Amethyst (Steven Universe)

{{Infobox character

| name = Amethyst

| series = Steven Universe

| image = Amethyst_(Steven_Universe)_Scratch_sprite.svg

| caption =

| first = "The Time Thing" (2013)

| last = "The Future" (2020)

| creator = Rebecca Sugar

| voice = Michaela Dietz

| species = Gem

| gender = Sexless{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw |website=Reddit.com |title=I am Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, and former Adventure Time storyboarder, AMA!--There's a 50 50 chance to use some pronoun on Earth... |last=Sugar |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Sugar |date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112063050/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw|archive-date=November 12, 2015|quote=There's a 50 50 chance to use some pronoun on Earth, so why not feminine ones-- it's as convenient as it is arbitrary!}}{{cite web |url=http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/113794156834/i-know-that-the-gems-are-sexless-agendered-etc |website=Tumblr.com |title=IAN JQ — I know that the Gems are sexless agendered, etc.... |last=Jones-Quartey |first=Ian |author-link=Ian Jones-Quartey |date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412060023/http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/113794156834/i-know-that-the-gems-are-sexless-agendered-etc|archive-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=live}} / woman{{cite web |last1=Necessary |first1=Terra |title=Rebecca Sugar Opens Up About Being Non-binary |url=https://www.pride.com/comingout/2018/7/18/rebecca-sugar-opens-about-being-non-binary |website=Pride.com |date=July 18, 2018 |quote=Sugar: [...] the Gems are all non-binary women...They're coded female [...] [T]hey appear to be female, but they're a little more representative of nonbinary women. They wouldn't think of themselves as women, but they're fine with being interpreted that way amongst humans.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014060619/https://www.pride.com/comingout/2018/7/18/rebecca-sugar-opens-about-being-non-binary|archive-date=October 14, 2021|url-status=live}} (she/her pronouns used)

| weapon = Whip

| fighting_style =

}}

Amethyst is a fictional character from the animated television series Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar. She is voiced by Michaela Dietz.

Based on the gemstone amethyst, she is a Gem, a fictional alien being that exists as a magical gemstone projecting a holographic body, and one of the four "Crystal Gems", a group of Gems who defend Earth.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title='Steven Universe' changed TV forever. For its creator, its queer themes were personal |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-25/steven-universe-rebecca-sugar-lgbtq-legacy |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326164913/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-25/steven-universe-rebecca-sugar-lgbtq-legacy |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |date=March 25, 2020 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/steven-gets-in-amethysts-head-on-a-melancholy-funny-st-1827214218 |title=Steven gets in Amethyst's head on a melancholy, funny Steven Universe |first=Eric |last=Thurm |website=The A.V. Club |date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812011000/https://www.avclub.com/steven-gets-in-amethysts-head-on-a-melancholy-funny-st-1827214218 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |url-status=live}} Her story arcs throughout the series mostly focus on overcoming her low self-esteem, mostly caused by her feeling inferior to other Gems.

Development and casting

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Amethyst's look was redesigned between the pilot episode of Steven Universe and the first regular episode. Because of the characters' personalities, Amethyst's Gem is a sphere, while Garnet's Gem is square, and Pearl's Gem is a cone, with all of these designs also inspired by Bauhaus Theory.{{harvnb|McDonnell|2017|p=80}}{{cite web|last1=Whitbrook|first1=James|last2=Pulliam-Moore|first2=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-coolest-details-from-steven-universes-gorgeous-new-1797017304|title=The Coolest Details From Steven Universe's Gorgeous New Art Book|website=Gizmodo|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019172458/https://gizmodo.com/the-coolest-details-from-steven-universes-gorgeous-new-1797017304|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} In a July 2014 interview, Dietz said she was excited to have a panel on the show, to see "the fans of the show and hear their thoughts," and praised the show's cast and crew.{{cite news|last1=Sims |first1=Chris |title=No, You're The Joke: The Cast Of 'Steven Universe' At Comic-Con 2014 [Interview] |url=http://comicsalliance.com/steven-universe-cast-interview-comic-con-2014/ |date=July 30, 2014 |website=ComicsAlliance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718023154/http://comicsalliance.com/steven-universe-cast-interview-comic-con-2014/ |archive-date=July 18, 2015 }} In August 2014 interview, she noted that Amethyst was her "first experience voicing a cartoon character" and said that she was "having such a blast" voicing Amethyst.{{cite news|last1=Del Castillo|first1=Chris|title=SDCC 2014: Regular Show and Steven Universe cast and crew interviews|url=http://nerdreactor.com/2014/08/07/sdcc-2014-regular-show-and-steven-universe-cast-and-crew-interviews/|work=Nerd Reactor|date=August 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323163029/http://nerdreactor.com/2014/08/07/sdcc-2014-regular-show-and-steven-universe-cast-and-crew-interviews/|archive-date=March 23, 2015}}

