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* [[Abandon Shipping]]: One it was revealed that {{spoiler|Garnet is the fusion between two ''very'' committed lovers}}, most shippers stopped pairing Garnet up with other characters. In her own words, {{spoiler|three's a crowd}}.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: While Pearl definitely seems to love Steven, episodes such as ''Rose's Scabbard'' have cast her in a darker light. Does she genuinely care about Steven, or does she only care about him since he's essentially Rose reincarnated? And to branch off the latter, does she secretly hate him and blame him for Rose not being around?
** Did Rose Quartz truly return Pearl's affection in a romantic way, or did she simply love her as a friend?
** Rose's personality is also subject to a ton of this
*** As it turns out, Rose {{spoiler|really ''was'' one of Homeworld's leaders - Pink Diamond, the very Diamond believed to have been shattered ''by'' Rose Quartz. Pink had actually grown fond of Earth and it's inhabitants and so fed up with Blue and Yellow ignoring her requests for Earth to be treated as more than just a colony, so she masqueraded as a Roze Quartz who led a rebellion against Homeworld's plans for Earth, which culminated in Pink faking her own shattering by having her Pearl, shapeshifted into the form of Rose Quartz, poof her while leaving false pink shards where Pink had been standing. Pink had hoped this would stop all of her and the Earth's troubles and she could finally be free of her responsiblities, free to live on Earth with humans as she pleased, but it ended up only creating bigger troubles in the future. Needless to say, this has only increased the amount of interpretation of Pink/Rose's motives and character for any given point in time she existed in.}}
** Peridot's age has also been called into question, with some painting her as being the Gem equivalent of a child thanks to her immature behavior, small size, and lack of awareness as to how her powers work. Others simply think she's as much of an "adult" as the rest of the cast and merely has childish, dorky mannerisms.
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: {{spoiler|After getting a ton of hype and buildup due to how big of a threat it was, the Cluster's defeat was quite underwhelming for some: it was bubbled up by Steven, who convinced the millions of Gems the Cluster consisted of to get to know one another and in return, got them to help with the bubbling so they wouldn't take on a form and destroy Earth. This actually helps to turn it into an ''ally'' for a later, much more climactic fight against the Blue and Yellow Diamonds towards the end of Season 5.}}
* [[Base Breaker]]: Pearl has the fans split into two camps: there are those who love her for being a highly flawed, tragic individual who nevertheless is still a very funny and competent character, while others loathe her since she tends to go too far in her lowest moments and comes off as completely unsympathetic. Very rarely will you find anyone who's merely neutral about her.
** Speaking of Pearl, there's the matter of her attraction to Rose. Is she a sympathetic [[Woobie]] with an adorable crush on her hero, or is she an entitled creep who needs to get over Rose and move on?
** There's also Lapis Lazuli. According to who you talk to, she's either a very sympathetic [[Anti-Villain]] who didn't mean to cause as much trouble as she did, or an incredibly selfish [[Jerkass]] for potentially endangering the world and attempting to drown two innocent children in her attempt to go home.
** People either love Onion for his creepy behavior and evil actions, while others loathe him for the same reasons. Depending on your point of view, his genuine desire to make friends with Steven may or may not offset his more selfish actions.
** Fans either loathe Lars for being a highly-unlikable [[Jerkass]], or love him for his rare moments of kindness and hints of [[Hidden Depths]] relating to his psyche. {{spoiler|After Seasons 4 and 5, with Lars receiving a great deal of [[Character Development]] and [[Took
* [[Broken Base]]: Should male Gems be introduced to the show, or not? This is a question that has caused all sorts of fights among the fandom.
** Should Jasper be redeemed, or is she better as an evil psycho [[Blood Knight]]?
** The question of Greg being a better parent to Steven than the Gems is a highly contested topic in the fandom.
* [[Complete Monster]]:
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** Aquamarine is the most evil of Blue Diamond's court and absolutely loyal to Homeworld. She was sent to Earth by Homeworld with Topaz to collect the humans Steven listed, and does so with horrific sadism when fighting with the Crystal Gems, threatening to kill some of them using [[Loophole Abuse|loophole abuse]] as Yellow Diamond never said she wanted them alive. She continually makes narcissistic comments about herself, ignores Topaz's role in the mission, and even treats the mere suggestion of having a [[Freudian Excuse]] with absolute disgust. In a show that demonstrates even the worst people can have redeemable qualities, Aquamarine stands out as simply a monstrous prick.
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: While Lapis Lazuli is a ''very'' sympathetic character, there are far too many fans who are willing to paint her as a pure-hearted angel who can do no wrong and ignore her more selfish and inexcusable actions such as stealing the world's oceans in order to get back home, almost drowning Steven and Connie when they posed absolutely no threat whatsoever to her, and almost killing Greg when he came to help.
** Despite her incredibly unpleasant and violent attitude, there are ''plenty'' of fans who are willing to downplay Jasper's less than savory characteristics (Such as being willing to kill Steven before knowing that he had Rose Quartz's powers, her assaulting him while she could have easily hauled him onto the ship unharmed, and {{spoiler|forcing Lapis to fuse with her in a manner that's portrayed eerily similar to a domestic violence/rape scenario}}) in favor of painting Lapis into being far worse than she really is.
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** Ditto for Jasper, who a lot of fans find attractive because of her shapely hips, beefy body, long wild hair, and hot temper.
