Jasper

"Jasper" is a Gem from Homeworld and the main antagonist of her debut episode(s) "The Return" and "Jail Break." She is currently stuck at the bottom of Earth's ocean alongside Lapis Lazuli as Malachite.

Appearance
Jasper has light tangerine orange skin with darker orange markings on her face along with long, thick white flowing hair similar to Amethyst. Her gemstone is located where her nose otherwise would be. She also has a muscular frame, being by far the most physically imposing non-fusion Gem seen thus far, an indication of her immense strength and durability. She wears a pale red tank top with a mahogany V-neck collar that connect to form a yellow diamond emblem, mahogany leggings, and red boots with brown tips.

Personality
Jasper is very ruthless and arrogant, along with being headstrong and an aggressive combatant. As a high ranking Gem warrior, a veteran of the Crystal Gem rebellion, Jasper comes of as very authoritative and militaristic; something that directly affects her subordinates, Peridot and Lapis Lazuli. She pays them little attention, doesn't heed their warnings or concerns and will not hesitate to browbeat them into submission if they complain or disagree with her. The importance she puts on one's own battle prowess also leads her look down upon any whom she considers to be a weakling and she despises the act of fusion specifically as per her remark that "Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak Gems stronger!"

Her attitude towards those whom she considers to have proven themselves in battle, however, is a much more positive and respectful one. When she first arrived on Earth she quickly dismissed Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl as weaklings not worth her time. She did, however, express disappointment when she found out that Rose Quartz wasn't present because she wanted to face her in battle as she respected her as the military commander of the rebellion. Likewise this caused her to be confused and frustrated as to why Rose had apparently shape-shifted into a "weak human boy" to fight her.

As strong as her personal convictions are, they are not unbreakable; the prospect of a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Crystal Gems proved to be too much for her. In a last desperate attempt to seize victory, she coerced Lapis Lazuli to fuse with her to form the fusion gem, Malachite, apparently disregarding her previous opinion on fusion gems.

Abilities
Like all Gems, Jasper can shapeshift, summon a weapon, and retreat to her gemstone to regenerate. She possesses an incredible amount of physical strength and stamina which makes her the most physically imposing non-fusion Gem seen thus far.

Unique Abilities
her. She performs this attack during her fight with Garnet, when she rams her through the floor into the ship's power generator room.
 * Weapon Proficiency: Helmet. By gathering her resolve and thirst for battle Jasper is able to summon her weapon; a tangerine crystalline helmet. The helmet acts both as a weapon and armour; a hammer-like protrusion in the front of the helmet allows her to use it to charge, slam and headbutt her opponent while a clear visor extends down covering the upper part of her face in order to protect her eyes and gemstone which is located where her nose would be.
 * Unarmed Proficiency: Further reflecting the similarities between herself and Amethyst, Jasper is likewise prone to mixing up her weapon-based attacks with martial arts moves such as grappling, throwing or simply punching her opponent. Due to the nature of her weapon the two styles mixes seamlessly and combines into a powerful, but ultimately reckless fighting style which much like that of the Fusion Gem Sugilite is prone to causing a lot collateral damage. She also shares a few special abilities with Amethyst for use in combat -- although Jasper's versions seem to be more powerful than Amethyst's:Jasper's_Comet_Charge.gif
 * Spin Dash: Being first demonstrated in "Jail Break", Jasper can rapidly roll in a ball-like shape to attack enemies. While Amethyst was shown to have this ability as well, it seems that Jasper's version is more powerful, as indicated by the aura around her when performing that move.
 * Comet Charge: Being First demonstrated in "Jail Break", Jasper can lunge at her foes with alarming speed and power as evidenced by the attack breaking through layers of hard gemstone. While she performs this attack an orange aura, much like her spin dash, appears to form aroundJasper's_Spin_Dash.gif

Additional Equipment

 * Gem Destabilizer: Homeworld Gems, in addition to their summonable weapon, seem to carry a personal defense weapon known as Gem Destabilizers -- extremely potent, "non-lethal" tools used to subdue enemy Gems.

