Thanks to the RWBY Nation Facebook group for sharing my artwork!Okay, so I have a looooooot of stuff to write out about this crossover piece, just because this piece took me 3 months—that's right,—to sketch, line, color, shade, highlight, and add the special effects. I did a lot of color palette experimentation. And keep in mind, I drew the last version of this piece in July 2015, when RWBY was still a largely unexplored universe (because we knew little to nothing about Salem or the maidens), as was Steven Universe (because back then we hadn't even seen the diamonds or Homeworld yet). • Okay so first off: Ruby. The outfit idea came from a RWBY/Borderlands cosplay made by Labinnak & Mangoloo Cosplays. The vest and gloves combo struck a chord with me! But in an SU setting, I can imagine if her mom Summer were also Rose Quartz, her full name might be something like Ruby Rose Universe, which is a nod to Steven's full name, Steven Quartz Universe. I included her scythe just to add some familiar elements, and thought it'd be a nice touch to incorporate both Rose's shield and sword! • Weiss is Pearl. The two characters have a lot in common. They're beauty, they're grace, they'll stab you in the face. But they've also evolved a great deal over the course of their respective shows, and as shown recently in Volume 5 of RWBY, Weiss states mid-battle that "I'm more than a name." Pearl does something similar, by proving time and time again that she's more than just a pearl. She's notpearl, she's just Pearl. The two were trained in their early lives to fit a certain mold, but once the right people came along, they learned how to break out of that mold and make a name for themselves. Weiss and Pearl both have an "I'm better than you" phase, and learned many life lessons during that which allowed them both to evolve into the graceful individuals they are today. • Blake is an interesting story. I still stand by what I said about Blake being Amethyst and Yang being Garnet. In an SU setting, I like to think that all the RWBY Faunus characters are quartz soldiers, fitting into a category of gem all on its own that has thousands upon thousands of its own kind. Blake has learned to open up over the course of RWBY, and let others into her life so she can express herself in a healthy way. Plus, she and Ames share an intense passion for their beliefs, and there are plenty of times where they've acted without using her head, including an instance where they both chose to run away from their problems at hand (i.e. the SU's episode On the Run and RWBY's Black Trailer/Volume 3 Episode 3). Argue with me if you will, but I stand by this! Imagine for a minute that Adam Taurus is in the same position as Jasper: A dedicated and powerful fighter for the White Fang, and the image of a perfect Homeworld soldier. The White Fang painted a certain image as to how they thought Faunus are supposed to be compared to humans—or, y'know, gems in comparison to humans/lesser or defective gems. So Blake has this unrealistic expectation to live up to and is mocked by Adam for it, but she learns that being different doesn't mean being broken, and there's more than one way to fight for what you believe in, as Summer Rose Quartz might've taught her. As Amethyst put it once, "I never asked to be made!" or in Blake's case, "I never asked to be made this way!" • Yang was a lot of fun! Initially I put her in Garnet's place because of their confidence, strong fighting styles, and a similar color palette. I like to think maaaaybbeeee her fusion pieces could be like a chibi Ren (Sapphire) and Nora (Ruby)? Some blend of cool and electric that would combine to make a fiery personality. As seen in Volumes 4 and 5, the trauma of the Fall of Beacon left Yang shaken, and her personality dipped into something a lot more serious compared to her previous happy, carefree, thrill-seeking ways. She and Garnet are both the take-charge type of people when the situation gets tough. • Summer Rose is still a mystery to the entirety of the RWBYverse. We know that she's Ruby's mother, was "super mom" according to Yang, had special powers, and is currently gone/deceased. The special powers thing seemed like a good opportunity to trade the Silver Eyes for her Healing Tears and numerous other things Ruby seemed to inherit. There was one SU episode where Steven found a Crystal Gem flag with Rose Quartz's symbol on it, so I incorporated that into her cloak! • Since Salem is running everything behind the curtains, I thought it'd be appropriate to make her White Diamond. Same color palette, similar silhouettes, same position of power. I know we haven't seen White Diamond in SU yet, but here's hoping! Side note: If I drew the other diamonds, Pink Diamond might be Neo based on the recent Jungle Moon episode!~RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth and was created by Monty Oum.~Steven Universe belongs to Cartoon Network and Rebecca Sugar.~Interpretations of characters in crossover settings are 100% done by me, KurosakiHisana/OriSODEhime.