Jasper

"Jasper" is a Gem from Homeworld who first appeared in "The Return". 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 in the placement of where her nose would be. When Jasper's gemstone is activated, it summons an orange, polygonal, helmet. Jasper also has a muscular frame, an indication of her strength and durability. She wears a pale red tank top with a mahogany V-neck collar, mahogany leggings, a pale amber colored triangle on her chest, and red boots with brown tips.

Personality
Jasper is very ruthless and arrogant, along with being headstrong and an aggressive combatant. During her arrival on Earth, she looked down upon the Crystal Gems and insulted them relentlessly. But, she proved to be somewhat hypocritical, when she egged Lapis Lazuli to fuse with her so that she could defeat the Crystal Gems. However, Jasper is also shown to have very prideful/honorable side (both negative and positive) to her personality. When she meets Steven, thinking that he's Rose, she says that she respected Rose's tactics and strategies. Though, her more "arrogant/self reliant" pride is shown when she calls fusion a, "Cheap tactic used by weak gems to make them stronger," as well as when she calls Garnet a "shameless display."

Abilities
Like all Gems, Jasper can shapeshift, summon a weapon, and retreat to her gemstone to regenerate. Jasper possesses an incredible amount of physical strength, and can take plenty of punishment. When Jasper activates her gemstone, she can summon her weapon, a Crash Helmet that she uses to ram, or headbutt, her opponents, or smash through obstacles. Jasper can fuse with Lapis Lazuli to form Malachite.

Unique Abilities

 * 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. This attack is similar to the popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog's attack, which is also called the Spin Dash.
 * Jasper_Gem.pngComet 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 around her. She performs this attack during her fight with Garnet, when she rams her through the floor into the ship's power generator room.

Additional Tools

 * Gem Destabilizer: Modern Gems carry Gem Destabilizers -- extremely potent, "non-lethal" tools used to subdue enemy Gems. When activated, a Gem Destabilizer generates an energy field which destabilizes and destroys a Gem's physical form, forcing the victim to retreat into their gem to regenerate. Another effect is, if used on a Fusion Gem, the Destabilizer causes the fusion to revert to their individual gems. The only one who seems to be immune to its effects is Steven because of his half-human physiology.

Crystal Gems
She thinks they are all a puny excuse for an army and that they are all pathetic and weak. Highly disappointed but saw it coming.

Rose Quartz/Steven Universe
She highly despises Rose and wishes to beat her face into the ground for what she has done against rebelling the gems. She thinks of her as a traitor to the Homeworld and deserved to be punished, although she did state that she had respect for Rose's tactics. When she thought Steven was Rose's current form she thought he was weak and sick.

Peridot
She thinks little to nothing of Peridot, looking at her like lower class and not prioritizing her complaints or listening to her requests, like a negligent mother to a daughter.

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, 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 realtionship. When Jasper tried to manipulate 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 makes her opinion of Garnet very negative (with Garnet being a fusion). Her defeat by the "hands" of Garnet are what pushes her to make the hypocritical decision of fusing with Lapis (Jasper claims the only reason why Garnet defeated her in the first place was because she was a fusion). This rash decision was what eventually lead to her imprisonment.

Gemology
Learn more about the jasper gemstone here.

Trivia

 * Jasper is the only known Gem to have a their gemstone on their nose.
 * Her gem is faceted into a point very low on the gem and makes it look like a real nose.
 * She is also the first Gem to summon a weapon, who is not part of the Crystal Gems.
 * Jasper is an alternate birthstone of March.
 * As a matter of fact, the episode in which she first appeared had premiered in March.
 * Jasper gemstones often represent protection, nurturing, relaxation, and so on. This is ironic due to Jasper's cruel and aggressive behavior.
 * 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 style focuses on defense, while Jasper 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, but different internal structure.
 * Jasper was present during the Gem War 5,000 years prior, and fought against Rose.
 * Jasper's dialogue implies that she never fought Rose face-to-face.
 * 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.
 * This may imply that these qualities could be recurring genetic traits in the Gem species. Or at the very least, recurring qualities found in Gems born from Kindergarten.
 * This could be the reason why Jasper referred to Amethyst as an "over-cooked runt". Amethyst could easily have been an imperfect Kindergarten Gem.
 * Keep in mind that Amethyst is a crystalline quartz while Jasper is a non-crystalline quartz.
 * Jasper fused with Lapis and created Malachite, however Lapis only agreed to do so, so that she could imprison Jasper at the bottom of the ocean in Beach City.
 * Jasper was the first Gem to fuse with Lapis.
 * She and Lapis are the only two Gems to fuse who aren't apart of the Crystal Gems.
 * Jasper's weapon is a charging helmet, similar to the hairstyle Pompadour, good for head-butts, slamming your head into objects, and other things of the sort. Her weapon could also be a reference to how she is "head-strong".
 * Jasper seemed to think Steven was Rose, and that she transformed into something else, unaware of Steven being a half-gem.
 * Jasper seems to be the only non fused gem with visible pupils.
 * The Jasper gemstone mineral class is Quartz.
 * This could link to some of the similarities with Rose-Quartz.
 * The way Jasper is animated is very reminiscent of the way most anime characters are animated.
 * She references a Gem named Yellow Diamond. This Gem has never appeared or being mentioned before, but will likely make an appearance in the future.
 * Her interactions (and eventual monstrous fusion) with Lapis are supposed to contrast the healthy and kind relationship between Sapphire and Ruby.