The Diamonds Arenāt Redeemed
Thereās been a lot of complaints within the Steven Universe fandom about how The Diamonds are redeemed despite basically being space Nazis. I personally never it, nor how and where people got that idea.
In the episode āLegs from Here to Homeworld,ā Yellow and Blue Diamond acted semi-friendly to Steven and his friends, but only because they thought he was Pink Diamond. Plus, the Earth was technically her colony.
In the episode āChange Your Mind,ā The Diamonds were shown in the healing pool while casually talking with each other, and White shared an awkward glance with Steven, but that was it. They werenāt shown having a friendly conversation with the other gems.
In Steven Universe: The Movie, The Diamonds were fawning over Steven and begging him to stay with them on Homeworld. They didnāt act nice out of the kindness of their hearts. It was because Steven was the closest thing they had to Pink Diamond, as stated in their song āLet Us Adore You.ā Also, it showed how they see Steven like they saw Pink, an object of their affection or court jester, but not an equal. This is why they took Spinel with them. Sheās basically Pink Diamondās less powerful clone. Even when they returned to Earth in the final scene, Steven knew they didnāt care about the Earth or the other gems despite them claiming that theyāre going to move to Earth. Also, they didnāt even bother offering any help with fixing the giant poison-filled crevasses.
Finally, In the Steven Universe Future episode, āHomeworld Bound,ā Steven returned to Homeworld to see The Diamonds. However, he didnāt do it because he missed them or wanted them to come back to Earth. He needed help controlling his powers without putting his dad or friends in danger. They were shown fixing all of the shattered and corrupted gems on Homeworld. So I guess on that merit, they changed.
In every instance, when The Diamonds were shown being nice to people who werenāt them, it was only towards Steven. They did actively fix their messes, but only because Steven told them to, not because they realized that killing off entire planets is wrong. They were pretty open with their kindness towards the Earth and Steven only being due to the connection with Pink Diamond. Also, notice how none of the Crystal Gems had any friendly interactions with The Diamonds. If The Diamonds were redeemed, theyād accept Steven as Steven, forget about Pink Diamond, be friends with the Crystal Gems, and follow through on their word with settling on the Earth and improving it for gems and humans, but they didnāt. Steven wasnāt friendly to them because he wanted to be their friend. He did for the sole purpose of fixing the corrupted gems and keeping the Earth and every other planet in the galaxy safe from their tyranny. If the show had killed The Diamonds off, then the gems on Earth and Homeworld wouldāve stayed corrupted and shattered, Homeworld would fall into ruin, and the millions (possible billions) of colonies throughout the galaxy would stay active, thus killing whatever planet they inhabited. The way I see it, The Diamonds have not, nor have ever been, redeemed. Theyāre just no longer a threat, and therefore can be treated as a helpful resource.
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