Jades

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Jades were common aristocratic Gems, high-ranked enough in the established hierarchy to attend the Era 3 Ball in "Together Alone". They have been seen in at least nine distinct types, some with very distinct color varieties.

After seeing Stevonnie, Garnet, and Opal form, two Jades of different types fused into Lemon Jade and were subsequently poofed by Yellow Diamond. In "Homeworld Bound", Lemon Jade can be seen in a cameo below Yellow Diamond's Throne in the Diamond Throne Room, showing that she is alive and well even after that event.

All types of Jade have been voiced in the show by Aparna Nancherla.

Role

Many of the Jades dancing at the Era 3 ball.

Main article: Caste System

The Jades were high-ranking Gems in Homeworld's hierarchy, being some of the few Gem types to attend the Era 3 ball after some sapphires and the guard (quartzes and rubies). They appear to be the common aristocracy, with a high ranking and a noble aristocratic status, but ranking lower than Sapphires, due to the sapphires rarity, and Garnets, as some Jades were under Pyrope's command.

Their exact role is unknown, although in "Unleash the Light", some Jades live in Pyrope's colony for thousands of years before Era 3 as aristocratic citizens.

Physical Characteristics

Jades appear in many different gem types and varieties. Although the different types all have different bodies, facial features, gemstones, etc, a common trait many of them share is a small slightly rounded chest, and, fitting their status in Homeworld’s previous caste system, they often wear floor-length dresses. Most types' height is somewhere around that of Pearl, the dancing types being slightly shorter, while the others are taller. They also largely possess downturned, bridged noses, although a few types lack noses or possess small upturned noses. Currently, the Jades are the only types of gem that all share the same name, even among other types of gem that share a gem group, and so this wiki lists them with short, descriptive prefixes to differentiate them.

Main Jades

• Lemon Jade's Right-Cheek Gem - A Gem serving Yellow Diamond who fused with a Jade in Blue Diamond's court. She is of the "Medium" Jade type.
• Lemon Jade's Left-Cheek Gem - A Gem serving Blue Diamond who fused with a Jade in Yellow Diamond's court. She is of the "Tube" Jade type.

Right Cheek Gem

Left Cheek Gem

Other Jades

"Together Alone"

"Cog" Jades

These round-headed Jades have hair/headwear resembling a sideways cylinder. They have rounded shoulder puffs. Their skirts resemble hexagonal cogs seen from above.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located at the center of her neck.	Jade has light purple skin, black eyes, and dull lavender hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, saluting her Diamond at the throne, and later dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has orange skin, black eyes, and dull orange hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, saluting her Diamond at the throne, and later dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on her solar plexus.	Jade has warm pink skin, black eyes, and deep magenta hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	The location of her gemstone is unknown.	Jade has deep periwinkle skin, black eyes, and dull blue hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.

"Wheel" Jades

These Jades have ovular heads with chubby cheeks, and pointy conic hairdos. They have pointy shoulder puffs and cylindrical skirts with protruding eight edges that resemble an 8-tooth cog from above.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her forehead.	Jade has periwinkle skin, deep periwinkle eyes, and very light periwinkle hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located where her nose would otherwise be.	Jade has light purple skin, dull lavender eyes, and very light purple hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has warm magenta skin, dull magenta eyes, and light magenta hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	The location of her gemstone is unknown.	Jade has light purple skin, dull purple eyes, and light purple hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.

"Star" Jades

These Jades have squarish heads with curly hairdos in a high bun. They have winged shoulder puffs, and their skirts resemble an 8-spiked star or gear from above.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has lilac skin, dull purple eyes, and light lavender hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located where her nose would otherwise be. It appears to be visually identical to the gemstone of the Jade of this type who has her gemstone on her forehead, underneath her bangs.	Jade has light pink skin, dull magenta eyes, and light cool pink hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on her forehead, with part hidden under her bangs. It appears to be visually identical to the gemstone of the Jade of this type who has her gemstone in place of her nose.	Jade has light pink skin, light pink eyes, and light lavender hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	The location of her gemstone is unknown.	Jade has warm coral skin, dull plum eyes, and light pink hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.

"Pompous" Jades

These round-headed Jades have small, upturned noses and circular upturned eyes. Their hair is in two pointed conic side buns. They have pointy shoulder pads and an inverted triangle shape along the skirt. They appear to wear cuffs. They have inverted triangle-shaped gemstones that appear to be visually identical to each-other. They are slightly taller, although noticeably so, than the majority of Jade types.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has light green skin, unknown colored eyes, and bright yellow and olive hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on the right side of her face, functioning as her right eye.	Jade has yellow-green skin, unknown colored eyes, and light yellow-green and olive hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.

"Medium" Jades

These chubby cheeked Jades have narrow rounded eyes, and lack a nose. They have their hair in two upward spikes, appearing similar to that of cat ears. They have pointy shoulder pads, plain skirts, and an inverted triangle on the chest. They have been seen with circular and triangular gemstones. Including Lemon Jade's component Jade of this type, two of these Jades have been seen in "Together Alone" and "The Future".

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located at the center of her face. It is triangular in shape and is oriented upward.	Jade has light green skin, black eyes, and dull warm olive hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades. She stands next to Lemon Jade at the Ball.

