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The Electric Skulls are Corrupted Gems and minor antagonists who made their debut in the Pilot.
Appearance
The Electric Skulls are giant skulls with green Gems in the place of their eyes, and on the center of their forehead. They also have three long tufts of burgundy hair coming from the tops of their heads with spiked collars.
History
"Pilot"
According to Pearl, they had been invading the Crystal Palace. After fighting with the Crystal Gems, they were defeated and destroyed.
"Steven Universe: Tap Together"
They appear as an enemy.
Abilities
The electric skull powers
- Flight: They have the ability to fly.
- Hair Manipulation: They have the ability to manipulate their hair.
- Storm Manipulation: The electric Skull could charge itself through storms, electrocuting Pearl in the process.
- Preternatural Perception: One particular electric skull was able to senses holes in the fabric of time.
Trivia
- The Electric Skulls seem to be at least partially inspired by Mexican sugar skulls used during the "Día de los Muertos", or Day of the Dead, which in turn appear to be in some parts based on Aztec sacrificial skulls.
- They are also likely a reference to the Lich from Adventure Time, a series upon which Rebecca Sugar and others involved with the show previously worked. In classic fantasy lore, the advanced form of Lich is the Demi-Lich, which consists only of a skull with soul-trapping precious gems in its eyesockets.
- Their weakness in combat appears to be the removal of their hair pieces.
- The Electric Skulls are the first antagonists in the entire series, albeit non-canon.
- The Electric Skulls seem to have been referred to as Geraldine in Steven Universe: Art & Origins
- A dummy Electric Skull can be seen in the corn maze in Issue 8. One is also a boss in Steven Universe: Tap Together.
- The Electric Skull appears to be a corrupted fusion.
Gallery
"Pilot"
Pilot
"Steven Universe: Tap Together"
Electric Skull in "Steven Universe: Tap Together"
Electric Skull's sprite sheet in Tap Together
Gemstones
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The Electric Skulls' two eye gemstones appear to be Quartzes with a green color.
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The gem on the Electric Skulls' forehead appears to be a green six sided green gemstone. |
References
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