Crystal Gems
Jasper expresses disappointment in the fact that they are all that is left of Rose's army. She initially considers them unworthy for her to fight personally and simply orders Peridot to "blast them with the ship." Alongside this, she believe that the Crystal Gems are traitors to their home world.

Rose Quartz/Steven Universe
Jasper holds some animosity towards Rose, as Jasper was present and fought for the loyalist Gem forces during Rose's rebellion on Earth. She was looking forward to "beating her into the ground" upon arriving on Earth because she never encountered her in the war and thus never had the chance to. Despite this, Jasper expresses a great deal of respect towards Rose for her role as the military commander of the rebellion.

Peridot
Jasper and Peridot seem to have some sort of tension between each other, possibly due to Jasper's feelings of superiority.

Lapis Lazuli
Jasper was put in-charge of Lapis after she returned to the Gem Homeworld and was forced into helping the Homeworld Gems to defeat and capture the Crystal Gems. Jasper does not seem to care much for her new subordinate, as she is shown to grab her very roughly and having no problems with imprisoning her after finding out Lapis withheld information from her. Jasper also called Lapis a 'brat.' Their toxic relationship is supposed to contrast from Sapphire and Ruby's healthy relationship. When Jasper tried to coerce Lapis into fusing with her to stop the Crystal Gems, Lapis consented. The two of them formed Malachite, with Lapis' intent of using her Hydrokinesis to imprison both of them at the bottom of the ocean in order to save Steven.

Garnet
Jasper and Garnet's relationship is very antagonistic, as Jasper's self-reliant outlook on life means that she looks down on Garnet for being a fusion. When she first met Garnet, she referred to her as a "shameless display", implying she knew that Garnet was a fusion. Her defeat, at the hands of Garnet, pushes her to make the hypocritical decision to fuse with Lapis in order to get stronger. This rash decision led to her imprisonment at the bottom of the ocean.

Trivia

 * Jasper is the only known Gem to have a gemstone on their nose.
 * Her gem is faceted into a point very low on the gem and makes it look like a real nose.
 * Jasper can be considered an opposing counterpart to Rose Quartz.
 * Rose and Jasper both have the same hair-length, but while Rose's hair is soft and curly, Jasper's hair is wild and unkempt.
 * Rose's combat style apparently focuses on defense, while Jasper's focuses on offense.
 * Rose is kind and serene, Jasper is savage and ill-tempered.
 * Rose fought against the Gem Homeworld, while Jasper fought on its behalf.
 * This could be a hint to actual mineralogy, as Jasper and Quartz have the same chemical composition (silicon dioxide, colored by iron), but different internal structure.
 * Jasper was present during the Gem War 5,000 years prior, and fought against Rose's army.
 * Jasper also seeks vengeance against Rose ever since the Homeworld's defeat on Earth.
 * Jasper has some similarities with Amethyst including the long thick white hair and the spin dash.
 * Jasper fused with Lapis and created Malachite, however Lapis only agreed to do so that she could imprison Jasper at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Beach City.
 * Jasper was the first and only Gem so far to fuse with Lapis.
 * She and Lapis are the only two Gems to fuse who aren't apart of the Crystal Gems.
 * Jasper seems to be the only non fused gem with visible pupils.
 * She references a Gem named Yellow Diamond.
 * Both Jasper's and Amethyst's Spin Dash are possibly inspired by the attack of the same name performed by the popular video game character, Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * Jasper is consistently shown to be left-handed.

Gemology
Learn more about the jasper gemstone here.
 * Jasper is an alternate birthstone of March.
 * As a matter of fact, the episode in which she first appeared premiered in March.
 * Jasper gemstones often represent protection, nurturing, relaxation, and so on. This is ironic due to Jasper's cruel and aggressive behavior.
 * The Jasper gemstone mineral class is Quartz.