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A couple hypothetical previous regens for B*tch Crystal and Brimstone!

Can you tell which one I put more effort into.

"Hey, Coral, what about this guy? Who is this supposed to be?"

>gasp< "Oh! They even included the right hands! Well, most of them. I don't think B*tch Crystal was around at the time. But still- The detail-!"

"The.... right hands? The Diamonds have more than one?"

"No, Steven. These are the Diamond's innermost confidants! The elite of the elite! They work beside their diamond always, and are all one-of-a-kind gems like the Diamonds!"

"So- They're like- Their best friends?"

"No, Steven, the Diamonds don't have time for friendship."

Dolomite - The mysterious and powerful

Brimstone - The permafrost paragon

B*tch Crystal - The fabulous king

Petalite - The forgotten hermit

For fun "murals" of the diamond's right hands that have them in the poses of their diamond's murals.

quick re-do of the concept for "cotton candy" Dolomite! Not set in stone of course.

Utterly fascinated by their- her new form, and wanting to show it to the highest gem, White Diamond, to show her the potential fusion has. White kept her close. At first, just in case she decided this new fusion was not worth the trouble. But, after, because this fusion was helpful. And, well, a mystery that not even the great white diamond knows? She had to keep that close.

Dolomite doesn't have her cane yet and does not limp without it in this form. :^) That doesn't happen until Yellow Diamond learns not to insult or injure this fusion that is near White Diamond. Lest there be consequences.

New gem for my replace all canon gems with ocs au! Original design by @pocket-gems ; with a few tweaks from me!

This is Angelite, the manager of Pink Diamond’s human zoo. The zoo, within this au, is a bit of an oddity. All the gems housed within are experimental gem types that Pink Diamond herself concepted. She only ever got to see one of them emerge before she was “shattered”. These gems teeter an odd line;  technically are under Blue Diamond, but no Diamond wishes to claim them since they’re Pink’s.

Angelite is not one of these gems.

Angelite was born with a permafrost defect, a defect which can erase things that their gem type would usually have. Whether it be their standard form being totally different from what they would normally have. missing abilities that they would normally have (as seen with Brimstone), having a different coloration than normal, or loosing their base coding entirely so they’re barren like Amethyst. This defect cannot erase standard abilities like fusing or the like however. Most permafrost gems are tested for usefulness before being judged for shattering. Angelite was born lucky, simply being a different color than the average Angelite. She was quickly put to work.

Angelites usually work under Blue Diamond to poison and kill any organic matter they touch. This Angelite quickly rose through the ranks, showing initiative in her duties - and going above and beyond. Even going as far as to poison entire planets herself. 

Angelite grabbed the attention of Blue Diamond with her hard work. She became part of Blue’s personal court. Angelite dreamed of more, maybe even finding a place in the coveted open spot of Blue Diamond’s right hand....

And then Pink was shattered.

Blue Diamond quickly scooped up the gem who Pink Diamond created that actually met her, Bitch Crystal, for her right hand spot. A gem who actually knew her, who carried a piece of Pink and was created by Pink was just what she needed in that time. And, Blue shoved Angelite to the side to watch over the Pink Diamond zoo, the humans, and the other Pink Diamond gems.

Angelite grew bitter and angry. In her eyes, everything she was working for was stolen by this... this.... joke of a gem! She hates Bitch Crystal (not that he makes it hard to hate him), these stupid Pink Diamond gems, this stupid zoo, and longs for the days she’s lost. She’d do anything to win favor with the Diamonds again. Even do this stupid job she is above, or try to woo Bitch Crystal to make a legal mixed gem fusion and become Blue Diamond’s right hand like she always dreamed that way.

New gem for my replace all canon gems with ocs au! Sonora Sunrise!

This is LONG so I’m putting it all under the cut! TL;DR - Very first gem in existence ever, even before White Diamond, crystal gem, and wife to Coral

At the beginning of it all, there were but three gems. Sonora Sunrise was the very first of three gems before the gem empire began, and the only naturally occuring one. She came to life very suddenly one day, and found herself alone on a barren planet.

