I just really want Jasper to be redeemed, at least being uncorrupted. At first, I HATED Jasper, but now digging a little deeper into her story, she has a broken heart, and NEEDS Steven and the Crystal Gems to cure it by explaining what actually happened, and she might become an allie to the Crystal Gems, but not join them fully enough to where she has a star on her clothes, because she still feels a little weary among them. That's just what I think, and yes, I also want Jasper to have a real smile, maybe when the Crystal Gems explain everything to her
There's also evidence she was abused by an agate, she flinches at Amethysts whip, there's emphasis on that moment as there's a close up on her eyes widening in fear. Who else has a whip? Holly Blue.
Watching this back and now with the information with A Single Pale Rose... Good Lord, this is gonna really sting for Jasper. All of her pain, trauma, and PTSD was caused by the very Diamond she was so damn loyal to and loved so much. It's HER fault she's like this. Her corruption is basically in vain because of this. Jfc. I feel even MORE bad for Jasper now, man.
I thought the same thing! Personally Jasper is my favorite character and I hope she comes back soon. But yeah, damn when Jasper finds out about this....whew, there's gonna be hell to pay.
Jasper is not really like vegeta because vegeta hates to obey anyone, if they're stronger than him he hates it and tries to get stronger, not obey the stronger person like jasper (except beerus cause he's trying not to get the planet destroyed by being disrespectful). His race was wiped out. Jasper had loyalty to homeworld, vegeta didn't have any loyalty to frieza, he just pretended to because he was trying to get stronger over the years to destroy him. Jasper doesn't really have an inferiority complex to anyone unlike vegeta.
My man, I hit that like button before the ad was even over. I think younger viewers just have a harder time understanding Jasper's character in the same way Steven doesn't understand her. It takes a level of maturity to fully grasp her personality. Even my friends say that the Crewniverse doesn't really treat Jasper well enough.
I thought that myself. Sometimes I read people's opinions about this, and I often noticed that the comments supporting lapis tend to sound like a younger person is writing it. Which makes me also think that because of the time skip in the movie and because Steven is older, if they bring Jasper back, he might be able to have a better grasp on the whole malachite situation if they bring it up again that is.
I like Jasper for being that character that doesn't need to switch over for character development. Cause not all characters need to be good. She's a character that has to play the bad guy and she does it very well.
KeWii B I personally just want a character who's got grey morality. Not good, not bad and doesn't have a side... kinda like Piccolo at the beginning of DBZ. Also, in original Dragon Ball he was a bad guy for a while, I can see a Jasper parallel there.
To be fair though, for her to ever appear again. The good guys have to act on it, like they need to heal her for her to even show up again. Who knows how she'd react to that though.
@Skinny Jasper i think story wise if we can get to the point to find a cure for corruption, i could see Jasper having this doubtful moment and realization that they did cured her. But she'd basically tell them that she's not weak and a lot stronger than them. From there i'd assume she'd again through the Gems in front of Homeworld leading to some gems speculate where she's been.
Also, some people seem to forget that Jasper pretty much ASKED permission to fuse with Lapis. Lapis could've said no and took off. She is powerful enough to do so. So in the end i feel Lapis made her decision in dealing with being Malachite. Both Lapis and Jasper has had hard times. A lot of gems in the war had hard times. So to only feel bad for Lapis doesn't make sense.
AhmedH 86 Jasper wasn't stupid enough to destroy her only chance of defeating Garnet along with the rest of the CG in her condition, and without leverage. I highly doubt Lapis actually agreed to fusion because she saw no other way, she is vindictive as Hell. That's no longer debatable considering how she treated Peridot, during their reunion. imagine if Steven wasn't around at the time for that. Lapis had the ocean right next to her and from what we've seen of how fast she can manipulate it, she could have escaped through there or used it to sweep Jasper away from her. As for separation, you can see Malachite warping as if it would split while being dragged into the ocean. In other words, Jasper was trying to separate while Lapis was keeping them together.
Jasper doesnt care about lapis she USED her for malichite which was power and jasper only really cares about power not the relationship when fused the way she forcefully grabs lapis by the wrist/arm you dont grab someone you care about with force nor by the wrist
I was so sad when jasper was corrupted. I wanted her to find happiness. I wanted her to get answers and for her and lapis to get redemption and become friends. I hope somewhere down the line the corrupted gems can be healed and jasper finds peace
I literally cried, I can relate to Jasper so much. I had to learn that just because I'm sad and all and I've been through stuff I can't keep being an example to everyone around me and I've finally realized that, too bad Jasper had to be corrupted to realize that
I agree. it's heart breaking to see a character of such a great show to get soo much hate in the fandom and neglecting to help/heal her has been bothering me for awhile now. I don't need to see Jasper with a star or living at the barn with Peridot and Lapis. I would like to see roam the Earth taking down(not shattering) corrupted gems and getting to know the Earth.
tbh same i kinda don't want her to be a crystal gem. more like an ally i guess?? like if they need help with something they can just call jasper lmao i also don't want her to live in the barn since lapis is there
People just stereotype her because of her big and butch appearance. They think a massive soldier like Jasper can't have insecurities and suffer from abuse, even when the creators have hammered this into her arc.
Jasper is the character that deserves redemption more than anyone in my opinion, and there is only one way to do it right; she decides to fight crystal gems, yet, but she doesn't join them. Instead she comes in terms with what happened and instead want to seek Diamond to get answers about corruption. Because, do not forget, she believed that corruption was act of crystal gems and not Homeworld. When she will learn otherwise it will set new goal for her.
Eviolite User The Famtheyst are nothing like her. They are Quartz soldiers, that's it. Jasper is the perfect Quartz who while perfect, comes with many insecurities and self hate. You can say that the Famethyst are abused, but are you forgetting that Agates are made to terrify hence why Holly Blue Agate is intimidating and cruel. So I really don't see why The Famethyst, who really have no character development whatsoever deserve redemption over Jasper, who is a very fleshed out character
I feel so sorry for her. She's representative of every gifted child who had immense pressure placed on them to be perfect, saying anything less would be a waste of their talents and failure is simply not an option. It's no wonder many such children grow up to have severe mental and emotional issues.
? Jasper abuse of corrupted gems and punch them, Jasper don't accept fusion like gays, Jasper don't accept Amethyst, Jasper only fuse with Lapis because she won't wanna lose for a fusion not because she was well.
Jasper is such a relatable, incredible character and she really, really needs closure and happiness. She's so well created and the fandom frustrates me so much with Lapis v Jasper. Really excites me to watch your Lapis and Malachite videos, I have a very unpopular opinion and view of Lapis but it's all driven from the show, just like Jasper is. I let the show teach me how to view a character and ugh?? This made me so sad but relieved that someone else sees it the way me and my friends do.
I love your videos about Jasper. My friend is a hardcore Lapis fan and hates Jasper a lot, and I can't stand it. It makes me so happy to come to your channel and be able to love her with being put down.
THANK. YOU. I always found Jasper a unique character. It gets frustrating when the fandom labels her as a cruel character with no good to her. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
To be fair as far as she knows Steven and the Crystal Gems are murderers. (or at least responsible for harboring a murderer, Rose Quartz) To us (and the other Crystal Gems) she just looks like a violent warmongering gem....but to homeworld she looks like a warrior seeking justice over the shattering of one of their diamonds, one of their beloved leaders. (I mean from Jaspers point of view, why on earth would you feel guilty about bringing justice to murderers?) I mean even Steven believed his mother shattered Pink Diamond for a while, if he can believe that what do you think Homeworld can believe? What do you think Jasper can believe? I still think calling Jasper "good" is really shaky (I mean in terms of my own values she hasn't done anything to inspire trust)....but I can see why she would be seen as good by Homeworld (and how she herself would feel justified for her actions) considering how they view Rose Quartz and the Crystal Gems. Also I have the benefit of knowing the Crystal Gems are the good guys. Whereas it seems like there's a lot of confusion on Homeworld over what actually happened to Pink Diamond. Sorry for the essay...
Alex The Art Child Don't judge a book by its cover? I think you're getting off track a bit. Jasper is cruel, psychotic, and brutal, we all know that. We shouldn't judge her for these traits though, we don't judge a character because they're bad or evil or anything, we use them for how well they hold up as characters, and that can apply to good or bad characters.
Jasper is a "broken character" executed extremely well. Lapis is the failed version, and if you ask me, she shouldn't even be taken in that direction. Its so much better if the enemy and someone who is the opposite to everything Steven stands for, to have those traits.
Jasper and Lapis are two sides of a similar situation. Jasper became angry and hardened about the abuse she endured. Lapis has run and tried to avoid other situations where she might be abused again. She's passive-aggressive and angry, but also an avoidant personality. One isn't failed and the other perfect... they're two different developments from similar situations. An ex partner of mine and I are very similar to Jasper and Lapis, tbh. We weren't healthy together. She became so militantly "my way or you're the enemy," meanwhile I have had to deal with my fears and internal anger.
Daniel Johnston thanks. I'm in a much better place now. It took a long time, and like Lapis, I needed time to reflect on my past and how it was affecting my decisions. I was afraid to cause confrontations and still sometimes apologize for having feelings. But my current partner is very patient and has helped me work through so much that it's made me a better person. I relate a lot to Lapis and hold out hope for her.
raccoongirl1 I'm glad to hear it. It's not easy to get past truly bad situations. Often it takes even longer to forgive yourself for being a part of them. Heal well. I relate to Lapis a lot too because I think she has crazy PTSD (which is not just for soldiers btw). I appreciate that she is taking a long time to heal. And that she's even a bit self destructive. Its real.
I don't think Lapis was meant to go that direction. She's a very powerful gem that didn't want anything to do with both sides. Jasper was written in a way she wanted to prove she's the best and stood strongly on one side never faltering to the other side. Not sure how you made that observation, they're completely opposite of one another but equally as powerful. Jasper basks in the idea of fighting for a cause and is very dutibound as well as is out to prove herself. Lapis wants none of that and be left alone.
ps. also, I'm a huge lapis fan, but I'm also a jasper fan. I get how complex she is, and I get her justification. even before this video I thought she was a truly complex character with an interesting backstory, motives, struggles, and I considered her one of the greatest "villains" in any show / movie id ever seen, not because she's so "evil" or anything like that, but because she's so multilayered and misunderstood.
Finally! I thought I was the only one who liked BOTH of them rather than just one versus the other! In my opinion, I think they're both very complex characters, but in completely different ways. Jasper, however,, is definitely the most complex.
