to be strong enough to beat the Foxman, which Garnet does. They go back and beat the Foxman, but it turns out Ringo lied -- the Foxman was the real caretaker of the shrine and Ringo wanted the gem it holds to turn into the evil Ultimate Ringo. He and Garnet have a very long fight and Ringo seems too strong to beat, until Garnet's able to defeat Ringo and take back the gem out of her love for Steven.

Steven wraps up the story, and Garnet laughily tells him that's exactly what happened. He asks her if she means it and she says no.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Garnet
 * Onion (pictured)
 * Rose Quartz (pictured)
 * Ringo (antagonist)
 * Hoppy (debut)
 * Hopper (debut)
 * Foxman (debut)

Songs

 * Waterfall Training Montage

Trivia

 * This is the first episode where Garnet is the primary character.
 * This is the first episode where Steven is a minor character.
 * All of the new characters in the episode were voiced by the main cast of Steven Universe.
 * Hopper is voiced by Deedee Magno-Hall, who voices Pearl.
 * Hoppy is voiced by Michaela Dietz, who voices Amethyst.
 * Foxman is voiced by Matthew Moy, who voices Lars.
 * Ringo is voiced by Zachary Steel, who voices Ronaldo.
 * Hopper and Hoppy seem to act different than the counterparts of their voice actors. Hopper acts more like Amethyst, while Hoppy's attitude is similar to Pearl's.
 * After her training, the Korean symbols that appear on the background are hangul for "miin", which means "beauty" or "beautiful woman".
 * This marks the second time in which both Amethyst and Pearl don't make an appearance in an episode.
 * This is also the third episode where the Crystal Gems are not seen together. The first being "Frybo" and the second being "Joking Victim".
 * This is the second episode to be told as a story, the first being "An Indirect Kiss". The only difference is that the story in this episode was fictitious.
 * The narration at the end of the story was Zach Callison's (Steven's voice actor) normal voice.
 * This is the fifth episode where Garnet speaks more than a few words, with the first being So Many Birthdays, the second being Beach Party, the third being "Monster Buddies" and the fourth being Fusion Cuisine.
 * The future episode "Warp Tour" reveals that Garnet actually can summon over-sized gauntlets.

Cultural References

 * Promotional art of this episode is a reference to Minecraft.640px-Garnet'sUniverse_Obra2.jpg
 * Hopper resembles Frog from Chrono Trigger.
 * Hoppy resembles Usagi from Usagi Yojimbo.
 * The device Hopper uses to measure power levels of others resembles a Wii U gamepad.
 * Garnet stopping a bomb with her hand, along with the camera position, resemble a scene in Akira, in which Tetsuo stops a missile.
 * When Hoppy is introduced and the screen is cut in three parts, this could be a reference to Samurai Jack.
 * The magic power amulet that Hopper mentions resembles the Demonic Wishing Eye from the series Adventure Time.
 * Foxman is browsing tumblr on his phone. He can be seen looking at cat images/gifs.
 * According to Jeff Liu, storyboard artist on Steven Universe who did some of the animated sequences on this episode, Garnet’s final move was inspired by Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann.
 * Ringo's transformation shares the same colors and characteristics of the Sailor Scouts from Sailor Moon.
 * Taking off her hair/weight, could also be a reference to Rock Lee from Naruto.
 * Garnet meditating under the waterfall is similar to how Libra does it in Saint Seiya.
 * Garnet's last attack in the episode bears a resemblance to Mazinger's Rocket Punch.
 * The background on this episode (including the mountain Garnet breaks in half with a punch) is very similar to the one used in Super Mario Bros 3.
 * Garnet's "super fast punching" during her training resembles Kenshiro's Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken technique from the Fist of the North Star series. The attack is a very iconic rapid punching move which has been paid homage in many other popular series.
 * There were multiple references to the Dragon Ball series.
 * The device Hopper uses to measure power levels is similar to a scouter.
 * The explosion of the device after someone exceeds their power levels.
 * The power level reader skipped the number "9,000" during its rise even in its increments of thousands, possibly a reference to the "Over 9,000" meme, which originated from the Dragon Ball series.
 * During Garnet's training, she increases her power while holding a pose similar to the most common one in Dragon Ball.
 * She takes off her hair (weight), similar to how Piccolo takes off his cape, and how Son Goku takes off his weighted shoes.
 * The fact that her hair grows bigger when she increases her power level, resembles the transformation of a Super Saiyan.
 * Ringo's O-Zone is similar to the abilities of certain characters of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, who can create their own universes where other characters are forced to play by their rules and where they are in full control.

Transcript
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