Sonora wanted company. So, she studied where she emerged from, and crafted the second ever gem. A gem who called herself Pearl. It was just these two for a very long time, learning about their species and the planet they were on.

However, Pearl was a massive creative, who wanted nothing more than to create a gem herself. Like Sonora had created her.  Sonora shared how she had created Pearl, and Pearl then made the third ever gem….

White Diamond.

White Diamond wanted more. She wanted more company. More gems. More everything. And, eventually, she grew an ego for crafting so many more gems than Sonora Sunrise and Pearl.

Sonora and Pearl watched in horror as White Diamond started to enslave gemkind. They were not happy about this, but White simply made stories that they were the bad guys in this tale. Trying to bring down the empire that White so lovingly crafted, out of jealousy that they hadn’t done it first.  

Pearl escaped into her mind and left, while Sonora…. Sonora went to Homeworld. She was treated as royalty, seen as equal to a Diamond. After all, she was the first gem ever. However, they waved off her ideas that gems could be the pilots of their own destiny. That gem kind should not be crafted to be nothing but slaves for the ego of one. No, White Diamond had crafted them all at this point. They would follow her. And, eventually, it was so ingrained in them all that they couldn’t break free anymore. So, Sonora watched as her dream of company turned into a nightmare.

Eventually, after thousands and thousands of years, there were four Diamonds. And, eventually Earth was to be a colony for the youngest Diamond. Pink.

Sonora heard of whispers of a rebellion brewing on the surface of Earth. Gems, fighting for their freedoms to choose their fates. Sonora was so proud! So inspired! She never could fight back as a lone gem, but with Rose leading and able to inspire gems to finally fight back…. They all had a chance.

Sonora Sunrise joined the fight for Earth, and for the freedom of all gems. She became a crystal gem.

She insisted Rose lead, not wanting to lead. Out of fear that if she lead, she would just become like White had. Or, do something worse.

Eventually, Sonora became one of the only survivors of the corruption blast.

She stayed to fight for Earth and try to find a cure for the gems who were corrupted. And, eventually, to help raise Steven.

Sonora is a bit flat affected, not really reacting with facial emotions to things and being mostly monotone. She’s serious, doesn’t get a lot of jokes, but has a hidden passionate side when it comes to the rights of individual gems.

She, eventually, has to cooperate with Coral when Coral is the only one who can help with a threat to Earth that they can’t stop. The two get close, actually fusing when Sonora hadn’t fused since Rose passed away. And, eventually, the two fall in love and wed.

Aquamarine?

How did you know I fuckin hate the Aquamarine design in the show. Like, get outta here- weird blue Dora.

Aquamarines I made space pirates! They board alien vessels, take captives for slaves and experiments, and steal valuables!

The diamonds

Since Diamonds are generally seen as "romantic" gems in jewelry, I thought I'd give them a somewhat romantic purpose! Here's a Pink Diamond whose purpose is to see the various relationships between gems - and pair the best possible ones together for missions! Close enough they get along, but not close enough a fusion occurs.

New gem for my replace all canon gems with ocs au! Coral!

Corals were concepted the moment Yellow Diamond’s first colony collapsed. Their duty? To go to failed or abandoned colonies in order to gather any materials left behind that could be recycled or scrapped for parts. Their multiple arms and claws useful for digging through rubble, their antenna used for detecting electronic signals and telepathy between their fellow gems (so they could communicate if they got trapped), and they were given packs to store any scrap they find small enough to carry on their person. 

This Coral is an era two gem, freshly emerged out of her kindergarten and ready to work.... On Earth. Her first assignment is to go to the failed Earth colony and gather what she can. However, she finds more than technology left behind... She finds living gems, ready to defend the planet.

Coral is a very.... trash gremlin gem. She doesn’t really think before she speaks, and finds herself interested in things most gems would find gross. Like trash or decaying matter. She’s highly intelligent, and can craft things out of her trash that most blueprint gems couldn’t. 

