Thousands of small meetings, battles, and reconciliations make up the story that unfolded across five seasons, from Lapis' journey to freedom and friendship to Connie's mastery of the sword. Thus proceeded the events of Steven Universe, the series. Thousands of years passed this way, filled with Pearls who never knew anything but servility, Rubies who only ever guarded those seen as more precious, and Amethysts whose entire lives were spent building for the sake of the Diamonds and their empire. Norms became codified: Cross-Gem fusions were established as abominations, 'off-color' Gems were seen as useless blights on society, and a rigid caste system developed according to White Diamond's self-serving vision of 'perfection.' Every Gem knew their purpose, which Diamond they served, and exactly where in the hierarchy they belonged - and that deviating from any of this meant being shattered, the Gem equivalent of death. Colonization was the order of the day, those planets brought under Gem control conquered, dismantled, and stripped of their resources to create ever more Gems. The four Diamonds might have squabbled, Pink, as the youngest, being particularly prone to fits of temper, but they were an intact foursome and their rule was as steady as it would ever be.

This epoch would come to be known as Era 1.

Read on, and remember: If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs. How does one go about keeping track of Gem rebellions that happened thousands of years in the past - especially when many of the main characters were actually there? By charting it all out on a timeline, of course! We've made our own for all your plot-untangling needs, from the earliest stirrings of the Diamonds to the post-war arrival of long-forgotten enemies. If there's anything that distinguishes Steven Universe more than its charismatic protagonist, it's the story's enormous scope. He's a kid who laments the discontinuation of his favorite novelty ice cream, the heir to a planet-spanning empire, and the only person in the universe capable of righting thousands of years of wrongs. Centering it all is Steven himself, a hero whose courage is rooted in compassion, a willingness to change, and an unbreakable sense of what's right. At once a coming-of-age tale, an intergalactic fantasy, a family drama, and a genuinely hilarious all-ages delight, it makes balancing all those plates look positively easy. Steven Universe is a dizzying feat of storytelling.

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