In Their Shadows By HezuNeutral Watch

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There's a lot of "Pink Diamond is an entitled brat!" going around, but there's a lot more to her that I think a lot of people don't see. There's still a lot we don't know about her either.



She's a diamond. Gems "burst out of the ground already knowing what they're supposed to be".

According to Pink, she had no army, no colony, and potentially no planet to call her own. The only company she has is that of her sisters, and that of her Pearl. (if she even had one at that point). Otherwise, her sisters are supreme leaders of gemkind, they do not have time for her.

From her reaction, I can tell Pink Diamond is being neglected. No one to talk to or command, and her sisters are too busy to deal with her.



Not to mention, her strange form. She's not depicted properly in her mural, and her gem is flipped on her stomach unlike the others. Also, she is way way smaller than the usual diamond.



If she was born already knowing she was an important gem of monarchy, and yet given nothing to start with, of course she would be frustrated. Especially since she seems constantly brushed off.



Yellow sang an entire song about how much she loved and missed Pink. So much so, she has anger management problems over her death. This squabble was just another side of their relationship.



Pink, we later find out, colonizes Earth, gets her own army, and created the Human Zoo. She found out about basic human needs and made sure they were treated fairly in the zoo. She provided them with food, water, play, security, and a little more. From this, we can tell Pink is highly observant and considerate toward organic life. (unlike Yellow who despises it)

In Garnet's flashback, Pink's gem shape is different, her hair is more spikey, and she appears much larger than we've just seen. Garnet said she was a villain ravaging the planet. I believe Pink is still not to be underestimated.



But the entire situation is strange. Her form, the neglect toward her. She doesn't have her own army or planet. Suddenly she gets one, and then she was shattered potentially by another diamond (I'm voting for White Diamond)........

Some people say she may be an off color. She IS smaller and her gem IS flipped incorrectly...... there's potential White Diamond saw her as wrong, but why would she shatter her own younger sister over something like that? She's a diamond for pete's sake, there's so few of them as it is, and Blue and Yellow loved Pink....

so there's far more to this story than we know just yet.





Anyhoo. Pink may seem like a spoiled brat, but she's like a young princess being thrust out into the world with nothing. They expect so much from her, and yet how could she possibly live up to their expectations if they don't help her? She never asked to be made either.



It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.



I still struggle with White DIamond's outfit design. I don't like what I keep coming up with.... I hope we get to see her soon too. She's a huge part of this mystery.

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The Diamond Authority

Pink Diamond, Blue diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond (C) Steven Universe

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Published : Jan 8, 2018