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Hello, Starlight. You certainly gave everyone a scare. |
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| —"Legs From Here to Homeworld" | ||
White Diamond is a Homeworld Gem and the leader of the Great Diamond Authority that rules over the Gem race. She holds supreme authority over all Gems, including her fellow Diamonds, and is seen as a being beyond the rest of her kind. She has not left the Gem Homeworld in eons and remains secluded inside her ship. She made her debut in "Legs From Here to Homeworld".
Appearance
White Diamond has white spiky hair in a shape similar to a star pentagon and white skin. She is shown to be larger than her fellow Diamonds. Like the other Diamonds, she has diamond-shaped pupils, but hers are white instead of black, and she has large, full, black eyelashes. Her gemstone is located on her forehead.
She wears a long white dress that reaches the floor and splits on the sides to expose her legs, shoulder pads, and a pair of intricately detailed dress sandals with high heels. She also wears a cape with black and gray stripes that is lined with diamond and star designs.
White Diamond is unique in that her body constantly radiates a bright light. Due to this, her facial features (aside from her eyes, nostrils, and mouth) and gemstone are not visible. A drawing by Rebecca Sugar, however, does show these obscured details.[1]
Personality
Little is known about White Diamond's personality. She is described as being difficult, and that she has a temper that can take awhile to cool down.
When meeting with Steven, while appearing calm and understanding, she is curt and dismissive. She greets Steven (as Pink Diamond) warmly and with affection, despite his appearence bearing no resemblance to how Pink Diamond actually looked. In addition, she treats the entire affair with the Earth, including the Rebellion, Pink's faked shattering, and her absence for the last 6,000 years with a mixture of patronization and nonchalance, remarking it all being simply one of "Pink's games" and asks Steven (as Pink) if he "had fun" and "got it out of [his] system." She interrupts Steven whenever he tries to speak to her, and then immediately sends him away to another room without warning as soon as she is done.
Abilities
White Diamond possesses standard Gem abilities, but since she is a Diamond, her abilities are expected to be much greater than that of other Gems. It is implied, based on dialogue by both Yellow and Blue Diamond, that her power exceeds that of their own, with both showing fear at how she might react to the revelation that Pink Diamond was not actually shattered.
Unique Abilities
- Aura Projection: The Diamonds can project an aura around them that they can control, they can either radiate it from their entire bodies or emit it from specific parts of their bodies, usually their hands. Not much has been shown of White nor her aura, but during the Diamonds' final attack against the Crystal Gems, White's aura was shown around her hand as a solid white corona-like flare around it.
- Corruption Induction: Though the attack was meant to destroy the Crystal Gems, it corrupted every single remaining Gem on Earth.
Relationships
Yellow & Blue Diamond
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We'll be lucky if she ever speaks to us again after this. |
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| —Yellow Diamond, "Legs From Here to Homeworld" | ||
Yellow and Blue Diamond appear to fear White Diamond, describing her as difficult and temperamental to Steven and wishing to avoid telling her about Pink's true fate. Yellow implies that she has poofed and bubbled the Diamonds as punsihment in the past. Yellow also believes that if she were to speak to White on Steven's behalf, that her reaction would not be so severe. Ultimately, White denies both of them entrance into her ship.
Pink Diamond/Steven Universe
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As for this latest little game of yours, thank the stars it's over. Did you have fun? Did you get everything out of your system? |
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| —"Legs From Here to Homeworld" | ||
White Diamond appears to have had a relationship with Pink Diamond like that of a mother. Upon seeing Steven (who she, like the other Diamonds and Homeworld Gems, believes to simply be Pink), she calls to him endearingly with the nickname, "Starlight." Despite this, she does not take Pink seriously even more-so than the other Diamonds, brushing off her actions on Earth as if it were just a child's game.
White Pearl
Little is known of their relationship. She is only seen acting as a messenger for White Diamond and then immediately leaves White's presence when she finishes her task.
