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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.

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Here's Copper! Formerly one of White Diamond's many defective gems she controls in order to monitor colonies. She was stationed on Earth before White released her just before the corruption blast.

She's mute, and doesn't really react to things much. Very flat affected. Because she fears if she acts out, she'll be taken by White Diamond again.

Think I'll use her for my oc au!

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I don't think I'll use her; but here's Clinohumite!

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Liddicoatite was a showman, who defeated homeworld gems with flair. She made it all the way to the end of the war with her musical magic; but no practice or preparation could prepare her for the corruption blast.

Thankfully, she was healed in the diamond bath with other corrupted gems, and lives on the Earth she protected in little Homeworld! She enjoys playing tunes with Greg and Sadie Killer.

Definitely putting her as one of the healed gems for my oc au, I adore this design.

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. 

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Once a velveteen seductress of Homeworld, Dry Bone Ore came to Earth on an entertainment assignment to lift the spirits of a certain Pink Diamond. The corruption blast came before she even got word Pink was gone. She has the shards of a former lover she kept with her attached to her “strippers pole”. 

You think a corrupted dragons blood resin would be a good idea?

🥚 hehe egg. 🥚

Dragon’s Blood Resin was a loving florist who just wanted to make bouquets. Unfortunately, she just smushes the flowers she wants to collect now.... 

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

C1, Dolomite

yellow gon get a lecture about attempting to shatter all the rose quartzes without permission. 

A7, Black Diamond (mason)

he looks flirty

Champagne Quartz, C4 (it's mason)

I already said this to you but I meant for these prompts to be just my own non fandom or gem ocs. If anyone else sends these as their own ocs I’m not gonna do em.

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.

Decided to redesign Dolomite. with bits pulled from @pocket-gems lovely redesign of her! 

Here is the penultimate gem for my gem bomb; B*tch Crystal! (Yes. This is a thing.)

B*tch Crystal is an entirely unique gem, There are no other Bitch Crystals in existence. He was one of a few experimental gem types created by Pink Diamond to prove she was ready for a colony, whose recipe was lost when she was “shattered”.

B*tch Crystal is gossipy, flamboyant, loud, and extra. No one really likes him except for Blue Diamond.

I’m gonna make him Blue Diamond’s right hand in my “replace all the canon gems with ocs” au. For, B*tch Crystal is one of Pink Diamond’s lost treasures. A reminder of her. He does admire Blue, and is grateful for the role. And Blue is very protective of him despite his personality. However, she doesn’t really refer to him as “her’s” very often. She only refers to him as Pink’s. This makes B*tch Crystal quietly unhappy, but he never voices it.

B*tch Crystal tries not to think of Pink much. He only really met her once when he was born and then was ushered away for testing of his abilities. He only heard that Pink was shattered when Blue came to get him. However, he does wish he could have gotten to know her a bit better.

B*tch Crystal is not close to the other right hands, both Dolomite and Brimstone finding him annoying and tiring. He actively challenges Yellow’s rule the most, and doesn’t listen to her at times - unable to be shattered because of his closeness to Blue. He does listen to White quietly, but inwardly doesn’t like her judgemental stare. Out of everyone, B*tch Crystal feels the worst annoying Brimstone (Because Brimstone is pure and doesn't deserve this).

When Steven comes to homeworld as Rose, he does quietly ask why he did it. And if he knew her well. When it’s thought Steven is Pink, he wants desperately to know why he hid. Was it something B*tch Crystal did? But, he hides it under confidence and jokes. When Steven is found to be his own person, Bitch Crystal still wants to know him better. And goes to Earth on a quest to find himself and why Pink fell for Earth. Back to his flamboyant self the whole way. 

B*tch Crystal identifies as genderqueer and prefers he/him pronouns but is comfortable with she/they pronouns as well. 

The second of my bonus gems; Confusionite! They are mostly a gem version of my non fandom character Hitchcock, lol.

Confusionite is the only one of their kind, being an experimental gem crafted by Blue Diamond. Confusionite has future vision, like Sapphires. But something…. Off happened.

No one’s sure what’s wrong in Confusionite. Their gemstone, hole, coding- everything says they are an average gem. But, they are…. off. Not fully there. 

It could be explained with the power of their future vision, being stronger than even Garnet’s. They foresee any path the future may hold, and are not bound by perceptions towards those who they are predicting for or probability. So, Confusionite’s predictions almost always happen. Even if they do not, hints and echoes of what they foresaw are left behind. Their predictions tend to be vague as well, cryptic and riddle-y. 

