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** 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]]:
* [[Complete Monster]]: If anyone in the show comes even close to qualifying for this trope, it's *{{spoiler|White Diamond, supreme ruler of the Gem Homeworld and leader of the Great Diamond Authority, an authoritarian tyrant who created Homeworld's broken system and set in motion all of the series' events. Implied to have given birth to all Gemkind, White developed a God Complex and desire for perfection in everything she touched to the point where she became completely unfeeling, detached, psychopathic, narcissistic and even abusive, with even her own Pearl (actually Pink's Pearl that she took for herself and tainted into a mind-wiped puppet for herself) having been a victim of her wrath. It's on her behest that Homeworld goes around colonizing other planets, wiping out or enslaving the planet's native lifeforms, and marginalizes Gems to specific societal roles and functions with the threat of shattering any who'd step out of their place, and it was largely her power that caused the corruption of all the unprotected Gems on Earth when she'd attempted to have the planet destroyed. It's also highly likely she was ''aware'' that Pink Diamond had faked her own shattering but never told Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond, meaning that much of Yellow and Blue's actions afterwards might not have happened if not for White's callous indifference. When Steven attempts to talk White into rethinking her ways, treating her family and subjects better, and aiding in undoing the corruption of all the Gems on Earth, White attempts to crush all resistance to her reign with a combined Diamond Authority robot, turns not only the Crystal Gems but even her own fellow Diamonds, Blue and Yellow, into mind-wiped puppets to serve as extensions of herself, attempts to Break Steven by Talking about how his individuality is all an illusion because he's truly just Pink Diamond at his core, chides Steven for surrounding himself with lower lifeforms as if this was only Pink's attempt at making herself feel worth more, and even ''rips Steven's gem right out from his stomach'' in an attempt to bring Pink back out, with Steven nearly losing his life in the process. All as White makes it clear that she has no toleration for faults in any lifeform she rules over and that in breaking them as individuals, she feels as though she is "fixing" them. The only way she's stopped is Steven's own power completely overriding her's, turning her Off-Color and forcing her into a [[Heel Face Turn]], the Gem she'd been beforehand pretty much ceasing to exist. Exhibiting a cold, cruel evilness far beyond that of the other Homeworld Gems, White's [[Lack of Empathy]] and capacity for breaking anyone or anything she touches [[Evil Counterpart|serves as a dark mirror]] to Pink/Rose/Steven's compassion and capacity for healing.}}
* [[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. ▼** Aquamarine is the Most evil of Blue Diamonds Court and absolutely loyal to homeworld. She was sent by homeworld with Topaz to collect the humans Steven listed. She does so with horrific sadism when fighting with the crystal gems. She decides to kill some of them using loophole abuse as yellow never said she wanted them alive. She continually makes narcissistic comments about herself, ignoring Topaz's role in the mission. She 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.
*** Just in general, Lapis and Jasper fans are really, ''really'' bad about demonizing the other. Neither are purely bad people, but they still have their faults that both camps are overly fond of exaggerating just how bad they really are.
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