Coral eventually joins the crystal gems, and is wed to one of the crystal gems in a beautiful ceremony officiated by Steven. 

Random corrupted gems!

Mojave Turquoise was once a very intelligent archeologist, whose duty was to gather important and useful treasures from the organics of conquered worlds. She never heard the call to retreat. 

Sodalite was a crystal gem…. Until Rose killed Pink. Sodalite thought all death was unnecessary, seeing too much in her time as a homeworld loyalist. She left to be a loner on earth, not loyal to either homeworld nor the crystal gems. Unfortunately, staying on Earth was a bad idea. 

I might do more corrupted gems if you guys send me gem ideas :V

Another gem from my “replace all the canon gems with ocs” au; Petalite!

Petalite was not meant to be made. Pink Diamond was trying to impress White Diamond with her concepts for gems, so she could gain her first colony. 

Before going before White, Pink Diamond told Blue Diamond all her ideas. Blue... was scared for Pink. All these gem ideas didn’t have much use to the empire. She feared Pink getting in more major trouble for these ideas than the tower, the worst case scenarios popping in her head. 

So, Blue did the unthinkable. She “borrowed” Pink’s essence and crafted a more sensible gem that still seemed like something Pink would concept. A gem who would experiment upon organics to try to find a use for them for the empire. Petalite was born of this as the first test gem, and presented to Pink secretly before she could go to White with her ideas. 

Pink was furious at Blue for this back handed slight, and threw a bit of a tantrum. Both gems were thrown into the tower to calm down and connect. Petalite feared her shattering at the hands of Pink for just being born.... But Pink did not blame Petalite for something out of her hands. Rather, she was furious at Blue for thinking her ideas were so bad and going behind her back. Stealing her first crafted gem type - a very personal and loving experience for a Diamond. 

Pink was forced to present Petalite before White. White did enjoy Pink’s more serious idea, saying she feared Pink would only give silly ideas that would not help the empire at large. However. White did not think this gem concept should be mass produced, as Pink was the only one with interest in organics. No no, if anything.... This should be Pink’s right hand!

Not only did Pink loose her chance at crafting her first gem herself, she lost the chance to choose her own right hand. Pink was furious, bitter, and pulled away from Petalite as a result. It didn’t help Pink was privately horrified at Petalite’s dissection and study of  organics that she just wanted to play with. And, found it hard to connect with such an outwardly flat affected gem.

Petalite tried her hardest to please, Pink, but..... Pink just kept pulling further and further away. Especially when she was finally given Earth. Where was she all the time? 

On that faithful day, Pink instructed Petalite to do something on Homeworld for her. She needed to give a speech on Earth she said. 

Petalite was not there the moment Pink Diamond was shattered.

Petalite was devastated, so much so she went into her own head and lost her color- something that can happen to a gem only in extreme situations. Petalite desperately buried herself in research in study, turning down Blue’s offer to become her own right hand and resulting in Bitch Crystal being selected for the position instead. She didn’t want to fail another Diamond. 

No, Petalite threw herself at the shard of her Diamond, desperately trying to repair her with all kindergarten techniques known to gem kind. But nothing helped. She grew colder, more distant, and only really showed anger at those who bothered her studies now. 

When Steven arrives at homeworld as “Rose”, she demands they shatter him, so she may use his naturally healing shards to try to fix Pink.. But, when he’s thought to be “Pink”... She’s relived. Happy. So glad her diamond is truly okay..... Confused. Hurt. Why didn’t she know? How could she not know? Why didn’t Pink tell her? She knew Pink didn’t like her too much but, to be left behind like that.... 

In era three, when Steven is Steven, she’s lost and unsure what to do now. All her existence has centered around Pink. And she’s not really sure who “Petalite” is anymore under all the trauma and loss.

How about Fluorite

Instead of a Pearl or a Spinel, I went with a Spinel and Pearl fusion! This is Butterfly Jasper, the fusion of a yellowish green spinel and a blue pearl.