Peridot quotes from Steven Universe

Then what are they? [gets startled as a Corrupted Gem appears from the shadows] Corrupted Gems, in cages?

Peridot

Why?! Who would do this?!

[gasps in surprise as she spots a silhouette behind a cloud of dust] That's who.

[The dust cloud clears away, revealing Jasper]

Jasper!

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[Steven throws his shield over a towering Injector; Amethyst backs away from Jasper as it falls between them]

Steven... I-I can't win. No matter what I do, no matter how hard I work, she came out right, and I came out... wrong.

That's just what Jasper thinks! She's the only one who thinks you should be like her!

But…

Stop trying to be like Jasper. You're nothing like Jasper! You're like me! Because we're both not like anybody! And yeah, it sucks! [Jasper lifts up the Injector and throws it aside] But at least I've got you. And you've got me! [tearing up] So stop leaving me out of this!

Us worse Gems stick together... [sniffles] right? [Steven holds out his hand]

That's why we're the best.

[Amethyst takes his hand, and they hug… and fuse]

What a BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Huh?! Who are you supposed to be?!

Oh, yeah. Who am I? I feel like Amethyst knows this.

Peridot

Forget your name, you've got a fight to win!

I think, a Rose Quartz and an Amethyst, make a… [jumps into the air and combines Steven's shield and Amethyst's whip to make a yo-yo, lands safely back on the ground] Smoky Quartz!

Is fusion the only trick you Crystal Gems know?!

I've got plenty of tricks. Ever say, "Sink the sink?"

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[After briefly fusing with a corrupted Gem, the corruption spreads slowly in Jasper's left arm]

Peridot

Eww, that's disgusting!

It's... corruption. [defuses back into Steven and Amethyst]

Steven, be careful.

But this just happened - maybe I can do something! Jasper, it's okay. I'm here. [starts approaching her]

[snarling] Rose...

I'm not Rose, I'm Steven. I just wanna try and heal you. [licks his palm and reaches for her but she slashes at him, tearing his shirt]

Steven!!

[Peridot unsuccessfully tries to mentally move the metal rod again]

[as Amethyst tries to charge at Jasper] Stop!

[chuckles] I see how you do it now, Rose. You want Gems after they're worthless. You wait until after they've lost. Because when you're at the bottom, you'll follow anyone that makes you feel like less of a failure. [as Peridot rushes over] Huh... Just look at this one! You've stripped her of everything! Her limb enhancers, her status, her dignity...

Peridot

I still have one of those things.

How can you side with Rose Quartz?! Why? Why protect this useless shell of a planet?!

Peridot

It's not a shell. There's so much life, living here. [smiling] That's what I'm doing! I'm living here! I've been learning new things about myself all the time! Like how I can make metal do my bidding! [tries to show this off, but the rod just falls behind her] The point being: Earth can set you free. [Steven smiles]

[angrily, as the corruption spreads rapidly in her body] Earth... is a prison! I got out because I'm better than this place!

It's getting worse.

I only came back to finish you off.

Try not to move!

You can't manipulate me, Rose Quartz!

I-I'm not manipulating! I'm trying to help!

Help? HELP?! I've been fighting from the second I broke free of the Earth's crust! Because of what YOU did to my colony! Because of what YOU did to my planet! Because of what YOU did to my Diamond!

[confused] I... Yellow Diamond?

Wha...?! MY DIAMOND! YOUR DIAMOND! PINK DIAMOND!!! [becomes fully corrupted, barely recognizable, and looks ready to attack; Peridot finally gets the metal rod to move, plunging it into Jasper and making her poof]

Peridot

[after a brief silence] You're... welcome.

[smiles, then walks over to Jasper's gem and sighs] Come here, sis. [bubbles her gem and sends it off to the temple]

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Peridot

[laughing at the Crystal Gems' failure to capture the gem tongue monster] That was terrible!

[offended] This is harder than it looks, you know!

Peridot

How could you all be outsmarted by that thing?

Well, first, it ran over Garnet, and then Amethyst tried to use her-

Garnet

Pearl, we don't need the play by play. Mistakes happen, even when you can see the future.

Yeah, Peridot. Let's see you do better.

