Pink Pearl

"What happened? Where am I?"

Pink Pearl is a Homeworld Gem and Pink Diamond's original Pearl before being taken from her and placed under White Diamond's ownership, later to be known as White Pearl. She first appeared in "Legs From Here to Homeworld".

Appearance
Pink Pearl's features are typical for a Pearl, though do bear some notable differences. She has a pink color scheme, with pink skin, light and hot pink clothes, and pale pink hair, which is twisted into two Princess Leia-inspired buns that are held to the sides of her head.

While under White Diamond's control, she wore a black top that resembles a bralette with gray sleeves that function as gloves, a white tulle skirt that leaves the front of her legs exposed, and a pair of black shorts paired with gray stockings and light gray flats.

Her most prominent feature is the atypical scarring over her left eye, which is lined with cracks that extend to the chin, hairline, and hair bun of her physical form, completely covering the (presumably missing) eye. As her gem appears undamaged, the source of the scarring is currently unknown. Her gemstone is located on the upper part of her navel and is an oval-shaped cabochon, bearing similarities to that of the Crystal Gems' Pearl.

When she appears to be serving Pink Diamond, she did not have her scarring. Her outfit and hair were also in shades of pink, and her outfit matches some of the hues of Pink Diamond's outfit. However, when she was released from White Diamond's control, she kept the scarring on her left eye.

It is possible that Pink Pearl may have become corrupted at one point and was then healed – the events at the end of "Change Your Mind" show that healed corrupted Gems keep a small degree of their corrupted form's appearance, such as spikes, blotches or horns.

Personality
Much of Pink Pearl's personality is currently unknown. A dream that Steven has in "Together Alone" depicts her as having a playful and happy personality, playing with Pink Diamond and keeping their friendship a secret from the other Diamonds.

While under White Diamond's control, Pink Pearl was shown to express rather unsettling, robotic behavior. She absently gazed into the distance when speaking, bears a constant smile, remains poised en pointe with her arms held upward in a graceful position, and moved without physically making an effort, as though she is simply floating along on her toes. This altogether gave the impression of a vacant mind, making her appear as though she is a robot. Her voice was different from the other Pearls, having a more refined voice, similar to her Diamond's.

History
According to Steven's dream in "Together Alone", Pink Pearl served Pink thousands of years prior to Pink Diamond's colonization of the Earth. As foreshadowed in "Change Your Mind", she was later taken away from Pink Diamond by White Diamond, in response to Pink's behavior.

"Legs From Here to Homeworld"
White Pearl approaches the Crystal Gems and the Diamonds when they arrive on Homeworld. She emphasizes the fact that Pink Diamond, and only she, is wished to be seen by White Diamond. White Pearl suddenly encloses herself and Steven inside her shell and transports him to White. Once she has done so, White Pearl phases through a wall, disappearing.

"Together Alone"
She appears in White Diamond's place at Steven's "Era 3 ball" as the former had opted not to come. She stands on White Diamond's throne as the evening goes on. While smiling blankly for most of the event, she suddenly looks displeased when Connie and Steven fuse in front of the assembled Gems.

"Change Your Mind"
White Pearl appears as Steven and Connie are attempting to escape Homeworld with Pink's ship, telling them they aren’t going anywhere. She then teleports into White's ship and later appears when Steven and the Gems confront White. She also helps attack the pink hologram Steven along with the rest of White’s mind controlled slaves, but this fails and she reverts back to her normal pink form when White loses control. She asks where she is, and Steven welcomes her back.

Abilities
Pink Pearl is assumed to possess standard Gem abilities.

Clandestine Abilities

 * White Capsule Generation: While controlled by White Diamond, Pink Pearl can create a kind of white capsule around herself or other Gems, with several utilities.
 * Levitational Transport: The capsule can also float around, as seen in "Legs From Here to Homeworld" and "Change Your Mind".
 * Teleportation: The capsule can also teleport Pink Pearl, as seen in "Together Alone" and "Change Your Mind"
 * Intangibility: While controlled by White Diamond, Pink Pearl has the ability to traverse solid materials such as the structure of the White Diamond ship. However, it is not yet known if this is, in fact, a skill or just the technology of the ship.
 * Levitation: While controlled by White Diamond, Pink Pearl has the ability to, indirectly, suspend her body.
 * White Burst: While under White Diamond's control, Pink Pearl was capable of shooting a white energy beam equivalent to White Diamond's aura through her eye. This energy beam can take over the affected Gems' mind.

Pink Diamond
In Steven's dream in "Together Alone", White Pearl (then Pink Pearl) is shown interacting with Steven dressed as Pink Diamond, suggesting White Pearl belonged to Pink Diamond. The two appear to have had a close relationship, having fun together and keeping their friendship a secret from the other Diamonds. White Pearl – then pink – was then given to White Diamond, although it is uncertain when and why. It is possible that she was taken away by White Diamond as punishment to Pink Diamond as was threatened by Blue.

White Diamond
"To those in attendance of the Era 3 ball, White Diamond... has more important things to attend to." Although their relationship is unknown, White Pearl is shown acting as a messenger for White Diamond. Additionally, she is allowed to sit on White Diamond's throne during the latter's absence from Steven's "Era 3" ball. However, "Together Alone" casts doubt on whether she always belonged to White Diamond. It is then revealed in "Change Your Mind" that White Pearl was in fact mind controlled by White Diamond.

Steven Universe
"Welcome back." White Pearl was assigned to bring Pink Diamond's son Steven to White Diamond. She also frowns when seeing him fuse with Connie. After she is freed from White Diamond's control and becomes pink again, Steven welcomes her back from her former diamond superior White's control.

Yellow & Blue Diamond
"It's White's Pearl..." White Pearl is shown to be dismissive of Yellow and Blue Diamond, denying them entrance into White Diamond's ship without a complaint from either of them. The two even showed a degree of trepidation towards her. During Steven's dream in "Together Alone", Pink Pearl is shown saluting to Yellow Diamond when the latter enters Pink Diamond's room.

Trivia

 * Since Pink Pearl (as White Pearl) was also voiced by White Diamond's voice actress, Christine Ebersole, she was the only Pearl seen so far not to be voiced by Deedee Magno-Hall.
 * That is, until "Change Your Mind", where Pink Pearl is freed from White Diamond's control and regains her original voice, having Deedee Magno-Hall as her voice actress like all other Pearls seen thus far.
 * The reason for the voice change is because when White renders a gem 'perfect', they literally become an extension of her and thus share her voice.
 * Pink Pearl is the first Gem encountered thus far to possess physical damage to her form despite not being corrupted or cracked.
 * By extension, she is the only one-eyed Pearl shown thus far.
 * Pink Pearl (as White Pearl) is currently the only subordinate of White Diamond to be named/specified on-screen.
 * In Steven's dream in "Together Alone", however, Pink Pearl is shown having formerly been a subordinate of Pink Diamond.
 * Pink Pearl's hairstyle is similar to that of Princess Leia from the Star Wars franchise.
 * She is the only Pearl known to have switched ownership, as she switched from being owned by Pink Diamond to being owned by White Diamond.
 * Pink Pearl's removal and physical punishment, not because her own behavior but Pink Diamond's, recalls the history practice of the "whipping boy". Because royal children could not be beaten by inferiors, such as nannies or teachers, another child would be assigned as a close companion who was beaten in their place. The hope was that pity for their friend would keep the prince or princess from misbehaving.

Gemstone
لؤلؤة بيضاء Perla Rosa Perle Blanche Biała Perła pt-br:Pérola Branca Белый Жемчуг Perla Albă