Shadowtechnik FITE ME (also she fights them, yes I know that. She is apart of home world she has to. Plus she thinks rose shattered pink. Why would she join them if their leader "killed" her diamond)
Lapis was held prisoner for hundreds of thousands of years which is INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIZING on her part, but she took Jasper as “her prisoner” for months, and then after being fused she then treats it like SHE was held prisoner by JASPER!!! That’s basically the equivalent of pushing someone’s head underwater and then afterwards saying it was all of their doing (that made sense in my head). But like?? Lapis kinda put that trauma on herself. Yeah, she admits she was shitty to Jasper and says it to her face but Jasper was..ruined and addicted to fusion just for the sole purpose of power. She was a power junkie and with Lapis I feel like Lapis just made her addiction worse on top of wanting to avenge her diamond.
And with constantly being on earth, I think it makes it worse for her knowing that “this is the planet I was made on, to serve my diamond. And this is the planet I failed to save her on”. It’s a constant reminder of her being a failure to Pink. I feel like Rose made a huge mistake by faking her own shattering, and Lapis fucked her up even further.
The saddest part is that pink diamond wanted this, she wanted to fake her shattering, she wanted to leave her responsibilities and left Jasper to fight a meaningless war. Also, steven is the first human gem hybrid so Jasper hating Rose as she does wouldn't believe that.
I do think that people forgets that Jasper is damaged, and this is why Lapis is always view as the victim when they are both to blame in their relationship.
I have always loved Jasper, since the first time we have seen her. Of all the gems for me she's the most in pain, and the one that needs the most love. She's needs more love.
While thats true lapis was the abuser you need to remember that many forget that shes a citizen so being betrayed by her home twice and forced as a prisoner she's been abused many times giving her ptsd some form however some of lapis actions arent excusable and there are actions shes done that are good now with jasper she is a soilder so everything about her is made for this and she also has ptsd and she has also abused lapis as they abused eachother equally but they are both troubled and hurt gems
It was clear that they were both hurt by the experience... It wasn't a textbook human abuse relationship tbh. We are talking about gems being in an abusive fusion (where one is forcing the other to ursurp control for doing harm) - this does act as a methaphor to humans being in abusive relationships - think of it as a woman staying with her abusive partner to avoid the said partner from harming their kids...which seems misguided - but that's how abusive relationships are... Tis hard to see the clear line. Saying that oh Lapis was the abuser when she clearly fused in the futile attempt to save Steven is a bit of a stretch in the dark.
Thank you so much for making this. It was beautiful. Jasper has always been my favorite gem, and people always tell me how much of an awful character she is. They just look at the cover of her story and never choose to read her actual contents of it. The fact that she was only made to fight, that her diamond, the one she looked up to the most, was taken away from her almost immediately, and doesn't accept help when she is at the bottom because she believes she doesn't deserve it, despite being perfect is just, heartbreaking...
Something Clever She is an abuser? She forced Lapis to succumb to a toxic fusion. I understand lapis knew "she could keep Jasper hostage in the fusion" but it was only to save her friends. She knew she would have to do it, and put herself into a toxic relationship to hold them down. When she got out, she was fucked up mentally because of it. The whole episode where Jasper comes to "apologize" on the boat is actually the crew showing signs of abuse and gaslighting. She comes to lapis, promises that she will "be different" and that she wanted to fuse again. This is the real life equivalent to someone who was emotionally abusive to someone and then apologizing and saying that they were sorry. With this, Jasper guilt trips Lapis into thinking that she should, but instead, she refuses and says that she doesn't want to because Jasper and her were toxic and she couldn't bring herself to do it. After that, Jasper gets upset because she was denied and tries to ATTACK STEVEN, and that's why she is thrown/punched off the boat. Jasper abused Lapis and doesn't deserve any love what so ever. Many people will say that she is a "fluffy cheese ball" or whatever and that her past explains why she was abusive but THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY. You can sympathize with her and say "yeah your past must of sucked" but her past doesn't give her a ticket to do whatever she wants. If you wanna go by that logic, then Lapis should be able to do whatever she wants too, but no. Explanation doesn't equate to an excuse and it doesn't make abusive behaviors okay.
A Person With a Name Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that she's a lowly off-color from Earth. Jasper's prized by Yellow Diamond and that's her only saving grace on Homeworld. It's not that Jasper doesn't deserve praise, but Homeworld's prejudices that are holding her back.
i bet you if jasper was skinny and wore cute dresses everyone would love her just like they love lapis. most people like her because of her cool powers and looks
If Lapis, Spinel and Peridot weren't pretty and / or cute and looked anything like Jasper, the fandom wouldn't like them half as much. Why do you think Rebecca had them modeled like that?
@@coachscabin3568Honestly I think people would still like peridot if she looked like a quartz, she didn't really do anything that bad, she wasn't around for the war, she never shattered anyone, she didn't create the cluster, she just had a tech job.
Jasper will always be my big, buff cheeto puff lol. I didn't like Jasper at first but, I slowly grew to like her. She's not my favorite gem but, she does have a place in my heart.
Slice can I just say that I love how you speak in your videos I mean you speak with so much passion that it makes me feel and understand what your saying and it reasures me that you like what your doing congrats and keep on going :-)
I've straight up heard Jasper being called a rapist. First off, fusion isn't sex. It can be comparable in certain situations, but it's just as easily a relationship, or a temporary partnership (job-like, not relationship-like). Second, it was Lapis who agreed to the fusion with hidden motives. It was Lapis who held Jasper hostige. If it was rape (it was not), how is Lapis the victim? Sorry for the harsh topics
Royal Rust This is the same fandom that forced a girl to suicide. Don't expect rational people to be the majority. Sorry man, try and find some smart people and ignore this shows fanbase.
This is insane, especially since Rebecca has said it's a relationship of some kind. Apparently people immediately took that to mean a sexual one which is disgusting, especially since I'm pretty sure Rebecca I didn't mention anything about it being sexual. I see fusion as being relationships of all kinds. In that case it was just one with abuse and struggle for power.
Dude, I fucking love your channel. This video has to be one of my favorites. I LOVE that you're not the part of the fandom who thinks Lapis is a saint and that Jasper is the big bad wolf. Thank you for everything you do! Keep up the excellent work!
I came to the conclusion that the only reason why Jasper is deemed so "evil" but certain people is because of her physical appearence when compared to Lapis. I mean, Lapis is all petit and emo while Jasper is abrasive and buff so people sterotype this without actually considering the emotional/ psycholical aspect. Jasper will forever be my favorite and I really hope she gets the redemption she deserves. Thanks for another great vid!
Rewatching this I just realized why Sapphire was so upset about Rose being Pink Diamond. She argues “we couldn’t of known..” 7:54 but with Rose (the one to start the war) could have known being a Diamond. And if she really wanted to save the Earth, she would have rebelled as a Diamond(that way Yellow, Blue, and/or White couldn’t get a hold of it without facing her). Think of it she built armies that stood against Homeworld for years and as a Diamond she literally made those armies. She could of done both at the same time, without traumatizing everyone about her fake death.
Actually yeah! pink was very impulsive and didn't think about her actions though, like ever, even by the time of her actual death. I mean what, did she expect things would stay peaceful forever and that no one would harm her child in the event they returned? She didn't finish her job or take responsibility for any action. She just took the L and hid out on a planet with next to no friends remaining, just to fawn over some humans, which she had lots of on the human zoo out in space. She even caused a mass genocide of rose quartzes. I mean sure, earth was pretty in her eyes, but she still could have done a better job protecting it, and without outright abandoning all of her own kind. Or atleast without lying to all those on her side.
I don't hate Lapis, but I don't love her. I'm on the fence. If they actually DO something with her character I might like her more. But I loveee Jasper. I originally saw her as an incredible villain and then saw her as the big buff cheeto puff she is now 😂
Wilfred Cthulu I think Rose can defeat Jasper even though they both have defensive weapons Rose Shield can be used offensively like in the episode Steven vs amethyst the edges of his shield is razor sharp sharp enough to cut rock and if thrown at a Jamaican Do extreme damage and Rose can make two Shields and manipulate the shield sizes Jasper only has a helmet remember Rose has super strength Rose's a court Soldier so she has to have experience in fighting Rose has abilities probably like Jasper and Amethyst maybe she could spin into those little ball set quartz soldiers can Rose can float Jasper can't both of these gems could probably go head-to-head with each other that's probably why Jasper talks as if she and Rose had fought many times before
IMULSIVE IMPULSE I don't think that rose could beat jasper with her own strengths, without any help. Remember that jasper is the "ultimate quartz". Rose is not that powerful, I mean, she is not the leader of the crystal gems bcs she's powerful but rather bcs she is wise and she opened their eyes. So rose couldn't beat jasper only with her shield, rember how Jasper catched stevonnie's shield and how she resisted the ships engine and the explosion from "Jail Break". So she is resistant and powerful. Oh and remember that eyeball said that she tooked down 80 crystal gems before the sun went down....
A video about Jasper that is over a ten minutes long?? **DROPS EVERYTHING SO HARD** I'm so pumped for the Malachite video. You have no idea. Malachite is the best fusion for me and I love the dynamic of Lapis and Jasper. Keep up the amazing work Slice-man!!!
Thank you! Jasper is the very reason why I got into this show. Everyone asks me why she's my favorite gem and it is because the intensity of her story. Thank you so much!
I feel to bad for jasper because she is one of the miss understood gems and she just had to go threw a lot and she had to be suffering from the loss of her diamond because on the episode of Jasper's corruption she had a breakdown
I feel so bad for Jasper when everything was said and done. I mean, by the end of the show she's been betrayed, poofed, bubbled, corrupted, chained, trapped, denied happiness, abandoned and finally shattered. She was saved, thank goodness, but my gosh she did not deserve to be smacked so far into the ground. Oh, they also replaced her in the Lapis and Peridot trio with Bismuth. She deserved some happiness gosh darn it! Also, to just add the Lapis bit; both Lapis and Jasper had bad points and good points about themselves. They were both multi dimensional gems. I don't agree with the whole idea of vilifying Jasper and victimizing Lapis or vice versa. They had their traumas and they both deserved to get better and find happiness. That's what it means to be a person. Personally, I really despised what they did with Lapis in her redemption because she turned into such a jerk. Before she had her reasons and she formed Malachite with Jasper to protect Steven, but once she and Jasper unfused her bad attitude was so off putting it was awful. Then she got shuffled into the background and became really flat. Both Jasper and Lapis are wasted characters, imo.