Peridot

Well, I saved all your butts from Jasper. I suppose I could help you here, too.

Garnet

Feel free.

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Peridot

Okay... I've analyzed the problems with the previous two Peri-plans. Relying on the injectors introduced too many complicating variables. Now we only have to rely on simple physics! We'll wait until it gets right up under us, not suspecting a thing - because it's so dumb - and then we'll drop this rock right on its stupid head! It's even more flawless! And at this height, nothing can fall on us!

What if it doesn't stop where we want it to?

Peridot

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN, STEVEN!

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Peridot

Why can't I master this?

Aw, Peridot, it's okay. Even if none of your Peri-plans worked, at least they were really funny. [eats some marshmallows] And the others will probably think so, too when we go back and get them.

Peridot

"Go back?" Let it be known that I, Peridot, refuse to move forward, or back, until I am victorious.

Right...

Peridot

I don't get it. I'm smarter than your average peridot. How did I fail today against some barely functional, stupid, cloddy dumb-dumb?!

Hey, hey. Corruptions aren't dumb. They just think a little different. That's all.

Peridot

[pause] Okay. Just to make sure my Earth vocabulary is correct on this. Let's say, I'm a monster. I spend all my time slamming my face into hard objects and throwing my tongues in the air for fun. How am I not... dumb?

..Well, she must be doing something right. She hasn't fallen for any of your Peri-plans. [Peridot's face twitches at Steven]

Peridot

It's luck! Nothing that thing does makes any sense! [angrily kicks a rock. Steven thinks it over, then throws a marshmallow at her] Hey! [shields herself as Steven continues throwing handfuls of marshmallows at her] Why are you bombarding me with your confectionery puff rocks?!

[continues throwing marshmallows] To show you what it's like to be a monster! Pretend I'm a freaked-out human screaming at you in fear! Pretend I'm an Earth animal chasing you away from your first safe hiding spot! Pretend I'm an angry green gem trying to poof you! This is life for you, now! ENDLESS SUFFERING!

[Peridot angrily snatches the marshmallow bag from Steven and thrashes it around in her mouth]

There. You see?

Peridot

[calms down, spits out the bag] Yeah.

What you're doing makes total sense. You remember what it was like to have everything important taken away. Being under attack, feeling trapped. You were frustrated. So is she. Why don't you try thinking about all of this from her point of view?

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Peridot

Ugh. I can't take this dirty tongue-flapper seriously.

Think…like…a monster.

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Peridot

[after the Crystal Gems came out of their hiding place, revealing that they were watching everything and never left] You were… watching this whole time? [looks at the Tongue Monster's gemstone] I told you I could do it. But I have to admit, it was more difficult than expected. This Corrupted Gem was truly an adversary worthy of my skill. [bubbles the gem]

[surprised] Whoa! Peridot!

Nice bubble, Peri!

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So Andy, we heard you like marriage, so we thought: why don't we all marry each other?!

[Peridot is holding a wedding cake with multiple figurines]

Peridot

Ta-daa!

[Andy looks uneasy]

And if that's not human enough for you, we can throw in a little being born, and some dying!

[Garnet holds a balloon with "It's a Boy" printed on it, and Lapis gives Andy a headstone with "RIP Andy" on it]

[cheerful] We're very sorry for your marriage.

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Garnet

Lapis, Peridot, stay here. You'll have to protect Beach City if something happens while we're gone.

[Lapis gives her a thumbs up]

Peridot

You can count on us!

[The Roaming Eye rises from the ground and flies off into the sky, and into space]

[watching the Earth shrinking in the distance] Don't worry, Dad. We're on our way.

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Did anything happen while we were gone?

Uh… Lion behaved himself, I restocked all the cereal and washed all the towels.

Sounds like everything went well.

Well, there was a little trouble… [Flashback starts at her house, where she enters the living room, talking to Steven on the phone; narrating] When I got that call from you, I could tell you had a lot going on.

[on the phone] Dad's in trouble, and we need to go into space to get him back.

[putting on Rose's sword] I can get there in 15! Or actually, maybe 20, 25 'cause I might have to take the bus--

There's no time! We're going right now! Just protect Beach City for me while we're gone.