"Tiny" Jades

These chubby cheeked Jades have small, upturned noses and round eyes. They have short, bobbed hair pointed into a large spike in the back. Their outfits have no shoulder pads, and their dresses' shoulders drape slightly over the arms. The lower vertex connects with the tip of a triangle that covers the whole front of the skirt. They have inverted triangle-shaped gemstones. They appear shorter than most Jade types, but still taller than the dancing types.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her chest. It is shaped like an inverted triangle.	Jade has light green skin, unknown colored eyes, and light yellow-green hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.
	Her gemstone is located on her chest. It is shaped like an inverted triangle.	Jade has warm dull green skin, unknown colored eyes, and light yellow-green hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades.

"Tube" Jades

These Jades have pear-shaped heads and neck-length hair. They have shawls around their necks and chest-area, short gloves, and horizontally striped tube-shaped dress alternating light and dark green with white lines in between. They have round, unfaceted blue-green gemstones. Along with Lemon Jade's component Jade of this type, this Jade has also been seen.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has light cool green skin, cool green eyes, and green hair.	She is seen attending the Era 3 Ball, dancing among the other Jades. She stands next to Lemon Jade's component at the Ball.

"Fancy" Jades

These oval-headed Jades have a long neck. Their hair is long and straight. They have a long skirt with two cuts. They have rectangle shaped gemstones. These Jades appear noticeably taller than all other types of Jade.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her forehead.	Jade has green skin, unknown colored eyes, and dark green hair.	She is seen at the Era 3 Ball, saluting the Diamonds.
	Her gemstone is located on her left hand.	Jade has deep mint green skin, black eyes, and cool dull green hair and eyebrows.	She is seen at the Era 3 Ball, saluting the Diamonds.

Unleash the Light

"Common" Jades

These Jades have pear-shaped heads wear dresses with bell-shaped skirts. They have small shoulder puff sleeves and waistbands. Their clothes appear to be torn and dirtied, and their hair appear messy.

This is the only type of Jade in the series not shown in "Together Alone", they were later introduced in Unleash the Light, and have not appeared in the series proper.

Image	Gemstone	Physical Information	Other Info
	Her gemstone is located on her forehead.	Jade has periwinkle skin, dull periwinkle eyes, and very light periwinkle neck-length hair in a bob cut, with a pointed top. Her dress has a wide, off-white collar with a diamond-shaped pattern on the chest. Her off-white waistband has an orange-tinted apron coming down from it and her shoulder puffs are round.	She appears in Unleash the Light, on Pyrope's colony.
	Her gemstone is located on her forehead.	Jade has dull orange skin, dull brown eyes, and orange-brown neck-length hair in a bob cut, with a pointed top. Her dress has a wide, off-white collar with a diamond-shaped pattern on the chest. Her off-white waistband has a matching apron coming down from it and her shoulder puffs are round.	She appears in Unleash the Light, on Pyrope's colony.
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has deep pink skin, dull magenta eyes, and dull magenta puffy hair styled in a high bun. Her dress has a rectangular-cut collar, her shoulder puffs are pointy, and the skirt portion appears to have a stripe along its side.	She appears in Unleash the Light, on Pyrope's colony.
	Her gemstone is located on her chest.	Jade has light purple skin, dull purple eyes, and dull purple puffy hair styled in a high bun. Her dress has a rectangular-cut collar, her shoulder puffs are pointy, and the skirt portion appears to have a stripe along its side.	She appears in Unleash the Light, on Pyrope's colony.

Jade Fusions

• Lemon Jade - The cross-fusion of two Jades, one from Blue Diamond's court and the other from Yellow Diamond's court. She was poofed by Yellow Diamond in "Together Alone".

Lemon Jade

Trivia

• Jades in real life are divided based on the distinction in color/quality they can be found as. While the colors don't seem to effect their roles in the show, they appear to noticeably effect their visual appearance.
  • Most valuable jades are green or slightly yellowish.
  • Other lower colors include blue, purple, lavender, white, grey, orange and red.
• The mechanical appearance of the dancing types of jade seem to have been created as a metaphor for how the Gem Homeworld was prior to the events of "Change Your Mind": uptight, strict and everyone was required to be as precise and perfect as a clock mechanism.
• In the larger ballroom scenes in "Together Alone", many Jades are shown which are physically identical in all regards (gemstone placement included) to Jades shown previously (including Lemon Jade's components), the reason for this is unknown, but it is likely to simply fill crowd space in the scene.
• Jades have the most radically different appearances between gems of the same name, due to their many types all sharing the name "Jade".

Gallery

Concept Art

Sketches of the Jades dancing in "Together Alone" by Tom Herpich.

An unused type of Jade.

The "Wheel" Jades drawn with visible ears, this feature was likely removed due to the rest of the Gem species seemingly not having ears.

An unused Jade of the "Star" type. Her gem was to be located on her bun.

Sketches of the "Cog" Jades, color-coded to more precisely track their movements.

• Notably, in Tom Herpich's concept art for "Together Alone", one of the Jade sketches (pictured above) is a type of Jade not seen in the finalized episode. Her face and hair resembles Lemon Jade's left-cheek component. She appears to wear a bell-shaped dress with 10 rectangular gear teeth pointing out from it, as well as a shawl around her upper body, it appears as if she could be wearing gloves, but the details cannot be seen. Her gemstone is located on her forehead.
  • In the same concept sketch, the "Wheel" Jades are drawn with visible ears, in the final version of the episode these are removed, seemingly intentionally.
• An individual "Star" Jade with her gemstone located on her bun (pictured above) also didn't make it into the final episode, but her type as a whole did.
  • Another sketch shows the "Cog" Jades color-coded in yellow and green, despite that type of Jade not appearing in those colors, but this was more likely done to track their dance movements than to denote actual variants within the type.