Confusionite is a very free willed gem, not conforming to the Diamond’s rule and instead being a rouge gem and predicting when they feel like it to those who visit them. The only reasons the Diamonds don’t shatter them when they defy their order is their vision is too powerful to waste. 

In era three, they move to Earth and enjoy the spontaneous nature of the planet, and only look to the future if absolutely necessary now. 

Casual draw of a concept I’ve had since steven universe future came out and just never had the wherewithal to do anything with.

The concept is simple: a resort for fusions. Once permanent and mixed gem fusion became legal, a few fusions who had hidden who they were wanted a place where they could relax. They earned a vacation from looking over their shoulder constantly. A resort was born, built out of an abandoned Blue Diiamond entertainment planet. It’s incredibly beautiful, fancy, and perfect for the couple looking to get away from the memory of the pressures of era 1 and 2.

Within the resort, there are two single gems. Snakeskin Agate and “Blackjack” Pearl. Snakeskin despises that the resort she used to work so hard at is a hub for these disgusting displays now. She hates era three, hates all these new rules, and hates Steven most of all. Snakeskin threatened her Pearl, Blackjack, into staying with her at the resort. She has a plan. A devious (but not terribly smart) plan. 

Her idea is to have her Pearl scope out the fusions that come to this resort, force the weak ones into a fusion, and gain power. Slowly gaining enough power with enough gems to overthrow this silly new empire. And put things the way they should be. Orderly, and right. 

Blackjack doesn’t necessarily like this plan. She loves the concept of era three and desperately wants to be free from her abusive owner .She was dragging her feet on the plan, delaying it the best she could.

Until Steven Universe himself decides to check out this resort.

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I’ll be honest I’m not 100% happy with this.

Any gem with the Rose moniker was to be sealed away pending investigation. Many were shattered. Many were bubbled away and forgotten. 

Many, like Desert Rose, fled to Earth. 

She held out, until the final day, that Homeworld would forgive her and her fellow Roses for the crime of one defective Rose.

She spends her days luring other corrupted gems to her with her fire lure, and fusing with them. At least temporarily. 

“Uh…. hi?”

quiet drawing of an au I’ve been idly thinking about. Basically Garnet and Spinel swap places. Ruby and Sapphire become abandoned by Pink Diamond and Spinel becomes part of a perma fusion on Earth. There are some other swaps obviously but just for fun lol. Probably not gonna do anything else for this au lol.

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Color Change Zultanite is a rouge gem, wanted with plenty of bounties on her head. She created a formula to change the natural colors of a gem, so gems born with the wrong colors could be fixed and put to work. However, Zultanite wanted to play with this power she created. She changed the colors of those who wronged her, and now hides away. Looking to punish those who she thinks have done wrong by making them her test subjects.

Rumor has it she was her own first test subject. Everyone knows she isn’t actually a Zultanite. But what gem she was born as is forgotten. 

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Medusa Quartz did not even hear the call to retreat Earth.... And now she’s lost at sea. Simply searching. For what no one’s sure. But she’s dragged quite a few ships to their doom in the watery deeps.

Here she is without her water bubble:

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Do not stare upon Spider Web Septarians too long. If they decide you have done wrong-

You will be turned into but a statue for the Diamonds to decorate with.

Maybe a Painite?

Painites create artificial form enhancers specifically for Pearls. Their fans, wands, any artificial fabric they might wear, etc. 

This one, however....

Something happened to her-.... 

Pietersite

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I think they’d be enforcers but for the entertainment of others. Like chasing after rebels/off colors in silly ways and poofing them with a pun. They usually do shows in colosseums with captured gems who can’t escape. 

Another gem for my oc au; Asterism! One of the off colors.

Asterism technically has nothing wrong with her. She is simply fulfilling her purpose being with the off colors. Pink Diamond originally crafted Asterisms to be helpful…. For rebels. Hear her out! The original concept was for Asterisms to “escort” rebels and off colors that were considered “dangerous” or not worth the trouble of chasing after to a non homeworld controlled planet to live out their days. This way, there would be minimum harm to Homeworld, and Homeworld wouldn’t have to exert recourses on just one or two errant gems. They were kept in service by Blue Diamond, but are very few and far between these days. 

Asterism is supposed to escort the off color group off planet, while keeping away from guards. Most guards don’t listen to Asterisms and just attempt to shatter the gems they’re escorting. They were taking a break to rest, when Lars and Steven came upon their hideout. 

Asterism herself is a bit ditzy and does not know how to stop talking. She is loyal to a fault, and has no idea she could be free if she just tried. Plenty of off colors have tried to get this well meaning gem to think for herself, but she’s never followed them. Lars is the first one she follows, inspired by his sacrifice to learn more about what more she could do for her duty. And, eventually, Lars  and the other off colors help her figure out that she can do what she wants. It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks..