I think lapis was being a jerk intentionally to push others away. She just wanted to be alone. Her time fused with Jasper was bad, she grew addicted to the fight for control, and even then she was only acting in such a way to defeat "2 birds with one stone," protecting steven yes, but to also unleash all her rage on someone after being trapped for 5,000 years in a mirror of all things. And a toxic relationship drains both individuals, so no matter who you say was worse, it makes sense she was too emotionally drained to have any true functioning friendships. Plus reminder that peridot had also kept her captive as an informant, forcing her to jeopardize the safety of steven, and if it wasn't for that, she wouldn't have had to fuse with jasper in the first place. Besides the whole time it was clear she only got along with steven anyways, she was tired of the world and all the antics she had seen and dealt with. Doesn't excuse it, but it's still a realistic depiction. By the movie, and future by extension, she was kind enough to interact freely with others without being as rude. She still has a "violence is the answer" standpoint, but is closer in her healing than she was during the first series. Jasper deserved more than she got, it kind of sucks tbh. She clearly has self-worth issues, and finds strength as the only thing defining a gems deservingness of respect. My best assumption is, she internalized the false shattering of pink diamond as being her fault, unable to defeat the crystal gems soon enough. She also took it personally when she constantly lost to fusions, and the gems she fused with didn't want to stay fused. She is not too far gone, as the show seemed to believe, and could have been redeemed had they gone a different route than outright having "diamond power" steven shatter her. They could have had something happen to cause her to respect the earth and its organic life. I say cactus steven would have been something she should have fought, not strong enough to shatter her but strong enough to fight her and withstand her hits. I mean the ending of the cactus episode could stay, with the hug and all of that, but maybe... and then we wouldn't have Jasper still being loyal to a nonexistent leader, and she wouldn't be abandoned yet again that way either. Poor jasper... she'd never admit there was anything wrong though.
I hope in order for lapis to 'complete' her redemption lapis needs Jasper. and then hopefully they make malachite redeemed as well so instead of an unstable relationship malachite would represent a "ride or die" relationship
She wanted to avenge her diamond and it turns out the one that supposidly killed her diamond *IS* her diamond. Imagine how that would greatly affect her mentally.
Thank you! Jasper is one of my favorite characters in the show and your video articulates many of the reasons I like her. To me she feels like one of the realest characters in the show, and have always been upset with her treatment, both in universe and out. Especially the whole Malachite incident which I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it.
Mochailatte I really hate to say this but.....jasper was right when she said lapis is the one to be afraid of. Lapis is the one who should be hunted and shattered. I really didn't want to say that but it is the truth
Bailey Johnson she said that because lapis was more powerful than her when jasper thought she was a monster she got her ass handed to her and then became scared of her power herself
Adolf Hitler no, Jasper was referring to Lapis' cruel mistreatment and hateful abuse of her. Which Lapis herself confirms not even a whole 5 minutes later.
Big Buff Cheetopuff is honestly one of my favourite characters and i feel like shes entirely underrated and demonized by most of the fandom. she was perfectly honest about her intentions towards the crystal gems and acted hostile for a justified reason. what Lapis did to her wasn't ok. fusion with a different gem type is meant to be an amazing thing, soulful and beautiful and Lapis ruined that for her, tainting it with deception. Jasper had already taken heavy damage and was no match for the crystal gems in that state, they could of taken her easy. Lapis didn't need to fuse with Jasper to subdude her, they were standing on a beach after all. Besides that after dragging jasper into the depths, Lapis's domain, and keeping her chained there at the bottom of the ocean she had the gall to claim that she was the one trapped! it would have been easier to pop and bubble jasper then and there but Lapis had to get a few kicks in before she let Jasper get away. Here's hoping for a Jasper redemption arc.
man, i was a little hesitant to watch this when you first uploaded it, just like i was hesitant to watch the lapis analysis video... but like with your lapis vid, i'm glad i did watch it. before watching your lapis vid i didn't understand why people disliked lapis as a gem, like i understood the fandom's issues with her shitty writing and development but i didnt understand why people disliked her as a CHARACTER... and with jasper im kind of opposite, like i think her writing and development have been really good but i just really disliked her as a character and didnt see any redeeming qualities in her. but the way you explained all of this really helped me think of her in a way i never had before. now i kinda hope she does get a redemption arc because i think it would be cool to see her processing her situation and maybe coming to terms with her existence and the things that have changed since the war. the only thing im scared of is that theyll just brush off her past violence and act like she's ~never done anything wrong~ rather than redeeming her in a realistic way... which is exactly what they did to lapis (and even peridot kinda)... and it's just sad how they took such a cool, troubled character like lapis was in the very beginning and reduced lapis into such a weak and boring character and basically just ignored everything she was introduced to be, so i don't want that to happen with jasper and ruin all the good character development that's gone into her.
I really love Jasper. I feel like her and Bismuth should really meet. Can we just consider the amazing fight scene that would come out of that? Or their views on war and Rose, and how, to them, fighting is everything? They could easily relate to each other, and if Jasper is 'Redeemed', she could easily play a big role in that. Or what a fusion between the two of them would be? The fusion would be more powerful than anything we've anything we've ever seen, something more than Sugilite or Malachite or Alexandrite. What would that gemstone even be?
After seeing the movie and your thoughts on the relationship between Jarper and "Rose" it just hit me "It´s unfair that the gem responsible for her suffering is able to move on", I can´t wait to see her interacting with spinel... if that ever happens.
It just occurred to me that when Quartz Soldiers like Jasper emerge, they immediately form a unit with other Gems of their same type, like the Famethyst. Also, like the Famethyst, we see just how close and strong these unit bonds are. Because Jasper no longer travels with her unit, one of two outcomes must have occurred. She either was ripped from her family to be a single, lonely unit when the Diamonds noticed how strong she was, or she witnessed the deaths of her entire family.
Compared to fucking Lapis, she is basically a highly disliked character. And if you know anything along the lines of "Mental Disorder," the way Jasper acts to redemption from Steven and in general shows signs of one. In fact, almost ever Steven Universe character shows signs of at least one mental disorder. Peridot was an awful person and Lapis still acts like a complete jackass, so?????
Seeing this I now recognize it. Jasper represented a future that Steven could've lived. She sat at the top of the gem world as one of the strongest supersoldiers. She didn't have any friends because her power WAS her friend. Everyone else quaked in their boots at her sheer prowess. She didn't tell Steven "you're friends are afraid of your power" just for shits. She was speaking from experience. When she was defeated by Steven, the reason she isolated herself instead of joining Little Homeworld was because her only friend failed her. For the first time in ages power was not the answer. She felt she had no purpose without power. Which is why she only joined Little Homeworld AFTER Steven shattered her and brought her back. She doesn't see friend or foe, she sees power. Power is what guides her, power is what gives her purpose. She knows she could have people who love her, but she believes that since love does not give power it is weak.
Ultimately, love Jasper, hate her, love Lapis, hate her, love any homeworld gem, now that everything is said and done, the most tragic thing is the realization the showrunners never really cared about these characters. The entire time they wanted just to focus on the slice of life humans interacting with gems aspect, but they never really wanted to explore the homeworld stuff, cause whenever we got long homeworld arcs they always felt so rushed so we could get back to earth and visit the Big Donut.
I wish you could see me clapping right now lol I personally LOVE this video, because I believe literally EVERY SINGLE thing you've said, she truly IS the most abused character in the show, but in and out-universe, all the characters (sans the Ruby Squad) despise her and then some fans STILL despise her just because she wasn't a saintly character, and yet forgive the 'cuter' looking characters like Lapis and Peridot. And yet Jasper has MUCH more depth to her than those two in my opinion... I mean her whole life's been tragedy, and like you said, what else did she have to see? What else did she have to endure watching her other sisters in the Beta kindergarten getting shattered or poofed? I honestly shudder at the thought since those were war times. And then ever since she returned to Earth she's been made to suffer ALL over again, and no one even seems to care, none of the Crystal Gems (sans Amethyst to an extent) seem to care that her purpose was always just another weapon for a War they started (spearheaded by Rose Quartz). It's... honestly really sad... she's my favorite character and yet she's just always suffering and has been shelved for now and quite frankly... hasn't seemed to have ANY happy moment, unlike the other characters who have been seen genuinely happy, whereas Jasper just had... a harsh life... She did bad things, but SO did the Crystal Gems, SO did Lapis, SO did Peridot, and SO did Rose Quartz... I just... gosh I hope she does indeed the closure she deserves, and indeed in a GOOD way, a healthy way like you said, I do NOT want her to just not get everything she's been through resolved or anything, cuz after everything she's had to go through, she deserves it. I haven't seen any well-rounded characters like her before, and I admit I've always had a soft spot for her, so I honestly believe that there needs to be more characters like her, because she IS a genuinely good, well-written and extremely interesting villain. I couldn't have agreed more with this awesome video dude, AMAZING!! :D I can't wait to watch the Malachite one! :) :3
WykkidGirl!A I would really love for Jasper to come back, but I don't really think she is. I mean, she IS gonna come back but she's not going to be on the crystal gems side. it's really sad. I wish they would make Jasper redeem herself instead of making her out to be evil
1:47 No single Gem has even scratched her, only Garnet (a fusion) and Smoky Quartz (Nother fusion) have been able to take her down as far as I can remember.
wow! that was a very intense and deep analysis! thank you! that poor Jasper who absolutely doesn't know or even understand what love is, but definitely (and desperately) searching a way to escape her self-hatred and suffering. you give her so much credit!! keep working, that was a superb work :) .
Sympathizing for a Character like Jasper doesn't require trying to justify all the bad things she's done, it's about understanding where she's coming from, like many Homeworld Jems, Jasper is fighting for a totally valid cause, and here she gets tortured and abused because she's not "one of us" You gotta admire her passion to fight back and serve those she's loyal to, the ending she got wasn't the kind of ending someone like her deserved.
