Sapphire

Template:Sapphire "Sapphire" is a Gem that first appeared in "Jail Break". Currently, she is fused with Ruby as Garnet. Her unofficial debut was in "Fusion Cuisine".

Appearance

Sapphire has blue skin and light blue, wavy hair with bangs that cover the upper-half of her face, concealing her single eye with a light blue iris. She lacks a nose and she's slightly taller than Ruby. Her lips and facial structure resemble Garnet's.

Sapphire wears a floor-length dress. It features white, puffed sleeves, a dark-blue top, and a blue skirt. Her dress has a sky-blue pinafore over the top. The skirt has several frilly layers which resemble an open geode. She also wears long white gloves.

Personality

Ruby seems to usually be very compassionate, sweet and level-headed. She balances out Ruby's more impulsive personality when they're fused as Garnet. She is shown to hold some intelligence, as she came to the conclusion of Steven's immunity to the gem wall almost immediately.

She can come across as cold, distant, mean, and even emotionless. This is because of her possessing Future Vision and with it being able to see the resolution of events after they have happened; the present is not as important to one who can see into the future. However, this is not to mean that she truly is emotionless and cold - when something affects her strongly enough in the present, she can become just as emotional (if not moreso) as her partner Ruby. Her blasé attitude of the present can also make her appear somewhat passive-aggressive, as well.

Abilities

Sapphire possesses standard Gem abilities, including weapon-summoning, bubbling, shape-shifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness and superhuman strength/durability.

When fused with Ruby, they form Garnet.

Unique Abilities

• Future Vision: As confirmed by the creators, Ruby does not have future vision. Sapphire has this ability, this is also supported by the fact that she was able to find Ruby in a matter of seconds. This was then confirmed in "Keystone Motel". Unlike when she is Garnet, she seems to be much more open with using this power, whereas Garnet only reveals future events to others when it is needed, Sapphire uses it to the point where she almost completely shuts out the events around her.
• Thermokinesis: As shown in "Keystone Motel", Sapphire can drastically lower the temperature of her surroundings, even forming ice on the walls and freezing water.

Relationships

Ruby

“	GURL	”
—Ruby, Katdatyoldo

Sapphire and Ruby have a romantic relationship, with Sapphire giving a kiss onto Ruby's forehead when they were reunited. This has also been confirmed by one of the storyboard artists, Joe Johnston. Garnet's dialogue in "Love Letters" reveals that their relationship developed over a period of time. In "Keystone Motel", because Ruby was mad at Pearl for lying to Garnet, they temporarily split up to (literally, in Ruby's case) burn off some steam. She seems to be the more stable member of the relationship, who is aware of and used to Ruby's outbursts.

The episode "Keystone Motel" reveals that their relationship can be strained at times due to Sapphire's Future Vision causing her to be preoccupied with the outcome of events, instead of the events as they happen. This puts her at odds with the passionate Ruby who very much lives "in the now". In said episode, Ruby was furious over Pearl's deception in "Cry For Help" but Sapphire wasn't because she had seen that in the future they would all get along again - this greatly irritated Ruby as she felt that Sapphire was acting cold, emotionless and distant.

Steven

Sapphire made less of an intent to hide her identity from Steven than Ruby, but still didn't tell him she was part of Garnet, as her and Ruby's intent was to properly introduce themselves to Steven on his birthday. She, along with Ruby, cares for Steven greatly, and when Steven asked if he made a good first impression, Garnet assured him that both Ruby and Sapphire had already loved him. She also becomes very upset at herself for making Steven cry.

Crystal Gems

Pearl and Amethyst have been aware of Garnet being a fusion for several millennia. Their perception of the two while separated remains unknown, but given their good relationship with Garnet, it can be assumed it is a positive one.

The Cluster

Upon encountering the Cluster, Sapphire and Ruby were both disturbed to the point of almost unfusing. While Ruby reacted with verbal anger and outrage at what Homeworld had done to their fallen friends, Sapphire reacted more quietly, with deep sadness at the sight. From their own comments, as well as that of Garnet herself, it can be assumed that they knew the individual members of The Cluster.

