50 Fun Facts About Steven Universe

Who created Steven Universe?

She was the first non-binary person, and before coming out was described as the first woman, to create a series independently for Cartoon Network.

Before Steven Universe, its creator wrote and storyboarded for which show?

She left when her own show was greenlit for full production.

The main character was loosely based on whom?

Steven Sugar went on to design the backgrounds and most of Beach City for the show.

What is the name of the seaside town where the series is set?

It was loosely modelled on Delaware beaches Sugar visited as a child, with the boardwalk as its centrepiece.

Which three Gems raise Steven at the start of the series?

Together with Steven they make up the Crystal Gems, fugitives from the Gem Homeworld.

Where on his body is Steven's gemstone?

He inherited it from his mother, Rose Quartz, who gave up her physical form to bring him into the world.

What is Steven's Gem weapon, first summoned in the very first episode?

Much of the series follows him slowly mastering the rest of his inherited powers.

Garnet is revealed in the season one finale to be a fusion of which two Gems?

She describes herself as 'a conversation' and 'made of love'; Cartoon Network executives had asked for Ruby to be made a boy.

Which singer voices Garnet, in her first-ever voice-acting role?

Cartoon Network approached her directly for the part.

Pearl's gemstone is in her forehead and lets her summon what weapon?

She can also project holograms from it and store items inside.

What weapon does Amethyst summon from the gem on her chest?

She is also the Gem who shapeshifts most often.

Amethyst was the last Gem created on Earth in which Homeworld project?

She later learns she is smaller and weaker than other Quartz warriors because she emerged late.

What does Steven's father Greg do for a living?

The former rock musician lives in his van; comedian Tom Scharpling voices him.

What is the name of Steven's human best friend?

Grace Rolek was 16 when she began voicing her.

What colour is Steven's magical pet, Lion?

Rose's sword and a videotaped message are stored in a pocket dimension inside his mane.

Stevonnie is the fusion of Steven and whom?

It was the first known case of a human taking part in Gem fusion, and AJ Michalka provides the voice.

Opal, introduced in 'Giant Woman', is the fusion of which two Gems?

She turns spear and whip into a bow, and singer Aimee Mann voices her.

Which rapper voices Sugilite, the fusion of Garnet and Amethyst?

Sugilite debuted in 'Coach Steven' and was so aggressive she refused to unfuse.

Sardonyx, the theatrical fusion of Garnet and Pearl, is voiced by whom?

She has the personality of an elegant, attention-seeking entertainer.

Alexandrite is the fusion of which Gems?

She debuted in 'Fusion Cuisine' and later defeated Malachite.

Lapis Lazuli spent thousands of years trapped inside what?

When Steven frees her in 'Mirror Gem' she attacks the other Crystal Gems and later steals the ocean.

Malachite is the unstable fusion of Lapis Lazuli and whom?

Lapis fuses to trap the Homeworld warrior at the bottom of the ocean in the season one finale.

Peridot first arrives on Earth as what?

Her appearance late in season one is the first sign that Homeworld is coming back.

Rose Quartz is revealed in season five to have really been whom?

The twist lands in 'A Single Pale Rose'; earlier seasons had said Rose shattered Pink.

Which Broadway legend voices Yellow Diamond?

Blue Diamond is voiced by Irish singer Lisa Hannigan and White Diamond by Christine Ebersole.

Which Orange Is the New Black star first voiced Bismuth, the Crystal Gems' weaponsmith?

Miriam Hyman took over the role later.

Lars and Sadie work at which boardwalk shop?

It was one of only two locations that appeared in the original pilot, along with the Temple.

After Steven revives Lars in space, what colour does Lars turn?

Like Lion, his hair becomes a portal to a pocket dimension.

Who is the villain of Steven Universe: The Movie?

She was created as a playmate for one of the Diamonds and left behind in a garden when her mistress went to Earth.

The Movie takes place how long after the series finale 'Change Your Mind'?

Sarah Stiles voices Spinel, and the film drew 1.57 million viewers on its Cartoon Network premiere.

The epilogue series Steven Universe Future ended in which year?

It focused on Steven's mental health once the Diamonds and corrupted Gems were no longer a threat.

Which duo composed most of the show's chiptune-flavoured music?

Writer Jeff Liu recommended them after hearing Aivi's score for the video game Cryamore.

Which artist's colour-and-shape theory influenced the Crystal Gems' faces?

Hence Garnet is a square, Amethyst a sphere and Pearl a cone.

The show's seaside town was loosely based on beaches in which US state?

Rehoboth, Bethany and Dewey Beach were the childhood inspirations.

Steven Universe was the first animated series to win which organisation's Outstanding Kids & Family Program prize?

It also picked up a Peabody the same year, 2019.

Which Cartoon Network show shared a 2015 crossover episode with Steven Universe?

In it, Uncle Grandpa helps Steven summon his shield.

Which South Korean studios animated the series?

The music of Aivi & Surasshu is credited alongside them as central to the show's identity.

Which fusion of six Gems, introduced in 'Off Colors', represents a polyamorous relationship?

Sugar said fusions like Fluorite and Stevonnie were her way of challenging gender norms.

Sapphire, one half of Garnet, has which power?

Ruby, her hot-headed partner, has fire-related abilities and was a common foot soldier on Homeworld.

The show's creator grew up in which Maryland suburb?

She has earned seven Primetime Emmy nominations across Adventure Time and Steven Universe.

How many seasons did the original Steven Universe series run before its 2019 finale?

The pilot aired in May 2013, and the show ran from November 2013 to January 2019 before the Movie and the epilogue series Future picked up the story.

Which actor provides the voice of Steven himself?

Critics singled out his 'exuberant and expressive' performance, which also carries many of the show's songs.

Which comedy podcaster voices Greg, Steven's dad?

Sugar knew him from The Best Show and had wanted to cast him in something before Steven Universe even existed.

Which Tony-winning stage actress voices White Diamond, head of the Great Diamond Authority?

Her casting continued the show's habit of filling the Diamonds with Broadway royalty alongside Patti LuPone and Lisa Hannigan.

In 2017, which country's film classification board banned the show from broadcast?

The board cited 'glorifying homosexual behavior'; fans elsewhere campaigned against cuts, including Cartoon Network UK trimming a Rose-and-Pearl embrace in 2016.

The 2019 game Steven Universe: Unleash the Light launched exclusively on which service?

It followed Attack the Light (2015) on mobile and Save the Light (2017) on consoles as the third role-playing game in the series.

Which prestigious broadcasting prize did the show win for Children's & Youth Programming?

The series also collected six Primetime Emmy nominations, including one for the Ruby-and-Sapphire origin episode 'The Answer'.

Steven Universe Future's opening theme reworks which song from The Movie?

It replaced 'We Are the Crystal Gems', the theme that had opened every episode of the original series.

Which studio developed the 2015 mobile game Steven Universe: Attack the Light?

Built with Sugar's involvement, the tactical RPG reached iOS and Android on April 2, 2015, and spawned the console sequel Save the Light.

In 2018, Sugar made six self-esteem shorts with the show's characters for which brand?

Two years later the team produced four anti-racism shorts, released on Cartoon Network's YouTube channel between October 2020 and April 2021.