Another gem for my personal relaxing oc au where I replace all the gems (minus the diamonds and steven and rose) with gem ocs of mine. 

This is Brimstone! The right hand of Yellow Diamond.

Brimstone is the sole survivor and emergent gem of a disastrous first colony attempt by Yellow Diamond. The colony was plagued by hostile/powerful organics, permafrost in the ground (which would cause erasures in an emerging gem’s coding if they were infected while they were incubating), and it was unable to support the pressure upon it. The colony literally collapsed in on itself. This caused the loss of all files on how to make Brimstones. Yellow was devastated by this embarrassing loss, caused by her bullheadedness and rush to complete her first colony in her eyes. So, she was truly thrilled to see that but one Brimstone emerged and survived the collapse. Even if the Brimstone was infected by permafrost and lost a few abilities she wanted Brimstones to have due to it, Yellow quickly took Brimstone in as her official right hand, protecting the one success from her first colony from the wrath of White Diamond.

Brimstone herself is very quiet, shy, and anxious. She frets for her poor Diamond’s health, and fears the “scary” rebels that have come to a head suddenly. She feared them during the war too. Feared that they would steal her away from her diamond. Her lower half is a broom so she can sweep as she walks.

The four Diamond right hands are a very close nit group, so Brimstone is close with Dolomite - something very few gems can say. She finds Steven terrifying at first, when they think he is Rose. She hides behind Yellow’s leg the best she can while taking notes of the trial. When they think he’s Pink, she is polite and doesn’t talk to him much. Asking to be excused from his next “game” a few times. And when they finally realize he’s his own person, Brimstone is kind and more open to him. 

another gem from my oc au that I’ve been sitting on for a bit. In this au, mixed gem  fusions are legal. Dolomite uses she/they pronouns.

This is Dolomite. One of the oldest gems in existence. Older than even Yellow and Blue Diamond. And one of the most mysterious. No one knows what their components are (although the fact that her gems are upon her forehead and her upper right palm are known to a few). No one alive knows when, how, or why they formed. No one knows if her cane is summoned or built by some long shattered gem. 

What is known, is that iths gem is one of, if not the highest ranked non diamond gem. They are the right hand to White Diamond, being her favorite gem. She knows secrets to gem kind only White is privy to. She keeps White’s schedules, her notes, her counts, attends appointments in her place, and anything else the Diamond orders of them. Often, they even come in the place of White Diamond and makes a ruling for her, knowing what their Diamond would like best. 

They do own a Pearl, and find the Pearl beautiful. They gift her many treasures meant for war heroes and the like. Even gems trapped within objects for her to wear. Only the best for their Pearl. 

Dolomite’s cane is always with them. They use it to assist their walking, as it seems they have a slight limp. The can can turn into a lightning shooting destabilizer at will. 

Dolomite has never poofed in public. They have gotten hurt in attacks, of course. But they always manage to keep it together long enough to poof in private. Even one time going as far as to report to White Diamond while still having a spear impaled through their abdomen. 

Dolomite is considered the most powerful non Diamond gem, and is highly respected and feared. Despite her being a fusion (mixed gem fusions are still treated not great in this au). Yellow Diamond thinks it’s ridiculous she has to report to a fusion of all things most of the time. Blue Diamond finds Dolomite charming, and thinks White keeps her for decoration. A walking, talking, very high rank decoration. But both know better than to insult them.

Concepts for diamond ocs I don't have time to line and color. They'd be from an au where White decided to replace all the diamonds after pink was shattered because her shattering "exposed defects" within the diamonds.

Name your price gem adopts. Just some gem designs I'm not gonna use. Min for single gem: $5 Min for fusion: $10 I will not do the fusion components. Please comment/message me for claim. You will receive the png of the gem and all rights to the design; able to do what you wish with it. You may resell the gem if you do not want it any more but not for more than you purchased it for. Please credit me the first time you write/draw them.

1) Ekanite (OPEN) 2) Fairy Tears (OPEN) 3) Confusionite (OPEN) 3) Rebel Jade (OPEN) 4) Kornerupine (OPEN) 6) Matrix [COMPONENTS: URANIUM (CHEST); MOONSTONE (MOUTH)] (CLOSED - belongs to @pocket-gems) 7) Skutterudite [COMPONENTS: CHALK (UPPER LEFT ARM); KAOLIN (LOWER LEFT ARM)] (OPEN) 8) Bi Color Pearl (OPEN) 9) Blue John Fluorite (OPEN) 10) Diaboletite (CLOSED)