The Crystal Temps also referred to as the New Crystal Gems, was a one-time group formed in "The New Crystal Gems" by Peridot which included Connie Maheswaran, Lapis Lazuli and Pumpkin.
The Crystal Temps served as temporary substitutes for the Crystal Gems at the time, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven. This group has yet to reappear after its debut episode, as Lapis Lazuli became a official member of the Crystal Gems as of the events of "Reunited", while Connie and Peridot already were, rendering it mostly redundant in present time.
Description[]
After Connie, Peridot, and Lapis were each tasked to protect Beach City in "Adventures in Light Distortion", the three met up with Pumpkin at the Temple. Peridot came up with the plan for each person to imitate a member of the Crystal Gems to successfully protect and observe Beach City.
While their imitation of the Crystal Gems led to a minor disaster at "It's a Wash", they are shown to be acceptable reserve members, and exceptional mechanics after rebuilding the "It's a Wash" sign, acquiring Greg's approval.
Members[]
Connie[]
Connie initially decided to play the role of Steven. Donning his shirt, she watched over Beach City with a pair of binoculars and acted as the voice of reason and empathy for the team.
She was able to give the team a speech that convinced Lapis and Peridot to unite when their relationship began to fall apart, thanks to the constant criticism of each other's poor imitation.
Connie's first speech was perceived as her imitating a speech Steven would do, prompting her to follow it up with a second speech, in which she makes clear that they could not replace the Crystal Gems, so it would be wiser to do what they can do, instead of attempting to do what the Crystal Gems can do.
Peridot[]
Peridot initially decided to play the role of Garnet, acting as the leader. She wore black sunglasses and occasionally imitated Garnet's tone of voice. Lapis felt Peridot was more like Pearl, however, because Peridot was easily aggravated by lacking authority over people.
Lapis Lazuli[]
Lapis initially decided to play the role of Amethyst, adopting her sense of humor and hairstyle. She decided to switch to the role of Garnet later on, finding Peridot unfit for the role, mimicking Garnet's accent and tone, this change in roles without Peridot agreeing would cause them both to fight over who got to be "the Garnet".
Pumpkin[]
Pumpkin was initially assigned the role of Pearl, since there were no other alternatives left. She wore a party hat on her face to mimic Pearl's pointy nose. Despite her role, she still acted like her regular self.