Not technically a gem; Amber is the result of a kindergarten experimentation using a tree in place of rocks. An abomination to say the least, she is born with no innate knowledge of gems or their powers and thus is unable to control her own.



She carries no weapons other than her resin arms which can be molded into many shapes to create pseudo weapons; much like Lapis’ water copies. The catch is that anything that passes through her arms will be coated in a thick resin and which can be hardened at Amber’s will. She cannot fuse with other Gems, as she is not a true Gem. She can however coat the other Gems’ weapons in resin to strengthen them.



Amber is weak to intense heat and cold, causing her to become hardened and brittle against her wishes. She rarely goes on missions and is more of the housekeeper and protector of Beach City, should anything happen while the Gems are gone. She can connect with trees and effectively watch most of Beach City while connected to the Cherry Tree stump on the hill top.



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After her ‘birth’, leaking out of her recently cut tree, she had no form. She was born without a stone and was an amorphous blob that took to clinging to passing animals and vehicles as a mode of transportation until reaching Beach City. Of course during an escapade Steven found her and the Gems had no idea what she was, with no gem to provide a background, they deemed her tame and allowed Steven to keep her, if only to allow some time for observations.

Steven brought her to several key place around the Gem household, including his mother’s fountain. After listening to Steven and the Gems talk about Rose with such adoration, Amber molded herself in the image of Rose. This of course upset the Gems. The stress of maintaining the image and the sudden realization that she would never be loved like Rose, threw her into a child-like temper tantrum and began ravaging the town. Steven and the Gems fought to keep her occupied while trying to reason with her, explaining that she didn’t have to pretend to be someone else to be loved, and her purpose in life was her own to dictate.

She calmed enough to revert to her amorphous state and was promptly picked up by Steven and walked up to Rose’s fountain. Steven then explained to her why everyone admired Rose so much, was because of her actions that she took while she was still alive, and that Amber too could come to be loved by everyone if she chose to. Amber then decides to do some reflection and turns into her, hardening into the heart shaped stone that would act as her Pseudo-Gem catalyst. She still retains some of Rose’s physical qualities even after her re-birth.

After her re-birth, Steven refers to her as the 'new recruit’ and tries to teach her the was of being a Gem. To the best of his abilities anyway. Much to Pearl’s chagrin, Amber likes hanging out with Amethyst the most due to their similar background and shape-shifting abilities. Amber enjoys Pearl’s company in regards to listening to classical music and watching Pearl’s sword practice; and much to the hilarity of the others, Amber loves to learn how to dance from Garnet. She is terrified of Lion and will avoid him at all costs, and she finds all humans fascinating.