Episode Appearances
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "Full Disclosure": | Absent | 14. "Historical Friction": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Joy Ride": | Absent | 15. "Friend Ship": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Say Uncle": | Absent | 16. "Nightmare Hospital": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Love Letters": | Absent | 17. "Sadie's Song": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Reformed": | Absent | 18. "Catch and Release": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Sworn to the Sword": | Absent | 19. "When It Rains": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies": | Absent | 20. "Back to the Barn": | Absent | |||||||||
| 8. "Keeping It Together": | Absent | 21. "Too Far": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "We Need to Talk": | Absent | 22. "The Answer": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Chille Tid": | Absent | 23. "Steven's Birthday": | Absent | |||||||||
| 11. "Cry for Help": | Absent | 24. "It Could've Been Great": | Pictured | |||||||||
| 12. "Keystone Motel": | Absent | 25. "Message Received": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "Onion Friend": | Absent | 26. "Log Date 7 15 2": | Absent | |||||||||
| 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": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Steven Floats": | Absent | 18. "Crack the Whip": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Drop Beat Dad": | Absent | 19. "Steven vs. Amethyst": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Mr. Greg": | Absent | 20/21. "Bismuth": | Absent | ||
| 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": | Pictured | ||
| 12. "Restaurant Wars": | Absent | 25. "Bubbled": | Absent | ||
| Season 5 | |||||
| 1. "Stuck Together": | Absent | 15. "Pool Hopping": | Absent | ||
| 2. "The Trial": | Pictured | 16. "Letters to Lars": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Off Colors": | Pictured | 17. "Can't Go Back": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Lars' Head": | Pictured | 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": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Sadie Killer": | Absent | 23/24. "Reunited": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Kevin Party": | Absent | 25. "Legs From Here to Homeworld": | Debut | ||
| 11. "Lars of the Stars": | Absent | 26. "Familiar": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Jungle Moon": | Absent | 27. "Together Alone": | Absent | ||
| 13. "Your Mother and Mine": | Flashback | 28. "Escapism": | Absent | ||
| 14. "The Big Show": | Absent | 29-32. "Change Your Mind": | Absent | ||
Trivia
- The shape of White Diamond's hair-style gives the impression of a life-giving sun, symbolizing glory.
- Though not properly named within the show at the time, White Diamond's name was seen alongside the names of the other three Diamonds along with their specific themes.[2]
The teaser released by the Steven Universe Booth
- White Diamond's mural suggests that she is the oldest of the Diamonds.
- She owned the most colonies at the time of Earth's colonization.
- The circular disk behind White Diamond's head appears to show her descending from the sky.
- She is the only Diamond to be portrayed as being completely symmetrical, which alludes to perfection and balance.
- Prior to White Diamond's debut, a fan had met Patti LuPone after a performance of War Paint, a musical she starred in that was running on Broadway at the time. After complimenting her on her voice work as Yellow Diamond, Patti told the fan that Christine Ebersole, her co-star in the musical, was the voice actress for White Diamond. While never confirmed, it eventually proved to be true.[3]
- During San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Cartoon Network held a "3-D photobooth" for Steven Universe. When fans received their "3-D" image, a clip was attached at the end teasing White Diamond with a brief animation of her eyes blinking.[4]
- White Diamond is drawn in the style of the show's background art.
- Rebecca Sugar took inspiration from the illustrations of Nell Brinkley when designing White Diamond.
- White Diamond's design is similar to "Style Queen" from "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir."
References
- ↑ White Diamond drawing by Rebecca Sugar to a fan at San Diego Comic-Con 2018
- ↑ Steven Universe: Art & Origins; page 159
- ↑ "White Diamond VA" – r/stevenuniverse on Reddit
- ↑ "#StevenUniverse 3-D Photobooth at San Diego Comic-Con. Fans also got a sneak peek of White Diamond’s eyes 👀" – Cartoon Network on Twitter
Gemstone
| Image | Description |
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| White Diamond's gemstone is located on her forehead. |
Gallery
Screenshots
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Animations
Official Artwork
References
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