I stated in a previous video of yours that I found Jasper hard to sympathize with given her... well everything about her. 3 moments change this for me and they all happen during the same episode: Her corruption and breakdown during it, the look on her face when she finally gets that Steven has no idea what the hell she's talking about, and the line she says right before the corruption starts. The only other time we see Corruption in action is with Centipeetle so we have some idea how horrific this can be. But with Jasper, we see it begin and she doesn't seem to care, too caught up in her fury, self-loathing, and... it's more like she was broken in her mind long before the corruption even started. The look she gave with Steven's "Yellow Diamond?" line; it's one of the few times we see genuine confusion on her face. It's like Jasper in any given situation won't allow herself to be surprised for more than a moment, and if she does it's more or less a kind of annoyed shock than anything. But with this moment she's like "What the hell am I dealing with here; there's no way Rose Quartz could forget who we both served!?" You may disagree, but Jasper's emotional range to me is usually limited to: smug arrogance, blood lust, annoyed shock, taunting humor, pure rage, and occasional exhaustion if that can even be called an emotion. Confusion like what she showed there was so new it felt... I don't know, wrong on her; like in that one moment she questioned everything about her interactions with Steven; but when the look goes away it's like she's deciding to go with anger instead of confusion. Last is her line before the corruption starts: "Nobody I fuse with ever wants to stay." I'm not a Jasper fan; in fact when she first appeared I hated her, even now I'm indifferent at best. But this line, even to someone like me, this was heartbreaking! And the kind of resigned laughter she has after; it's like it's coming from a place of profound loneliness that she just will never allow herself to really show. It always sounded to me like she can never understand what it is that repels others from her. If she is aware of how perfect a quartz she is; she probably genuinely can't understand why she's always alone. This could be another angle on her hatred of Rose: by your estimation Rose is weaker than Jasper; yet Gems flocked to her banner when the chance came. Gems were willing to go outside their castes, fight a war, face the wrath of the Diamonds; all for Rose Quartz and her ideals. Can you see any gems willing to do that for Jasper? Only one I can think of would be Eyeball. I think Jasper is very aware how alone she is; fusing with Lapis, no matter how horrible the experience, gave her a chance to feel a part of something with another Gem. It's like someone raised in a desert getting to see an ocean for the first time, then being told they could never see it again. I think that's one of the reasons she gathered the army; if Lapis wasn't going to fuse with her again, she'd "Tame" corrupted gems until they were brought to heel under her. What Rose did with charisma and compassion, Jasper would do with control and domination.
Too be honest, I *SEVERELY* do not want her to become a Crystal Gem. It just doesn't suit her. If she gets redeemed by Steven, and then is picked up by Homeworld in a heartwarming goodbye, I would LOVE THAT. Actually, hang on, I might put that in my fanfiction. If she's put as a neutral, living in the barn with my other two favorite gems, I would love that even MORE.
Aqua Peri I agree with the non-Crystal Gem. She'd be a fun anti-hero at least, because /someone/ has to challenge the "holy grail of protagonist-centered morality" road the show is progressively walking towards.
same. i don't want her to be a full on crystal gem, more like an ally i guess like they can just call her up if they need her i don't think she should live in the barn tho because lapis is there sooooo
I want Jasper to get a redemption arc but i want her to die in a final battle. She deserves to not die as a crystal gem, she deserves to die what she was always mean to be, to die a hero.
Jasper is a tough yet a traumatized warrior. No other gems have Jasper's viciousness. She us incredibly loyal to her diamond.The War is everything for Jasper. I think she became a good monster("fragments")
I've loved - like love, love - Jasper for a while now. First, it was from her strength and bad assedness and how she carried herself. She seemed proud to the point of being overly cocky and rude, but as the show progressed and I got more of her... I felt like there was something more to her than what was on the surface. The moment she uttered "Nobody I ever fuse with wants to stay" my heart ached and filled with love for her because I understood and instantly wanted her happiness. So much so that I've actually come up with my own gem that adores the heck out of her; granted she's under White Diamond's entourage, but that's another story. Thanks to this video and one other about how she reacted to Amethyst's whip in "Earthlings," another layer has been peeled away to prove that there's a reason as to why she does what she does and how mistreated and misunderstood she is. It just makes me love her all the more and look forward to seeing her heal. She may not become a Crystal Gem, and that's fine, but she'll grow to love herself a little more; kinda like how Amethyst is doing. I also think Jasper is going to be the Sasuke of Steven Universe. Just the vibe I'm getting. #StillSexyTho
Wows....Just wow, that is something deep and *VERY REAL* it's something she goes through that can not be easily cleaned, Jasper more fragile then I would've let on
Even though Jasper is constantly regarded as a 'prefect gem', she knows she's not. Her Diamond was the only one to die, and her colony was the only one to fail. She probably has been dealing with an indenting crisis since she was made.
boy when i tell you ... the different perspective you give on this show is absolutely amazing I'm even thought this is my favorite show of all time i have never paid attention to the possible back stories and theories like you have its really enjoyable to listen to and greatly appreciated
😢 I... I confess, I never thought much of Jasper when I first found out about her, but after watching this video... I got teary-eyed. I don't know what else to say...
I was already loving Jasper for many reasons, but you just give me so much more and I feel so much more sympathy for her! Thank you!!! By the way, your video are really well construct, your theory are flawless, I really love to watch it! Same if this isn't humoristic but more analystic, I enjoy because you make us think about details, about characters, their story, their personnality, and to create a story, it's very important to understand the story of others creator. I love it...!
Personally, I hope Jasper doesn't become a crystal gem, but not for the reasons you think. There's to much bad "blood" between her and the Crystal Gems for that. Instead, I hope that Steven does convince Jasper to turn against homeworld and the Diamonds at some point after being cured, but that as the series ends, Jasper goes down her own path. Rather than fight for the Diamonds or for the Gems, she walks her own path and through that, finds peace for herself. A place of emotional and spiritual reflection that grants her happiness without the need for war. That would be a nice place to have her story end as it gives Jasper something she needs. A purpose that doesn't involve fighting.
great work on this one Slice. A animation of Jasper was the reason I start watching Steven Universe and since then she became my favorite character in the show. It's refreshing to see something different than hate for her, thanks for that ;) can't wait for the video on Malachite because she is my favorite fusion too :D
When I first watched your Lapis video I couldn't stop nodding me head. Then when you began to touch deeper and deeper into the unfortunate fate about Jasper I began to cry. I don't want to say they never gave her a chance, but her pride and strength were her personal downfall. By the point she was ready to accept the chances she had been given, the others had no remorse for her. This one made me sob though. And I have to go to work.
i just want jasper to smile
and not that creepy ass one she does either
HiMyNameIsWeirdo I died when you said the creepy ass one 😂
I feel that she would better with a Genuine one
HiMyNameIsWeirdo nope
I just really want Jasper to be redeemed, at least being uncorrupted. At first, I HATED Jasper, but now digging a little deeper into her story, she has a broken heart, and NEEDS Steven and the Crystal Gems to cure it by explaining what actually happened, and she might become an allie to the Crystal Gems, but not join them fully enough to where she has a star on her clothes, because she still feels a little weary among them. That's just what I think, and yes, I also want Jasper to have a real smile, maybe when the Crystal Gems explain everything to her
I like the creepy one 😂😂😂
Jasper, a child birthed from war
i wanna draw her now
THANKS
Kitsune Zakuro Hi Kitsune! I love you videos and art!
Then draw her
Kitsune Zakuro realy ? Thx :3
So,how did the drawing come out?
Kitsune Zakuro SHARE WITH THE CLASS
There's also evidence she was abused by an agate, she flinches at Amethysts whip, there's emphasis on that moment as there's a close up on her eyes widening in fear. Who else has a whip?
Holly Blue.
While politically speaking homeworld seemingly considers earth gems status equally to non-earth gems, socially earth gems are 2nd class citizens.
Tarhiel Also Yellow Diamond says in her song that agates are meant to terrify gems and toughen them up.
Tarhiel Yellow daimond reclute jasper when pink was shattered so maybe yellow's agate abused her and her team like al the agates do...
Tarhiel Which episode does she flinch at amethyst's whip?
Tasta'nisu 2001 Beta I think? It was the episode with smoky quartz
Watching this back and now with the information with A Single Pale Rose...
Good Lord, this is gonna really sting for Jasper.
All of her pain, trauma, and PTSD was caused by the very Diamond she was so damn loyal to and loved so much. It's HER fault she's like this. Her corruption is basically in vain because of this. Jfc. I feel even MORE bad for Jasper now, man.
I thought the same thing! Personally Jasper is my favorite character and I hope she comes back soon. But yeah, damn when Jasper finds out about this....whew, there's gonna be hell to pay.
Idk if this is controversial, but I find her more sympathetic than Lapis and Spinel.
It is controversial but I agree
Jasper may be depicted as a villain, but I have always imagined her more of an anti-hero whenever it comes to a redemption arc; much like Vegeta.
Jasper is not really like vegeta because vegeta hates to obey anyone, if they're stronger than him he hates it and tries to get stronger, not obey the stronger person like jasper (except beerus cause he's trying not to get the planet destroyed by being disrespectful). His race was wiped out. Jasper had loyalty to homeworld, vegeta didn't have any loyalty to frieza, he just pretended to because he was trying to get stronger over the years to destroy him. Jasper doesn't really have an inferiority complex to anyone unlike vegeta.
My man, I hit that like button before the ad was even over.
I think younger viewers just have a harder time understanding Jasper's character in the same way Steven doesn't understand her. It takes a level of maturity to fully grasp her personality. Even my friends say that the Crewniverse doesn't really treat Jasper well enough.
I thought that myself. Sometimes I read people's opinions about this, and I often noticed that the comments supporting lapis tend to sound like a younger person is writing it.
Which makes me also think that because of the time skip in the movie and because Steven is older, if they bring Jasper back, he might be able to have a better grasp on the whole malachite situation if they bring it up again that is.
He somewhat wants to understand her in Future. I think Amethyst gave up on her already.
I like Jasper for being that character that doesn't need to switch over for character development. Cause not all characters need to be good. She's a character that has to play the bad guy and she does it very well.
KeWii B I personally just want a character who's got grey morality. Not good, not bad and doesn't have a side... kinda like Piccolo at the beginning of DBZ. Also, in original Dragon Ball he was a bad guy for a while, I can see a Jasper parallel there.
To be fair though, for her to ever appear again. The good guys have to act on it, like they need to heal her for her to even show up again. Who knows how she'd react to that though.
"Piccolo was a bad guy for a while" is the understatement of the century.
@Skinny Jasper i think story wise if we can get to the point to find a cure for corruption, i could see Jasper having this doubtful moment and realization that they did cured her. But she'd basically tell them that she's not weak and a lot stronger than them. From there i'd assume she'd again through the Gems in front of Homeworld leading to some gems speculate where she's been.
TekTheNinja It definitely is! But I also didn't want to sound condescending if the person had read DB or was a fan in general
Also, some people seem to forget that Jasper pretty much ASKED permission to fuse with Lapis. Lapis could've said no and took off. She is powerful enough to do so. So in the end i feel Lapis made her decision in dealing with being Malachite. Both Lapis and Jasper has had hard times. A lot of gems in the war had hard times. So to only feel bad for Lapis doesn't make sense.
I know right?
AhmedH 86 actually, Jasper let go of Lapis after she asked to fuse.
