Biggs Jasper, also known as the Orange Great North Monster, is a Corrupted Gem and former Crystal Gem that first appeared in the episode "Gem Hunt". She was held captive by Jasper until "Crack the Whip", where she was poofed by Amethyst and bubbled by Steven. She was mentioned twice by Bismuth in the episode of the same name. She was released by Bismuth in "Made of Honor", unaware of her corruption status. She was poofed by Bismuth and bubbled again by Steven in the same episode.
Personality
In "Made of Honor", Bismuth says she was beloved by everyone.
Appearance
Biggs Jasper, while corrupted, is a giant wolf-like creature with three horns. She has a mixture of brown-orange colors, with designs similar to that of a real Biggs Jasper gemstone. In "Earthlings", Jasper believed the Snow Monster to be a Quartz Gem like herself, implying that the Orange Great North Monster was too. Her gemstone type was confirmed in "Made of Honor" by Bismuth.
History
"Gem Hunt"
She and the Snow Monster are shown roaming the Great North and trying to evade Jasper. She is eventually found, poofed, and taken prisoner by Jasper alongside the other monster.
"Crack the Whip"
She and the other monster are used in an attempt to attack the Crystal Gems. She initially attempts to attack Steven and Connie, but Amethyst restrains her before she can reach them and poofs her.
"Bismuth"
She was mentioned by Bismuth twice.
"Made of Honor"
Upon seeing the Burning Room, Bismuth takes note of several Crystal Gems bubbled, including Biggs. She pops the bubble containing Biggs Jasper's gemstone, causing her to reform and attack Steven and Bismuth. Steven puts up his bubble shield to protect them, but she then breaks it. Before Biggs Jasper can harm the two of them, Bismuth blocks her attack and then poofs her once more, allowing Steven the opportunity to re-bubble the Gem.
Episode appearances
| Season 3 | |||||
| 1. "Super Watermelon Island": | Absent | 13. "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Gem Drill": | Absent | 14. "Monster Reunion": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Same Old World": | Absent | 15. "Alone at Sea": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Barn Mates": | Absent | 16. "Greg the Babysitter": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Hit the Diamond": | Absent | 17. "Gem Hunt": | Debut | ||
| 6. "Steven Floats": | Absent | 18. "Crack the Whip": | Appears | ||
| 7. "Drop Beat Dad": | Absent | 19. "Steven vs. Amethyst": | Mentioned | ||
| 8. "Mr. Greg": | Absent | 20/21. "Bismuth": | Mentioned | ||
| 9. "Too Short to Ride": | Absent | 22. "Beta": | Absent | ||
| 10. "The New Lars": | Absent | 23. "Earthlings": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Beach City Drift": | Absent | 24. "Back to the Moon": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Restaurant Wars": | Absent | 25. "Bubbled": | Absent | ||
| Season 5 | |||||
| 1. "Stuck Together": | Absent | 15. "Pool Hopping": | Absent | ||
| 2. "The Trial": | Absent | 16. "Letters to Lars": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Off Colors": | Absent | 17. "Can't Go Back": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Lars' Head": | Absent | 18. "A Single Pale Rose": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Dewey Wins": | Absent | 19. "Now We're Only Falling Apart": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Gemcation": | Absent | 20. "What's Your Problem?": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Raising the Barn": | Absent | 21. "The Question": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Back to the Kindergarten": | Absent | 22. "Made of Honor": | Appears | ||
| 9. "Sadie Killer": | Absent | 23/24. "Reunited": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Kevin Party": | Absent | 25. "Legs From Here to Homeworld": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Lars of the Stars": | Absent | 26. "Familiar": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Jungle Moon": | Absent | 27. "Together Alone": | Absent | ||
| 13. "Your Mother and Mine": | Absent | 28. "Escapism": | Absent | ||
| 14. "The Big Show": | Absent | 29-32. "Change Your Mind": | Absent | ||
Relationships
Bismuth
Biggs Jasper, as a member of the Crystal Gems before being corrupted, was friends with Bismuth. Once Bismuth is first freed from her bubble (5000 years after being poofed and having missed the rest of the War), Bismuth asks about the whereabouts of some of her closest Crystal Gem friends, including "Biggs". Later, in "Made of Honor", Bismuth mentions that "Biggs was beloved by everyone". Eventually, Bismuth frees Biggs from her bubble, upon realizing that Biggs had become corrupted. Biggs Jasper, now monstrous and hostile, attacks Steven and Bismuth, who then attacks and poofs her former friend.
Trivia
- Rebecca Sugar confirmed at New York Comic Con 2016 that the Snow Monster and similar corrupted Gems, such as the Orange Great North Monster, are types of jasper.[1]
- Biggs is the first corrupted Gem to have their name / Gem type revealed within the series (unlike Watermelon Tourmaline, whose name was only revealed by Ian Jones-Quartey on Tumblr).[2]
- Although she is a biggs jasper, the circular styles on this Gem's gemstone somewhat resemble the appearance of real-life Bruneau jasper.
- However, her skin has the "layered" appearance of real biggs jasper.
Gemology
- Biggs jasper is a variety of the mineral jasper. It is a "picture jasper", a jasper that exhibits distinctive patterns and colours, and is used as an opaque gemstone.
- Biggs jasper is one of the more recently discovered types of picture jasper, the first piece found in a creek south of Biggs Junction, Oregon in 1960.
- It is one of the more distinctive jaspers; even though it lacks brilliant colours, its design is unique among siliceous rocks.
- Biggs jasper seems to have developed from the muds of short-lived streams that evolved on the surface of a cooled basalt terrain.
- The raw materials: plastic colloids, silica, clay and iron, came from the weathering of recent igneous rooks and were deposited in the settling basins of stream channels. Heat and pressure from volcanic activity then served to form jasper, and small creeping motions led to the marbled rosettes and picture designs.
- Biggs jasper was discovered sandwiched between two basalt lava flows that cover Oregon, Washington, and parts of Idaho.
Gemstone
| Image | Description |
|---|---|
| Biggs Jasper's gemstone location is on the middle of her chest. The gemstone appears to possess a hexagonal shape with several designs of brown and orange around the gemstone. |
Gallery
References
- ↑ "NYCC 2016 'Steven Universe' Fan Panel: The Neat, The Good, The Great, And The Unfortunate" – iDigitalTimes
- ↑ Can you confirm or deny the following theories? – saiyanshredder on IanJQ's Tumblr
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