Sugar said, in a 2014 AmA that Amethyst's room in the Crystal Temple is closest to her "actual lifestyle."{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjvz04c/ |website=r/IAmA|publisher=Reddit.com |title=I am Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, and former Adventure Time storyboarder, AMA!--Amethyst's ...is the closest to my actual lifestyle |last=Sugar |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Sugar |date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008232246/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjvz04c/|archive-date=October 8, 2021}} In the same AmA, Sugar also stated that Amethyst's dance style is "freeform," a mix of club dancing and dancehall styles, saying the show's crew is "pretty loose with it" and that Amethyst does "whatever feels right."{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw0k1z/?context=3 |website=r/IAmA|publisher=Reddit.com |title=I am Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, and former Adventure Time storyboarder, AMA!--YES! |last=Sugar |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Sugar |date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306032631/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw0k1z/?context=3|archive-date=March 6, 2017|quote=Amethyst's [dancing] is dancehall and club dancing, pretty freeform, we're pretty loose with it! She does whatever feels right!}}

In a January 2016 interview with the show's composers, Aivi Tran and Steven "Surrashu" Velema, the latter who did music for Amethyst, it was noted that the instruments she plays are a representation of her personality, like other Gems in the series. As such, she is shown with "loose and wild" drums, [x] while Amethyst was represented in the show's music as an "eclectic drum kit, with electric bass and some...synths" and that when she fused with Pearl becoming Opal, both characters are "distinguishable in the music."{{cite interview |last=Tran |first=Aivi |last2=Velema |first2=Steven "Surrashu" |interviewer=Eric Thurm |title=Dropping Gems: An Interview with the Composers of the Score for 'Steven Universe' |work=Vice.com |date=January 15, 2016 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/steven-universe-composers-aivi-surrashu-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911213352/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rq4nzx/steven-universe-composers-aivi-surrashu-interview |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021}} Reviewer Caroline Framke also described Amethyst's drums as "spastic."{{cite web |last=Framke |first=Caroline |title=How Steven Universe, a joyous cartoon about love and aliens, used music to evolve |work=Vox |date=June 2, 2017 |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/6/1/15714096/steven-universe-soundtrack-rebecca-sugar-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002144843/https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/6/1/15714096/steven-universe-soundtrack-rebecca-sugar-interview |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021}}