Appearances

• "Fusion Cuisine" (silhouette cameo)
• "Jail Break" (debut)
• "Love Letters" (mentioned)
• "Keeping it Together" (mentioned, talking as Garnet)
• "Keystone Motel"

Trivia

• She is known to sing, as displayed in "Jail Break".
• Saphire and Ruby both have massive flaws in their personality, Sapphire is cold and distant, while Ruby is heated and outgoing, however fusing to form garnet balances them
  • The song that she sings from her jail cell has the same melody as "Stronger Than You".

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Sapphire's singular eye.

• Garnet's three eyes are a combination of Ruby's two eyes and Sapphire's one eye.
• Sapphire is the second non-fusion gem to have both an iris and pupil.
  • The first gem being Jasper.
  • She is also the first gem to have no visible nose. (Not counting Jasper, whose gemstone covers the space of where a nose would be)
• Sapphire does appear to have legs, as depicted in artwork by Rebecca Sugar. This is also indicated by the shape of Sapphire's dress when she goes down on her knees.
• Sapphire, along with Ruby, do not have stars nor diamonds on their outfits.
• Sapphire is the second Gem (after Rose Quartz) to wear a dress that obscures her legs.
• She and Ruby talk to each other through Garnet as shown in "Keeping it Together" and "Keystone Motel".
• Sapphire and Ruby are both named after varieties of corundum (crystalline aluminum oxide, chemical formula Al₂O₃).
• In the extended theme song, Sapphire is gracefully holding her hands together, interlocking her fingers; this shows that she is calm, graceful and passionate, while Ruby is shown to be cracking or holding her knuckles, a sign of toughness, anger or that she is ready to fight.
• Sapphire is one of three Gems to have made the most fusions (four) (Garnet, Sugilite, Alexandrite, and Sardonyx).
  • Ruby and Pearl are the other two Gems to have made four fusions.
• In "Keystone Motel", Sapphire is confirmed to have one eye.
  • There is a hint of her having one eye right before the reveal as Sapphire's tears are seen running down to the middle of her lip.
  • This would make her the only known Gem who is a cyclops.
• In "Keystone Motel", it is revealed that Sapphire has the ability to levitate.
  • It is also revealed she has future vision in "Keystone Motel".
  • It appears that Sapphire has the power of thermo-regulation, decreasing the temperature of surrounding areas.
• Sapphire has cried once so far in the series.
• Sapphire has the power to make a room cold.
• Sapphire's Thermo-Regulation of lowering the temperature directly opposes Ruby's Thermo-Regulation of raising the temperature.
• Sapphire's ability to lower temperatures is somewhat of a pun being that in the episode Keystone Motel she is cold and distant.

Keystone Motel Sapphire Cold As Ice.png

Gemology

Gemstone Information

• Sapphire is the birthstone for those who are born in September. As for the zodiac, it is regarded as the stone for Virgo, as well as being a secondary birthstone for April and the Zodiac sign Taurus.
• Sapphire is typically very durable, and considered to be one of the hardest materials on earth.
• Sapphire is a gemstone associated with clairvoyance, foreknowledge and wisdom- attributes that fit in perfectly with her and Garnet's ability of precognition. 
• Throughout history, sapphire has symbolized truth, sincerity and loyalty.
• Sapphire is a member of the corundum family and is closely related to ruby; the red to pink-red gem-quality variety of corundum.
• Sapphire's chemical formula is Al₂O₃::(Ti,Fe)⁺³, where the interaction of titanium and iron (impurities) makes sapphires take a blue color.
  • When the interaction is bigger the blue of the sapphire becomes deeper.

Gemstone

Image	Description
	Sapphire's gemstone is located on the palm of her right hand, featuring a triangular facet. As seen in "The Return"/"Jail Break"/"Keystone Motel", it has a light blue ring around the edge (normally hidden inside her hand), and is flatter at the back.

Gallery

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External Links

• Sapphire (Steven Universe) - Love Interest Wiki