AhmedH 86 Jasper wasn't stupid enough to destroy her only chance of defeating Garnet along with the rest of the CG in her condition, and without leverage. I highly doubt Lapis actually agreed to fusion because she saw no other way, she is vindictive as Hell. That's no longer debatable considering how she treated Peridot, during their reunion. imagine if Steven wasn't around at the time for that. Lapis had the ocean right next to her and from what we've seen of how fast she can manipulate it, she could have escaped through there or used it to sweep Jasper away from her. As for separation, you can see Malachite warping as if it would split while being dragged into the ocean. In other words, Jasper was trying to separate while Lapis was keeping them together.
Jasper doesnt care about lapis she USED her for malichite which was power and jasper only really cares about power not the relationship when fused the way she forcefully grabs lapis by the wrist/arm you dont grab someone you care about with force nor by the wrist
anna _ That's not a debate and no one doubts that, but Jasper did leave it to Lapis to decide on fusion with her or not. That is also a not a debate.
Remember when everyone flipped out when Jasper told Steven about Pink diamond. An iconic scene
In steven universe future Jasper became my favourite character. She is just misguided and just frickin adorable.
Same.
Same
She never got the arc she rightfully deserved... that’s really upsetting-
I wish they handled her better
Yeah, it is.
I was so sad when jasper was corrupted. I wanted her to find happiness. I wanted her to get answers and for her and lapis to get redemption and become friends. I hope somewhere down the line the corrupted gems can be healed and jasper finds peace
Ew no. I like how Jasper was built the way she was. If she became like Peridot it would really diminish her worth as the ultimate warrior.
I literally cried, I can relate to Jasper so much. I had to learn that just because I'm sad and all and I've been through stuff I can't keep being an example to everyone around me and I've finally realized that, too bad Jasper had to be corrupted to realize that
I agree. it's heart breaking to see a character of such a great show to get soo much hate in the fandom and neglecting to help/heal her has been bothering me for awhile now. I don't need to see Jasper with a star or living at the barn with Peridot and Lapis. I would like to see roam the Earth taking down(not shattering) corrupted gems and getting to know the Earth.
tbh same
i kinda don't want her to be a crystal gem. more like an ally i guess??
like if they need help with something they can just call jasper lmao
i also don't want her to live in the barn since lapis is there
I agree that is what I see
Tbh I don’t care if she comes back as a villain or not I just want her to return
I know this is really old but this made me imagine jasper and bismuth living at bismuth forge
i always loved Jasper and it sucks how no one really gets her
she is my fav :,,)
Zero Kirstein since when did we find out she shattered 80 crystal gems?
People just stereotype her because of her big and butch appearance. They think a massive soldier like Jasper can't have insecurities and suffer from abuse, even when the creators have hammered this into her arc.
she did suffer no one ever saw lapis as the abuser witch she was
Eyeball said she did
Jasper is the character that deserves redemption more than anyone in my opinion, and there is only one way to do it right; she decides to fight crystal gems, yet, but she doesn't join them. Instead she comes in terms with what happened and instead want to seek Diamond to get answers about corruption. Because, do not forget, she believed that corruption was act of crystal gems and not Homeworld. When she will learn otherwise it will set new goal for her.
when Jasper gets a redemption ark she better get the most saddest song ever
Eviolite User The Famtheyst are nothing like her. They are Quartz soldiers, that's it. Jasper is the perfect Quartz who while perfect, comes with many insecurities and self hate. You can say that the Famethyst are abused, but are you forgetting that Agates are made to terrify hence why Holly Blue Agate is intimidating and cruel. So I really don't see why The Famethyst, who really have no character development whatsoever deserve redemption over Jasper, who is a very fleshed out character
Legendary | NitroRetribution I was asking can Jasper sing her own song. It's needs to be there!
Yeah, very sad and edgy and I want her to call out lapis in a versw
I feel so sorry for her. She's representative of every gifted child who had immense pressure placed on them to be perfect, saying anything less would be a waste of their talents and failure is simply not an option. It's no wonder many such children grow up to have severe mental and emotional issues.
? Jasper abuse of corrupted gems and punch them, Jasper don't accept fusion like gays, Jasper don't accept Amethyst, Jasper only fuse with Lapis because she won't wanna lose for a fusion not because she was well.
@@Lucas-ks9of Do you honestly think home world would see corrupted gems as real gems when they see off colors as second class citizens?
@@eastlemon9477 Off course not, and I never said anything about that before
Slice, I don't know if you heard, but, her redemption was confirmed by a make a wish child. May she find peace and healing in this arc.
Skinny Jasper where'd you hear that from?
Skinny Jasper no way, where did you get this info?
Jensen Peacock Kimberly Brooks gave hint to her getting a redemption
Ah I commented this half way through the vid
(screams in an operatic voice)
Jasper is such a relatable, incredible character and she really, really needs closure and happiness. She's so well created and the fandom frustrates me so much with Lapis v Jasper. Really excites me to watch your Lapis and Malachite videos, I have a very unpopular opinion and view of Lapis but it's all driven from the show, just like Jasper is. I let the show teach me how to view a character and ugh??
This made me so sad but relieved that someone else sees it the way me and my friends do.
Jasper's eyes for some reason always make me feel bad for her
yo this comment hurts me
I feel the same way about her eyes T.T
I love your videos about Jasper. My friend is a hardcore Lapis fan and hates Jasper a lot, and I can't stand it. It makes me so happy to come to your channel and be able to love her with being put down.
THANK. YOU.
I always found Jasper a unique character. It gets frustrating when the fandom labels her as a cruel character with no good to her.
Don't judge a book by it's cover.
To be fair as far as she knows Steven and the Crystal Gems are murderers. (or at least responsible for harboring a murderer, Rose Quartz) To us (and the other Crystal Gems) she just looks like a violent warmongering gem....but to homeworld she looks like a warrior seeking justice over the shattering of one of their diamonds, one of their beloved leaders. (I mean from Jaspers point of view, why on earth would you feel guilty about bringing justice to murderers?)
I mean even Steven believed his mother shattered Pink Diamond for a while, if he can believe that what do you think Homeworld can believe? What do you think Jasper can believe?
I still think calling Jasper "good" is really shaky (I mean in terms of my own values she hasn't done anything to inspire trust)....but I can see why she would be seen as good by Homeworld (and how she herself would feel justified for her actions) considering how they view Rose Quartz and the Crystal Gems. Also I have the benefit of knowing the Crystal Gems are the good guys. Whereas it seems like there's a lot of confusion on Homeworld over what actually happened to Pink Diamond.
Sorry for the essay...
Dizzard I wouldn't go out calling Jasper a good guy either. She's a neutral character if anything.
Dude. She has a heart of GOLD.
Alex The Art Child
Don't judge a book by its cover? I think you're getting off track a bit.
Jasper is cruel, psychotic, and brutal, we all know that.
We shouldn't judge her for these traits though, we don't judge a character because they're bad or evil or anything, we use them for how well they hold up as characters, and that can apply to good or bad characters.
Jasper is a "broken character" executed extremely well. Lapis is the failed version, and if you ask me, she shouldn't even be taken in that direction. Its so much better if the enemy and someone who is the opposite to everything Steven stands for, to have those traits.
Jasper and Lapis are two sides of a similar situation. Jasper became angry and hardened about the abuse she endured. Lapis has run and tried to avoid other situations where she might be abused again. She's passive-aggressive and angry, but also an avoidant personality.
One isn't failed and the other perfect... they're two different developments from similar situations. An ex partner of mine and I are very similar to Jasper and Lapis, tbh. We weren't healthy together. She became so militantly "my way or you're the enemy," meanwhile I have had to deal with my fears and internal anger.
raccoongirl1 you really get it. Sorry about that btw.
Daniel Johnston thanks. I'm in a much better place now. It took a long time, and like Lapis, I needed time to reflect on my past and how it was affecting my decisions. I was afraid to cause confrontations and still sometimes apologize for having feelings. But my current partner is very patient and has helped me work through so much that it's made me a better person. I relate a lot to Lapis and hold out hope for her.
raccoongirl1 I'm glad to hear it. It's not easy to get past truly bad situations. Often it takes even longer to forgive yourself for being a part of them. Heal well.
I relate to Lapis a lot too because I think she has crazy PTSD (which is not just for soldiers btw). I appreciate that she is taking a long time to heal. And that she's even a bit self destructive. Its real.
I don't think Lapis was meant to go that direction. She's a very powerful gem that didn't want anything to do with both sides. Jasper was written in a way she wanted to prove she's the best and stood strongly on one side never faltering to the other side. Not sure how you made that observation, they're completely opposite of one another but equally as powerful. Jasper basks in the idea of fighting for a cause and is very dutibound as well as is out to prove herself. Lapis wants none of that and be left alone.
biiiiiihhh yes GO OFF.
Jasper really doesn't deserve the hate she gets. I eagerly await her return.
lol "the return"
ThatOneSawk GRUREUXUSHSJ 😂 SSHHH
Meanwhile..
@@ThatOneSawk yes, " the return "
*laughs in shattered*
wow. once again, really in depth. I totally agree. jasper is an incredible character. and I'm really looking forward to that malachite video.
ps. also, I'm a huge lapis fan, but I'm also a jasper fan. I get how complex she is, and I get her justification. even before this video I thought she was a truly complex character with an interesting backstory, motives, struggles, and I considered her one of the greatest "villains" in any show / movie id ever seen, not because she's so "evil" or anything like that, but because she's so multilayered and misunderstood.
Finally! I thought I was the only one who liked BOTH of them rather than just one versus the other! In my opinion, I think they're both very complex characters, but in completely different ways. Jasper, however,, is definitely the most complex.
poor jasper. she is my favorite character
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Shadowtechnik FITE ME (also she fights them, yes I know that. She is apart of home world she has to. Plus she thinks rose shattered pink. Why would she join them if their leader "killed" her diamond)
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Lapis was held prisoner for hundreds of thousands of years which is INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIZING on her part, but she took Jasper as “her prisoner” for months, and then after being fused she then treats it like SHE was held prisoner by JASPER!!! That’s basically the equivalent of pushing someone’s head underwater and then afterwards saying it was all of their doing (that made sense in my head). But like?? Lapis kinda put that trauma on herself. Yeah, she admits she was shitty to Jasper and says it to her face but Jasper was..ruined and addicted to fusion just for the sole purpose of power. She was a power junkie and with Lapis I feel like Lapis just made her addiction worse on top of wanting to avenge her diamond.