Character

She is one of the three Crystal Gems (with Pearl and Garnet), who, along with the titular Steven Universe, form the main characters of the series.{{cite web|last=Thurm|first=Eric|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/22/18188616/steven-universe-diamond-days-finale|title=The mega-sized Steven Universe finale was full of references and payoffs|date=January 22, 2019|website=Polygon|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232529/https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/22/18188616/steven-universe-diamond-days-finale|archive-date=November 7, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Binstock|first=Rae|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/05/steven-universe-on-cartoon-network-is-about-love-and-all-its-complications.html|title=Steven Universe Is "Purple Lesbians From Space." It's Also Love, Pain, Support, and Struggle.|date=May 8, 2017|website=Slate|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011200949/https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/05/steven-universe-on-cartoon-network-is-about-love-and-all-its-complications.html|archive-date=October 11, 2021|url-status=live}} She is more hedonistic and carefree than the other Gems, and behaves as more of an older sister figure to Steven.{{cite web|last=Stanichar|first=Joseph|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/cartoon-network/steven-universe-neurodivergent/|title=How Steven Universe Taught Me to Embrace My Neurodivergent Identity|date=July 2, 2020|website=Paste|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714023808/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/cartoon-network/steven-universe-neurodivergent/|archive-date=July 14, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Vrai|url=https://www.themarysue.com/steven-universe-recap-steven-vs-amethyst/|title=Steven Universe Recap: "Steven vs. Amethyst"|date=August 4, 2016|website=The Mary Sue|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130020328/https://www.themarysue.com/steven-universe-recap-steven-vs-amethyst/|archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live}} She often encourages Steven to enjoy himself and is the only Gem to engage in eating for fun, as Gems do not require food to survive.{{cite web|last=Opam|first=Kwame|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/1/14463582/steven-universe-cartoon-network-fantasy-tolerance-empathy|title=Steven Universe is a defining example of artistic resistance in our time|date=February 1, 2017|website=The Verge|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090155/https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/1/14463582/steven-universe-cartoon-network-fantasy-tolerance-empathy|archive-date=May 11, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Charity|first=Justin|url=https://www.theringer.com/2016/8/3/16038800/steven-universe-cures-superhero-pessimism-62e7a48cfd90|title=Steven Universe Cures Superhero Pessimism|date=August 3, 2016|website=The Ringer|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112706/https://www.theringer.com/2016/8/3/16038800/steven-universe-cures-superhero-pessimism-62e7a48cfd90|archive-date=November 8, 2020|url-status=live}} From the gemstone in her chest, she can summon a purple whip. Although most Gems possess the ability to shapeshift,{{cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-the-movies-new-fusion-is-remixed-story-1837900067|title=Steven Universe: The Movie's New Fusion Is Remixed Storytelling at Its Best|date=September 6, 2019|website=Gizmodo|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019173809/https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-the-movies-new-fusion-is-remixed-story-1837900067|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} Amethyst uses it to her advantage the most, especially when pulling pranks.

Unlike Pearl and Garnet, who were allies of Steven's mother Rose Quartz in the ancient Gem war, Amethyst joined the Crystal Gems after the war ended.{{cite web|last=Blumfield|first=Zach|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/steven-universe/did-they-actually-just-do-that-on-steven-universes/|title=Did We Really Witness a BDSM Storyline on Steven Universe's Summer Adventures?|website=Paste|date=July 30, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180357/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/steven-universe/did-they-actually-just-do-that-on-steven-universes/|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} She was created on Earth to be one of many Amethyst soldiers in the Gem empire's army. However, she was created smaller and weaker than other Amethysts, and emerged long after the others had departed, leaving her isolated for many years before being taken in by Rose Quartz.{{cite web|last=Lanning|first=Courtney|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/sep/13/steven-universe-brings-the-color-music-/|title=Steven Universe brings the color, music and joy|website=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129020908/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/sep/13/steven-universe-brings-the-color-music-/|archive-date=January 29, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jaworski|first=Michelle|url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/steven-universe-characters-guide/|title=Everything you didn't know about 'Steven Universe'|website=The Daily Dot|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112641/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/steven-universe-characters-guide/|archive-date=November 8, 2020|url-status=live}} Michaela Dietz has spoken about how her experience as an adoptee informs her performance of Amethyst in this respect.{{cite podcast |url=http://podbay.fm/show/1261418557/e/1517464800?autostart=1 |title=The Steven Universe Podcast: Amethyst |publisher=Cartoon Network |host=Mackenzie Atwood |date=1 February 2018}}{{harvnb|McDonnell|2017|p=157}} She also was Greg's friend, but after Rose left, she blamed him, messed with him, and ended up ruining the friendship between them.{{Cite tweet |last=Burnett |first=Matt |user=mcburnett |number=571317590674448384 |date=February 27, 2015 |title=@AkemiMadoka They were friends, but when Rose left, she blamed Greg and started messing with him, went too far and ruined their friendship. |language=en |access-date=October 19, 2021 |link=https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/571317590674448384 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412051441/https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/571317590674448384 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 }}{{cite web|last1=Whitbrook|first1=James|last2=Pulliam-Moore|first2=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/everything-about-steven-universe-that-changes-when-you-1826053408|title=All the Clues Steven Universe Dropped About Its Big Revelation You Never Realized|date=May 18, 2018|website=Gizmodo|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019174558/https://gizmodo.com/everything-about-steven-universe-that-changes-when-you-1826053408|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}}

