Pearl

Pearl is a member of the Crystal Gems. One of Rose Quartz's closest followers and her sole confidant, Pearl is one of the last surviving Gems on Earth who joined the Crystal Gems in their rebellion against the Gem Homeworld. Pearl would afterward protect the Earth over the next several millennia alongside her friends, while later teaching Rose's/Pink's son, Steven, the ways of Gems.

Appearance
Pearl has a slender, thin build, pale cream-colored skin, sky-blue eyes, a pointed nose and thin lips. She is quite tall for a non-fusion Gem; towering over Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, and Peridot alike. She is a near equal height (with hair) to Garnet's chin. Her hair has a peach-pink color and resembles a pixie-cut in the front, while in the back, her hair leads to a point. Pearl is usually drawn without eyelashes or pupils, although they have been seen in some (or a select few) close-ups. Pearl's gem is located on the middle of her forehead and has no facets.

Debut
From "Gem Glow" to "Steven the Sword Fighter", Pearl wore a sleeveless, sky blue top that had a translucent chest and transferred into a transparent silk ballet skirt around her waist. She also wore short salmon pink-colored leggings, light-green socks, and slip-on ballet flats to match.

Previous
From "Steven the Sword Fighter" to "Together Alone", Pearl wore an aqua blue tunic with a small gold star on the center of her chest and a lighter satin sash ribbon around her upper waist. Her leggings are amber-colored. She also wears pink socks with pale blue slip-on ballet flats.

Current
After regenerating in "Change Your Mind", Pearl now wears a poofy, cyan blazer with a gold star on the back over a teal-blue top, indigo leggings, and slip-on light pink ballet flats.

Personality
Pearl is a perfectionist with a sizable amount of knowledge on a plethora of topics and values organization. Pearl has a penchant for symmetry (going so far as to impale M.C. Bear Bear to maintain the symmetry of a pile of appliances and school supplies) and a high attention to details.

Despite her perfectionism and occasional bragging, Pearl suffers from low self-confidence and self-esteem. In "Friend Ship", she admits she is very dependent on others to validate her, which loops into a strong inferiority complex. According to Amethyst in "Reformed", she needs everyone's constant approval to feel secure. Without anyone to tell her what to do or to depend on her, Pearl feels lost and without meaning or value. Pearl admits she often feels extremely weak and/or useless when compared to others who appear better than her, going so far as to describe herself as ineffective on her own; always in need of a leader she can follow. Her self-destructive behavior stems from the Homeworld caste values, where pearls are viewed as property rather than Gems. This has led her to take drastic actions in order to prove herself — though, thanks to Garnet's encouragement in "Friend Ship", she has started to take initiative instead of letting others' words define Pearl herself. It appears Pearl has taken this to heart, as she asserted herself against Peridot when she treated Pearl in a degrading tone. Pearl even went as far as physically punching Peridot to show that she was an individual, not a piece of property.

Pearl is easily flustered and overwhelmed when confronted by the unknown or when her plans fail, which can lead to her judgement being clouded or cause her to act on impulse instead of rational thinking. Her inner turmoil over her love for Rose (and her subsequent absence) has made Pearl lash out at Steven more than once. Her fierce desire to feel "strong" and have more victories as a Crystal Gem even caused her to betray Garnet's trust and basic principles so they could keep forming Sardonyx. When realizing how much she hurt others, Pearl will apologize and try as hard as she can to set things right, working hard in order to counteract the damage she may have inflicted.

Out of all the Crystal Gems, Pearl is the most poorly adjusted to life on Earth, being unaware of human social conventions and culture, such as jokes, games, arcades, food, and birthday parties. Pearl has expressed a great desire to leave Earth in "Space Race", going so far as to risk her and Steven's lives. Pearl also has a pessimistic view of humanity, as evidenced by her statement in "Keep Beach City Weird".