And with constantly being on earth, I think it makes it worse for her knowing that “this is the planet I was made on, to serve my diamond. And this is the planet I failed to save her on”. It’s a constant reminder of her being a failure to Pink. I feel like Rose made a huge mistake by faking her own shattering, and Lapis fucked her up even further.
Jasper is also very relatable to anyone that has been abused by someone prettier or more popular or more feminine than them. I want jasper to be happy
Tarhiel that's just so true?
Tarhiel
Same and true.
Actually related to anyone abused by anyone type of person. Especially ones who you are supposed to look up to .
This is why I love Jasper.
Agreed
The saddest part is that pink diamond wanted this, she wanted to fake her shattering, she wanted to leave her responsibilities and left Jasper to fight a meaningless war.
Also, steven is the first human gem hybrid so Jasper hating Rose as she does wouldn't believe that.
Hears his fav fusion is malachite
*busts through door*
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD!!!!
All the way from London? Damn.
AYYYY
We're are all mai hamilfreaks!!!!
*you have inVENTED A NEW KIND OF STUPID*
THANK GOD SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M STRUGGLING HERE TO DO!!!
I do think that people forgets that Jasper is damaged, and this is why Lapis is always view as the victim when they are both to blame in their relationship.
I have always loved Jasper, since the first time we have seen her. Of all the gems for me she's the most in pain, and the one that needs the most love. She's needs more love.
I just hate when people say Jasper was in an abusive relationship with Lapis when LAPIS was the one hurting her
While thats true lapis was the abuser you need to remember that many forget that shes a citizen so being betrayed by her home twice and forced as a prisoner she's been abused many times giving her ptsd some form however some of lapis actions arent excusable and there are actions shes done that are good now with jasper she is a soilder so everything about her is made for this and she also has ptsd and she has also abused lapis as they abused eachother equally but they are both troubled and hurt gems
Visceris and while Jasper definitely was pushy, Lapis never needed to fuse and hurt Jasper so much
Visceris I feel like they abused each other
Lapis did most of the damage though
they made equal amount of damage
It was clear that they were both hurt by the experience... It wasn't a textbook human abuse relationship tbh. We are talking about gems being in an abusive fusion (where one is forcing the other to ursurp control for doing harm) - this does act as a methaphor to humans being in abusive relationships - think of it as a woman staying with her abusive partner to avoid the said partner from harming their kids...which seems misguided - but that's how abusive relationships are... Tis hard to see the clear line. Saying that oh Lapis was the abuser when she clearly fused in the futile attempt to save Steven is a bit of a stretch in the dark.
Thank you so much for making this. It was beautiful. Jasper has always been my favorite gem, and people always tell me how much of an awful character she is. They just look at the cover of her story and never choose to read her actual contents of it. The fact that she was only made to fight, that her diamond, the one she looked up to the most, was taken away from her almost immediately, and doesn't accept help when she is at the bottom because she believes she doesn't deserve it, despite being perfect is just, heartbreaking...
literally what I was thinking
"She was at the bottom."
She was the perfect Jasper. Remember when they found her hole and Peridot couldn't find a single flaw?
Jimmy Brouillard you can't explain away her being a fucking abuser with simple heartache. Even so, they don't explain away the abuse.
Something Clever She is an abuser? She forced Lapis to succumb to a toxic fusion. I understand lapis knew "she could keep Jasper hostage in the fusion" but it was only to save her friends. She knew she would have to do it, and put herself into a toxic relationship to hold them down. When she got out, she was fucked up mentally because of it. The whole episode where Jasper comes to "apologize" on the boat is actually the crew showing signs of abuse and gaslighting. She comes to lapis, promises that she will "be different" and that she wanted to fuse again. This is the real life equivalent to someone who was emotionally abusive to someone and then apologizing and saying that they were sorry. With this, Jasper guilt trips Lapis into thinking that she should, but instead, she refuses and says that she doesn't want to because Jasper and her were toxic and she couldn't bring herself to do it. After that, Jasper gets upset because she was denied and tries to ATTACK STEVEN, and that's why she is thrown/punched off the boat. Jasper abused Lapis and doesn't deserve any love what so ever. Many people will say that she is a "fluffy cheese ball" or whatever and that her past explains why she was abusive but THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY. You can sympathize with her and say "yeah your past must of sucked" but her past doesn't give her a ticket to do whatever she wants. If you wanna go by that logic, then Lapis should be able to do whatever she wants too, but no. Explanation doesn't equate to an excuse and it doesn't make abusive behaviors okay.
A Person With a Name Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that she's a lowly off-color from Earth. Jasper's prized by Yellow Diamond and that's her only saving grace on Homeworld. It's not that Jasper doesn't deserve praise, but Homeworld's prejudices that are holding her back.
i bet you if jasper was skinny and wore cute dresses everyone would love her just like they love lapis. most people like her because of her cool powers and looks
Facts, this fandom is way more superficial than they pretend to be.
If Lapis, Spinel and Peridot weren't pretty and / or cute and looked anything like Jasper, the fandom wouldn't like them half as much. Why do you think Rebecca had them modeled like that?
I think she looks badass but I never liked her
@@coachscabin3568Honestly I think people would still like peridot if she looked like a quartz, she didn't really do anything that bad, she wasn't around for the war, she never shattered anyone, she didn't create the cluster, she just had a tech job.
Jasper will always be my big, buff cheeto puff lol. I didn't like Jasper at first but, I slowly grew to like her. She's not my favorite gem but, she does have a place in my heart.
I'm so glad we share the same opinion. Jasper is my favourite character and she's really misunderstood
Slice can I just say that I love how you speak in your videos I mean you speak with so much passion that it makes me feel and understand what your saying and it reasures me that you like what your doing congrats and keep on going :-)
same man every jasper video he makes i almost cry to
King Xander Of Nohr I slip a tear on every single one
I've straight up heard Jasper being called a rapist. First off, fusion isn't sex. It can be comparable in certain situations, but it's just as easily a relationship, or a temporary partnership (job-like, not relationship-like). Second, it was Lapis who agreed to the fusion with hidden motives. It was Lapis who held Jasper hostige. If it was rape (it was not), how is Lapis the victim? Sorry for the harsh topics
Royal Rust This is the same fandom that forced a girl to suicide. Don't expect rational people to be the majority. Sorry man, try and find some smart people and ignore this shows fanbase.
No that was rape. It was just like Lapis just had a STD so Jasper was a fool.
Flip Donu No it’s not rape you idiot
I KNOW RIGHT
This is insane, especially since Rebecca has said it's a relationship of some kind. Apparently people immediately took that to mean a sexual one which is disgusting, especially since I'm pretty sure Rebecca I didn't mention anything about it being sexual.
I see fusion as being relationships of all kinds. In that case it was just one with abuse and struggle for power.
Lapis needs to learn that she is not the only person to suffer because of the Gem War. Others have suffered........
Like Jasper......
Not to mention the victims of The Cluster and the other gem shard fusion experiments.
What is with all the dots...............".........
Zachary D
it's hard for her to learn that when the gems keep her in the dark
literally when did she said that she was the only one to suffer because of the war ?
she didn't say it but she pretty much acts like it.
Jasper is going to be furious once she finds out the Rose quartz is actually Pink Diamonds. To be honest, I feel really bad for Jasper.
She seems indifferent about it.
I feel like. Pink diamond/Rose Quarts doesn't get NEARLY as much side eye as she should....
also, honestly Jasper is an adorable big buff cheeto puff breath if you agree
KPkpop dying atm. it's hard living the rest of your life without breathing
spoder misii same i unDerstand
You killed me.
KPkpop YASSSSSS!! Also, love your username!
KPkpop YASSSSSS!! Also, love your username!
Dude, I fucking love your channel. This video has to be one of my favorites. I LOVE that you're not the part of the fandom who thinks Lapis is a saint and that Jasper is the big bad wolf. Thank you for everything you do! Keep up the excellent work!
I came to the conclusion that the only reason why Jasper is deemed so "evil" but certain people is because of her physical appearence when compared to Lapis. I mean, Lapis is all petit and emo while Jasper is abrasive and buff so people sterotype this without actually considering the emotional/ psycholical aspect. Jasper will forever be my favorite and I really hope she gets the redemption she deserves. Thanks for another great vid!
Rewatching this I just realized why Sapphire was so upset about Rose being Pink Diamond. She argues “we couldn’t of known..” 7:54 but with Rose (the one to start the war) could have known being a Diamond. And if she really wanted to save the Earth, she would have rebelled as a Diamond(that way Yellow, Blue, and/or White couldn’t get a hold of it without facing her). Think of it she built armies that stood against Homeworld for years and as a Diamond she literally made those armies. She could of done both at the same time, without traumatizing everyone about her fake death.
Actually yeah! pink was very impulsive and didn't think about her actions though, like ever, even by the time of her actual death. I mean what, did she expect things would stay peaceful forever and that no one would harm her child in the event they returned? She didn't finish her job or take responsibility for any action. She just took the L and hid out on a planet with next to no friends remaining, just to fawn over some humans, which she had lots of on the human zoo out in space. She even caused a mass genocide of rose quartzes. I mean sure, earth was pretty in her eyes, but she still could have done a better job protecting it, and without outright abandoning all of her own kind. Or atleast without lying to all those on her side.
I don't hate Lapis, but I don't love her. I'm on the fence. If they actually DO something with her character I might like her more.
But I loveee Jasper. I originally saw her as an incredible villain and then saw her as the big buff cheeto puff she is now 😂
Potter Head Noir I feel the same
Potter Head Noir I feel pretty much exactly the same as you
Plot twist Escapism is actually Jasper's song
Uh no
i wish it was.....
I really hope Jasper gets redeemed. Also I love the thumbnail.
Wilfred Cthulu
I hope she won't. She is loyal to the diamonds
Same :)
Wilfred Cthulu I think Rose can defeat Jasper even though they both have defensive weapons Rose Shield can be used offensively like in the episode Steven vs amethyst the edges of his shield is razor sharp sharp enough to cut rock and if thrown at a Jamaican Do extreme damage and Rose can make two Shields and manipulate the shield sizes Jasper only has a helmet remember Rose has super strength Rose's a court Soldier so she has to have experience in fighting Rose has abilities probably like Jasper and Amethyst maybe she could spin into those little ball set quartz soldiers can Rose can float Jasper can't both of these gems could probably go head-to-head with each other that's probably why Jasper talks as if she and Rose had fought many times before
IMULSIVE IMPULSE I don't think that rose could beat jasper with her own strengths, without any help. Remember that jasper is the "ultimate quartz". Rose is not that powerful, I mean, she is not the leader of the crystal gems bcs she's powerful but rather bcs she is wise and she opened their eyes. So rose couldn't beat jasper only with her shield, rember how Jasper catched stevonnie's shield and how she resisted the ships engine and the explosion from "Jail Break". So she is resistant and powerful. Oh and remember that eyeball said that she tooked down 80 crystal gems before the sun went down....