Her character arc centers on coming to accept the burden of responsibility and overcoming her poor self-image arising from her smaller stature and "defective" creation.{{cite web|last=Moreno|first=Nik|url=https://www.wearyourvoicemag.com/steven-universe-importance-smoky-quartz/|title=Why Steven Universe's Smoky Quartz — Chubby, Brown, Disabled — is Important|date=August 16, 2016|website=Wear Your Voice Magazine|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119084705/https://wearyourvoicemag.com/steven-universe-importance-smoky-quartz/|archive-date=January 19, 2021|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|last=Kramer|first=Josh|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/07/the-peculiarly-magical-architecture-of-steven-universe/533202/|title=The Hidden Message in the Architecture of Steven Universe|date=July 12, 2017|website=The Atlantic|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623183138/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/07/the-peculiarly-magical-architecture-of-steven-universe/533202/|archive-date=June 23, 2021|url-status=live}} As the series moves forward, she becomes more self-confident.{{cite web|last=Josie|first=Bailey Jo|url=https://www.cbr.com/i-am-my-mom-best-quotes-steven-universe-episode/|title=I Am My Mom: 10 Best Quotes From This Steven Universe Episode|date=December 4, 2020|website=CBR|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175625/https://www.cbr.com/i-am-my-mom-best-quotes-steven-universe-episode/|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=bot: unknown}} During the fourth season, she meets the other Amethyst soldiers who were created alongside her, and their support and affection for her become a source of emotional validation. In Steven Universe Future, Amethyst runs the Gem Human Excellence Mentorship (GHEM) as an educator in Little Homeworld and remains Steven's friend, even as he tries to deal with his trauma.{{cite web|last=Searles|first=Jourdain|url=https://www.avclub.com/steven-universe-future-has-steven-finally-grappling-wit-1840300320|title=Steven Universe Future sees Steven finally grappling with his darkness|date=December 8, 2019|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019194653/https://www.avclub.com/steven-universe-future-has-steven-finally-grappling-wit-1840300320|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=bot: unknown}}{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Tasha|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/16/21024345/steven-universe-future-review-cartoon-network-rebecca-sugar-series-finale|title=Steven Universe Future is doing something TV shows just don't do|date=December 16, 2019|website=Polygon|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806010715/https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/16/21024345/steven-universe-future-review-cartoon-network-rebecca-sugar-series-finale|archive-date=August 6, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/rebecca-sugar-opens-up-about-how-healing-from-trauma-sh-1842334789|title=Rebecca Sugar Opens Up About How Healing from Trauma Shaped Steven Universe Future|date=March 16, 2020|website=Gizmodo|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013190611/https://gizmodo.com/rebecca-sugar-opens-up-about-how-healing-from-trauma-sh-1842334789|archive-date=October 13, 2021|url-status=live}}

In other media

Amethyst appeared in many video games based on the series. This included the 2015 game Steven Universe: Attack the Light, 2017 game the Steven Universe: Save the Light, and the 2019 game Steven Universe: Unleash the Light.{{cite web|last=Fahey|first=Mike|url=https://kotaku.com/the-latest-paper-mario-style-steven-universe-game-keeps-1840246111|title=The Latest Paper Mario-Style Steven Universe Game Keeps It Simple|website=Kotaku|date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411145414/https://kotaku.com/the-latest-paper-mario-style-steven-universe-game-keeps-1840246111|archive-date=April 11, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Bernaschina|first=Michael|url=https://www.cbr.com/new-steven-universe-rpg-game-apple-arcade/|title=Apple's New Steven Universe RPG Features New Story, Two New Characters|website=CBR|date=November 28, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801151957/https://www.cbr.com/new-steven-universe-rpg-game-apple-arcade/|archive-date=August 1, 2021|url-status=live}} Additionally, in December 2019, Amethyst was one of the Steven Universe characters, as did Pearl, Garnet, and Stevonnie, who appeared in Brawlhalla, free-to-play 2D platformer fighting game.{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Rollin|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/brawlhalla-steven-universe-crossover-fighters-crystal-gems/|title=Brawlhalla Adds Steven Universe's Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Stevonnie|website=comicbook|date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126075729/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/brawlhalla-steven-universe-crossover-fighters-crystal-gems/|archive-date=November 26, 2020|url-status=live}}