In spite of her pessimistic perspective of humans, Pearl is extremely dedicated to her cause in protecting humanity more or less out of her love, loyalty, and admiration for Rose Quartz. She does, however, find certain aspects of Earth rather amazing. Regardless of her poor understanding of human society, she was able to pay for the Cookie Cats Amethyst and Garnet stole in "Gem Glow", drive Greg's van in "Ocean Gem", and repair it in "House Guest". She also watches the New Year's Eve fireworks show in "Maximum Capacity".

In "Back to the Barn", it is revealed that Pearls are not created to fight, but respond to orders. However, Pearl trained to fight with Rose. Peridot also describes her kind, Pearls, as accessories that are meant to be put on display as status symbols and to perform menial tasks, although Pearl's appearance fits this standard.

Fusions with canon Gems

 * When fused with Rose Quartz, they form Rainbow Quartz.
 * When fused with Steven Universe, they form Rainbow Quartz 2.0.
 * When fused with Amethyst, they form Opal.
 * When fused with Ruby, they form Rhodonite.
 * When fused with Sapphire, they form Jeremejevite.
 * When fused with Lapis Lazuli, they form Nacre.
 * When fused with Peridot, they form Chrysocolla.
 * When fused with Bismuth, they form Abalone.
 * When fused with Ruby and Sapphire (or Garnet), they form Sardonyx.
 * When fused with Ruby, Sapphire and Amethyst, they form Alexandrite.
 * When fused with Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst and Steven Universe, they form Obsidian.

Fusions with acornenby's Gems

 * When fused with Amber, they form Tiger's Eye.
 * When fused with Labradorite, they form Rhodochrosite.
 * When fused with Citrine, they form Fire Opal.
 * When fused with Grey Star Sapphire, they form Jeremejevite.
 * When fused with Amber and Labradorite (or Crocoite), they form Ammolite.

Fusions with canon Gems and acornenby's Gems

 * When fused with Ruby and Grey Star Sapphire (or Star Pyrope), they form Bubblegum Sardonyx.
 * When fused with Amethyst, Amber and Labradorite (or Serandite) they form Liddicoatite.
 * When fused with Steven Universe, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Amber and Labradorite, they form Rainbow Obsidian.
 * When fused with Steven Universe, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Amber, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot and Bismuth, they form Gaia Stone.

Gemology

 * A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.
 * Pearls being considered lesser Gems could be based off the fact that pearls are not "real" gemstones, but are instead organic, being formed by mollusks.

As organic gemstones, pearls belong to the same group as ammolite, coral, ivory, jet, and amber. These are all formed as a result of biological processes.


 * Pearl is the official birthstone for the month of June as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the birthstone for the Sun Signs of Gemini and Cancer.
 * Pearls are also given on the third and thirteenth anniversaries.
 * Pearl is the national gemstone of the Philippines.
 * The name "pearl" is said to have originated from the Middle English word "perle", which in turn came from the Latin word "perna", meaning "leg", thought to be due to the ham-leg shape of the bivalve mollusk.
 * Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black. Each coloration will depend on the type of mollusk and the water where the mollusk lived.
 * Pearls come in white, off-white, cream, golden, peach, pink, black, silver, lavender, and blue.
 * Some pearls exhibit iridescence, which is known as orient. Orient can be predominantly one color such as green or pink, or consist of a rainbow of colors in weak, moderate, or strong appearances.
 * The colors of pearls also have sometimes been associated with certain qualities: black or gold with wealth, blue with love, pink with success.
 * Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past were also used to adorn clothing.
 * They have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines and paint formulations.
 * Pearls are thought to give wisdom through experience, to quicken the laws of karma and to cement engagements and love relationships. They are thought to keep children safe.
 * Pearls are quite "soft" and range between 2.5 and 4.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
 * Because the nacre is organic, pearls are very sensitive to extreme heat, acids, dryness, and humidity.
 * Although pearls are relatively soft, they are extremely compact, which makes them durable and resistant to being crushed.