"and if thrown at a Jamaican Do extreme damage"
Uhh?
do you mean jasper
A video about Jasper that is over a ten minutes long??
**DROPS EVERYTHING SO HARD**
I'm so pumped for the Malachite video. You have no idea.
Malachite is the best fusion for me and I love the dynamic of Lapis and Jasper.
Keep up the amazing work Slice-man!!!
The rant before she was corrupted was like the saddest thing I ever heard
Thank you! Jasper is the very reason why I got into this show. Everyone asks me why she's my favorite gem and it is because the intensity of her story. Thank you so much!
steven universe is really inspirational it has all these complex mature themes to it just so we can realize whats going on in the real world
I feel to bad for jasper because she is one of the miss understood gems and she just had to go threw a lot and she had to be suffering from the loss of her diamond because on the episode of Jasper's corruption she had a breakdown
PREACH PASTOR SLICE. PREACH. TELL THE MASSES OF THEIR IGNORANCE
I feel so bad for Jasper when everything was said and done. I mean, by the end of the show she's been betrayed, poofed, bubbled, corrupted, chained, trapped, denied happiness, abandoned and finally shattered. She was saved, thank goodness, but my gosh she did not deserve to be smacked so far into the ground.
Oh, they also replaced her in the Lapis and Peridot trio with Bismuth.
She deserved some happiness gosh darn it!
Also, to just add the Lapis bit; both Lapis and Jasper had bad points and good points about themselves. They were both multi dimensional gems. I don't agree with the whole idea of vilifying Jasper and victimizing Lapis or vice versa. They had their traumas and they both deserved to get better and find happiness. That's what it means to be a person.
Personally, I really despised what they did with Lapis in her redemption because she turned into such a jerk. Before she had her reasons and she formed Malachite with Jasper to protect Steven, but once she and Jasper unfused her bad attitude was so off putting it was awful. Then she got shuffled into the background and became really flat.
Both Jasper and Lapis are wasted characters, imo.
I think lapis was being a jerk intentionally to push others away. She just wanted to be alone. Her time fused with Jasper was bad, she grew addicted to the fight for control, and even then she was only acting in such a way to defeat "2 birds with one stone," protecting steven yes, but to also unleash all her rage on someone after being trapped for 5,000 years in a mirror of all things. And a toxic relationship drains both individuals, so no matter who you say was worse, it makes sense she was too emotionally drained to have any true functioning friendships. Plus reminder that peridot had also kept her captive as an informant, forcing her to jeopardize the safety of steven, and if it wasn't for that, she wouldn't have had to fuse with jasper in the first place. Besides the whole time it was clear she only got along with steven anyways, she was tired of the world and all the antics she had seen and dealt with. Doesn't excuse it, but it's still a realistic depiction. By the movie, and future by extension, she was kind enough to interact freely with others without being as rude. She still has a "violence is the answer" standpoint, but is closer in her healing than she was during the first series.
Jasper deserved more than she got, it kind of sucks tbh. She clearly has self-worth issues, and finds strength as the only thing defining a gems deservingness of respect. My best assumption is, she internalized the false shattering of pink diamond as being her fault, unable to defeat the crystal gems soon enough. She also took it personally when she constantly lost to fusions, and the gems she fused with didn't want to stay fused. She is not too far gone, as the show seemed to believe, and could have been redeemed had they gone a different route than outright having "diamond power" steven shatter her. They could have had something happen to cause her to respect the earth and its organic life. I say cactus steven would have been something she should have fought, not strong enough to shatter her but strong enough to fight her and withstand her hits. I mean the ending of the cactus episode could stay, with the hug and all of that, but maybe... and then we wouldn't have Jasper still being loyal to a nonexistent leader, and she wouldn't be abandoned yet again that way either. Poor jasper... she'd never admit there was anything wrong though.
I hope in order for lapis to 'complete' her redemption lapis needs Jasper. and then hopefully they make malachite redeemed as well so instead of an unstable relationship malachite would represent a "ride or die" relationship
She wanted to avenge her diamond and it turns out the one that supposidly killed her diamond *IS* her diamond. Imagine how that would greatly affect her mentally.
Thank you! Jasper is one of my favorite characters in the show and your video articulates many of the reasons I like her. To me she feels like one of the realest characters in the show, and have always been upset with her treatment, both in universe and out. Especially the whole Malachite incident which I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it.
Fun fact but also SU *Future* spoilers
Jasper is the first legitimate on-screen shattering
I love jasper :D I don't think she is hated though...
*thinks of all the lapis fans who claims shes a blue angel and condemn jasper*
Nevermind
Mochailatte I really hate to say this but.....jasper was right when she said lapis is the one to be afraid of. Lapis is the one who should be hunted and shattered. I really didn't want to say that but it is the truth
Bailey Johnson she said that because lapis was more powerful than her when jasper thought she was a monster she got her ass handed to her and then became scared of her power herself
Adolf Hitler no, Jasper was referring to Lapis' cruel mistreatment and hateful abuse of her. Which Lapis herself confirms not even a whole 5 minutes later.
I love both Lapis, and Jasper.
Jibri Trawick I'm kind of in between. they're both awful in their own ways and they're both great in their own ways
Poor Jasper, loyal to a dead diamond, needs to switch, then is further humiliated in the series.
Jasper is a big cute fluffy hedgehog.
Big Buff Cheetopuff is honestly one of my favourite characters and i feel like shes entirely underrated and demonized by most of the fandom. she was perfectly honest about her intentions towards the crystal gems and acted hostile for a justified reason. what Lapis did to her wasn't ok. fusion with a different gem type is meant to be an amazing thing, soulful and beautiful and Lapis ruined that for her, tainting it with deception. Jasper had already taken heavy damage and was no match for the crystal gems in that state, they could of taken her easy. Lapis didn't need to fuse with Jasper to subdude her, they were standing on a beach after all. Besides that after dragging jasper into the depths, Lapis's domain, and keeping her chained there at the bottom of the ocean she had the gall to claim that she was the one trapped! it would have been easier to pop and bubble jasper then and there but Lapis had to get a few kicks in before she let Jasper get away. Here's hoping for a Jasper redemption arc.
last time i clicked a notification so fast Amethyst was still in the kindergarten
man, i was a little hesitant to watch this when you first uploaded it, just like i was hesitant to watch the lapis analysis video... but like with your lapis vid, i'm glad i did watch it. before watching your lapis vid i didn't understand why people disliked lapis as a gem, like i understood the fandom's issues with her shitty writing and development but i didnt understand why people disliked her as a CHARACTER... and with jasper im kind of opposite, like i think her writing and development have been really good but i just really disliked her as a character and didnt see any redeeming qualities in her. but the way you explained all of this really helped me think of her in a way i never had before. now i kinda hope she does get a redemption arc because i think it would be cool to see her processing her situation and maybe coming to terms with her existence and the things that have changed since the war. the only thing im scared of is that theyll just brush off her past violence and act like she's ~never done anything wrong~ rather than redeeming her in a realistic way... which is exactly what they did to lapis (and even peridot kinda)... and it's just sad how they took such a cool, troubled character like lapis was in the very beginning and reduced lapis into such a weak and boring character and basically just ignored everything she was introduced to be, so i don't want that to happen with jasper and ruin all the good character development that's gone into her.
I really love Jasper. I feel like her and Bismuth should really meet. Can we just consider the amazing fight scene that would come out of that? Or their views on war and Rose, and how, to them, fighting is everything? They could easily relate to each other, and if Jasper is 'Redeemed', she could easily play a big role in that. Or what a fusion between the two of them would be? The fusion would be more powerful than anything we've anything we've ever seen, something more than Sugilite or Malachite or Alexandrite. What would that gemstone even be?
After seeing the movie and your thoughts on the relationship between Jarper and "Rose" it just hit me "It´s unfair that the gem responsible for her suffering is able to move on", I can´t wait to see her interacting with spinel... if that ever happens.
They kinda just completely ruined all the characters in Steven Universe Future..
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It just occurred to me that when Quartz Soldiers like Jasper emerge, they immediately form a unit with other Gems of their same type, like the Famethyst. Also, like the Famethyst, we see just how close and strong these unit bonds are. Because Jasper no longer travels with her unit, one of two outcomes must have occurred. She either was ripped from her family to be a single, lonely unit when the Diamonds noticed how strong she was, or she witnessed the deaths of her entire family.
Bless this. I need my baby to get redeemed, she's such an underrated character.
She's not. She's heavily OVER-rated. Do people not realize that she is continually an awful person, even when faced with the chance of redemption?
Mephostopheles Well she is awful and that'd great she's an antagonist and a good antagonist at that she isn't just a "I'm bad cause I feel like it"
Compared to fucking Lapis, she is basically a highly disliked character. And if you know anything along the lines of "Mental Disorder," the way Jasper acts to redemption from Steven and in general shows signs of one. In fact, almost ever Steven Universe character shows signs of at least one mental disorder. Peridot was an awful person and Lapis still acts like a complete jackass, so?????
Seeing this I now recognize it.
Jasper represented a future that Steven could've lived.
She sat at the top of the gem world as one of the strongest supersoldiers. She didn't have any friends because her power WAS her friend. Everyone else quaked in their boots at her sheer prowess. She didn't tell Steven "you're friends are afraid of your power" just for shits. She was speaking from experience.
When she was defeated by Steven, the reason she isolated herself instead of joining Little Homeworld was because her only friend failed her. For the first time in ages power was not the answer. She felt she had no purpose without power.
Which is why she only joined Little Homeworld AFTER Steven shattered her and brought her back. She doesn't see friend or foe, she sees power.
Power is what guides her, power is what gives her purpose. She knows she could have people who love her, but she believes that since love does not give power it is weak.
Jasper is the prime example of bullies compensating for their own pain. Even bullies have bullies. Jasper's bully was herself
I never really hated jasper
but yet never liked her
Katelynn ikr
So you're indifferent to her then?
Ultimately, love Jasper, hate her, love Lapis, hate her, love any homeworld gem, now that everything is said and done, the most tragic thing is the realization the showrunners never really cared about these characters. The entire time they wanted just to focus on the slice of life humans interacting with gems aspect, but they never really wanted to explore the homeworld stuff, cause whenever we got long homeworld arcs they always felt so rushed so we could get back to earth and visit the Big Donut.