In February 2021, Amethyst appeared in an anti-racist PSA released by Cartoon Network, by Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey. In the PSA, Amethyst sings with kids that "It doesn't matter if you're White, Black, or Purple" and stops the production, saying that her purple color matters because she is an alien, and says it is "messed up" that she is being compared to people being different races, telling the kids "adding purple people into a lesson about human racism makes no sense."{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Breanna|url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/steven-universe-takes-on-racism-new-cartoon-network-psa/|title='Steven Universe' Takes on Racism in New Cartoon Network PSA|website=popculture|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303032732/https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/steven-universe-takes-on-racism-new-cartoon-network-psa/|archive-date=March 3, 2021|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/steven-universes-estelle-explains-why-the-shows-anti-ra-1845935021|title=Steven Universe's Estelle Explains Why the Show's Anti-Racism PSAs Are So Important|website=Gizmodo|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019184708/https://gizmodo.com/steven-universes-estelle-explains-why-the-shows-anti-ra-1845935021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}}

In September 2019, Amethyst appeared in Steven Universe: The Movie, film that is an offshoot from the series, with Steven working to restore her memories, and that of the other Crystal Gems, while she later helps Steven try and restore Pearl's memories.{{cite web|last=Armitage|first=Helen|url=https://screenrant.com/steven-universe-movie-ending-explained/|title=Steven Universe: The Movie's Ending Explained|website=Screen Rant|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017212045/https://screenrant.com/steven-universe-movie-ending-explained/|archive-date=October 17, 2020|url-status=live}}

Amethyst also appeared in a 2015 crossover episode with Uncle Grandpa titled "Say Uncle" and a 2018 crossover episode with OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes titled "Crossover Nexus".{{cite web | author=Milligan, Mercedes | date=April 1, 2015 | url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/uncle-grandpa-and-steven-universe-crossover-premieres-april-2/ | title=Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe Crossover Premieres April 2 | work=Animation Magazine | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223904/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/uncle-grandpa-and-steven-universe-crossover-premieres-april-2/ | archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

Reception and influence

Amethyst was received positively. In 2015 and 2017, Dietz was nominated for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical at the Behind the Voice Actor Awards, along with other members of the show's voice cast.{{cite web|title=Behind the Voice Actors Award 2014|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2014/|work=Behind the Voice Actors |publisher=Inyxception Enterprises, Inc.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012049/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2014|archive-date=July 3, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2016/television/ |title=2016 BTVA Voice Acting Awards |website=Behind The Voice Actors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812134945/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2016/television/ |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |url-status=live}} Eric Thurm of Polygon described Amethyst as "chaotic"{{cite web|last=Thurm|first=Eric|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/21/18190441/steven-universe-change-your-mind-recap-season-5-finale|title=Steven Universe's climactic showdown delivered a complicated lesson on childhood|date=January 21, 2019|website=Polygon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309215537/https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/21/18190441/steven-universe-change-your-mind-recap-season-5-finale|archive-date=March 9, 2021|url-status=live}} while Charles Pulliam-Moore of Gizmodo argued that Amethyst is exploring her identity throughout the show.{{cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-future-is-exploring-what-it-really-mean-1840879161|title=Steven Universe Future Is Exploring What It Really Means to Be in Endgame Territory|website=Gizmodo|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019190954/https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-future-is-exploring-what-it-really-mean-1840879161|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} On the other hand, Thurm praised the voice acting of Dietz.{{cite web|last=Thurm|first=Eric|url=https://www.avclub.com/greg-and-the-gems-struggle-with-parenting-and-complexi-1798189700|title=Greg and the Gems struggle with parenting (and complexity) on a Steven Universe holiday special|website=The A.V. Club|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830065818/http://tv.avclub.com/greg-and-the-gems-struggle-with-parenting-and-complexi-1798189700|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}} Others, like Brandon Zachary of CBR pointed to her "outward goofiness,"{{cite web|last=Zachary|first=Brandon|url=https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-future-radically-alters-beach-city-status-quo/|title=Steven Universe Future Radically Alters Beach City's Status Quo|website=CBR|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212153153/https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-future-radically-alters-beach-city-status-quo/|archive-date=December 12, 2019|url-status=live}} with S.E. Fleenor of SYFY saying this manifested itself in her fusion with Steven, Smokey Quartz.{{cite web|author=S.E. Fleenor|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-5-queerest-episodes-of-steven-universe|title=The 5 queerest episodes of Steven Universe |website=SYFY|date=March 2, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006182647/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-5-queerest-episodes-of-steven-universe|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live}} Others described her personality as rambunctious and spontaneous and arguing that she grew to be more of the show's most emotionally mature characters.{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Erin|url=https://comicsalliance.com/steven-universe-steven-vs-amethyst-bismuth/|title='Steven Universe' Post-Show Analysis: Season 3, Episodes 19-21: 'Steven vs. Amethyst' and 'Bismuth'|website=ComicsAlliance|date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616191718/https://comicsalliance.com/steven-universe-steven-vs-amethyst-bismuth/|archive-date=June 16, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-did-not-come-to-play-in-its-latest-stev-1827449507|title=Steven Universe Did Not Come to Play in Its Latest Stevenbomb|website=Gizmodo|date=July 8, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717133139/https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-did-not-come-to-play-in-its-latest-stev-1827449507|archive-date=July 17, 2021|url-status=live}}