** Blue Diamond was revealed to have a stunningly beautiful look when she was finally shown in Season 4.
* [[Franchise Original Sin]]:
** Redemption Arcs. Redemptions have a massive base breaker, and in general Steven Universe has become infamous for them. However there was a time when this wasnt considered a flaw. Peridots redemption Arc was extremely well received. The thing is, with Peridot her arc was very slow, having initally only joined the Crystal Gems out of self preservation, taking a long time to come to like earth and even longer to finally turn on the diamonds. And the other Crystal Gems never totally forgot about her deeds beforehand. The Diamonds redemptions were critisized for being extremely quick, and being really out of charachter for alot of them, particularly white, and them not getting any real consequences or even held in Scorn for the horrible things they did. Also while Peridot could atleast be excused as being a product of her enviorment, the diamonds were the ones leading homeworld.
** Rose having made dark mistakes in the past was initally considered very interesting, and a good way to teach that no one is perfect. However after the events of the movie, some got more then a little sick of it, as the point was already made, yet the show contiued to kick a long dead horse. And for many it got aggravating how Pinks mistakes kept getting hyped as these awful actions with massive repracausions when the other diamonds are let off scott free and there atrocities ignored. Combined with how she would always try to change and get better knowing she was flawed, and many wish the show would cut her some slack.
* [[Fan Dumb]]: ''Steven Universe'' is infamous for having what is considered to be one of the most hostile and intolerant fandumbs of all time, thanks to numerous incidents such as when fans chased writer Matt Burnett off of Tumblr over a simple continuity error, threw a stink over the ''Uncle Grandpa'' crossover episode and harassed members of the show's staff, posting inflammatory reviews for a real life Keystone Hotel that could have seriously hurt business (to be fair that was just a joke by people who didn't think through the consequences), and harassing fan artists who draw characters in different ways (Such as Rose Quartz with a more petite frame, Garnet as non-black) so badly that one such artist actually attempted suicide. This has led to a very large group of fan haters who hate the whole fambase just because of these people, which is ironic given that the above mentioned suicide attempt was by a member of the fan base.
** The "petite Rose Quartz" fanarts became [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] with the reveal that {{spoiler|Rose is in fact just a shape-shifted disguise for Pink Diamond, who is naturally slender and petite, meaning that the drawings weren't far off from the character's actual body size.}}
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** In ''Sworn to the Sword'', Pearl's over the top outburst of "WHY WON'T YOU JUST LET ME DO THIS FOR YOU, ROSE?!" tends to come off as forced and [[Wangst|wangsty]] for some, thanks to the line's rather unsubtle, ham-fisted delivery. What doesn't help is the fact that it's treated like some sort of [[Wham Line]] when past episodes have already explored Pearl's attachment issues with Rose in a far better manner.
* [[Overshadowed by Controversy]]: Thanks to the infamous incident where fans of the show bullied a fanartist to the point of a suicide attempt over "racist" and "fatphobic" fanart, lots of potential fans have been scared away from the show due to the incredibly toxic parts of the fandom unfortunately many people have began to harass or outright bully people just for being part of the fandom.
* [[Rescued
* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: Rose Quartz/{{spoiler|Pink Diamond}} gets as much of this treatment as she does [[Draco in Leather Pants]] due to having as many flaws and failings as she does positive qualities.
* [[The Scrappy]]: Even the most controversial characters in this show tend to have defenders and fans, yet there are still a few who are potent hate-magnets. One such character is Ronaldo Fryman, who is widely detested for being a one-dimensional caricature of a weird, conspiracy-believing nerd with an obnoxious and unlikable personality and little depth aside from being a loony conspiracy theorist whose antics are far more cringeworthy and annoying rather than amusing. It doesn't help that he's driven entirely by [[It's All About Me]] and never seems to get better in any of his major appearances, with some of his actions bordering on self-centered sociopathy such as chaining Steven (dressed as a snake person at the time) to the wall of his lighthouse and trying to "examine" him, being willing to sacrifice Lars' life to a corrupted Gem monster, attempting to make the Crystal Gems leave Beach City while making his documentary, his Jerkassery towards Steven when he was temporarily on the Crystal Gems' team as "Bloodstone", and showing no concern for Lars facing dangers in space, only outrage and jealousy that it isn't ''him'' up there facing those dangers.
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*** On Connie's side, she's angry at Steven for sacrificing himself without consulting her when they'd previously acted as partners. But then she blows him off for days and completely ignores any of his attempts to talk to her and patch things up making her seem like something of a hypocrite. And she took Lion.
*** Steven himself also counts. While one can make a case that he's desperate for a slice of normality after what he just went through on Homeworld, his focus is almost entirely on invoking [[Status Quo Is God ]] and he doesn't seem that concerned for Lars who is still, as far as he knows, trapped on the capital planet of a racist, brutal, galaxy spanning empire.
** Mayor Dewey. When we meet him, he's a well meaning but flawed mayor who seems somewhat out of his depth running a town with magic space rocks and alien creatures. Then we got Dewey Wins which painted him as a Corrupt Politician whose only mayor because of his ego and is blatantly unqualified to be a leader. To be fair, the episode takes time to highlight that Dewey is being blamed for issues he couldn't have predicted or done anything about (namely Homeworld Gems abducting people) but he's so unsympathetic to the point that he's, at best, indifferent about Lars being lost in space to the faces of his parents and girlfriend. Safe to say not many shared Steven's disappointment in him losing the mayoral election.
** It's almost impossible for some to feel any shred of sympathy for {{spoiler|Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond when their unhealthy grieving over Pink Diamond's supposed death was revealed}} given the amount of time that had been spent putting both characters well over the [[Moral Event Horizon]] with their actions we knew of prior to this development.
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