In parallel, flashbacks relayed by Greg develop the history of Rose Quartz and her relationships. The Gems are cut off from their home world and Steven learns that many of the monsters and artifacts they encounter are Gems who, corrupted by a Gem weapon of mass destruction, can no longer maintain rational humanoid forms.

Many places they visit are ruins once important to Gem culture but now derelict for millennia. The first season slowly reveals that the Crystal Gems are remnants of a great interstellar civilization. He explores the abilities passed down to him by his mother, which include fusion the ability of Gems to merge their bodies and abilities to form new and more powerful personalities. As Steven tries to figure out his gradually expanding range of powers, he spends his days with his human father Greg, his friend Connie, the other people in Beach City, or the Gems. The Crystal Gems are Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven, a young half-human and half-Gem boy, who inherited his gemstone from his mother, the Crystal Gems' past leader Rose Quartz. Ageless alien warriors, they project feminine humanoid forms from magical gemstones that are the core of their being. The series is set in the fictional Beach City on the Delmarva Peninsula on the American East Coast where the Crystal Gems live in an ancient beachside temple, protecting humanity from monsters and other threats. Steven Universe was renewed for its fourth and fifth seasons in March 2016, and the current fourth season premiered on August 11, 2016. Books, comics, and a video game based on the series have been released. It was nominated for two Emmy Awards and five Annie Awards. The series has received critical acclaim for its art design, music, voice acting, characterization and its science-fantasy world building, naturally leading to a broad and active fanbase. Sugar developed the series while working as a writer and storyboard artist on Adventure Time and it premiered on Novemas Cartoon Network's first animated series to be solely created by a woman. Steven, who is half-Gem, goes on their own kind. It is the coming-of-age story of a young boy named Steven Universe, who lives in the fictional town of Beach City with the 'Crystal Gems' Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst three humanoid space aliens. Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network.

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