Nicole Clark, a culture writer, related Amethyst, and the other Crystal Gems, to her own multiracial upbringings.{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Nicole|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/sunday/steven-universe-finale.html|title=The Healing Power of 'Steven Universe' [Opinion]|website=New York Times|date=March 28, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018111327/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/sunday/steven-universe-finale.html|archive-date=October 18, 2021|url-status=live}} Hannah Collins of CBR said Amethyst's fusions with other Gems, along with other Gem fusions, illustrated the issues with toxic relationships.{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Hannah|url=https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-toxic-relationships-perfectly-audience/|title=Steven Universe Handles Toxic Relationships Perfectly For Its Audience|website=CBR|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628232137/https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-toxic-relationships-perfectly-audience/|archive-date=June 28, 2021|url-status=live}} Although ComicsAlliance and Paste reviewers praised her familial relations with Steven, calling it "heartwarming quasi-siblinghood,"{{cite web|last=Blumfield|first=Zach|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/steven-universe/steven-universe-kos-its-own-past-in-tiger-philanth/|title=Steven Universe KOs Its Own Past in "Tiger Philanthropist"|website=Paste|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019193209/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/steven-universe/steven-universe-kos-its-own-past-in-tiger-philanth/|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} Thurm of The A.V. Club described her as the "angsty teen" of the Crystal Gems.{{cite web|last=Thurm|first=Eric|url=https://www.avclub.com/steven-universe-reformed-1798183647|title=Steven Universe: "Reformed"|website=The A.V. Club|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108144331/https://tv.avclub.com/steven-universe-reformed-1798183647|archive-date=November 8, 2020|url-status=live}} Robert Lloyd of LA Times compared Amethyst to Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls, another Cartoon Network show.{{cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Robert|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-steven-universe-20131104-story.html|title=Review: 'Steven Universe' is a gem|newspaper=LA Times|date=November 4, 2013|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127024724/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-steven-universe-20131104-story.html|archive-date=November 27, 2020|url-status=live}} Anna Swartz of Mic said that, in their view, Amethyst is "brash and messy,"{{cite web|last=Swartz|first=Anna|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/188998/steven-universe-creator-rebecca-sugar-talks-making-feminist-art-and-favorite-songs-from-the-show|title='Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar talks making feminist art and favorite songs from the show|website=Mic|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818162522/https://www.mic.com/articles/188998/steven-universe-creator-rebecca-sugar-talks-making-feminist-art-and-favorite-songs-from-the-show|archive-date=August 18, 2021|url-status=live}} which Vrai Kaiser of The Mary Sue echoed, describing Amethyst as having "initial childishness" coupled with "usual brusque."{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Vrai|url=https://www.themarysue.com/steven-universe-recap-whats-your-problem/|title=Steven Universe Recap: What's Your Problem|website=The Mary Sue|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008083836/https://www.themarysue.com/steven-universe-recap-whats-your-problem/|archive-date=October 8, 2021|url-status=live}} Laura B. of The Geekiary described Amethyst as a self-critical Gem who is meant to fit into the "troublemaker" archetype, hostile to those around her, due to "lots of internalized self hatred," but she later grows in self-confidence as the series progresses, in their view.{{cite web|author=Laura B.|url=https://thegeekiary.com/lets-talk-about-amethyst/52091|title=Let's Talk About Amethyst|website=The Geekiary|date=April 30, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126074548/https://thegeekiary.com/lets-talk-about-amethyst/52091|archive-date=January 26, 2021|url-status=live}}