[determined] You can count on me! [hangs up and takes a deep breath; narrating] It was a big job for one person, but I felt up to the challenge. I made my way over to your house, and that's when I realized… I wasn't alone. [enters the beach house and hears the sound of a toilet flushing from the bathroom; draws out her sword, heads over to the bathroom, and bursts the door open, finding Lapis and Peridot]

Peridot

Uh, don't you knock?

Weirdo.

Lapis? Peridot? What are you doing here?

Peridot

Just showing off my old room too-- Oh, wait, actually that's none of your business!

Who is this, and what is she doing in Steven's house?

Peridot

That's Steven's third best friend after me and you.

Um, Lapis, you don't remember me?

Hmm…

You almost drowned me when you tried to steal the world's water.

[awkwardly] I almost drowned a lot of people.

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Peridot

To do the job of the Crystal Gems, we need to do the jobs of the Crystal Gems! We four--

Four?

Peridot

I'm counting Pumpkin.

[Pumpkin barks happily]

Peridot

We each need to pick someone from the original team, and perform their role in the group! We'll be exactly like them - but better!

That... sort of makes sense.

Peridot

I call Garnet! I'm obviously best suited to be the boss.

You are very bossy.

Peridot

[happily] Thank you!

Then I'll do what Steven does.

Peridot

Lapis, you could be Amethyst.

Which one is she? [awkward silence] I'm joking.

Peridot

Great! You're already in character!

What about your pumpkin?

Peridot

Whatever. She can be Pearl.

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Peridot

Am I doing it? Am I as aloof and distant as the Garnet?!

You were, [imitating Amethyst] until you started to ask so many questions! [does a snorting laugh]

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[narrating] The wash was a wash. And so were the New Crystal Gems.

Peridot

I've been doing a lot of thinking about what's been going wrong with this team-up, and I think it's obvious now that the problem is ALL OF YOU! Connie, you completely lacked Steven's sentimentality. He would have had a much more inspiring speech yesterday. Lapis, your lack of humour has been hurting our morale. Maybe you should switch with Pumpkin.

Let's make Pumpkin the Garnet. You should be the Pearl.

Peridot

I'm nothing like Pearl! She's so uptight and sensitive! [melodramatic] How dare you?! I'm leaving!

[sarcastic] That's so funny, you should be Amethyst.

Peridot

That's so dumb, you should be a clod!

Oh, so now I'm a clod? I think you're the clod.

Peridot

Wow, your Peridot impression is lousy too!

WILL YOU TWO CAN IT?!

[stunned] That's not a very "Steven" thing to say.

I don't care! So I'm not Steven! Maybe he's really great at helping people work out these arguments! Maybe he's really patient and caring, even though it must be hard for him having to be the adult for a bunch of superpowered children!

We're both thousands of years older than you.

Then act like it! Be the Gems you've been for thousands of years instead of playing this silly game. It's impossible trying to solve problems if we're just trying to copy other people! Oh, what's the point of this? We'll never be the Crystal Gems, we're just the Crystal... Temps. But we have our own way of doing things. So let's go back to that, to fix this mess we made.

[amazed] You do make a good Steven.

Watch it!

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R"Navy" Ruby

Hey Steven, hit that button behind you and I'll show you what this baby can really do.

Uh, you mean the one right here?

R"Navy" Ruby

Yeah, that's the one!

[runs over to the button] I'm gonna press it!

[Once Steven presses the button, the captain's seat is encased in a light tube, while the lights are turned off. The hatches open and everybody, except "Navy", is hanging on the edges of the door]

Navy! Hello! Navy! I think something's wrong with the ship!

R"Navy" Ruby

The only thing wrong is that you're still holding on! [laughs]

Wait, so all this time, all you wanted was your ship?! You could've just stolen it to begin with!

R"Navy" Ruby

I could have done that, but then I would have never gotten to see the look on your face when you were tricked by your favorite little Ruby! [laughs]

What?!

Peridot

Hey! I can't hear what's happening! Is Navy showing us the ocean? Oh 'cause this is a heck of a way to do it!

You! Dirty little—

[Lapis tries to climb inside the ship, but "Navy" maneuvers the ship to throw everybody, except herself, off in the ocean]

R"Navy" Ruby

Bye bye!