For real, Homeworld and The Gems were the most interesting thing in the whole show
I was expecting a lot more people whining in the comments, but I was happily surprised
Ellen Grace To be honest, I was expecting the same.
I wish you could see me clapping right now lol I personally LOVE this video, because I believe literally EVERY SINGLE thing you've said, she truly IS the most abused character in the show, but in and out-universe, all the characters (sans the Ruby Squad) despise her and then some fans STILL despise her just because she wasn't a saintly character, and yet forgive the 'cuter' looking characters like Lapis and Peridot. And yet Jasper has MUCH more depth to her than those two in my opinion... I mean her whole life's been tragedy, and like you said, what else did she have to see? What else did she have to endure watching her other sisters in the Beta kindergarten getting shattered or poofed? I honestly shudder at the thought since those were war times. And then ever since she returned to Earth she's been made to suffer ALL over again, and no one even seems to care, none of the Crystal Gems (sans Amethyst to an extent) seem to care that her purpose was always just another weapon for a War they started (spearheaded by Rose Quartz). It's... honestly really sad... she's my favorite character and yet she's just always suffering and has been shelved for now and quite frankly... hasn't seemed to have ANY happy moment, unlike the other characters who have been seen genuinely happy, whereas Jasper just had... a harsh life... She did bad things, but SO did the Crystal Gems, SO did Lapis, SO did Peridot, and SO did Rose Quartz... I just... gosh I hope she does indeed the closure she deserves, and indeed in a GOOD way, a healthy way like you said, I do NOT want her to just not get everything she's been through resolved or anything, cuz after everything she's had to go through, she deserves it. I haven't seen any well-rounded characters like her before, and I admit I've always had a soft spot for her, so I honestly believe that there needs to be more characters like her, because she IS a genuinely good, well-written and extremely interesting villain. I couldn't have agreed more with this awesome video dude, AMAZING!! :D I can't wait to watch the Malachite one! :) :3
WykkidGirl!A I would really love for Jasper to come back, but I don't really think she is. I mean, she IS gonna come back but she's not going to be on the crystal gems side. it's really sad. I wish they would make Jasper redeem herself instead of making her out to be evil
the background music makes me cry for jasper
1:47 No single Gem has even scratched her, only Garnet (a fusion) and Smoky Quartz (Nother fusion) have been able to take her down as far as I can remember.
I miss jasper
Jonathan Holliday Me too.
Jonathan Holliday me four 😢
don't we all
wow! that was a very intense and deep analysis! thank you! that poor Jasper who absolutely doesn't know or even understand what love is, but definitely (and desperately) searching a way to escape her self-hatred and suffering. you give her so much credit!! keep working, that was a superb work :) .
Sympathizing for a Character like Jasper doesn't require trying to justify all the bad things she's done, it's about understanding where she's coming from, like many Homeworld Jems, Jasper is fighting for a totally valid cause, and here she gets tortured and abused because she's not "one of us" You gotta admire her passion to fight back and serve those she's loyal to, the ending she got wasn't the kind of ending someone like her deserved.
Jasper is my FAVORITE gem.
I relate to her on many emotional, physical and personal levels ...
Am I the only one who likes both jasper and lapis?
Nathan Hetzer I do too
Same they both are very intresting and complex characters
Nope I love them too
Their cool
I hecking love them
I stated in a previous video of yours that I found Jasper hard to sympathize with given her... well everything about her. 3 moments change this for me and they all happen during the same episode: Her corruption and breakdown during it, the look on her face when she finally gets that Steven has no idea what the hell she's talking about, and the line she says right before the corruption starts. The only other time we see Corruption in action is with Centipeetle so we have some idea how horrific this can be. But with Jasper, we see it begin and she doesn't seem to care, too caught up in her fury, self-loathing, and... it's more like she was broken in her mind long before the corruption even started.
The look she gave with Steven's "Yellow Diamond?" line; it's one of the few times we see genuine confusion on her face. It's like Jasper in any given situation won't allow herself to be surprised for more than a moment, and if she does it's more or less a kind of annoyed shock than anything. But with this moment she's like "What the hell am I dealing with here; there's no way Rose Quartz could forget who we both served!?" You may disagree, but Jasper's emotional range to me is usually limited to: smug arrogance, blood lust, annoyed shock, taunting humor, pure rage, and occasional exhaustion if that can even be called an emotion. Confusion like what she showed there was so new it felt... I don't know, wrong on her; like in that one moment she questioned everything about her interactions with Steven; but when the look goes away it's like she's deciding to go with anger instead of confusion.
Last is her line before the corruption starts: "Nobody I fuse with ever wants to stay." I'm not a Jasper fan; in fact when she first appeared I hated her, even now I'm indifferent at best. But this line, even to someone like me, this was heartbreaking! And the kind of resigned laughter she has after; it's like it's coming from a place of profound loneliness that she just will never allow herself to really show. It always sounded to me like she can never understand what it is that repels others from her. If she is aware of how perfect a quartz she is; she probably genuinely can't understand why she's always alone. This could be another angle on her hatred of Rose: by your estimation Rose is weaker than Jasper; yet Gems flocked to her banner when the chance came. Gems were willing to go outside their castes, fight a war, face the wrath of the Diamonds; all for Rose Quartz and her ideals. Can you see any gems willing to do that for Jasper? Only one I can think of would be Eyeball. I think Jasper is very aware how alone she is; fusing with Lapis, no matter how horrible the experience, gave her a chance to feel a part of something with another Gem. It's like someone raised in a desert getting to see an ocean for the first time, then being told they could never see it again. I think that's one of the reasons she gathered the army; if Lapis wasn't going to fuse with her again, she'd "Tame" corrupted gems until they were brought to heel under her. What Rose did with charisma and compassion, Jasper would do with control and domination.
Too be honest, I *SEVERELY* do not want her to become a Crystal Gem. It just doesn't suit her. If she gets redeemed by Steven, and then is picked up by Homeworld in a heartwarming goodbye, I would LOVE THAT.
Actually, hang on, I might put that in my fanfiction.
If she's put as a neutral, living in the barn with my other two favorite gems, I would love that even MORE.
Aqua Peri I agree with the non-Crystal Gem. She'd be a fun anti-hero at least, because /someone/ has to challenge the "holy grail of protagonist-centered morality" road the show is progressively walking towards.
What do mean by that?
same. i don't want her to be a full on crystal gem, more like an ally i guess
like they can just call her up if they need her
i don't think she should live in the barn tho because lapis is there sooooo
I want Jasper to get a redemption arc but i want her to die in a final battle.
She deserves to not die as a crystal gem, she deserves to die what she was always mean to be, to die a hero.
CatsGrimm OWO
Yes.
Jasper is a tough yet a traumatized warrior. No other gems have Jasper's viciousness.
She us incredibly loyal to her diamond.The War is everything for Jasper. I think she became a good monster("fragments")
Jasper is literally amazing, like her more than lapis :) I really hope she gets fully redeemed.
I've loved - like love, love - Jasper for a while now. First, it was from her strength and bad assedness and how she carried herself. She seemed proud to the point of being overly cocky and rude, but as the show progressed and I got more of her... I felt like there was something more to her than what was on the surface.
The moment she uttered "Nobody I ever fuse with wants to stay" my heart ached and filled with love for her because I understood and instantly wanted her happiness. So much so that I've actually come up with my own gem that adores the heck out of her; granted she's under White Diamond's entourage, but that's another story.
Thanks to this video and one other about how she reacted to Amethyst's whip in "Earthlings," another layer has been peeled away to prove that there's a reason as to why she does what she does and how mistreated and misunderstood she is. It just makes me love her all the more and look forward to seeing her heal. She may not become a Crystal Gem, and that's fine, but she'll grow to love herself a little more; kinda like how Amethyst is doing.
I also think Jasper is going to be the Sasuke of Steven Universe. Just the vibe I'm getting. #StillSexyTho
Wows....Just wow, that is something deep and *VERY REAL* it's something she goes through that can not be easily cleaned, Jasper more fragile then I would've let on
Even though Jasper is constantly regarded as a 'prefect gem', she knows she's not. Her Diamond was the only one to die, and her colony was the only one to fail. She probably has been dealing with an indenting crisis since she was made.
*identity
Jasper at first when I seen her I thought she was a man until they kept saying the word she towards her.
NEEEEW MOOOOOON
boy when i tell you ... the different perspective you give on this show is absolutely amazing I'm even thought this is my favorite show of all time i have never paid attention to the possible back stories and theories like you have its really enjoyable to listen to and greatly appreciated
😢 I... I confess, I never thought much of Jasper when I first found out about her, but after watching this video... I got teary-eyed. I don't know what else to say...
Panels to Spinel in the garden for 6,000 years.
The last time I was this almost on time, Jasper was nothing but a potato chip
I was already loving Jasper for many reasons, but you just give me so much more and I feel so much more sympathy for her! Thank you!!! By the way, your video are really well construct, your theory are flawless, I really love to watch it! Same if this isn't humoristic but more analystic, I enjoy because you make us think about details, about characters, their story, their personnality, and to create a story, it's very important to understand the story of others creator. I love it...!
I was going to say something about this being completely incorrect when I saw the title but you actually have an amazing point.
Personally, I hope Jasper doesn't become a crystal gem, but not for the reasons you think. There's to much bad "blood" between her and the Crystal Gems for that.
Instead, I hope that Steven does convince Jasper to turn against homeworld and the Diamonds at some point after being cured, but that as the series ends, Jasper goes down her own path. Rather than fight for the Diamonds or for the Gems, she walks her own path and through that, finds peace for herself. A place of emotional and spiritual reflection that grants her happiness without the need for war. That would be a nice place to have her story end as it gives Jasper something she needs.
A purpose that doesn't involve fighting.
great work on this one Slice.
A animation of Jasper was the reason I start watching Steven Universe and since then she became my favorite character in the show. It's refreshing to see something different than hate for her, thanks for that ;)
can't wait for the video on Malachite because she is my favorite fusion too :D
I love malachite so much, I want a healthier version of it
it's nice to see people who 'get' her character. I'd like to see her redeemed, but that doesn't necessarily mean becoming a Crystal Gem.
I never looked at Jasper that way...
When I first watched your Lapis video I couldn't stop nodding me head. Then when you began to touch deeper and deeper into the unfortunate fate about Jasper I began to cry. I don't want to say they never gave her a chance, but her pride and strength were her personal downfall. By the point she was ready to accept the chances she had been given, the others had no remorse for her.
This one made me sob though. And I have to go to work.